24. The answer ____ the question proved _____ correct.

　 A. of; / 　　　B. of; is　　 C. to; is 　　D. to; to be

23. _____ is known to all that China has the largest population in the world.

　　A. As　 　　　B. Which　 　　C. It　　 　D. That

22. This unknown food tastes _______ chocolate.

　 　A. as well 　　　B. as good as　 C. as well as　　　　　 D. as better as

21. Our flight was delayed, ______ meant we had to wait four hours at the airport.

A. which　　　 B. that　　　 C. when　　　　 D. where

第三节：作文(满分25分)

根据所给词或短语提示，写一篇100词左右的小短文。题目已给出。

　　　 Recently, a friend and I… Chan train. …in Sydney…in Alice Springs, …four thousand kilometers away. …great meals cooked…! For the first few hundred kilometers of…, …very colourful. After that, …desert. Suddenly, …look like…. …abandoned farms which…. One night, …midnight, …watched…for…. The stars…like….

My First Ride on a Train

第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每题1分，满分10分)

　　　 根据上下文语意，用合适的动词，形容词，冠词，关系代词，介词或名词完成句子。注意所给词的词形变化。

　　　 Most people agree that traditional(传统的)Chinese painting is very beautiful. First, the Chinese painting is known　 86　 its brush drawing　 87　 black ink and natural colors. Traditional Chinese painting styles(风格)are closer to reality and　 88　 (easy)to understand while most western modern paintings are too strange or hard to be　 89　 (understand).

　　　 There are many famous Chinese　 90　 , one of　 91　 is Qin Baishi. His paintings of lively little shrimps(小虾)are well received　 92　 many people. Another China’s best known artist, Xu Beihong, also follows the traditional Chinese style. He did well in lovely paintings of horses, which　 93　 (look)so alive. What’s more, 　94　 important feature(特色)of traditional Chinese paintings is the perfect coordination(和谐)of pictures, poems, calligraphy(书法)and seals(印章). This also　 95　 (add)beauty(美丽)to the paintings.

　　　 So most people like traditional Chinese paintings.

第一节：单词拼写(共10小题，每题1分，满分10分)

76．He learns English well, and he speaks it with great f　　　　　 .

77．These rocks were old and they were f　　　　　　 over 4000 million years ago.

78．I would really a　　　　　　 it if you could drive Kathy to school today.

79．Someone p　　　　　 his car across the street, so I couldn’t get through.

80．The balloon f　　　　 up into the sky.

81．They went for walks together in the　　　　　　 (田野).

82．Here’s a　　　　　　 (摘要)of the day’s news.

83．We came across by　　　　　　　 (摆渡).

84．It’s too soon to give a　　　　　 (明确的)answer.

85．All young men had to do　　　　　　 (军事的)service in the country.