苏中八校2008年高考英语模拟试题（押题卷）
（总分：120分 考试时间：120分钟） 2008 / 05/20
第Ⅰ卷（ 三部分 共85分）
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题 每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
21.—I don’t care what people think of me .
—Well , you _____ .
A. will B. need C. should D. may
22. Recently, there is _______ boom in population mobility, and according to ______ national population survey of 2000, 17 percent of the population moves every year.
A. the; a B. a; the C. /; a D. the; /
23.At this time tomorrow we _____ over the Pacific .
A. are flying B. will be flying C. are to fly D. are going to fly
24.—Do you believe that it is wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children ?
—No , that is _____ they are mistaken .
A. when B. what C. where D. how
25. The pilot , as well as eight of the passengers , ______ miraculously ______ the plane crash .
A. have; been survived B. has; survived
C. have; survived D. has; been survived
26.—Why is Uncle Wang selling all his belongings ?
—_____ is important to explain anything he does .
A. It B. What C. That D. This
27. From her pockets , Ms. Lee took out _____ was like a coin and put it into the poor girl in rags .
A. that B. which C. it D. what
28.—What about my idea?
—Very good! But not many people ______ the idea that money brings happiness.
A. subscribe to B. take to C. contribute to D. relate to
29. Alice won’t want to eat it unless she is really hungry , _____ she’ll eat almost anything .
A. when B. in which case C. in that case D. in which
30.—Well , where is my shoes ?
—_____ ! We’ll be late for school .
A. Take it easy B. How come
C. Congratulations D. Come on
31.The news that the President Wen Jiabao would visit our school raised all the people’s _____ .
A. feelings B. emotions C. spirits D. minds
32.—How can I improve my spoken English ?
—I suggest you _____ English whenever possible .
A. practise speaking B. to practise to speak
C. will practise speaking D. practicing to speak
33. There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that Mr. Smith _____ gave up .
A. unfortunately B. purposefully C. Hopefully D. eventually
34. Everything _____ in the man’s grave was probably given to him for his use in the next life .
A. was finding B. was found C. found D. finding
35. Not only _____ hard but also_____ a high sense of responsibility .
A. does she work; she has B. she works; has she
C. does she work; does she have D. she works; she has
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，
选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is clear that some chemicals can damage the health of animals and humans.__36__, this is not the only problem that __37__ be caused by the careless use of chemicals, Chemicals can also __38__ the ecological(生态的) balance of the environment. If the ecological balance is disturbed, the results can be __39__ serious.
The __40__ of DDT illustrates(说明) the problem. DDT, a chemical which kills insects, at first seemed to be a perfect answer__41__ many problems. It would control insects that caused dangerous diseases, __42__ insects that caused billions of dollars of damage to crops every year. Governments permitted and even _43___ the use of DDT. Farmers in many countries __44__ to spray(喷洒) it on their crops. The __45__ results were good: Damage to crops __46__ down, and profits went up. However, the chemical had effects which the scientists didn't see in__47__ . First, it also killed insects which were the __48__ enemies of the harmful insects and which were therefore beneficial to farmers. Second, and perhaps worse, DDT did not kill __49__ harmful insect. A few insects had natural resistance(抵抗力) to the chemical. They __50__ and reproduced in large numbers. In a few years there were large numbers of insects which were not __51__ by DDT, and there were __52__ insects which could act as natural __53__ on these new "super - insects." Finally, it became clear that DDT was not solving the insect problem. In fact, it was making the problem worse. It __54__ became necessary to find a second __55__ for the effects of the first.
36.A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Besides
37.A. can B. must C. will D. shall
38.A. cause B. harm C. break D. disturb
39.A. little B. much C. extremely D. hardly
40.A. history B. shortcoming C. achievement D. advantage
41.A. at B. for C. to D. of
42.A. as well as B. as well C. but D. also
43.A. asked B. requested C. declared D. encouraged
44.A. wanted B. began C. decided D. arranged
45.A. fast B. immediate C. moment D. last
46.A.put B. took C. broke D. went
47.A. need B. turn C. advance D. vain
48.A. natural B. ill C. ugly D. friendly
49.A. any B. some C. every D. all
50.A. lived B. died C. cried D. survived
51.A. effected B. affected C. damaged D. killed
52.A. many B. a few C. a little D. fewer
53.A. controls B. enemies C. choices D. means
54.A. later B. then C. now D. so
55.A. cause B. insect C. answer D. cure
