第二部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Not having given birth to ________ son, Catherine decided to have ________ third child.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a
22. Frozen wastes, vast mountain ranges, huge open fields, countless rivers and endless forests ________ the fantastic natural ________ of Canada.
A. consists of; sights B. make up; scenery
C. are made up of; scene D. are consisted of; view
23. By the side of the Bird’s Nest ________, completed in 2008.
A. there standing the Water Cube B. the Water Cube stands
C. does the Water Cube stand D. stands the Water Cube
24. Our manager ________ for Shanghai in a few days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Wednesday.
