英语5
（《大学英语精读第三册》6-10课）综合练习题
一. 选择填空：
Part One
1. Only when he had handed in his exam paper, he had made several grammatical mistakes.
A. would he realize B. he realized C. has he realized D. did he realize 2. , it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with laser.
A. As diamond is hard B. Although hard diamond is C. Hard as diamond is D. However diamond is hard 3. Not until I shouted at the top of my voice, his head.
A. that he turned B. had he turned C. did he turn D. that he had turned 4. the first to use nuclear weapons.
A. At no time China will be B. Never China will be C. At no time will China be D. Will China never be 5. that they fulfilled the plan ahead of schedule.
A. So fast they worked B. So fast did they work C. Because they worked so fast D. So they worked fast 6. , I will learn it well. A. However difficult English is B. No matter how difficult is English C. However English is difficult D. No matter how English is difficult 7. no gravity, there would be no air around the earth.
A. If there was B. Was there C. If there had been D. Were there 8. The door opened and a middle-aged man in a blue coat.
A. entered B. there entered C. in entered D. entered then 9. Under no circumstances our car tomorrow. A. they are borrowing B. are they borrow
C. they will borrow D. could they be borrowing 10. Look, in his usual white T-shirt.
A. Ronnie comes here B. here comes Ronnie C. here Ronnie comes D. comes here Ronnie 11. , he would have been able to pass exam. A. Had he studied more B. Studying more
C. If he studies more D. Should he study more
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12. received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women C. Women so many have never D. Women who have never
13. He believed, , that people should start as early as possible to look at the world and at nature and to think about what they saw.
A. as does his mother B. as his mother does C. as did his mother D. his mother as did
14. great was the destruction that the South took decades to recover. A. Very B. Too C. So D. Such 15. was his anger that his face turned red.
A. Such B. Great C. It D. So
16. The tenth and the last chapter translated by Mr. Robinson. A. are B. was C. is D. has been 17. Brown as well as two of his classmates invited to the party. A. are B. was C. were D. have been
18. Mr. Smith is one of those men who to be friendly; however, it is hard to deal with him.
A. appears B. has appeared C. appear D. is appearing
19. A series of debates between the lectures scheduled for the next weekend. A. were B. are C. have been D. was
20. Those of us who are over fifty years old should get blood pressure checked regularly.
A. their B. his C. our D. my
21. Having been delayed by heavy traffic, it impossible to arrive on time. A. she found B. the traffic found C. the car found D. it found 22. Collecting stamps, playing chess and are Mary’s hobbies. A. to catch butterflies B. catching butterflies C. caught butterflies D. catch butterflies 23. Writing stories and articles what I enjoy most.
A. are B. were C. was D. is 24. Either dye or oil paints to color cloth.
A. is used B. be used C. are used D. was used 25. Whether the Army or the Navy it, it should be done soon. A. do B. will do C. to do D. does
26. Hard work and plain living characteristics of the working people. A. is B. has been C. were D. are 27. Another five weeks necessary for us to finish the work.
A. are B. was C. is D. will have been 28. In the room a big table and a great many chairs.
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A. they are found B. are found C. is found D. has been found 29. What they have done useful to the people.
A. are considered B. is considered C. were considered D. will be considered 30. Not all the children will visit parents on Sunday. A. his B. its C. their D. her 31. The United States must look out for the rights of citizens. A. its B. their C. our D. your 32. Having plenty of time, . A. we didn’t need to hurry B. there was no need for us to hurry C. we needn’t to have hurried D. hurrying was not necessary
33. The number of students in a foreign language class usually limited to no more than thirty.
A. have B. are C. is D. were 34. Ten minutes an hour when one is waiting for a phone call. A. seemed B. is seeming C. seem D. seems 35. Not only Tom but also his wife fond of watching television. A. are B. were C. be D. was
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1. It is more difficult to _______ money now because the rate of inflation is so high. A. set about B. sell out C. draw back D. lay aside
2. He is among lucky Chinese students who have won _________ to first-rate U.S. universities. A. admittance B. admission C. permission D. profession 3. The new reservoir is __________ the old one. A. five times the size of B. as five time big as C. five times as big than D. the size of five times
4. Though the long term __________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. effect B. affect C. effected D. affected 5. The man _______ in horror when he saw the tiger.
A. came out B. drew back C. went in D. set aside
6. The _______ edition of the dictionary is far better than the previous ones. A. last B. later C. latest D. latter 7. I’d rather you _________ with him.
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A. didn’t interfere B. has interfered C. was interfered D. being interfering 8. It _______ every day so far this month.
A. has snowed B. snows C. was snowing D. is snowing 9. The new power station is reported _______ with three years.
A. completing B. to complete C. to have been completed D. to be completing
10. Most university career offices _______ students with resource materials to help them on their job searches.
A. ask B. make C. encourage D. furnish
11. Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once _______ grasses and sage brush could live.
A. nothing but B. not C. only not D. but no 12. Eating an apple a day is considered _______.
A. health B. healthy C. healthful D. healthily 13. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, _______.
A. flowing her long hair in the breeze B. flowing in the breeze her long hair C. her long hair flowing in the breeze D. her long hair flowed in the breeze 14. Many a writer of newspaper articles _______ to writing novels.
A. have turned B. has turned C. are turning D. are going to turn 15. He has admitted to _______ on exams.
A. cheat B. cheating C. deceiving D. deceive
16. At the end of every year the stockholders received their annual report _______ the company’s progress.
A. concerned B. to concern C. to be concerned D. concerning 17. We stayed at home because Jane wasn’t very _______ going out in the rain. A. fond in B. keen on C. interested of D. good at
18. The test results were so _______ that the scientists knew that they had made a great breakthrough in medicine.
A. considerable B. importance C. significant D. constructible 19. If he had followed the doctor’s advice, he _______ quite all right now. A. would have been B. will be C. would be D. is able to be
20. He doesn’t believe the worker can _______ to assemble the motorcycle all by himself. A. try B. manage C. succeed D. cheat
21. The technical advisor recommended that we _______ an inspection on the instrument once every month.
A. will have B. have C. can have D. should have had 22. _______ a fine day, we decided to go out for a picnic. A. It being B. Being C. It was D. Was
23. He came to know that the knowledge from books can be useful only _______ it is linked with practice.
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A. before B. when C. as soon as D. as long as 24. To our surprise, we found two _______ in that publishing house.
A. editor-in chiefs B. editors-in-chiefs C. editor- in- chief D. editors-in-chief 25. _______ with the developed areas, people’s living standard of this province is not high at all. A. Comparing B. When compared C. When it compared D. When comparing 26. If you suspect that the illness might be serious, you should not _______ going to the doctor. A. give off B. put off C. set out D. set off 27. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs _______ carefully in her hands. A. holding B. were held C. held D. were holding 28. He took his raincoat with him lest it _______.
A. should rain B. would rain C. was raining D. rained 29. There were no tickets ______ for Friday’s performance.
A. interesting B. advisable C. available D. respectable 30. The actual _______ by which coal is extracted is well worth watching. A. procedure B. progress C. process D. professor
31. As a _______ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed. A. past B. latest C. former D. latter
32. The miners were determined to _______ until they got their demands. A. stick out B. stick on C. stick off D. stick in
33. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _______ policies.
A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economical
34. Since his blood pressure is much higher than it should be, his doctor insists that he ______. A. should smoke B. not smoke C. smoke D. could not smoke 35. I promise to _______ the work is done on time.
A. see it that B. see to it that C. see D. have seen
36. _______ in England, Anne Bradstreet both admired and imitated several English poets. A. Being born and educating B. Born and educating C. Born and educated D. Being born and educated
37. Human beings are superior to animals _______ they can use language as a tool to communicate. A. now that B. for that C. in that D. about that 38. Do you know the name of that _______ insect?
A. red, funny, little, mosquito-like B. little, funny, red, mosquito-like C. mosquito-like, funny, little, red D. funny, little, red, mosquito-like 39. The time has come _______ we make extensive use of nuclear energy. A. because B. that C. when D. where
40. Since the mid-1970s, medicine has _______ a few new treatment triumphs in the war against cancer.
A. sounded B. shot C. scored D. doubled
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《大学英语精读第一册》综合练习5,附答案
