A.enquiryB.admissionC.insightD.division

【考点】名词的词义辨析.

【分析】泰晤士报上的这篇文章让我们对当前经济危机的原因有了一个清晰的认识.

【解答】答案C.enquiry"查询，询问";admission"承认，入场费";insight"领悟，洞察力";division"分开，分隔".give a real insight into意思是"对…有清晰的认识/对…有深入了解".根据上下文和句子所表达的意思可知答案选C.

23.Robert's new book about space exploration is fantastic.Yosimply ______ read it.()

A.mustB.canC.needD.may

【考点】情态动词.

【分析】罗伯特关于太空探索的新书非常精彩，你一定要看看.

【解答】答案：A 本题考查情态动词的用法.simply must务必，一定要，是一个常用短语，表示强调.例如：If yogo there alone，yosimply must be careful.你一个人去那，请务必小心.

24.﹣Dad，I am not playing the piano as well as before.

﹣Take it easy.Yoare just ______.()

A.out of sightB.out of control

C.out of practiceD.out of place

【考点】介词短语.

【分析】爸爸，我钢琴弹得没以前好了.别担心，你只是练得少了.

【解答】答案：C 本题考查的是介词短语辨析.out of sight看不见;out of control失控;out of practice疏于练习;out of place不合适.根据句意，故选C.

25.﹣Tom，yolook worried.Anything I can do for you?

﹣I ______ if yocould give me a three﹣day leave to look after my baby in hospital.()

A.had wonderedB.was wondering

C.would wonderD.have wondered

【考点】过去进行时.

【分析】Tom，你看起来很不安，有什么我可以帮你的吗?我想知道你能否给我三天假让我去照顾我住院的孩子.

【解答】答案：B

had wondered过去完成时态(过去的过去);was wondering过去进行时态(过去正在发生或一直持续);would wonder过去将来时态(过去会);have wondered现在完成时态(结果或完成).题干表示的是：我刚一直在考虑请假的事，所以显得不安.故选B.

第二节完形填空(共1小题;每小题20分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

36.My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me.After I was born it was decided that my father's relatives would(36)Dme in Manchester.No one spoke about Mum.Eventually，I was shown letters from Mum，(37)Bthat she was a drug addict.

All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year.My sister Leanne，from my mother's side，had(38)Bme down on Facebook，and we had been(39)Cfor a while，but had met only once or twice.Leanne had been brought up by our mother's parents，and had some(4)0Awith Mum throughout her life.She was now living in Canada，but returning for Christmas and(41)Dto see all the family together.A big party had been arranged to welcome her back，and everyone would be there，including our(42)C.

In a very short time my sister and I hatched a(43)B.I'd meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport，then we'd drive up to Glasgow(44)C.Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush.After about a four﹣hour drive，we were there.I'd(45)Dcalled someone"Mum"before.But there she was.

We embraced (拥抱) and were soon(46)B.We could hardly get the words out fast enough.Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most(47)Cexperience.Though a lifetime may have(48)Aus，this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum.She(49)Cat me for a second，before giving me a tight hug.All she could say was that she never thought we'd(50)Dagain.

She'd been(53)Aof drugs for five years.She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people(52)Bthe same problems she had.We now talk regularly，and I feel(53)Cshe's my mother.That's something I couldn't have even(54)Awhen the door opened to her at that Christmas party.Life may be short，but it's always(55)Denough to reconcile (和好).

36.A.teachB.controlC.serveD.raise

37.A.foreseeingB.revealingC.arguingD.promising

38.A.knockedB.trackedC.rolledD.turned

39.A.negotiatingB.complainingC.messagingD.searching

40.A.contactB.bargainC.funD.trouble

41.A.reluctantB.afraidC.confidentD.desperate

42.A.sisterB.fatherC.mumD.grandparents

43.A.dealB.planC.trickD.change

44.A.in advanceB.in turnC.in secretD.in time

45.A.everB.evenC.alwaysD.never