单选题______ the interview in Boston lasted so long, I missed my connecting flight to New York.A Due to B When C As D Despite
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第1题：
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited baskstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __41__ that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an __43__ move. I was concentrating so much __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.
Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
36________
A. filled
B. visited
C. attended
D. decorated
正确答案：A通读全文可以知道作者描述了自己七岁时的一次舞蹈表演的情况，有表演自然就有观众，所以本句句意应为“家人们挤满了演出大厅，大厅里充满了兴奋的情绪”，表示“充满、挤满”用filled。
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第2题：
( )he works hard, I don’t mind when he finished the experiment.A. As soon as
B. As well as
C. So far as
D. So long as
参考答案：D
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第3题：
I’d better check in my luggage quickly()I ’d miss my flight.A、and
B、so
C、or
D、to
正确答案：C
解析：or跟在祈使句后，表示 “否则”
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第4题：
Exposure to asbestos fibres is harmful to people' s health ______.
A) so the use of asbestos is limited
B)but asbestos will continue to be used for a long time to come
C) so other new kinds of materials are under development
D) but they will not be so when ventilation devices are used
正确答案：B
答案：B
[试题分析]事实判断题。
[详细解答]第二段第四句指出，报告同时也认为，虽然已有了其他建筑材料，石棉在英国建筑业未来的许多年中将继续起重要作用，因为它易得到且成本低。A与D都不对，因为即使如此，石棉对人仍有伤害。全国医学研究会所给的一些建议只能减少(reduce)石棉绒对人体的伤害，却不能杜绝，见第三段第一句。C也不对，其他材料业已存在(见本题题解上文)，而不是正在研制(under development)。
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第5题：
I arrived at the airport so late that I __________missed the plane.A．only
B．quite
C．narrowly
D．seldom答案：C解析：考查副词辨析。only意为“只不过，仅仅”；quite意为“完全，彻底”；seldom意为“很少”，为频度副词：naⅡowlv修饰动词miss，lose等，意为“几乎，仅差一点”。根据语境可知，C项正确。 -
第6题：
Passage Two
Every year just after Christmas theJanuary Sales start.All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,theyare full of people looking for bargains.My husband and I do not normally go tothe sales as we don′t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we haveto buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year,however,I took my husband with me to the sales at thelarge shop in the center of London.We both needed some new clothes and werehoping to find a television set.When we got to Oxford Street,it was so crowdedthat we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station.So Ileft my husband and started looking around the shops.Unfortunately all theclothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me.But I did buya television at a very cheap price,so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at thestation,my husband was not there.So I sat down in a nearby car6 to have a cupof tea.I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meethim.He looked very happy.Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavycardboard box."Oh,dear!"I thought.Yes,we had no new clothes buttwo televisions.We shall not be going to the sales again.
The husband and wife in the story__A.wished to buy a TV
B.went to the sales the year before
C.often went to the sales to buy clothes
D.were usually not short of money afterChristmas答案：A解析：根据文章第二段所提供的信息以及第一段最后一句话，可以得出结论，B、C、D三项均与文章不符，只有A项是正确的。 -
第7题：
How do I get to Cairo?（）
AI‘m sorry. I can‘t understand.
BYou could catch the 9:30 flight and change at Paris.
CI‘m afraid you have missed the flight.
DI‘m glad to show you the way
B
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第8题：
A：Do you know why my flight has been delayed？ B：（）
- A、One hour before departure
- B、Because it is an international flight
- C、It is due to bad weather conditions
- D、I’m going to Beijing
正确答案:C -
第9题：
单选题_____ the interview in Boston lasted so long, I missed my connecting flight to New York.ADue to
BWhen
CAs
DDespite
正确答案： A解析：
句意：由于在波士顿的面试持续了很长的时间，致使我错过了去纽约的联运航班。as作连词引导原因状语从句。due to为介词短语，引导原因状语时后接名词短语，不能接句子。 -
第10题：
单选题How do I get to Cairo?（）AI‘m sorry. I can‘t understand.
BYou could catch the 9:30 flight and change at Paris.
CI‘m afraid you have missed the flight.
DI‘m glad to show you the way
正确答案： C解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
单选题I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t do anything but _____ there when I first met my present wife.Ato sit
Bsitting
Csat
Dsit
正确答案： B解析：
本题意在考查非谓语动词。do anything/everything/nothing之后出现but/except时，but后的不定式要去掉to，所以本题应选动词原形sit，也就是选项D。 -
第12题：
单选题When I asked my sister to turn down her radio, she made it even louder. I could not understand why she acted so _____.Adocilely
Bobstinately
Cperversely
Dpliablely
正确答案： B解析：
perversely任性地。docilely温顺地。obstinately固执地，顽固地。pliablely易弯地。 -
第13题：
When I ___school this morning, it ___, so I used my raincoat.A.left, was raining
B.was leaving, was raining
C.had left, was raining
D.left, rained
正确答案：A
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第14题：
Good morning.()?
Good morning! I need a check to send to my publisher in New York.
A、What can I do for you, Madam
B、What do you want to buy, Madam
C、Why do you come here, Madam
参考答案：A
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第15题：
Never before had I speak out my mind in public, so when someone asked to sing a song at the party, I felt too ( ) to do so.
A.embarrassed
B.unfortunate
C.unwilling
D.pleasant
参考答案：A
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第16题：
-Do you know why my flight has been delayed? _ It is () bad weather conditions.
A.because
B.due to
C.owing to
D.because of
正确答案：BCD
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第17题：
A:North?wind Airlines.Can I help you?
B:Hello,I′d like to_____56_____,please.
A:May I have your name and_____57_____,please?
B:My name is Daniel Adams and my flight number is 374.
A:When are you leaving?
B:_____58_____.
A:And your destination?
B:Buenos Aires.
A:_____59_____,please...All right.Your seat is confirmed,Mr.Adams.You′11 be arriving in Buenos?Aires at 4 o′clock p.m.local time.
B:Thank you.Can I pick up my ticket when I check in?
A:Yes,but_____60_____at least one hour before departure time.
第（58）题选A.Hold the line
B.flight number
C.ask a question
D.To New York
E.May I have your name
F.reconfirm my seat
G.please check in
H.On May 11th答案：H解析： -
第18题：
Passage Two
Every year just after Christmas theJanuary Sales start.All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,theyare full of people looking for bargains.My husband and I do not normally go tothe sales as we don′t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we haveto buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year,however,I took my husband with me to the sales at thelarge shop in the center of London.We both needed some new clothes and werehoping to find a television set.When we got to Oxford Street,it was so crowdedthat we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station.So Ileft my husband and started looking around the shops.Unfortunately all theclothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me.But I did buya television at a very cheap price,so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at thestation,my husband was not there.So I sat down in a nearby car6 to have a cupof tea.I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meethim.He looked very happy.Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavycardboard box."Oh,dear!"I thought.Yes,we had no new clothes buttwo televisions.We shall not be going to the sales again.
The phrase"split up"in thesecond paragraph means___.A.break apart
B.cause to break
C.become pieces
D.go in different directions
Every year just after Christmas theJanuary Sales start.All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,theyare full of people looking for bargains.My husband and I do not normally go tothe sales as we don′t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we haveto buy lots of Christmas presents.答案：D解析：.‘split up”一词出现在文中第二段第三句，根据该短语所在句，我们可以得知，“split up”与其后的“meet again”意思相反。 -
第19题：
How do I get to Cairo?（）
- A、I‘m sorry. I can‘t understand.
- B、You could catch the 9:30 flight and change at Paris.
- C、I‘m afraid you have missed the flight.
- D、I‘m glad to show you the way
正确答案:B -
第20题：
A: Are you going to take a domestic or an international flight？ B:（）
- A、An international flight
- B、I’m going to Shanghai
- C、It is due to bad weather conditions
- D、A domestic flight
正确答案:A,D -
第21题：
单选题One of my favorite hotels is the Hermitage Hotel on New Zealand’s South Island which I came across______ when I was climbing.Athrough accident
Bfor opportunity
Con occasion
Dby chance
正确答案： D解析：
我最喜欢的旅馆之一就是新西兰南部岛屿上的Hermitage Hotel，它是我在爬山时偶然间发现的。by chance偶然地，意外地。On occasion有时。前两个选项无此搭配。 -
第22题：
单选题I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t do anything but ______ there when I first met my present boss.Ato sit
Bsitting
Csat
Dsit
正确答案： A解析：
句意：第一次碰到我现在的老板时，我很尴尬，除了坐在那里不知道该干什么。couldn’t do anything but (to) do sth表除了做什么之外别无选择。如果but前有do的适当形式，but后接省略to的不定式。 -
第23题：
单选题I _____ my former manager when I was on a flight to Beijing.Aran into
Btook away
Cput on
Dshut down
正确答案： A解析：
本题考查动词词组。句意：在去北京的飞机上，我偶然遇到了我的前任经理。run into意为“偶遇、碰见”；take away意为“取走、带走”；put on意为“穿上、上车”；shut down意为“关押、关闭、罢工”。根据句意，正确答案为A。