第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分50） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1．The story “Christmas Carol” took place _______the winter of 1830, _______Christmas Eve. A．in; \ B．on; a C．in; on D． in; the 2．Medical care in the country can not compare with _______big cities. A．one of B．that of C． \ D．the one of 3．Some 1,000 new words on usages join the English language each year．Some go into the dictionary．Others _________from use. A．remain B．leave C．fail D．fade 4．The show last night bored me to death．If only I _______to it. A．had not gone B．have not gone C．did not go D．can not have 5．---Speak less of your role in the game, and more of ______ your teammates have done. ---I will. A．what B．which C．why D．that 6．Whenever possible, Mr．Smith ________how well he speaks Spanish. A．shows up B． shows around C．shows off D．shows out 7．The little girl, already spoiled, has got used to _______everything she wants. A．being offered B．offer C．offering D． be offered 8．---Lisa, is there any more sugar in the jar? ---________, Mum. A． Nothing B．None C．Not a little D． No much 9．---I guess you might have got lost in the forest last weekend. ---Well, I________. A．mostly did B．nearly had C． almost had D． almost did 10．_______, I think, and a greater success would have been achieved.
A．If you spare no efforts B．A bit more efforts C．Making greater efforts D．So long as you keep up your spirits. 11．The stranger stood up, his sharp eyes ______on my face. A．were fixed B．being fixed C．fixed D．fixing 12．I’d like to live _______the sun shines all year long. A．which B．that C．where D．in which 13．The expert has written a new book, _________of great importance to computer science. A．which I think it is B．I think it is C．which I think is D．when I think is 14．In Canada, I made lots of friends ________my spoken English． A．improve B．to improve C．improving D．improved 15．He_______ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15. A．has learned B．would have learned C．learned D．had learned 16．In order to set up industries, trained manpower, as well as sufficient capital, _______. A．is needed B．are needed C．needs D．need 17．________the flight to New York will be delayed is _________I’m especially worried about. A．If; what B．Whether; that C．When; that D．Whether; what 18．People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _______creates even more problems. A．after all B．in need C．in case D．in turn 19．---I’ll come to see you this afternoon shall I bring something to drink? ---Ok．_________. A．You’re welcome B．By no means C．So much the better D．Take your times 20．---Waiter! ---___________ ---I can’t eat this．It’s too salty. A．Yes, sir? B．What C．All right D．Pardon 第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每题1.5分， 满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。 Louder Than Anything You Can Say
Dictionary UNLV 内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校 proceed 继续 AAA 汽车协会 tow 拖 Deepak Chopra 乔布拉 (印度著名作家) I teach economics at UNLV three times per week．Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 21 asked my students how their weekend had been．One young man said that his weekend had not been so good．He had his wisdom teeth 22．The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so cheerful． His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning 23 you get up, you have a choice about how you want to face 24 that day.” I said, “I choose to be cheerful!” “Let me give you an example.” I continued, 25 all sixty students in the class, “In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I 26 teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway 27 I live．One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson．I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive．I only had to drive 28 quarter mile down the road to the college．But just then my car died．I tried to start it again, but the engine 29 start up．So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college．30 I got there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class．The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened．“This is my lucky day!” I replied, smiling．“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She looked 31 ．“What do you mean?” “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied．“My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway．It 32． 33 , it broke down in the perfect place: 34 the freeway, within walking distance from here．I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class．If my car 35 to break down today．It couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.” The secretary’s eyes opened 36 , and then she smiled．I smiled back and 37 for class. So ended my story． I scanned the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLY．Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 38 ． Somehow, my story had touched them．Or maybe it wasn’t the story 39 ．In fact, it had all started with a student’s observation that I was cheerfu
