知識

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第一部分:聽力(略)

第二部分:英語知識運用(共兩節,滿分45分)

第一節:單項填空(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)

21. I want only ______ ticket, but he gave me two.

A. the B. aC. oneD. that

22. She’s ______ borrowing money and forgetting to pay you back.

A. sometimes B. always C. seldom D. hardly

23. He can’t find his umbrella. He must have ______ it on the bus.

A. lostB. left C. forgottenD. put

24. The reason he has been such a success is ______ he never gives up.

A. whatB. that C. becauseD. why

25. —Which of these two books would you like?

—I don’t like ______ of them. I am interested in ______ one.

A. neither;eitherB. none;neither

C. any; either D. either; neither

26. They lost their way in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

A. thatB. it C. what D. which

27.—Have you passed the entrance examination?

—No. I ______, but I failed.

A. didn’t pass B. tried to C. tried D. had tried

28. —Would you like me ______ the radio a bit?

—No, it’s all right. I’m used to ______ with the radio.

A. to turn up; work; on

B. to turn down; working; off

C. turning up; working; off

D. to turn down; working; on

29. Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she ______ the final exam.

A. had passed B. pass C. would passD. should pass

30. I’ve been taking medicine for cold, and now I feel ______.

A. wellB. good C. better D. best

31.— I’d like to buy a pair of shoes for my daughter.

—______ does she ______ ?

A. What size; wearB. How large; put on

C. Which size; dressD. How large; have on

32. —Don’t forget to write to me when you arrive in Paris.

—No, I ______ .

A. willB. won’tC. don’tD. can’t

33. —Hey. Taxi!

— ______

—I want to go to Park Street.

A. Nice to see you, sir.B. Good morning, sir.

C. What are you doing, sir? D. Where to, sir?

34. Mary was badly ill, otherwise, she ______ our celebration yesterday.

A.would have attended B. must have taken part in

C. could join inD. would attend

35. It is for this reason ______ the clear sky over the mountain appears blue.

A. so B. whyC. because D. that

第二節:完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

“…She was married to an officer in India, long ago India; and she had a life of physical adventure(冒險) as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers using crocodiles(鱷魚) as stepping stones. He died when she was only39. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England.”

I stared at the paper,___36___ reading, couldn’t help thinking.

Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can ___37___ like lightning when they want to. And they don’t mind hurrying ___38___ they’re hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly; but what’s a little fish ___39___ a fifteen-foot crocodile? They ate people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the___40___, or children playing at the water’s ___41___. A hungry cro’s mouth ___42___ over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can ___43___ in a man in two bites(咬).

That woman’s husband crossed rivers ___44___ from one cro’s back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done ___45___ before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn’t ___46___ a brave, active man; and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look ___47___ whiling crossing.

The wife used to watch him—I felt ___48___ of that. She lived ___49___ the adventure the ___50___ excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes…. It’s no wonder she wrote ___51___ poetry.

Then he ___52___. I imagined how she felt. Was there another man ___53___ him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡婦). “I must ___54___ , too.” she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A ___55___ probably, to her head.

But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?

36. A. startedB. beganC. finishedD. stopped

37. A. runB. moveC. walkD. roll

38. A. wheneverB. whenC. becauseD. as

39. A. in B. onC. toD. for

40. A. shoppingB. washingC. cookingD. cleaning

41. A. borderB. endC. side D. edge

42. A. looksB. sendsC. shutsD. turns

43. A. goB. takeC. eatD. catch

44. A. jumpingB. runningC. walkingD. marching

45. A. immediatelyB. directlyC. quickly D. hurriedly

46. A. overB. forC. behindD. beyond

47. A. upB. downC. backD. right

48. A. afraidB. sureC. shameD. foolish

49. A. withoutB. tillC. for D. on

50. A. livelyB. friendlyC. deathlyD. lovely

51. A. angry B. excitingC. sadD. interesting

52. A. wroteB. fledC. disappearedD. died

53. A. likeB. as C. with D. before

54. A. goB. practiseC. jumpD. shoot

55. A. penB. gunC. comb D. stone

第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題,每小題2分,滿分40分)

閱讀下麵的短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項,並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。

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George Bemard Shaw(蕭伯納) and Winston Churchill(丘吉爾) disliked each other. It is said that the playwright(劇作家) once sent Churchill two tickets for the opening night of one of his plays, together with a card, which said, “Bring a friend (if you have one).”

Churchill, however, returned the tickets with a note, which said, “I shall be busy that evening. Please send me two tickets for the second night (if there is one).”

There is no record of whether Shaw ever sent the tickets.

56. What was Shaw trying to say to Churchill on his card?

A. Churchill should not go to the play alone.

B. Churchill should not bring too many people.

C. Churchill may have to waste the two tickets.

D. Churchill did not have any friend.

57. Why didn’t Churchill want the tickets for the first night?

A. He didn’t want to take Shaw’s insult(侮辱).

B. The theatre would not be as crowded the second night.