第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分35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。
21. I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like ____ of them very much.
A. either B. any C. each D. another
22. It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.
A. 不填;a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; 不填
23. — How far can you run without stopping?
— ________. I’ve never tried.
A. Don’t mention it B. That’s all right
C. I have no idea D. Go ahead
24. I didn’t think I’d like the movie, but actually it _____ pretty good.
A. has been B. was C. had been D. would be
25. The room is empty except for a bookshelf _____ in one corner.
A. standing B. to stand C. stands D. stood
26. Mark needs to learn Chinese _______ his company is opening a branch in Beijing.
A. unless B. until C. although D. since
27. — Oh no! We’re too late. The train _______.
— That’s Ok. We’ll catch the next train to London.
A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. has been leaving
28. _________I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whoever D. However
29. I stopped the car ____ a short break as I was feeling tired.
A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken
30. It’s good to know _____ the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.
A. what B. whose C. which D. that
31. There is no simple answer, _____ is often the case in science.
A. as B. that C. when D. where
32. — This is a really lively party. There’s a great atmosphere, isn’t there?
— ________ The hosts know how to host a party.
A. Don't worry B. Yes, indeed C. No, there’s isn’t D. It all depends
33. ________ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
A. Having eaten B. To eat C. Eat D. Eating
34. The Smiths are praised _______ the way they bring up their children.
A. from B. by C. at D. for
35. Finally he reached a lonely island _________ was completely cut off from the outside world.
A. when B. where C. which D. whom
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.
I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless
37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled
38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change
39. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest
40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported
41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty
42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence
43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened
44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step
45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom
46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck
47. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest
48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident
49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted
50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see
51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless
52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer
53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze
54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught
55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect
