高二年级英语知识竞赛试题样稿.doc

（考试时间：50分钟 ）

说明：请将选择题答案用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上。考试结束时，只交答题卡。
第一节：单项填空（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处最好选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. _____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 country's 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
5. It is reported that about 70 percent of China's 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?
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