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；the
17. The corn powder with two other things _______ water to make all kinds of good.
A. are mixed with
B. is mixed with
C. are mixed by
D. is mixed by
18. Maria has to baby-sit．That’s＿＿＿she can’t come out with us．
A. why
B. how
C. when
D. what
19. People often want to know what my job is．Often I＿＿＿that question．
A. ask
B. am asking
C. get asked
D. get asking
20. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never ______ him talk so much.
A.I heard
B. did I hear
C.I had heard
D. had I heard
21. —Did you visit the famous museum? —No. We _____ it, but we spent too much time shopping.
A. could have visited
B. must have visited
C. can’t have visited
D. shouldn’t have visited
22.We didn’t plan to meet. We met ________ in the street.
A. by the way
B. by chance
C. on purpose
D. in surprise
23.The motorcycle competition in the desert, ________ lasted ten days, is over now.
A. it
B. where
C. which
D. that
24.---I heard Back Street Boys will sing at the New Theater. ---Where did you ________?
A. pick that up
B. put that up
C. make that up
D. take that up
25.—This bag is perfect. Miss, how much does it cost? —________, but I don’t work here.
A.I don’t know
B. I’m sor ry
C. Maybe very dear
D. 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. must
27. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space
28. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out
29. A. fill B. cover C. supply
D. satisfy
30. A. Still B. And C. However D. So
31. A. for B. in C. by D. without
