22. The Chinese language is different from many Western languages _______ it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words. A. unless B. until C. now that D. in that 23. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from _______ spoken in England. A. which B. what C. that D. one 24. A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the readers must not be left_______. A. unsatisfied B. unsatisfying C. to be unsatisfying D. being unsatisfied 25. He expects to _______ the business when his father retires. A. pick up B. make sense C. take over D. make up 26. We were finally able to make the customers _______ of the quality of the refrigerator. A. to convince B. convincing C. convince D. convinced 27. In front of our house _______ we used to swim. A. a river lies that B. does a river lie where C. lies a river whichD. lies a river where 28. I’m afraid this is the best way _______we can think of_______ you. A. that; helping B. that; to help C. which; helping D. which; to help 29. Father made a promise _______I passed the examination he would buy me an MP4 player. A. thatB. which C. whetherD. that if 30. “This is ______ most useful reference book,” a teacher from ______ European country told us in class. A. the; aB. a; 不填C. 不填; 不填D. a; a 31. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ______ jokes. A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up 32. It was quite a long time ______ he really realized the serious situation. A. since B. when C. after D. before 33. The little boy still needed the ______ 20 dollars to do with the things ______. A. remaining; remained to be settled B. remaining; remaining to be settled C. remained; remained to settle D. remained; remaining to settled 34. It is known to all that a proper amount of exercise ______ to good health. A. benefitsB. contributesC. valuesD. improves 35. Our city has developed into a big city, which is ______ it used to be. A. four times larger than thatB. four times the size of what C. four times the size larger than whatD. as four times the size as that 36. The boy the teacher considered ______ was caught ______ in the exam, which surprised us very much. A. to be the best; cheatingB. as the best student; to cheat C. being the best; cheatingD. as a good student; to cheat 37. They are just college graduates and don’t realize what ______ takes to start and run a company. A. this B. he C. that D. it 以下为21世纪报和新概念阅读理解题。 38. It was my 28th birthday, and I was seriously depressed because _______. ( From 21st Century “ I have wonderful children” ) A. I couldn’t afford a birthday present for myself B. It was too cold in Utah C. I was a newly divorced mom, raising two small children on my own D. I had just lost my job 39. Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception? ( From NCE “ She was not amused” ) A. Because she didn’t like the funny stories in her father’s speech. B. Because she didn’t like the food there. C. Because she didn’t think her father’s speech was a success. D. Because she didn’t like to see so many people laughing at her father. 40. Why did the police have to push Jumbo off the main street? ( From NCE “ Jumbo versus the police” ) A. Because Jumbo was holding up the traffic. B. Because Jumbo liked to walk on the side street. C. Because the police had a difficult time pushing Jumbo. D. Because the police wanted to arrest Jumbo. 八、完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Even though it was only October, my students were already talking about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 41 , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 42 , everyone would run for their coats and go home except David. (责任编辑:admin) |