第二部分 语言知识运用(共25分)

　　五、单项选择 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空格处的最佳选项。(每小题1分，共13分)

　　( ) 26. The number of people invited _______ fifty, but a number of them _______ absent (缺席) for

　　different reasons.

　　A. were; was B. was; was C. were; were D. was; were

　　( )27. –Wow. It is rather hot today.

　　--Yes. _______ yesterday.

　　A. So it is B. So was it C. So is it D. So it was

　　( )28. Lights were _______ by Edison and America was ________ by Columbus.

　　A. invented ; discovered B. produced; found C. made ;explored D. developed ;described

　　( )29. Everyone has his aim in life. However , you can’t get fat on one mouthful. Start with the easiest thing ______ you can control.

　　A.who B. what C. which D. that

　　( )30.—Do you believe there are aliens?

　　—I’m afraid not. I don’t think aliens _______ in space.

　　A. can be found B. can be find C. can find D. can be founded

　　( )31. There is ______ umbrella behind the door, and it’s made _______silk.

　　A.a, for B. an, from C. an, of D. a,of

　　( )32. —Could you tell me ________?

　　—Of course, by train.

　　A. when did you reach Xianning B. how did you come to Xianning

　　C. how you came to Xianning D. when you reached Xianning

　　( )33. —It’s not difficult for ten workers to finish the task in two months.

　　—Yes. __________.

　　A.When the cat’s away ,the mice will play B. Every dog has its day

　　C. Many hands make light work D. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

　　( )34. —How can I know where my kids are in the house?

　　—Turn off the Internet and they will _______ quickly.

　　A. get up B. show up C. stand up D. hurry up

　　( )35. – I want to know if your friend _______ tomorrow.

　　— If she ______ tomorrow ,we’ll give her a big surprise.

　　A.will come; will come B. will come ; come C. comes; will come D. will come ; comes

　　( )36. —Which festival comes last in a year?

　　—It’s _______.

　　A. Halloween B. Christmas C. the Mid-Autumn Festival D. the Dragon Boat Festival

　　( )37.There are fifty students in our class ,________ of us _______ football.

　　A. two third ; like B. two three ; like C. two thirds ;likes D. two thirds; like

　　( )38. —Is the flower beautiful ?

　　—Yes ,at _______ it’s ________ the one you bought for me.

　　A. last ; as bad as B. least ; no worse than C. last ; no better D. least ; no better than