高考英语模拟试题 [2012年高考英语模拟试题(三)]
第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)(略) 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分) 第一节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。
21. —Do you think an advertisement is __________ help when you look for a new job?
—Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of __________ chance to try.
A. a; a B. the; theC. a; the D. 不填; 不填
22. —Someone is knocking at the door. Who __________ it be?
—It must be the milkman.
A. may B. mustC. need D. can
23. Tom has always thought of himself as a good cook and never fails to __________ everyone of it.
A. remember B. knowC. introduce D. remind
24. The accident was supposed __________ due to careless driving.
A. to happen B. to have happenedC. happening D. having happened
25. It isn't yet known how these huge stones were conveyed __________ a distance of 3,800 kilometres 30,000 years ago.
A. at B. forC. over D. in
26. A modern city has been set up in __________ was a wasteland ten years ago.
A. what B. whichC. where D. that
27. It was reported that it was eleven o'clock at night __________ the group of soldiers began attack the beachhead.
A. when B. thatC. before D. since
28. For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree __________.
A. on earth B. for distanceC. in sight D. at place
29. __________the key to the car when my boss came towards me. Finally I could drive him home as usual.
A. Never had I found B. Seldom did I find
C. Hardly had I found D. No sooner did I find
30. My advice is that you should avoid __________ as if you are objecting to others. But don't be afraid to offend them if worth it.
A. sound B. to soundC. sounding D. being sounded
31. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson __________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. made up B. took upC. put up D. carried out
32. The school is trying its best to make more accommodations __________ for the increasing students.
A. approachable B. accessibleC. affordable D. available
33. Unless __________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
A. inviting B. invitedC. being invited D. having invited
34. Oh, what a pity! It __________ so easy for me to bring those photos I wanted to show you, but I have left them at home.
A. would have been B. would beC. had been D. was
35. —How about putting some pictures into the report?
—__________. A picture is worth a thousand words.