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天台中学高二年级英语知识竞赛试题2011.5 （考试时间分钟说明：请将选择题的答案用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上考试结束，只交答题卡。卡new tax law, to encourage the use of smaller engines in vehicles to reduce pollution and oil dependence, is under_____consideration. A. A/ 不填 B. The/ the C. The/ 不填 D. A/ the 2. China put another high-speed railway into _____on Tuesday morning, which links Shanghai, the countrys economic center, and Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. A. operation B. effect C. action D. practice 3. We must develop our economy. _____, enough attention should be paid to the protection of environment. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Anyway D. Meanwhile 4. —Did you see our headmaster? —No．We went to see him, only ______he had left for a meeting． A．to tell B．to be told C．telling D．tell bout 70 percent of Chinas senior citizens live in rural areas, 81 percent of _____have to take care of themselves. A. where B. whom C. which D. them 6. ---Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket? ---I happen to know _____ nearby. Come on! I’ll show you the way. A. it B. one C. that D. this 7. Some of the 33 rescued miners in Chile have accused the mine owners of putting profit _____their safety and health. A. ahead of B. regardless of C. instead of D. because of 8. The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Chong-yang Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival that _____on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar. A. celebrates B. falls C. observes D. witnesses 9. Efforts should be made to find a cure for the superbug NDM-1, but it may be some time _____the situation improves. A. since B. when C. unless D. before 10. ---Has Mr. King arrived? ---Yes, already. _____he wait outside or just come in? A. Could B. May C. Shall D. Must 11. Bill Gates said that he planned to _____almos