知識
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第二部分：知識運用（共兩節，45分）
第一節：單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）
21．She studied_____medicine before she became_____writer．
A．the； theB．the； aC．不填； aD．不填； the
22．I’m working this evening because I am_____schedule with my work．
A．behindB．beyondC．overD．on
23．What one person considers a wild flower may be a weed to_____．
A．otherB．anotherC．the otherD．the others
24．Stop making so much noise_____ the neighbours will start complaining．
A．orB．andC．soD．yet
25．From the tears in Nancy’ s eyes we know that something sad ______.
A．may happenB．would happen
C．must have happenedD．should have happened
26．Joe’s remarks left me ______ his real purpose.
A．wonderB．to wonderC．wonderingD．wondered
27．The reporter apologized for any misunderstandings ______ by his article on that film star.
A．causingB．causedC．to causeD．being caused
28．______ about the delay of the match， I hurried to the court but didn’t see anybody．
A．Not informingB．Not being informed
C．Not having informedD．Not having been informed
29．Scientists say it may be five years ______ it is possible to test this mdelcine on human patients．
A．since B．untilC．before D．when
30．Many people called to ask ______ the match was indeed canceled because of the rain．
A．whyB．when C．howD．if
31．She remembered several occasions in the past ______ she had experienced a similar feeling．
A．when B．why C．that D．where
32．Since he left our school last August， Mr. Newman ______ on a photography exhibition．
A．workedB．is working
C．had workedD．has been working
33．The old train station， which is scheduled to stop operations next month， ______ a museum of transportation history．
A．has turned into B．has been turned into
C．will turn into D．will be turned into
34．When John finally got to the top of the mountain， the sun ______．
A．was shining B．shone
C．has been shining D．has shone
35．—Most students went to the party yesterday．It is a pity that you were absent．
—I wish I ______．But I was terribly busy．
A．did B．had C．wereD．would
第二節 完型填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）
“We expected our first child to be perfect.” Most parents have thought so．
I know that’ s what I___36___with our oldest son， Joe．He would be perfect．Joe would sail through___37___from learning ABC’ s to being awarded a Ph. D. Joe，___38___， had other ideas．
He was always a ___39___kid．He wasn’t the kind of boy who threw___40___at passing cars on a freezing winter day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman during the heat of August．
But he wasn’t perfect．Especially when it came to that nice little___41___that I had about sailing through school．From the day Joe started kindergarten he struggled—with scissors and handwriting and math．Always___42___. He passed each grade with great___43___， never at the top of his class．
How I ___44___friends who had children with the “math gene”．A mom told me her daughter was doing high school algebra while in the sixth grade．Another mom said her son had just taken first place in the district’ s annual Math Challenge．
After hearing these stories， I would look at Joe and___45___： Why didn’t we raise a mathematical talent？ How is he ever going to get into___46___if he does not get better at math？ Needless to say， my motherly___47___never really amounted to much．Does it ever？ Moms tend to worry and worry， while whatever they’ re worrying about usually___48___on its own．
During high school， Joe slowly___49___at math．He got through algebra I & II， and geometry， our state requirements for math．I felt greatly___50___at his little achievement．Then he announced that he’ d take pre - calculus （微積分） in his last year of high school， which___51___me a lot．
“Why？”I questioned．
“Because I need to keep my skills up，” he explained．“ I ___52___math， but I need to take it so I don’ t forget how to do it.”
“For college，”he added. “I want to do really well in college， Mom．I know it will be___53___，but I think it’ s important that I try to do my best.”
My oldest son wasn’t perfect．He wasn’t a math talent， either．But he knew what was important： he was focusing on his___54___while I was worrying over his past．And that， to me， is even better than being___55___.
36．A．workedB．expected C．continuedD．showed
37．A．schoolB．books C．experienceD．situations
38．A．howeverB．therefore C．fortunatelyD．obviously
39．A．carefulB．proud C．goodD．happy
40．A．toysB．clothes C．flowersD．snowballs
41．A．beliefB．fantasy C．interestD．enthusiasm
42．A．artB．scissors C．handwritingD．math
43．A．effortB．attention C．pleasureD．ambition
44．A．respectedB．supported C．trustedD．envied
45．A．considerB．imagine C．wonderD．wish
46．A．jobB．life C．societyD．college
47．A．loveB．doubt C．worryD．guidance
48．A．pausesB．comes C．declinesD．disappears
49．A．developedB．improved C．advancedD．achieved
50．A．hopefulB．grateful C．relievedD．amused
51．A．movedB．inspired C．satisfiedD．surprised
52．A．failB．hate C．preferD．choose
53．A．hardB．boring C．necessaryD．beneficial