30．-Why did John ask me about the problem?

-　　　　 , he tried to find a better way to settle it.

　　　 A．Not to be satisfied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Don’t satisfy.

　　　 C．Not being satisfied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Not satisfied

29．He was told that it would be at least three more months　　　　 he could recover and return to work.

　　　 A．before　　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　　　 C．since　　　　　　　　　 D．that

28．-You seem to be deeply struck by her beauty.

-Not exactly. It was her skill and courage　　　　 her beauty that really struck me most.

　　　 A．other than　　　　　　 B．rather than　　　　　 C．as well as　　　　　　 D．more than

27．What worried the boy most was　　　　 to visit his father in the hospital.

　　　 A．his not being allowed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．his not allowing

　　　 C．his not been allowed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．his being not allowed

26．She asked the young man to be brief and　　　　 as she had little time to spare.

　　　 A．at best　　　　　　　　 B．in place　　　　　　　 C．to the point　　　　　 D．on the spot

25．The Olympic Games are being　　　　 live to many countries.

　　　 A．conveyed 　　　　　 B．transmitted　　　　　 C．transferred　　　　　 D．demonstrated

24．He　　　　 well have helped her if he hadn’t been　　　　 by his friends.　　

　　　 A．might; taken over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．should; taken in

　　　 C．might; taken in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．could; picked up

23．Many of the systems besides the Milk Way have been measured and some of their distances_________ as well.

　　　 A．having measured　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．being measured

　　　 C．been measured　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．measured

22．I mustn’t displease my boss because I can’t　　　　 to lose the chance to make big money here.

　　　 A．offer　　　　　　　　　 B．afford　　　　　　　　 C．help　　　　　　　　　　 D．expect

第一节：语法和词汇(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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21．When the spaceship traveled above, 　　　new-looking earth appeared before us,　　　 earth that we had never seen before.

　　　 A．a; the　　　　　　　　　 B．the; an　　　　　　　　 C．/; the　　　　　　　　　 D．a; an