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第二部分：知识运用（共两节，共45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. What pleasant surprise! I’ll tell Richard about it minute he comes home. A. a, the B. a, a C. a, / D. /, the 22. —Let’s go shopping after school. — Call for me at that time. A. That depends. B. Hold on, please. C. What for? D. Sounds great. 23. By improving reading skills, you can read faster and understand more of you read. A. that B. what C. which D. whether 24. Students complain that homework has ________ most of their time after class. A. taken away B. taken up C. put up D. made up 25. The singer hopes her concert will be like a big party everyone enjoys themselves. A. which B. when C. what D. where 26. This book is said to be a special one, which ______many events not found in other history books. A. writes B. covers C. prints D. reads 27. There are many beautiful islands _____the east coast of the country. A. off B. along C. on D. from 28. It’s worth much ____ is worth_____. A. to do that; to do B. doing that; doing C. to do what; doing D. doing; to do 29. The man made another wonderful discovery, which I think is ______ great importance to science. A. of B. in C. to D. by 30. Finally came the day_____ he had to begin his study for the next term.
A. till B. when C. since D. which 31. I won’t go to his party next time. It couldn’t have been _____ in fact. A. any better B. any worse C. so bad D. the best 32. It is a good plan in theory, but it ___________ to be seen whether it works in practice. A. waits B. stays C. stands D. remains 33. The disc, digitally in the studio, sounded fantastic at the party that night. A. recorded B. recording C. to be recorded D. having recorded 34. he felt very tired because of riding his bike to work every day, my father refused to buy a motorbike when he thought about such a high price. A. However B. In spite of C. Although D. As a result 35. Although punctual（守时）himself, the teacher was quite used ______ late for his lecture. A. to have students B. for students’ being C. for students to be D. to students’ being
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One afternoon John was cutting up wood when a neighbor drove up in his car. “Have you heard the 36 about the mine in Placerville?” he asked. “There was a cave-in and a miner was killed. He has three children. The 37 thing is, his wife is dead. He only has a married sister who might take them 38 she lives on the other side of the Sierras. And the snow is too 39 to get any mail across the mountains.” John went on working, but his thoughts were on the snow-covered 40 through the mountains. He remembered 41 as a boy he had climbed snow mountains on snowshoes. He examined the wood. Then and there he decided to make a pair of snowshoes out of it. After he made them he began to practise on his snowshoes until he felt 42 of himself. Then he showed his neighbors how his snowshoes 43 . Stepping forward, one of the town elders spoke up. “If you are ready，go ahead and carry the mail.” With neither tracks nor paths to 44 , he moved ahead on what he believed to be the proper 45 . As he went up the mountains the wind and cold could barely slow him down. When darkness 46 . John still moved on, guided by the stars. It was late into the night when he finally decided to stop. He must save his 47 for the long journey still ahead. Finding the stump of a tree, he set it on 48 . Then he made a platform of branches on the snow. Stretching out on it with his feet to the fire and the mailbag under his head, he fell asleep. After three days of traveling, he 49 smoke curling upward from the chimneys. John knew he was nearing the town. As he glided into town, people 50 out of their homes and gathered around him. They started in 51 at the blue-eyed man on strange snowshoes. “I brought you mail from Placerville,” John said simply. The following day the sister of the dead miner gave John a letter, “I’ll come 52 the children as soon as the pass is clear.” She told him. For the next five winters, 53 paid little, snow-shoes John went on steadily carrying the mail. For many years John was talked about as the famous mail-carrying 54 of the Far West. He was also 55 for the shoes he wore. They were the first snow-shoes, ever seen in California. 36.A. fact B. news C. expressions D. reality 37.A. sorry B. happy C. first D. last 38.A. and B. but C. so D. unless 39.A. cold B. freezing C. deep D. distant 40.A. pass B. part C. village D. mine 41.A. what B. how C. why D. when 42.A. tired B. proud C. cheerful D. sure 43.A. did B. wore C. worked D. took 44.A. travel B. pass C. look D. follow 45.A. cause B. course C. beginning D. branch 46.A. fell B. sank C. happened D. remained 47.A. time B. money C. food D. strength 48.A. place B. bed C. board D. fire 49.A. sighted B. smelled C. heard D. tasted 50.A. kept B. poured C. picked D. stayed 51.A. public B. order C. fear D. surprise 52.A. at B. for C. with D. to 53.A. if B. however C. because D. although 54.A. passenger B. guide C. hero D.
