2004年高考英语全国卷2二、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)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child______ he or she wants.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever答案是B。

21. —Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?—Of course. _______ sir.A. Make yourself at homeB. Enjoy yourselfC. It doesn’t matterD. Take your time22. When first _______ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.A. introducingB. introducedC. introduceD. being introduced23. There were dirty marks on her trousers ______ she had wiped her hands.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. that24. The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and ______ only thirty minutes.A. keepsB. continuesC. finishesD. lasts25. —Has Sam finished his homework today?—I have no idea. He ______ it this morning.A. didB. has doneC. was doingD. had done26. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been _____ completely.A. turned downB. put outC. put awayD. turned over27. _____ you call me to say you’re not coming, I’ll see you at the theatre.A. ThoughB. WhetherC. UntilD. Unless28. “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob,______ out of the window.A. lookingB. to lookC. lookedD. having looked29. You ______ be tired —you’ve only been working for an hour.A. must notB. won’tC. can’tD. may not30. I ______ you not to move my dictionary —now I can’t find it.A. askedB. askC. was askingD. had asked31. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ______.A. a priceB. priceC. the priceD. prices32. —Do you like ______ here?—Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice.A. thisB. theseC. thatD. it33. I must be getting fat—I can ______ do my trousers up.A. fairlyB. hardlyC. nearlyD. seldom34. According to the art dealer, the painting ___ to go for at least a million dollars.A. is expectedB. expectsC. expectedD. is expecting35. That’s an unpleasant thing to say about your father after ______ he’s done for you.A. somethingB. anythingC. allD. that第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ___36___ was something she picked up by herself. After her first ___37___, teaching disabled children, she became apart-time writer for IBM. ___38___, writing stories was simply a ___39___ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). ___40___, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ___41___ and p aid Tracy a $50,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ___42___ writer.”43 Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes ___44___ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ___45___ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ___46___when things come to me ___47___ .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a 48 set in ancient(古代的) China. ___49___the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ___50___. It came without her having ___51___it.Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained ___52___ by her fame. She lives in the same ___53___ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There s more room for ___54___in her life and it wasn’t just55 .36. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method37. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task38. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then39. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively40. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged41. A. film B. story C. program D. article42. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown43. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that44. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold45. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain46. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments47. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts48. A. description B. pointing C. scene D. talk49. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately50. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine51. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered52. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved53. A. life B. city C. house D. way54. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety55. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun三、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。