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英语试卷 2008-9-17 第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分） 第一节：单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，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。 21．—Mr．Smith, you are fined for speeding．Please sign here． —Fined? Speeding? _______ A．Are you all right? B．You can’t be serious! C．I’m a foreigner． D．It doesn’t matter． 22．_______ person like him won’t be satisfied with _______ little progress that he has made． A．The; a B．The; / C．A; / D．A; the 23．Only ticket-holders were _______ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away． A．allowed B．permitted C．agreed D．admitted 24．—When can I use your computer? —Never! _______ should you touch it． A．At no time B．In no time C．At any time D．At one time 25．_______ seems to be a strong competition in China for senior high students to enter college or university． A．It B．There C．What D．That 26．I had wanted to help you last night but I couldn’t spare any time, for I _______ a composition which I have to hand in this morning． A．wrote B．was writing C．had written D．have written 27．－Will you lend me some paper? －Sorry, mine________． A．is running out of B．has been run out C．has run out D．has run out of 28．We wonder if there is any possibility of the statistics ________ as soon as possible． A．to be analysed B．being analysed C．analysing D．to analyse
29．How long do you think it will be ________ the computer company puts forward a new product? A．before B．since C．until D．that 30．You can’t attend the party tonight because it is stormy．________, you still haven’t got over your high fever． A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Somehow 31．—How did you feel when Liu Xiang won the gold medal in Osaka? —I couldn’t be ________． A．very excited B．more excited C．most excited D．less excited 32．Traditionally, Chinese people _______ the Chinese characters Double Happiness and stick them onto walls or doors for weddings． A．cut out B．cut off C．cut up D．cut down 33．—Is that the small company you often refer to? —Right, just the one ________ you know I used to work for years． A．that B．which C．where D．as 34．What a pity! I _______ in Hainan two more days, but something urgent needed to be dealt with back home． A．must have stayed B．needn’t have stayed C．may have stayed D．could have stayed 35．_______ to their own work, most of the parents spend little time with their children． A．Devoting B．To be devoted C．Having devoted D．Devoted 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother．All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no __36__ left．When she heard her daddy say to her __37__ mother, “Only a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank．She __38__ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully．Then she __39__ her way six blocks to the local drugstore． “And what do you want?” asked the chemist． “It’s __40__ my little brother,” the girl answered back．“He’s really, really sick and I want to get a __41__．His name is Andrew and he has something __42__ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him．” “We don’t __43__ miracles here, child．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling __44__ at the little girl． In the shop was a __45__ customer．He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother __46__?” “I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) __47__．But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my __48__．” “How much do you have?” asked the man． “One dollar and eleven cents, __49__ I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly． “Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man．“A dollar and eleven cents－the __50__ price of a miracle for your little brother．__51__ me to where you live．I want to see your brother and __52__ your parents．” That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）．The operation was completed __53__ and before long Andrew was __54__ again． The little girl was happy．She knew exactly how much the miracle __55__ ．．．one dollar and eleven cents ．．．plus the faith of a little child． 36．A．time B．medicine C．money D．food 37．A．tearful B．hopeful C．helpful D．regretful 38．A．emptied B．pulled C．put D．poured 39．A．followed B．made C．felt D．found 40．A．with B．about C．for D．from 41．A．drink B．doctor C．tablet D．miracle 42．A．bad B．small C．extra D．new 43．A．display B．offer C．sell D．store 44．A．calmly B．sadly C．strangely D．coldly 45．A．well-dressed B．kind-hearted C．well-behaved D．good-looking 46．A．have B．need C．make D．like 47．A．companion B．surgeon C．protection D．operation 48．A．savings B．wishes C．ideas D．worries 49．A．because B．so C．though D．but 50．A．same B．exact C．proper D．reasonable 51．A．Bring B．Send C．Take D．Drive 52．A．help B．encourage C．persuade D．meet 53．A．surprisingly B．secretly C．successfully D．separately 54．A．happy B．well C．strong D．fat 55．A．meant B．covered C．measured D．cost 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。 A Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living．One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM．When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window． I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice． After a long pause, the door opened．A small woman in her eighties stood before me．By her side was a small suitcase． I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman．She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car． She kept thanking me for my kindness．“It’s nothing,” I told her．“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated．” “Oh, you’re such a good man．” She said．When we&n
