PART TWO      LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE Section A

Directions:  Beneath each of  the following  sentences there are four  choices marked  A, B, C, and

D.  Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

(C) 21. By  awarding  the  prize  to  Mr.      Obama,            Nobel  Committee  also  surely  hoped  to influence    debate about U.S .  policy in Afghanistan.

A.  a;  the                     B.  a;  a                          C.  the;  the                  D.  the;  a

【解析】这句话的意思是：通过授予诺贝尔奖给奥巴马，诺贝尔委员会肯定也希望（这样做）影响关于 美国在阿富汗政策的争端。根据句意，前一空是含有普通名词的专有名词用定冠词“the”�后一空是 特指美国在阿富汗政策方面的争论用“the”，故选C。 w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

(D)22.  —I promise her daughter she                    get a nice present on her birthday.

一Will it be a surprise to her?

A.  should                       B.  must                           C.  would                         D.  shall

【解析】情态动词shall用于二、三人称表示说话者的意图，允诺或警告，此处表许诺。故选D。

(A)23.  Living in the central Australian desert has its            problems.           obtaining water is not the least.

A.  of  which                B.  for  what                  C.  as                                 D.  whose

【解析】非限定性定语从句关系代词在定语从句中作介词宾语。故选A。

(B)24.  We should be able to do the job for  you quickly,                 you give us all the  necessary information.

A.  in case                      B.  provided that           C.  or else                       D.  as if

【解析】provided that  引导条件状语从句。意为：“只要”，故选B。

(B)25.  He is only too ready to help others,       seldom,        ,         refusing  them when they turn to him.

A.  if  never                  B.  if  ever                      C.  if  not                       D.  if  any

【解析】本题考查考生在语境中灵活运用、辨析短语用法的能力，此处seldom,if ever 是i f  there is ever 的省略形式，there is ever, 是“如果有也是少见的，几乎从来不”的意思。故选B。