2017年高考英语模拟试题
一、单项选择题
1．--- Does he study very hard at school?
--- Yes, he studies _____.
A. very indeed hard
B. hard very indeed
C. very hard indeed
D. indeed very hard
2．I expect you’ve already done it,______the manager asked you to give him a ring this afternoon. A. but B. and C. though D. So
3．When you get the paper back,pay special attention to what ______.
A.have marked
B.have been marked
C.had marked
D.had been marked
4．All the preparations for the task ______, and we're ready to start.
A. completed
B. complete
C. had been completed
D. have been completed
5．I have always been honest and straightforward , and it doesn’t matter _____ I’m talking to .
A. who is it
B. who it is
C. it is who
D. it is whom
6．
She can speak _______ in front of Mack, but she can’t eat ______ in his restaurant.
A. free, free
B. free, freely
C. freely, free
D. freely, freely
7．Schools in the south tend to be better equipped，_______those in the north are relatively poor. A.while B.since C.when D.as
8．—How about camping this weekend，just for a change?
—OK，________you want.
A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．Whoever
9．
serious the economic situation is, they still have confidence in overcoming all the difficulties.
A．Whatever B．Although C．Even though D．However
10．Every time he had a chance，he would talk about the great difficulty he had _____ in the new country．A．settled B．settling C．to settle D．settle
11．Shy people often avoid situations would force them into close contact with other people．A．which B．where C．when D．what
12．The lack of health facilities and necessary protection for medical workers partly ______ the epidemic (蔓延) of Ebola.
A. accounted for
B. headed for
C. called for
D. sent for
13．Look out! Don’t get close to the house, ______ the roof is under repair．
A．whose B．which C．of which D．that
14．The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.
A．sold B．had been sold C．were sold D．would sell
15．—Our family will go to Australia for a holiday.
—Oh, really? That sounds __________!
A. fantastic
B. fragile
C. flexible
D. fragrant
16．Some of the European languages come from Latin，________ French，Italian and Spanish.
A. for example
B. such as
C. including
D. as
17．We finished the job last night, but it was already midnight ____________ I arrived home．
A. while
B. when
C. where
D. that
18．Helen looked at _________ finished report with ______ satisfaction.
A. a, /
B. the, /
C. a, the
D. the, an
19．–What’s wrong with your ipad2? The sound ____is not clear.
--Yes. It has been broken for some time.
A. come out
B. coming out
C. to come out
D. came out
20．It was __________ he took off his dark glasses __________ I realized he was a famous singer.
A. until，that
B. not until，that
C. not until，when
D. when，then
二、阅读理解
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year,
