浙江省诸暨中学2014—2015学年高二下学期期中考试 英语
一、单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分；满分10分）
1. William, ______ monitor of Class Two, received awards at a ceremony yesterday for giving ______ first aid on a drowning woman.
A. the; the B. /; / C. the; / D. /; the
2. The stronger the ______ is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
A. admiration B. contribution C. motivation D. admission
3. Believe it or not, it’s actually impossible to make a 100% ______weather forecast.
A. thorough B. professional C. essential D. accurate
4. Joe has always thought of himself as a good journalist and never fails to ______ everyone of it.
A. remind B. cure C. accuse D. warn
5. It is not until ______ that ______.
A. is a baby kangaroo four months old; he will begin to live outside its mother’s pouch
B. is a baby kangaroo four months old; will he begin to live outside its mother’s pouch
C. a baby kangaroo is four months old; he will begin to live outside its mother’s pouch
D. a baby kangaroo is four months old; will he begin to live outside its mother’s pouch
6. —Should I look up the new words each time I come across some?
—No, refer to your dictionary only ______.
A. where possible B. when necessary C. if ever D. if so
7. There is a ______ of furniture in the market, which can satisfy all the customers’ demand.
A. variety B. number C. description D. combination
8. They ______ on the project for almost one month before I joined them, and now we ______ on it as no good results have come out so far.
A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working
C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working
