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l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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.________ at my classmates' faces, I read the same excitement in their eyes.
A.Looking B.Look C.To look D.Looked
22.In the spoken English of some areas in the US, the "r" sounds at the end of the words ________.
A.are dropped B.drop C.are being dropped D.have dropped
23.—Good morning. I've got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.
—Ah, good morning. You ________be Mrs. Peters.
A.might B.must C.would D.can
24.—I’m not finished with my dinner yet.
—But our friends ________for us.
A.will wait B.wait C.have waited D.are waiting
25.I'm calling to enquire about the position ________in yesterday’s China Daily.
A.advertised B.to be advertised C.advertising D.having advertised
26.—I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20?
—Sorry, I________myself clear. We want to return on October 20.
A.hadn't made B.wouldn't make C.don't make D.haven't made
27.Children who are not active or________diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.
A.what B.whose C.which D.that
28.It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they ________ for me.
A.had done B.did C.would do D.were doing
29.Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are ________everyone's enjoyment.
A.in B.at C.for D.to
30.________they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedures.
A.As B.While C.Until D.Once
31.I want to be liked and loved for ________I am inside.
A.who B.where C.what D.how
32.Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was ________it was rather closely modeled on his own life.
A.what B.that C.why D.whether
33.________some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.
A.Whether B.What C.That D.How
34.—The weather has been very hot and dry.
—Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables ________.
A.wouldn't die B.didn't die C.hadn't died D.wouldn't have died
35.First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ________second chance to make ________ first impression.
A.a; the B.the; the C.a; a D.the; a
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题l. 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, ___36___ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my ___37___. She wanted to know how I thought we should___ 38___ things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew___ 39___ about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her___ 40___. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to___ 41___ them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how___ 42___ I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's___ 43___ that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it___ 44___!" I began to take___ 45___. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be___ 46___ upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and___ 47___ create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was___ 48___ in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I___ 49___ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team___ 50___ Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also___ 51___ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to___ 52___ what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be___ 53___. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her___ 54___ in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined___ 55___.
36.A.and B.yet C.so D.for
37.A.opinion B.impression C.information D.intention
38.A.make B.keep C.handle D.change
39.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
40.A.questions B.comments C.explanations D.remarks
41.A.hold B.follow C.evaluate D.form
42.A.happy B.lively C.reliable D.punctual
43.A.message B.motto C.saying D.suggestion
44.A.again B.more C.instead D.later
45.A.steps B.control C.charge D.risks
46.A.improved B.acted C.looked D.reflected
47.A.easily B.carefully C.confidently D.proudly
48.A.introduced B.recognized C.identified D.considered
49.A.confirmed B.decided C.realized D.acknowledged
50.A.with B.below C.of D.by
51.A.developed B.discovered C.took D.fostered
52.A.accept B.care C.judge D.wonder
53.A.bored B.lazy C.sad D.afraid
54.A.trust B.patience C.curiosity D. interest
55.A.accessible B.enjoyable C.possible D.favorable