2019年高考英语模拟试题及答案（一）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.As ______ child, Salk did not show any interest in ______ medicine or science in general.
A.不填; 不填 B.the; 不填
C.a; 不填 D.a; the
2.The Yangtze River, China's longest, has been affected by a severe drought, _____ the lowest level of rainfall this year since 1961.
A.with B.for C.beyond D.besides
3.In the US they focus on creative thinking skills, _____ in China they only focus on theory.
A.since B.when C.while D.now that
4.—Jenny, did you see the manager ______?
—If I had been there 5 minutes earlier, I would have met him.
A.itself B.him C.herself D.himself
5.Production of less expensive car brands like Chery and BYD means more Chinese can ______ cars.
A.recover B.afford C.maintain D.produce
6.Coughing _____ also be used for social reasons, such as the coughing before giving a speech.
A.may B.should C.must D.need
7.Sitting cross-legged in a manner in which the bottom of a foot ______ toward an Arab is a serious insult.
A.had pointed B.pointed C.have pointed D.is pointing
8.Used to TV shows, _____ everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the patience to read a book that requires thinking.
A.which B.what C.where D.when
9.China has a growing number of middle-class parents who _____ for years to get their only child into a top school.
A.had been saved B.have saved
C.had saved D.have been saved
10.President Obama promised victims of the deadliest accident in 65 years ______ the government would help them.
A.when B.how C.what D.that
11.The police said the hackers were just looking to show off and get as much _____ as possible.
A.attitude B.flame C.attention D.dislike
12.—Panasonic plans to lay off 35,000 employees globally within 2 years.
—The cuts _____ 9% of the company's staff.
A.make up B.take over
C.hold back D.come out
13.Shops have shown little enthusiasm about Father's Day, _____ the active promotion campaigns on Mother's Day.
A.compare with B.compared with
C.to compare with D.having compared with
14.Beijing Times reported the regulation, _____, would take effect on Jan.1, 2012.
A.if passing B.if passed
C.if it passed D.if it being passed
15.—Would you give it another guess?
—____ —tell me the answer.
A.Let me think B.You never know
C.Never mind D.I give up
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