第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ---Are you finishing your task?
---___________. We need no less than three more hours.
A. Not a little B. Far from it C. No way D. No wonder
22. ---Five Chinese models were _________ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.
---It’s really________ belief.
A. among ; beyond B. of; under C. in; of D. at; out of
23. A White House spokesman said that we need a foreign policy that is more___________.
A. religious B. vacant C. punctual D. flexible
24. I’m afraid you will have to pay an extra amount to _________ the cost of insurance.
A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer
25. ---The new book didn’t ________ teenagers.
---Probably because the author employed too many scientific terms in it.
A. apply to B. pick up C. appeal to D. call on
26. ---Andy has been admitted to Harvard University.
---He _________hard for long to realize his dream.
A. worked B. has worked C. was working D. has been working
27. _________she is a likeable girl she can be extremely difficult to work with.
A. As B. Since C. Because D. While
28. ---A girl is asking to see you. _________she come in or stay outside, waiting?
---Let her in.
A. Must B. Will C. Can D. Shall
29. ---It’s a pity you didn’t come to our party yesterday evening.
---I’d like________, but I had to take care of my sick mother.
A. to B. to go C. to have D. going
30. ---You haven’t fully recovered, have you?
---No. If only I _________ the doctor’s advice.
A. followed B. had followed C. should follow D. were to follow
31. Recently Mr. Baker finds his daughter quite different from________ she used to be.
A. when B. that C. which D. what
32. Experts think we won’t have clean water to drink unless something_______ soon, but much remains_______ about environment protection.
A. would be done; doing B. is done; to be done
C. will be done; to do D. is done; to do
33. ---So you have known Della?
---Yes. It was last week ________ I surfed the Internet.
A. where B. that C. when D. why
34. On the lawn in the park lies a boy, _________ mother seated beside him, listening to music.
A. his B. whose C. and his D. who
35. Nowhere else in the world________ more attractive country scenery than in Wales.
A. you enjoy B. can you enjoy C. you can enjoy D. enjoy you
第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后个体所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 36 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 37 flock (群集)to Beijing after 38 university, describes the graduates as ants, smart but 39 as individuals, living together in communities.
The book, which 40 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 41 in mid-September, about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 42 by Sept.1.
The book’s chief editor, Lian Sir, says that the piece of statistic says 43 about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always 44 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are 45 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts (市郊) of Beijing, where 46 college graduates 47 . Most of these graduates work for 48 or medium-sized(中型的) businesses, 49 less than 2,000 Yuan a month. They live together because it’s 50 : The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing, a small 51 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square, has around 3,000 52 villagers, but has become a 53 for more than 50,000 migrants (移民), most of whom 54 from universities or colleges all over the country. The students live in the five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed (挤) together in each room of about 10 square meters.Up to 70 or 80 people 55 the same toilet and kitchen.
36. A. film B. story C. book D. magazine
37. A. what B. who C. which D. why
38. A. leaving B. entering C. visiting D. enjoying
39. A. necessary B. meaningless C. important D. strong
40. A. is determined by B. is set in C. is based on D. is taken from
41. A. came up B. came on C. came along D. came out
42. A. fired B. interviewed C. employed D. trained
43. A. much B. little C. some D. more
44. A. wondering B. researching C. searching D. telling
45. A. seldom B. well C. always D. often
46. A. few B. a small number of C. a few D. a large number of
47. A. work B. go C. relax D. live
48. A. small B. big C. famous D. unknown
49. A. thinking B. earning C. shopping D. paying
50. A. expensive B. comfortable C. cheap D. convenient
51. A. city B. town C. community D. village
52. A. original B. young C. rich D. poor
53. A. school B. home C. hotel D. company
54. A. come B. differ C. graduate D. suffer
55. A. clean B. build C. live D. share