13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?

A. Go to a play.

B. Stay at home.

C. Visit Kingston.

14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?

A. Attend a party.

B. Meet her aunt.

C. See a car show.

15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?

A. To call up Betty.

B. To buy some DVDs.

C. To pick up Daniel.

16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.

B. Fellow workers.

C. Guide and tourist.

听第10段材料，回答第17至39题。

17. Where does Thomas Manning work?

A. In the Guinness Company.

B. At a radio station.

C. In a museum.

18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?

A. A bird-shooting trip.

B. A visit to Europe.

C. A television talk show.

19. When did Sir Hugh's first book of records appear?

A. In 1875.

B. In 1950.

C. In 1955.

20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?

A. More records of unusual facts.

B. The founder of the company.

C. The oldest person in the world.

第二部分  英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项琪空(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硕，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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 .- Which one of these do you want?

    -_______Either will do.

A. I don't mind     B. I'm sure

C. No problem       D. Go ahead

22. Sarah looked at         finished painting with         satisfaction.

A.不填; a

B. a; the

C. the;不填

D. the; a

23. "Life is like walking in the snow", Granny used to say, "because every step             

A. has shown

B. is showing

C. shows

D. showed

24. It is by no means clear       the president can do to end the strike.

A. how           B. which          G that           D. what

25. I don't believe we've met before,      I must say you do look familiar.

A. therefore        B. although

C. since            D. unless

26. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much             

A. the best

B. best

C. better

D. the better

27. Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can             almost every word her teacher says.

A. put out         B. put down        C. put away    D. put together

28. The party will be held in the garden, weather             

A. permitting      B. to permit       C. permitted    D. permit

29. This restaurant wasn't       that other restaurant we went to.

A. half as good as   B. as half good as   C as good as half   D. good as half as

30.1       use a clock to wake me up because at six o'clock each morning the train comes

by my house.          -

A. couldn't          B. mustn't           C. shouldn't        D. needn't

31. Larry asks Bill and Peter to go on a picnic with him, but          of them wants to,

because they have work to do.

-A. either          B. any            C. neither         D none

32. Film has a much shorter history, especially when        such art forms as music and

painting.

A. having compared to                B. comparing to

-C. compare to                        D. compared to

33.1 had been working on math for the whole aftensoon and the numbers       before my

eyes.

A. swim           B. swum          C. swam          D. had swum

34. You have to move out of the way      the truck cannot get past you

A. so             B.or             C and           D. but

35. If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will       her.

A persuade       B. promise       C. invite      D. support