江苏省包场高级中学2018届高三英语复习单选专练三 含答案

单选专练三

1.—It seems to be colder outside today.

---Yes, the temperature _____to minus 2 in Changzhou and it is likely to get even colder the next few days.

A. has fallen

B. falls

C. has been falling

D. fell

2.—Would you please get me one ticket for Justin Bieber’s performance?

---Sorry, the tickets _____ three days in advance.

A. had been sold out

B. will sell out

C. have been sold out

D. would sell out

3.As he approached the door, Mike looked into the room again to see if he ______anything

behind. A. left B. had left C. has left D. would leave

4.Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the precious diamond at first, he

______ and admitted everything when he was shown the videotape.

A. broke up

B. broke away

C. broke down

D. broke into

5.Living in _____ever increasingly fast-paced world, we are facing greater competition, so we

must take ____ advantage of every opportunity to develop ourselves.

A. an; the

B. an; /

C. the; an

D. the; /

6.—Tonight’s negotiation ______to be a difficult one.

---I can’t agree more. Both sides are stubborn and will fight for their own benefits.

A. intends

B. sounds

C. promises

D. prepares

7.—Haven’t you completed the building to be used as a library?

---Yes. We _____on it for over ten months.

A. worked

B. have worked

C. are working

D. will have worked

8.Most restaurants and cafes have ______small no-smoking areas but won’t enforce the law.

A. set aside

B. set out

C. set down

D. set off

9.—Have you heard anything about whether or not we’re running a summer camp this year?

---No, I haven’t, and I _____ about that, too.

A. wonder

B. wondered

C. had wondered

D. have been wondering

10.—Do you know the man talking to the headmaster?

---A scientist ________a visit to our school. He will give us a speech on TV tomorrow.

A. pays

B. paying

C. is paying

D. having paid

11.If you drop all your friends because you are in power, ______ are that they will drop you too

because you are not reliable.

A. chances

B. opportunities

C. questions

D. problems

12.As for reducing expenditure and job growth, we can’t afford to do just one or _______ other,

we’ve got to do _____ both, Mr Obama said at a town-hail meeting in Illinois before the 2012 Presidential election.

A. the; the

B. /; the

C. the;/

D. /; /

13.—Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai?

--- Yes, the early train is ______to leave at 5:30 a.m. .

A. likely

B. possible

C. due

D. about

14.—Why didn’t you pay the telephone bill?

---The bill? ______.

A. It all depends.

B. It’s up to you.

C. You are crazy.

D. That isn’t due yet.

15.Never _______ there was a beautiful place nearby, so away _______.

A. did they know; went they

B. they knew; went they

C. did they knew; they went

D. they knew; they went

16.Dr. Peter Spence, ______headmaster of the school, told us “____ fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”

A. /; A

B. /; The

C. the; The

D. a; /

17.In communication, a smile is usually____strong sign of a friendly and_____open attitude.

A. the; /

B. a; an

C. a; /

D. the; an

18.First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get _____ second chance to make _____ first impression.

A. a; the

B. the; the

C. a; a

D. the; a

19.—Do you have anyone particular in ______ for the job?

---In my opinion, Tom is the right person.

A. heart

B. head

C. mind

D. brain

20.Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek _____ food safety problems.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. after