第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team.That meant 21 Miller King,who was the best 22 at our school.
Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out.I carried my football everywhere for 23.
Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm.I went to see him after he came back from 24 .He looked very 25 ,but he didn`t cry.
That season,I 26 all of Miller`srecords while he 27 the home games from the bench.We went
10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 28 I often had crazy dreams in which I was
to blame for Miller’s 29 .
One afternoon,I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 30 going over a fence—which wasn’t 31 to climb if you had both arms.I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept 32 from.But even that challenge he accepted.I 33 him move slowly over the fence.When we were finally 34 on the other side,he said to me,＂You know,I didn’t tell you this during the season,but you did 35 .Thank you for filling in for 36 .＂
His words freed me from my bad 37.I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of a leader.Damaged but not defeated,he was 38 ahead of me. I was right to have 39 him.From that day on，I grew 40 and a little more real.
21.A. cheering for B.beating out C. relying on D.staying with
22.A.coach B.student C. teacher
D.player
23.A.practice B. show C. comfort D.pleasure
24.A.school B. vacation C. hospital D.training
25.A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D.ashamed
26.A. held B. broke C. set D.tried
27.A.reported B.judged C. organized D.watched
28.A.and B. then C. but D.thus
29.A. decision B. mistake C.accident D.sacrifice
30.A.stuck B. hurt C. tried D.lost
31.A. steady B. hard C. fun D.fit
32.A.praise B. advice C. assistance D.apology
33.A.let B. helped C. had D.noticed
34.A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D.safe
35.A.fine B.wrong C. quickly D.normally
36.A. us B. yourself C. me D.them
37.A.memories B. ideas C. attitudes D.dreams
38.A.still B. also C. yet D.just
39.A. challenged B.cured C. invited D.admired
40.A.healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D.cooler
【答案】
21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. D
35. A 36. C 37. D 38. A 39. D 40. B
【解析】
试题分析：文章讲述了一个与足球有关的故事。作者想成为球队里最棒的球员，并向最优秀的球员Miller看齐。为了实现梦想，作者刻苦训练，在Miller受伤之后，作者脱颖而出，成为最有价值的球员。作者的表现也得到了Miller认可。
21. B考查动词短语辨析。A. cheering for为……欢呼；B. be
ating out打败；C. relying on依靠；D. staying with
和……待在一起。根据＂become the star on our football team＂可知，要想成为球队里的明星，就要打败最优
秀的球员，故选B。
22. D考查名词辨析。A.coach教练；B. student学生；C. teacher教师；D. player选手，球员。全校最好的球
员是Miller King，故选D。
23. A考查名词辨析。A.practice练习；B. show演出，表现，节目；C. comfort安慰；D. pleasure乐趣。作者
随身带着足球是为了练习，故选A。
32. C考查名词辨析。A.praise表扬；B. advice建议；C. assistance帮助；D. apology道歉。作者认为Miller
最不愿接受作者的帮助，the last最不可能的，故选C。
33. B考查动词辨析。A.let让；B. helped帮助；C. had有，使；D. noticed注意到。根据＂he accepted＂可知，
Miller接受了作者的帮助，故选B。
34.D考查形容词辨析。A. dropped；B. ready准备好的；C. trapped被困住的；D. safe安全的。作者和Miller
两人成功翻过篱笆，故选D。
35.A考查副词辨析。A.fine够好，可接受；B. wrong错误地；C. quickly迅速；D. normally正常。Miller认
为作者表现得很好，故选A。
36.C考查代词辨析。A. us我们；B. yourself 你自己； C. me我；D. them他们。Miller感谢作者填补了他的
空缺，故选C。
考点：生活故事类短文阅读
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In much of Asia,especially the so-called＂rice bowl＂ cultures of China,Japan,Korea, 41 Vietnam,food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
Chopsticks are usually two long,thin pieces of wood or bamboo.They can also be made of plastic,animal bone or metal.Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic.Truly elegant chopsticks might 42 (make)of gold and silver with Chinese characters.Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal 43 (create)special designs.
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years.People probably cooked their food in large pots, 44 (use)twigs(树枝)to remove it.Over time, 45 thepopulation grew,people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.
Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which 46 (gradual)turned into chopsticks.
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 47lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C.,influenced the 48(develop)of chopst
icks.Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and 49(be)too violent for use at the table.
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia.In India,for example,most people traditionally eat 50their hands.
【答案】
41.and
42.be made
43.to create
44.using
45.as/when
46.gradually
47.who
48.development
49.were
50.with
考点：名词；介词；副词；并列连词；非谓语动词；定语从句；状语从句
