第二部分：语言知识运用 （50分）

Ⅱ. 单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

A. 请从下列每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，完成21—35小题。并用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。（15分）

21. There’s _______ 800-metre-long road behind ________ hospital.

       A. an, an         B. a, a           C. an, the            D. a, the

22. ---- Excuse me, is the supermarket far from here?

---- No, it’s about ________.   

      A. 7 minutes walk                   B. 7 minute walk 

C. 7 minutes’ walk                 D. 7 minute’s walk

23. Millie gave ________ a baby cat yesterday that hurt _________ when it fell from the tree. 

       A. me, itself        B. myself, itself       C. me, it            D. myself, it

24. It is reported that __________ people in the world are suffering from the H7N9 flu.

      A. thousands of      B. ten thousand          C. several thousands of          D. thousands

25. Guizhou is ________ the west of Hunan but ________ the southwest of China.

      A. to, in      B. on, to          C. in, to           D. on, in

26. My parents will go there by taxi because it is raining _______. 

      A. badly                 B. hardly               C. probably              D. heavily

27. I hear ________ your grandpa __________ your grandma like watching Beijing Opera.

      A. both, and       B. either, or          C. neither, nor       D. not only, but also

28. ---- Did you ________ this novel at night?  ---- Yes, it’s terrific! I like it very much.

      A. watch                 B. look              C. see               D. read

29. ---- Will you answer the telephone? It ________ be your mother.

---- Sorry, I _______. I’m very busy.

      A. can, mustn’t            B. will, can’t           C. may, can’t       D. need, will

30. ---- Could you tell me _______ ?   ---- Yes, she _________ to the reading room.

   A. where is Jane, has been               B. where Jane is, has gone             

C. where was Jane, has been                 D. where Jane was, has gone

31. He was seen _________ football at that time.

      A. play                 B. to play           C. plays              D. playing

32. ---- What about playing football this afternoon, Sam?

---- I would rather ______ at home than ______ football. It’s too hot outside. 

      A. stay, play        B. stay, playing         C. to stay, to play         D. to stay, playing

33. ---- Mr Wang, I have trouble _______ the text.

---- Remember ________ it three times at least.

       A. to understand, reading                 B. understanding, reading            

C. understanding, to read                  D. to understand, to read

34. ---- How many students are there in your school?

---- ________ the students in our school ________ over two thousand.

       A. The number of, is                    B. The number of, are              

C. A number of, is                       D. A number of, are

35. _________ terrible weather we had last Sunday!

       A. How             B. What a               C. Such             D. What