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第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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例: We last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied

B. might study

C. should have studied

D. would study

答案是C

21. －It looks heavy. Can I give you a hand? －.

A. No, thanks

B. Yes, my pleasure

C. No, never mind

D. Yes, I do

22. Let‘s go to cinema-that‘ll take your mind off the problem for

while

A. the; the

B. the; a

C. a; the

D. a ; a

23. How much she looked without her glasses!

A. well

B. good

C. best

D. better

24. Could I speak to is in charge of International Sales please?

A. who

B. what

C. whoever

D. whatever

25. What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There be twelve

A. should

B. would

C. will

D. shall

26. His sister left home in 1998, and since.

A. had not been heard of

B. has not been heard of

C. had not heard of

D. has not heard of

27. I tried phoning her office, but I couldn‘t________.

A. get along

B. get on

C. get to

D. get through

28. She brought with her three friends, none of I had ever met before.

A. them

B. who

C. whom

D. these

29. Edward, you play so well. But I you played the piano.

A. didn‘t know

B. hadn‘t known

C. don‘t know

D. haven‘t known

30. The children all turned the famous actress as she entered the classroom.

A. looked at

B. to look at

C. to looking at

D. look at

31. The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only , but students became more interested in the lessons.

A. saved was teachers‘ energy

B. was teachers‘ energy sa ved

C. teachers‘ energy was saved

D. was saved teachers‘ energy

32. Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to them too hard.

A. draw

B. strike

C. rush

D. push

33. One of the most important questions they had to consider was of public health

A. what

B. this

C. that

D. which

34. Everybody was touched words after they heard her moving story.

A. beyond

B. without

C. of

D. in

35. Now that we‘ve discussed out problem, are people happy with the

decisions ?

A. taking

B. take

C. taken

D. to take

Key: 21-25 ABDCA 26-30 BDCAB 31-35 BDCAC

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第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，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。

6. It is often ________that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

A. said

B. to say

C. saying

D. being said

7. Charles was alone at home, with ________looking after him.

A. someone

B. anyone

C. not one

D. no one

8. Progress ________so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

A. was

B. had been

C. has been

D. will be

9. The children loved their day trip, and they enjoyed the horse ride ________ .

A. most

B. more

C. less

D. little

10. All the dishes in this menu, ________otherwise stated, will serve two to three people.

A. as

B. if

C. though

D. unless

11. I‘m sure that your letter will get________ attention. They know you‘re waiting for the reply.

A. continued

B. immediate

C. careful

D. general

12. The CDs are on sale! Buy one and you get ________ completely free.

A. other

B. others

C. one

D. ones

13. Jenny nearly missed the flight________ doing too much shopping.

A. as a result of

B. on top of

C. in front of

D. in need of

14. What I need is ________book that contains ________ABC of oil painting.

A. a; 不填

B. the; 不填

C. the; an

D. a ; the

15. If you leave the club, you will not be ________ back in .

A. received

B. admitted

C. turned

D. moved

16. They use computers to keep the traffic ________smoothly.

A. being run

B. run

C. to run

D. running

17. My friend showed me round the town, ________was very kind of him.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. it

18. It‘s high time you had your hair cut ; it‘s getting ________.

A. too much long

B. much too long

C. long too much

D. too long much

19. ——Do you mind my opening the window? It‘s a bit hot in here.

—— _________, as a matter of fact

A. Go ahead

B. Yes, my pleasure

C. Yes, I do

D. Come on

20. I can‘t leave. She told me that I_________ stay here until she comes back.. A. can B. must C. will D. may

Key:6.A;7.D.8.C;9.A;10.D;11.B.12.C;13A;14.D;15.B;16.D;17.A;18.B;19.C;20B

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第二部分: 知识运用（共两节, 45分）

第一节单项选择（共15小题: 每小题1分, 共15分）

从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例: It is so nice to hear from her again. _____, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What‘s more

B. That‘s to say

C. In other words

D. Believe it or not

答案是D。

21. John plays basketball well, _____his favorite sport is badminton.

A. so

B. or

C. yet

D. for

22. You may use room as you like ____ you clean it up afterwards

A. so far as

B. so long as

C. in case

D. even if

23. Scientists have many theories about how the universe ____ into being

A. came

B. was coming

C. had come

D. would come

24. For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit _____ on his own farm.

A. grown

B. being grown

C. to be grown

D. to grow

25. One of the few things you ____ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.

A. need

B. must

C. should

D. can

26. —What do you think of teacher ,Bob？

—I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ___ you are doing something serious but interesting .

A. where

B. which

C. when

D. that

27. The way the guests _____ in the hotel influenced their uation of the service

A. treated

B. were treated

C. would treat

D. would be treated

28. All of them try to use the power of the workstation ___ information in a more effective way.

A. presenting

B. presented

C. being presented

D. to present

29. The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ____ little foreign ownership.

A. by

B. of

C. with

D. from

30. When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we __ up , her voice had been full of life.

A. were hanging

B. had hung

C. hung

D. would hang

31. At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ___ it got any better.

A. when

B. how

C. why

D. if

32. John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather ____ with them to school.

A. took

B. had taken

C. were taking

D. would take

33. The biggest whale is ___ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ____ 9-story building.

A. the; the

B. a; a

C. a; the

D. the; a

34. ___ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.

A. Being bitten

B. Bitten

C. Having bitten

D. To be bitten

35. Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with _____ extra stress

A . it B. them C. one D. him

Key:21-35 CBAAD ABDCC DBDBA

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II. Grammar and V ocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Four Chinese models were ______ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

A. among

B. between

C. along

D. beside

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