第二部分 知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题l分，共15分）

从每题所给的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。

21.______at my classmates' faces, I read the same excitement in their eyes.

A. Looking

B. Look

C. To look

D. Looked

22. In the spoken English of some areas in the US, the “r” sounds at the end of the words______.

A. are dropped

B. drop

C. are being dropped

D. have dropped

23. —Good morning. I've got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department.

—Ah, good morning. You______be Mrs. Peters.

A. might

B. must

C. would

D. can

24. —I'm not finished with my dinner yet.

—But our friends______for us.

A. will wait

B. wait

C. have waited

D. are waiting

25. I'm calling to enquire about the position______in yesterday's China Daily.

A. advertised

B. to be advertised

C. advertising

D. having advertised

26. —I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20?

—Sorry, I______myself clear. We want to return on October 20.

A. hadn't made

B. wouldn't make

C. don't make

D. haven't made

27. Children who are not active or______diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.

A. what

B. whose

C. which

D. that

28. It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they______for me.

A. had done

B. did

C. would do

D. were doing

29. Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are everyone's enjoyment.

A. in

B. at

C. for

D. to

30.______they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedures.

A. As

B. While

C. Until

D. Once

31. I want to be liked and loved for______I am inside.

A. who

B. where

C. what

D. how

32. Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was______it was rather closely modeled on his own life.

A. what

B. that

C. why

D. whether

33.______some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.

A. Whether

B. What

C. That

D. How

34.—The weather has been very hot and dry.

—Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables______.

A. wouldn't die

B. didn't die

C. hadn't died

D. wouldn't have died

35. First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get______second chance to make______first impression.

A. a; the

B. the; the

C. a; a

D. the; a

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，共30分）

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37. She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

Mrs. Neidl's 43 that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it 44!” I began to take 45. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something.

The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

Being on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be 53. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55.

36. A. and　B. yet　C. so　D. for

37. A. opinion　B. impression　C. information　D. intention

38. A. make　B. keep　C. handle　D. change

39. A. anything　B. something　C. everything　D. nothing

40. A. questions　B. comments　C. explanations　D. remarks

41. A. hold　B. follow　C. evaluate　D. form

42. A. happy　B. lively　C. reliable　D. punctual

43. A. message　B. motto　C. saying　D. suggestion

44. A. again　B. more　C. instead　D. later

45. A. steps　B. control　C. charge　D. risks

46. A. improved　B. acted　C. looked　D. reflected

47. A. easily　B. carefully　C. confidently　D. proudly

48. A. introduced　B. recognized　C. identified　D. considered

49. A. confirmed　B. decided　C. realized　D. acknowledged

50. A. with　B. below　C. of　D. by

51. A. developed　B. discovered　C. took　D. fostered

52. A. accept　B. care　C. judge　D. wonder

53. A. bored　B. lazy　C. sad　D. afraid

54. A. trust　B. patience　C. curiosity　D. interest

55. A. accessible　B. enjoyable　C. possible　D. favorable