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）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。
21.—Have you got prepared for the trip?
—Let me see. Oh! I almost forget to bring ________ torch with me so that I’ll be able to see in
________ dark.
A. the, / B. a, the C. a, / D. /, the
22. I’ve visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them
________ this one.
A. makes B. beats C. compares D. matches
23.—Hi, Linda, you don’t seem to be as fresh as before these days.
—A bad dream ___________ me. I have to see a doctor to find a way out.
A. disturbed B. was disturbing C. has disturbed D. has been disturbing
24. We’re expecting Jerry because he’s our ____ visitor who comes here for holiday every
summer.
A. familiar B. similar C. regular D. popular
25. Mort as well as his sisters ________ going to Canada for further education next month.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
26.—It is cloudy outside. Please take an umbrella.
—__________
A. Yes, take it easy. B. Well, it just depends.
C. Ok, just in case. D. All right, you are welcome.
27.—You’d better not come to the office between 3 and 5 this afternoon.
—Why?
—Because the manager ________ an important meeting then.
A. will be attending B. will attend C. would attend D. will have attended
28. Central Manchester High School has much more than you expect, ________ 12 science
laboratories are _______ for different experiments.
A. where, available B. which, useful C. which, acceptable D. there, valuable
29.—Mr. Smith! How can I achieve high grades in English writing?
—First of all, great attention should be paid to _________ your handwriting. First impression,
you know, really counts.
A. improve B. have improved C. improving D. being improved
30. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, ________ great it is.
A. whichever B. whenever C. however D. whatever
31. Police have not ruled out the possibility ________ Justin was taken by aliens, but are also
looking into other possibilities.
A. why B. how C. which D. that
32.—How can you keep slim as a mother of two?
—I have been ___________ in the gym for years.
A. working out B. acting out C. getting out D. giving out
33.—Tom seldom tells lies, ____________ ?
—No, you can trust him.
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. didn’t he D. will he
34. In China, many people, some of ________ are not overweight at all, are always going on diets
or taking weight-loss pills, _________ are often dangerous.
A. them, which B. whom, that C. whom, which D. them, that
35. It was not until the early 1980s _________ this kind of service was developed enough for
businesses to be able to fax.
A. when B. that C. since D. before
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37_ in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 38 _ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__ .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__ ?
Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __ 53___ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.
36. A. cover B. sign C. board D. note
37. A. cashes B. treasures C. pennies D. coins
38. A. pocket B. can C. backpack D. case
39. A. still B. then C. already D. yet
40. A. put on B. put out C. put off D. put back
41. A. in case B. now that C. so that D. as though
42. A. mix up B. show up C. fill up D. make up
43. A. changed B. prepared C. supported D. reached
44. A. what B. why C. where D. how
45. A. realized B. recognized C. felt D. discovered
46. A. though B. but C. yet D. still
47. A. average B. successful C. harmonious D. beautiful
48. A. After all B. In the long term C. Of course D. As a matter of fact
49. A. happy B. disappointed C. lucky D. strange
50. A. effective B. brave C. surprising D. scientific
51. A. Once B. When C. While D. Because
52. A. smile B. exist C. survive D. prove
53. A. Look into B. Search for C. Deal with D. Depend on
54. A. tomorrow B. adventure C. future D. sunrise
55. A. preserve B. charge C. skip D. drop
参考答案：21—25 BDDCB 26—30 CAACC 31—35 DABCB
36—40 BDABD 41—45 CCADB 46—50 ADCCA 51—55 BACCD
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