高中英语基础知识竞赛试题

2009—2010学年下学期崇义中学高一年级

英语基础知识竞赛试题

第二部分：英语基础知识应用（本节共60小题，每小题1分，共60分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

21. With the ______ of society, Chinese people are living a happier and healthier life.

A. movement

B. development

C. government

D. pavement

22. A difficult problem __________ the scientist and he dad spent several days trying

to solve it.

A. puzzled

B. struggled

C. terrified

D. cheered

23. All the rooms in the finest hotel of the city are __________ with air-conditioner.

A. equipped

B. offered

C. armed

D. produced

24. The boss __________ Mary’s gift for holding big parties and promises to give

more chances to her in the company.

A. admires

B. respects

C. argues

D. appreciates

25. Mr. Johnson waited for his old friends at the airport for hours, but they didn’t __________ until the lights of the waiting hall were off.

A. turn up

B. turn down

C. turn out

D. turn away

26. When we have any difficulty in reading, we will _________ dictionaries.

A. prefer to

B. lead to

C. get down to

D. refer to

27. Sarah’ mother felt a __________ pain on the back, and then she began to breathe

deeply.

A. bright

B. slight

C. loose

D. harmful

28. It can be __________ that giving the children whatever they want will be bad for both their study and their health.

A. confirmed

B. combined

C. consulted

D. forgiven

29. What is __________is that future will belong to those who value their time.

A. humorous

B. obvious

C. impossible

D. changeable

30. Nothing can __________ the failure of the project, so the governor had to turn to the famous professor for advice

A. account for

B. excuse for

C. argue with

D. stop from

31. She __________she didn’t know me when I passed her in the street.

A. praised

B. prevented

C. prepared

D. pretended

32. If you want to donate(捐献) blood, the doctor will first find out what _________

your blood is.

A. style

B. sort

C. kind

D. type

33. –How can I use the washing machine?

--Well, just look at the _________ first.

A. explanations

B. instructions

C. expressions

D. introductions

34. After his failure in business, he went back home to ask for _______ from his

parents again.

A. support

B. welfare

C. kindness

D. freedom

35. I keep a fire extinguisher(灭火器) in my car for use in a(an )__________

A. pressure

B. hurry

C. emergency

D. crash

36. Sally has been on a low-fat diet for a tear, so she has ________ her weight by

5 kilos.

A. increased

B. reduced

C. raised

D. put on

37. John and Peter have a __________ interest; they became good friends soon after

they met for the first time.

A. common

B. ordinary

C. usual

D. often

38. –Well, Mashon. You should pay attention to you manners, __________ in public

situations.

-- Thanks for your advice, I will.

A. specially

B. especially

C. particularly

D. similarly

39. You shouldn’t have given whatever she wanted, ________ she was only 10 years

old.

A. in all

B. at all

C. above all

D. after all

40. Smile to yourself when you meet some difficulties, which is a good way to

________ confidence.

A. set up

B. put up

C. make up

D. build up

41. Tom asked me not to ________ to Mary, for he can’t hear it and he was also interested in this topic.

A. chat

B. whisper

C. entertain

D. amuse

42. The questionnaire takes __________ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used with the assessment interview(评估报告)。

A. mainly

B. approximately

C. truly

D. exactly

43. I’m sure that your letter will get_________ attention; they know you are waiting for the reply.

A. continued

B. general

C. careful

D. immediate

44. -- Do you think it is a good idea to make friends with your students?

-- ___________, I do. I think it’s a good idea.

A. Really

B. Obviously

C. Actually.

D. Generally.

45. He decided to ________ his family and now he has gone to live in Australia.

A. break away from

B. take away from