高三英语周练M9U3

模块九Unit3 单元练习

第一部分单项选择( 共35小题)

1. The thirteen stars on the American flag _______ the thirteen colonies that first announced independence.

A. look for

B. search for

C. stand for

D. ask for

2. It seems impossible for the two neighboring countries to arrive at a _______ on the conflict in the near future.

A. comprehension

B. compromise

C. combination

D. competence

3. --- Are you prepared to _______ to my decision?

--- I have to; I can’t find one even better than yours.

A. substitute

B. subscribe

C. submit

D. support

4. He _______ the composition yesterday because I asked him to do it only this morning.

A. mustn’t have finished

B. can’t have finished

C. should n’t have finished

D. needn’t have finished

5. In that culture blue stands for love, which is _______ a bride carries or wears something blue on her wedding day.

A. what

B. that

C. why

D. how

6. We firmly believe that the war never settles anything. It only _______ violence.

A. runs into

B. comes from

C. leads to

D. begins with

7. We object to _______ for something that we haven’t done.

A. be blamed

B. being blamed

C. blaming

D. blame

8. But the fact is that _______ you are fat or thin, young or old, the best hope you have of guarding your brain is to eat well and exercise.

A. since

B. why

C. whether

D. although

9.We knew that he had failed the exam from his ______ look.

A. disappointing

B. disappoints

C. disappointed

D. disappoint

10. She plays the piano really well and she can play _______ music anyone puts in front of her.

A. whatever

B. whenever

C. whomever

D. however

11. The last of four unmanned experimental US military aircraft designed to fly at six times the

speed of sound _______ to be tested next year.

A. expects

B. is expecting

C. will be expected

D. is expected

12. The student _______ writing down every data during his experiments.

A. used to

B. get use to

C. is fond of

D. is accustomed to

13. A jail usually contains fields or factories _______ the prisoners can work to provide services to

the large community.

A. so that

B. as if

C. in case

D. even if

14. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _______ to

carry it out.

A. connected

B. fastened

C. bound

D. stuck

15. Battlefield software and radiation-therapy systems are just two examples _______ designing

for beauty may not be the proper focus.

A. that

B. when

C. what

D. where