2014届江苏高考英语模拟卷二.docx

2014届江苏高考英语模拟卷二第二部分??英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节??单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. It is known to all that gunpowder is _______ Chinese invention, as is the compass, _______instrument that you use for finding directions.???????? A. a; the?????????????????????????????? B. 不填; an??????????? C. a; an????????? D. 不填; the?22. Word power section should be taken seriously because of the benefits _______ can have on the vocabulary of the students.???????? A. this?????????????????????????????????? B. that???????????? C. it???????????? D. one23. The temperature will fall sharply the day after tomorrow, when a snowstorm _______ to strike this area.A. expects?????? ????B. is expected?????? ??? C. has expected?? ????????? ??D. will be expected24. As the new Japan ambassador to China Shinichi Nishimiya died suddenly, the Japanese government had to consider _______ another one.???????? A. associating ????????????????? B. appointing??????C. assigning ?????? D. allocating??25. Whether you like it or not, we live in a society _______ exchanging presents is an important part of communication.???????? A. which?????????????????????????????? B. that????????????C. when??????????? D. where26. —British English and American English are quite different in spelling and pronunciation.?? —Well, Chinese English will also develop its own _______, I believe.A. equality?????????? B. identity???????? C. purity?????????? D. personality27. —How do you like the program?the Voice of China??? —Fantastic! It’s unbelievable that the four judges _______ be so humorous!???????? A. would????????????????????????????? B. might?????????? C. should???????? D. shall28. _______ you recognize individual words of an idiom, it is no easy to understand the idiom as a whole.???????? A. Unless ??????????????????????????? B. Since????????????C. As long as??????D. Even though29. —To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain.?? —So now she is reduced _______ anything for supper.???????