2012年高考英语模拟试题(含答案)

2012届高考英语模拟试题

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；每小题0．5分，满分10分)

从A、B、c和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.---Wow, isn’t this handsome device the most popular iPad 2? Can I have a look at it?

--- ____________.

A. No, you can’t.

B. Yes, go ahead.

C. Sorry, it is expensive.

D. Of course, it looks good.

2. --- My friend Eric has successfully swum across the English Channel!

--- Unbelievable! Can you tell me when he __________ it?

A. made

B. has made

C. had made

D. is making

3. After the biggest earthquake took place in Japan, the international rescuers devoted all their energies to searching for survivors but ___________ they found only several bodies.

A. immediately

B. especially

C. curiously

D. unfortunately

4. It is always ______________ when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

A. embarrassing

B. specific

C. typical

D. unique

5. What the little boy got from his father was __________magazine.

A. a large interesting French Ban interesting French large

C. a French large interesting Dan interesting large French

6. __________ about his financial situation, I would have helped him out.

A. Did I know

B. Had I been knowing

C. Had I known

D. Have I known

7. ___________personal experience, you may have to put in extra hours if you want to do well in the coming test.

A. Of

B. At

C. From

D. In

8. Celia, who is on __________ holiday with her husband, wants to stay in a quiet place, taste delicious food and play _______ tennis.

A. a, a

B. /, /

C. the, the

D. /, the

9. Mary _________ gardening as a regular form of relaxation after she got married.

A. took up

B. caught on

C. brought about

D. made for

10. The professor recommended the young couple _________ their em otions.

A. do not hide

B. not hide

C. mustn’t hide

D. couldn’t hide

11. ____________ program has been developed up to this date, but none of them are economical enough to be carried out now.

A. All

B. Several

C. Either

D. Many a

12.__________ only a few politicians took part in the opening ceremony of an international conference will be a great issue for newspapers tomorrow.

A. That

B. What

C. Where

D. When

13. _________ the fact that the old cars could not go as fast as modern ones, people still watched the race with a great deal of pleasure and excitement.