第二部分:知识运用(共两节, 45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分, 共15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例:It’s so nice to hear from her again. __________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not
答案是D。
21. What’s up, Bill? You __________upset.
A. look B. looked C. have looked D. had looked
22. __________patient when you argue with someone who is not so reasonable.
A. Be B. Being C. To be D. Having been
23. It is more important than ever to develop one’s maths, science and computer skills __________technological change is accelerating.
A. though B. unless C. until D. because
24. While looking for some personal documents, I happened to see an album __________some old photographs.
A. contained B. to contain C. containing D. being contained
25. —Oh, I __________my passport!
—Don’t worry. We have time to go back home and get it.
A. forget B. forgot C. will forget D. had forgot
26. His study was a mess with lots of books and magazines __________up everywhere.
A. to pile B. having piled C. piled D. to be piled
27. An advantage of being the youngest child in his family is __________he gets a lot of attention.
A. that B. whether C. why D. when
28. Hotels fill up fast during the busy tourist season, __________it is necessary for tourists to make reservations in advance.
A. or B. so C. for D. but
29. He failed the driving test though he __________for a long time.
A. practises B. has practised
C. was practising D. had been practising
30. —Why won’t you go to Jim’s birthday party with us?
—Well, I don’t like him, if you __________know.
A. can B. may C. must D. should
31. Due to the light pollution, stars are too faint __________with naked eyes in the urban area.
A. observing B. being observed
C. to be observed D. to be observing
32. The professor can answer almost any question __________we have about any history topic.
A. as B. that C. why D. where
33. —I think we are lost. I’ve no idea where we are.
—I wish we __________the map with us.
A. bring B. would bring C. have brought D. had brought
34. The books sold __________millions in one day, and the publisher had to print another ten thousand copies.
A. with B. in C. for D. at
35. The researchers have discovered __________they believe to be a new species.
A. which B. who C. where D. what
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 共30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
The 100th Running Shoe Keychain
When I was in Grade 6, I joined the cross country running club. I hated running but___36___ because my friends were in the club. I worked hard but no matter how hard I trained, I ___37___ came in the last. After yet another meet where I came in last, I told my coach that I was going to ___38___. 1 couldn’t run. I hated running and all I was doing was pulling the ___39___ down. I don’t remember his words, but I do remember he ___40___to let me quit. I remember feeling that he believed in me even though I didn’t believe in myself. I kept ___41___and participating in the meets. He never gave up on me. Instead, he always encouraged me to keep going, and told me that I could do it.
Then the final meet came, a huge ___42___ with less than two hundred students running. We learned that not only the first 20 students ___43___ the line would win an award, but also the first 100 would be given a running shoe keychain as encouragement. We set off and I quickly ___44___behind. I didn’t stop and kept running. My friends who___45___me encouraged me to keep running. When I passed the ___46___, finally, and received the 100th keychain, there were still students behind me. For the first time, I was not the ___47___one! I remember how excited I felt and how my friends felt happy for me.
The following week there was a school gathering. We were all called up in front of the school. The coach shared that we were high ___48___at the meet, and almost everyone on the team came home with ___49___. I felt ashamed, for I was the one who didn’t win an award. I only came in the 100th place and didn’t ___50___ his praise. Then he came behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and told the school he was ___51___of me because I never gave up and because of that, I pulled from last ___52___to the middle of the race—which was an unbelievable personal ___53___. He spoke on how we all ___54___one another and how well we worked together, ___55___we all were racing alone.
I still keep that keychain, which tells me never to give up and always work with others. It doesn’t matter if you are the first;what matters is doing your best.
36. A. obeyed B. joined C. agreed D. practised
37. A. constantly B. approximately C. personally D. absolutely
38. A. fall B. lose C. rest D. quit
39. A. score B. coach C. team D. record
40. A. regretted B. forbade C. refused D. hesitated
41. A. begging B. applying C. failing D. training
42. A. affair B. success C. amount D. honour
43. A. to B. beyond C. over D. across
44. A. followed B. fell C. left D. kept
45. A. helped B. inspired C. passed D. supported
46. A. field B. line C. test D. match
47. A. least B. last C. quickest D. farthest
48. A. spots B. speeds C. quality D. chance
49. A. presents B. keychains C. wishes D. awards
50. A. believe B. value C. deserve D. request
51. A. aware B. proud C. capable D. sure
52. A. place B. number C. race D. minute
53. A. matter B. ambition C. victory D. opinion
54. A. encouraged B. introduced C. proved D. attracted
55. A. as if B. in case C. as long as D. even though