二、英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：单项填空(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。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

A. however            B. whatever              C. whichever         D. whenever

答案是B。

21. —It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now.

—OK. ______.

A. Take it easy       B. Go slowly             C. Stay longer        D. See you

22. Let’s keep to the point or we ______ any decisions.

A. will never reach                                 B. have never reached      

C. never reach                                       D. never reached

23. The English play ______ my students acted at the New Year’s party was a great success.

A. for which        B. at which               C. in which          D. on which

24. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to ______ hotel; I can find you ______ bed in my flat.

A. the; a                B. the; 不填              C. a; the                D. a; 不填

25. Roses need special care ______ they can live through winter.

A. because             B. so that                  C. even if              D. as

26. —How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

—That ______ me fine.

A. fits                   B. meets                   C. satisfies             D. suits

27. I like ______ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this                   B. that                      C. it                      D. one

28. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you can’t have time to ______ before the party.

A. get changed       B. get change            C. get changing      D. get to change

29. —Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

—No, it ______ be him.

—I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A. can’t                 B. must not               C. won’t               D. may not

30. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I _____ half of it.

A. was missing      B. had missed            C. will miss           D. missed

31. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is ______ I disagree.

A. why                  B. where                   C. what                 D. how

32. You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ______ the books when you’ve finished with them.

A. put on               B. put down             C. put back            D. put off

33. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.

A. heavier              B. heavy                   C. the heavier         D. the heaviest

34. —Susan, will you please go and empty that drawer?

—_____?

A. What for           B. What is it              C. How is it           D. How come

35. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. ______, the walk will do me good.

A. Sooner or later   B. Still                      C. In time            D. Besides

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville   37    all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be     41    it. What laughing  42      we had about the ___43___ respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___ , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to    45     it down simply for my own ___46___ , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher.      47    , I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no     48     left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’.”

My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___  laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show ___53___  , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 54     my words had the power to make people     55     .

36. A. memory       B. thought                 C. knowledge         D. experience

37. A. when           B. where                   C. since                 D. after

38. A. cooked        B. served                  C. got                   D. made

39. A. their            B. past                      C. last                   D. those

40. A. none            B. one                       C. earns                D. neither

41. A. careful about                               B. good at              C. fond of   D. interested in

42. A. speeches      B. lessons                 C. sayings             D. arguments    

43. A. nearly          B. naturally                C. officially            D. socially

44. A. Especially    B. Probably               C. Suddenly           D. Fortunately

45. A. settle           B. put                       C. bite                   D. let  

46. A. work           B. story                    C. luck                  D. joy

47. A. However      B. Therefore              C. As for him         D. Except for that     

48. A. time            B. excuse                  C. way                  D. idea

49. A. give up        B. continue                C. hand in              D. delay     

50. A. written        B. graded                  C. collected           D. calmly

51. A. laid              B. fast                      C. publicly             D. calmly

52. A. People         B. Nobody                C. Somebody         D. I

53. A. shock          B. wonder                 C. worry               D. pleasure

54. A. if                B. for                       C. while                D. although

55. A. excited        B. satisfied                C. think                 D. laugh