08高考英语单项选择题题库24
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21. The store had to ______a number of shop assistants because sales were
down.
A. lay down B. lay out C. lay
off D. lay aside
22. ---The weather report said that there is rain today.
---But I don’t think the football match will be put
off_____.
A. although B. even so C. even though D.
as though
23. ____for the terrible accident, as the public thought, the mayor felt
nervous and was at a loss what to do.
A. Having blamed B. To blame C. Being to be blamed
D. Being to blame
24. ---Did you have any trouble in getting there?
---No. _____ I would have telephoned you.
A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Anyway
25. As the centuries went by, humans made more and more words. This is what we
now ___by
language.
A. refer to them B. tell C.
think D. mean
26.--- I’m sorry that I can’t go to your party tonight.
--- _____ ? Haven’t we agreed on it?
A. What is it B. Why don’t you C. What do you
think D. How is it
27. It was not until dark____ he found _____ he thought was the way to solve
the problem.
A. that; what B. that; that C. when;
what D. when; that
28. ____, I think, and the problems could be
settled.
A. If you double your efforts B. So long as you keep up your
spirits
C. Making greater efforts D. A bit more
efforts
29.---Do you still remember the accident?
--- Yes, actually. I have experienced nothing________.
A. but frightened B. except
frightening C. more frightened D. more
frightening
30. Some of the equipment came from Canada. How about ____?
A. another B. the others C. the
other D. the rest
31. I don’t smoke now, but I ____for almost ten years.
A. ever smoked B. have ever smoked C. had ever smoked
D. was ever smoking
32. --It is said that China has been a member of WTO since 11 December
2001.
--Well, it’s wonderful that the Chinese people ___have made so much progress
these years.
A. must B. can C. should D. may
33 ---Haven’t you met each other at ____ party?
---Yes, but I can’t remember whether it is____ Christmas when we
were in college.
A. a ; the B. the; a C. a;
a D. a; /
34. ---How did the plan strike you?
---It ___, so we can’t think too highly of it.
A. all depends B. makes no sense C. is so
practical D. is just so so
35. The teacher seldom let an opportunity to teach his students or to help them
make up for the days of schooling they had missed ____.
A. pass B. passing C. to pass D. being
passed
参考答案:21—35 CBDBD DADDD ACCCA