第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分） 第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime. A. analysis B. disappearance C. absence D. consideration 22. He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood. A. associations B. communications C. contacts D. combinations 23. Nancy asked Smith to take tea with her. He ________, fearing to cause her inconvenience. A. ignored B. declined C. resisted D. cancelled 24. There’s no point in trying to ________with her because she will never change her mind. A. agree B. compete C. compare D. reason 25. The mother used to _______her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend. A. pick out B. go through C. deal with D. look into
26. At the end of last year, New York’s stock market fell, ________a global financial crisis. A. setting off B. driving off C. giving off D. laying off 27. The man refused to admit that he was guilty as the court had judged, and ________the High Court. A. adapted to B. related to C. appealed to D. referred to 28. Failure is never a pleasure, but it can have a ________ effect on your life once you learn to use it. A. positive B. major C. concrete D. sure 29. In order to support the big family, he worked so hard that ________he made himself ill. A. occasionally B. purposefully C. normally D. eventually 30. The economic plan announced by the government soon after the crisis was greeted enthusiastically ________. A. in a row B. for a moment C. on all sides D. at first sight 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。 I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my ___31___!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to ___32___. I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?” He ___33___ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ___34___? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “It’s the way I was ___35___,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left. My life as a little person is filled with ___36___ like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It takes only one glance to see my ___37___. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. ___38___ this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up. I didn’t ___39___ how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names（辱骂我）. Then I knew. I began to ___40___ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I ___41___ to climb the school bus stairs. But I learned to smile and ___42___ the fact that I was going to be ___43___ my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I ___44___ in personality. I’m 47 now, and the stares have not ___45___ as I’ve grown older. People are ___46___ when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are ___47___, I remind myself: “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.” It’s the children’s questions that make my life ___48___. I enjoy answering their questions. My ___49___ is that, I will encourage them to accept their peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with ___50___. 31. A. weight B. size C. shape D. personality 32. A. scold B. explain C. apologize D. respond 33. A. studied B. identified C. inspected D. checked 34. A. lady B. mommy C. person D. kid 35. A. raised B. viewed C. treated D. born 36. A. stories B. pains C. stares D. excuses 37. A. shortcomings B. strangeness C. uniqueness D. shyness 38. A. Besides B. Despite C. Except D. Beyond 39. A. admit B. care C. realize D. fear 40. A. hate B. tolerate C. forget D. ignore 41. A. determined B. struggled C. managed D. learned 42. A. refuse B. enjoy C. accept D. consider 43. A. exposed B. pitied C. noticed D. avoided 44. A. made up for B. ended up with C. kept track of D. made use of 45. A. increased B. decreased C. accumulated D. changed 46. A. scared B. satisfied C. amazed D. puzzled 47. A. rude B. curious C. regretful D. cruel 48. A. fantastic B. meaningful C. embarrassing D. special 49. A. promise B. intention C. hope D. advantage [来源:学科网] 50. A. respect B. frankness C. sympathy D. emotion
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 [来源:Z.xx.k.Com] A A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball. She was amazed by i
