高考英语 —— 动名词专项测试

(　 ) 1. It is of little use _________ a bicycle when you don’t know how ______ it.

　　　 A. to own; to ride　　　B. owning; riding　C. to own; riding　 D. owning; to ride

(　 ) 2. _______ is no good _________ children to read books of this kind.

　　　 A. It; permitting　  B. That; letting　　　C. This; allowing　　D. It; letting

(　 ) 3. --- What makes you so worried?

　　　 --- ___________.

　　　 A. Because I’ve lost the papers　　　　　 B. Losing the papers

　　　 C. For the papers were lost　　　　　　  D. Because of the papers

(　 ) 4. --- I wish I could buy one of those lovely dogs.

　　　 --- I’m afraid your wife wouldn’t allow __________ at home.

　　　 A. your keeping it　 B. you can keep it　 C. you keep it　　D. you will keep it

(　 ) 5. We would prefer her _________ in the company.

　　　 A. staying　　  B. stay　　　　 C. stayed　　　　 D. to stay

(　 ) 6. Rather than __________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _________ a bicycles.

　　　 A. ride; ride　　　B. riding; ride　　C. ride; to ride　　D. to ride; riding

(　 ) 7. If you keep ________ English, you can learn English well.

　　　 A. practicing speak　B. practicing speaking　C. practicing speak　D. to practice spoken

(　 ) 8. James liked fishing, __________.

　　   A. but hunting had been enjoyed by him　　D. but hunting was also enjoyed by him

　　　 C. but hunting was also enjoyed　　　　　 D. but he also enjoyed hunting

(　 ) 9. Remember _________ my best regards to him when you write.

　　　 A. sending　　　　B. send　　　　  C. sent　　　　 D. to send

(　 )10. They failed to pass the exam last time. I regretted _________ them.

　　　 A. to be not able to help　　　　 B. being unable to help

　　　 C. being not able to help　　　　 D. not be able to help

(　 )11. Try __________ at the back door if nobody hears you at the front door.

　　　 A. to knock　　 B. and knock　　　C. knocking　　　　D. and to knock

(　 )12. __________ the exam will disappoint your parents.

　　　 A. You failing　　　B. Your failing　　 C. You fail　　　D. You to fail

(　 )13. ________ the medicine made her mother angry.

　　　 A. Not his talking　  B. His not taking　  C. He not take　 D. No to take

(　 )14. ___________ the radio made it worse.

　　　 A. My repairing　　 B. Me repairing　 　C. I repairing　　D. I repaired

(　 )15. It was really hard work ________ our way _______ the forest.

　　　 A. cut; through　　　B. cut; up　　　C. cutting; across　　 D. cutting; through

(　 )16. Her job is ___________ the garden clean.

　　　 A. keep 　　　　 B. kept　　　  C. keeping　　　　 D. keeps

(　 )17. His question is ___________.

　　　 A. puzzling　　　 B. puzzled　　 C. to puzzled　　　 D. to puzzling

(　 )18. The spring Festival is coming. I’m busy _______ the room. There is no time ______ to the shop.

　　　　A. cleaning; to go　 b. to clean; going　 C. cleaning; going　 D. to clean; to go

(　 )19. You look tired after the walk. You’d better have a rest.

　　  ---- I don’t feel like _________ now.

　　　 A. to sleep　　　 B. asleep　　　　 C. sleeping　　　 D. to be sleeping

(　 )20. All the students are now busy ___________ their lessons for the _______ examinations.

　　　 A. to review; coming　B. review; come　C. reviewing; coming　D. to review; to come

(　 )21. --- What do you think of the book?

　　　 --- Oh, excellent. It’s worth _________ a second time.

　　　 A. to read　　　　B. to be read　　　 C. reading　　　　D. being read

(　 )22. Such books are not worthy _________________ at all.

　　　 A. of being read　 B. being read　　  C. reading　　　　D. to read

(　 )23. The old man wanted to leave here , because he just couldn’t stand ________ in the noisy room.

　　　 A. to sleep　　　 B. sleep　　　  C. sleeping　　　　  D. being slept

(　 )24. I didn’t mind _________ home, but my brother preferred __________ a taxi.

　　　 A. walking; getting　 B. to walk; get　 C. walking; to get　 D. walk; getting

(　 )25. --- Do you feel like _________ there or shall we take a bus?

　　　 --- I’d like to walk. But since there isn’t much time _______ , I’d rather you _____ a taxi.

　　　 A. to walk; to leave; hired　　　　  B. to walk; left; hired

　　　 C. walking; left; hired　　　　　　 D. walking; left; hiring

(　 )26. Journalists ought to avoid _________ mistakes in their reports.

　　　 A. make　　　　B. making　　　　 C. to make　　　  D. made

(　 )27. --- Why were you so late?

　　　 --- I had a hard time  _________ up this morning.

　　　 A. to get　　　　B. get　　　　  C. got　　　　 D. getting

(　 )28. You can never imagine what great difficulty I have ____________ your house.

　　　 A. found　　　　B. to find　　　　C. in finding　　　　 D. for finding

(　 )29. ________ waste our time ________ such a question.

　　　 A. Don’t let us; to discuss　　　　　　　 B. Let’s not; discussing

　　　 C. Don’t let us; discussing　　　　　　　 D. Let’s not; to discuss

(　 )30. He spent all his time _________ for the TOEFL.

　　　 A. to prepare　　　B. to preparing　　　 C. in preparing　 D. of preparing

(　 )31. The young man are successful _________ the power-station.

　　　 A. to repair　　　 B. to repairing　　　 C. in repairing　  D. repaired

(　 )32. He apologized for ___________ .

　　　 A. his not being able to come　　　　　 B. his being able not to come

　　　 C. not his being able to come　 　　　　D. his being not able to come

(　 )33. She blamed me _________ away the money ________ to her.

　　　 A. to take; belonging　　　　　　　 B. for taking; that was belonging

　　　 C. for taking; that belonged　　　　  D. of taking; which is belonged

(　 )34. Mary’s father is very happy because of __________ given a prize.

　　　 A. her being　　 B. being　　　 C. her having been　　D. she has been

(　 )35. --- Used you to ___________ vegetables in the country before you came here?

　　　 --- Yes, but now I’ve got quite used to _______ in this computer company.

　　　 A. grow; working　  B. growing; work　 C. grow; work　D. growing; working

(　 )36. He devoted every _____________ this unknown element (元素)。

　　　 A. effort to find　　 B. effort to finding　 C. effect to find　 D. effect to finding

(　 )37. How can he escape ___________?

　　　 A. seeing　　　　  B. seen　　　　　  C. being seen　　　D. being seeing

(　 )38. They insisted on ____________ tomorrow.

　　　 A. being finished the design　　　　　　 B. the design to be finished

　　　 C. the design finished　　　　　　　　  D. the design being finished

(　 )39. They narrowly missed __________ in the forest of South America 15 years ago.

　　　 A. killing　　　　 B. to be killed　　　 C. being killed　　　D. to have been killed

(　 )40. The thief stole into the house and congratulated himself ___________.

　　　 A. without seeing　 B. on not being seen　C. on not seeing　　D. not to be seen

(　 )41. He regretted ___________ the days when he ___________ studied.

　　　 A. wasting; could have　　　　　　 B. to waste; should have　

C. having wasted; had　　　　　　  D. having wasted; should have

(　 )42. --- You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.

　　　 --- Well, now I regret ___________ that.

　　　 A. to do　　　　B. to being doing　　　 C. to have done　　 D. having done

(　 )43. Generally speaking, the __________ are respected by the common people.

　　　 A. learned　　　　B. learning　　　 C. learn　　　　　 D. being learnt

(　 )44. You must learn ________ English by __________.

　　　 A. speak; speak　  B. speaking; speaking　  C. spoken; spoken　 D. spoken; speaking

(　 )45. --- I can’t see the words on the blackboard.

　　　 --- Perhaps you need __________ .

　　　 A. to examine your eyes　　　　　　　 B. to have your eyes examined　　

　　　 C. to have examined your eyes　　　　  D. your eyes to be examined

(　 )46. Your shoes are dirty. They need ___________ badly.

　　　 A. to wash　　  B. washing　　　　 C. washed 　　　D. being washed

(　 )47. We wanted the watch _________ this afternoon.

　　　 A. repaired　　  B. being repaired　　 C. to be repaired　  D. repairing

(　 )48. --- What happens to your shoes?

　　　 --- They want __________.

　　　 A. to mend　　　 B. mending　　　　 C. being mended　　 D. mended

(　 )49. All the rooms in the house require__________.

　　　 A. to clean　　　　B. cleaning　　　　 C. being cleaned　　 D. clean

(　 )50. Have you considered ___________ your job?

　　　 A. change　　　　 B. to change　　　　C. changing　　　　 D. changed

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