文档介绍：2012届高考英语模拟试卷
I 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old_____1_____. “What can I do for you, sir?”“I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes glowed. There was a note of____2____ in his voice. “Did you know that you e into the ____3_____place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that, as my entrance had been_____4____. “Come with me,” said the boy, happily. I followed him to the back of the shop, and he began to take down from the shelves box after box, _____5____their contents for my pleasure.
“Hold on, lad, I am going to buy only one pair!”“I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how _____6______beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful?” There was on his face an _____7_____of serious and holy happiness, as if he were____8______ to me the mysteries of his religion. I became far more interested in him than in the____9_____. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend,” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not merely the enthusiasm es from curiosity, from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years y