英语模拟试题

2012年高考模拟试卷英语卷

考试时间120分钟 满分120分

第I卷（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，每题0.5分，满分10分）根据2011各省高考试卷单选改编

1. -Excuse me, sir? _____ Usher Marc called five minutes ago. He didn t leave any message.

-I know _____ Usher Marc. Thank you!

A. the; one B. a ; the one C. a; one D. the ; the one

2. It s the sort of work that ____________ a high level of patience.

A．calls for B．makes up C．lies in D．stands for

3. As the story______, the relationship between the strange figures is slowly discovered.

A. begins B. happens C. ends D. develops

4. Sometimes proper solutions are not far to seek______ food safety problem.

A. in B. to C. on D. after

5. —You can have a pet dog, but suppose you get bored with it in a few days， _____？

— We won t. You have my words!

A. Then what B. All right C. How come. D. So what

A. Which B. What C. That D. Whom

7. It ________ in Hangzhou every day over the last three weeks.

A. rains B. rained C. has been raining D. had been raining

8. —I don t really like Lily. Why did you invite her?

—Don t worry. come. She said he wasn t certain what her plans were.

A. must not B. need not C. would not D. might not

to value the sense of

sharing.

A. brought up B. turned down C. looked after D. held back

10. It was April 1, 2001 William and Kate had their first baby.

A. that B. when C. since D. berore

11. An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person s characters however, they

are not always_________,

A. practical B. avoidable C. permanent D. beneficial

12. The school office is required to make its accounts as_________ as possible for its staff to

monitor the use of money.

A. transparent B. reasonable C. securer D. format

13. Recently a survey _______ prices of the same goods in two different shoppingmalls has

caused heated debate among citizens.

A．compared B．comparing C．compares D．being compared

14. It sounds like something is wrong with the car s tyre. we d better take it to the

garage immediately.

A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so

15. On receiving a phone call from his daughter _____ she had a fall, Mr. Gold immediately

rushed home from his office.

A. says B. said C. saying D. to say