2009高三英語模擬試題單項填空錯題集

1. ______ of the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.

   A. Convincing         B. Convinced         C. To convince              D. Having convinced

2. Thank you for the great difficulty you have had ______ me with my designing work.

   A. helping               B. to help                     C. with helping             D. to have helped

3. ______ to the sunlight for long will do harm to your skin.

   A. Exposed             B. Being exposed   C. Having been exposed D. Exposing

4. ______ every day, our web provides readers with latest news.

   A. To update            B. Update              C. Updating                  D. Updated

5. ______ by the rising price of gas, many car owners use their cars less frequently.

   A. Driven                B. Being driven      C. To drive                   D. Having driven

6. A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “______”.

   A. All’s well that ends well                   B. Lightening never strikes twice in the same place

   C. It never rains but it pours                  D. A friend in need is a friend indeed

7. The boss ______ department Ms Li worked ten years ago looks down upon women.

   A. in which             B. in that               C. in whose                  D. whose

8. The great moment came in the early 1930s ______ famous writers translated both novels and poetry into Chinese.

   A. while                  B. as                     C. when                       D. that

9. Please tell me how the accident ______. I am still in the dark.

   A. came by              B. came upon         C. came to                    D. came about

10.  Your account about the event doesn’t ______ what the police have found out.

   A. consistent with    B. connect with      C. correspond to            D. relate to

11. ______ by the moving scene, the young man determined to ______ his ways and be good.

   A. Being touched; repair                       B. Touched; mend

   C. Having been touched; find                D. To be touched; fix

12. The bird flu ______ through Asia has jumped from birds to humans at least 20 times so far, ______ 16 persons.

   A. sweeps; killed                                  B. swept; killing

   C. sweeping; to kill                              D. sweeping; killing

13. ―It’s so late. Our son ______ be back!

―Don’t worry. I dare say he ______ have some extra work to do.

   A. can; must            B. will; might        C. should; must             D. must; may

14. ―Are you going to take the job?

―Certainly, though the salary is not so good. ______, you know.

  A. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

  B. A golden key can open any door

  C. Actions speak louder than words

  D. Better late than never

15. In the past few years, the fast food restaurant has improved the cooking skills and ______ different customers’ popular demands.

   A. applied to           B. catered to          C. contributed to           D. turned to

16. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ______ as planned.

   A. make out            B. turn out             C. go on                D. come up

17. Seeing the happy ______ of children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.

   A. sight                   B. scene                C. view                 D. sign

18. Understanding the cultural habits of another country, especially ______ containing many different subcultures like the USA, is a difficult thing.

   A. which                 B. that                   C. one                   D. those

19. Someone ______ up your seat to the lady with a baby, please.

   A. will give             B. would give        C. gives                 D. give

20. ―Are you coming tonight?

―I’d love to, but I’m afraid I ______ then.

   A. will be teaching                               B. will teach

   C. will have taught                               D. am teaching

21. ―You finally made it, didn’t you?

―Yes, ______ your help, I wouldn’t have succeeded.

   A. in spite of           B. but for                     C. due to               D. thanks to

22. ―Mary, ______ Mr. White wants to see you at the gate.

―That is out of ______ question. I’ve never known any Mr. White.

   A. / ;/                     B. a; the                C. the; /                 D. the; a

23. Her health ______ under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month.

   A. broke up             B. broke away        C. broke out          D. broke down

24. Once ______, everyone taking the examination will be given test papers.

   A. seated                 B. seating                     C. being seated       D. having seated

25. ―I don’t feel like going out. Why don’t we just stay home and watch TV instead?

―______ You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

 A. Great!                B. Why me?          C. Come on!          D. Not at all.

26. ―Why on earth didn’t you answer the phone?

―I’m terribly sorry, but the doorbell ______, too.

   A. is ringing            B. rang                  C. was ringing              D. was about to ring

27. If you keep practicing your son in football, he ______ to be a famous player.

   A. wants                 B. hopes                C. wishes               D. promises

28. The speech which he made ______ the football match bored a lot of fans to death.

   A. being concerned  B. be concerned     C. concerned          D. concerning

29. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______ other more well-informed experimenters failed.

   A. as                       B. unless               C. what                 D. where

30. When we are in new places, we must ______ our manners and try to follow the customs of the place.

   A. look out              B. keep eyes out     C. mind                 D. put up with

31. ______ for the terrible coal mine accident, as the public thought, the mayor of the city felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.

   A. Having blamed                                B. He was to blame

   C. Being to be blamed                          D. Being to blame

32. ______, I really believe that I’d prefer not to make any change now.

   A. Considered all the possibilities          B. Taking all the possibilities into consideration

   C. Taken all the possibilities into consideration

   D. Giving all the possibilities

33. This series of books is said to be a special one, which ______ many events not found in other history books.

   A. writes                 B. covers               C. deals                 D. refers

34. ―I didn’t take notes at yesterday’s meeting because I had left my pen at home.

―You ______ mine. I ______ it.

   A. must have borrowed; wasn’t using     B. may have borrowed; didn’t use

   C. could have borrowed; wasn’t using    D. should have borrowed; hadn’t used

35. ______, they had no chance of winning the war.

  A. As they fought bravely                       B. Bravely as they fought

36. ―Why didn’t you go to help her when she needed your help badly?

―I would have, but I ______ as busy as a bee then.

   A. would be            B. had been           C. was                   D. were

37. I found him sitting in his chair, completely ______ a magazine.

   A. absorbing            B. being absorbed   C. absorbed in        D. absorbing in

38. I think a cold drink can ______ you after your long hot journey.

   A. recover               B. reward                     C. relieve                     D. refresh

39. I would have helped you, but I ______ really occupied the whole week.

   A. was                    B. am                    C. had been           D. were

40. When the spaceship traveled above, ______ new-looking earth appeared before us, ______ earth that we had never seen before.

   A. a; the                  B. the; an                     C. / ;the                 D. a; an

41. She asked the young man to be brief and ______ as she had little time to spare.

   A. at best                B. in place             C. to the point        D. on the spot

42. What worried the boy most was ______ to visit his father in the hospital.

   A. his not being allowed                       B. his not allowing

   C. his not been allowed                         D. his being not allowed

43. ―You seem to be deeply struck by her beauty.

―Not exactly. It was her skill and courage ______ her beauty that really struck me most.

A. other than           B. rather than         C. as well as          D. more than

44. He was told that it would be at least three more months ______ he could recover and return to work.

   A. before                B. when                C. since                 D. that

45. ―Why did John asked me about the problem?

―______, he tried to find a better way to settle it.

   A. Not to be satisfied                            B. Don’t satisfy

   C. Not being satisfied                           D. Not satisfied

46. While tidying the room, Jim found the ______ toy bought for him as a birthday present.

   A. fine plastic small                             B. plastic fine small

   C. small fine plastic                              D. fine small plastic

47. December saw a more than average rainfall; ______, the possibility of a drought is still strong.

   A. therefore             B. nevertheless       C. whereas             D. although

48. I prefer a flat in the suburb to ______ in downtown, because I want to live near my Mom’s.

   A. one                    B. that                   C. it                      D. this

49. The driver got out of the car ______ it caught fire.

   A. immediately        B. that                   C. unless               D. until

50. ―______that he managed to pass TOEFL?

―Oh, he had studied English in the New Oriental School for several years.

 A. Where was it     B. What was it              C. How was it        D. When was it

51. Have you learned enough spoken English to ______ a conversation with the foreigners?

   A. carry on              B. go on                C. take on              D. keep on

52. The US president Bush said his country will sign a peace treaty with the DPRK（朝鮮）______ the latter gets rid of all its nuclear facilities.

   A. while                  B. even if                     C. so that               D. provided

53. Be more careful and I’m sure you’ll do ______ better next time.

   A. rather                B. fairly                C. very                  D. quite

54. The doctor always turned up ______ he was most needed. No wonder he was called “doctor sent by ‘God’”.

   A. the place where   B. in the place        C. in which            D. where

55. As many as 150 miners died in the accident. If only the mine-owners ______ enough attention to the safety measures!

   A. paid                   B. should pay         C. would pay         D. had paid

56. I don’t remember how many years ago ______ I last showed you round the farm.

   A. it was that           B. was it that         C. it was when              D. was it when

57. ―Will another fifty be enough?

―Just twenty will ______.

   A. work                  B. do                    C. suit                   D. fit

58. ______ she will be back home for her glasses.

   A. It is long before that                        B. It won’t be long before

   C. It will be long before                       D. It is before long that

59. I’ll ______ my decision and never change it.

   A. stick to               B. insist on            C. understand         D. give up

60. It’s strange that they ______ without saying good-bye to anybody.

   A. must have left     B. should have left C. can have left      D. may have left

61. ―______ helps others will be helped.

― So I’m thankful to and try to help ______ has helped us.

   A. Whoever; whomever                        B. Who; whoever

   C. Whoever; whoever                           D. Who; whomever

62. It’s time to stop work. Let’s ______ the tools and ______ for the night in the woods.

   A. put into; put on                               B. put down; put off

   C. put aside; put out                             D. put away; put up

63. Only when ______ masters of their own country ______ really serve them.

   A. the people have become; science can

   B. the people have become; can science

   C. have the people become; science can

   D. do the people become; can science

64. While building a tunnel through the mountain, ______.

   A. an underground lake was discovered

   B. there was an underground lake was discovered

   C. a lake was discovered underground

   D. the workers discovered an underground lake

65. ―Well, lost again!

―It is not very important. We ______ forget about it. OK?

   A. can’t                  B. may as soon              C. might as well            D. ought to have had to

66. He was lucky to win a prize of 500, 000 dollars, ______ known all over the country.

   A. making himself   B. making him                     C. to make him             D. which make himself

67. ______ it ______ for your help, I couldn’t have made my progress.

   A. Had; not been      B. Should; not be          C. Did; not be               D. Not’ be

68. ―Why do the boys ______ Liu Jun as “Panda”?

―Because he is short and fat with thick glasses.

   A. refer to               B. turn to                            C. call up                            D. call for