新视野大学英语第三册练习题

New Horizon College English Book Three UNIT1 Test Yourself-----Multiple Choice Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Fuel scarcities and price increases ____ automobile designers to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks. A) prompted B) persuaded C) imposed D) enlightened 2. As he was the only person who has the key, Simon felt himself ____ suspicion. A) under B) in C) beyond D) upon 3. It was such a grand view that it ____ strong emotion in us sight-seers. A) roused B) rose C) arose D) aroused 4. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep. A) considerate B) careful C) considering D) considerable 5. Some of the old ____ about the space age are coming true. A) fantasies B) delusions C) nightmares D) impressions 6. A lot of old buildings in the town were ruined during the earthquake, but they were beautifully ____ soon by the local people. A) recovered B) restored C) resumed D) returned 7. Reading ____ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A) rectifies B) prolongs C) minimizes D) furnishes 8. While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has also provided ____ modern housing for millions of people. A) excessive B) immense C) memorable D) substantial 9. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ____ her long effort. A) justify B) testify C) rectify D) verify 10. Hunger could be his only for killing a living thing. A) sensation B) cause C) purpose D) motive 11. I will ____ my lawyer to write out the agreement. A) inform B) notify C) announce D) report 12. A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and ___ funds by selling tickets at a full price. A) furnishes B) raises C) accumulates D) contributes 13. Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still ____ him. A) sticking to B) sticking with C) sticking on D) sticking by 14. The secret agent concealed his real mission, so many local people were____ into thinking that he was a good person. A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced 15. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ____ our society and economy. 　 A) transferred B) transformed C) transmitted D) transported 16. One day, you will have to ____ this foolish behavior. 　 A) pay B) pay for C) pay back D) pay off 17. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment. 　 A) turned up B) turned out C) turned in D) turned down 18. He has never done this type of work before; I am not sure how he will fit _____ with it. A) in B) on C) into D) up 19. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man. A) decorate　 B) disguise C) fabricate　 D) fake 20. Your advice would be ___ valuable to him, who is at present at his wits’ end. A) exceedingly B) excessively C) extensively D) exclusively 21. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject. A) committed B) switched C) favored D) transmitted 22. On hearing the bad news, she sprang up ______. A) for a start B) with a start C) at the start D) from the start 23. Wouldn’t it be wise to _____ the possibility of rain before planning the garden party? A) check in B) check through C) check out D) check on 24. It was such a solemn occasion that not even a child ____ a sound. A) delivered B) uttered C) voiced D) spoke 25. My father seemed to be in no ____ to look at my school report. A) emotion B) mood C) attitude D) feeling 26. His face ____ with pain when badly hurt by the shopkeeper. A) contracted B) was twisted C) was twinkled D) twisted 27. The naughty boy ____ in his shoes when he saw the cane in his father’s hand. A) shivered B) trembled C) frightened D) feared 28. The students couldn’t _____ what the teacher was trying to explain. A) grip B) seize C) grasp D) snatch 29. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ____ a gas station or two in recent decades. A) except for B) in addition to C) except D) besides 30. Having come from a ____ society, Dick found it hard to adjust to a small town. A) abundant B) wealthy C) sufficient D) large Answers: AADAA BDDAD BBDCB BBBBA BBDBB BACAB UNIT2 1.The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ____ his national reputation. A) magnify B) enlarge C) strengthen D) enhance 2. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to ____ it. A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain 3. The suspect’s fingerprints on the gun were the main ____ against him. A) crime B) information C) conviction D) evidence 4. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ____. A) income B) allowances C) pay D) wages 5. Be careful with those fireworks; they are ____ to go off unexpectedly. A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable 6. He ran so fast that he was out of ____. A) air B) oxygen C) breath D) wind 7. When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your ____ so that he can make a diagnosis (诊断). A) indications B) signs C) symbols D) symptoms 8. In general , the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ____ for living expenses. A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable 9. His inability to learn foreign languages was a(n) ____ to his career. A) objection B) defect C) obstacle D) depression 10. The ratio of the work done by the machine ____ the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine. A) against B) with C) to D) for 11. During the war she always kept a ____ of tinned food in the house. A) load B) substitute C) conservation D) reserve 12. This machine works very well so long as no one ____ with it. A) interferes B) disturbs C) upsets D) interrupts 13. In Britain people ____ four million tons of potatoes every year. A) consume B) swallow C) exhaust D) dispose 14. That’s really typical ____ John. He says he’ll come but he never turns up. A) for B) of C) to D) with 15. No effective ____ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year. A) settlement B) method C) remedy D) prescription 16. She was _____ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly. A) repairing B) revising C) remedying D) reforming 17. The one pleasure that Einstein ____ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others. A) resulted from B) stirred up C) turned out D) derived from 18. The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded. A) consequently B) continuously C) constantly D) consistently 19. The present difficulties _____ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose. A) step B) stem C) steer D) sponsor 20. Universal peace would be ____ to all mankind. A) beneficial B) valid C) advisable D) worthy 21. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty. A) loosen B) tackle C) remove D) encounter 22. We have not ______ information to state the exact damage. A) abundant B) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient 23. The court considers a financial ____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty 24. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage. A) associate B) equip C) retreat D) feed 25. What he ____ was that you didn’t tell the whole truth. A) referred B) implied C) inclined D) accorded 26. He hopes to ____ his paintings before the public in New York very soon. A) exhibit B) expose C) express D) experience 27. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome ____. A) relatively B) reluctantly C) respectively D) relevantly 28. This vast stock of computerized images has ____ the possibilities open to the artist. A) speculated B) sponsored C) generated D) multiplied 29. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened. A) infer B) speculate C) guess D) infer 30. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to ____ on it. A) cope B) complain C) comment D) confirm Answers：DCDBD CDBCC DAABC BDABA BBDBB ACDBC UNIT3 1. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you. A) primitive B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable 2. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language? A) civilize B) cultivate C) evolve D) train 3. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority . A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial 4. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted. A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive 5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting. A) conventional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient 6. If you _____ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions. A) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend 7. I am afraid that you have to alter your _____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived. A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic 8. Stamping on any country’s national flag is an _____ to its people. A) inflation B) ingredient C) insult D) invasion 9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the _____ of hearing. A) organ B) possession C) conduct D) faculty 10. If you _____ bright sunlight _____ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning. A) expose … to B) concentrate … on C) aim … at D) focus … on 11. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse. A) duty B) responsibility C) obligation D) share 12. The noise was so faint that you had to ______ your ears to hear it. A) stir B) strengthen C) strain D) stride 13. We’ve done our ______ to make the process as simple as possible. A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme 14. What he said was too ______ for me to understand. A) compound B) complex C) comprehensive D) conventional 15. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality. 　　 A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate 16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _____ so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery. A) control B) order C) harmony D) action 17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive 18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly. A) advocate B) consult C) enquire D) investigate 19. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays. A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular 20. With the introduction of _____ technology, information flows faster than it ever did. A) involved B) complicated C) sophisticated D) complex 21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual. A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging 22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _____ will be conducted by computer. A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitions D) transactions 23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular situation. A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable 24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _____ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A) in proportion to B) in reply to C) in relation to D) in contrast to 25. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor. A) dismissed B) deserted C) resigned D) withdrew 26. Dogs are often praised for their ______; they almost never abandon their masters. A) faith B) loyalty C) trust D) truthfulness 27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _____ those events do not interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided 28. We must _____ these trash ideas. A) discard B) dispose C) discharge D) dismiss 29. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _____ herself. A) executing B) inserting C) exerting D) devoting 30. Our holiday plans _____ because of transport strikes. A) fell out B) fell through C) fell over D) fell behind Answers: BBCAA DCCDD BCBBB CABCC DDCDA BDACB UNIT4 1. If my plan isn’t ______ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted. A) approved B) consented C) agreed D) admitted 2. Everybody ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined 3. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday. A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent 4. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. A) after B) with C) by D) from 5. Most people were no longer listening to his long ______ story. A) annoying B) boring C) tiring D) exhausting 6. Each of them had a different ______ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable. A) message B) theory C) version D) comment 7. His latest piece of work was ______ by a song he heard on the radio. A) released B) inspired C) assessed D) composed 8. As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the _____ donor. A) general B) popular C) universal D) common 9. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems. A) catch up with B) come up with C) keep up with D) put up with 10. The socks were too small, and it was only by _____ them that he managed to get them on. A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching 11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____. A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied 12. Of all the soldiers they had the _____ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest. A) recognition B) reservation C) recreation D) reputation 13. She _____ along the path, glad to be able to take her time. A) hurried B) marched C) progressed D) wandered 14. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization. A) involved B) resolved C) evolved D) revolved 15. During the war, the government _____ many soldiers from the workers and farmers. A) adopted B) collected C) integrated D) recruited 16. Some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned _____ as they are quite impracticable. A) away B) back C) out D) down 17. All the key words in the article are printed in _____ type so as to attract readers’ attention. A) dark B) dense C) black D) bold 18. This story is not real; it is only ______. A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagined 19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______. A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance 20. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe into a great war. A) imposed B) pitched C) inserted D) plunged 21. He bought the house with a(n) _____ to making a quick profit out of it. A) goal B) purpose C) eye D) reason 22. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion. A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered 23. They are giving away free _____ of this new kind of cooking oil. A) illustrations B) demonstrations C) examples D) samples 24. The scientists made ______ plans for landing a man on the moon. A) acute B) elaborate C) virtual D) delicate 25. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______. A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare 26. All the streets were ______ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation. A) supplied B) mended C) decorated D) pasted 27. You can’t drive a car unless you hold a driving ______. A) permission B) ticket C) pass D) license 28. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _____ between the lorry and the wall. A) crushed B) clapped C) split D) cracked 29. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _____ price for it is $28. A) virtual B) massive C) retail D) singular 30. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _____. A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively Answers: AADAB CBCBD CDDCD DDABD CDDBD DCCAC UNIT5 1. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents. A) precise B) smart C) graceful D) successive 2. In the _____ paragraph some comments had been made of it. A) proceeding B) preceding C) progressing D) processing 3. The dog’s collar was so ____ that it came off over his head. A) loose B) slight C) broad D) excessive 4. We finally managed to ____ the committee’s approval of our plans. A) secure B) arouse C) exert D) execute 5. Thousands of people died of starvation during the ____ in that African country. A) objection B) poverty C) consumption D) famine 6. Four people were seriously ____ in an accident on the motorway. A) damaged B) harmed C) injured D) wounded 7. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____. A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervals 8. While admitting that this forecast was _____ exaggerated, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf. A) anyhow B) somewhere C) somewhat D) anyway 9. The thief tried to open the locked door but _____. A) in no way B) in vain C) at a loss D) without effect 10. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked. A) empty B) bare C) blank