高考英语模拟试题1

高考英语模拟试题1第一卷（三大题，共85分）.单项填空（共15小题，计分15）从A、B 、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。1. -Must I get there at seven thirty?-No, you _. You may get there at eight.A. needn't B. mustn't C. can't D. shouldn't2. Jack has _ friends that sometimes he feels lonely.A. such few B. so a few C. very few D. so few3. Is it six years _ you began to study English?A. that B. when C. since D. before4. The clothes you've just bought _ you.A. is more fit for B. are more fit C. doesn't fit D. do not fit5. Was it a few minutes ago _ you _ your homework?A. that; had finished B. that; finished doingC. when; finished doing D. that; finished to do6. Now our capital city is quite different from _ it _ in the 80s.A. what; used to be B. that; used to be C. x; was D. that; was7. Is this calculator _ you borrowed from Jane?A. one B. which C. what D. the one8. He had promised to come to see us, and _.A. so did he B. so he did C. he keeps his promise D. he did9. Only when he had explained to me _ why he was so anxious.A. did I realize B. I realized C. I did realize D. I could realize10. While watching TV _.A. the telephone rang B. the telephone was ringingC. the phone was heard ringing D. I heard the phone ringing11. They have produced _ cotton this year as they did 10 years ago.A. as twice many B. twice as much C. as twice much D. twice more12. When you buy your fast food, you should _ your turn.A. keep B. wait C. find D make13. You may write to me or telephone me, _ way will do.A. all B. both C. either D. one14. He has made another wonderful discovery, _ great importance to science. A. which I think is of B. which I think it is of C. which I think is D. I think which is of15. Today Miss Li wears a miniskirt, _is unusual.A. it B. that C. as D. what.完形填空（共25小题，计分25）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。The cowboys who lived in the United States of America before there were good 16 or big modern cities used to live on the huge open spaces of 17 called ranges（放牧区），because that was where the 18 that they looked after could find plenty of grass and 19 . But when the time came to 20 the cows, there were no buyers out on the 21 . They had to be taken into markets.In the early days it was a hard 22 getting the cows to the markets where they were killed. It was no good killing them on the ranges because there were no 23 or railways to carry the 24 .The cattle（牛）had to be 25 along in a large herd（群）to the 26 where they were needed.The places 27 lots of people living there who needed 28 were often tens of thousands of miles away from the ranges. The 29 were rounded up, and those to be 30 were kept 31 .On the track the 32 was the track boss, who told the men 33 to do. He decided where they should 34 at night.Hundreds or maybe thousands of cattle were taken on the track. The herd was not made to move too 35 . If they rushed along, they would get thin and not be worth much at market. Some cow-boys rode beside them, some in front and others at the back.16. A. roads B. clothes C. streets D. conditions17. A. island B. sands C. grassland D. farmland18. A. sheep B. deer C. horses D. cows19. A. water B. food C. grain D. vegetables20. A. buy B. sell C. kill D. raise21. A. farm B. way C. ranges D. spaces22. A. job B. work C. practice D. game23. A. buses B. people C. trucks D. workers24. A. cows B. bodies C. bones D. meat25. A. driven B. carried C. led D. sent26. A. ranges B. towns C. grassland D. country27. A. for B. over C. with D. about28. A. cowsB. cattle C. cowboys D. meat29. A. animals B. cattle C. cowboys D. people 30. A. bought B. taken C. sent away D. killed31. A. free B. dead C. hungry D. together32. A. leader B. helper C. seller D. buyer33. A. why B. what C. when D. where34. A. stop B. walk C. camp D. work35. A. quietly B. busily C. slowly D. quickly. 阅读理解（共20小题，计分40）阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。（共20小题，计分40）ACalvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping（闲聊）；he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington's social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear（ 使受喜欢）himself to his hostesses（女主人）. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt. Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming（媚人的）manner, but all attempts to arouse（引起）interest on the part of the vice president were fruitless. Finally,