24. Many shops and restaurants offer ___ prices every day to promote business.

A. clear　　　　 B. regular　　　　 C. particular　　　 D. special

23. Experts believe that land that is becoming deserts ________ the size of Australia, Russia and the United States put together.

A. is equal　　　 B. equals　　　　 C. is equaled　　　 D. is equaled to

22. __________ the Customs Office, he will have to declare this sort of things he carries with him to the customs officer.

　 A. No matter who will come through　　　　 　　　　 B. Who comes through

　 C. No matter whom comes through　　　　　 　 　　　D. Whoever comes through　

第一节：单项填空(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。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____ he or she wants.

A. however　　　 B. whatever　　　 C. whichever　　　 D. whenever

答案是B。

21. Having ________ fair attitude towards people with different ideas is ________indication that one has been well educated.

A. a, an　　　　 B. the, the　　　　 C. /, the　　　　　 D. a, /

25、某中学课外兴趣小组在研究当代世界历史局势时，搜集了下列历史图片。请你为他们拟定一个最恰当的探究主题(　　 )

A、美国霸权地位的衰落　　　　 B、世界经济全球化

C、世界格局多极化趋势　　　　 D、第三世界的崛起

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共50分)