第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分55分)
第一节:语法和词汇知识(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空格处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Everything comes with price; there is no such thing as free lunch in the world.
A. a, a B. the, / C. the, a D. a, /
2. _________ sympathy for the homeless children, he gave them shelter for the night.
A. Out of B. Due to C. Because of D. On account of
3. Few pleasures can match _______ of working out a difficult math problem for a student.
A. those B. that C. it D. one
4. A clear _________ is a soft pillow. This saying means if you have done right, you won’t feel guilty.
A. concept B. conscience C. confidence D. convention
5. The project didn’t get the approval of local people. ________, it failed.
A. Unsurprisingly B. Hopefully C. Smoothly D. Deliberately
6. The new job will provide you with invaluable experience. In this sentence, “invaluable” can be replaced by _________.
A. priceless B. valueless C. worthless D. worthwhile
7. Doctors said the five patients were in stable condition, _______that the transplants (移植) were successful.
A. indicating B. indicates C. to indicate D. indicated
8. We can find many children playing on the playground, ________in school uniforms.
A. all dressing B. all dressed C. all wearing D. all worn
9. You seem to be fed up with castles, ________ we won’t go to Windsor(温莎).
A. in that case B. in which case C. in case D. in case of
10. Please drop me_________ you picked me up this morning.
A. what B. when C. where D. why
第二节 完形填空(共30小题;满分40分。A篇每小题1分,满分10分;B篇每小题1.5分,满分30分。)
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~20各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all his books. Mark 11 and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Then as they walked along together, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, 12 he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects. He also learned that he had just 13 with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 14 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly. They then became good friends and later entered the same senior high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks 15 graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill 16 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a 17 for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping 18 . But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I 19 that if I had killed myself, I would have 20 that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you picked up my life as well.”
11. A. sat down B. lay down C. knelt down D. slowed down
12. A. and B. but C. but that D. and that
13. A. fallen in love B. broken up C. got along well D. done away
14. A. invited B. allowed C. stopped D. interested
15. A. after B. from C. before D. since
16. A. asked B. informed C. remembered D. reminded
17. A. note B. message C. sign D. mess
18. A. medicine B. pills C. bags D. clothes
19. A. wondered B. doubted C. realized D. forgot
20. A. missed B. lost C. seized D. spent