高起本英语练习题（一）
第一部分：情态动词
1) You____ all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of thing
A) needn't have washed B) shouldn't have washed
C) must not have washed D) can not have washed
2) John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he____ last night.
A) should study B) should have studied
C) must have studied D) must have to study
3) The room is in a terrible mess; it ____cleaned.
A) can't have been B) shouldn't have been
C) mustn't have been D) wouldn't have been
4) Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They ____ from South America on rafts.
A) must have sailed B) can sail
C) might have sailed D) should have sailed
5) Mary was not in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. She ____ in her classroom.
A) should have been B) must have been
C) must be D) should be
6) Bob said he was going to join our club but he didn't. He ____ his mind.
A) can't have changed B) wouldn't have changed
C) must have changed D) shouldn't have changed
7) You____ to town to see the film yesterday. It will be on TV tonight.
A) needn't go B) had better not go
C) should not go D) needn't have gone
8) We____ the letter yesterday, but it didn't arrive.
A) must receive B) ought to receive
C) must have received D) ought to have received
9) With all the work on hand, he____ to the cinema last night.
A) mustn't go B) shouldn't have gone
C) could not go D) couldn't have gone
10) Eve was late for class again. She ____earlier.
A) should get up B) must get up
C) need to get up D) should have got up
11) I am feeling sick. I____ so much chocolate.
A) needn't have eaten B) couldn't have eaten
C) mustn't have eaten D) shouldn't have eaten
12) I didn't send out my application form last week, but I ____.
A) had B) would do
C) should have D) might have to
13) Walking alone in the deserted village, John was scared.
He thought he____ Tom to go with him.
A) might have asked B) should asked
C) must have asked D) should have asked
14) When I got to the cinema, the film had already started; I____ there earlier.
A) ought to get B) ought to have got
C) must have got D) must get
15) The road was muddy. It____ last night.
A) must rained B) must have rained
C) must be rained D) could have rained
16) She can speak quite fluent English. She____.
A) must been in the U.S.A. for some time
B) must have been in the U.S.A. for some time
C) should have been in the U.S.A. for some time
D) May be in the U.S.A. for some time
17) You should bear in mind that he is not so strong as he____.
A) was used to be B) used to be
C) was used to D) use to
18)“We didn't see him at the exhibition yesterday.”“He ___it.”
A) mustn't visit B) can't have visited
C) should have gone to see D) may see
19) Mary ____my letter, otherwise she would have replied before now.
A) should have received B) has received
C) Couldn't have received D) ought to have received
20) I ____ you a valuable present for your birthday, but I was short of money.
A) would have liked to give B) liked to give
C) have liked to give D) would like to give
21)“Where ____ my umbrella?”“Somebody ____ it away by mistake.”
A) is, must have taken B) is, must take
C) have been, must take D) is, takes
22) What ____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?
A) will you suppose B) you suppose
C) do you suppose D) you would suppose
23) Two eyes ____see more than one.
A) can B) may
C) will D) should
24) ____ you continue in your efforts and achieve new and greater successes.
A) Would B) Will
C) May D) Should
25) We ought to help each other in our work, ____?
A) oughtn't we B) should we
C) shouldn't we D) ought to we
26) Tom ____ better than to ask Dick for help.
A) shall know B) shouldn't know
C) has known D) should have known
27) You ____ your tooth pulled out before it rot completely.
A) had better got B) had to get better
C) had better to get D) had better get
28) When we got to the cinema, the film hasn't started yet, so we ____.
A) needn't hurry B) didn't need hurry
C) needn't to hurry D) needn't have hurried
29) It was really very dangerous; you ____ him seriously.
A) might have injured B) could injure
C) should have injured D) must injure
30) As he had heart attack, he was told that he ____ continue the work.
A) needn't B) may not
C) mustn't D) can't
31) An Englishman who ____not speak Italian was once traveling in Italy.
A) must B) could
C) may D) might
32) I ____like to make a suggestion.
A) could B) would
C) must D) might
33) I know things are hard with you, but you ____try to get over the difficulties.
A) can B) may
C) must D) ought
34 I can't find the recorder in the room. It ____ by somebody.
A) may have been taken away B) may leave
C) may take away D) must have taken away
35) He ____the 9:20 train because he didn't leave home till 9:25.
A) can reach B) could catch
C) may not catch D) couldn't have caught
the key
1)A 2)C 3)A 4)C 5)B 6)C 7)D 8)D 9)D 10)D 11)D 12)C 13)D 14)B 15)B 16)B 17)B 18)C 19)C 20)A 21)A 22)C 23)A 24)C 25)A 26)D 27)D 28)D 29)A 30)C 31)B 32)B 33)C 34)A 35)D
第二部分主谓一致
1）Bread and butter ____ what Americans usually have for breakfast.
A）are B）is C）was D）were
2）Each boy and girl ____given a gift on Christmas Day.
A）is B）are C）were D）was
3）Nobody but Jack and Jane ____ made great progress in the class recently.
A）have B）has C）had D）has been
4）Jim is the only one of the staff members who ____to be promoted.
A）are B）have been C）is D）has been
5）Many a child ____to walk before he can speak
A）learn B）learns C）learned D）have learned
6）Not only he but also I ____to work hard and pass the exam.
A）want B）wants C）wanted D）wanting
6）Every means ____tried but with no end.
A）have been B）have had C）has been D）are
7）My house and home ____ at 108 Maryland.
A）are B）is C）were D）is being
8）A horse and carriage ____ not much used nowadays
A）is B）are C）were D）is to be
9）Many a writer of newspaper articles ____ to writing novels.
A）has turned B）have turned C）being turned D）are going to turn
10）Either the teachers or the president ____ the meeting
A）attends B）attend C）are attending D）have attended
答案
1）B 2）A 3）B 4）C 5）B 6）A 7）C 8）B 9）A 10）A
第三部分：阅读
Passage One
Why was the Bastille important to the citizens of Paris? The building of the Bastille had been started in 1370 under Chares V. By the seventeenth century it had ceased to important for defense. Cardinal Richelieu turned it into a prison. It was not an ordinary prison to punish common crimes. Its huge doors closed only on enemies of the King. The Bastille's workings were secret. Prisoners were taken to it in closed carriages. Soldiers on guard duty had to stand with their faces to the wall. No talking was allowed. Worst of all, a prisoner never knew if he would be there a day, a week, a year, or forever. Only the King’s letter could set him free.
Over the years the number of arrests by King's letter had become fewer. By the time of its fall, most of the prisoners were, writers who had written against the corrupt deeds of the government. Voltaire, the famous French writer, spent a year there in 1717-1718, and another l2 days in 1726.
For those who believed in free speech and free thinking, the Bastille stood for everything evil. The day it was captured, the “Conquerors of the Bastille”found only seven prisoners inside. None the less, the Bastille was hated by the people. It was a symbol of the King's complete power.
1. The Bastille had been a prison_________D_________.
A. since the time of Charles V B. since 1370
C. before the seventeenth century
D. since the time of Cardinal Richelieu
2. According to the passage, which of the following is not true? A
A. Anyone;, who did something wrong could find himself suddenly in the Bastille.
B. The Bastille was only for those whose were opposed to the King
C. In the Bastille everything done was done in secret
D. Voltaire was twice put in the Bastille.
3. At the time of its fall, in the Bastille there were __________A______.
A. a large number of prisoners
B. a lot of writers who had been against the government
C. some dozens of people who believed in free speech and free thinking
D. only seven prisoners.
4. According to the passage, which of the following statement is true? D
A. All prisoners in the Bastille suffered life imprisonment.
B. Over the years the number of Prisoners in the Bastille was getting more and more.
C. The King could put people in, or let them go out, as he wanted.
D. At the time it was captured, there were so few prisoners in it that it meant little to the people.
5. The main purpose of this passage is to D
A. tell a story
B. tell about interesting characters
C. show the inner working of the Bastille
D. try to prove a point
