第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第 1 节 单项填空（共 20 题；每小题 0.5 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，并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。1. I came out first in the English Listening and Speaking Competition._A. Congratulations! B. Why?C. Good luck. D. Im glad to hear it.2. The Chinese expression “No zuo no die” has been so _ used on the Internet that it is included in an American online dictionary of slang.A. particularly B. politely C. clearly D. commonly3. The sales department needs to make a creative plan to promote the new product._ Tom have a try? He offered quite a few brilliant ideas last year.A. May B. Shall C. Could D. Should4. If a couple find it hard to agree on some basic issues like purchasing a house and when to have a kid, they should consider it as a _ of problems that already exist in their marriage.A. symptom B. sight C. cause D. connection5. The police think that _ there is violence, drugs with damaging effects on kids are always behind it.A. when B. unless C. where D. although6. It is a (an) _ occurrence that he should meet the woman in the photo he saw many years ago in such a remote town.A. frequent B. curious C. regular D. normal7. Problems of students _ from the lack of confidence should be cautiously dealt with. A. arose B. arising C. being arisen D. having arisen8. It is strongly advocated that many long-standing traditions _ preserved despite the change of modern values.A. must be B. are to be C. be D. are being9. With this specially-developed equipment, you can _ underwater beauty and a new world of adventure.A. explore B. experiment C. expose D. expand 10. Mary _ as a babysitter for 3 years, which is a precious experience to her present job at the nursery.A. has worked B. worked C. had worked D. was working11. A parent who has a knowledge of child psychology tends to handle teenage problems better than _ who doesnt.A. that B. one C. the one D. someone12. This is an extraordinarily exciting movie, _ both the mind and the eye of the audience.A. engaging B. drowning C. disturbing D. encouraging13. The course about the Bible and the western culture attracts over 100 students per year, _ up to half are English majors.A. with which B. in which C. for whom D. of whom14. Education is not an end, but a means to an end. _, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. We do this to fit them for life. A. In other words B. In fact C. On the contrary D. To be honest15. An unexpected hurricane swept through the western part of the country last night, killing 12 and left another 25 missing.Yes, _ news came as _ shock to us all.A. the; the B. /; / C. /; a D. the; a16. No matter how you adapt the novel, most of _ happens during the heros childhood shouldnt be left out.A. which B. what C. that D. it17. Teaching is a job which many say _ high patience and constant devotion of teachers.A. makes for B. pays for C. calls for D. stands for18. How did the volleyball match between your class and Class 2 go?We lost it by two points. It was a good game _.A. instead B. though C. rather D. yet19. A reward system, when _ properly, can help to increase students effort, attention and improve their behaviour.A. using B. being used C. having used D. used20. I didnt know this is a one-way street, officer._.A. Thats all right. B. I dont believe you.C. How dare you say that? D. Sorry, but its no excuse.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，掌握其大意，然后 2140 各题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。As a nurse working in the emergency room, I meet a lot of patients every workday. Yet those special “patients” on that Christmas have made a 21 impression on me.It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was 22 about having to work on Christmas when a pale woman and four small children, 23 that they were terribly sick, showed up at my desk. But when it came to descriptions of their problems, things got a little 24 . They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches werent 25 by the normal body language of 26 the head and trying to keep it still. Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, 27 , was not to 28 any patient. I explained it might be a little while 29 a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit 30 . “Take your time,” and then she added, “Its warm in here.” At this, I checked their registration form out of 31 . No addressthey were homeless. And the waiting room was 32 .I went back to the nurses station and mentioned the family in the waiting room. The nurses, 33 to a family just trying to get warm on Christmas, went into action just as we do 34 theres a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.We prepared meals for our Christmas 35 . We put together oranges and apples in a ba