第二部分 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. —Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting.
—______.
A. I practice every day B. Thank you very much
C. No, I don’t think so D. Well, it’s not good enough

22. —Why does the Lake smell terrible?
—Because large quantities of water ______.
A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted

23. —How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!
—It’s a challenge, I guess, ______man against nature.
A. of B. for C. by D. about

24. It’s helpful to put children in a situation ______ they can see themselves differently.
A. that B. when C. which D. where

25. For a moment nothing happened ,Then ______ all shouting together.
A. voices had come B. came voices C. voices would come D. did voices come

26. —Your mum is very kind.
—Yeah, My mum is pretty considerate, you know what ______, she always arranges everything around me.
A. she means B. you mean C. I mean D. we mean

27. We are at your service. Don’t ______ to turn to us if you have any further problems.
A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek

28. The Somali robbers’ frequent attacks on the sea urged the United Nations to ______ all nations to take immediate action.
A. fight for B. apply for C. call on D. wait on

29. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ______When the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2009.
A. delay B. effort C. schedule D. consideration

30. It seems that living green is ______easy and affordable. A small step masks a big difference.
A. exactly B. fortunately C. surprising  D. hardly

31. according to the literary review, Shakespeare ______ his characters live through their language in his plays.
A. will make B. had made C. was making D. makes

32. ______not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry.
A. Reminding B. Reminded C. To remind D. Having reminded

33. She had just finished her homework ______ her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
A. when B. while C. after D. since

34. In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao, ______ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.
A. marking B. marked C. having marked D. being marked

35. But for the help of my English teacher, I ______ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won 

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, ___36___ all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times___37___ his strong-minded grandfather was nearly ___38___, he loaded his family into the car and ___39___ them to see family members in Canada with a ___40___, “There are more important things in life than money. ”

The ___41___took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a ___42___ house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was ___43___ that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t ___44___, their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they ___45___was how warm the people were in the house and how ___46___ of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children ___47___ hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing ___48___ in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university ___49___of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to ___50___ parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The ___51___is telling the stories in a way children can ___52___. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that ___53___, “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s ___54___, and make eye contact（接触） to create “a personal experience”, We don’t have to tell children ___55___ they should take from the story and what the moral is.

36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored

37. A. when B. while C. how D. why

38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless

39. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took

40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief

41. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report

42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand

43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried

44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about

46. A. much B. many C. little D. few

47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through

48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety

49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff

50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse

51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick

52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question

53. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves

54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits

55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom