第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. ---David, it’s Frank. Do you have a few minutes? I need to see you.

--- ________. But I hope “a few minutes” doesn’t turn into an hour.

　　 A. I’m afraid not　 　　　　 B. It doesn’t matter　 C. I don’t think so　 　 D. I guess so

22. Liza _____ well not want to go on the trip----she hates traveling.

　 A. will　　 　　　　 B. can　 　　　　　 C. must　 　　　　　 D. may

23. It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ______ Zheng He had sailed to East Africa.

　 A. when　 　　　　　　　　 B. that　 　　　　　 C. after　 　　　　　　　 D. since

24. _______ the earth’s surface, the less it weighs.

A.　 The farther an object is above　 　　　　 B. The farther is an object above

C.　 Above an object is the farther　 　　　　 D. An object is above the farther

25. Laura had a tense expression on her face, ______ she had met some alien creatures.

A. even if　 　　　　　　 B. as if　 　　　　　　　 C. so that　 　　　　　 D. now that　

26. Like most simple puzzles, it is easily ______, but putting it back together is something else.

A.　 taken apart　 　　　　 B. built up　 　 　　　　 C. set off　 　　　　　　 D. dealt with

27. The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of learning.

A. than　 　　　　　　　　 B. rather than　 　　　　 C. nor　 　　　　　　　　 D. as　　

28.The girls ______ into the company recently have to receive strict training before they start to work.

　A. accepted　 　　　　　 B. accepting　 　　　　　 C. admitted　 　　　　　 D. admitting

29.St. Louis has replaced Camden, New Jersey _____ the most dangerous US city according to a study based on FBI crime data which was released on Monday.

　A. for　　 　　　　　　　 B. to　 　　　　　　 C. as　 　　　　　　 D. with

30. Despite the fact that her father did not like the young businessman, she married him ________.

A. somewhat　 　　　 B. anyhow　 　　　　 C. anywhere　 　　　 D. instead

31. To learn English well, the student asked for help ______ had a good command of it.

A. who　 　　　　　　　 B. whoever　　　　　 C. whichever　 　　　 D. which

32. She is ______the newspaper to be thrown away and putting away the rest.

　A. sorting out　 　　 B. figuring out　 　　　 C. making out　 　　 D. turning out

33.Our school has developed a learning system _____ students can do a lot of teamwork.

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

34. --- Call me at 9；00. I can’t afford to miss such a conference.

　--- Don’t worry, sir. You’ll surely be _____.

　A. reminded　 　　　　　　 B. warned　 　　　　 C. informed　 　　　　　 D. remembered.

35. I’m sure you’d rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them,__________.

　 A. hadn’t you　 　　　　 B. aren’t I　　　　 　　 C. wouldn’t you　 　　　 D. didn’t you