试题一：第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每题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。

例：Mr. Smith owns _______ collection of corns than anyone else I have even met.A. largerB. a largerC. the largerD. a large答案是B。

21. Students should be encouraged to use ______ Internet as ______ resource.A. 不填; aB. 不填; theC. the; theD. the; a22. He found it increasingly difficult to read, _______ his eyesight was beginning to failA. thoughB. forC. butD. so23. ______was most important to her. she told me, was her family.A. ItB. ThisC. WhatD. As24. Thank you for all your hard work last week. I do n’t think we _______ it without you.A. can manageB. could have managedC. could manageD. can have managed25. By the time he realizes he ________ into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.A. walksB. walkedC. has walkedD. had walked26. Occasions are quite rare ________ I have the tune to spend a day with any kids.A. whoB. whichC. whyD. when27. Make sure you’ve got the passports and tickets and ________ before you leave.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing28. The fact that she never apologized ________ a lot about what kind of person she is.A. saysB. talksC. appearsD. declares29. Einstein liked Bose’s paper so much that he ________ his own work and translated it into German.A. gave offB. turned downC. took overD. set aside30. — Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday?—________, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.A. My pleasureB. ThanksC. Take it easyD. Forget it31. You’d better not leave the medicine ________ kids can get at it.A. even ifB. whichC. whereD. so that32. I began to feel _______ in the new school when I saw some familiar faces.A. at homeB. at heartC. at willD. at sight33. Would it be ________ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?A. freeB. vacantC. handyD. convenient34. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real ________.A. exchangeB. bargainC. tradeD. business35. Lucy’s n ew job paid twice as much as she had made ________ in the restaurant.A. workingB. workC. to workD. worked第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5，满分30分）On August 26，1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to ___36___ and the subway system almost came to stop.Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people whowere going to work were ___37___ to go home. Some battled to ___38___ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.I ___40___ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most ___41___ had stopped. After making my way ___42___ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was ___43___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to ___44___ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___45___. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then snitched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train ___46___ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office. I was ___47___ through, exhausted and ___48___.My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off when it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer ___49___ I received an email from Garth, my Director:I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and ___50___ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their ___51___ to their jobs. Thank you.Garth's email was short, but I learned more from that ___52___ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of ___53___ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic ___54___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately ___55___ me and put a smile back on my face.36. A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash37. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered38. A. order B. pay C. call D. search39. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden40. A. used B. promised C. deserved D. happened41. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service42. A. to B. through C. over D. for43. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing44. A. check B. carry C. find D. board45. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform46. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked47. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt48. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. puzzled49. A. while B. when C. where D. after50.A. hardly B. causally C. absolutely D. Eventually51. A. devotion B. donation C. connection D. reaction52. A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous53. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. guidance54. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs55. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed第三部分阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。