湖南益阳国基实验学校2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题 含答案.docVIP

2014-2015益阳国基实验学校高二下英语期中考试 第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分） 21.--- the strange man______? --- Isn’t he Mr. Smith, our head teacher? A. at a distance B. in the distance C. from the distance D. at the distance 22. The lion is considered the king of the forest , for it is a(n)________ of courage and power. A. example B. sign C. mark D. symbol 23. .______ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the US would be higher than the number of English speakers by ______ year 2090. A. The, / B. A; / C. A; the D. The; a 24.He ______ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris. A. made out B. picked up C. gave up D. took in 25.Do you have any idea______ is actually going on in the classroom? A. that B. what C. as D. which 26. Schools in the south tend to be better equipped, ______ those in the north are relatively poor. A. while B. since C. when D. as 27. The trainer praised me, for what I did was better than_____ of the top player on the team. A. any B. each C. that D. those 28.She doesn’t like Miss Anderson, so she always avoids ______ alone with her. A. leaving B. being left C. to be left D. to leave 29. His name was on the ______ of my tongue , but I just couldn’t remember it. A. end B. edge C. tip D. side 30. When I dropped in, his family _______at the table, talking about something. A. sat B. was sitting C. have sat D. were sitting 31. Papermaking began in China and from here it _______ to North Africa and Europe. A. spread B. grew C. carried D. developed 32.The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street,______ a small redcap. A. each of them has B. they each have C. every wears D. each wearing 33. It was said that Jack was already very famous as a dancer ____in the USA when he was only twelve. A. in his twenties B. on the twenties C. of twenty D. in the twenties 3