高三单选错题集

2013届高三单选复习题(1)

Class_____________ Name_______________

1. The expansion of Versailles began in the 1660s, ________ Louis XIV was king.

A. were

B. when

C. as

D. which

2.With so many workers _______ off, the British government knew it was time that it had to do something.

A. to lay

B. to be laid

C. laid

D. laying

3.I appreciate the saying: Life is like a long race________ we complete with others to go beyond ourselves.

A. why

B. what

C. that

D. where

4.It was not until dark _______ he found what he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

A. that

B. when

C. as

D. which

5. Do me a favour------__________ me the Readers’ Digest, will you?

A. passing

B. to pass

C. pass

D. by passing

6. It seems water ________ from this tap for some time. We’ll have to take it apart to put it right.

A. had leaked

B. is leaking

C. leaks

D. has been leaking

7.----- I thought you were going to call on me last night.

------Sorry, I ________. But I had to finish the report.

A. would B did C. would like to D. would have

8. After ten years of hard work, she changed a lot and looked different from _______she used to be.

A. that

B. whom

C. what

D. who

9. John ________ in the woods near his home in Milkovica when a bear attacked him from behind.

A. was hunting

B. had hunted

C. hunted

D. has been hunting

10. ______ our school uniforms, all of us feel a sense of pride being a student of this school.

A. Wear

B. To wear

C. Wearing

D. Wore

11. English is a language that many people around world ________ not speak perfectly but at least ________ understand.

A. may; can

B. would; might

C. will; must

D. could; might

12.It remains a mystery________ the world is going to end on Dec. 21st, 2012, which seems to be the end of the Mayan calendar.

A. if

B. whether

C. that

D. when

13. He _______ to go to Beijing today, but he postponed the trip when he heard that there would be a downpour at noon.

A. was intending

B. would intend

C. had intended

D. intended

14. ------Did you hear about a teacher----Zhang Lili who saved the kids from being run over by a school bus?

------Yes. What do you think most people _____ if they were in a similar situation?

A. will do

B. will have done

C. would do

D. would have done

15. Despite the rule ________ mobile phones are forbidden in class, my deskmate can’t help playing phone games occasionally.

A. which

B. what

C. that

D. where

16. I have promised that my daughter_______ get a new electronic dictionary on her next birthday.

A. should

B. must

C. shall

D. would

17. ________ global temperature rising, the UN Climate Conference was held in Cancun, Mexico last year.

A. Pretended

B. Preventing

C. Having pretended

D. To pretend

18. The new CRH train between Beijing and Shanghai _______ speed has been limited to 300 km/h focuses more on the safety of the passengers.

A. where

B. whose

C. that

D. which

19. The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor _______ it a thought.

A. does he even give

B. he even gives

C. will he even give

D. he will even give

20. New technologies have made ________ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.

A. that

B. this

C. one

D. it

21. There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent, ________?

A. is there

B. isn’t there

C. is he

D. isn’t he

22. It suddenly occurred to him ______ he had left his keys in the office.

A. whether

B. where

C. which

D. that

23. The basketball coach, as well as his team, _______ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.

A. were

B. was

C. is

D. are

24. If my car ________ more reliable, I would have driven to Lhasa instead of flying last summer.

A. was

B. had been

C. should be

D. would be

25. If you’re buying today’s newspaper from the stand, could you get ______ for me?

A. one

B. such

C. this

D. that

26. Close the door of fear behind you, and you ____the door of faith open before you.

A. saw

B. have seen

C. will see

D. are seeing

27. Maria has written two novels, and both of ______ have been made into television.

A. that

B. them

C. which

D. what

28. The children were jumping on the new sofa, ______ I had paid a large amount of money the day before.

A. which

B. where

C. for which

D. with which

29.Bicycling is a good exercise; ________, it does not pollute the air.

A. nevertheless

B. besides

C. otherwise

D. therefore

30. Hot ________the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.

A. although

B. as

C. while

D. however