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第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。
21. The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.
A. untilB. thoughC. becauseD. unless
22. — Mom! Jack has broken a cup!
— Doesn’t matter. Accidents ________ happen.
A. shouldB. mustC. willD. shall
23. Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there.
A. thatB. whenC. howD. where
24. — Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
— Certainly. Read the next chapter and come to class ________ to discuss what you’ve read.
A. preparingB. preparedC. to prepareD. to be prepared
25. They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________animal products from other areas of their lives.
A. containB. maintainC. excludeD. include
26. — Did you stay at the party until the very end last night?
— No, I left as early as was ________ with politeness.
A. contentB. consistentC. patientD. permanent
27. Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before.
A. burst intoB. get through C. break intoD. comb through
28. Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual _____ ___ for 2014 will top $9 billion.
A. allowancesB. revenuesC. ratesD. accounts
29. — Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.
— He ________. He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai.
A. isB. will beC. has beenD. was
30. Personal space is the region surrounding a person ________ they regard as psychologically theirs.
A. whoB. whereC. whenD. which
31. On two occasions he was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case ______ any evidence to support the claims.
A. was thereB. there wasC. had there beenD. there had been
32. A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities.
A. in harmony with B. in conflict withC. by order of D. by virtue of
33. You are not ________ to unemployment benefit if you have never worked.
A. accustomedB. resignedC. entitledD. submitted
34. We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of identity theft.
A. initiallyB. independently C.confidently D. confidentially
35. — I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.
— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A. I wouldn’t bet on itB. You said itC. Keep it upD. Come off it
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
When I was a senior in high school, I 36 knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.
Writing had basically 37 me when I was only 7 years old, 38 since that time, I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all 39 me to have “a back-up plan” in case writing didn’t work out.
I’d never even 40 a different career path, so I was very 41 and worried. After much thought, I decided 42 would be my “back-up plan,” and I signed up for aclass through my high school.
This 43 that every morning, I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston’s classroom and 44 papers for him.
Sometimes, I even 45 a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my 46 . Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, “Do you really want to teach?”
“Had I really been that 47 ?” I thought.
“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But, is your 48 really in it?”
“Not really,” I 49 . “I want to write. I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer 50 I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers 51 to pursue writing.”
As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, “Why are you preparing to 52 with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!”
Mr. Ralston’s 53 to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my 54 of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!”
That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in 55 season. So, let’s try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today.
36. A. evenB. neverC. alreadyD. also
37. A. remindedB. entertainedC. accompaniedD. chosen
38. A. orB. andC. forD. but
39. A. urgedB. forcedC. taughtD. persuaded
40. A. createdB. takenC. consideredD. examined
41. A. embarrassedB. confusedC. annoyedD. frightened
42. A. writingB. teachingC. studyingD. compiling
43. A. meantB. indicatedC. suggestedD. revealed
44. A. readB. setC. gradedD. composed
45. A. reviewedB. skippedC. tookD. presented
46. A. application B. evaluationC. instructionD. qualification
47. A. transparentB. shallowC. superiorD. ambitious
48. A. eyeB. mindC. heartD. focus
49. A. interruptedB. jokedC. admittedD. apologized
50. A. unlessB. ifC. becauseD. so
51. A. upB. apartC. alongD. off
52. A. failB. followC. departD. compete
53. A. encouragementB. determinationC. tendencyD. attempt
54. A. dreamsB. fearsC. regretsD. mistakes
55. A. peak B. lowC. due D. new
