2014年成人英语三级考试语法结构与词汇模拟试题(4)

　　unit 4

　　1. Three-fourths of its surface of the earth ______ sea.

　　A. is B. have been C. are D. was

　　2. _______ pleased with his homework.

　　A. His both parents are B. His parents are both

　　C. All his parents are D. His parents are all

　　3. At no time and under no circumstances _______ his personal interest first.

　　A. should a ***munist place B. His parents are both

　　B. a ***munist should place D. shouldn’t a ***munist place

　　4. They stopped ______, but there was no sound.

　　A. hearing B. listening C. to hear D. to listen

　　5. It is said that he likes to carry a raincoat ________.

　　A. where he goes B. wherever he goes

　　C. where he goes to D wherever he goes to

　　6. _______, our experiment would have failed.

　　A. Should he not help us B. Did he not help us

　　C. Had he not helped us D. If he has not helped us

　　7. It must have been _______ who gave the signal.

　　A. them B. they C. theirs D. these

　　8. With the help of science and technology, the farmers produced _______ crops in 1993 as the year before.

　　A. as twice as many B. as many as twice

　　C. as twice many D. twice as many

　　9. It was such a hot day that everyone ______ swimming in the river.

　　A. felt like B. tended to C. made for D turned out

　　10. They arrive _______ late that there were no seats left.

　　A. much B. too C. so D. very

　　11. Twenty _____ people were present at that meeting.

　　A. thousands B. thousands of

　　C. thousand of D. thousand

　　12. Many children are looking forward to ______ a trip to Beijing next month.

　　A. make B. be making C. making D. have made

　　13. Let’s go, Mary. It’s time we _______.

　　A. attend the meeting B. attended the meeting

　　C. will attend the meeting D. should have had the meeting

　　14. Like the old, ______ respected in some countries.

　　A. the female is B. a female are

　　C. a female is D. the female are

　　15. I tried to get out of the business, ______ I found impossible.

　　A. who B. which C. that D. what

　　16. He is unable to answer the questions about the new text. He ______ it yesterday.

　　A. must have previewed B. ought to preview

　　C. ought to have previewed D. should preview

　　17. I _______ to go swimming in the pool when I was a boy. I often go fishing in the pool now.

　　A. was used B. used C. would use D. had used

　　18. When I was away from home, he ***pletely f***ot ______ the plants as he promised to do.

　　A. watering B. to water

　　C. that he watered D. so as to water

　　19. “Thank you for your perfect control. Without you, ________,” said the host.

　　A. we’d be attacked by the cobra B. we should be attacked by the cobra

　　C. we would have attacked by the cobra D. we would have been attacked by the cobra

　　20. We are aware that, _______, the situation will get worse.

　　A. if not dealing with carefully B. if dealt not carefully with

　　C. if not carefully dealt with D. if not carefully dealing with

　　21. I would rather ______ two days earlier.

　　A. you should call me B. you had called me

　　C. you called me D. you call me

　　22. My watch is nowhere to be found. I _______ when I was on the bus.

　　A. must drop it B. should have dropped it

　　C. must have dropped it D. ought to have dropped it

　　23. There was a sudden gust of wind and _______.

　　A. went away his hat B. away went his hat

　　C. went his hat away D. away his hat went

　　24. The country ______ most of the Americans hurry home before the night falls.

　　A. has not been cleaned up B. having not cleaned up

　　C. having not been cleaned up D. is not cleaned up

　　25. A tiny village school is soon to _______ its 110th birthday.

　　A. make B. liberate C. celebrate D. confirm

　　26. At the next meeting, the mayor will ______ a plan to build the bridge.

　　A. pretend B. propose C. predict D. promise

　　27. No matter how much you may dislike the new regulations, you will have to learn to _____ them.

　　A. live out B. live with C. live on D. live off

　　28. Everything is so expensive now. It is hardly ______ to save money.

　　A. probable B. likely C. possible D. feasible

　　29. On seeing the snake, the man sprang up ______ a start.

　　A. with B. in C. from D. to

　　30. Scott is the only ______ member of his family. His parents and sister died in the sinking of the Andrea Doria years ago.

　　A. remaining B. alive C. surviving D. leaving

　　31. It is easy to _______ one state of matter from another.

　　A. differ B. vary C. distinguish D. disturb

　　32. Is it true that Boeing 747 is the largest passenger plane ______ existence?

　　A. within B. on C. at D. in

　　33. We often read in novels how a seemingly ______ old lady had poisoned her five husbands in her youth.

　　A. respectful B. respective C. respectable D. respecting

　　34. The girl fainted, but she ______ after we splashed water on her face.

　　A. came up B. got over C. came over D. came to

　　35. At present a large number of doctors and researchers ______ the cure to cancer.

　　A. devote themselves to B. devote them to

　　C. give up themselves to D. give up them to

　　36. _______ what you say, he is not to blame.

　　A. In view of B. In sight of

　　C. With a view to D. In seeing

　　37. As the managing director can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the ***pany ______.

　　A. on his account D. on his behalf

　　C. for his part D. from his point of view

　　38. In the early days, the mere fact of discovering a new land, together with the riches that trade might bring, was sufficient reason to _______ an exploration.

　　A. apply B. desire C. launch D. possess

　　39. The baby can not walk, ______ run.

　　A. but B. neither C. let alone D. not alone

　　40. For this question, you are only required to state the _____ facts.

　　A. empty B. bare C. vacant D. deserted