英语会考模拟试卷二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）16．Paris is ＿＿＿most beautiful city，where you can see＿＿＿famous Eiffel Tower．A．a；the B．a; 不填C．the；a D．不填；the17. The corn powder with two other things _______ water to make all kinds of good.A. are mixed withB. is mixed withC. are mixed byD. is mixed by18. Maria has to baby-sit．That’s＿＿＿she can’t come out with us．A. whyB. howC. whenD. what19. People often want to know what my job is．Often I＿＿＿that question．A. askB. am askingC. get askedD. get asking20. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never ______ him talk so much.A.I heardB. did I hearC.I had heardD. had I heard21. —Did you visit the famous museum? —No. We _____ it, but we spent too much time shopping.A. could have visitedB. must have visitedC. can’t have visitedD. shouldn’t have visited22.We didn’t plan to meet. We met ________ in the street.A. by the wayB. by chanceC. on purposeD. in surprise23.The motorcycle competition in the desert, ________ lasted ten days, is over now.A. itB. whereC. whichD. that24.---I heard Back Street Boys will sing at the New Theater. ---Where did you ________?A. pick that upB. put that upC. make that upD. take that up25.—This bag is perfect. Miss, how much does it cost? —________, but I don’t work here.A.I don’t knowB. I’m sorryC. Maybe very dearD. You can’t afford it三、完形填空：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you 26 ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some 27 , bee-keepers and farmers used to 28 small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and 29 the box with honeycomb. 30 , there was no way of getting the honey out 31 killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical 32 the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.Now, bee-keepers 33 beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden 34 with spaces between them 35 can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now 36 of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in 37 special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round 38 this 39 out the honey. Then the honey is collected and 40 jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.26. A. need B. may C. should D. must27. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space28. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out29. A. fill B. cover C. supply D. satisfy30. A. Still B. And C. However D. So31. A. for B. in C. by D. without32. A. on B. close to C. in the front of D. far from33. A. want B. take C. use D. expect34. A. squares B. boxes C. sticks D. bowls35. A. many B. they C. it D. which36. A. full B. filled C . afraid D. emptied37. A. the B. a C. another D. 不填38. A. for B. in C. like D. to39. A. forces B. makes C. helps D. drives40. A. led into B. brought into C. poured into D. got into四、阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分32分）AA strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers and c lose their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep.The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams may be caused by a stomachache.Don’t wor ry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.41. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.A.why one can’t fall asleepB. why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours laterC.both A and BD. what causes sleep42. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.A. move oftenB. sleep on your backC. didn’t moveD. went back too later43. Dreaming happens when _______.A. you are in a deep sleepB. you are not comfortableC. part of our brain is still awakeD. there’s too much noise in the room44. The best title for this passage is ________.A. Why You DreamB. The Strangeness of SleepC. What Happens During SleepD. The Cause of SleepBIn recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.45、The best title for this passage is _____.A. The Right to LiveB. The Right to DieC. The Doctor’s DutyD. Life Is Better Than Death46、In recent years, people can l ive longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .A. the development of medical technologyB. big hospitalsC. good doctorsD. both B and C47、According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ___________ .A. the doctorsB. the surroundingsC. his or her familyD. the patient himself or herself48、In the writer’s opinion _____ .A. death is better than lifeB. life is better that deathC. neither death nor life is goodD. none of the aboveCLillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.49. Mrs. Hans on couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduate d from high school because _____.A. she hadn’t got enough moneyB. she was a country girlC. the banker ordered her not to borrow any moneyD. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children50. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.A. she had got an excellent result in the examB. she was good at telling funny storiesC. they wanted to get her help in their studiesD. they were deeply moved by her spirit51. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.A. cares for study very muchB. likes to borrow money from the bankC. never misses a chance to talkD. tries to save any money for her family52. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?a. she began her studies at college.b. She finished high school.c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.d. She had her 73 rd birthday.e. She went to the bank to borrow money.A. a c b e dB. b e c a dC. b c e d aD. e d a c b第二节阅读下列材料, 从所给的五个选项(A、B、C、D、E)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，其中有一项是多余选项。