2012-2023学年度高考英语模拟试题
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共76道小题，约4660字。 英语高考模拟试题（一）
选择题部分（共80分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. —Mary, the telephone is ringing!
—______, but I am washing my hair.
A. I’m sorry B. That’s good C. Hold on D. You answer it
2. With the price of ______ petrol rising, the bicycle may become ______ popular means of transportation again.
A. the; a B. the; the C. /; a D. /; the
3. ______ many times, the students still couldn’t understand the poem.
A. Taught B. To be taught C. Being taught D. Having been taught
4. Qingdao is such a beautiful city that many tourists want to have ______ visit.
A. one B. another C. other D. the other
5. The price is too high, and ______, the house is too far away from where I work.
A. therefore B. otherwise C. moreover D. finally
6. Many parents suggest schools should teach children how to behave on such ______.
A. occasions B. situations C. conditions D. positions
7. Although it’s snowing heavily, the police are trying to keep the traffic ______ smoothly.
A. run B. being run C. to run D. running
8. My mother used to ask me to practise playing the piano ______ I finished my homework.
A. now that B. as soon as C. even though D. so long as
9. The H1N1 flu ______ into China’s vast countryside rapidly, which will surely become more serious around the Spring Festival.
A. has spread B. will spread C. is spreading D. spread
10. Premier Wen Jiabao called for international unity ______ the global warming.
A. in the face of B. in case of C. in spite of D. instead of
11. He feels sad that his talents are not fully ______ in the company.
A. affected B. appreciated C. adapted D. achieved
12. I have read many articles on ______ house prices will go down but still get no idea.
A. that B. which C. what D. whether
13. –Sailing holidays are very expensive. The most I can pay is 3,000 yuan.
--Well, that ______ be enough.
A. can B. might C. should D. need
14. Finally we came to a big river, ______ there was no bridge in sight.
A. which B. what C. at which D. over which
15. I asked him a question but he looked at me in an ______ way and didn’t answer.
A. absent B. afraid C. available D. attentive
16. –Why does Mr. Smith loopset?
--He has ______ such a lot since his wife died.
A. looked through B. gone through C. seen through D. put through
17. –Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest bank is?
-- ______. It will lead you there.
A. Help yourself B. With pleasure
C. Just follow your nose D. I’m new here too
18. Mary’s teacher didn’t blame her for the low mark. ______, she praised her for getting a good result in such a difficult test.
A. To be honest B. On the other hand C. On the contrary D. In the end
19. After a day’s hard work, what I am eager to do is settle myself down at home ______.
A. easily B. carelessly C. tiredly D. comfortably
20. In Beijing, people ______ up all night on the last day of 2009 to celebrate the coming of the New Year.
A. stayed B. had stayed C. will stay D. stay
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21－40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was 21 working and Christmas was the one day of the year 22 the children did not work and received a gift --- an orange. The children 23 it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 24 --- smelling it, 25 it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve it for so 26 that it often went bad before they ate it.
This year John knew he would soon be 27 enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 28 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday.
Christmas day finally came. The children were so 29 as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 30 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart 31 . He turned and ran back to the 32 room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears.
Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a 33 on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John 34 his head, he saw a big juicy 35 all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed their own orange by 36 a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him.
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 37 his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 38 that day, after he became rich, every year he 39 send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His 40 was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!
21. A. forced B. passed C. taken D. spent
22. A. as B. when C. while D. which
23. A. needed B. wanted C. valued D. liked
24. A. months B. days C. years D. seasons
25. A. tasting B. watching C. pressing D. touching
26. A. much B. soon C. long D. far
27. A. old B. strong C. tall D. experienced
28. A. seriously B. carefully C. secretly D. softly
29. A. nervous B. excited C. pleasant D. eager
30.A. cry B. disappointment C. surprise D. noise
31.A. jumped B. stopped C. broke D. sank
32.A. cold B. small C. old D. lonely
33.A. look B. tears C. comfort D. smile
34.A. shook B. lifted C. put D. turned
35.A. gift B. surprise C. orange D. miracle
36.A. sharing B. breaking C. eating D. taking
37.A. feelings B. affairs C. relation D. sacrifice
38.A. In return for B. In spite of C. In memory of D. As a result of
39.A. must B. would C. might D. should
40.A. desire B. idea C. meaning D. thinking
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
You can tell a lot about a person from the clothes they wear, but you ca
