江苏省上冈中学2013—2014学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题.doc

江苏省上冈中学2013—2014学年高二下学期期初考试英语试题 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。________ in, the viruses can cause illness and people to die. A．breathing B．breathed C．are breathed D．they breathed 2．My boss made ________ clear that one in three of us will have to leave next month. A．it B．us C．that D．this________ space must be quite ________ exciting experience. A．/; the B．/; an C．the; an D．the; ait is better to express your anger, ________ bottle it up. A．more than B．less than C．other than D．rather than 5．The children look light-hearted ________ the final exam is over. A．now that B．as far as C．up till D．even though 6．Nowhere else ________ find the missing wallet just now. A．we could B．we can C．could we D．can welike the Englishman who ________ a small car ________ 159.6 kilogrammes ________ for thirty-three seconds! A．has balanced; weighed; on the head B．balanced; weighed; by the headweighing; on his head D．had balanced; weighing; by his headhe found himself ________ in the woods and everything he had ________． A．lay; stolen B．lying; had stolenstolen D．lay; had been stolen________ you interrupt now? Cant you see Im on the phone? —Sorry sir, but its urgent. A．Can B．Should C．Would D．Must 10．The villagers built another bridge, which is ________ the old one. A．three times as width as B．the width three times as C．three times wider as D．three times the width of 11．The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ some trees waving in the howling wind. A．were B．being C．was D．to be________ the students lessons during the holidays. A．not give B．doesnt give C．not be given D．didnt give 13．Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? Thats ________ the best jobs are. A．where B．what C．when D．why 14．________ came that Prime Minister David Cameron blamed the worst riots in Britain the other day. A．Words B．A word C．The word D．W