听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. What was Columbus’s purpose in sailing west?

A. To find a new way to India.

B. To help Spain expand its Empire.

C. To prove that the earth is round.

18. How many ships did Columbus take to sail?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

19. What did Columbus lack when he started sailing west?

A. Money and labors.

B. Trust from the European people.

C. Support from the king and queen.

20. Which was one of the results of Columbus’s exploration?

A. Spanish were spread around the world.

B. Many jewels were brought back to Europe.

C. Many crops were brought to Europe.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节， 满分35分)

第一节：语法和词汇知识运用(共15小题;每小题1分，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. The professor has ______ 11-year-old boy who has______ gift for dancing.

A. a; a B. an; the C. an; a D. the; 不填

22. After living in the city for 10 years he returned to the small village ______ he grew up as a child.

A. which B. where C. that D. when

23. —______ that he managed to get the book?

— Oh, his sister helped him.

A. Where was it B. What was it C. How was it D. Why was it