20．Who do you think made great contribution to the automobile industry?

A．Christopher Sholes.        B．Elias Howe.                   C． Gottlieb Daimler.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例: Mr. Smith owns ______ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.

A．larger                 B．a larger               C．the larger            D．a large

答案是B。

19．What did Elias Howe invent in 1846?

A．A typewriter.                B．A sewing machine.        C． A piano.

18．Where was the piano probably first used?

A．In America.                   B．In Italy.                         C．In Germany.

17．Why does the woman suggest going camping?

       A．Because it’s much cheaper.

       B．Because the man has never camped before.

       C．Because you can camp wherever you like.

       听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

16．Whom will the man go traveling with?

       A．His penfriend.                B．His parents.                    C．His classmate

15．What is the man busy doing?

       A．Making a travel plan.     

       B．Preparing for his final exam.                                    

       C．Visiting his penfriends.

14．Which of the following will the woman do during her stay in the US?

A．Visit her classmates.       

B．Study in a university.     

C．See the man’s grandparents.

       听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

13．What can we know about traveling in the States from the dialogue?

A．Most people travel by bus.

B．Traveling by train costs very much．.

C． The cheapest way is to travel by ship.

      A．7: 15.                           B．7: 50.                           C．18: 15.

12．What time will the woman have to arrive at the airport?