北京理工大学继续教育学院函授
56# 北京理工大学继续教育学院(函授)
2003-2004学年第二学期
英语练习题
2003级函授专科的同学:
为帮助你们学习英语,复习本学期所学的内容,老师特配了一些英语练习
题。望你们能在百忙中抽出时间做一下。如有什么问题,自己解决不了的,请同
学们发电子邮件来问。My E-mail address is bitjinyao@sina.com.cn
英语教师
陈金耀
2004年8月10日
I. Multiple choice( 选择填空):
Directions : There are more than one hundred incomplete sentences.
For each sentence there are four choices marked A.B,C and D. Choose
an answer that best completes the sentence.
1. When _____,metal will expand.
A. heating B. being heated
C. heated D. is heated
2. Your good English gives you an advantage _____ the other students.
A. than B. with C. over D. for
3. His parents provide him _____ a good education.
A. for B. with C. to D. on
4. The storm has caused _____ to this area.
A. many damages B. much damage
C. much damages D. much damaging
5. Everybody ______ in bed.
A. has to spend some time
B. has to spend little time
C. has to spend sometimes
D. had to spend some times
6. ______, the pupil raised his hand.
A. Not understand the question
B. Having not understood the question
C. Not having understood the question
D. Not being understood of the question 7. Clark never used to smoke, _______?
A. did he B. usedn’t he
C. didn’t he D. was he
8. Do what you think is right ______ they say.
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A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. for all 9. It’s very kind _____ invite me.
A. for you to B. of you to
C. by you D. that you
10._____ did you go in car this morning ?
A. How far B. How much far away
B. How long D. How much
11.Neither the driver nor the passengers on the bus _____ during our
drive across the mountains.
A. was frightened B. was frightening
C. were frightened D. were frightening 12.______, the inhabitants fled.
A. The city to take
B. The city having been taken
C. Having taken the city
D. Taking the city
13.John is ______.
A. a friend of me B. a friend with me
C. a friend of mine D. one friend of mine 14.Everybody in the class must hand in _____ test paper within the
given time.
A. their B. our C. his D. her 15. Have you seen Henry lately ? My mother wants to know ______.
A. how is he getting along
B. how he is getting along
C. what is he getting along
D. what he is getting along
16. I’ve brought you _____ flowers for your birthday.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little 17. Tom is very diligent. But his pay is not _____ for his work.
A. enough good B. as good enough
C. good enough D. good as enough
19. I cannot come to your dinner tonight. I really would be ____, but
I have a date.
A. glad B. glad to have C. glad to do it D. glad to 20.Weather ____, the picnic will be held as scheduled.
A. permits B. should permit
C. will permit D. permitting
21.Officials warned people _____ certain wild fruits.
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A. not to eat B. to not eat C. not eating D. no eating
22.Would you mind _____ the window ?
A. that I open B. me to open C. to open D. opening
23.I am going to the passport office ______.
A. to stamp my passport
B. to have my passport to stamp
C. to have my passport stamped
D. for stamping my passport
23.The violin will have to be carefully tuned before it _____.
A. can be played B. is being played
C. should play D. has to play
24.The bakers arrived last night. If they’d only let us know earlier,
____ at the station.
A. we’d meet them B. we’ll meet them
C. we’d have met them D. we’d met them
25.James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ____ until yesterday.
A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. comes
26.With the radar, we can detect objects _____ away.
A. hundred of mile B. hundreds of miles
C. hundred miles D. hundred of miles
27.Thank you for your present, but _____.
A. you shouldn’t have done that
B. you have done it already
C. you don’t do it, please
E. you should do it
28.The cottage will be very cold. Make sure _____ the heater.
A. you light B. lighting
C. you’ll light D. for lighting
29. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. ______
the people in the city voted for his opponent.
A. Almost all of B. Most all of
C. Most of all D. Almost the whole of
30. The streets are all wet. It _____ during the night.
A. must be raining B. must have been rain
C. had to rain D. must have rained
31. Don’t wait for me if you ______.
A. have a hurry B. are in a hurry
C. have hurry D. are to hurry
32. Let’s say you could go there again, how ____ feel ?
A. will you B. should you C. would you D. do you
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33. The house is dark; the Browns _____ to bed.
A. should go B. should have gone
C. must go D. must have gone
34. I wish I _____ to study mathematics years ago.
A. could go B. can start C. had started D. started
35. If it _____ another ten minutes, the game would have been called
off.
A. had rained B. would have rained
C. have rained D. did rain
36. If you ____ that late movie last night, you wouldn’t be so sleepy.
A. haven’t watched B. didn’t watch
C. have seen D. wouldn’t watch
37. The reason I plan to go is _____ if I don’t.
A. because she will be disappointed
B. that she will be disappointed
C. because she will have a disappointment
D. on account she will be disappointed
38. What happened to his machine ? it needs _____.
A. to heat B. to be hot C. to be hotted D. to be heated
39. I left very early last night, but I wish I _____ so early.
A. didn’t leave B. haven’t left
C. hadn’t left D. couldn’t leave
40. _______, the retired worker is still working hard for the people.
A. Old as he is B. though old he is
C. However he is old D. Unless he is old
41. After waiting so long, she couldn’t _____ crying when she heard
the good news.
A. avoid B. help C. want hold
42. He wasn’t _____ to lift the case.
A. to strong B. enough strong C. strong enough D. so strong
43. It’s years _____ that picture.
A. that I don’t paint B. that I didn’t paint
C. since I painted D. ago I painted
44. He won’t go unless you _____ soon.
A. come B. came C. coming D. will come
45. The new instrument doesn’t need _____ yet.
A. to clean B. cleaning
C. being cleaned D. having been cleaned
46. I went to the dentist’s yesterday, and I had two teeth _____.
A. pulling B. to be pulled
C. to be pulling D. pulled
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47. _____ is not known to us yet.
A. Whether he will come here or not
B. If he will come here
C. Where will he come here
D. Where he comes here
48. I think he has ______ in that sort of work.
A. much experiences B. some experience
A. little experiences D. many experiences
49. We need a chairman _______.
A. whom everyone has confidence
B. in whom everyone has confidence
C. whom everyone have confidence
D. who everyone has confidence
50. _______ and you will see a high building.
A. Turning to the left
B. To turn the left
C. Turn to the left
D. To the left
51. I heard the news ____ the radio last night.
A. by B. on C. in D. from
52. She is ______ something stupid.
A. so clever for doing
B. too clever to do
C. very clever as to do
D. clever enough to do
53. _____ his parents sent him to school.
A. Being seven years old
B. When at seven
C.When he was seven years old
D.When seven years old
54. ________, you have to study.
A. Whether you like it or not
B. However you like it
C. Unless you like it
D. No matter you like it
55. You, who _____ ready to offer him assistance, are a true friend
of his.
A. are B. is C. was D. has been
56. Never in his life ______.
A. Frank has done anything more careless
B. Frank has done more careless anything
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C. Has Frank done anything more careless
D. Has anything been done more careless
57. We weren’t happy about the reward. _____.
A. Neither wasn’t Eileen B. So wasn’t Eileen
C. Not wasn’t Eileen D. neither was Eileen
58. By the next September, Bruce _____ here for ten years.
A. has been studying
B. will be studying
C. will have been studying
D. will have been studied
59. I didn’t hear him. Please repeat _____.
A. what he said B. what was he saying
C. what did he say D. what had he said
60. Fast-food restaurants have become popular because many working
people want ______ .
A. to eat quickly and cheaply
B. eating quickly and cheaply
C. eat quickly and cheaply
D. to eat quick and cheap
61. To become a medical specialist, _______.
A. several years of study are needed
B. several years of study is needed
C. one needs several years of study
D. several years of study is necessary
62. Did he need a car ? yes, he ____ one, or he couldn’t get to work
on time.
A. had to have B. have had C. had had D. have to have
63. I can play the piano as _____ as you can.
A. good B. fair C. well D. all right
64. He is sorry _____ caught.
A. to have B. that be C. about being D. being
65. She doesn’t like _____ indoors.
A. to keep B. being kept C. to be keeping D. be kept
66. The house _____ by the wind.
A. blew down B. was blown down
C. was to blow down D. was blowed down
67. The packet of chocolate was _____ the reach of the child.
A. without B. under C. within D. behind
68. Prices for bikes can run _____ $645 .
A. as high as B. as high to
C. so high to D. so high as
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69. Travelers ____ their reservations well in advance
if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.
A. had better to get B. had to get better
B. had better get D. had better got
70. _____, we had to stay at home.
A. Being a hot day B. The day being hot
C. It was a hot day D. While having hot day
70. My mother didn’t feel_____ that night.
A. badly B. good C. well D. best
72. The roses smell so _____ when they bloom.
A. sweat B. sweatily C. sweetly D. sweet
73. Only by diligence and honesty _____.
A. one can succeed in life
B. one can be succeeded in life
C. can one succeed in life
D. can one be succeeded in life
74. I would like _____ if I am not prevented.
A. to come B. come C. coming D. to have come
75. Without the instrument, we _______.
A. cannot hardly do nothing
B. cannot hardly do anything
C. can hardly do nothing
D. can hardly do anything
76. Yesterday _______attended the meeting.
A. thousand of scientists
B. thousands of scientists
C. thousands of scientist
D. thousand of scientist
77. Two thirds of the surface of the world _____ with water.
A. are covered B. is covered
C. was covered D. were covered
78. _____ the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars
began with the condensation of an interstellar cloud.
A. It accepted that B. Accepted that
B. It is accepted that D. that is accepted
79. ______ such a wonderful novel.
A. Never have I before read
B. Never have read I before
C. Never before have I read
D. Never have I before read
80. Not until quite recently ______ what had happened at school.
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A. did I know B. I had C. I didn’t know D. will I have
81. The more difficult the problems are, _____ able to solve them.
A. I am the less likely B. The less likely I am
C. The likely less I am D. I am the less likely
82. Mr. John is a relative of _______.
A. Smith’s father’s B. Smith’s father
C. father’s of Smith D. Smith father’s
83. These ______ were taken in the U.S.A.
A. photo B. photoes C. photos D. photoies
84. Do you have _______?
A. some inks B. many inks C. any ink D. some ink
85. I hate playing _____ after school.
A. the basketball B. basketball
C. a basketball D. an basketball
86. “ How many students have you seen in the classroom ? ”
A. Not many one B. no one C. None D. No many
88. It is time we _____ to school.
A. go B. went C. shall go D. will go
89. It is important that we _____ well.
A. have studied B. would study
B. studies D. study
90. I remember the whole thing as if it _____ yesterday.
A. happened B. have happened
C. had happened D. would happen
91. No sooner _____ reading the poem than the student’s question
began pouring in.
A. she had finished B. had she finished
C. has she finished D. had finished she
92. _____ your advise, I would not make the wise decision.
A. But for B. But that C. But if D. Thanks to
93. If you had told the truth, she _____, but she is in the dark.
A. will be angry B. would be angry
C. had been angry D. would have been angry
94. He was sure to be successful, for he had always succeeded ____
whatever he tried.
A. of B. at C. in D. for
95. Health depends _____ good food, fresh air and enough sleep.
A. from B. up C. over D. on
96. He seemed ______ highly of the movie.
A. thought B. to think C. thinking D. think
97. Who is responsible ____ the children ?
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A. to B. on C. at D. for
98. The cat was playing with _____ mouse.
A. a life B. an alive C. a live D. a lived
99. Compared this _____ that, you will see which is better.
A. on B. with C. among D. to Most
100. Students enjoy/ hate ____ questions in English.
A. to ask B. asking C. ask D. asked
101. When _____,metal will expand.
A. heating B. being heated C. heated D. is heated
102.Your good English gives you an advantage _____ the other students.
A. than B. with C. over D. for
103. His parents provide him _____ a good education.
A. for B. with C. to D. on
104. The storm has caused _____ to this area.
A. many damages B. much damage
C. much damages D. much damaging
105. Everybody ______ in bed.
A. has to spend some time B. has to spend little time
C. has to spend sometimes D. had to spend some times
106. She was terribly hungry, she had eaten ____ the whole day.
A. little B. less C. quite a little D. little
107. They insisted that she _____ to the party.
A. was invited B. would be invited
C. be invited D. could be invited
108. How many books does he have ? He possesses ___books.
A. plenty of B. very much
C. a great deal of D. an amount of
109. That’s one of those questions that really don’t need ___.
A. to answer B. answering
C. being answered D. answer
110. The questions then _____, what manner of man and woman are we
to describe in our books.
A. rise B. rose C. raise D. arise
111. ____that we are going to have another examination on Friday.
A. It truth B. It is truth C. It is true D. It true
112. ______that the police would recognize him, he never went out in
daylight.
A. Fear B. To fear C. Feared D. Fearing
113. He promised that the change would ______ them nothing to put
into effect.
A. spend B. take C. cost D. cast
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114. I would walk to work ______ take a bus.
A. instead B. instead of
C. rather than D. in place of
115. These foreign friends are ______.
A. German B. Germen C. Germans D. Germens 116. My boss was not satisfied with _____ I had given him.
A. what B. which C. all that D. when 117. Wang Ying _____ the office, I saw her coming out of it just now.
A. must clean B. must have cleaned
C. would have cleaned D. may be
118. They played tennis _____ the rain.
A. although B. instead of C. even though D. in spite of 119. The weather ______ says it will rain tomorrow.
A. advertisement B. advice C. forecast D. provision 120. ______ a pity I didn’t see you.
A. That’s B. It’s C. What’s D. Its
II. Identification
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined
parts marked A.B.C and D. Identify the one that is NOT correct.
1. The news are going to be heard everywhere..
A B C D
2. The two officials are wide different from each other
A B C
in education.
D
3. The president of the college, together with the deans, are
A B C
planning a conference for the purpose of laying down certain
D
regulations.
4. The news are going to be heard everywhere.
A B C D
5. All the students are looking forward spending their
A B C D
free time in the sun this summer.
6. The U.S.A. is composed of fifty states ,two of
A B
those are separated from the others by land or water.
C D
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7. Seeing from the moon , our earth looks like a
A B C D
big bright disk.
8. It won’t make too much difference if you will go
A B C
there yourself or send anybody instead of yourself.
D
9. Have you ever thought about how ideas about rising children
A B
differ from culture to culture ?
C D
10. His latter proposal was neither a new idea and not
A B C
a sound one.
D
11. Mary usually arrives at the office at 9 o’clock, but today
A B
because the storm, she was two hours late.
C D
12. All the students are looking forward spending their free
A B C D
time in the sun this summer.
13. I couldn’t find many information in this book.
A B C D
14. They said there were not eggs in that shop.
A B C D
15. Will you please call a taxi to me ?
A B C D
16. If you spare no effort in working, one will succeed
A B C
without doubt.
D
17. While he was in college he learnt both English as well as
A B C D
Japanese.
18. Students not allowed to smoke in school.
A B C D
19. There are six woman doctors in this hospital.
A B C D
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20. The teacher often made us to study hard like this.
A B C D
21. Neither the prices nor the quality have changed.
A B C D
22.The old lady’s door was shut, but I could see smoke to come
A B
through the letter box and under the door and could smell
C
something burning.
D
23. Looking after and being kind to animals is only part of the
A B
story. Catching and to hunt them is another great British hobby.
C D
24. We have no rain for two months so it will be nice to have
A B C
some now.
D
25. He fell asleep immediately last night; he must be very tired.
A B C D
II.Translation(翻译):
1.对不起,叫你等了。
2.请填
,写下你的姓名、住址等。
3.六班演出的节目怎样,
4.对他讲这个没有好处。
5.和他争这个没有用。
6.没有赶上这趟火车太糟糕了。
7.据说周末要出去。
8.刻苦学习才是成功之路
9.在北京时,他们访问了好多历史名胜古迹。
10.听到这个消息时,他们都高兴得跳起来。
11(这座桥是1982年修的,有20年了。
12(多帮他一下,他能提前完这工作。
13(他们站在那里看比赛有一小时了。
14(当你讲话时,你至少让人家听懂。
15(课后复习功课好。
16(和你在一起聊天真愉快。
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17(砂里掏金费时费力又费钱。
18(有必要告诉他有关这个事情的全部情况吗 ,
19. 这家电厂向这所城市输电。
20. 在这方面,汉语不同于英语。
21. 有机会和你谈谈,我觉得很高兴。
22. 和他争论此事没有任何好处。
23. 这个男孩对汽车喜欢得要命。
24. 她们把大部份钱都花在衣服上了。
25. 刻苦学习才是成功之路。
26. 在学校里她受到大家的尊敬。
27. 在我们工作中会用更多的计算机。
28. 中国是个发展中国家。
29. 站在门边的那个女孩子人是谁,
30(他是一个为大家所爱戴的人。
31. 王先生知道你为什么没有来开会的原因。
32(假如你运气好的话,考试就会及格。
33.写一张事务信函授:参考教材第169 页
2004年10月26日
致长城饭店经理
中国北京
亲爱的先生:
我将于10月29日(星期五)抵京。如能在29日晚上为我预订一个
单人房间,我将万分感激。请通过电子信箱或电话予以确认。
此致
(签名)
C(B 中际公司
人力资源部
E-mial:
电话:
34.写一封求职信,参考课本第197-198页
2001年3 月24日
致IBM 公司人力资源部经理
IBM 大厦24层
北京朝阳区工体北路2 号(邮编:100004)
亲爱的女士:
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我想应聘贵公司行政经理之职(职缺刊登在4 月20 日《中国日报》贵
公司的招聘广告上)。
在过去的八年里,我在长城工业公司总经理吴方先生的手下先后担任
行政助理执行秘
。除了日常的助理工作,我还负责接电话和接待来访客
人、安排约会时间、处理文件和信函。我的英语 、计算机和速记水平都很
高,有较强的交际能力、协作能力和谈判能力。
我目前在长城工业公司的工作令人满意。但是贵公司提供的职务更具
有挑战性和吸引力。随信附上我的简历和两封推荐信。
我乐意在你们方便函的时候前来面试。
谨致~
(签字)
王明
百万庄大街23 号
北京西城区(邮编:100037)
电话:6355679
附件: (1)我的个人简历
(2)两封推荐信
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