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。

　　1．Last year in this city the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n) ________ of 40,000 per year.

　　A．average　　　　　　　　 B．number

　　C．amount D．quantity

　　解析：选A　句意：去年该市考过驾照的人数达到了20万，平均每年4万。an average of"平均有"。

　　2．We regret ________ you that because of the necessary repair, our library will be closed next month.

　　A．to inform B．informing

　　C．to inform of D．informing of

　　解析：选A　句意：我们很遗憾地告诉你，因为必要的修理，我们的图书馆下个月将被关闭。regret to do sth."对要做的事感到遗憾"；regret doing sth. "对做过的事遗憾"；inform sb. that ..."告知某人......"。

　　3．________ at the very beginning, the financial crisis was getting worse and worse in America.

　　A．Not dealt with properly

　　B．Not dealing with properly

　　C．Not having dealt with properly

　　D．Not being dealt with properly

　　解析：选A　句意：由于开始时处理不当，美国的经济危机正变得越来越糟糕。deal with与句子的主语the financial crisis之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作状语。

　　4．The People's Bank of China started to put a new version of 100­yuan banknote into ________ on Thursday.

　　A．promotion B．urgency

　　 C．analysis D．circulation

　　解析：选D　句意：中国人民银行新版百元纸币在星期四开始正式流通。circulation"流通，循环"，符合句意。promotion"促进，推销"；urgency"紧急的事"；analysis"分析"。

　　5．The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday urged Japan to stop making irresponsible ________ on the incident in waters off the Diaoyu Islands.

A．comments B.explanations