第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Nowadays, millions of people are still faced with ________ starvation as ________ result of poor harvests.
A．不填； 不填 B．不填； a
C．the; a D．the; 不填
解析：选B starvation是不可数名词，此处为泛指，故不加冠词；as a result of“因为；由于”。
22．—The movie “Hello! Mr Tree” is well worth seeing. Do you think so?
—________！ I have seen it twice.
A．Probably B．Naturally
C．Normally D．Absolutely
解析：选D probably“很可能，大概”；naturally“自然地”；normally“正常地，通常地”；absolutely“完全地，绝对地”。根据I have seen it twice.可知是对上面观点完全赞同。
23．________ in a heavy rain, Miss White had a bad cold and couldn't but ________ for a leave.
A．To catch; ask B．Caught; ask
C．Caught; asking D．To have caught; ask
