[英语]2006年湘潭市直学校英语教师招聘考试真题

19. 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
20. The place _______ the bridge is supposed to be built should be ________the cross-river traffic is the heaviest.
A. which; where B. at which; which C. at which; where D. which; in which
21. —Dont you think it necessary that he _______ to Miami but to New York?
—I agree, but the problem is ________ he has refused to.
A. will not be sent; that B. not be sent; that
C. should not be sent; what D. should not send; what
22. Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _______ the Pacific, and we met no storms.
A. was called B. is called C. had been called D. has been called
23. —______ that he managed to get the information?
—Oh, a friend of his helped him.
A. Where was it B. Who was it C. How was it D. Why was it
24. There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up.
A. eventually B. unfortunately C. generously D. purposefully
25. Word comes that free souvenirs will be given to _______ comes first.
A. no matter whom B. whomever C. no matter who D. whoever
26. ____for the terrible accident, as the public thought, the mayor felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.
A. Having blamed B. To blame C. Being to be blamed D. Being to blame
27. —How did the plan strike you?
—It _____, so we can’t think too highly of it.
A. all depends B. makes no sense C. is so practical D. is just so so
28. The new tax would force companies to _____ energy-saving measures.
A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D. accept
29. I think ________ knowledge of the Internet is ________ must in our work today.
A. a; a B. the; an C. the; 不填 D. 不填; a
30. _______ center has been set up to give ________ on scientific farming for the nearby farmers.
A. Information; advice B. An information; advice
C. An information; advices D. Information; advices
31. —Carl, go to wash the dishes.
—Why_______? Jack is doing nothing over there.
A. me B. I C. he D. him
32. —What did Mr Black do in the middle of the night?
—Well, Im not sure, but he was often heard ___________.
A. singing the same song B. to sing the same song
C. sing a same song D. to be playing same song
33. The computers made by our company sell best, but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they ________.
A. were playing B. were to play C. have played D. played
34. The novel “The Da Vinci Code” ______ a great success and was translated into 44 languages in 2004.
A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized
35. —I haven’t seen you for ages. Haven’t you graduated from college?
—Yes. I _____ English for four years in Nanjing.
A. study B. have studied C. am studying D. studied
36. —What made him so happy?
—_____ as the model student in school.
A. He being elected B. His electing C. His being elected D. His been elected
37. —You don’t like this oil painting, do you?
—______. I like it better _____ I look at it.
A. Yes; the moment B. No; as C. No; when D. Yes; the more
38. Nobody but the twins ________ some interest in the project till now.
A. shows B. show C. have shown D. has shown
39. —According to the weather report, the temperature tomorrow will rise up _______22 degrees centigrade.
—Oh, it’s quite hot ________ December.
A. to; for B. at; in C. /; in D. by; for
40. Mary spent the whole weekend _______ in her room, _______for the coming examinations.
A. locked…prepared B. being locked…preparing
C. locked…preparing D. locking…preparing
IV. 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
In the days of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, life on a steamboat on the Mississippi River was 41 . One of the most exciting 42 of that period was a race 43 two of the fastest river boats.
The Natchez had steamed up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in three days, twenty-one hours, and fifty-eight minutes. John Cannon, 44 of the Robert E. Lee felt sure that he could 45 this time and challenged the captain of the Natchez.
46 his boat light, Captain Cannon 47 no passengers 48 ; he did not 49 the usual goods. Moreover, he had crews with supplies of coal waiting on floats along the river so that the boat would not have to put it to shore for 50 .