第一部分 英语知识运用:(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 单项填空:(共20小题; 每题0.5分, 满分10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, 并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
1. -- Are we going to be late for the movie?
-- . We still have half an hour before the movie begins.
A. Hurry up B. Enjoy your time C. Good luck D. Take your time
2. For cancer patients there may not be bright future; today has to count.
A. /;/ B. /;a C. the; I D. /; the
3. With the loss of her husband in the earthquake, the two children mean to the young mother.
A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
4. The boss is an person respected even by those who disagree with him.
A. abnormal B. honorable C. ordinary D. energetic
5. you are travelling near or far, we've got tips on saving money and packing smart.
A. When B. Where C. Whether D. If
6. Twenty percent of the people on the earth have no clean drinking water.
A. right B. supply C. experience D. access
7. I was bored staying here for years, ______ whether I should try someplace different.
A. wondered B. to wonder C. wondering D. wonder
8. The classic book is still worth it it doesn't sell well.
A. as if B. except that C. even if D. now that
9. The best way to encourage your kids to enjoy meals is to ______ them in the planning and preparing.
A. involve B. devote C. equip D. prepare
10. ______ money for school fees, I had to take another part-time job.
A. In case of B. In need of C. In spite of D. In charge of
11. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ______ and it is beyond our control.
A. has passed B. will pass C. passed D. had passed
12. The pollution in Beijing is expected to improve, ______ a series of air pollution control measures.
A. regardless of B. but for C. thanks to D. such as
13. You haven't changed at all --you still look the same as before.
A. actually B. hardly C. properly D. exactly
14. This drug is less likely to cause side effects when ______ late in the day.
A. taking B. taken C. to take D. takes
15. ______ is often the case, some British people are not familiar with different cultures.
A. Which B. as C. It D. That
16. It sounds like a wonderful match. How I wish I ______ it like you.
A. watch B. have watched C. would watch D. had watched
17. It is not what you have in your life but ______ you have in your life that matters.
A. who B. that C. which D. what
18. I don't think we have a communication problem. ______, we are communicating more smoothly than ever.
A. In other words B. On the other hand C. On the contrary D. At the same time
19. Clever marketing and hard work ______ -- the company's profit hit a million dollars.
A. took off B. came about C. carried out D. paid off
20. -- You coughed so badly recently. Give up smoking, please!
--________ . I think I am addicted to it.
A. Far from it. B. Good idea. C. So far, so good D. It can't be helped
第二节 完形填空:(共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从第21-40各题所给的四个选项(A 、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some 21 and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her 22 her skills.
One day, John 23 Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be 24 to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few 25 , he took off. He'd sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind 26 . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more 27 it would be for Michelle to control her board. 28 , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had 29 decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her 30 by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. 31 she didn't have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still 32 to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail's lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle 33 to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn't get to her 34 enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John 35 her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn't 36 it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding 37 her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and 38 that he'd have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his 39 , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn't kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. "Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it's meant to be 40 ," she says.
21. A. lectures B. lessons C. skills D. measures
22. A. show B. teach C. require D. improve
23. A. expected B. controlled C. instructed D. saved
24. A. anyone B. everyone C. none D. someone
25. A. sails B. chances C. tips D. handles
26. A. get up B. slow down C. die down D. pick up
27. A. challenging B. exciting C. interesting D. frightening
28. A. Amazed B. Worried C. Frustrated D. Surprised
29. A. always B. still C. already D. even
30. A. bored B. line C. boat D. kite
31. A. So B. And C. Or D. But
32. A. attached B. appealed C. applied D. added
33. A. managed B. attempted C. demanded D. advised
34. A. bravely B. nearly C. slowly D. quickly
35. A. fetch B. bring C. lift D. put
36. A. reach B. sense C. remember D. feel
37. A. down B. onto C. back D. out
38. A. doubted B. insisted C. figured D. pretended
39. A. heart B. strength C. care D. consideration
40. A. enjoyed B. pleased C. pushed D. spent