高三英语错题再练3
39. ----I find it astonishing that John ______ be so rude to me.
----Not astonishing at all. He is always rude to others.
A. should B. must C. might D. ought to
40. The books written by Mo Yan are _______ after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature and he will soon have the honor of having tens of millions of Chinese high school students exposed to his work in textbooks.
A. taking away B. taking down C. taking off D. taking over
41. The famous movie star, ____ a welcoming ceremony will be held tonight, is to arrive at 7 p.m..
A. in honor of him B. in his honor C. in whose honor D. in which honor
42. The earth is suffering from global warming, and that is _______ people are concerned.
A. where B. what C. how D. that
43. I was told that I was hired, and never in my life ______ so excited.
A. had I felt B. have I felt C. did I feel D. I had left
44. We have got a general idea of what we want, but nothing ______ at the moment.
A. ambiguous B. permanent C. concrete D. ambitious
45. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful _______ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.
A. in which B. so that C. in that D. in what
46. It is known to all that gunpowder is _____ Chinese invention, as is the compass, ____ instrument that you use for finding directions.
A. a, the B. a, an C. /, an D. /, the
47. Word power section should be taken seriously because of the benefits ______ can have on the vocabulary of the students.
A. this B. it C. that D. one
48. ----British English and American English are quite different in spelling and pronunciation.
-----Well, Chinese English will also develop its own ______, I believe.
A. identity B. equality C. purity D. personality
49. ----To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain.
----So now she is reduced _______ anything for supper.
A. not to eat B. to not eating C. not to eating D. to not eat
50. ________ to everyone the importance and value of these historic sites, the government has strengthened regulation to protect them.
A. Stressing B. To stress C. Having stressed D. Stressed
51. “Since metals will expand when heated and contract when cooled”, the little boy said, “Holidays in summer should be longer than _______ in winter.”
A. that B. one C. these D. those
52. Imagine life as a game ______ you are playing with five balls. You name them---- work, family, health, friends and spirit.
A. what B. so C. as D. where
53. Since Mo Yan’s works ________, people _________ him, asking about his secret of success.
A. caught on, have called B. caught up, have called
C. caught on, have been calling D. caught up, have been calling
54. Quarrels take place ______ people have different ideas and neither side would ______.
A. where, submit B. in which, compromise
C. where, compromise D. in which, submit
55. I spent all the money _______ for rainy days, so I started my part-time job. But it would be some time before I was _______.
A. put aside, in the black B. put away, in the red
C. push aside, feeling blue D. put away, green with envy
56. I was scared and feeling pretty anxious, ________ in a new country.
A. for the first time I was B. being my first time
C. this being my first time D. I was the first time
57. ----Why do you work so hard?
----I don’t do it ______ I like it. I just have to.
A. unless B. although C. since D. because