大学英语精读期末考试复习选择题

1．She _____ useful knowledge of the English by careful study.
A. acquired
B. gained
C. sacrificed
D. earned
2. Their ____ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue.
A. belief
B. assumption
C. faith
D. suggestion
3. The class has a/an ____ of 27 students.
A. enrollment
B. register
C. staff
D. record
4. Fifty dollars will ____ for my needs.
A. fill
B. satisfy
C. content
D. suffice
5. They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the touchy subject.
A. obvious
B. complacent
C. implicit
D. explicit
6. The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign affairs.
A. penetrating
B. pendular
C. pensive
D. penal
7. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewer s’ fears were completely _____.
A. unjustified
B. unjust
C. misguided
D. unaccepted
8. The head of the museum was _____and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising
B. agreeing
C. pleasing
D. obliging
9. North American fu r trade ___ in the early 1800’s mainly due to the diminishing number of fur-bearing animals.
A. ceased
B. staggered
C. waned
D. collapsed
10. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _____ to traffic.
A. inaccessible
B. inadequate
C. insignificant
D. incompatible
11. Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.
A. dismissed
B. discharged
C. expelled
D. resigned
12. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ___.
A. invaluable
B. priceless
C. worthless
13. We have been hearing ______ accounts of your work.
A. favoured
B. favourable
C. favorite
D. favouring
14. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a_______to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A. sign
B. mark
C. signal
D. board
15. A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls for
B. calls on
C. calls up
D. calls off
16. It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its tourist attractions.
A. by means of
B. in terms of
C. in connection with
D. by way of
17. As it turned out to be a small house party, we___ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up
B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up
D. must not dress up
18. I’d just as soon ___ to me.
A. that you won’t listen
B. you didn’t listen
C. your not listening
D. you not listening ABADCAADCABCBAABAB
1.Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _____ late for his lecture.
a. to have students. c.for students to be
b. for students' being d. to students' being
2. Harry was ___ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.
a. stung
b. stuck
c. bitten
d. scratched
3.People who live in small towns often seem more
friendly than those living in ____ populated areas.
a. densely
b. intensely
c. abundantly
d. highly
4. The lost car of the Lees was found ____ in the woods off the highway.
a. vanished
b. abandoned
c. scattered
d. rejected
5.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test
scores, and this is especially true ____ it comes to
classroom tests.
a. before
b. as
c. since
d. when
6. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ___, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
a. by himself
b. in person
c. in private
d. as individual
7.There were many people present and he appeared only
for a few seconds, so I only caught a ____ of him.
a. glance
b. glimpse
c. look
d. sight
8. A lorry ____ Jane's cat and sped away.
a. ran over
b. ran into
c. ran through
d. ran down
9. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ___ pale.
a. enormously
b. startlingly
c. uniquely
d. dramatically
10. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on ____.
a. consciousness
b. impulse
c. instinct
d. response
11.Y ou see the lightning ____ it happens, but
you hear the thunder later.
a. the instant
b. for an instant
c. on the instant
d. in an instant
12. Lightning is a ____ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
a. rush
b. rainbow
c. rack
d. ribbon
13.Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not
about ____ compliments to his political leaders.
a. paying
b. having paid
c. to pay
d. to have paid
14. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ____ years.
a. single
b. sole
c. alone
d. lonely
15.B eing somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of
____ at people.
a. glancing
b. peering
c. gazing
d. scanning
16. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____ the atmosphere.
a. as it is
b. as it were
c. so is
d. and so is
17. Young adults ____ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
a. other than
b. more than
c. less than
d. rather than
18. I don't mind ____ the decision as long as it is not too late.
a. you to delay making
b. your delaying to make
c. your delaying making
d. you delay to make
19. Louis was asked to ____ the man who stole her purse.
a. confirm
b. recognize
c. claim
d. identify
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1. The company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performance at
work.
A. which
B. where
C. whether
D. what
2. The physicist has made a discovery, ____ of great importance to the progress of science
and technology.
A. I think which is
B. that I think is
C. which I think is
D. which I think it is
B C
3. ____, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources.
A. Instead of his contributions
B. For all his notable contributions
C. His making notable contributions
D. However his notable contributions
4. The team can handle whatever ____.
A. that needs handling
B. which needs handling
C. it needs handling
D. needs to be handled
B D
5. Come and see me whenever ____. c
A. you are convenient
B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you
D. it will be convenient to you
6. She remembered several occasions in the past __ she had experienced a similar feeling.
A. which
B. before
C. that
D. when
7. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner ____ to the professor.
A. as far as
B. the same as
C. as much as
D. as long as
D C
8. The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel ___.
A. to stay
B. is to stay
C. to stay at
D. is for staying
9.After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s
office.
A. that
B. there
C. what
D. it
C C
10. Fat can’t change into muscle ____muscle changes into fat.
A. any more than
B. no more than
C. no less than
D. much more than
11. It is not so much the language ____the cultural background that makes the book
difficult to understand.
A. but
B. nor
C. as
D. like
A C
12. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city____.
A. I’d most like to visit
B. which I like to visit mostly
C. where I like to visit
D. I’d like much to visit
A
13. He ____ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.
A. may have acted
B. must have acted
C. should act
D. would act
14. If you have really been studying English for so long, it’s about time you ____able to
write letters in English.
A. should be
B. were
C. must be
D. are
A B
15. He’s ____ as a “bellyacher”—he’s alwa ys complaining about something. c
A. who is known
B. whom is known
C. what is known
D. which is known
1. The company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performance at
work.
A. which
B. where
C. whether
D. what
2. The physicist has made a discovery, ____ of
great importance to the progress of science
and technology.
A. I think which is
B. that I think is
C. which I think is
D. which I think it is
B C
3. ____, he is ready to accept suggestions from
different sources.
A. Instead of his contributions
B. For all his notable contributions
C. His making notable contributions
D. However his notable contributions
4. The team can handle whatever ____.
A. that needs handling
B. which needs handling
C. it needs handling
D. needs to be handled
B D
5. Come and see me whenever ____.
A. you are convenient
B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you
D. it will be convenient to you
C
6. She remembered several occasions in the past
__ she had experienced a similar feeling.
A. which
B. before
C. that
D. when
7. Language belongs to each member of the
society, to the cleaner ____ to the professor.
A. as far as
B. the same as
C. as much as
D. as long as
D C
8. The Clarks hav en’t decided yet which hotel
___.
A. to stay
B. is to stay
C. to stay at
D. is for staying
9.After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was
her turn to enter the personnel manager’s
office.
A. that
B. there
C. what
D. it
C C
10. Fat can’t change into muscle ____muscle
changes into fat.
A. any more than
B. no more than
C. no less than
D. much more than
11. It is not so much the language ____the
cultural background that makes the book
difficult to understand.
A. but
B. nor
C. as
D. like
A C
12. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city____. A
A. I’d most like to visit
B. which I like to visit mostly
C. where I like to visit
D. I’d like much to visit
13. He ____ unwisely, but he was at least trying
to do something helpful.
A. may have acted
B. must have acted
C. should act
D. would act
14. If you have really been studying English for so long, i t’s about time you ____able to write letters in English.
A. should be
B. were
C. must be
D. are
A B
15. He’s ____ as a “bellyacher”—he’s always complaining about something. C
A. who is known
B. whom is known
C. what is known
D. which is known
1.Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever
he breaks traffic regulations.
a. having been fined
b. to have been fined
c. to be fined
d. being fined
2. My wife said in her letter that she would
appreciate ____ from you sometime.
a. to have heard
b. to hear
c. for hearing
d. hearing
dd
3.They are considering ____ before the prices
go up.
a. of buying the house
b. with buying the house
c. buying the house
d. to buy the house
4. If I had remembered ____ the door, the things
would not have been stolen.
a. to lock
b. locking
c. to have locked
d. having locked
ca
5.It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent afte r
having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
a. sleep
b. to sleeping
c. slept
d. to sleep
6. “Why were you so late for work today?”
“____to the office was very slow this
morning because of the traffic.”
a. Driving
b. I drove
c. To drive
d. That I drove
ba
7.Before ____ the house, you should get a
surveyor ____ over it.
a. buying, looking
b. having bought, to look
c. buying, to have looked
d. buying, to look
8. We suggested ____ in hotels but the children
were anxious ____ out.
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a. sleeping, to camp
b. sleeping, camping
c. to sleep, to camp
d. to sleep, camping
da
9. We will______ a discussion of the program
until more members are present.
a. defer
b. postpone
c. delay
d. put off
10. The ship _____down into the water.
a. glided
b. slipped
c. slid
d. skim
ac
11.It ______ rain when you want to go out.
a. guarantees
b. guaranteed
c. is guaranteed to
d. is guaranteed
12. They ____ vast quantities of cakes between them!
a. put away
b. put on
c. put aside
d. put across
ca
13.The liquor did not _______ me.
a. agree on
b. agree with
c. agree to
d. agree
14. The poor woman is ________ begging.
a. reduced to
b. forced to
c. reduced of
d. made to
Ba
15. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed ____ us an answer.
a. giving
b. have given
c. to give
d. to have given
16. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year____.
a. guarantee
b. safety
c. confirmation
d. conservation
aa
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