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）
21. —— I hear that as many as 150 people were killed in the earthquake.
——Yes, _____ news came as ______ shock to us.
A. a; a B. the; a C. /; / D. /; a
【答案】B
【解析】考查冠词用法.news前用定冠词特指上文提到的新闻,对我来说是个打击,shock前用不定冠词,表示泛指任何一个.故选B
22. Rather than____ on a crowded bus, he always prefers____ a bike.
A. ride; ride B. riding; ride C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding
【答案】C
【解析】考查固定短语。固定结构：prefer to do sth rather than do sth宁愿做…也不愿做…；本题把rather than部分提前。故C正确。
23. That was a really difficult question, but a little boy____ a good idea.
A. came up to B. came up C. came about D. came up with
【答案】D
【解析】 考查动词短语辨析。A. came up to走到；B. came up想出；C. came about 发生；D. came up with 提出；句意：这是个很难的问题，但一个小男孩想出一个好主意，根据句意选D项。
