第二部分 英语知识运用
I．单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．—I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith.
—______.
A．Oh, no. Let’s not
B．I’d rather stay at home
C．I’m very sorry, but I have other plans
D．Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble
2．Rather than ______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.
A．ride; ride B．riding; ride
C．ride; to ride D．to ride; riding
3．The price ______ but I doubt whether it will remain so.
A．went down B．will go down
C．has gone down D．was going down
4．Little Jim should love _____ to the theatre this evening.
A．to be taken B．to take
C．begin taken D．taking
5．At noon they got to a hill, _____ stood a temple.
A．on top of it B．on which top
C．on top which D．on top of which
6．The boy was late. He tried to enter the classroom without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ______ him.
A．went with B．went against
C．went along D．went over
7．If you do things at the wrong time of year, you’ll have to do more work and the results will not be ______.
A．good enough B．so good
C．so better D．the best
8．Desks are made ______ wood and paper is made ______ wood, too.
A．of; of B．from; from
C．of; from D．from; of
9．_____ those college students come to see the old man who has no son or daughter. They find he grows weaker ______.
A．Year after year; year by year
B．Year by year; year after year
C．Year after year; year after year
D．Year by year; year by year
10．Mr. Green is _____ that all of the students respect him.
A．a so good teacher B．such good
C．such good a teacher D．so good a teacher
11．The old woman has two sons, ______ are doctors.
A．all of them B．two of them
C．both of whom D．neither of them
12．They made him ______ of the class.
A．the monitor B．a monitor
C．monitor D．to be monitor
13．Bob used to _____a difficult person to get along with. But _____ he has got used to _____ with others in a friendly way.
A．be; recent; working B．be; recently; working
C．be; at present; work D．being; recent; working
14．This bike _____ Peter. That one is mine.
A．is belong to B．belongs to
C．belongs D．belonging to
15．—_____ will your father come back?
—In about two weeks.
A．How soon B．How long
C．How often D．How far
II．完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
I was born and brought up in the town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years 16 I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who, 17 as ever, was chairman of the local (本地的) club. He was busy preparing to welcome 18 writer, who had been 19 to come to give a talk on modern literature (文学) at the public library 20 evening. Since I happened to have 21 a book or two by the famous writer, when Tom invited me to go with him I 22 accepted.
Tom was going to 23 the speaker to the audience (听众). So we went to the library a little early to greet him. As the speaker had not yet 24 , I left Tom and went into the main reading room 25 a large crowd had already gathered. I was 26 to find that I knew nobody there. So I found a seat in the corner and 27 patiently waiting.
When it was just about time for the 28 to begin. I saw Tom standing at the doorway making a sign for me to come out. He looked 29 about something, so I got up and went out to him. He 30 that he had just had a telephone call from the writer. Our speaker had 31 his flight (航班) and would not be arriving! While we were thinking about the problem. Tom suddenly asked me 32 mind filling in as speaker. I 33 had time to think about the matter when suddenly I found I was being 34 back into the reading room to make a speech to the 35 audience!
16．A．ago B．later C．earlier D．before
17．A．active B．lazy C．brave D．shy
18．A．a well-known B．an unknown C．the well-known D．the unknown
19．A．noticed B．invited C．refused D．made
20．A．last B．some other C．the other D．that very
21．A．interested B．written C．mentioned D．read
22．A．gladly B．sadly C．had D．was
23．A．direct B．move C．describe D．introduce
24．A．spoken B．arrived C．rested D．eaten
25．A．where B．although C．after D．there
26．A．expected B．disappointed C．unexpected D．disappointing
27．A．sat B．stood C．lay D．hid
28．A．party B．show C．talk D．dinner
29．A．pleased B．worried C．frightened D．satisfied
30．A．suggested B．explained C．apologized D．insisted
31．A．taken B．made C．missed D．lost
32．A．whether to B．not to C．that I should D．if I would
33．A．sent B．driven C．carried D．led
34．A．hardly B．still C．already D．quickly
35．A．familiar B．waiting C．shouting D．ready
