Ⅱ  语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and __21__ gravity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

“Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to __22__ is totally different,” Dong Fang, a middle school student in Hangzhou who __23__ a home-made aircraft competition, said in an excited voice. __24__ by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK, the competition in Hangzhou was a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England coastal city Bognor. People ran off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in a(n) __25__ to “fly” the farthest distance.

In the competition, a teacher called Ni was amazed to see how imaginative the students were.  He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material __ 26__ in the past month. “We’d rather call ourselves dreamers __27__ pilots because whether our wings really leave the ground, our dream really flies,” said Dong Fang.

Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which __28__ an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth will honour its name by successfully making it fly.

“Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings, it is __29__ the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.

“Although most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boys’ braveness and __30__ in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,” Ni said.

21. A. challenged                        B. struggled                  C. abandoned              D. observed

22. A. take on                             B. take up                     C. take off                    D. take in

23. A. joined                               B. participated               C. took part in              D. attended

24. A. Promoted                          B. Inspired                    C. Advocated                D. Blamed

25. A. range                                B. group                       C. attempt                    D. way