2009 年高考英语单项选择题冲刺模拟练习（ 1 ）

• 1. It was Bird flu ____ killed ____ eight-year-old girl in April, 2006.

• A. which; the B. that; an C. which; an D. that; the 

• 2. Will it be nine o’clock tomorrow ____ we’ll have the meeting?

• A. when B. while C. that D. where• 3. ---____ will direct 2008 Olympic ceremonies?• ---Not Li An but Zhang Yimou.• A. Which is it that B. Whom is it that C. Who is it

that D. What is it that • 4. It won’t be a long time ____ we enjoy football

matches of the 2006 World Cup.• A. until B. before C. when D. after • 5. ---Is your grandpa still smoking?• ---No. It’s years ____ he smoked.• A. after B. before C. when D. since•  

• 6. ---Have you been here before?• ---Yes, it’s the third time ____ I ____ the Bell

Tower.• A. when; visited B. that; visited C. when;

have visited D. that; have visited • 7. In fact ____ is hard for a man to keep his

promise every time.• A. that B. this C. there D. it • 8. Ann’s father kept telling Ann that she

shouldn’t surf the internet too frequently, but ____ didn’t help.

• A. he B. which C. she D. it•  

• 9. “I believe ____ is still a good chance that Yao Ming will participate in the 2006 world championships if he recovers well.” a spokesman said yesterday.

• A. it B. this C. there D. that • 10. Be sure to phone me when you arrive, ____?• A. aren’t you B. will you • C. can you D. don’t you • 11. Boris reminded you that you shouldn’t make a

call in class, ____?• A .should you B. shouldn’t you C. didn’t he

D. did he • 12. Tom, you looked sleepy this morning. You

must have stayed up last night, ____?• A. didn’t you B. aren’t you • C. mustn’t you D. haven’t you

13. I remember I have been here before. There used to be a church near the park, ____?

A. usedn’t it B. wasn’t it C. usedn’t there D. did there14. Excuse me, ____ I have something important to t

ell you.• 　　 A. and B. so C. but D. yet15. ---He has made some progress recently.• 　　 ---So he has. He could have achieved more, __

__.• 　　 A. yet B. though C. either D. although16. ---I raised objections in the meeting. Will you hat

e me?---No, I won’t. ____, I’ll thank you for your plain word

s.• A. Therefore B. Still C. Besides D. Yet• 　

17. Doctors are operating on the injured. I’m afraid we can do nothing but ____ patiently.

• 　　 A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. waited18. ____, David will try his best to overcome it.A. No matter how the problem is difficult B. However

difficult is the problemC. No matter difficult the problem is D. No matter ho

w difficult the problem is19. ____ much progress you have made, you should

be modest.• 　 A. No matter B. How C. Whatever D. However20. ____, he never shows off.A. Knowledgeable is he as B. Is as he knowledgeabl

eC. He is as knowledgeable D. Knowledgeable as he i

s

21. As we all know, the more we practise, ____.

A. we will acquire the 0more details B. the more details will we acquire

C. and the more details we will acquire

D. the more details we will acquire

• 22. Only when something gets lost, ____.

• A. you can realize how important it is to you

• B. how important you can realize it is to you

• C. can you realize how important it is to you

• D. realize you how important it is to you

• 　

23. It’s only when something gets lost ____.A. can you realize how important it is to youB. how important you can realize it is to youC. that you can realize how important it is to youD. that can you realize how important it is to you24. In order to prepare for the college entrance exam

ination, it was ____.A. not until midnight did he go to bed B. until midnight that he didn’t go to bedC. not until midnight that he went to bed D. until midnight when he didn’t go to bed25. ---Tom, can’t you be careful? You have left out so

me figures in your calculations.• 　　 ---Oh, ____.A. so am I B. so have I C. so I am D. so I have• 　

26. Not only ____ saving material and resources but ____ trying to save water and energy.

A. all factories are; most of the families are B. all factories are; are most of the familiesC. are all factories; are most of the families D. are all factories; most of the families are　27. So fluently _____ that ______.A. does he speak English; is he considered as a nati

veB. he speaks English; is he considered as a nativeC. does he speak English; he is considered as a nati

veD. he speaks English; he is considered as a native• 　• 　

28. Off the coast ____ with several fishing villages located there.

A. does an island lie B. lies an island C. an island is lying D. an island lies

29. He was doing his homework ____ the light went out.

A. when B. while C. before D. until30. Why did you use my cell phone ____ you

had your own one? To save your money?A. as B. where C. while D. when31. Some people say more but do less ____

others do the opposite.A. once B. while C. when D. as

32. ____ I do dislike this kind of people, I never speak ill of them.

A. While B. Since C. As D. Unless33. In this world there is no shortcut to take. Everyon

e, no matter how clever he is, can’t achieve success, ____ he works hard.

• A. as long as B. even though C. unless D. although34. He’d like to set off 30 minutes early ____ he meet

s with the traffic jam.• A. so that B. now that C. in case D. or else35. He always took a notebook with him ____ he coul

d take down something important at all times and all places.

A. because B. so that C. in case D. if only• 　　

36. ____ you dislike this job, why not hunt for another?

• 　　 A. Although B. While C. Since D. Because37. Paley, look at your paper. Why have you a secon

d time made the same mistake _____ you did it a month ago?　 A. in which B. that C. where D. when38. ---Mum, I’m outing.• 　　 ---Well, and ____ you play or go shopping, yo

u must come back before nine o’clock.• 　　 A. whenever B. whether C. whichever D. no m

atter39. He was honest, ____ his brother always tells lies.• 　　 A. however B. since C. whereas D. though40. He will go to the coffee bar, ____ it rains.A. despite B. except that C. except when D. besides

41. ____ is known to everyone, London will hold the 2012 Olympic Games.

• 　　 A. It B. As C. That D. What42. Cong Fei died of cancer in April, 2006, ____ made

us in deep sorrow.• 　　 A. who B. that C. it D. which43. Have you been to Mount Hua, ____ scenery is ch

arming?• 　　 A. where B. which C. whose D. what• 44. Now more and more people begin to enjoy gold

en weeks, ____they can relax or travel.• 　　 A. on which time B. in that time C. during whic

h time D. by which time45. He is the only one of the top students who ____ a

dmitted to Peking University.A. was B. were C. have been D. has been• 　

46. Tomorrow he will participate in a job interview ____the interviewer is likely to ask some difficult questions.

• 　　 A. that B. when C. whom D. where47. On my father’s birthday, I gave him a special present, ___

_ I had spent my own money buying for the first time.• 　　 A. that B. what C. one D. it48. ---If you are admitted to a key university, ____ as a prize?• 　　 ---I’m longing for a cell phone.A. what you expect your father will offer youB. do you expect what your father will offer youC. what do you expect will your father offer youD. what do you expect your father will offer you49. Nowadays customers become more and more practical an

d buy only ____ they need.A. where B. which C. when D. what50. She’d like to offer money to ____ needs it to continue his

or her study.A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever