第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（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. —Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.
— , I never go traveling without a book.
A．You are joking B．That's true
C．I don't think so D．It sounds like fun
【答案】B
【解析】考察交际用语。A.你在开玩笑； B.的确如此；C.我不认为这样；D.听起来很有趣。句意：—在火车上打发时间的最好方式是读书。—的确如此。我每次旅游都带着一本书。
故选B。
22. ---- Have you ever been to Chongqing?
----- No. It is the first time that I ______ this beautiful city.
A. have visited B. had visited C. am visiting D. visited
【答案】A
【解析】考察时态。it is the first time that..这个句型中从句后面只能用现在完成时态。所以只能选A
23. It was Paul’s low test scores that ______ his chances of getting into a good school.
A. recovered B. protected C. expressed D. ruined
