第Ⅰ卷(共80分) 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. —Hey, you haven’t been acting like yourself. Everything OK? — ______. A. Sure, it is B. I’m fine, thanks C. That’s good D. It’s a pleasure 2. A proverb says that _____ new broom sweeps clean, but ______ old one knows all the corners. A. a;the B. a; an C. the; an D. the ; a 3. ________ in the last examination, she was more confident of another success in the coming one. A. To succeed B. To have succeeded C. Having succeeded D. succeeding 4. — Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street? — Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand theatre is. A. Such B. There C. That D. This 5. She was over the age limit and ________, her application for the job was rejected. A. as a result B. in conclusion C. worse still D. what’s more 6. A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______ among new graduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1.5 million of the global economic crisis. A. disagreement B. enlargement C. unemployment D. encouragement
7. The long and tiring talk, filled with arguments and quarrels, ended in disorder, ______ no agreement at all. A. reaching B. reached C. to reach D. being reached 8. Skipping breakfast can also cause you to overeat. To make matters worse, ______ your body is in a slow state, it will not be able to burn the extra calories very efficiently. A. unless B. though C. since D. before 9. —Mum, I really think Dad should have a break and get relaxed. —Yes. He ______ too long. A. read B. has been reading C. had read D. is reading 10. The central government is sparing no efforts to ______ the official’s overuse of power to make up a healthier party. A. keep off B. keep down C. keep out D. keep on 11. I don’t think Rosemary will be upset about it, but I’ll go to see her in case she _______. A. is B. will be C. does D. need 12. Before its first voyage, _______ that the ship Titanic was the most advanced and safest one in history. A. this was declared B. they were declared C. it was declared D. that declared 13. If it were not for Literature, the well-known writer J.K. Rowling ______nowhere in life. A. could go B. must go C. would have gone D. should have gone 14. It was reported that as many as 50% of patients do not take medicine ______ directed, ______ has drawn doctor’s attention. A. when; it B. as; what C. as; which D. that; and 15. Having retired from business, he now ________ himself with the welfare of the disabled. A. adapts B. charges C. associates D. occupies 16. —I expect everything will turn out as you wish. —Thanks.________. (原创) A. Of course B. The same to you C. All right D. It’s up to you 17. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit ________ the season. (原创) A .wherever B. whatever C. whenever D. however 18. Even on his last day at the White House ----when the thinning hair and grey face of a cancer patient were so _________----he stressed how much he loved his job . (原创) A. energetic B. enjoyable C. evident D. impressive 19. In times of war, different parties tend to _______ their political differences to fight against foreign invaders shoulder to shoulder. (原创) A. set up B. set down C. set aside D. set off 20. Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will rank among the costliest natural disasters on record. (原创) A. clarify B. group C. separate D. rank
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)(原创) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it came across several obstacles(障碍) in its 21 . And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour(绕道). At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide. After some 22 thoughts, the ants laid the feather 23 the crack, walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side, th