2014届上学期期中考试高三试题（英语）
命题单位：铁岭市高级中学
【注意事项】：本试题卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共8页，全卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟．
第Ⅰ卷（选择题）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. Li Qun, who graduated from university in South China, is now studying for her degree in ____ European country,
A．a, a B．the, an C．the, a D．an ,a
2. The police are trying to find out the ____ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．
A. evidence B. characteristic C. status D. identity
3. We are confident that the step the Chinese government has taken to cope with the current crisis is ______ of great significance.
A. what B. those C. that D. one
4. A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2013, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.
A. consequently B. continuously C. constantl D. consistently
5. The new movie____________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time．
A pretends B．agrees C．promises D．Intends
6. __________my efforts at persuasion，he wouldn’t agree.
A .Apart from B．In spite of C．Because of D．Although
7. The killer insisted that she was defending herself when _______.
A．attack B．attacked C．to attack D．having attacked
8. _________,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.
