二、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)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
例:A computer can only do _______ you have instructed it to do.
A. how B. after
C. what D. when
答案是C。
21. Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly ______ left in the house.
A. anything B. everything
C. nothing D. something
22. My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house _____ there is a power cut.
A. if B. unless
C. in case D. so that
23. —Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. He ________ his old friends for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see
C. hasn’t seen D. hadn’t seen
24. George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was ________ Sunday because
everybody was at _________ church.
A. /; the B. the; /
C. a; / D. /; a
25. The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _______ for the day.
A. finishing B. finished
C. had finished D. were finished
26. —Now let’s move on to another topic. Do you follow me?
—_________, Professor.
A. No, I am not B. Yes,I will
C. No, I haven’t D. Yes, perfectly
27. It is not who is right but what is right _________ is of importance.
A. which B. it
C. that D. this
28. Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) _________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A. is said to be buying
B. is said to have bought
C. had said to buy
D. has said to have bought
29. —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?
—You _______ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.
A. don’t have to B. oughtn’t to
C. mustn’t D. can’t
30. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree _______ they can be controlled on purpose.
A. with which B. to which
C. of which D. for which
31. She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to _________.
A. turn to B. look for
C. deal with D. talk about
32. —Do you have any idea what Paul does all day?
—As I know, he spends at least as much time playing as he _______.
A. writes B. does writing
C. is writing D. does write
33. When I called you this morning, nobody answered the phone. Where _______?
A. did you go B. have you one
C. were you D. had you been
34. _______, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.
A. Strange as might it sound
B. As it might sound strange
C. As strange it might sound
D. Strange as it might sound
35. —I’ve studied growing plants as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?
—_________.
A. You will make it
B. Go right ahead
C. Don’t mention it
D. Take it easy