2007 年全国高等学校统考 (湖南卷)英语试题第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 单项填空 (共 15 小题, 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. Reality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, _ the way they actually are. A. as B. or C. but C. and 22. _ the silence for the pauses, we could hear each others breathing and could almost bear our own heartbeats. A. In B. For C. Under D. Between23. Polar bears live mostly on _ sea ice, which they use as _ platform for hunting seals. A. a; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D. the; 不填24. The biggest problem for most plants, which _ just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them. A. shant B. cant C. neednt D. mustnt 25. As the years passed, many occasionsbirthdays, awards, graduations_ with Dads flowers. A. are marked B. were marked C. have marked D. had marked 26. Its hard for him playing against me. Ive got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so _. A. far B. well C. little D. badly 27. To save class time, our teacher has _ students do half of the exercise in class and complete the other half for homework. A. us B. we C. our D. ours 28. Having checked the doors were closed , and _ all the lights were off, the boy opened the door to his bedroom. A. why B. that C. when D. where 29. As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not _, and asked myself what I was going to do. A. moved B moving C. to move D. being moved 30. We live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks _ so small that a day is unimportant. A. is B. are C. has been D. have been 31. Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she _ English for a year.A. studies B. studied C. is studying D. has been studying 32. By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, _ can be very eye-opening and rewarding. A. who B. which C. what D. that 33. Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees, but _ they have eggs or young chicks, they dont use a nest. A. why B. how C. unless D. where 34. “Things _ never come again!” I couldnt help talking to myself. A. lost B. losing C. to lose D. have lost 35. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” But there is _ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.” A. some B. much C. more D. most 第二节 完形填空 (共 20 小题, 满分30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第 36 至第 55 小题所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it. “You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you wont get much business until lunch.”“But Ill never remember the orders, and Im no good 40 money. Please, Mom, dont 41 me.“Then Ill help you,” she said. I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mothers 42 was a bad one, but I 43 . When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over 50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that. By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy 55 the restaurant I would open one day. 36. A. to B. for C. afterD. over37. A. because B. though C. until D. while38. A. promised B. noticed C. worried D. hoped39. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Yet40. A. of B. on C. about D. with41. A. blame B. fool C. frighten D. make42. A. ideaB. bar C. day D. answer43. A. guessed B. obeyed C. begged D. admitted44. A. angry B. sad C. worry D. ashamed45. A. At least B. At last C. At most D. At first 46. A. surprised B. impolite C.