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10小题;每小题1.5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。
1. The Spring Festival is_______special holiday for most Chinese when_______whole family will get together.
A. a, the B. the, the C. a, a D. the, a
2. People from all the corners came to the city center, ______ it very crowded.
A. makes B. made C. making D. make
3. The problem is ______ we can improve our reading skill in such a short time.
A. when B. what C. how D. that
4. ______ into many languages, the book is popular in many countries.
A. Being translated B. Having translated
C. To be translated D. Having been translated
5. We need some more facts and figures ______ we make the final decision.
A. since B. before C. after D. until
6. Jack doesn't smoke now, but he ______ for almost twenty years.
A. was smoking B. had smoked C. has smoked D. smoked
7. The result was not the same as they had expected, ______ was rather disappointing.
A. that B. which C. when D. what
8. Ashley still remembers the excitement when she ______ for a trip to Canada.
A. chooses B. has been chosen C. chose D. was chosen
9. — We have missed the train!
— ______. There'll be another in ten minutes.
A. That's fine B. Never mind
C. With pleasure D. Don't mention it
10. — What can I do for you?
— I'd like to buy a present for my son, ______ at a proper price but of great use.
A. one B. it C. which D. that
第二节 完形填空 ( 共30小题,满分40分。A篇共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分;B篇共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面两篇短文,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。A
One Friday, a businessman decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. Before going to 11 , he told his wife about it. All day long he felt 12 and uneasy. Finally, in the late afternoon, he gathered the courage to approach his employer. To his 13 , the boss agreed to give him a raise.
That evening, the 14 husband arrived home and was surprised to see a beautiful table set with their best china and 15 candles. Smelling the aroma (香味) of the wonderful meal,
he 16 that someone from the office had called his wife and tipped her off (透露消息).
Finding her in the kitchen, he eagerly 17 the details of his good news. When they sat down to the meal, next to his plate he found a note that read: ''Congratulations, darling. I knew you'd get the 18 . This dinner is to show you how much I love you. ''
After dinner, on his way to the 19 to help his wife serve dessert, he noticed a second card had slipped out of his wife's pocket. Picking it up, he read: ''Don't worry about not getting the raise. You 20 it anyway. This dinner is to show how much I love you."
11. A. school B. work C. home D. dinner
12. A. nervous B. relaxed C. curious D. dangerous
13. A. anger B. disappointment C. sorrow D. delight
14. A. careful B. cheerful C. helpful D. wonderful
15. A. deserted B. burned C. lighted D. used
16. A. heard B. found C. guessed D. forgot
17. A. shared B. told C. knew D. talked
18. A. position B. note C. raise D. news
19. A. office B. living-room C. kitchen D. study
20. A. donate B. devote C. demand D. deserve
B
Once when there was a famine (饥荒), a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town, and said to them, ''In this basket there is a loaf for each of you. 21 it, and come back to me every 22 at this hour till better times come. ''The hungry children 23 eagerly around the basket, and quarreled for the bread, 24 each wished to have the largest loaf. At last they went away without even 25 the good gentleman. But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not 26 or struggle with the rest, but remained 27 modestly in the distance. When the ill-behaved children had left, she took the 28 loaf, which alone was left in the basket, 29 the gentleman's hand, and went home.
The next day the children were as 30 as before, and poor, shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 31 of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the 32 open, many new, shining pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very much 33 , and said, ''Take the money back to the good 34 at once, for it must have got into the loaf 35 . Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick! ''
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 36 , he said, ''No, no, my child, it was no 37 . I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to 38 you. Always be as contented, peaceable, and 39 as you now are. Go home now, and the 40 is your own. ''
21. A. Take B. Buy C. Order D. Smell
22. A. month B. week C. day D. year
23. A. stood B. sat C. gathered D. looked
24. A. but B. so C. since D. because
25. A. hearing B. thanking C. thinking D. looking
26. A. play B. laugh C. quarrel D. speak
27. A. crying B. standing C. quarreling D. singing
28. A. best B. oldest C. largest D. smallest
29. A. kissed B. took C. seized D. waved
30. A. hungry B. angry C. eager D. rude
31. A. size B. number C. length D. amount
32. A. letter B. bread C. basket D. bag
33. A. surprised B. pleased C. terrified D. excited
34. A. policeman B. teacher C. gentleman D. child
35. A. by accident B. by heart C. by hand D. by itself
36. A. letter B. apology C. money D. message
37. A. luck B. use C. good D. mistake
38. A. test B. reward C. thank D. attract
39. A. careful B. grateful C. beautiful D. enthusiastic
40. A. loaf B. basket C. world D. money