陕西省咸阳市三原县北城中学2013-2014学年高二下学期第一次月考 英语试题
第三节 语法和词汇知识 (共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
从每小题的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
11.Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard— ________, you failed.
A.in the end B.after all C.in other words D.at the same time
12. Not until the train pulled into the station ______ that his suitcase was gone.
A. did he find B.had he found C. he had found D. he found
13.Mark woke up one morning only to find both water and electricity _______ because he had not been able to pay the bills.
A.cut out B.cut down C.cut off D.cut short
14.E-mail, as well as telephones, ________ an important part in daily communication.
A.is playing B.have played C.are playing D.play
15.—— Would you mind my having a talk with you?
——- ______________. You are welcome
A. Yes, I’d. B. Never mind. C. Yes, please. D. Not at all.
16.I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.
A.to share B.to have shared C.share D.sharing
17.The design of the modern architecture concentrates on usefulness _____ decoration.
A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. or rather