听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which is NOT provided for the pets in America?

A. Clothing. B. Education. C. Medical care.

18. Why do some owners dress their pets in pretty clothes?

A. Because the pets will give performances.

B. Because the pets like to follow the fashion.

C. Because the owners want to keep their pets in fashion.

19. Which of the following don’t belong to the most common pets in the U. S. ?

A. Dogs. B. Fish. C. Monkeys.

20. Which pets can be trained to help disabled persons?

A. Dogs and cats. B. Birds and fish. C. Dogs and monkeys.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

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. --Personally, no supper is the best way to lose weight.

--________. As a matter of fact, it does harm to your health.

A. That’s a good point B. That’s not the case

C. I couldn’t agree more D. You can’t be serious

22. The accident is ________ reminder of the potential dangers involved in ________ oil production in this area.

A. a; the B. the; / C. the; the D. /; a

23. --How long ________ in that company before you work with us?

--For eight 8 years.

A. were you employed B. have you been employed

C. had you employed D. will you be employed

24. It became clear to me at the end of the interview ________ they really cared about.

A. which B. how C. that D. what

25. ________ we don’t care about ourselves, we don’t want our kids to live in a bad environment.

A. In order that B. Even if C. In case D. Now that

26. Is it she or you ________ going to run for the mayor of our city?

A. who is B. that is C. who are D. whom are

27. --Late again !

--Sorry. I was ________ halfway for half an hour on my way to work this morning.

A. broken down B. held up C. cut down D. closed up

28. There are some tall trees in our campus, some ________ more than forty meters.

A. measure B. measured C. measuring D. to measure

29. Due to circumstances ________ our control, the performance has to be canceled.

A. beyond B. with C. within D. under

30. --We need a man full of wisdom to take charge of the project.

--________ the young man graduating from Harvard have a try?

A. Will B. Shall C. May D. Can

31. For years, it was viewed as a serious problem, ________ that has never been really solved.

A. one B. where C. it D. which

32. --What made Kate so excited yesterday?

--________ by her boss, as far as I know.

A. Being praised B. Praised C. To praise D. She was praised

33. --It’s a pity that you didn’t come to my birthday party last night.

--I’m terribly sorry. I ________ for an important lecture.

A. prepared B. was preparing C. had prepared D. has prepared

34. Nowhere else in the world ________ to find this kind of fish except Brazil.

A. went he B. he went C. did he go D. he did go

35. Boys and girls, you should know what a great difference good manners in public will ________ to a person.

A. owe B. belong C. contribute D. make