2011上海二模英语单项选择专项训练

二模单项选择专项训练 Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the

one answer that best completes the sentence.

25.________ increased food intake，Jack continued to lose weight. A. Despite B. Beyond C. During D. Through

26. John is one of these men who I am sure always do ________ best even under the most difficult conditions. A. his B. their C. your D. one’s

27. Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been ________. A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular

28. Research now proves that eating fish and chips is healthier than ________. A. eat hamburgers. B. eating hamburgers. C. to eat hamburgers. D. hamburgers eating

29. Not until I shouted at the top of my voice ________ his head. A. that he turned B. he didn’t turn C. did he turn D. did he not turn

30. John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ________ has made him what he

is today. A. why B. when C. which D. that

31. With Father’s Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank ________presents for my

dad. A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. to have bought

32. —Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.

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—You ________ have my computer if you don’t take care of it. A. shan’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t

33. Linda, make sure the tables ________ before the guests arrive. A. will be set B. set C. are set D. are setting

34. As is well known, the unemployment ________ increasing in the country since the second half of 2008. A. kept B. had kept C. has been keeping D. was keeping

35. ________fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect. A. What B. It C. That D. Which

36. There are many kinds of public merriment associated with Pancake Day, one of ________ is the practice of

pancake races. A. which B. them C. that D. what

37. Someone called me up in the middle of the night，but they hung up ________I could answer the phone. A. as B. since C. until D. before

38. Scientists found that dogs, not wolves, as originally ________, were responsible for a large number of

livestock killings in the mountainous country. A. suspected B. suspecting C. suspect D. to suspect

39. We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, ________ that all children like these

things. A. think B. thinking C. to think D. thought

40. ________ convincing an argument is, it needs support of evidence. A. Whatever B. Although C. Whether D. However

25. People all over the world were shocked Japan’s nuclear explosion caused by the devastating

earthquake. A. in

B. at C. to

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D. on

26. The agreement was made quickly as both sides were satisfied with the conditions of _____.

A. another

B. others

C. the other

D. either

27. – Do you regret having paid so much for the trip to Maldives? – No. Since it’s worthwhile, I’d gladly pay ______ for it. A. twice as much

B. twice so much C. twice as many D. twice so many

28. A little carelessness while driving ______ cost the driver his life. A. must

B. shall

C. need

D. may

29. The family moved to Miami three years ago, and this house ______ vacant ever since.

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. had been

30. In the U.S., ______ a tip is thought to be polite when paying the bill. A. leave

B. having left

C. leaving

D. being left

31. ______ in the northwest of China, Xi’an is seen as the birthplace of the country’s civilization. A. Locating

B. Being located

C. To locate

D. Located

32. It’s the embarrassment of refusing to jump ______ persuades him to conquer his fear of heights. A. which

B. that C. how

D. what

33. She swept the soil away and found herself standing on ______ seemed a pavement. A. what

B. which

C. who

D. that

34. – Excuse me, would you lower your voice or use your mobile phone outside? – Oh, sorry… I ______. A. don’t realize

B. hadn’t realized

C. didn’t realize

D. haven’t realized

35. You should take control of your life ______ it is planning coursework or picking a major. A. whenever

B. whether

C. whatever

D. no matter

36. Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ______ pressure. A. relieving

B. to relieve

C. relieved

D. relieve

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37. Both John and Nick are doctors ______ the respect of patients, but Nick is more skilled in treating diseases. A. to win

B. to have won

C. won

D. having won

38. The traditional view is ______ where you stand in the alphabet can really affect your chances. A. when

B. why

C. whether

D. that

39. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ______ any end to their influence on man’s lives. A. there is

B. is there

C. it is

D. is it

40. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations ______ would bring

about positive emotions. A. which

25. Rock’n’roll was Black music that broke through to white culture when whites played the Blacks’

songs_____ the same style. A. with 26.

B. on

C. in

D. by

B. where

C. why

D. as

The information he gave us was quite different from _____ we got ourselves.

B. those

C. that

D. it

A. one 27.

–I’m sorry I insulted you, Jimmy.

–That’s _____ like it. A. more

B. most

C. less

D. least

28. There _____ be any difficulty in passing the road test since you have practised a lot in the driving

school. A. mustn’t 29.

B. shan’t

C. shouldn’t

D. needn’t

He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone _____.

B. has exposed C. is exposed

D. was exposed

A. exposed

30. If you ―look the other way‖ while something bad is happening, that means you choose _____ that

thing.

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