第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21 . The party ________. You are a little late.
[A] just began [B] just has began [C] has just begun [D] begun just now
22. - That would mean _________ a lot of labour.
- Really? I don't mean ________ any labour.
[A] to waste; wasting [B] wasting; to waste
[C] to waste; to waste [D] wasting; wasting
23. _________ interesting book it is !
[A] What [B] What a [C] What an [D] How an
24. They lay almost flat and _________ through the tube like underground passage.
[A] climbed [B] crawled [C] slid [D] glided
25. She always wears beautiful _________.
[A] clothes [B] cloth [G] dress [D] clothing
26. The editor told the reporter to write a _________ report.
[A] two-thousand-words [B] two-thousands-words
[C] two-thousand-word [D] two thousand words
27. The house is ________ fire.
[A] in [B] on [C] at [D] with
28. Would you please be ________ to do me a favor?
[A] so kind as [B] too kind as [C] as kind as [D] not so as to
29. If only I ________ speak English better!
[A] can [B] could [C] should [D] must
30. -I'm afraid there's a mistake in the bill. You've charged me for three bottles, not two
[A] Forget it! [B] I hope you can do something about it 转贴
[C] Never mind, it doesn't really matter. [D] I'm extremely sorry about that.
31. This recorder costs _________ money than that one.
[A] little [B] less [C] fewer [D] few
32. He didn't tell _________ truth. He told _________ lie.
[A] /;/ [B] the; the [C] a; a [D] the; a
33. -You would have caught the train; you went there a little later.
-_________, I ________ the bus.
[A] Yes, had missed [B] Yes, missed
[C] No, don't miss [D] No, wouldn't miss
34. -Have you been to Shanghai?
[A] Not already [B] Not ever [C] Not never [D] Not yet
35. -We're going to London for holiday next week. Would you mind taking care of my garden
while we're away?
-Not at all. _________.
[A] Sorry, I have no time [B] I'd rather not
[C] With pleasure [D] No, I wouldn't
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A.B.C和D )中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The northern parts of the United States get very cold in the winter. It (36) a great deal and the temperature often goes (37) zero degree in January, 38 and March. But the northeastern and north-central regions of (39) have been financial and industrial (40) , and they are heavily polluted.
In recent years, people in these (41) have begun to take vacations (42) these cold winter months. They go to southern parts of the country (43) it is warmer. Many go to Florida where the weather is (44) . Others go to the western states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas where they (45) dry desert climates It has become (46 nowadays, for older people to move south to these places 47 they retire Typically these people (48) their houses in their home communities and move south to begin a new life(49) senior citizens.
Their children likely have homes (50) and many of them move south (51) communities where they were (52) . The southern and southwestern parts of the country are now growing (53) any other parts. Business and industry (54) many offices and factories in the (55) . California is already the most popular state in the country.
