第I卷(三部分，共85分)

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

21._____Olympic Marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards,______ distance from Marathon to Athens.

A. The ; the   B./ ; a   C. An ; a   D. / ; the                          

22. They _____on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we___ on it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working    B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked      D. have worked; are still working        

23. Was it at the restaurant ______ we had ever had dinner ____ you met John?

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

24. He was reported ______in that country when he was having holiday there last year.

A. being badly treated       B. treating badly   

C. to be treated badly       D. to have been treated badly      

25. After John retired from office, he once ______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest in it.

A. kept up   B. took up   C. brought up   D. made up           

26. This year the southern part of China was attacked by such a terrible snowstorm _____ few people had ever experienced before.

A. as   B. which   C. in which   D. that                

27. —How would you like your coffee?

— ______.

A. It’s well done                                       B. The stronger, the better.

C. One cup. That’s enough.                   D. Very nice. Thank you.