（五）听短文，根据短文内容填空。短文读两遍。（每小题1.5分）
When I was fourteen, I was too nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad and could do nothing. Later, something happened and 21. my life. My mother asked me to take part in an English speech contest. It 22. I had to speak in front of all the teachers and the students.
"Come on, boy. Just believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Then we talked about many 23. . At last I chose the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. 24. of my mother's love, I did well in the contest. I could 25.___________ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.
答案：21.changed 22.meant 23. different topics 24.with the help 25. hardly
二、基础知识运用（15分）
【2011 山东烟台】26. --Do you know ______ man in blue?
--Yes, he’s a professor of_________ university.
A. the, a B. a, an C. the, an D. / , the
答案：A
【解析】考查点：冠词的用法。定冠词the表示特指，此处特指穿蓝衣服的那个人；第一次提到某物要用a/an, university是辅音音素开头的，故“一个大学”要说a university，an要放在以元音音素开头的单词前。故选A。
【2011 山东烟台】27. It is true that knowledge_____ rather than being taught.
A. learns B. learned C. is learned D. was learned
答案：C
【解析】考查被动语态。题干是一个说明客观真理的强调句，故从句要使用一般现在时，排除B和D。knowledge与learn构成被动关系，用is learned。故选C。
【2011 山东烟台】28. --Well, my sons take great interest in most of the food on the menu.
--Thanks. _______________?
--Yes, fried fish, beef, chips and cola, please.
A. Can I do for you B. At your service C. What to follow D. Shall I take your order
答案：D
【解析】考查交际用语。由首句句意“我的儿子们对菜单上的大部分食物很感兴趣。”和末句的“炸鱼、牛肉、炸薯条和可乐”可知，是要点的食物。可推测上句为要点菜的问句，故选D. Shall I take your order？意为“请你点菜好吗？”。
【2011 山东烟台】29. _______ you have tried it on, you can’t imagine how pretty the new style skirt is.
A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. When
答案：C
【解析】考查连词的用法。句意为“除非你已试穿，(否则)你无法想象这件新款式的裙子会有多么漂亮”，故应选C；选项A表示原因，选项B表示让步关系，选项D表示在“什么时候”，都不符合题意。
【2011 山东烟台】30.--How does Jack usually go to school?
--He _____________ ride a bike, but now he_______________ there to lose weight.
A. used to, is used to walk B. was used to, is used to walking
C. was used to, is used to walk D. used to, is used to walking
答案：D
【解析】考查used to do 与be used to doing 的区别。used to do 表示“过去常常干某事”，后跟动词原形；be used to doing 表示“习惯干某事”，后跟动名词形式。答语意为“他过去常常骑自行车，现在习惯于不行来减肥。”故选D
【2011 山东烟台】31.--Can a plane fly _______ the Atlantic Ocean?
--Yes, but it needs to go_________ the clouds for hours.
A. across, through B. through, across
C. across, across D. through, through
答案：A
【解析】考查介语辨析用法。across，表示从物体的表面“穿过，越过”； through表示从某物的内部“穿过”，句中“飞越大西洋”要使用fly across; 从云层中“穿过”，要使用through
