23秋学期（高起本：1709-2103、专升本/高起专：2003-2103）《大学英语（一）》在线作业-00002

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 50 道试题,共 100 分)

1.Mrs. Smith told me that she ____ when I called her yesterday afternoon.

A.was cooking dinner

B.has been cooking dinner

C.cooked dinner

D.had been cooked dinner

2.This book is an ____ to discuss some interesting social problems.

A.Addition

B.attempt

C.activity

D.assignment

3.____ going out for dinner this weekend?

A.How about

B.What if

C.Whether about

D.Why don’t you

4.Look in both directions to ____ you are safe before crossing the street.

A.enable

B.count out

C.inspect

D.make sure

5.Rose is in the garden. She ( ) her afternoon tea with her boyfriend.

A.is having

B.has

C.have

6.A: I saw Tom just now at the café B:It ( )be him. He went to U.S.A. yesterday.

A.mustn't

B.can't

C.shouldn't

7.Xiaoyan has a reservation ( )a single room.

A.to

B.for

C.at

8.One of the sailors found it necessary to ____ the captain ____ the nearest island by radio.

A.declare … to contact

B.propose … contact

C.insist … to contact

D.wish … contact

9.I’m confused a bout your intention and can ____ decide on what to do.

A.necessarily

B.undoubtedly

C.previously

D.barely

10.____his age, he couldn’t have painted the pictures all by himself.

A.To consider

B.Considered

C.Being considered

D.Considering

11.A:I prefer watching TV. B:So ( ) I.

A.have

B.am

C.do

12.Home found himself ____ an awkward situation when he brought Mrs. Rosa Sandoval a bad telegram.

A.coming up with

B.filled in

C.involved in

D.bursting into

13.David's younger brother is ( )engineer.

A.a

B.an

C.the

14.No passenger is allowed to stick his head out of the window lest ____.

A.he is hurt

B.he be hurt

C.he will be hurt

D.he is to be hurt

15.Williams ( )in London, not in China.

A.live

B.lives

C.is live

16.The ground control had been receiving signals from the plane before they suddenly ____.

A.broke off

B.came down

C.grew up

D.turned over

17.What is your job? I'm ( )accountant.

A.a

B.an

C./

18.My father ( ) for an important phone call at the moment. He can't go to have lunch with you, I am afraid.

A.wait

B.waiting

C.is waiting

19.A: ( )? B: Yes, I'd like to. Thanks.

A.Would you like something

B.Would you like to come to the shop one day

C.Would you like coming to the shop one day

20.A:The shower isn't working. B: ( ).

A.I come to call the plumber

B.I'll call the plumber

C.I like calling the plumber

21.A:I'm keen on football. B: So ( )I.

A.have

B.do

C.am

22.A:Where do ( )live? B:( )home is in London.

A.they, They

B.their, They

C.they, Their

23.He ( )in travelling.

A.is interested

B.interested

C.interests

24.This is my new watch. It was a present ( )my wife.

A.at

B.to

C.from

25.Mary ( ) brown eyes and golden hair.

A.have

B.have got

C.has got

26.My brother used ____ in the same office with John. They are very good friends.

A.to work

B.working

C.work

D.worked

27.A:( ). B:Hi. My name's Rose. Are you from London?

A.Hello, I'm Paul. What's your name?

B.Hello, who are you? What's your name?

C.Where are you from?

28.A: I haven't got a car. B: ( ).

A.Neither have I

B.Neither do I

C.Neither am I

29.The old lady was standing by the window ____ suddenly she caught sight of a postman riding along.

A.when

B.while

C.because

D.so

30.A:He has got two sisters. B:( ).

A.So have I

B.So am I

C.So do I

31.The young lady could not help ____on hearing the joke.

A.laughing

B.laugh

C.with laughing

D.in laughing

32.Pam will not come to our meeting next week. She ( ) in France from Monday till Thursday.

A.is staying

B.are staying

C.stay

33.Don’t expect a millionaire to be dressed expensively all the time; a rich man does not ____ show off his wealth.

A.reluctantly

B.occasionally

C.emotionally

D.ecessarily

34.He is ( )on the 6 o'clock train on Friday evening.

A.travelling

B.travel

C.travels

35.Thank you for your gifts, but you ____ such expensive things.

A.mustn’t buy

B.shouldn’t buy

C.mustn’t have bought

D.shouldn’t have bought

36.Rose is ( ) easy-going than Frank in the interview.

A.much

B.many

C.much more

37.In redesigning the assembly line the engineer found it difficult to ____ his intention without adequate money.

A.carry out

B.look into

C.set aside

D.concentrate on

38.I come here twice a week to swim and ( ).

A.work

B.work out

C.work to

39.A:What do you do? B: ( ).

A.I am washing the dishes now

B.I am a policeman

C.I do my homework

40.Forced by his heartless son into signing the paper, the poor old man could do nothing but tremble and ____.

A.flutter

B.splutter

C.chatter

D.clatter

41.People wouldn’t think a group leader ____ if he cared more about himself than others.

A.Average

B.curious

C.responsible

D.productive

42.Not until darkness fell ____ he hadn’t done half of his work.

A.that he realized

B.that he didn’t realize

C.did he realize

D.didn’t he realize

43.I am getting too fat. I have to ( )my weight.

A.work off

B.work of

C.work out

44.I am ( ) engineer.

A.a

B.an

C./

45.____ that we use only 1% of our brain’s full potential.

A.It generally believed

B.It is generally believed

C.Generally believed

D.It has generally believed

46.While the chairman was giving a talk at the meeting, some workers at the back paid no attention and kept ____.

A.chattering

B.enduring

C.relieving

D.mentioning

47.A: I'm going to clean the house. B: ( )do the shopping.

A.I like to

B.I would

C.I'll

48.He ought to have handed in the paper yesterday. That’s what he ____.

A.should do

B.should be doing

C.should have done

D.should have

49.The youth centers set up by the city government have ____ those young people to spend their time wisely.

A.relieved

B.occupied

C.enabled

D.prohibited

50.We haven’t seen Miss White for quite a few months since she was ____ into a big hospital round the corner.

A.vanished

B.endured

C.invited

D.admitted