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答案。
21. ---So you don’t mind me staying here long, Tim?
---Oh, ________.
A. you are welcome
B. not at all
C. yes, I think so
D. help yourself
22. I wonder what it feels like to be one of _______really rich. The Browns already have two Rolls Royce and now they are buying _______third.
A. the; a B. the; the
C. / ; a D. / ; the
23. ---He looks hot and dry.
---So _______ you if you had a temperature of 40℃.
A. may B. would
C. must D. should
24. In general, Osama Bin Laden is _______ to move frequently among his Qaida terrorist camps and deep caves in Afghanistan（阿富汗）.
A. known B. found
C. hoped D. believed
25. ---The whether isn’t good enough for an outing, is it?
---Not in the least. We can/'t have ______at this time of the year.
A. a nicer day B. a worse day
C. a worst day D. so fine a day
26. ______ is mentioned above, the number of the student in senior high school is increasing.
A. Which B. As
C. It D. What
27. ---Why were you not at the concert last night?
---I _______ a close game between Seattle Sonics and Miami Bucks.
A. watched B. had watched
C. was watching D. have been watching
28. Pakistan does not _______ the possibility of a war starting with India, but promises to do everything it can to reduce tensions.
A. rule out B. give out
C. turn out D. send out
29. ---I/'m afraid I have to give it up.
---Remember ________ sticks to his work will succeed one day.
A. who B. anyone
C. whoever D. no matter who
30. While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television _______ the newspaper completely.
A. replaced B. have replaced
C. replace D. will replace
31. ---You must take great pains to learn English well.
---I will. No efforts will be ________ in the study of it.
A. taken B. shared
C. spent D. spared
32. ______ the rapid growth of short messages sent by mobile phones, the increasing number of criminal cases appeared through short messages.
A. For B. By
C. As D. With
33. Putting on an English short play is ________ an art performance. It can also help to improve our spoken English a lot.
A. more than B. less than
C. rather than D. no more than
34. Listening to the lectures given by the famous professors is an exciting moment, ________ I am looking forward to.
A. what B. that
C. it D. one
35. ---Did the book give the information you need?
---Yes, but ______ I had to read it entirely.
A. for finding it B. to find it
C. finding it D. by finding it
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36―55题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions（职业）.” The class seemed to be greatly ___36___. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be __37__. "Yes, you will all be searching for your future professions. Each of you will have to ___38__ someone in your field, plus give an oral report."
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView __39__ us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely __40__. I sat down in front of him ___41__ able to speak. He looked at me and said, "Did you bring a pencil or pen?"
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