例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child________ he or she wants.
A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
答案是B。
21．- Good morning, Grand Hotel.
- Hello, I' d like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th.
- ________
A．What can I do for you? B．Just a minute, please.
C．What' s the matter? D．At your service.
22．The film brought the hours back to me________ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.
A．until B．that C．when D．where
23．As we joined the big crowd I got________ from my friends.
A．separated B．spared C．lost D．missed
24．Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology________ so rapidly.
A．is changing B．has changed C．will have changed D．will change
25．The Parkers bought a new house but________ will need a lot of work before they can move in.
A．they B．it C．one D．which
26．We didn' t plan our art exhibition like that but it________ very well.
A．worked out B．tried out C．went on D．carried on
27．The home improvements have taken what little there is________ my spare time.
A．from B．in C．of D．at
28．It is generally believed that teaching is________ it is a science.
A．an art much as B．much an art as C．as an art much as D．as much an art as
29．The warmth of________ sweater will of course be determined by the sort of ________wool used.
A．the; the B．the; 不填 C．不填; the D．不填；不填
30．I________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven't had time to play since the new year.
A．will play B．have played C．played D．play
31．A computer can only do________ you have instructed it to do.
A．how B．after C．what D．when
32．Visitors________ not to touch the exhibits.
A．will request B．request C．are requesting D．are requested
33．I was really anxious about you. You________ home without a word.
A．mustn't leave B．shouldn' t have left C．couldn' t have left D．needn't leave
34．________is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A．It B．As C．That D．What
35．________such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.
A．Having suffered B．Suffering C．To suffer D．Suffered
Ⅱ．Grammar
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．I earn 10 dollars hour as supermarket cashier on Saturdays .
A．a …an B．the …a C．an …a D．an…the
26．The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism the wildlife in the area .
A．in B．on C．at D．with
27．Shanghai is really a fascinating city and we’ve decided to stay for two weeks .
A．another B．other C．the other D．other’s
28．The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took
pictures of them .
A．many of B．masses of C．the number of D．a large amount of
29．How you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article ?
A．can B．must C．need D．may
30．It is believed that if a book is , it will surely the reader .
A．interested …interest B．interesting …be interested
C．interested …be interesting D．interesting…interest
31．The house rent is expensive . I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying here .
A．as three times much B．as much three times
C．much as three times D．three times as much
32．I thought Jim would say something about his school report , but he it .
A．doesn’t mention B．hadn’t mentioned
C．didn’t mention D．hasn’t mentioned
33．—How far apart do they live ?
— I know , they live in the same neighbourhood .
A．As long as B．As far as C．As well as D．As often as
34．We were in when we left that we forgot the airline tickets .
A．a rush so anxious B．a such anxious rush
C．so an anxious rush D．such an anxious rush
35．A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners’ curiosity he reaches the end of the story .
A．when B．unless C．after D．until
36．It is these poisonous products can cause the symptoms of the flu , such as headache
and aching muscles .
A．who B．that C．how D．what
37．The discovery of new evidence led to .
A．the thief having caught B．catch the thief
C．the thief being caught D．the thief to be caught
38．Only when your identity has been checked , .
A．you are allowed in B．you will be allowed in
C．will you allow in D．will you be allowed in
39．Generally speaking , according to the directions , the drug has no side effect .
A．when taking B．when taken C．when to take D．when to be taken
40．It is pretty well understood controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the
atmosphere today .
A．that B．when C．what D．how
41．I can think of many cases students obviously knew a lot of English words and
expressions but couldn’t write a good essay .
A．why B．which C．as D．where
42．—Dad , I’ve finished my assignment .
—Good , and you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb me .
A．whenever B．whether C．whatever D．no matter
43．An army spokesman stressed that all the soldiers had been ordered clear warnings before firing any shots .
A．to issue B．being issued C．to have issued D．to be issued
44．There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars road conditions
need .
A．that …to be improved B．which …to be improved
C．where…improving D．when…improving
Ⅲ．Vocabulary
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 .
45．Some passengers complain that it usually so long to fill in travel insurance
documents .
A．costs B．takes C．spends D．spares
46．“I don’t think it’s my that the TV blew up . I just turned it on , that’s all ,” said the boy .
A．error B．mistake C．fault D．duty
47．My grandfather is as as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day .
A．enthusiastic B．energetic C．talkative D．sensitive
48．Broadly speaking , I would agree with Shirley , though not .
A．widely B．thoroughly C．entirely D．extensively
49．Tony is the guidebook , looking for information about Japan , where he will travel soon .
A．tracing B．skipping C．inspecting D．scanning
50．One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) in the number of natural disasters .
A．result B．account C．reason D．increase
51．Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a heavy price for being .
A．graceful B．fashionable C．particular D．feasible
52．Life is tough in the city .In order to lose their , some people drink alcohol .
A．temper B．mood C．consciousness D．pressures
53．Her talent and experience her to the respect of her colleagues .
A．permitted B．qualified C．deserved D．entitled
54．The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather the helplessness of the
crew at sea .
A．added to B．resulted from C．turned out D．made up
25. C 26. B 27. A 28. B 29.A
30.D 31.D 32. C 33.B 34. D
35.D 36.B 37.C 38. D 39.B
40.C 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.A
45.B 46.C 47.B 48. C 49.D
50.D 51.B 52. D 53. D 54.A
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.
A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever
答案是B。
21．—The room is so dirty. we clean it?
—
A．Will Of course. B．Shall C．Would D．Do
22．—The boys are not doing a good job at all, are they?
— .
A．I guess not so B．I don’t guess C．I don’t guess so D．I guess not
23．—I’m sorry I’m calling you so late.
— okay.
A．This is B．You’re C．That’s D．I’m
24．There’s dictionary on desk by your side.
A．a; the B．a; a C．the; a D．the; the
25．—Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?
—Oh, that’s .
A．what makes me feel excited B．whatever I feel excited about
C. how I feel about it D．when I feel excited
26．—When will you come to see me, Dad?
—I will go to see you when you the training course.
A．will have finished B．will finish C．are finishing D．finish
27．—How long at this job?
—Since 1990.
A．were you employed B．have you been employed
C．had you been employed D．will you be employed
28．The manager has got a good business so the company is doing well.
A．idea B．sense C．thought D．thinking
29．—Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?
—Yes. He had never praised him he became one of the top students in his grade.
A．after B．unless C．until D．when
30．—I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.
—You can never be careful in the street.
A．much B．very C．so D．too
31．We are living in an age many things are done on computer.
A．which B．that C．whose D．when
32．The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to .
A．make it out B．make it off C．make it up D．make it over
33．—You don’t look very .Are you ill?
—No, I’m just a bit tired.
A．good B．well C．strong D．healthy
34．—What happened to the priceless works of art?
— .
A．They were destroyed in the earthquake
B．The earthquake was destroying them
C．They destroyed in the earthquake
D．The earthquake destroyed them
35．Mr. Smith, of the speech, started to read a novel.
A．tired; boring B．tiring; bored C．tired; bored D．tiring; boring
21．B 22．D23．C 24．A 25．A 26．D 27．B 28．B 29．C 30．D 31．D 32．A33．B 34．A 35．A
6. — my glasses?
—Yes, I saw them on your bed a minute ago.
A. Do you see B. Had you seenC. Would you see D. Have you seen
7. —When shall we meet again?
—Make it day you like; it's all the same to me.
A. one B. any C. another D. some
8. Johnny, you play with the knife, you hurt yourself.
A. won't;can't B. mustn't; mayC. shouldn't; must D. can't; shouldn't
9. —I'm sorry I broke your mirror.
—Oh, really? .
A. It's OK with me B. It doesn't matter C. Don't be sorry D. I don't care
10. I'll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little .
A. wait B. time C. patience D. rest
11. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard .
A. the better voice B. a good voiceC. the best voice D. a better voice
12. Tom felt that he knew everybody's business better than they knew it .
A. themselves B. oneselfC. itself D. himself
13. Many people agree that knowledge of English is a must in international trade today.
A. a; 不填 B. the; anC. the; the D. 不填; the
14. The number of people invited fifty, but a number of them absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; wasC. was; were D. were; were
15. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining .
A. badly B. hardlyC. strongly D. heavily
16. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
17. Helen her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband home. （1996年全国卷）
A. has left; comes B. left; had comeC. had left; came D. had left;would come
18. The patient was warned oily food after the operation.
A. to eat not B. eating notC. not to eat D. not eating
19. You didn't let me drive. If we in turn, you so tired.
A. drove, didn't get B. drove; wouldn't get
C. were driving; wouldn't get D. had driven; wouldn't have got
20. —Can I help you, sir?
—Yes. I bought this radio here yesterday, but it .
A. didn't work B. won't work C. can't work D. doesn't work
21. It is wise to have some money for old age.
A. put away B. kept up C. given away D. laid up
22. we can't get seems better than we have.
A. What;what B. What;that C. That;that D. That;what
23. in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
A. Losing B. Having lost C. Lost D. To lose
24. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea.
A. does B. feels C. gets D. makes
25. we'll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.
A. If B. Whether C. That D. Where
参 考 答 案
6. D 7. B 8. B 9. B10. C 11. D 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. C19. D 20. D 21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. B
National Matriculation English Test(NMET 97)
Ⅰ.单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分）
B)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
例：We last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study C. should have studied D. would study
答案是C.
6. It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
7. — Have you seen pen? I left it here this morning.
— Is it black one? I think I saw it somewhere.
A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a
8. — Do you think I could borrow your dictionary?
— .
A. Yes, you may borrow B. Yes, you could C. Yes, help yourself D. Yes, go on
9. She his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
A. looked up B. looked for C. picked out D. picked up
10. I first met Lisa three years ago. She at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working C. had been working D. had worked
11. The train leaves at 6:00 pm. So I have to be at the station 5:40 pm at the latest.
12. I would love to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.
A. to go B. to have goneC. going D. having gone
13. Wait till you are more . It's better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. satisfied C. calm C. certain
14. I agree with most of what you said, but I don't agree with .
A. everything B. anythingC. something D. nothing
15. — I'd like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith.
— .
A. Oh, no. Let's not B. I'd rather stay at home
C. I'm very sorry, but I have other plans D. Oh, no. That'll be too much trouble
16. — Is this raincoat yours?
— No,mine there behind the door.
A. is hanging B. has hung C. hangs D. hung
17. The Olympic Games, in 776 B.C., did not include women players until 1912.
A. first playing B. to be first played C. first played D. to be first playing
18. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a .
A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice
19. — Who is Jerry Cooper?
— ? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.
A. Don't you meet him yet B. Hadn't you met him yet
C. Didn't you meet him yet D. Haven't you met him yet
20. After the war, a new school building was put up there had once been a theatre.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
21. , Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he B. However he is late
C. However is he late D. However late he is
22. — Alice, why didn't you come yesterday?
— I , but I had an unexpected visitor.
A. had B. would C. was going to D. did
23. Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read stories by writers from countries.
A. some; any B. other; some C. some; other D. other; other
24. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone get out.
A. had to B. would C. could D. was able to
25. It was about 600 years ago the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.
A. that B. until c. before D. when
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6.B 7.D8.C 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.A
15.C 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.B 21.D
22.C 23.C 24.D 25.A
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Ⅰ.单项填空(共25小题。每小题1分；满分25分)
B) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
例：We______last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied B. might study
C. should have studied D. would study
答案是C。
6. -Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?
-I'm afraid _______ day is possible.
A. either B. neither C. some D. any
7.-You haven't been to Beijing, have you?
-______. How I wish to go there!
A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I haven't C. No, I have D. No, I haven't
8. I hate ____ when people talk with their mouths full.
A. it B. that C. these D. them
9. Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can't remember___________.
A. where B. there C. which D. that
10.- Nancy is not coming tonight.
- But she______________!
A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised
11. If I had _____,I'd visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.
A. a long enough holiday B. an enough long holiday
C. a holiday enough long D. a long holiday enough
12. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to____.
A. be put up B. give in C. be turned on D. go out
13. - When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon.
-They ____be ready by 12:00.
A. can B. should C. might D. need
14.Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _____ known for his plays.
A. the best B. more C. better D. the most
15. - Can I get you a cup of tea?
- ________.
A. That's very nice of you B. With pleasure
C. You can, please D. Thank you for the tea
16. Why do you want a new job ____ you've got such a good one already?
A. that B. where C. which D. when
17. They ____ the train until it disappeared in the distance.
A. saw B. watched C. noticed D. observed
18. _______it with me and I'll see what I can do.
A. When left B. Leaving
C. If you leave D. Leave
19.- I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
- Oh, did you ? You _______with Barbara.
A. could have stayed B. could stay
C. would stay D. must have stayed
20. Shirley____ a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.
A. has written B. wrote
C. had written D. was writing
21. You will find this map of great ________in helping you to get round London.
A. price B. cost
C. value D. usefulness
22. It was only when I reread his poems recently _________I began to appreciate their beauty.
A. until B. that
C. then D. so
23.Cleaning women in big cities usually get _____by the hour.
A. pay B. paying
C. paid D. to pay
24.- Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
-I am tired. I _____the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted
C. have been painting D.have painted
25. European football is played in 80 countries, ________it the most popular sport in the world.
A. making B. makes
C. made D. to make
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6.B 7.D8. A 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C
15. A 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.D 21.C
22. B 23.C 24.C 25.A
I．单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分）
B）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
例：We______last night，but we went to the concert instead．
A．must have studied B．might study
C．should have studied D．would study
答案是C。
6．-I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s．
-______．
A．Oh，that’s very nice of you B．Congratulations
C．It’s a pleasure D．oh，I’m glad to hear that
7．-I’m going to the post office．
-______you’re there，can you get me some stamps？
A．As B．While C．Because D．If
8．Paper money was in______use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in______thirteenth century．
A．the；不填 B．the；the C．不填；the D．不填；不填
9．-Are the new rules working？
-Yes．______books are stolen．
A．Few B．More C．Some D．None
10．-Alice，you feed the bird today，______？
-But I fed it yesterday．
A．do you B．Will you
C．didn’t you D．don’t you
11．______you’ve got a chance，you might as well make full use of it．
A．Now that B．After
C．Although D．As soon as
12．______him and then try to copy what he does．
A． Mind B．Glance at
C．Stare at D．Watch
13．-I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week．
-Is that______you had a few days off？
A．why B．when
C．what D．where
14．Robert is said______abroad，but I don’t know what country he studied in．
A．to have studied B．to study
C．to be studying D．to have been studying
15．-Will you stay for lunch？
-Sorry，______．My brother is coming to see me．
A．I mustn’t B．I can’t
C．I needn’t D．I won’t
16．The price______，but I doubt whether it will remain so．
A．went down B．will go down
C．has gone down D．was going down
17．Few pleasures can equal______ofa cool drink on a hot day．
A．some B．any
C．that D．those
18．You should make it a rule to leave things______you can find them again．
A．when B．where
C．then D．there
19．Carol said the work would be done by October，______personally I doubt very much．
A．it B．that
C．when D．which
20．-Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls？
-Yes．They have better players，so I______them to win．
A．hope B．Prefer
C．expect D．want
21．The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier，______it more difficult．
A．not make B．not to make
C．not making D．do not make
22．We’ll have to finish the job，______．
A．long it takes however B．it takes however long
C．long however it takes D．however long it takes
23．Your Performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard-______，youfailed．
A．in the end B．after all
C．in other words D．at the same time
24．-Hey，look where you are going！
-Oh，I’m terribly soryy．______．
A．I’m not noticing B．I wasn’t noticing
C．I haven’t noticed D．I don’t notice
25．When I got back home I saw a message Pinned to the door______“Sorry to miss you；will call later．”
A．read B．reads
C．to read D．reading
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6．D 7．B8．C 9．A 10．B ll．A 12．D 13．A 14．A15．B 16．C 17．C 18．B 19．D 20．C 21．B22．D 23．C 24．B 25．D下载本文
