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） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 21. —Oh, ______ air is so bad. Shall I open the windows to let in ______ fresh air? —Ok, thank you. A. the; any B. /;any C. the; some D. /; some 22. It takes more than knowledge and intelligence to ______ a good researcher. A. make B. turn C. get D. grow 23. The room ______ 10 metres across is large enough for a single man to live in. A. measuring B. measures C. to be measured D. measured 24. We bought the house for its ______. It is very near the shop where I work. A. character B. value C. convenience D. construction 25. Time is pressing. You cannot start your task _____ soon. A. too B. very C. so D. as 26. Your future is in your hands. Your life is ______ you make of it. A. how B. which C. that D. what 27. Jack believes that he knows his wife's business better than she knows it ______. A. oneself B. herself C. itself D. himself 28. Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always ______ it. A. beyond B. before C. behind D. besides
29. —I am afraid I've broken your chair. —____. I can easily get it fixed. A. Don't mention it B. That's right C. Not at all D. Never mind 30. _____ repeatedly, the problem still appeared in the beginner's homework. A. Explaining B. Having explained C. Having been explained D. To be explained 31. I'd ______ that house for the time being; house prices are rising sharply at the moment. A. hold on to B. come up to C. give in to D. look up to 32. —I feel really worn out. —No wonder. You ______ all the way from Shanghai to Beijing. A. drive B. have been driving C. are driving D. drove 33. If we forgave criminals, we might become a society of endless excuses _____ no one accepts responsibility for anything. A. which B. where C. when D. as 34. Considering his health I advise him to ______ an hour or two each day to work out. A. set about B. set off C. set up D. set aside 35. Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence . A. achieved B. had achieved C. would achieve D. should have achieved 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US. Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two. The 36 methods she used with her daughters would seem 37 to Westerners. In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades 38 than As. They had to 39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day. There has been wide criticism （批评） of Chua's book in the US. It's kind of 40 , said a professor at New York University, standards of parenting need to be 41 . Children need parents to 42 them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in. ” Now the criticism seems to have 43 to China. A（n） 44 expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of 45 would limit children from developing their full 46 . and that, focusing too much on test scores and good degrees, Sun said, parents would 47 their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life. 48 critics （批评家） might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite 49 it. I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, A 50 mother is there to help her kids work hard. Others think that Chua has a（n） 51 in setting challenging goals for kids. It's vital for children,” said an American professor, 52 , kids need to be 53 sometimes. If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they 54 . It's good to have high 55 . ” 36. A. rough B. stubborn C. strict D. vivid 37. A. unimaginable B. unimportant C. uninteresting D. unnecessary 38. A. higher B. fewer C. little D. lower 39. A. drill B. practise C. exercise D. experience 40. A. routine B. extreme C. excellence D. encouragement 41. A. practical B. high C. specific D. low 42. A. replace B. love C. force D. guide 43. A. spread B. belonged C. turned &n
