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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
21. He hasn’t got any hobbies --_______ you call watching TV a hobby.
A. when B. if C. unless D. since
22. —With this New Year_______ new challenges.
一Sure. Global economy remains uncertain, and many countries continue to struggle.
A. comes B. will come C. is coming D. come
23. —It is reported that the Shanghai auto show stops using models. How about yours?
—We will_______.
A. follow suit B. sink or swim together
C. set eyes on it D. get to the bottom of it
24. —Do you think he is the only person for the job?
—I’m not quite sure but he’ll prove_______ to the task.
A. equal B. essential C. special D. superior
25. As the dark horse, China’s football team swept into the quarterfinals_______ it lost to host country Australia.
A. as B. what C. that D. where
26. Flocks of customers joined Alibaba Singles, Day, Hong Kong, the U.S. and Russia_______ the top three outside.
A. claimed B. to be claimed C. claiming D. being claimed
27. It might have_______ your notice but I am very busy at the moment.
A. quit B. neglected C. escaped D. denied
28. He abandoned teaching_______ a career as a musician.
A. in favor of B. in terms of
C with regard to D. with reference to
29. The frozen waterfall has attracted floods of tourists to_______ the natural beauty.
A. cherish B. admire C. observe D. discover
30. —Do you know the story of Niulang and Zhinu?
—Of course. Their love story was_______ as an example for hundreds of years in China.
A. taken up B. kept up C. picked up D. held up
31. Estella showed me the way with a candle. When she opened the side entrance, the_______ of the daylight quite confused me.
A. trend B. rush C. crash D. increase
32. If people outside China learned a bit about jasmine tea culture, they would realize there_______ a lot of enjoyment in it.
A. is B. was C. were D. would be
33. My voice was so little and the shop owner had to bend down to hear_______ I wanted to buy.
A. what it was B. it was what C. what it was that D. what was that
34. Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.
A. had died B. died C. was dying D. had been dying
35. —Do you know the newly appointed CEO?
--__________.
A. I’ll check it B. Only that there is one
C. More often than not D. It will come to me
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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970, when the average age of independent living was 21? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销)not 36 higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when 37 with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s 38 become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?
The answer in two words: parental 39 . Those two words best summarize the 40 between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be 41 involved with their kids. They were available 42 crisis, but they stood a (an) 43 distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s 44 , back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was 45 children learned to be responsible and determined.
Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are 46 when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids, lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; 47, the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are 48 .
University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions 49 what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework 50 a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the 51 of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to 52 their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids, 53 with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their 54 . And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to 55 being parents. You can imagine what will become of their future.
36. A. counted on B. resulted in C. touched on D. taken in
37. A. associated B. linked C. compared D. matched
38. A. parents B. adolescents C. psychologists D. youths
39. A. assistance B. protection C. involvement D. preference
40. A. differences B. similarities C. choices D. relations
41. A. slightly B. passively C. highly D. fairly
42. A. in case of B. in spite of C. in view of D. in fear of
43. A. equal B. safe C. long D. short
44. A. fault B. turn C. job D. attitude
45. A. when B. how C. why D. what
46. A. confused B. disappointed C. amazed D. satisfied
47. A. however B. still C. yet D. thus
48. A. unreasonable B. changeable C. understandable D. avoidable
49. A. confirmed B. convinced C. realized D. reflected
50. A. decides B. lowers C. helps D. stimulates
51. A. appearance B. performance C. establishment D. development
52. A. value B. devote C. fill D. save
53. A. communication B. conflicts C. cooperation D. competitions
54. A. home B. school C. career D. profession
55. A. start B. ignore C. consider D. stop











