请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about William Shakespeare?
A. He is the greatest playwright of all time.
B. HE is the greatest poet in the world.
C. HE lived during the reign of Elizabeth II.
18. When was Shakespeare’s first poem published?
A. In 1593. B. In 1594. C. In 1598.
19. What were Shakespeare’s earlier plays?
A. Mainly histories and comedies.
B. Mainly comedies and tragedies.
C. Mainly histories and tragedies.
20. Which of the following is written in the sixteenth century?
A. Hamlet. B. King Lear. C. Romeo and Juliet.
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）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. --- Would you mind passing me my glasses? I can’t make out the words in the letter.
--- _________.
A. Yes, please. B. No, never mind. C. With pleasure. D. That’s OK.
22. The girl was at ___ loss when ____ word came that she had been disqualified from the speech competition.
A. a;\ B. a; the C. the; the D. \;\
23. According to a recent study, women are _____ to suffer from stomach cancer as men.
A. twice more likely B. twice as likely C. more likely twice D. as twice likely
24. ---What do you think of her new book?
--- There is nothing special about it. I mean it is just__________.
A. average B. usual C. normal D. strange
25. Mandy _________ adoption since her son’s death, but her husband didn’t agree with her.
A. has considered B. has been considering C. is going to consider D. had considered
26. Without professional training, you may _______ lots of bad habits when learning to play the piano.
A. give up B. catch up C. keep up D. pick up
27. The degree _______ the company is able to cope with the uncertainty of the future is worth studying. A. of how B. to that C. to which D. on which
28. ______ we admit that there are some problems with the new system, we believe they can be solved. A. Until B. While C. As D. Unless
29. ---Did you enjoy your holiday in Hawaii?
--- Yes, but I would rather you ______ there too.
A. went B. had gone C. should go D. would have gone
30. ______ he misunderstood my position on the question is obvious from his remarks.
A. What B. How C. That D. Which
31. ____ the government’s record on unemployment, their chances of winning the election look poor.
A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given
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