2014年成人英语三级考试精选模拟试题(2)

　　Part II Vocabulary

　　21. However hard he tried, he didn’t _________ to get in touch with his comrades.

　　A. succeed B. manage C. afford D. intend

　　22. The footsteps _________ his return.

　　A. announced B. called C. expressed D. told

　　23. Though the weather was ______ unfavorable, they came ______ for the meeting.

　　A. especially; especially B. specially; specially

　　C. especially; specially D. specially; especially

　　24. He knows little of maths, _________ of chemistry.

　　A. and still more B. no more than C. no less than D. and still less

　　25. We are _________ to go there in a hurry.

　　A. urged B. hoped C. admitted D. encouraged

　　26. Have you any __________ that you were not there at 9 o’clock last night?

　　A. statement B. cause C. proof D. words

　　27. Seeing the sun _________ on the sea, we _________ a shout of joy.

　　A. raising; raised B. rising; raised C. rose; rose D. raised; rose

　　28. ---- “The hen has just ______ two eggs. I ______ them on the table just now.”

　　---- “Where are they? Oh, you are _________ .”

　　A. lied; lay; lying B. laid; laid; lying C. laid; lay; lying D. lain; lied; laying

　　29. He gain the knowledge of world history _________ .

　　A. step by step B. more and more C. from time to time D. side by side

　　30. They at first _________ the room _________ me, and when they found me they began to _________ me.

　　A. searched for; for; search for B. searched for; after; search through

　　C. searched; for; search for D. searched; for; search

　　31. The medicine was _________ sugar and water.

　　A. almost B. most C. mostly D. nearly

　　32. He gave his listeners a vivid _________ of four horses.

　　A. account B. story C. explanation D. subject

　　33. After closing the envelope, the secretary _________ the stamp firmly on it.

　　A. rubbed B. struck C. sucked D. stuck

　　34. Michael is very good at each subject, and it is _________ that he will be admitted by the university in which he has been longing to study.

　　A. no problem B. no doubt C. out of the question D. out of question

　　35. The airplane arrived one hour behind _________ .

　　A. timetable B. schedule C. plan D. date

　　36. Television keeps us informed about _______ events and the latest developments in science and politics.

　　A. current B. fashionable C. brand-new D. previous

　　37. Rain does not _________ bring down the temperature.

　　A. certainly B. undoubtedly C. necessarily D. completely

　　38. Only guests of the hotel enjoy the _________ of using the private beach.

　　A. favour B. advantage C. privilege D. possibility

　　39. “We’ll do what we can to get the goods _________ on time.” Said the manager of the company.

　　A. reached B. delivered C. returned D. come

　　40. He often goes to school by bike _________ it rains.

　　A. besides B. except C. except that D. except when

　　Part III Structure

　　41. He is neither _____ European, nor _____ American. He is from _____ Australia.

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

　　42. He had to jump over the _________ wall to fetch the ball.

　　A. six-foot-high B. six-feet-high C. six feet high D. six foots high

　　43. All things _________, the planned trip had to be called off.

　　A. having considered B. be considered C. considering D. considered

　　44. She was born in ___________.

　　A. early sixties B. the early sixties C. the early sixty D. early sixty

　　45. The Yangtze River is much longer than ___________ in China.

　　A. any rivers B. any of others C. any river D. any other rivers

　　46. The sentence wants __________ once more.

　　A. to explain B. being explained C. explaining D. explained

　　47. He insisted that he _________ no help.

　　A. needed B. needs C. need D. would need

　　48. More than one answer __________ to the question.

　　A. have been given B. has been given C. were given D. had given

　　49. ___________ , Mary had to ask for leave to tend her.

　　A. Being ill B. Her mother being ill

　　C. Her mother to be ill D. Her mother was ill

　　50. ---- “What is John like?” ---- He ___________ .

　　A. isn’t very well B. doesn’t like coffee

　　C. likes to play football D. isn’t very handsome

　　51. __________ as he is, he knows medicine no better than I.

　　A. A doctor B. The doctor C. One doctor D. Doctor

　　52. ---- “This cloth ________ well and _______ long.” ---- “OK, I’ll take it.”

　　A. washes; is lasted B. is washed; lasted

　　C. washes; lasts D. is washing; lasting

　　53. __________ the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing is quite clear to the people all over the world.

　　A. That B. Whether C. When D. If

　　54. ______ the desert can be called a sea, ______ the camels are the ships in the sea.

　　A. If; then B. If; so C. When; then D. When; so

　　55. At last the girl received the letter she ___________ for so long a time.

　　A. has been expecting B. had been expecting

　　C. was expecting D. had expected

　　56. The boy was severely criticized _________ his homework the day before.

　　A. for not having finished B. for him not to have finished

　　C. for not finishing D. for him not to finish

　　57. ---- “He failed in the experiment, but his efforts are worthy ________.”

　　---- “However, I think, it is worthwhile ___________ the cause of this failure.”

　　A. praising; to discuss B. to be praised; to discuss

　　C. of being praised; a discussion of D. praising; discussing

　　58. So absorbed ________ the work that she often forgot to take her meals.

　　A. she had been in B. had she been in C. she was in D. was she in

　　59. ________ for her help, we would not have been able to solve the problem.

　　A. If it was not B. Were it not C. But D. Had it not

　　60. ________ , you must show your ticket to go into the cinema.

　　A. No matter whoever you are B. Whomever you are

　　C. Whoever you are D. No matter who are you