第一卷
第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分55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。
1. I haven’t seen Ann for ______ long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
A. such B. very
C. so D. too
2. You have to ______ a choice. Are you going to leave the job or stay?
A. decide B. get
C. do D. make
3. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was ______ able to make a phone call.
A. still B. even
C. also D. ever
4. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread our further, ______ New York is an example.
A. for which B. in which
C. of which D. from which
5. —Let’s go for a walk in the garden.
—______, but I need to do the washing-up.
A. No, thank you B. That’s right
C. Good idea D. Not at all
6. There were some chairs left over ______ everyone had sat down.
A. when B. until
C. that D. where
7. The telephone ______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.
A. had rung B. was ringing
C. rings D. has rung
8. In the United States, there is always ______ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be
found.
A. a; the B. the ; a
C. the; the D. a; a
9. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.
A. look out B. stay up
C. carry on D. get along
10. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.
A. must B. may
C. shall D. should
11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than ______ four percent.
A. any other B. the other
C. another D. other
12. In some places women are expected to earn money ______ men work at home and raise their children.
A. but B. while
C. because D. though
13. —Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?
—______. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment.
A. Thanks B. Go on
C. Sure D. You are welcome
14. We had an anxious couple of weeks ______ for the results of the experiment.
A. wait B. to be waiting
C. waited D. waiting
15. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ______.
A. or more B. instead
C. at most D. only