高考英语词义辨析：单项选择适应性训练
1. You’ll find this dictionary of great ______in helping you learn English.
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
2. This book is a _____for students of science.
A. necessary B. must C. important D. useful
3. I was attending a meeting, _____come to your birthday party.
A. unless would I have B. or I would
C. but I did not D. or I would have
4. Mother asked her that in the presence of the princess she should not say anything until _____.
A. asked B. being asked C. having been asked D. to be asked
5. She never laughed, _____ever lose her temper.
A. so did she B. but she did not C. nor did she D. nor she did
6. Mr.Smith has a strange way of making his lessons lively and interesting, so he is _____respected by his students.
A. very B. rather C. enough D. much
7. The teacher warned that whoever was caught _____during the test would be punished.
A. cheat B. to cheat C. be cheating D. cheating
8. It was not until he had arrived home _____remembered that he had left the key at the office.
A. when he B. that he C. and he D. so that he
9. He showed great interest in my field of work. He asked me _____fresh development.
A. keeping him informed of B. to inform him
C. to keep him informed of D. informing him of
10. He had a part-time job and was paid _____.
A. by the hour B. by an hour C. by hour D. each hour
11. My wallet is nowhere to be found. I _____it when I was in the gym.
A. must drops B. had dropped
C. should have dropped D. must have dropped
12. How did it come _____that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?
A. about B. along C. around D. by
13. We’ll _____the matter, but it will take some time, so you’d better be patient.
A. look though B. look over C. look after D. look into
14. She has to be very _____because she hasn’t much money.
A. economic B. economical C. sparing D. careful
15. May is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can’t speak too highly of him.
A. As a result B. In a word C. By the way D. On the contrary
16. Every means _____been tried to _____the family expenses.
A. have… cut out B. has… cut down C. has… cut short D. have… cut off
17. I can _____some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noises.
A. come up with B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with
18. The man was under so much stress that he finally _____.
A. broke down B. broke up C. broke out D. broke in
19. It’s _____my power to make final decision on the matter.
A. off B. outside C. about D. beyond
20. He spoke for two hours at the meeting, but what he said didn’t make any_____.
A. idea B. sense C. meaning D. significance
21. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful_____ through the window.
A. vision B. look C. picture D. view
22. The bus company had_____ the fare by 20% because of the rise in the oil price.
A. risen B. arisen C. raised D. promote
23. I’ve bought a new house, so I can’t_____ to buy a car now.
A. spend B. spare C. afford D. stand
24. If there is no water, fish_____ die.
A. shall B. will C. can D. may
25. Tom is the only one of the students in his class who_____ passed the exam.
A. haven’t B. hasn’t C. hadn’t D. had
26. They hardly communicate with each other in English,_____they ?
A. don’t B. do C. haven’t D. have
27. Whenever we visited them, they_____ television.
A. watch B. watching C. had watched D. were watching
28. John as well as Jack_____ just returned from abroad.
A. have B. has C. had D. mustn’t have
29. I’ll be glad to work with_____ shares my interests.
A. anyone B. whomever C. whoever D. no matter who
30. I have no idea about the man who lives upstairs, _____he is from Beijing.
A. except B. except for C. except that D. besides
31. The earth is nearly_____ the moon.
A. 50 time the size of B. 50 times the size of
C. 50 times as size as D. 50 times as that of
32. In summer the shop stays_____ until 10p.m..
A. opening B. opened C. to open D. open
33. All the preparations _____ before the president arrives.
A. will complete B. have completed C. will be completed D. are completed
34. We don’t doubt_____ he can do a good job of it.
A. whether B that C. what D. why
35. –Thank you so much for the gift you sent me.
--_____.
A. No thanks. B. I’m glad you like it.
C. Please don’t say so. D. No, it’s not so good.
36. If you do not fasten your safety belt, your chances of being_____ will be greater.
A. wounded B. hurt C. damaged D. struck
37. Free medical treatment in our country covers sickness of mind as well as_____ sicknesses.
A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. regular
38. Your parents can’t advise you what to do at college; you must use your own_____.
A. opinion B. thoughts C. judgment D. idea
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