浙江省五校2016届高三第二次联考 英语试题（Word版）
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。
1. —Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery.
—______? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there, but he turned it down.
A. Sorry B. So what C. Really D. Why not
2. David Bowie, a Britain’s most influential songwriter for decades, died on Jan10 at ______ age 69 after ______ long battle with cancer.
A. the; a B. /; the C. an; the D. /; a
3. In the terrible traffic accident the bicycle was so badly damaged that it was almost ______ repair.
A. under B. without C. beyond D. within
4. —Oh dear! Look at the mountains of trash in the street and the terrible haze these days!
—Everyone’s effort counts. I ______ fireworks on New Year’s Eve!
A. needn’t have played B. mustn’t have played
C. shouldn’t have played D. couldn’t have played
5. This new app enables you to create a more efficient workflow, by ______ the time it takes to move between different programs.
A. declining B. devoting C. shortening D. consuming
6. Researchers have been determined to ______ how bird flu spreads from human to human worldwide.
A. turn out B. figure out C. pick out D. check out
7. ______ matters is the selection of the right website, ______ can offer the daily news and entertainment, and you can know everything in a matter of 30 minutes.
A. Whatever; which B. However; which C. Whatever; where D. However; where
8. Because society ______ so rapidly during the last few years, the gap between the generations has become larger.
A. changed B. has been changing C. had changed D. was changed
