第二部分 英语知识运用(共三节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I was back from work. I started to take my coat __16__, when my son, Justin, said, “Dad! I’m going to play __17__ tonight.”

I stared down at him. “__18__ are you playing ball?”

He stared __19__ at me, “Dad, I __20__ a baseball league.” He ran to the door. “It’s downtown.”

I couldn’t __21_ him. We got in the car and headed __22__. We saw a few kids with gloves on their hands. “I guess we’re heading in the __23__ direction.”

He stared out of the window. “__24__? I told you, Dad.”

“I believed you, son,” I answered.

We __25__ the field. The cold wind blew in and the parents shook with __26__, but the kids failed to __27__ it. Their minds were on baseball. The __28__ were just enough to form three teams.

It’s been a long time. The first games were __29__. The young kids had no idea where the ball was to be thrown. If a ball was hit, the fielders(守门员) jumped away from the ball, __30__ getting in front of it. The three teams __31__ each other --- won and lost --- all summer long. The coaches were __32__. They never criticized the kids, but they taught and encouraged the young players.

The second year ended. The kids knew each other __33__. They knew each other’s strengths and weaknesses. To __34__ themselves they attended a city tournament(联赛). The team did their best and they won a match at last. The team did it __35__ they were a team. They believed in each other. If you work as a team and believe as a team, you will achieve great things.

16. A. on B. out C. down D. off

17. A. game B. ball C. music D. chess

18. A. How B. Where C. Why D. What

19. A. across B. down C. up D. through

20. A. founded B. hated C. left D. joined

21. A. accept B. refuse C. agree D. promise

22. A. downtown B. seaside C. home D. field

23. A. wrong B. opposite C. right D. dangerous

24. A. See B. Hear C. Doubt D. Consider

25. A. missed B. caught C. found D. invented

26. A. laughter B. cold C. fear D. anger

27. A. recognize B. watch C. notice D. meet

28. A. gloves B. cars C. parents D. kids

29. A. success B. ruins C. disasters D. fun

30. A. according to B. as for C. except for D. instead of