高职单招英语巩固练习卷

 The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’11 get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they donrt understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. ”The only thing that can stop you is the doubt that you carry in your mind.

Why will be water sink to the bottom of the tank when it is poured into the tank of gasoline?

• A.Because gasoline is much hotter than water.
• B.Because water can bum
• C.Because gasoline is less heavy than water.
• D.Because water can not flow as quickly as gasoline.

()the fires can be put out with water.

• A.All of
• B.Some of
• C.None of
• D.Few of

According to paragraph 2，what will happen to the water if it is poured on the fire?

• A.All of the water will disappear.
• B.Most of the water will flow away.
• C.The water will be absorbed by the fire.
• D.Some of the water will turn into steam and keep air from the fire.

Gasoline fire should be put out .

• A.with hot water
• B.with nothing but sand
• C.only with some chemicals
• D.with sand or chemicals

From the passage，we can infer (推断)that().

• A.teachers should be strict with their students
• B.mistaking (误解)might do well sometimes
• C.a catholic school is much better than other ones
• D.nuns are good at helping children with their math

  There are many ways of putting out a fire. You may have seen people put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them. Stepping on cigarettes shuts off the air and puts out the fire.

  Many fires are put out with water. Water cools the materials that are burning. It helps make the fire die out.

  Some of the water is changed into steam when it strikes the hot fire. The steam keeps air from the fire and helps put it out.Some fires can not be put out with water. Suppose a tank full of gasoline is on fire. Gasoline is lighter than water. If you poured water into the tank of gasoline，the water would sink to the bottom of the tank. The gasoline would float on top of the water on the fire and flow over the edge of the tank. Then the fire would spread.Gasoline fires should be put out with sand or with chemicals of some kind，such as that used in some fire extinguishers (灭火器).

  People often put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them.This is because ().

• A.the burning cigarettes are too hot to touch
• B.they have no other way
• C.it shuts off the air and makes the fire go out
• D.it helps to stop smoking

“hitting the books" means “()” in Chinese.

• A.用功
• B.捶书
• C.发泄
• D.振作

The last sentence in the passage shows that().

• A.Tommy felt sorry for the mail
• B.Tommy was afraid of being nailed
• C.Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
• D.Tommy liked playing jokes on others

(10)

• A.Europe
• B.America
• C.China
• D.France

Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son().

• A.was still the same as usual
• B.ate so much at dinner
• C.kissed her hello after school
• D.Worked hard but said little

 Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything tutors(家庭教师)，cards，special learning centers in short，everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to catholic (天主教的)school.

• After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard a
• Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card.He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got all A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心).She went to h
• A.Because he could eat well there.
• B.Because he could earn more about nuns.
• C.Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
• D.Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore.

(9)

• A.through
• B.on
• C.with
• D.by

(8)

• A.the North Pole
• B.moon
• C.earth
• D.sun

(5)

• A.offer
• B.take
• C.bring
• D.carry

(6)

• A.Far
• B.High
• C.Low
• D.Broad

(7)

• A.in front of
• B.because of
• C.instead of
• D.tried of

(3)

• A.life
• B.houses
• C.clothes
• D.food

(4)

• A.In order to
• B.According to
• C.So far
• D.As for

(2)

• A.more
• B.little
• C.less
• D.fewer

  Do you have a plan for your future? Out country has its plan. It tells what China hopes to (1) in the next five years.

  The plan promises higher pay，better education and (2) pollution by 2010.If the promises all come true，Chinese people’s (3) will change a lot. (4) the plan，people in the country will benefit(利益)a lot. For example，the governmentwill (5) safe drinking water to 100 million countryside people in 2010.(6) roads will be built to connect all towns and villages. So people living in the rural areas will soon drink running water (7) dirty well water.

• As the plan describes，China will make steps forward in science. Chinese spacemen will land on the (8) China might build its own big planes. If you go to university (9) air in 2010，You will probably find that the plane is not from Boeing(波音)or Air Bus. It’
• A.be
• B.do
• C.make
• D.have

Why don’t we()our Chinese teacher for help?

• A.to ask
• B.ask
• C.asking
• D.asked

China is() larger than the United States.

• A.eighteenth-years-old
• B.one-sixths
• C.six
• D.the first-sixth

() in the daytime is not good for you. You may not sleep well at night and feel tired the next day.

• A.Slept
• B.Sleeps
• C.Have slept
• D.Sleeping

Ask () nurse to put the baby to bed.

• A./
• B.the one
• C.a
• D.an

()is your sister like?---Oh，very beautiful!

• A.Who
• B.How
• C.What
• D.Which

---Would you like some juice or coffee?---()is OK. I really don’t care.

• A.Both
• B.Either
• C.All
• D.Neither

By the time I got to the cinema，the film()for ten minutes.

• A.was
• B.has been
• C.had begun
• D.had been on

() the old woman live()，she never feel().

• A.But，alone，lonely
• B.Although，lonely，alone
• C.Though，alone，lonely
• D.But，lonely，alone

He was born () a winter morning.

• A.in
• B.at
• C.on
• D./

Betty is from Beijing.It is() old city and() capital of our country.

• A.an;a
• B.the;the
• C.an;the
• D.the;a

The two strangers talked as if they()friends for years.

• A.have been
• B.are
• C.were
• D.had been

There were so many people in the bus that we couldn't() for the old man.

• A.find rooms
• B.make room
• C.find a room
• D.make a room

They are learning to play()piano.

• A.the
• B.a
• C./
• D.an

I am writing a composition. Would you like to ()the TV?

• A.turn on
• B.turn down
• C.turn up
• D.turn off

There was a()talk between the two teams last week.

• A.friend
• B.friendly
• C.friendship
• D.really

---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

When my grandpa was sleeping，I entered his room and().

• A.wake up him
• B.woke him up
• C.woke up him
• D.wake him up

The problem is().

• A.too easy for her to work it out
• B.so difficult that she can’t work out
• C.difficult enough that she can work it out
• D.easy enough for her to workout

May I()your ticket please，Madam?

• A.look
• B.watch
• C.see
• D.read

I began to fall over my own feet.Down() .

• A.I went
• B.did I go
• C.I did go
• D.went I

---Jim is()clever()he understands everything.---I don’t think so. He can understand everything because he works hard.

• A.so，that
• B.too，to
• C.such，that
• D.too，that

() I am() ，I never feel().

• A.But，alone，lonely
• B.Although，lonely，alone
• C.Though，alone，lonely
• D.But，lonely，alone

You look(). What’s wrong，Linda?

• A.happy
• B.happily
• C.sad
• D.sadly

My family()in the old town there，but now live in the city.

• A.were used to live
• B.are used to live
• C.used to live
• D.were used to living

---Will you drive to the party?---No，I am having my car().

• A.repair
• B.to repair
• C.repairing
• D.repaired

This hall can hold 300 students().Which is NOT correct?

• A.in total
• B.totally
• C.whole
• D.in all

Now people can communicate with the rest of the world by().

• A.get online
• B.to get online
• C.gets online
• D.getting online

He plays it().

• A.on every weekend
• B.at every weekend
• C.in every weekend
• D.every weekend

---Could you tell me()?I'm going to visit him.---Sorry，I don't know.

• A.which school does Peter work at
• B.which school did Peter work at
• C.which school Peter works at
• D.which school Peter worked at

---Come on，Jim. I'd like to take you home on my bike.---Thanks，Tom. But I prefer()home to().

• A.walking;cycling
• B.to walk;cycling
• C.walking;cycle
• D.walk;cycle