第二部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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 would like to thank my teachers, ________ help I would never have learned to be independent.

   A. for which B. with whom

C. without whose D. under which

22. Jane Goodall is devoted, determined and responsible; ________, I can’t speak too highly of her.

   A. as a result B. in a word

C. in addition D. on the contrary

23. Billions of yuan’s worth of damage ________ by a flood which swept across the north of China last week.

   A. has been caused B. had been caused

C. will be caused D. will have been caused

24. With a database like this, you can ________ anything you want in no time.

   A. refer to B. turn to C. look up D. make up

25. You achieved a great success in the university entrance exams. You ________ a lot of time and energy on it.

   A. should have spent B. could have spent

C. would have spent D. must have spent

26. Their main job is to ________ health rather than treat illness.

   A. preserve B. reserve C. conserve D. deserve

27. In order to encourage the workers to work hard, the manager decided to award ________ produced the most in the factory.

   A. no matter who B. whom C. whomever D. whoever

28. I apologize if your ________ of the movie was spoiled.

   A. amusement B. enjoyment C. entertainment D. amazement

29. Wasn’t it the icy road rather than the drivers ________ to blame for the series of traffic accidents?

   A. who were B. that was C. that were D. who was

30. If you don’t believe the result of the experiment, why not ________ it in another way?

   A. try doing B. to try doing C. try to do D. trying to do

 

 

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31～50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。

Last week, like many other teenagers across the country, Maire New returned to school. She reunited with the   31   she missed over the summer, saw familiar teachers and turned to homework in the evenings.

   But for New, school is anything but typical. Her classes begin in the early morning and do not end until dinnertime. Many of her friends, who are from Russia, Europe and Asia, don’t speak   32  . New is a full-time student at the Bolshoi Ballet academy in Moscow and among the few Americans at the school, the first   33   from Alaska.

   New grew up Scottish Highland dancing and began ballet at the   34   age of 12 at a teacher’s suggestion. Though New hadn’t started earlier, she   35   quickly and, in 2011, attended the Joffrey Ballet’s summer intensive. New did her own research   36  , watching videos of   37   dancers Natalia Osipova and Svetlana Zakharoval on You Tube. She was   38  . “If you watch either of them, there’s so much emotion and soul in their   39  ”, she said. “Every   40   has a purpose. That’s what I hope to put into my dance, too.”

   In 2012, she attended the Bolshoi Ballet academy six-week intensive in New York,   41   in partnership with the Russian American Foundation. She returned the following year, when she was also   42   for a scholarship to study Russian culture and ballet abroad at the Bolshoi for another six   43  . “The goal is to break down stereotypes (模式化的思想) between   44  ,” New said. “But on top of that, we had this incredible opportunity.” Those six weeks   45   a kind of preparation, and she was asked to return to the   46  as a full-time student.

   “I’ve had people come up and say to me, ‘If I was your father, I wouldn’t let you go,’” New said. “Of course, it’s a place of   47  disagreement, but you can’t let political issues get   in the way of your   48  .” She mentioned a famous photo of the Bolshoi performing during World War II. “There are horrible things happening in the world, but when it   comes to   49   and ballet, we’re here to make the world a better place. It   50   gives us more of a reason to keep dancing.”

31. A. friends           B. relatives           C. workmates         D. parents

32. A. English B. German C. Russian D. French

33. A. just B. even C. ever D. still

34. A. early B. ordinary C. common D. late

35. A. served B. advanced C. danced D. focused

36. A. as well B. in case C. in turn D. on time

37. A. Asian B. American C. Russian D. European

38. A. attacked B. attracted C. distributed D. motivated

39. A. behaving B. dancing C. appearing D. suffering

40. A. body B. action C. movement D. circle

41. A. opened B. run C. designed D. controlled

42. A. elected B. adopted C. acquired D. chosen

43. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years

44. A. schools B. traditions C. conflicts D. countries

45. A. served as B. looked like C. added to D. occurred to

46. A. country B. foundation C. academy D. community

47. A. political B. social C. cultural D. religious

48. A. possibilities B. dreams  C. wishes D. desires

49. A. life B. science C. interest D. art

50. A. generally B. loosely C. honestly     D. briefly