北京理工大学考试资料本科英语（单选）

There were some great national celebrations in town,         the firework (焰火) displays everywhere.
A. looking at
B. finding out
C. at the sight
D. judging by   
答案:D
 
—How about the book on the most famous musicians of that age?
—Oh, Mozart’s story           well.
A.has read
B.reads   
C.has been read
D.will read
答案:B
 
—Everyone was at the party except you. What happened?
—I          with a friend who had traveled all the way from New Orleans.
A. was talking
B. talked
C. had talked
D. have been talking
答案:A
 
—Is there anything I can do for you, sir?
—        .
A. Sure. Go ahead
B. No. Take your time
C. Yes. You’re welcome
D. Not now. Thanks anyway
答案:D
 
My pain      obvious the moment I entered the office, for the first man I met asked pitifully, “Are you feeling all right?”
A. could be
B. could have been  
C. must be        
D. must have been
答案:D
 
—Don’t you think hard work is what makes people succeed?
—         .
A. I couldn’t agree more                
B. I hope so
C. I’ve got it                          
D. Wish you success
答案:A
 
       other young men, he enjoys popular music.
A. Compared with  
B. In common with  
C. Referred to     
D. Talking of
答案:B
 
Living in the central Australian desert has its problems,         getting water is not the least.
A. for which                            
B. to which                             
C. in which        
D. of which
答案:D
 
           , and we’ll know the results of the contest.
A. Another 3 days  
B. Three days later   
C. After 3 days    
D. In three days
答案:A
 
—I always look out when crossing the street.
—You’re right. You cannot be too______.
A. nervous                              
B. careful                                                                        
C. hurried
D. careless
答案:B
 
Within industries, companies are always trying to develop products that are one step better than          of other companies.
A. ones
B. that 
C. those   
D. all
答案:C
 
The team_____ by the famous Italian coach _____ among the best in the league.
A. to be headed; was                                          
B. headed; was
C. being headed; were          
D. having been headed; were
答案:B
 
—Are you sure that you’ve met him before?
—         I’m mistaken.
A. Unless         
B. If              
C. When         
D. Though
答案:A
 
He was then the only        among the         there.
A. person asleep, people present          
B. asleep person, present people
C. person asleep, present people           
D. asleep person, people present
答案:A
 
In        class, Mr. Chen talks about       Chinese history and      art of China.
A. 不填, the, 不填                   
B. 不填, 不填, the
C. the, the, the                        
D. the, 不填, 不填
答案:B
 
—I’ve got your invitation.
—Oh, good.____.
A. Can you come?                    
B. Thanks a lot.
C. I’ll take it.                    
D. May I help you? 
答案:A
 
You will find a map of great ____ in helping you to get round London.
A. price    
B. cost   
C. value   
D. usefulness     
答案:C
 
Do you know the singer and dancer who ____­­­­ at the gate?   
A. is standing    
B. are standing    
C. is stand   
D. standing    
答案:A
 
I ____ you a happy birthday.       
A. hope   
B. want    
C. expected    
D. wish 
答案:D
 
— ____?     
— I’m suffering from a stomachache.
A. Are you feeling better    
B. What’s trouble with you
C. Is there wrong with you   
D. What’s the matter with you 
答案:D
 
You had one of your teeth pulled out yesterday, ____?   
A. had you   
B. hadn’t you    
C. did you    
D. didn’t you 
答案:D
 
I was really anxious about you. You____ home without a word. 
A. mustn’t leave          
B. shouldn’t have left
C. couldn’t have left    
D. needn’t leave
答案:B
 
—____ my glasses?
—Yes, I saw them on your bed a minute ago.
A. Do you see 
B. Had you seen.  
C. Would you see  
D. Have you seen
答案:D
 
Johnny, you ____ play with the knife, you ____ hurt yourself.
A. won't; can't.      
B. mustn't; may.
C. shouldn't; must. 
D. can't; shouldn't
答案:B
 
I'll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little ____.     .
A. wait          
B. time   
C. patience    
D. rest
答案:C
 
—Did you use to play the piano? 

• _____.

A. yes, I do                        
B. No, I didn’t            
C. Yes, I play it everyday   
D. No, I do
答案:B
 
—I’m going to Beijing next week, you know, it’s one of the most beautiful cities in China.   
—       .
A. Enjoy yourself              
B. It’s a pleasure          
C. Good luck                            
D. Very good
答案:A
 
—Hi, is Mary there, please? 

• _____.

A. Hold on. I’ll get her.
B. No, she isn’t here.    
C. yes, she lives here                  
D. Yes, what do you want?
答案:A
 
— Are you getting a new flat this year?
—  ______ I can’t afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new flat.
A. Without question.            
B. You must be joking.        
C. Good idea!       
D. Are you sure?
答案:B
 
— I was worried about my math, but Mr. Brown gave me an A.
— _______
A. Don’t worry about it.                                         
B. Congratulations! That’s a difficult course.
C. Mr. Brown is very good.                              
D. Good luck to you!
答案:B
 
The window was broken. Try to _____ who has broken it.
A. find out                                    
B. find                                           
C. look for                                   
D. look
答案:A
 
My pen has _______ ink.
A. run out of
B. a few
C. run away
D. no little
答案:A
 
A number of people _____ at the street corner.
A. am                        
B. is                                 
C. are                                
D. be
答案:C
 
He spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning ______ his teammates had done.
A. what   
B. which   
C. why   
D. while
答案:A
 
You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are _____.
A. unavoidable   
B. invisible  
C. inaccessible  
D. unavailable
答案:B
 
Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will _____ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed   
B. stay   
C. he staying  
D. have stayed
答案:B
 
I _______ here two years ago.
A. moved to
B. have moved
C. have moved to
D. moved
答案:D
 
He is _______ strong a man _______ he can lift ten stones like this one.
A. such…so
B. so…that
C. such a …that
D. so a …for
答案:B
 
—How much did you _____ all these things?
—More than forty dollars.
A. spend                             
B. cost                               
C. give                                         
D. pay for
答案:D
 
Send my regards to your lovely wife when you ____ home.
A. wrote  
B. will write  
C. have written
D. write
答案:D
 
——May I put my luggage on the seat beside you, sir?
—— ____.
A. Sure, with pleasure                 
B. Okay, please yourself 
C. Well, never mind                   
D. Yes, help yourself
答案:B
 
While other scientists are keeping       eye on changes in the H5N1 bird flu strain, the scientists in England are working on vaccines, in case it becomes highly infectious in      _ humans.
A. a , /   
B. an, /   
C. the, an   
D. an, the
答案:B
 
Nobody but doctors or nurses and those ___ by Dr Zhang ___ to enter the patient’s room.
A. invited, is allowed       
B. are invited, are allowed  
C. is invited, is allowed   
D. invited, are allowed
答案:A
 
The first thing she did ______ up to her trainer and thank him for his help.
A. was going 
B. was go 
C. and went 
D. go
答案:B
 
An actor can not well play the role without life experience ____ more than a dancer can make a difference without much practice.
A. any         
B. no      
C. not       
D. much
答案:A
 
—— Is Tom still smoking?
—— No. By next Saturday he _____ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.
A. will go 
B. will have gone 
C. goes 
D. has been going
答案:B
 
I know the man by ____ but I have never spoken to him.
A. chance   
B. heart        
C. sight         
D. experience
答案:C
 
Shanghai is the first city in the world ____ a high-speed maglev train, from the city to Pudong Airport.
A. to build     
B. to be built     
C. to have built   
D. to have been built
答案:C
 
Experience is believing. If you’d like to know what it ____ like to be a soldier in World War Ⅱ, ____ the game “Brothers in Arms: Roads to Hill 30”.
A. would be; try       
B. was; try     
C. would be; trying     
D. was; trying
答案:B
 
The inspector ____ his fingers over the sheet of newspaper. There were some marks on the surface of the paper.
A. turned       
B. set         
C. held       
D. ran
答案:D
 
——Is there any hope of saving his life?
——His injuries are extremely serious, but he’s expected to ____ .
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A. pull in       
B. pull through       
C. pull up         
D. pull over
答案:B
 
All the task ____ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A. had been finished     
B. were finished   
C. having been finished  
D. been finished
答案:C
 
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. since     
C. when    
D. after
答案:C
 
If you don’t keep the meat in the refrigerator on such a hot day, it may ____.
A. go out     
B. go away   
C. go off      
D. go down
答案:C
 
——He ought to have been warned of the danger.
——____, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
A. yes, he ought to   
B. So he was    
C. So was he     
D. So it was with him
答案:B
 
——Will you came to the party this weekend？
——______.
A. With pleasure            
B. My pleasure
C. it's my pleasure          
D. A pleasure
答案:A
 
The square in front of the supermarket is so limited that when going there, first of all, you should consider ______ your car.
A. parking           
B. where to park
C. to park            
D. where parking
答案:B
 
The factory has done good honour to the government and the people around so that visitors come to it _______ .
A. in number                   
B. in larger numbers
C. to the number                
D. by number
答案:B
 
It is ______ to be invited to speak here.
A. good manners              
B. an honour
C. a pride                    
D. a respect
答案:B
 
The country has ____ people and _______money _______spent on tobacco every year.
A. a large quantity of, a number of, are        
B. plenty of, a great deal, are
C. a great deal of, plenty of, is               
D. a large number of, a large amount of, is
答案:D
 
_______ he goes, she will go, and she never cares _______ happens.
A. Wherever, what                
B. Wherever, that
C. Where,which
D. Where, what
答案:A
 
——She likes to watch TV plays, but she doesn't watch TV every day.
——_______.
A. So do I                    
B. nor do I
C. So I do                     
D. So it is with me
答案:D
 
She is always the first _______ to school.
A. coming 
B. to come    
C. to have  come   
D. having come
答案:B
 
——I always look before crossing the street.
——You are right. You can't be too ________.
A. nervous  
B. careful    
C. careless   
D. hurried
答案:B
 
It was 12 o'clock _____the plane took off.
A. when  
B. that    
C. since      
D. till
答案:A
 
_____, Mr. Brown saw the washing machine which had been repaired go wrong again.
A. To his surprise          
B. It was surprised
C. Surprising             
D. Losing, bought.
答案:A
 
——What made her so upset？
——_____ the necklace______ yesterday.
A. Lost, bought                   
B. Lost, buying
C. Losing, having bought           
D. Losing, bought
答案:A
 
The three children looked after their sick mother ________.
A. in return             
B. by turn
C. in turn               
D. being done
答案:A
 
Tom went out to play with his homework _________.
A. done       
B. to do                
C. doing            
D. being done
答案:A
 
Not until _______ the whole thing to him ______ that he was wrong.
A. had I explained, he realized              
B. had I explained, that he realized
C. I had explained, that he realized         
D. I had explained, did he realize
答案:D
 
Television broadcasts are ________ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.
A. prohibited
B. bounded
C. limited
D. restricted
答案:C
 
I made so many changes in my composition that only I could read it. To_____ else, it was hard to make out.
A. none     
B. everyone   
C. someone  
D. anyone
答案:D
 
One advantage of playing the guitar is_____ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.
A. how   
B. why    
C. that  
D. while
答案:C
 
The sign reads “In case of _____ fire, break the glass and push ____ red button.”
A.不填;a 
B.不填;the  
C. the; the   
D. a; a
答案:B
 
I like that new watch very much, but I can’t ________it.
A. cost
B. afford
C. pay
D. spend
答案:B
 
Tom arrived at the office and discovered that he had _______ his door key.
A. lent
B. borrowed
C. lost
D. no
答案:C
 
The beautiful scene left a deep _______ on the foreign visitors.
A. thought
B. idea
C. thinking
D. impression
答案:D
 
The room is a little small; _______, it is so hot.
A. in addition
B. in addition to
C. additional
D. adding
答案:A
 
— Is Mr. Fan there? There is something I really need to talk to him about.
— No, he is out. ____  ?
A. What’s that 
B. What do you want to say
C. Can I take a message for him  
D. Can you trust me
答案:C
 
—Do you like traveling?
—Sure. I_____ to Australia six months ago, but I ______ anywhere since then.
A. were; didn’t go     
B. have gone ; haven’t gone
C. went; haven’t gone 
D. went; hadn’t gone
答案:C
 
—Have you read book called Waiting for Anya?
—Who _______ it?
A. writes          
B. has written
C. wrote             
D. had written
答案:Ｃ
 
—John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.
—Oh, ________!
A. cheer up       
B. well done        
C. go ahead        
D. congratulations
答案:D
 
We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do. Let’s ________ it.
A. keep up with     
B. do away with          
C. get down to         
D. look forward to
答案:C
 
—–What do you think of teaching, Bob?
—–I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ________ you are doing something serious but interesting.
A. where        
B. Which   
C. When    
D. that
答案:A
 
We should respect food and think about the people who don’t have ________ we have here and treat food nicely.
A. that          
B. which          
C. what            
D. whether
答案:C
 
____ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we changed our dog.
A. Being bitten    
B. Bitten
C. Having bitten   
D. To be bitten
答案:Ｂ
 
——Guess what ,we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.
——How nice! You _______ a different culture then.
A. will be experiencing                
B. have experienced
C. have been experiencing             
D. will have experienced
答案:A
 
I was out of town at the time, so I don’t know exactly how it _______.
A. was happening       
B. happened     
C. happens        
D. has happened
答案:B
 
Mary and I see each other ________, but not as often as we used to.  
A. sooner or later   
B. once in a while       
C. in the end       
D. more or less
答案:B
 
John promised his doctor he ______ not smoke, and he has smoked ever since.
A. might     
B. should   
C. could   
D. would.
答案:D
 
—why, Jack, you look so tired!
—Well, I _____ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow.
A. was painting   
B. will be painting  
C. have painted 
D. have been painting
答案:D
 
The newly built café, the walls of_______ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work.
A. that    
B. it   
C. what    
D. which
答案:D
 
Shops across China _______ from handing out free plastic bags from June 1st this year and shoppers will have to pay if they want a bag.
A. will ban        
B. have banned                 
C. will be banned    
D. have been banned
答案:C
 
The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities _______ rising steadily since 1990.
A. is        
B. are        
C. has been        
D. have been Ks5u
答案:C
 
We are invited to a party _______ in our club next Friday.  
A. to be held       
B. held        
C. being held        
D. holding
答案:A
 
I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time ____ Brian get back.
A. before  
B. since
C. till   
D. after
答案:A
 
—Do you know that the meeting ______ this afternoon has been put ____ till next week?
—No. Thanks for telling me.
A. to be held; off  
B. to be held; forward  
C. held; off  
D. held; forward
答案:A
 
After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ______.
A. hungry and tiredly     
B. hungry and tired
C. hungrily and tiredly     
D. hungrily and tired
答案:B
 
It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however  
B. whatever  
C. whichever 
D. wherever
答案:B
 
—Our holiday cost a lot of money.
—Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter ________ you enjoyed yourselves.
A. as long as                      
B. unless                             
C. as soon as                     
D. though
答案:A
 
It is reported that the police will soon ________ the case of two missing children.
A. look upon        
B. look after       
C. look into      
D. look out
答案:C
 
John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather________ with them to school.
A. took                       
B. had taken
C. were taking         
D. would take
答案:B
 
This is the third book that he has written in the past five years, the first of  _______ I really enjoyed.
A. which                            
B. that                                 
C. those                   
D. them
答案:A
 
It was _____ he came bank from Africa that year _______ he met the girl he would like to marry.
A. when; then   
B. not; until   
C. not until; that   
D. only; when
答案:C
 
It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which _____ of the parents spoke the language.
A. none   
B. neither   
C. both   
D. each
答案:B
 
I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldn’t face ________ day like that.  
A. other        
B. another        
C. the other        
D. others
答案:B
 
There were many talented actors out there just waiting         .
A. to discover                    
B. to be discovered          
C. discovered           
D. being discovered
答案:B
 
At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ________ it got any better.
A. when            
B. how           
C. why              
D. if
答案:D
 
The biggest whale is ________ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ________ 9-story building.
A. the; the     
B. a; a     
C. a; the    
D. the; a
答案:D
 
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams.
A. keep up with                 
B. put up with                   
C. end up with                   
D. catch up with
答案:C
 
A typhoon swept across this area with heavy rains and winds _______ strong as 113 miles per hour.
A. too  
B. very   
C. so  
D. as
答案:D
 
Many things ________ impossible in the past are common today.
A. to consider
B. being considered
C. considering
D. considered
答案:D
 
Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ______ to carry all the way home.
A. much too heavy  
B. too much heavy  
C. heavy too much  
D. too heavy much
答案:A
 
“______ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.
A. More
B. The more
C. The morer
D. Morer
答案:B
 
You do look _______. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.
A. good
B. well
C. sad
D. disappointed
答案:B
 
When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main ____ was the fear of water.
 A. evidence  
B. crisis  
C. obstacle  
D. danger
答案:C
 
The boy who applied to join the army was _____ because he was under age.
A. turned away
B. turned down
C. turned over
D. turned up
答案:B
 
I will keep the secret _____ you and me.
A. with   
B. around  
C. among  
D. between
答案:D
 
I wish I ______ her address yesterday.
A. know
B. had known
C. would known
D. knew
答案:B
 
It ______ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.
A. must have rained
B. was raining
C. rained
D. had rained
答案:A