天津市静海县第一中学2015-2016学年高二下学期开学考试（寒假作业检测） 英语试题
第一部分： 英语知识运用（共两节）（满分 35分）(基础题)
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — Cloning can lead to many complicated problems.
— __________. That’s why a lot of people are strongly against it.
A. That’s it B. Nonsense C. That’s all right D. What a pity
2. When he was told that only a few apartments were still __________, he hurriedly took out all of his bank savings to place an order for a flat.
A. empty B. hollow C. convenient D. vacant
3. Whom would you rather ________ with you, Jim or Jack?
A. have gone B. have to go C. have go D. has to go
4. ________ being fun, watching English videos is a good form of listening exercise.
A. Besides that B. In addition C. Apart from D. Except for
5. Water can __________ and release a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus
creating a stable environment.
A. take B. absorb C. adapt D. adopt
6. — I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there?
— I ________. But my car ________.
A. would; was fixed B. would have; was fixed
C. would have; was being fixed D. would; was being fixed
7. As was expected, the peace talk between the two countries has________ at last and a war can’t be avoided.
A. broken in B. broken through C. broken down D. broken out
8. Tom ________ with his aunt and uncle because his parents have gone abroad for a holiday.
A. is staying B. stays C. stayed D. had stayed
9. —Sir, how much can you make per month?
—Why ________ you ask such a silly question?
A. can B. will C. should D. must
