二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)?Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.

　　6.We asked both John and Jerry, but ____________________ could offer a satisfactory explanation.

　　A.neither

　　B.either

　　C.both

　　D.nor

　　参考答案：A

　　7.I’d like to find someone ____________________ I can discuss such a problem.

　　A.who

　　B.whom

　　C.with whom

　　D.to whom

　　参考答案：C

　　8.The baby can’t even sit up yet, ____________________walk!

　　A.don’t mention

　　B.let alone

　　C.other than

　　D.rather than

　　参考答案：D

　　9.I did not notice that my dog was missing ____________________ a moment ago.

　　A.before

　　B.until

　　C.to

　　D.on

　　参考答案：B

　　10.The company director has informed us that we must ____________________ department budget by 25%.

　　A.cut down

　　B.cut away

　　C.cut off

　　D.cut up

　　参考答案：A

　　11.Companies usually ____________________ a number of experiments before a new product is launched.

　　A.practice

　　B.control

　　C.carry

　　D.conduct

　　参考答案：D

　　12.I remembered that the air conditioners ____________________ turned off before I left home.

　　A.were

　　B.were to be

　　C.had been

　　D.have been

　　参考答案：C

　　13.--How do you like your new job?

　　--Well, it is great ____________________ salary, but it does not offer much prospects for promotion.

　　A.in charge of

　　B.in terms of

　　C.in case of

　　D.in favor of

　　参考答案：B

　　14.In my opinion this is a(an) ____________________ different matter.

　　A.entirely

　　B.merely

　　C.purely

　　D.fully

　　参考答案：A

　　15.Take an umbrella with you in case it ____________________.

　　A.many rain

　　B.could rain

　　C.rained

　　D.rains

　　参考答案：D

　　　16.The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____________________ behind his back.

　　A.to have been tied

　　B.having tied

　　C.to be tied

　　D.tied

　　参考答案：D

　　17.--Do you think Joshua is the right person for this job?

　　--He is well-grounded in economic theory, but lacks ____________________ in production management.

　　A.devotion

　　B.attitude

　　C.experience

　　D.energy

　　参考答案：C

　　18.____________________ about it earlier, we could have warned people of the danger.

　　A.Would we know

　　B.Should we know

　　C.Have we known

　　D.Had we known

　　参考答案：D

　　19.It was ____________________ of you not to disturb these old people late last night.

　　A.patient

　　B.considerate

　　C.deliberate

　　D.modest

　　参考答案：B

　　20.--Hey, what do you think of his speech last night?

　　--I have no idea.I arrived ____________________ find that he had almost finished it.

　　A.in order to

　　B.so as to

　　C.only to

　　D.ready to

　　参考答案：C

　　三、Cloze (20 points)Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.

　　What is music? Music is sound arranged into pleasing or interesting __________21__________.It is part of every culture on Earth.People use music to _22_ feelings and ideas.Music also serves to entertain and relax.

　　Music is a performing art.It _23_ form such arts as painting and poetry, In which arts _24_ works and then display or publish them.Musical composers need musicians to _25_ and perform their works._26_ most musical performances are really co-operations between composers and performers.

　　Music also plays a major role in other arts.Opera _27_ singing and music with drama.Ballet and other forms of dancing need music to help the dancers _28_ their steps.Motion pictures use music to help set the mood as well as introduce the actions or enhance its _29_ on the audience. Music is one of the _30_ arts.People probably started to sing to as soon as _31_ developed.Hunting tools struck together may have been the first musical _32_.By about 10,000 B.C , hollow bones had been used by _33_ people to make flutes.The first written music dates from about 2500 B.C.

　　There are two chief kinds of western music, classical and popular.Symphonies, operas, and ballet are _34_music.It is generally harder to write and perform.Musicians who perform it need a lot of training.Popular music _35_ country music, folk music, jazz, and rock music.It is easier to perform and understand.

　　21.填入(21)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.models

　　B.types

　　C.styles

　　D.patterns

　　参考答案：D

　　22.填入(22)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.express

　　B.explore

　　C.cover

　　D.test

　　参考答案：A

　　23.填入(23)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.results

　　B.develops

　　C.differs

　　D.separates

　　参考答案：C

　　24.填入(24)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.discover

　　B.develops

　　C.differs

　　D.separates

　　参考答案：B

　　25.填入(25)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.adapt

　　B.interpret

　　C.follow

　　D.complete

　　参考答案：B

　　26.填入(26)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.thus

　　B.however

　　C.besides

　　D.and

　　参考答案：A

　　27.填入(27)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.joins

　　B.associates

　　C.connects

　　D.combines

　　参考答案：D

　　28.填入(28)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.with

　　B.for

　　C.after

　　D.upon

　　参考答案：A

　　29.填入(29)处的最佳答案是()。

　　A.force

　　B.effect

　　C.influence

　　D.impact

　　参考答案：B