平桥中学2014届高三英语第二次月考试卷
命题人：夏娅红 2013.9
考生须知：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
选择题部分（共80分）
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，选出可双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. I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time---- there are ______ meaningful things to do.
A. less B. more C. the least D. the most
2. The Harry Potter books are quite popular; they are in great _____ in this city.
A. quantity B. progress C. demand D. production
3. The secretary arranged a(n) _____ time and space for the applicants to have an interview.
A. important B. spare C. public D. convenient
4. ---Look at those clouds!
---Don’t worry. _____ it rains, we’ll still have a great time.
A. Even if B. As though C. In case D. If only
5. ---- May I sit at this table ?
---- Sorry, madam. It has been ______ . You can go to the one near the window.
A . made up B. looked up C. taken up D. picked up
6. Finding information in today’s world is easy. The _______ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.
A. ability B. competition C. challenge D. knowledge
7. The companies are working together to create they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.
