高三第一次联合模拟考试英语试题
第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
6．_____ rapid progress has he made that we all admire him.
A．Very B．So C．Such D．Too
7．The word “media” basically refers to _____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.
A．which B．that C．what D．where
8．To the great disappointment of the poor workers, a great part of their wages were _____ by the boss for no good reason.
A．kept away B．kept off C．kept up D．kept back
9．The global trend toward higher divorce rates has created _____ families with _____ people.
A．more; fewer B．fewer; more C．many; few D．few; many
10．It’s a little surprising that a house made of wood or bamboo may stay up in an earthquake
while ______ made of steel and concrete may fall down.
A．one B．that C．it D．what
11．— Can I pay the bill by check?
— Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment _____ be made in cash.
A．shall B．need C．will D．can
12．In 1990, _____ Belgian inventor by _____ name of Bakelite invented the first of the modern plastics.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the ; /