第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1. Chinese fishing boat was held off coast of southern Somali on Nov. 13, 2008. A. / ; the B. A; a C. A; the D. The; the 2. The president was expected to make clear to the world that China was ready to work with other countries. A. them B. its C. itself D. it 3. The pirates(海盗) said that they would make their demands “at a later time”. A. know B. known C. knew D. knowing 4. Because of the war，people in Gaza fear that their food soon. A. will be run out B. will run out C. is run out of D. has run out of
5. Japanese scientists said“Our dream is to create (clone) a mammoth (猛犸)， it is a big dream.” A. since B. because C. though D. however 6. --- Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you? --- Why that early? I ______ . A. will be sleeping B. have slept C. have been sleeping D. will sleep 7. With the price of oil ______, the economy of that country is slowing down. A. bringing up B. rising up C. going up D. raising up 8．Former US president Jimmy Carter played an important in establishing China-US ties. A. game B. card C. record D. role 9. --- How about your trip to Italy? --- Oh, ______ the fine weather, we enjoyed ourselves indeed. A. but for B. thanks to C. in spite of D. because for 10. As , a couple of pandas reached Taiwan Island smoothly. A. expected B. expects C. to expect D. expecting 11. --- ______? --- Nothing serious, but a bit tired. A. Anything the matter with you B. Is that all C. Anything else D. What’s this 12. You ______ her in her office last Friday; she's been out of town for two weeks. A. needn't have seen B. must have seen C. might have seen D. can't have seen 13. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the government’s attention. A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve 14. As the financial crisis bites deep, some small factories _______ are struck most try to reduce their losses by laying off workers. A. what B. where C. in which D. which 15. ---What made him so upset? ---______she failed in her examination A. What B. That C. Because D. Whether 16. The air strikes have ______ more than 500 Palestinians dead in Gaza. A. left B. led C. felt D. found 17. --- Hello! Hilton Hotel. Can I help you? --- Do you have a room ______ for this weekend? A. accessible B. present C. absent D. available 18. ______ the end of their relationship, they still keep in touch with each other. A. Despite B. Apart from C. Except for D. Due to 19. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave ______ something occurred that attracted my attention. A. unless B. until &nbs
