武汉理工大学网络教育专升本英语入学考试模拟题(四)

武汉理工大学网络教育专升本英语试题库单选(四)

Multiple choice

151. There _____ to be a doctor on the train.

A. happened B. was C. took place D. seem

152. There_____a new bed and two old tables in the room.

A. are B. is C. have D. has

153. ______he was out of the room, he turned back and knocked at the teacher's door again.

A. Before B. Since C. As soon as D. Until

154. --You seem to show an interest in cooking.

--What! _____, I am getting tired of it.

A. On the contrary B. In other words C. On the other hand D. Besides

155. The plan finally ____ just because many people in the area were unwilling to cooperate with the government.

A. broke down B. pulled down C. turned down D. put down

156. If I had _______, I’d visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.

A. a long enough holiday B. an enough long holiday

C. a holiday enough long D. a long holiday enough

157. --Where is my dictionary?

--I remember ______ it back to you. Perhaps you left it somewhere else.

A. to give B. giving C. to have been given D. gave

158. --Li Yuchun, the No. 1 Supergirl, is coming to our city to sing tonight.

--Wow! _____ our evening classes could be canceled.

A. Only if B. If only C. Not only D. Even if

159. Look! Your computer is covered with dust. Why not put a cover over it to keep it ___ the dirt.

A. far from B. apart from C. free from D. away from

160. The old man looked at me with his mouth wide open _____ to say something to me.

A. what if B. even if C. only if D. as if

161. Let’s leave the matter as it is ________, but we can discuss it when we are both free.

A. for the moment B. at the moment C. in a moment D. for a moment

162. A terrible earthquake happened in some area of the country last night, ___ cities and villages ___.

A. left, ruin B. leaving, in ruins C. and leave, ruins D. left, in ruins

163. --Do you think the football players played very well last night? -- __________.

A. They were not nervous at all B. They were still young

C. They played naturally D. They couldn’t have done better

164. Your failure, in my opinion, lies in the _____ of self-confidence.

A. lack B. sense C. regret D. prevention

165. --Mike suggests a camping trip this weekend. I think it is a good idea. -- __________

A. Perhaps, but what about sightseeing along the seashore?

B. I usually spend my weekends with my grandparents.

C. I’ll talk about it with Mike later.

D. Why, are you usually free on weekends?

166. --What makes you think that we will give up our goal? -- _______.

A. Because you are alone doing your job

B. I think things are different from what used to be

C. Your behavior seems to indicate that

D. The comment on your recent speech at Rains Fords University

167. We all think it no good _____ computer games all the time; you will fall behind in your study.

A. to play B. playing C. being played D. to playing

168. --Doctor, am I dying soon? -- ______. Things are not as bad as you imagine.

A. Look up B. Cheer up C. Stand up D. Warm up

169. --Is it necessary that he ____ to Qingdao but to Weihai?

--I agree, but the problem is _____ he has refused to.

A. will not be sent, that B. not be sent, that

C. should not be sent, what D. should not send, what

170. I enjoy the movie very much. I wish I _____ the book from which it was made.

A. have read B. had read C. should have read D. am reading

171. If I _____ stay at my present position for another year, I _____ try to contact with common people as often as possible.

A. did, would B. am going to, will C. were to, would D. should, will

172. You are late. If you ____ a few minutes earlier, you _____ him here.

A. came, would meet B. had come, would have met

C. come, will meet D. had come, would meet

173. I can’t stand him. He always talks as though he _____ everything.

A. knew B. knows C. has known D. had known

174. With a little more care you ______ the traffic accident.

A. could avoid B. would avoid C. would have avoided D. must have avoided

175. --Did your father go to America? --No, his doctor suggested that he _____ there.

A. is going B. not go C. did not go D. to be going

176. The law requires that all the car owners ____ their cars tested twice a year.

A. has B. have C. had D. will have

177. I was very busy yesterday; otherwise, I _____ to your birthday party.

A. would come B. came C. would have come D. should come

178. --If he _____that the mushroom was poisonous, he _____ it.

--Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

A. was warned, would not eat B. had been warned, would not have eaten

C. would be warned, had not eaten D. would have been warned, had not eaten

179. The little girl _____ but her family was too poor at that time.

A. could go to school B. could have gone to school

C. must have gone to school D. can have gone to school

180. ---I hope to see the victim’s brother.

----I’d rather you _____ such a crazy idea. Seeing him personally only means more trouble to you.

A. give up B. gave up C. would give up D. had given up

181. --I think you are lost in the city, _____?

--Yes, I am wondering where the Great Wall Hotel is.

A. what for B. if so C. need help D. why not

182. --I will be away from home for some time. Could you do me a favor and look after my baby?

--Not at all. _______.

A. I’ve no time B. I’d rather not C. I’d like it D. I’d be happy to

183. --Mike, will you please go and get a box for me? --_______?

A. What is it B. How come C. What for D. How is it

184. --You look unhappy. What’s the matter with you?

--I wasn’t invited to Jack’s birthday party. Still, I _____.

A. hope so B. hope that C. hope to D. hope it

185. --What do you suppose made the mother so worried? --__________.

A. As her son failed to pass the exam B. Her son’s failing to pass the exam

C. Because of her son’s failing to pass the exam D. Her son failed to pass the exam

186. --Susan, go and join your sister in cleaning the yard.

--Why _____? John is sitting there doing nothing at all.

A. him B. he C. I D. me

187. Equipped with modern facilities, today’s libraries differ greatly from ______.

A. those of the past B. the past C. which of the past D. these past

188. When _____ where his mother was, the little boy suddenly burst into tears.

A. asked B. asking C. being asked D. to be asked

189. --Shall we go out for a picnic tomorrow? --__________.

A. Go ahead B. Help yourself C. Good idea D. Me, too

190. She is a shy girl. She will never first open her mouth until _____ to speak in class.

A. invited B. inviting C. to be invited D. having invited

191. Hardly _____ when the bus suddenly pulled away.

A. they had got to the bus stop B. they got to the bus stop

C. did they get to the stop D. had they got to the stop

192. Only when he had handed in his exam paper _____ he had made several grammatical mistakes.

A. he has realized that B. he realized that C. has he realized D. did he realize

193. _____ from the tenth floor when they policeman pointed his pistol at him.

A. Jumped down the burglar B. Down the burglar jumped

C. The burglar jumps down D. Down jumped the burglar

194. At last I was admitted by the top university. Never in my life _____ so happy.

A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt

195. No sooner _____ themselves in their seats in the theater_____ the curtain went up.

A. they have seated, before B. they had seated, than

C. had they seated, when D. had they seated, than

196. --It was careless of you to have left your laptop in my car last night. --My God! _____.

A. So did I B. So I did C. So were you D. Si did you

197. ---Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother this morning? --I don’t know, ______.

A. nor don’t I care B. nor do I care C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care also

198. As for the influence of computerization, _____ have we seen the results more clearly than in the United States.

A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere

199. ______, I would give it up early.

A. Was I in your place B. I was in your place

C. Were I in your place D. I were in your place

200. On the ground _____ the sick old man, whose life was in danger.

A. lay B. lays C. lying D. laying