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) 21. ________ large number of people think ________ truth has been hidden on purpose. A. A; / B. The; / C. A; the D. The; the 22. Her friend did everything in his ________ to help with her business. A. energy B. power C. strength D. force 23. He spoke about the country as if he had been there, but ________ he had never. A. frequentlyB. gradually C. actuallyD. finally 24. —Why, this is Henry speaking. —Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t ________ your voice on the phone. A. recognize B. realize C. know D. hear 25. ________ you understand the rule, you’ll find English easy to learn. A. As B. While C. Once D. Whether 26. He prefers to die rather than ________ to his enemies. A. give up B. give outC. give in D. give off 27. American English has changed ________ time. There are several reasons ________ this. A. over; for B. for; with C. in; ofD. during; about 28. —Miss Wang, I hear that you ________ for Beijing. Have you got everything ready? —Almost. A. leaveB. left C. have leftD. are leaving 29. My classmates insisted that I ________ the school field trip to Jilin. A. organized B. would organize C. organize D. had organize 30. I’m surprised to hear from my school teacher again. ________, it is ten years since we met last. A. In a word B. Believe it or not C. That’s to say D. Of course 31. It was my sister ________ first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. A. who B. whom C. / D. which 32. Look at this! It’s broken now! You ________ have been careful! A. could B. must C. would D. should 33. The USA is a large country in ________ many different dialects are spoken. A. that B. whichC. whereD. it 34. ________ get a complete picture, more information is needed. A. So as toB. So as not to C. In order not to D. In order to 35. Have you made up your mind ________ abroad? I advise you to consider it carefully. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) Nicola’s Love for Her Violin Can love between partners with a 237-year age gap (差距) lead to the perfect match (绝配)? Nicola Benedetti thinks so. The 18-year-old 36 and her “partner, a 255-year-old Italian violin, 37 to China for the first time last weekend. She 38 in Beijing on September 15 and also performed in Hangzhou and Shanghai. Nicola is from Scotland and 39 playing the violin when she was four years old. 40 , it was not something her parents 41 her do. She went with her sister to violin lessons and 42 it and improved very quickly. “There are so many different things I am fond of about the 43 ,” she said. “I can’t really 44 it but I love giving live performances, I like the feeling of playing and communicating with the 45 . I love the feeling of the violin under my chin (下巴).” However, playing violin six hours a day is not a/an 46 job. “I usually 47 in an upstairs bedroom when I’m at home.” she said. “But sometimes, when it’s 48 outside, it can be upset. The house is right on the 49 and I can see others having fun 50 I’m on my own.” Although practising is sometimes lonely, Nicola 51 felt she was lucky. “You can’t have 52 . I am really lucky to do what I love doing,” she said. Her 53 paid off (终有回报). Nicola won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at 16. (责任编辑:admin) |