云南开放大学 大学英语模拟测试题

1．One of my teeth is so ______ that it is going to be missing soon（    B    ）
   A．lose
   B．loose
   C．loss
   D．lost
2．—How about taking a walk?
—Oh, I think it’s ______ cold for a walk
（    C    ）
   A．very much
   B．too much
   C．much too
   D．so much
3．You are supposed to write your composition every ______ line.（    C    ）
   A．one
   B．a
   C．other
   D．another
4．After living for years in a big city, they found it difficult to settle ______ in a town.（    D    ）
   A．for
   B．at
   C．up
   D．down
5．The reason for my absence was ______ I had fallen ill.（    D    ）
   A．why
   B．because
   C．for
   D．that
6．This is the university ______.（    A    ）
   A．at which do we study
   B．we are studying
   C．we are studying at
   D．where we study at
7．It was in this house ______ the important meeting in history was held.（    B    ）
   A．where
   B．that
   C．which
   D．in which
8．She looked so honest that we all regarded her story ______.（    B    ）
   A．like true
   B．as true
   C．like real
   D．as real
9．Mrs. Brown as well as her children ______ to go Paris on holiday next week.（    A    ）
   A．is
   B．are
   C．will
   D．will be
10．He is training hard, hoping to ______ a new world record.（    C    ）
   A．set off
   B．set aside
   C．set up
   D．set out
11．___in the arguments about the morality of artificially reproducing life is the fact that，at present, cloning is a very inefficient procedure.（    B    ）
   A．Overlooked
   B．Overlooking
   C．Having overlooked
   D．Having been overlooked
12．We’ll___ what our country expects of us.（    D    ）
   A．keep up with
   B．put up with
   C．stand up to
   D．live up to
13．The writer has listed why cloning is not feasible to be ___on humans.（    B    ）
   A．amended
   B．adopted
   C．adjusted
   D．adapted
14．He was a charming and ___host whose house was an___rendezvous( 集合的)  of the great.（    A    ）
   A．accomplished, accepted
   B．accomplishing, accepting
   C．accomplishing, accepted
   D．accomplished, accepting
15．I think the chief thing that ___ me about Mr. Bush was his kindness and humor.（    B    ）
   A．hit
   B．struck
   C．beat
   D．knocked
16．Mrs. Clinton was always neatly and quietly dressed ___ her age and status.（    B    ）
   A．in regard to
   B．in accordance with
   C．in reference to
   D．in comparison with
17．We discussed only such problems  ___ concerned everyone of us.（    A    ）
   A．that
   B．what
   C．as
   D．whether
18．After the ___of 17 British passengers, Mr. Blair continued to express his concern over the safety of the other passengers still on board the hijacked airliner.（    B    ）
   A．relay
   B．release
   C．convey
   D．transfer
19．The “quality” newspapers are often held ___ as an example of impartial journalism.（    C    ）
   A．back
   B．in
   C．up
   D．onto
20．At the age of 14, he went to his uncle's farm, where he had lessons on botany  ___  .（    B    ）
   A．self-taught
   B．self-teaching
   C．being self-taught
   D．having self-taught
21．He can't drive a car. Let  ___fly an aero-plane.（    C    ）
   A．solitary
   B．lonely
   C．alone
   D．loneliness
22．The boy said to his mother in an ___ voice that she shouldn't have blamed him.（    D    ）
   A．injury
   B．injurious
   C．injured
   D．injuring
23．___how the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth, it remains a mystery hard to solve.（    B    ）
   A．In turn
   B．As to
   C．Thanks to
   D．As a rule
24．In the era of market economy, the concept of “Consumer First” should be ___by manufacturers.（    D    ）
   A．rejected
   B．reformed
   C．relived
   D．reinforced
25．He's widely known more  ___a poet than  ___a novelist.（    D    ）
   A．for,to
   B．for,as
   C．as,for
   D．as,as
26．The football match was held over until further notice ___the continual rain.（    B    ）
   A．on account of
   B．thanks to
   C．but for
   D．as for
27．The rain was heavy and  ___the land was flooded.（    B    ）
   A．consistently
   B．consequently
   C．constantly
   D．continuously
28．Another issue ___the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.（    C    ）
   A．confining
   B．confirming
   C．confronting
   D．contributing
29．A window in the kitchen room was ___; there was rubbish everywhere and the clock had been stolen.（    B    ）
   A．scattered
   B．smashed
   C．scratched
   D．scraped
30．Knowing that her son was suffering from a ___ disease, the mother cried her eyes out.（    A    ）
   A．deadly
   B．dying
   C．dead-like
   D．deathly
31．Some people consider it unwise to ___themselves in a quarrel between husband and wife.（    B    ）
   A．participate
   B．involve
   C．combine
   D．associate
32．I have just come here to see if I can be___ to you.（    B    ）
   A．help
   B．of help
   C．with help
   D．for help
33．Imagine ___with someone who never stops ___practical jokes on you.（    B    ）
   A．to live, to play
   B．to live, playing
   C．living, to play
   D．living, playing
34．The Old Man and the Sea and many other novels ___ Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.（    A    ）
   A．earned
   B．gained
   C．awarded
   D．claimed
35．Those who had moved to America under the ___that America was paved with gold everywhere started to regret their decision.（    A    ）
   A．illusion
   B．intention
   C．impression
   D．concept
36．___change your mind，please give us a call.（   A     ）
   A．Were you to
   B．Would you
   C．Could you
   D．Might you
37．When ___, he denied  ___ anything illegal.（    B    ）
   A．questioned, doing
   B．being questioned, doing
   C．questioning, doing
   D．questioning, having done
38．See you later. Jenny. I'm glad ___ with you for six months.（    C    ）
   A．to work
   B．to be working
   C．to have worked
   D．to having been working
39．The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly, her long hair___________in the breeze.（    A    ）
   A．flowed
   B．had flowed
   C．flowing
   D．was flowing
40．___from the European continent, England had been in close contact with the outside world.（    D    ）
   A．Because cutting off
   B．While to be cut off
   C．Although cut itself off
   D．Even if cut off
41．The actors have to ___ before they appear in front of the audience.（    C    ）
   A．cover up
   B．paint up
   C．make up
   D．do up
42．Quite a lot of people watch TV only to ___time.（    A    ）
   A．pass
   B．kill
   C．waste
   D．spend
43．John was never particular ___ the food his wife served.（    A    ）
   A．about
   B．of
   C．for
   D．to
44．The designing of a satellite in the heavy environment is  ___an easy job.（    C    ）
   A．by all means
   B．by means of
   C．by no means
   D．by any means
45．Edward is the boy  ___I think scored the winning point for the basketball team.（    D    ）
   A．that
   B．what
   C．whom
   D．who
46．It is often more difficult to find trained men than ___for scientific research.（    B    ）
   A．getting financial support
   B．to get financial support
   C．get financial support
   D．in getting financial support
47．John is a good student, ___his best subject.（    D    ）
   A．as English
   B．being English     
   C．English as
   D．English being
48．___great was the destruction that the South took decades to recover.（    C    ）
   A．Very
   B．Too
   C．So
   D．Such
49．You ought not to ___him the news that day.（    D    ）
   A．tell
   B．be telling
   C．have been told
   D．have told
50．Hot metal ___as it grows cooler.（    A    ）
   A．contracts
   B．reduces
   C．condenses
   D．decreases