第二部分  英语知识运用(共计 30分)

第一节 多项填空 (共10小题;每题1分，满分10分)

21. As we all know,Mike has an excellent understanding of his own ____ and weaknesses.

A. strengths         B. value             C.techniques      D.energy

22. Many road accidents occurred because motorisrs could not ____ the speed of approaching          vehicles.

A. conclude         B. count             C. measure       D. Having dressed

23. Mr. Liu has phoned you several times this morning.____ ,there is something very important.

A. Obviously        B. Surprisingly       C. Gradually      D. Immediately

24. I think the student ought to be punished, He shouldn’t ____ telling lies.

A.come up with     B.keep up with       C.get away with    D.get along with

25. If we keep wasting so much energy, ____ are that our oil wells will dry up and the

environment will be destroyed.

A.problems        B.difficulties         C.questions        D.chances

26. Don’t open that e-mail.I hear there is a computer virus that ____ rapidly through users’ e-mail      system.

A.floats        B.arrives       C.develops      D.spreads

27. Even scientists cannnot completely ____ the strange behaviors of animals before an earthquake.

A.account for     B.make for     C.call for       D.go in for

28. I am sure you will succeed ____ because you are intelligent and are always working hard.

A.at times        B.in time      C.on time          D.at one time

29. Better keep him off wine,for he will be likely to get____ when he has drunk. .

A.disappointed    B.solid        C.violent             D.quiet

30. Filled with anger,he didn’t shout or swear,but just ____ silently at me.

A.looked           B.stared             C.glared              D.glanced

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，然后从31～50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

New Zealand is an English-speaking country. But the government recognizes _31 language,too. This is the Maori language. English _32 began to visit New Zealand after 1770.They found a 33  people living there.They were the Maoris, _34  had come from islands in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before during the 14th century.

For a long time the _35  government was not interested in these faraway islands. It was  _36  a British colony(殖民地)in 1840. As a _37  , more and more British settlers arrived from Britain.

The dark-skinned Maoris were _38  to the first settlers. But soon the settlers wanted _39

lands. So in 1844 there was fighting _40  them. This was the first of several wars between the two _41  . The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris. Many were _42  in the wars. Many more died from new diseases _43  by the British. In 1840 there were perhaps 200,000 Maoris; by 1869 this number had _44  to 42,000.

However, since the 1990s the two peoples have lived in _45 . For many years the “British” New Zealanders looked _46  upon the Maoris. _47  in recent years,they have had equal   _48  , and the Maoris language is one of the languages of the country with _49  ,Today there are about a quarter of a million Maoris, that is about 9% of the _50  .

31.A.others              B.this                 C.another           D.other

32.A.lovers              B.pilots               C.drivers            D.sailors

33.A.dark-skinned        B.yellow-skinned        C.short-legged       D.white-haired

34.A.which              B.they                C.who              D.whom

35.A.Maori              B.British              C.European          D.New Zealand

36.A.rewarded           B.awarded             C.called             D.made

37.A.rule               B.result                C.whole            D.ruler

38.A.cruel              B.friendly              C.dangerous         D.unknown

39.A.their              B.its                   C.the               D.a

40.A.among             B.of                  C.in                D.between

41.A.settlers             B.persons             C.peoples            D.nations

42.A.killed              B.died                C.protected          D.wounded

43.A.brought             B.given               C.taken             D.caused

44.A.increased           B.fallen               C.improved          D.developed

45.A.danger             B.trouble              C.peace             D.distance

46.A.after               B.down               C.for               D.forward

47.A.But               B.Until                C.So               D.Therefore

48.A.income            B.rights                C.education         D.experiences

49.A.English            B.Japanese             C.German           D.French

50.A.area               B.land                 C.population        D.island

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Canada is a very large country.It is the second largest country in the world.By contrast it has a very small population.There are only about 29 million people there.Most Canadians are of British or French origin，and French is an official language of Canada as well as English.About 45% of the people are of British origin，that is，they or their parents or grandparents，etc，come from British.Nearly 30%are of French origin.Most of the French–Canadians live in province of Quebec.

Over the years，people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world.They are from many countries in the world.They are from most European countries and also from China，besides other Asian c ountries.

However，Canada was not an empty c ountry when the Europeans began to arrive.Canadian Indians lived along the coast，by the rivers and lakes and in forests.Today，there are only about 350，000 Indians in the whole country，with their own languages.In the far north live the Inuit，there are only 27，000 Canadian-Inuit.Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

(    )51.According to the passage, about ____ live in Quebec.

A.350,000 Indians             B.45% of the Canadians

C.29，000，000 people    D.8，700，000 French – Canadians

(    )52.The official languages of Canada are ____.

A.English and Chinese    B.French and English

C.Indian and French    D.Chinese and Inuit

(    )53.The word “origin” in the passage means ____.