江苏省南京市2011届高三英语专项训练 第一部分 单项填空专项训练5

南京市2011届高三英语单项填空专项训练（5）
1. The advertisements in newspapers help to cut the _____ of making the newspaper.
A. price B. pay C.costs D. value
2. The _____ of the exam nation show that you have all made great _____.
A. result, progress B.results, progress C. results, progresses D. results, progresses
3. I love _____ history because it gives us _____ knowledge of past event.
A. the, a B./ , a C. / , / D. a, the
4. Parents complain that _____ shown on TV will have bad influence on high
school students’ moral _____.
A. too much violence, behaviours B. too much violence, behaviour
C. too many violences, behaviour D. too many violences, behaviours
5. A box of _____ is a most welcome gift for one’s lover on Valentine’s Day.
A. chocolate B. chocolates C. some chocolate D. the chocolates
6. The 1930s were the year when he wrote one _____ after another, and when his first
collection of _____ was published.
A.poem, poetry B. poetry, poem C. poem, poem D. poetry, poetry
7. In this research, two are _____, and the others are _____.
A. Swisses, Germans B. Swiss, Germen C. Swisses, Germen D. Swiss, Germans
8. It was estimated that the thieves had stolen _____ worth of jewelry from the shop.
A. one-million-dollar B. one million dollar’s C. one million dollars’ D. one million dollars
9. I called at _____ several times this morning, but nobody answered the door, where
would she have gone
A. Mary B. Mary’s C. the Mary D. the Mary’s
10. A. The apartment isn’t within _____ of the subway station as its advertiser has claimed
it is.
A.a stone’s throw B. the throw of a stone C. stone’s throw D. a stone throw
11. He left _____ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he
would keep _____.
A. words, his words B. word, his word C. word, word D. the word, his word
12. “All _____ present and all _____ going on well.” our monitor said.
A. is, is B. are, are C.are, is D. is, are
13. Yesterday the League secretary and monitor _____ asked to make a speech at the meeting.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
14. He played on the _____ for 2 hours and when he returned he found half his goods _____ stolen.
A. sand, were B. sand, was C. sands, were D. sands, was
15. About 40 _____ of the population of that country _____ on farms.
A. percent, lives B. percent, live C. percents, live D. percents, lives
16. Every boy and every girl _____ to attend the evening party.
A. wish B. wishes C. hope D. wishing
17. A series of meetings _____ about the best way to market the new product
A. are held B. were held C. was held D. have been held
18. Mother wrapped the baby, who was _____, in a blanket gently.
A. fast sleep B. sleeping fast C. fast asleep D. slept fast
19. What a _____ boy! I don’t know what to do with him.
A. tiresome B. tired C. tire D. tiredly
20. The dog didn’t seem to smell _____, for it didn’t even smell the meat, which appeared
so _____.
A. well, sweetly B. good, sweet C. well, sweet D. good, sweetly
21. -- What caused the failure of the experiment -- _____.
A. Because of shortage of fund B. For lack of fund C. Lack of fund D. Due to lack of fund
22. A cracked bell can never sound _____.
A. good B. well C. nice D. clear
23. We might not contact the rescue team. _____, the rescue team itself might get lost.
A. Still worse B. bad still C. Badly still D. Worse still
24. There is a tradition of having a family dinner at home on lunar New Year’s Eve.
_____, however, the custom has changed.
A. Late B. Later C.Lately D. Latter
25. The farmers were sure that fresh water lay ___ in the earth, so they dug ___ to find it.
A. deeply, deeply B. deep, deeper C. deeply, deeper D. deep, more deeply
26. The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.
A. fairly B. all C.well D. very
27. When I got home I saw a message pinned to the door ____ “Sorry to miss you, will call you later.”
A. read B. reading C. reads D. to read
28. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____.
A. have survived B. are to survive C. would survive D. will survive
29. __ Is this raincoat yours -- No, mine _____ there behind the door,.
A.is hanging B. has hung C. hangs D. hung
30. Obviously, he _____ a bad cold. He coughs all the time.
A.has B. is having C. will have D. was
31. He seized me by the hand and _____ let me go.
A. does not B. did not C.would not D. had not
32. --- One of you will have to go there besides me.
--- Who would you rather _____ there with you. Tom or I
A. have to go B. to go C.went D. go
33. Criticism and self-criticism _____ necessary _____ it helps us to correct mistakes.
A. is, in that B. are, in that C. is, in which D. are, at that
34. Robert is said _____ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.
A.to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying
35. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _____.
A. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars to remainC. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20 dollars
36. _____ a reply, he decided to write again.
A. Not receiving B. receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received
37. Have you ever stopped _____ how our life _____ if the world ran out of oil
A.to think, would change B. thinking, would change
C. to think, will change D. thinking, should change
38. His mind _____, little tom missed the point.
A. wandered B. was wandering C. was wandered D. wandering
39. He spoke English so well _____ by us all.
A. to be praised B. as to be praised C. for being praised D. that was praised
40 Whom would you rather _____ with you, John or me
A. got go B. to have gone C. have go D. go
41. _____ him speak English so fluently, and you would think him an American.
A. Hearing B.Hear C. Heard D. Having heard
42. There is a crowd of people in front of the house over there. What do you suppose _____ there
A. is happened B. has happened C. happening D. to have happened
43. I don’t like _____ speaking ill of each other.
A. Jack and Henry B. Jack’s and Henry’s C. Jack and Henry’s D. Jack’s and Henry
44. The electricity ____, the light went out.
A. cut off B. having cut off C. was cut off D. had cut off
45. The subjects we have at school _____biology.
A. including B.include C. included D. to include
46. It’s quite warm January. A. in B.for C. on D. at
47. The key _____ four modernizations lies _____ the science and education.
A. to, on B. of, on C. to, in D. of, in
48. What one thinks and feels is mainly _____ traditions, habits and education.
A. because of B. due to C. since D. through
49. Get in touch with them, for they will be anxious _____ news of your arrival.
A. at B.for C. about D. to
50. I like the climate here _____ the wind blows .
A. except when B. except for C. except D. besides