英语是当今世界上主要的国际通用语言之一，精品小编准备了高中英语能力竞赛模拟练习题，具体请看以下内容。

第一节：语法和词汇知识运用(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

从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。

21. —What about having a picnic in Nan Shan Park this weekend?

—___________. I think it’ll be interesting.

A. That’s all right  B. Thank you  C. I couldn’t agree more D. I hope not

22. All____ students in our class made ______ progress by studying harder this term.

A. /, a         B. the, the        C. the, a ,          D. the, /

23. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

A. in need of B. in search of  C. with the help of  D. in honour of

24. The woman ________crying when she saw the terrible scen e.

A. burst out     B. broke out       C. brought out      D. threw out

25. It was _______performance that the audience clapped heartily over and over.

A. so wonderful a　　　         B. a so wonderful

C. such wonderful a          D. a such wonderful

26. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was        journey.

A. three hour B. a three-hours   C. a three-hour  D. three hours

27. Not until he left his home          to know how important the family was for him.

A. did he begin  B. had he began  C. he began  D. he has began

28. That’s the new machine ______ parts are too small to be seen.

A. that    B. whose  C. which   D. what

29. —Della would you like some potato chips?

—No potato chips for me—I’m ______ a diet.

A. at      B. in      C. on     D. with

30. —Where does your little daughter want to go during her holiday?

—She is always looking forward to _____ to the Wu Yi Mountain.

A. take       B. taking        C. being taken      D. be taken

31.Some college students are seen doing _______ work they can find to support themselves.

A. that      B. which       C. whatever       D. no matter what

32. ________ at the result, the boss left without saying any word.

A. Having disappointed     B. Disappointing

C. To be disa ppointed      D. Disappointed

33. Altho ugh most of them have no doubt ________he will win the match, I still wonder________ he has been well prepared.

A. if; that     B. that; whether   C. that; that    D. whether; if

34. Nobody but me ______ that either you or Tom ______to take part in this activity.

A. knows / is   B. know / are     C. know / is       D. knows / are

35. You are ______ to suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.

A. likely       B. possible       C. probable          D. perhaps

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 36 his mother. The poor boy had to 37 on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 38 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the) 39 very much, but he had no money. He 40 lost heart and found some old books near the school and 41 himself to read and write.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 47 to move it away.” But 48 men believed him. Some villagers even 49 him. The night 50 and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 51 the next morning. They didn’t 52 who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 53 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He 54 a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 55 push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

36. A. loved     B. lost     C. supported        D. helped

37. A. study    B. think   C. work           D. live

38. A. angry     B. proud  C. sorry             D. excited

39. A. school    B. town    C. mountain      D. bed

40. A. hardly    B. even    C. ever              D. never

41. A. taught   B. asked   C. allowed       D. caused

42. A. window   B. path    C. door           D. river

43. A. believed  B. asked   C. found            D. agreed

44. A. happiness  B. money  C. good          D. difficulty

45. A. But      B. For      C. So             D. And

46. A. stayed   B. discussed  C. played            D. cried

47. A. book      B. question  C. way           D. text

48. A. most        B. many C. some        D. few

49. A. cared about B. laughed at  C. looked at       D. looked after

50. A. went         B. made   C. fell      D. worked

51. A. broken     B. gone    C. heavier        D. smaller

52. A. know     B. forget    C. remember      D. notice

53. A. mainly   B. nearly    C. already        D. only

54. A. put      B. set      C. dug           D. filled

55. A. easily      B. excitedly  C. luckily     D. happily