§3.2 单项填空

1.It was nearly an hour           the sleeping pill           effect.

A.when;took                                                    B.before;took

C.when;had                                                     D.before;had

解析：take effect意为“起作用”。

答案：B

2.Carol said the work would be done by 8 o’clock,          I personally doubt very much.

A.it                                                                 B.that

C.when                                                           D.which

解析：which引导非限制性定语从句，指代前边一句话。

答案：D

3.On the contrary,I think it is Truman           you,          to blame.

A.more than;are

B.less than;who are

C.rather than;that is

D.rather than;is

解析：rather than“而不是”， be to blame“应受责备”。

答案：C

4.In autumn,the cattle have           into the cattle pen and counted.

A.been arranged

B.to be arranged

C.been rounded up

D.to be rounded up

解析：have been表示“已经”， have to表示“不得不”， round up指“圈起来”。

答案：D

5.Does it           to let children chat online with strangers?

A.make sure                                                    B.make out

C.make known                                                 D.make sense

解析：make sense “起作用，有意义”。

答案：D

6.You’ve been working so hard for nearly a month.Relax yourself,or you will           

sooner or later.

A.put down                                                     B.get down

C.break down                                                  D.turn down

解析：break down在此处指“身体垮掉”。

答案：C

7.It’s a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them          .

A.properly                                                       B.repeatedly

C.clearly                                                         D.jokingly

解析：repeatedly“反复地，多次地”。句意为“多次看单词对我们来说是记忆新单词的好方法”。

答案：B

8.The women carrying babies,come in first,         ?

A.will you                                                       B.will they

C.don’t they                                                    D.don’t you

解析：本句暗含祈使句。在The women前省略了 Let/Make/Have。

答案：A

9.The time he has devoted in the past ten years           the disabled is now considered

          of great value.

A.to help;being

B.to helping;to be

C.to help;to be

D.helping;being

解析：devote ...to doing“献身于……，将……奉献于”， be considered to be “被认为是……”。

答案：B

10.          either your parents or your elder brother to attend the meeting tomorrow?

A.Is                                                                B.Are

C.Have                                                            D.Will

解析：在either...or,neither...nor句型中，动词单复数应依据“就近性”原则。

答案：B

11.It was unexpected that I           my childhood friend in such a far-away small town at all.

A.knocked into                                                B.turned up

C.took pride in                                                 D.keep up with

解析：knock into“碰见”， turn up“出现”， take pride in“以……为骄傲”， keep up with“跟上”。

答案：A

12.Old memories are often           when you hear a particular song or a piece of music.

A.called in                                                       B.called on

C.called out                                                     D.called up

解析：call up“唤起，使……记起”。

答案：D

13.I can’t make a decision right now.I need           more time to think it over.

A.fairly                                                           B.rather

C.too much                                                      D.many

解析：rather可以修饰比较级，表示“很，更”。

答案：B

14.          he works hard,I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.

A.As soon as                                                    B.As well as

C.So far as                                                      D.So long as

解析：so/as long as“只要”。本句意为“只要他工作努力，我不在乎他什么时候做完这个实验”。

答案：D

15.I listened to Dr Johnson’s lecture about biology,but I failed to get its key          .

A.words                                                          B.points

C.notes                                                            D.message

解析：key points“主题”。