第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，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. —How do you find your new classmates?

—Most of them are kind. But _________ is so good to me as Bruce.

A. none B. no one
C. every one D. some one

22. _________ in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.

A. Waiting B. To wait
C. Having waited D. To have waited

23. A great man shows his greatness _________ the way he treats little men.

A. under B. with
C. on D. by

24. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _________ be rather cold sometimes.

A. must B. can
C. should D. would

25. So far this year we _________ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A. saw B. see
C. had seen D. have seen

26. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks _________ to people greeting him.

A. friendly B. lively
C. worried D. cold

27. _________ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing.

A. It B. What
C. As D. Which

28. Nancy enjoyed herself so much _________ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

A. that B. which
C. when D. where

29. ________ a moment and I will go to your rescue.

A. Go on B. Hold on
C. Move to D. Carry on

30. —Who should be responsible for the accident?

—The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _________.

A. as told B. as are told
C. as telling D. as they told

31. By nine o’clock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, ________ appeared a rare rainbow soon.

A. of which B. on which
C. from which D. above which

32. What’s the ________ of having a public open space where you can’t eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?

A. sense B. matter
C. case D. opinion

33. Can those _________ at the back of the classroom hear me?

A. seat B. sit
C. seated D. sat

34. You have no idea how she finished the relay race ________ her foot wounded so much.

A. for B. when
C. with D. while

35. —Would you like to join us in the game?

—_________, for I have something important to attend to.

A. I will B. I'd love to
C. I won't D. I'm afraid not