二、单项填空（8分）

请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（每小题1分，共8分）

28. My friends sent me many short _ with best wishes for my birthday.

A. news B. information C. suggestions D. messages

29. The teenagers will climb the mountain _ it rains this weekend.

A. until B. unless C. if D. because

30. We’ll try our best to finish the work with _ money and _ people.

A. less; fewer B. few; little C. a few; a little D. fewer; less

31. We must do everything we can our earth cleaner and safer.

A. to make B. making C. make D. made

32. Each time tourists travel to Nanchang, they _ Tengwang Pavilion.

A. will be shown up B. will show around

C. will be shown around D. will show to

33. You _ eat the porridge if you don’t like it.

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. can’t

34. --How was your job interview?

--Oh, I couldn’t feel _ . I hardly found the right answers to most of the questions they had asked me.

A. better B. worse C. good D. bad

35. --Betty is already more than an hour late, do you think she __ her mind about joining us?

--That’s hard for me to say.

A. will change B. is going to change C. changed D. has changed

三、完形填空：（27分）

A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（每小题1分，共15分）

Albert was mad about computer games. He often said to 36. “This is my doorway to the world. There is much more here than you realize.”

37 all his games, there was one he especially liked. In it he would move a character around and then collect 38 as many as possible. He was a real expert of it and he did well in it.

One day, when he got home from school, something 39 happened. As usual, he ran to his room and 40 the computer. But suddenly the screen 41 , and from inside came hundreds of little turtles. Albert couldn’t believe it, but he had to 42 that it wasn’t a dream.

Albert’s parents thought it was his 43 to look after the turtles. Day after day, he found it wasn’t an easy task. He 44 their diet, their habits, and he began to think up ways to feed them. He also tried to trick them into leaving his room, but it 45 worked. Gradually, he got used to living among turtles. And 46 , including his parents, friends and teachers, enjoyed hearing Albert’s growing knowledge about nature.

The day arrived when Albert forgot about his computer, but the turtles suddenly 47 . He felt very sad, but he didn’t go out to look for the turtles. 48 , he went to the pet shop and got two turtles back.

And even today Albert is still 49 new things about animals and nature. Now he also uses the computer to do that. However, every time someone asks him about it, he 50 at his pets and says, “They are my doorway to the world. There’s a lot more to them than you realize.”

36. A. other B. the other C. others D. another

37. A. Between B. From C. With D. Among

38. A. wolves B. turtles C. stamps D. toys

39. A. strange B. happy C. important D. new

40. A. cleaned up B. turned on C. opened D. looked at

41. A. appeared B. changed C. avoided D. broke

42. A. refuse B. decide C. accept D. understand

43. A. duty B. honor C. hobby D. turn

44. A. found B. studied C. improved D. changed

45. A. often B. sometimes C. always D. never

46. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one

47. A. disappeared B. died C. arrived D. injured

48. A. However B. What’s more C. Instead D. After all

49. A. buying B. discovering C. inventing D. using

50. A. points B. laughs C. runs D. shouts

B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。（无需变形的为6小题，每小题1分；需要变形的为4小题，每小题1.5分。共12分）

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Lizards(蜥蜴) are unusual, but they can make good pets because most of them are small and easy to care for. They do not make loud noises, and they do not need to go for a walk or 51 a shower.

Of course, some lizards make better pets than 52 . One of the most popular lizards in pet stores is the bearded dragon。Bearded dragons are active during the day and do not mind people 53 them. Geckos are another 54 pet lizard. They are a little 55 to care for. Geckos are active at night and 56 a warm place to live in. Like bearded dragons, they can be held by their owners. Both of these lizards can live for ten years or more 57 they are well cared for.

Two lizards that are bad 58 for pets are iguanas and chameleons. Iguanas can 59 to be almost two meters(nearly six feet), so they need a big space to live in. They can also bite or scratch(抓伤) their owners. Chameleons do not hurt their owners, but they are 60 difficult to care for. While iguanas can live up to twenty years, chameleons do not live very long. Most do not live more than five years. 高考英语模拟试题库  http://www.ajrhws.com/yy/