2008年高考英语模拟试题·附详解（02）（16所名校共同编写）1—20 （听力略）一、单项填空21. “Would you take this along to the office for me?” “_________.” A. That’s right B. With pleasure C. Never mind D. Not at all22. Their problem today is somewhat similar to _________ they faced many years ago. A. that B. which C. that which D. it23. This is _________ best kind of _________ pen you can get here. A. the, the B. the, a C. the, 不填 D. a, the24. The Parkers bought a new house but _________ will need a lot of work before they can move in. A. they B. it C. one D. which25. He will never _________ anything if he doesn’t work hard. A. hope B. wish C. achieve D. succeed26. She told me she hadn’t enjoyed the film, but I decided to go and see it _________.A. at once B. at the same time C. all the same D. at all27. She raised her finger to her lips as _________ for silence. A. an idea B. a mark C. a sign D. a word28. The plane crashed, _________ all 200 people aboard.A. killed B. having killed C. killing D. had killed29. _________ the government agrees to give extra money, the theatre will have to close. A. Until B. Unless C. Since D. While30. “Why don’t we take a little break?” “Didn’t we just have _________?” A. it B. that C. one D. this31. The question is _________ of great importance. A. that B. it C. one D. what 32. “Mary looks hot and dry” “So _________ you if you had a high fever.”A. do B. are C. will D. would33. Entering the room, the headmaster said, “Everyone _________ quiet, please.”A. keep B. keeps C. is keeping D. to keep34. “I _________ his telephone number.” “I have his number, but I _________ to bring my phone book.”A. forget, forget B. forgot, forgot C. forget, forgot D. forgot, forget35. He wrote a lot of novels, none of _________ translated into a foreign language.A. them B. which C. it D. what二、完形填空As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it. On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree