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。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____ he or she wants.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. whenever
答案是 B。
21. The number of smokers, _____ is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.
A. it
B. which
C. what
D. as
解析：句意：据报道，吸烟者人数(过去)一年就减少了17%。as引导的非限制性定语从句位置灵活，可以置于主句的句首、句中或句末，指代的是整个一句话。故选D项。
答案：D
22. Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to _____ to their greatest potential.
A. accelerate
B. improve
C. perform
D. develop
解析：句意：学校应该是鼓励个体最大限度地发展潜能的地方。A项“加速，加快”;B项“改善，提高”;C项“表现”;D项“发展”。故选D项。
答案：D
23. —Jim, can you work this Sunday?
—________? I’ve been working for two weeks on end.
A. Why me
B. Why not
C. What if
D. So what
解析：句意：—Jim，周末你能加班吗?—为什么是我?我连续工作两周了。A项“为什么是我?”;B项“为什么不呢?”;C项“要是……会怎样?”;D项“那又怎么样?”。只有A项符合语境。故选A项。
答案：A
24. Much time _____ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally troubled by health problems.
A. being spent
B. having spent
C. spent
D. spending
解析：句意：上班族们坐在办公桌前太久，一般会收到健康问题的干扰。分析句子结构可知，分词的逻辑主语和后面主句的主语不一致，应用独立主格结构。分词主语和分词动作之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，且动作已完成，故用过去分词。故选C项。
答案：C
25. _____ Li Bai, a great Chinese poet, was born is known to the public, but some won’t accept it.
A. That
B. Why
C. Where
D. How
解析：句意：李白是中国一位伟大的诗人，他的出生地是众所周知的，但有些人不愿接受这一事实。分析句子结构可知，a great Chinese poet做Li Bai的同位语，is前面是主语从句。比较选项只有where符合句意，where在从句中做地点状语。故选C项。
答案：C
26. It is so cold that you can’t go outside _____ fully covered in thick clothes.
A. if
B. unless
C. once
D. when
解析：句意：外面太冷了，你不要出去，除非用厚衣服完全裹起来。A项“如果”;B项“除非”;C项“一旦”;D项“当……时候”。“unless fully covered”为“连词+省略结构”，补充完整为“unless you are”。故选B项。
答案：B
27. The university started some new language programs to _____ the country’s Silk Road Economic Belt.
A. apply to
B. cater for
C. appeal to
D. hunt for
解析：句意：这多大学启动了一些新的语言项目，为国家丝绸指路经济带提供服务。A项“向……申请 ，适用于……”;B项“迎合，满足……的需要，为……提供服务”;C项“对……有吸引力，呼吁”;D项“猎取，寻找”。故选B项。
答案：B
28. It might have saved me some trouble ______ the schedule.
A. did I know
B. have I known
C. do I know
D. had I known
解析：句意：如果我早知道日程安排，可能会省去我一些麻烦。根据题干中might have saved可知主句是对过去的虚拟，从句应用if I had known与主句保持一致。if虚拟条件句中含有had时，可将if省去，同时将had提前构成倒装结构。故选D项。
答案：D
29. The whole team _____ Cristiano Ronaldo, and he seldom lets them down.
A. wait on
B. focus on
C. count on
D. call on
解析：句意：全队都指望克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多，他从未让他们失望。A项“服侍，等待”;B项“集中(注意力)于”;C项“指望”;D项“呼吁，拜访”。故选C项。
答案：C
30. The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.
A. were
B. will be
C. have been
D. had been
解析：句意：过去和现在价格一直居高不下的真正原因很复杂，简短的讨论解释这一问题无法让人满意。根据题干中“and still are”的提示可知过去价格也居高不下，故用一般过去时，表示过去的状态。故选A项。
答案：A
31. The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and _______ review of the case.
A. comprehensive
B. complicated
C. conscious
D. crucial
解析：句意：警官决定对这起案件进行一次彻底全面的审查。A项“综合的，全面的，有理解力的”;B项“复杂的”;C项“有意识的”;D项“至关重要的”。故选A项。
答案：A
32. Some schools will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform.
A. judgments
B. adjustments
C. comments
D. achievements
解析：句意：为了与国家的足球改革相适应，一些学校必须做出调整。A项“判断，决断”;B项“调整”;C项“评价，评论”;D项“成就”。故选B项。
答案：B
33. —Why didn’t you invite John to your birthday party?
—Well, you know he’s _______ .
A. an early bird
B. a wet blanket
C. a lucky dog
D. a tough nut
解析：句意：--为什么你没有要求约翰出席你的生日聚会?--你知道的，他是个令人扫兴的人。A项“早起的鸟儿(比喻勤劳的人)”;B项“扫兴的人或物”;C项“幸运儿”;D项“棘手的事情。难对付的人”。故选B项。
答案：B
34. Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around _______ Thomas Edison.
A. thanks to
B. regardless of
C. aside from
D. but for
解析：句意：要不是爱迪生的发明，今天我们身边享用的很多东西都将不复存在。A项“多亏”，具有很强的迷惑性，如将题干改成“___________ Tomas Edison, now we can benefit from many of the things around us.”则选A项;B项“不管，不顾”;C项“除了”;D项“要不是”，用于隐藏式(含蓄式)虚拟条件句。故选D项。
答案：D
35. —Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave.
—I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ .
A. requests
B. excuses
C. apologies
D. regrets
解析：句意：—Dave，去跟你的妈妈道歉。—我想这样做，但是我担心她对我的道歉不满意。A项“请求”;B项“借口”;C项“道歉”;D项“遗憾，后悔”。故选C项。
答案：C
