二、英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节,填空(共15小题:每小题1分,满分15分)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答案题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
例:A computer can only do ________ you have instructed it to do.
A.how B.after C.what D.when
21.You ________ park here! It's an emergence exit.
A.wouldn't B.needn't C.couldn't D.mustn't
22.The dictionary is what I want, but I don't have enough money ________ me.
A.by B.for C.in D.with
23.He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found ________ of them again.
A.neither B.either C.each D.all
24.The book has been translated into thirty languages since it ________ on the market in 1973.
A.had come B.has come C.came D.comes
25.To improve the quality of our products, we asks for suggestions ________ had used the products.
A.whoever B.who C.whichever D.which
26.—Honey, let's go out four dinner.
—________ I don't have to cook.
A.Forget it! B.That's great! C.Why? D.Go ahead.
27.Everything comes with ________ price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.
A.a, a B.the, / C.the, / D.a, /
28.In China, the number of cities increasing ________ development is recognized across the world.
A.where B.which C.whose D.that
29.The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building ________ now.
A.remains B.is remained C.is remaining D.has been remained
30.The news shocked the public, ________ to great concern about students' safety at school.
A.having led B.led C.leading D.to lead
31.—Why do you want to work for our company?
—This is the job that I ________ for.
A.looked B.am to look C.had looked D.have been looking
32.Today, we will ________ begin we stopped yesterday so that no point will be left out.
A.when B.where C.how D.what
33.At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and Jialing River, ________ one of the largest cities in China.
A.lies Chongqing B.Chongqing lies C.does lie Chongqing D.does l Chongqing lie
34.Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one ________ first is the library.
A.repaired B.being repaired C.repairing D.to be repaired
35.—Have you played baseball before? We need one more player.
—________ I like ball games, so I believe it will be fun to learn baseball.
A.Sometimes B.Not really C.Never mind D.That's cool
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题:每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
请阅读西面短文,,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,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my___36___, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been___37___ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the___38___ to tell Sam what I had___39___. For years I have been hosting a program on the___40___ and writing articles for a magazine. Being___41___ to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and___43___. So when Sam was born, I___44___ to tell him about school and friendship, Romance and work, Love and everything else. That's how I started to write these___45___. I hoped that Sam would___46___ them sooner or later. however, that expedition___47___ when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He___48___ to communicate with others, even the family members. That was___49___ for me but didn't stop me writing on. I realized that I had even___50___ now to tell him. I wanted him to___51___ what it means to be "different" from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll___52___ as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just___53___ if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life. Now,___54___ the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a___55___.
Daniel Gottlied
36.A.son B.nephew C.brother D.grandson
37.A.seriously B.mentally C.slightly D.quickly
38.A.ability B.time C.courage D.responsibility
39.A.written B.suffered C.observed D.lost
40.A.radio B.television C.stage D.bed
41.A.ready B.unable C.anxious D.eager
42.A.warm B.broken C.closed D.open
43.A.hosts B.visitors C.readers D.reporters
44.A.boon B.stopped C.forgot D.decided
45.A.letters B.emails C.books D.diaries
46.A.find B.read C.collect D.keep
47.A.developed B.disappeared C.changed D.arrived
48.A.tried B.refused C.regretted D.hoped
49.A.exciting B.acceptable C.strange D.heartbreaking
50.A.less B.everything C.more D.nothing
51.A.understand B.explain C.believe D.question
52.A.fear B.face C.know D.cause
53.A.felt B.guessed C.saw D.doubted
54.A.as B.once C.thought D.if
55.A.teacher B.child C.man D.writer