浙江省湖州市八校2014届高三上学期第二次联考（英语）
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20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10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. --- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.
--- __________? Mary is interested.
A. So what B. What for C. How come D. Why bother
2. Nowadays people are more likely to go to ________ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to _________ new reality.
A. the; a B. /; the C. the; the D. a; a
3. The story conveys a strong message, _________ that will hopefully touch all who read it.
A. it B. that C. those D. one
4. The water was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible, _________ the car out.
A. getting B. to get C. got D. get
5. --- I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I will have a test on the subject next month.
--- Don’t worry. You ________ have it by Thursday.
A. could B. may C. shall D. must
6. She would move quietly up to the sparrow on a small tree just to get a better look, her face __________ with childlike expressions at one of God’s simple wonders.
A. shone B. shining C. having shone D. being shone
7. Readers are required to _________ the rules of the library and mind their manners.
A. observe B. confirm C. review D. appreciate
8. --- It’s a shame that you missed the lecture on the British culture given by Thompson.
--- I _________ it, but I was busy preparing the coming exam.
A. attended B. had attended C. would have attended D. would attend
9. --- What on earth are the police busy with?
--- They have been investigating how the train crash __________.
A. came out B. came across C. came about D. came up
