河南省郑州市第四中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期中考试（英语）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．Every year in China, ______ day is set aside to honor and show respect to ______ elders.
A./; the B．the; the C.a; / D．a; the
2.－What about talking with others while learning spoken English?
－In my opinion, ______.
A.it makes sense B.it’s out of the question C.it’s up to you D.it’s hard to say
3.The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to ______.
A.discharge B．dismiss C.resign D．resume
4.The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ______ the change.
A.adapt to B.adopt to C.apply to D.devote to
5.Men and women should be treated equally according to the law, but ______ there is great room for improvement.
A.in reality B．above all C.after all D．in return
6.It is rather ______ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
A.misleading B．embarrassing C . boring D．demanding
