高二英语上册期末调研考试试题14
北京朝阳区2023-2024学年高二上学期期末英语试题及解析
北京市朝阳区2023～2024学年度第一学期期末质量检测高二英语(考试时间100分钟 满分100分)第一部分 知识运用(共三节，30分)第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was in my home office on a cold Sunday when I heard a quick knock on the door.I___1___downstairs,threw open the door and saw my dad___2___something wrapped up in paper in his arms.Strangely,he had given no hint(暗示)of it when we spoke on the phone last night.“Open it.”he said.I opened it to find a yellow begonia(秋海棠).It occurred to me that it was Mother’s Day.“But···but I’m not a mother.”I said,___3___.My dad smiled,“Well,some special people aren’t mothers.but I think they___4___to get flowers,too.”With that,he hugged me and drove off.Later,I called to thank him and we got to talking a lot.That’s when he let me in on his little___5___.He had decided that he would challenge himself to do one act of___6___per day.It had started several weeks before when he accidentally knew a friend of his was having a rough day.He knew she loved ice cream,so he drove straight to her house with a huge tub of ice cream.“She laughed___7___when she saw it,”he said,“It really delighted me to know that I had___8___her day.”When asked why,he added,“I already know about the importance of being___9___in the moment.So,I try to be there with each person I am spending time with.I want them to feel important and believe in the goodness in people in that moment.”I realized my dad was making a difference in people’s lives.___10___,I also want to be more like my dad,who goes out of his way to make people feel loved and cared for.1.A.fell B.waited C.raced D.looked2.A.shaking B.pulling C.holding D.collecting3.A.annoyed B.confused C.worried D.disappointed4.A.deserve B.decide C.promise D.pretend5.A.celebration B.joke C.secret D.excuse6.A.faith B.courage C.appreciation D.kindness7.A.coldly B.excitedly C.proudly D.nervously8.A.kept B.spent C.predicted D.brightened9.A.present B.healthy C.patient D.humorous10.A.Depressed B.Inspired C.Terrified D.Astonished第二节 选词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)(请务必将第11至20题的答案写在答题卡指定区域内)阅读下面句子，根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的词或词组，并用其正确形式填空。
浙江省金华市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题含答案
金华十校2023—2024学年第一学期期末调研考试高二英语试题卷（答案在最后）本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共95分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What does the man want the woman to do?A.Take care of his pet.e over at3:00p.m.C.Attend a meeting with him.2.What is the man doing?A.Recommending a book.B.Expressing his feelings.C.Explaining a test question.3.Where did the man’s wife grow up?A.In Australia.B.In New Zealand.C.In India.4.What does the man mean?A.He is very excited about the news.B.He doesn’t pay attention to sports.C.He wishes a different team had won.5.What is probably the relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Husband and wife.C.Customer and Saleswoman.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
福建省莆田市2024_2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
福建省莆田市2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）第一部分阅读(共两节, 满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A1. Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee JumpThe Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the world's 10th highest tower, with a variety of activities, such as gambling, eating and entertainment. One of the famous activities is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go! If you are not daring enough to jump that height, you can try the skywalk on the 57th floor - it's still remarkable. Grab this chance and tick off this item on your bucket list.2. Grab a traditional Portuguese dinnerMacao was colonized by Portugal before 1999. As a result, Portuguese culture is deeply into many corners of Macao. Many Portuguese settled and opened Portuguese restaurants in the special administrative region, but the flavor is more adaptable to Chinese people.3. Visit a museumMacao, as a tiny little city with only an area of 30.5 square kilometers, has 23 eye-catching museums. Due to its unique history, both Eastern and Western historical sites can be found. Many of them are preserved for cultural heritage, tourist spots or museums, such as the Grand Prix Museum, Maritime Museum and Wine Museum.4. Selfie(自拍) at the Ruins of St. PaulThe Ruins of St. Paul is the signature landmark of Macao. The ruins consist of the St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul, built in 1583. However, after three fires in 1595, 1601 and 1835, the church was seriously damaged. Surprisingly,after the rebuilding and fires, the huge front part and the front stairway remain unburned.1. Which of the following is NOT true about Macao Tower according to the passage？A. There are many activities in Macao Tower.B. The bungee jump there holds a record in the world.C. It is a thrilling place to go.D. The skywalk is 233 meters high.2. What happened to the Ruins of St. Paul?A. Cultural heritage is preserved here.B. It has experienced several fires.C. It is totally ruined by the fires.D. It is still well reserved.3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The historical sites in Macao.B. How to make a tour in Macao.C. Things that you can’t miss in Macao.D. Seeing is believing.BOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem—inability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room”. I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my “secret sharer”, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle.There on the book’s cover was a beagle which looked identical(相同的) to my dog. I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover. My eyes ran across the title, Amos: the Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Withoutopening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a brush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running togetherMy mother’s call returned m e to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my “miraculous(奇迹)” experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.4. The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to ________.A. encourage him to do more walkingB. let him spend a meaningful summerC. help cure him of his reading problemD. make him learn more about weapons5. The book caught the author’s eye because________.A. it reminded him of his own dogB. he found its title easy to understandC. it contained pretty pictures of animalsD. he liked child ren’s stories very much6. Why could the author manage to read the book through?A. He was forced by his mother to read it.B. He identified with（对某事有同感） the story in the book.C. The book told the story of his pet dog.D. The happy ending of the story attracted him.7. Which one could be the best title of the passage?A. My Passion for ReadingB. Mum’s Strict OrderC. Reunion with My Beagle.D. The Charm of a Book.CWhen you think of a map, is north on the top or the bottom? Usually, maps are designed with north on top,though when we think about it, there is no logical reason for this bias. After all, there is no up or down in space. So what is wrong with south, east or west being on the top of the map? The answer is:nothing at all. In fact, north-up maps only became the norm in the last few hundred years.Ancient Egyptian maps had south at the top because the Nile River flows downhill from mountains in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the north. Mecca was to the south of most early Muslim civilizations, and south-up maps were designed so that viewers would look up to see Mecca. Medieval Christian maps had east at the top, as they believed the Garden of Eden was in the east. The only early maps that had north at the top were those of early China because the emperor lived in the north.North seems to have settled at the top of maps during the 16th century, largely thanks to a Flemish mapmaker, Mercator. Mercator was a great admirer of an early Greek mapmaker, who, for reasons now unknown, put north at the top of maps, so Mercator did, too. When Mercator s world map became the standard map to navigate the oceans, north up became standard as well.What is the implication of this north-view of the world? Psychologically, people tend to think of up as good and down as bad. Just think of words and phrases like “upmarket”，“upbeat” and “moving up in the world", and how they contrast with their opposites. Because north is so consistently put at the top of maps, people now think of north as good, too.Several attempts have been made in recent years by introducing south-up maps to the market. These maps not only give us a chance to see the world differently, but also give everyone the chance to see themselves on top.8．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A．North-up maps were rare in ancient times.B．Deciding up or down in space is ridiculous.C．Mecca maps were based on a legend.D．The south-up map first appeared in ancient Egypt.9．Why is north associated with good?A．An illogical reason.B．The spread of Mercator' s maps.C．People's preference for up.D．An age-old tradition in Greece.10．What is the authors attitude to south-up maps?A．Cautious. B．Supportive. C．Uncaring. D．Disapproving. 11．What's the main purpose of the text?A．To explain a phenomenon.B．To compare various facts.C．To correct a cultural bias.D．To argue for a viewpoint.DHardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South' s landfill sites(垃圾填埋场).Electronic waste(e-waste) currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste, and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone, laptop and power bank. They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghana's capital, Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world, where 10,000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process. They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.But Agbogbloshie should not exist. The Basel Convention, a 1989 treaty aims toprevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries. The E-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as “secondhand goods” to poor countries like Ghana, knowing full well that it is heading for a landfill site.A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals. This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury(水银), lead and even arsenic (砷 ) Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level that's about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA), Most worryingly, these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers' waste. For example, Germany has started a project that includes a sustainable recycling system at Agbogbloshie, along with a health clinic for workers. However, governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is am almost limitless consumer demand for hardware, especially when governments’ green policies are focused on issues like climate change.Only the manufacturers can fix this. A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware profitable, or at least cost-neutral.12．What can we infer from paragraph2?A．Electronic products need improving urgently.B．Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycled.C．Electronic waste requires more landfill sites across Ghana. D．Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie.13．What does the underlined word"circumvents" in paragraph 3 mean? A．TightensB．AbolishesC．AvoidsD．Follows14．What should be the biggest concern according to the text?A．The violation of EFSA’s standardB．The lack of diversity in Ghana s exports.C．The damage to chickens immune systemD．The threat of polluted food around the world15．What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem? A．Manufacturers' developing a sustainable hardware economy.B．Governments' adjusting their green policies about e-waste.C．Reducing customers' demands for electronic products.D．Letting governments take on the main responsibility.其次节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2014-2015成都市高二英语上期期末调研考试试卷
成都市2014～2015学年度上期期末学业质量监测高二英语（理科）（考试时间120分钟，满分150分）第I卷（选择题，共100分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在机读卡上。
2．每个选择题在选出答案后，用2B铅笔把机读卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。
1—9页的选择题答在机读卡上；10～12页的题请答在试卷上。
3．考试结束后，监考人只需将第Ⅱ卷（第9～12页）和机读卡一并收回。
第一部分听力(30分)第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分；满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有—个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，再将试卷上的答案转涂到机读卡上。
l.When will Barbara get to the airport? 'A At 9:30 pm.B At 8:30 pm* C. At 7:30 pm2, Where is the man now?A In a shop.B In a theater.C In a restauranL3. How &d Linda think of the movie?A InterestingB Disappointing.C Satisfying.4. Which necktie does the man like?A The black one.B The brown oneC The blue one.5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A A girl and her boyfriemi B. Teacher and students C Husband and wife 笫二节（共11小题；每小题1.5分，满分16.5分）听下面4段材料。
高二上学期英语期末考试试题(有答案)
高二上学期英语期末考试试题(有答案)本部分共15小题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分。
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.What does the man want to do?A。
To buy a car。
B。
To rent a car。
C。
To repair a car.7.What does the woman suggest the man do?A。
To take a taxi。
B。
To rent a car。
C。
To buy a car.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.What does the man want to buy?A。
A XXX.9.What does the woman think of the blue shirt?A。
It’s too expensive。
B。
It’s too bright。
C。
It’s too smal l.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What’s the nship een the speakers?A。
XXX.11.What is the man’s problem?A。
He can’t find his keys。
B。
He lost his wallet。
C。
He ot his password.12.What does the woman suggest the man do?A。
To look for his keys in the car。
B。
To buy a new wallet。
C。
To reset his password.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13.What does the man want to do?A。
安徽省宣城市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末调研测试英语试题含答案
6. What are the speakers using to find their way at first?
A. A map. B. A phone. C. Instructions.
7. Which place are the speakers trying to find?
A. Office software. B. Apps for education. C. Apps for amusement.
16. What is Robert’s aim for the future?
A. To change people’s lifestyles.
B To stand out from the competition.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Driving. B. Swimming. C. Drawing.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A､B､C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
A. He began to learn French.
B He decided to be an artist.
C. He started to work.
19. Which country did Van Gogh move to in 1886?
A. France. B. Germany. C. Britain.
1. When will the speakers leave for the zoo?
湖北省孝感市应城市第一高级中学2024_2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
湖北省孝感市应城市第一高级中学2024-2025学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is the boy going to spend his holiday?A．In the city. B．In the country. C．In a foreign country.2．What will the man do in the evening?A．Meet somebody. B．Go to the cinema. C．See the woman again.3．How many languages can the woman speak at least?A．One. B．Two. C．Three.4．What happened to the woman on her way?A．She helped an old man.B．She was seriously injured.C．She knocked into an old man.5．Why will Han Lei go back home late tonight?A．Because he will join a party.B．Because he has to work in his company.C．Because he comes across an old friend.其次节(共15小题：每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
湖北省黄冈市2022-2023学年高二上学期期末调研考试英语试题(解析版)
高二上学期期末调研考试英语试题
第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共1S小题：每小题2. 5分,满分37. 5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Products Every Student May Want
Maglite Flashlight
C. Amazon Echo Dot.
D Rocketbook Everlast Smart Notebook.
〖答案〗1. B 2. A 3. D
〖导语〗这是一篇应用文。广告介绍了几个学生用品。
〖1题详析〗
细节理解题。根据Maglite Flashlight中的“The Maglite flashlight will run anywhere from 13 to 48 hours on a fresh set of batteries. (磁石手电筒在更换电池的情况下可以工作13到48小时。)”可知，一个有新电池的磁石手电筒最多能用48小时。故选B项。w中的“Imagine a world where you can drink out of a muddy hole and have the water come out clean LifeStraw filters that muddy water through hollow fibers, making it totally safe to drink cold water after a tiring hike up the Appalachian Trail. (想象一下，在一个世界里，你可以从一个泥泞的洞里喝到干净的水，LifeStraw通过中空纤维过滤浑浊的水，在阿巴拉契亚小径(Appalachian Trail)上疲惫的徒步旅行后，喝冷水是完全安全的。)”可知，LifeStraw的功能是净化水。故选A项。
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高二英语上册期末调研考试试题 高二年级期末（英语）科试卷 命题人：李忠芬 孔军 审题人：李海涛 审核：刘彦利
一、本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考试结束后，将答题纸和答题卡上交。满分120分，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必用蓝色或黑色笔将自己的姓名、班级、考号在答题卡上填写清楚。 2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试卷上的答案无效。
第I卷 选择题（满分90分） 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分) 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。 1. Where does the man want to go? A. To a cinema. B. To a camera shop. C. To a clothing shop. 2. What time does the man usually get up when he’s fine? A. Around seven. B. Around six. C. At half past six. 3. What type of movie are the two speakers going to see? A. A horror movie. B. A humorous movie. C. An action movie. 4. What does the woman mean? A. She thinks salary is more important than interest. B. She thinks interest is more important than salary. C. She thinks salary is as important as interest. 5. How will Dick spend most of his summer vacation? A. He will stay at home. B. He will stay in the school. C. He will go on vacation. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Where are May’s parents right now? A. In America. B. In Europe. C. In Canada. 7. When will May’s parents finish the film? A. By Christmas. B. By Thanks Giving. C. By New Year. 8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man talked to his parents last night. B. The woman has a strange dressing hobby. C. The woman’s parents make films. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does the woman want for lunch? A. Mexican noodles with ham, and a cup of coffee. B. Four pieces of sandwiches, and a cup of tea. C. Italian noodles with ham, and a cup of tea. 10. What does the man want for lunch? A. Cake and tea. B. Cake and coffee. C. Noodles and tea. 11. Why doesn’t the man want much food for lunch? A. Because he will have a big supper this evening. B. Because he doesn’t like the food here. C. Because he isn’t hungry now. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. Who is probably the woman? A. Johnson’s wife. B. Johnson’s neighbor. C. Head of the Science Department. 13. What’s the matter with Johnson? A. He can’t find his office key. B. He has lost his voice. C. He doesn’t like his class. 14. What favor does Johnson want someone to do for him? A. Mark the latest homework. B. Put a notice on the classroom door. C. Return some exam papers to his students. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Why did the woman congratulate the man? A. Because he was elected chairman of the Students’ Union. B. Because he was elected chairman of a social organization. C. Because he was elected vice chairman of the Students’ Union. 16. How many candidates were there? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 17. What did the man’s teachers advise him to do? A. Not to lose the opportunity. B. Not to join in the election. C. Not to devote time and energy to social work. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage? A. Two . B. Three. C. Four. 19. Who is probably the speaker? A. A TV host. B. A historian. C. A tour guide. 20. What can we learn from the passage? A. The Story House is made of wood and brick. B. The church looks like a palace. C. There are over 20,000 dragons around Grand Hotel. 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l分，满分l5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. China Is Not Happy is _______ follow-up to the 1996 work China Can Say No, _______ bestseller that complained about the influence of the West on China. A. a; the B. a; a C. the; the D. 不填; a 22. She spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning _______ his teammates had done. A. what B. which C. why D. while 23. It’s a programme designed ________ mainly 16 to 25 year-olds. A. appeal to B. to appealing to C. appealing to D. to appeal to 24. Denmark has required courses on environmental protection, _______ students either listen to lectures or take part in outdoor programs. A. in which B. when C. what D. which 25. Stop gossiping! Let’s make _______ a rule to say nothing about another unless it is something good. A. that B. this C. one D. it 26. My schedule is quite _______—I could arrange to meet with you any day next week. A. flexible B. fragile C. automatic D. random 27. _______ volcanoes now for many years, I am still amazed at their beauty. A. Studying B. To study C. Having studied D. studied 28. The cost of public services has risen sharply _______ a general drop in their quality. A. due to B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. as a result of 29. —What _______ did you like about the last apartment that we saw? —The wall paper’s really nice. A. in particular B. on the whole C. on average D. by coincidence 30. Director Zhang Yimou’s latest work, A Simple Noodle Story, has _______ over 100 million yuan in only four days. A. resulted in B. run out of C. taken in D. got into 31. On Christmas day, kids can relax and have fun, _______ that they still have a week of vacation left before they return to school. A. to know B. to knowing C. knowing D. know 32. —I’m sorry. I _______ at you the other day. —Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself. A. shouldn’t shout B. shouldn’t have shouted C. mustn’t shout D. mustn’t have shouted 33. A major earthquake rocked Haiti on Tuesday which may cause thousands of deaths, _______ no official reports are available at present. A. so long as B. as soon as C. although D. only if 34. _______ had I seen such realistic dinosaurs as there were in the BBC television series.