2014年成人英语三级考试语法结构与词汇模拟试题(5)

　　unit 5

　　1. I object _______ as he is still too young.

　　A. my son to smoke B. my son smoking

　　C. to my son smoke D. to my son's smoking

　　2. The dog _______ but it still moved on the ground.

　　A. died B. was dead C. has died D. was dying

　　3. Jack began to consider _______ your offer.

　　A. accept B. to accept C. accepting D. accepted

　　4. With the pace of living ______, people find it necessary to take more exercise in order to keep in good health.

　　A. quickening B. quick C. quickens D. quickly

　　5. A programmed ***puter begins to show on its screen the figures you need _______.

　　A. to be switched on B. switching on

　　C. when switched on D. being switched on

　　6. The science of medicine, _______ progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all the sciences.

　　A. in which B. to which C. which D. with which

　　7. He is not so much ______ a help as I thought he would be.

　　A. of B. in C. like D. as

　　8. It is important that every student _______ what the teacher has said.

　　A. will understand B. must understand

　　C. understands D. understand

　　9. The question is difficult for a freshman _______.

　　A. will be answered B. to be answered

　　C. will answer D. to answer

　　10. There is little doubt you’ll be able to judge truth and error if you have confidence in yourself.

　　A. that B. whether C. as D. as to

　　11. No matter how much _______, it will be worth the money.

　　A. does the dictionary cost B. the dictionary costs

　　C. the dictionary will cost D. costs the dictionary

　　12. The Jones family couldn’t agree on where to spend _______ vacation.

　　A. its B. theirs C. their D. family’s

　　13. It ______ around nine o’clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.

　　A. had to be B. was to be

　　C. must have been D. must be

　　14. _______, water should be regarded with caution as it can be dangerous.

　　A. Beautiful as it is B. It is beautiful

　　C. As it is beautiful D. Beautiful it is

　　15. _______ always triumphs over _______?

　　A. New and progressive; the old and obsolete

　　B. The new and progressive; the old and obsolete

　　C. New, progressive; the old obsolete

　　D. The new progressive; the old obsolete

　　16. Neither the revolution in manufacture nor that in agriculture ______ without the brilliant inventions in transportation and ***munication.

　　A. could have proceeded B. should have proceeded

　　C. ought to have proceeded D. must have proceeded

　　17. _______ Jonathan loves his son, he is strict with him.

　　A. Before B. Whether C. While D. For

　　18. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship _______ for making money.

　　A. other than B. more than C. better titan D. rather than

　　19. When determining the cause of a serious, _______.

　　A. the patient should be given good care by the doctor

　　B. the illness should be treated ct once by the doctor

　　C. the doctor should be giving the patient good care

　　D. the most effective treatment should be given by the doctor

　　20. About 30 years ago they lived in ______.

　　A. a gloomy-looking gray wooden house

　　B. a gray gloomy-looking wooden house

　　C. a gray wooden gloomy-looking house

　　D. a wooden gloomy-looking gray house

　　21. He has recently got an interesting ______ in a steel works.

　　A. job B. employment C. work D. occupation

　　22. There were no seats _____ for those who arrived late.

　　A. enough B. sufficient C. available D. supplied

　　23. My child is _____ about what he eats. He is very hard to please in this respect.

　　A. partial B. selective C. particular D. special

　　24. Very few scientists _____ with a ***pletely new answer to the world’s problems.

　　A. ***e to B. ***e up C. ***e on D. ***e round

　　25. The government has done very little to ______ the program on the basis of which it won the election.

　　A. execute B. attempt C. carry D. make

　　26. Mr. Snow thought that he would never be***e a member of the board of directors because of his ______ origin.

　　A. previous B. critical C. humble D. false

　　27. As the train increased its speed, the noise from the crowd on the platform ______?

　　A. tracked down B. went away C. trailed off D. trailed along

　　28. Psychology is ______ the study of human behavior by scientific methods.

　　A. referred B. defined C. regard as D. thought as

　　29. He hoped that the firm would ______ him to the Paris branch.

　　A. change B. transfer C. exchange D. transform

　　30. She had to ______ her dress because she had lost weight.

　　A. transform B. shift C. cut D. alter

　　31. This mistake will _____ you in a great deal of trouble.

　　A. engage B. involve C. include D. draw

　　32. The demand for China-made cotton products in the international market is now ______.

　　A. in the rise B. on the rise C. in a rise D. on a rise

　　33. Language is developing with each passing day so dictionaries should be _____ every year if possible.

　　A. updated B. upcast C. upbuilt D. upgraded

　　34. I _______ my eyes around the room but could not see her.

　　A. gave B. glanced C. cast D. threw

　　35. This machine works very well so long as no one ______ with it.

　　A. opposes B. interrupts C. bothers D. interferes

　　36. The football match was televised ______ from the Workers’ Stadium.

　　A. alive B. life C. live D. lively

　　37. This story is too long. You must ______.

　　A. cut it short B. cut short it C. lengthen it D. make it length

　　38. I ______ out of the window for a moment and then went on working.

　　A. succeeded B. viewed C. glimpsed D. glanced

　　39. During the _______ the audience strolled and chatted in the lounge.

　　A. gap B. space C. rest D. interval

　　40. The concert audience was carried ______ by the singer’s performance.

　　A. away B. off C. over D. upon