2012年高考英語模擬試卷 (二)

一、單項(xiàng)填空 (共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

1. —Do you think Putin will realize his dream and become president of Russia one day?

—Well， _________.

A. only time will tell

B. every minute counts

C. time flies

D. time and tide wait for no man

2. Driving in rush hour traffic_________be very dangerous， so you_________be too careful.

A. could; should B. should; ought to

C. can; can’t D. might; mustn’t

3. —If I don’t get money from my parents by Sunday， could I borrow some from you?

—_________. But can I know why?

A. By no means

B. By all means

C. By means of

D. By some means or other

4. Matthew was diligent and often stayed up late. _________.

A. So was Jack B. So did Jack

C. Nor was Jack D. So it was with Jack

5. In April， thousands of holiday makers remained abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.

A. sticking B. stuck

C. to be stuck D. to have stuck

6. —The film we saw last night was really a success.

—Yeah， I had never been to _________.

A. a better one B. the worst one

C. the best one D. a worse one

7. Pleasant music is played_________classes to make students refreshed and relaxed for a while in Nanjing No. 3 Middle School.

A. between B. among

C. over D. after

8. Zhao Benshan，_________overwork_________his health failure， couldn’t perform in the 2012 Spring Festival Gala on CCTV.

A. which; submitted to B. that; admitted to

C. whose; contributed to D. who; subscribed to

9. In_________most countries， a university degree can give you_________flying start in life.

A. the; a B. the; /

C. /; / D. /; a

10. —Is that Dec.21， 2012 is the end of the world true?

—Of course not， but_________must be paid to the global climate change.

A. attention B. care

C. contact D. influence

11. Seventy percent of the population in the town _________.

A. is Germen B. are Germen

C. is Germans D. are Germans

12. The cost of renting a house in central Nanjing is higher than_________in any other area of the city.

A. that B. those

C. it D. one

13. Among the tall trees_________a farmhouse， in front of which_________an old woman， her hands crossed.

A. lying; sitting B. standing; does sit

C. stands; sits D. lies; is sitting

14. —I wonder why you can always_________the deadline， however much work you have?

—You know， when the deadline gets _________， that’s when I work at my best.

A. miss; over B. extend; across

C. work to; near D. set; up

15. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge they can_________their work will succeed.

A. apply to B. submit

C. correspond to D. contribute to

二、完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

It’s easy to be 16 jealous of Sean Anderson’s adventures—even if he is a fictional character in a movie.

We first saw Anderson explore the 17 of our planet in the 2008 hit movie Journey to the Center of the Earth. The 18 returned in Journey 2: The mysterious Island on February 10. The film is 19 on French writer Jules Verne’s fantasy novel， The Mysterious Island， 20 it also uses elements (元素) from Treasures Island， Gulliver’s Travels and 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea.

It begins when Sean receives a distress signal (求救信號) from a mysterious island 21 no island should exist. Sean’s stepfather， Hank， is unable to stop his stepson from setting out a 22 to discover the island， and so joins him instead. Together with Gabato， the only helicopter pilot willing to risk the trip， and Gabato’s beautiful， strongwilled daughter Kailani， they 23 to find the island， rescue its lone human inhabitant (居民) and escape before a huge earthquake forces the island underwater and buries 24 treasures forever.

The movie was filmed on the Hawaiian island of Oahu， also the 25 of the hit TV drama Lost. The island’s jungles and beautiful mountains grow up out of the screen 26 the movie’s 3D technology.

The island setting is key 27 many works about mystery and adventure， such as Utopia， Robinson Crusoe， Lord of the Flies， and Shakespeare’s play about a magical island， The Tempest. Guardian writer David Cox believes that islands 28 a special place in the human imagination. “ 29 deserts or forests， islands have boundaries. This makes them theaters 30 alternative worlds， paradises (天堂) or hells， can readily take the stage，” Cox writes.

According to Cox， islands 31 seem different， but “they use the same obvious but distinct features of isolation (與世隔絕)”.

Life forms evolve on islands and may 32 their island’s specific conditions. In Journey 2， the hero rides a giant bee. 33 ， according to Cox， human character is also forced to evolve in many stories about islands.

Cox argues that islands provide distance from familiar ways of thinking and invite or require us 34 who we are and how we behave. They enable us “to know ourselves as distinct from those around us， and， in doing so， 35 a more close relationship with the world”， Cox writes.

16. A. little B. a bit

C. a bit of D. a little of

17. A. depths B. lengths

C. heights D. width

18. A.17year old B. 17 yearold

C. 17yearold D. 17yearsold

19. A. put B. set

C. placed D. based

20. A. but B. while

C. and D. or

21. A. when B. how

C. where D. why

22. A. voyage B. trip

C. tour D. travel

23. A. set down B. set about

C. set aside D. set out

24. A. their B. its

C. his D. her

25. A. location B. situation

C. conversation D. direction

26. A. as a result of B. according to

C. thanks to D. in favor

27. A. to B. of

C. about D. on

28. A. enjoy B. spare

C. entertain D. witness

29. A. Like B. Dislike

C. Unlike D. likely

30. A. for that B. in that

C. for which D. in which

31. A. can B. should

C. could D. may

32. A. adapt to B. adopt

C. refer to D. contribute to

33. A. Yet B. However

C. Besides D. Immediately

34. A. to rethink B. rethinking

C. to be rethought D. rethought

35. A. practise B. offer

C. appreciate D. form

三、閱讀理解 (共15小題，每題2分，滿分30分)

A

Recently， my family and I experienced a loss， a loss which caused us all to break down in tears.

The world has become surreal (超現(xiàn)實(shí)的) for me. I have lost my best friend in times of happiness and sadness. Now that he is gone， I don’t know what I’m going to do. Buddy， our 14yearold dog， has died.

I remember the first time I met Buddy in 2000. At the time， I was 4. My mom and dad came back from Tracy， California， with a small golden retriever (金毛獵犬). This golden retriever was so cute. He had brown eyes and soft ears that felt like pillows when you touched them. My parents said that they picked this dog because he had come to them.

Buddy was a very loyal dog. During my early years， he was always my playmate when I didn’t have anyone to play with or my parents were busy.

However， one day Buddy was playing with me and he accidentally bit me. My dad picnicked and got angry at the dog. He believed that the dog was dangerous. At the time， we didn’t have enough room for Buddy， and he was growing bigger and bigger. My dad gave up Buddy to my aunt and her daughter.

Over the years， I would visit Buddy on the weekends and take him for walks. At the start of middle school， that connection faded. I don’t know how， but I just forgot about him. The thing that tears me up is that every time I visited my aunt， Buddy was always excited to see me. I wish I had spent more time with him.

His death has made me realize that you really need to work for the things that you can’t miss out on in life， like hanging out with your dog. I hope I never miss important moments like this again. Rest in peace in dog heaven， Buddy.

36. What does the word “cute” in the third paragraph mean?

A. pretty and attractive

B. cruel and violent

C. wild and natural

D. considerate and friendly

37. During his early years，_________when the writer couldn’t find anyone to play with.

A. his parents often played with him

B. his pet dog was always his playmate

C. he slept and went to school together with Buddy

D. Buddy usually accompanied him

38. Why did his dad send Buddy to his aunt and her daughter? Because _________.

A. Buddy was very loyal

B. Buddy bit him by accident

C. he had another new playmate

D. Buddy was dangerous and there wasn’t enough space for him

39. The best title of the article should be “_________”.

A. My best colleague

B. Bye bye Buddy

C. My family

D. The process of my growing up

B

Because of the financial crisis in the US and UK， college students are beginning to struggle to find ways to pay their tuition fees and accommodations.

Recently， two major US student loan lenders—Citibank and JP Morgan Chase—announced they were leaving the student loan industry altogether. Because banks currently have a lack of credit (存款額)， they are reluctant to offer students lowinterest loans (貸款) that need a severalyear wait for any return of interest.

In the US， many undergraduates top up their financial needs with a private loan， although the majority can get governmentfunded loans. In the 2005—2006 academic year，＄17 billion in private student loans was used to finance higher education. The shortfall in private funding has yet to be covered and will hit many US students hard.

Across the Atlantic， UK students have been less troubled by the crisis. Most undergraduates in the UK cover their university expenses with governmentfunded loans and grants (助學(xué)金). Their biggest concern is a sudden steep increase in student rent.

Most young professionals now rent houses， since 80 percent of UK mortgage schemes (住房抵押貸款計劃) have disappeared—a direct result of the credit crisis. This has boosted the house rent market.

In large cities， UK students are paying almost 65 percent more in rent than the previous year. Figures from the UK organization Accommodation for Student show students in big cities such as London paying an average weekly rent of ＄103.

Yet， despite students’ suffering， the number of this year’s university applications is expected to grow. During economic slumps， people regard further education as a way to survive tough job markets.

40. According to the passage， banks are unwilling to offer students loans because _________.

A. the students are poor and sometimes they can’t pay off the debt

B. banks prefer lending the money to the young professionals

C. banks don’t have enough money left at the present time

D. they think college students are not studying hard

41. The underlined phrase “top up” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.

A. put up B. make up

C. fill up D. pick up

42. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. UK college students have to pay more if they want to rent houses.

B. More UK students want to further their study in college.

C. It is not so easy for US students to loan money now.

D. College students’ tuition fees have risen greatly.

43. It can be inferred that _________.

A. there are no private student loan lenders in the UK

B. loans for US college students will be increased next year

C. private funding falls a little because of higher interest loans in the US

D. private loans play a very important role in financing US students’ education

C

What’s the question?

Who is more powerful—the Jade Emperor or the Buddha?

It might sound impossible to compare the two. But this was part of a formal interview question for the independent enrollment (自主招生) Fudan University this year.

With other questions included， “Why are milk cartons (紙板盒) square?” and “If your natural parent and stepparent both attended your wedding， how would you arrange their seats?”

Thousands of students are taking independent enrollment interviews this year and are facing questions like these. “My first impression is ‘Wow， that’s so strange’，” said Wu Yunxuan， 18， of Yuci No. 1 Middle School， Shanxi. “Some questions are too far away from students’ real lives. Interviewers should ask questions that allow students to show their life values. I doubt whether questions like these can really examine students’ abilities.”

Jing Yining from Hefei No. 6 High School， Anhui， disagreed with her. Jing has just taken the independent enrollment written exam for Nanjing University and is waiting for her interview.

“I’m not worried about the ‘strange’ questions，” she said. “I think it’s reasonable for universities to ask questions like these and I’m fully prepared.

“The interview is intended to select excellent students who are good at more than just taking exams，” she added. “It should be different from the college entrance exam which is mainly about textbooks.”

Her words were echoed (產(chǎn)生共鳴) by Professor Ge Jiangxiong of Fudan University. “What counts is not the students’ answers， but how they approach the questions， from which we can see whether they have critical thinking and other abilities，” he told Shanghai newspaper Wenhui Daily.

The experience of Tai Lunyue from Nanjing Foreign Languages School showed what Ge meant. During her interview for recommendation of direct admission (保送) to Fudan University， the interviewers kept asking her about Wuthering Heights (《呼嘯山莊》). “I was not very familiar with the book，” she said. “I quickly calmed down.” I tried to change the topic to one I knew about by comparing Wuthering Heights with The Secret Garden (《秘密花園》). It was a good way to avoid having nothing to say，” said Tai.

“There are no standard answers to these questions，” one of the interviewers who asked the “Jade Emperor and Buddha” question told China Youth Daily. “Students can even question the question. We like those who first define the terms in the question and then answer it. This shows he or she has a sharp mind.”

44. In the independent enrollment of Fudan University this year， _________.

A. it is hard for Wu Yunxuan to answer the formal interview questions

B. these strange questions are easy to answer

C. some questions are too near students’ real life

D. such questions can of course test examinees’ abilities

45. _________， Jing Yining from Hefei No.6 Middle School， Anhui _________.

A. Taken her interview; is anxious to know the result

B. Having taken such an exam； is waiting for her interview

C. Taking her interview; disagreed with Wu Yunxuan

D. Having taken such an exam; agreed with Wu Yunxuan

46. Taking the independent enrollment interviews， the most important is _________.

A. how to come near to the questions and think critically

B. what to do with the questions and think actively

C. how to deal with the questions and react quickly

D. how to handle the questions differently from others

47. One of the interviewers said that _________.

A. there is only one answer to these strange questions

B. there are two answers to each question

C. there are over three answers to every question

D. there are no standard answers to these questions

D

One evening in February 2007， a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later， she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometer down the railway tracks.

Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS (導(dǎo)航儀). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS， but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train，” she told the BBC.

Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson， who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us， points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices， he says， but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices. Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.

The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology， while there may be a number of other possible causes. A mapmaker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.

It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars， Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computerbased locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps， but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets， or changing social circumstances， or some combination of these factors.

The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.

If there is such a way， it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all， we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long. (2011年浙江卷)

48. The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by_________.

A. close hit B. heavy loss

C. narrow escape D. big mistake

49． In the writer’s opinion， Stevenson’s argument is _________.

A. onesided B. reasonable

C. puzzling D. wellbased

50. What is the real concern of the writer of this article?

A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.

B. The relationship between human and technology.

C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.

D. The human unawareness of technical problems.

四、任務(wù)型閱讀 (共10小題，每小題１分，滿分10分)

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

For more than a century， the DeBeers Corporation of South Africa has controlled the world’s supply of uncut diamonds. In fact， today when people hear the name DeBeers， they think of diamonds. The DeBeers company was founded in 1888 by Englishman Cecil Rhodes. He owned a diamond mine in Kimberly， South Africa. Thousands of people had rushed to mine diamonds after the discovery of the great diamond deposit in the 1870s. By 1885， there were so many diamonds for sale that the price had fallen from ＄500 a carat to just ＄10 a carat. Times were hard. Rhodes knew that the only way to make money with diamonds was to make them rare. The only way to do this was to control the supply of diamonds. The company started the Central Selling Organization (CSO)， which still exists today. CSO was a diamond cartel (聯(lián)盟) that made sure that there were never too many diamonds available. Rhodes’s plan worked very well. By 1900， the CSO controlled about 90 percent of the world’s supply of diamonds， and DeBeers controlled the CSO.

By the early 20th century， however， DeBeers had figured out that controlling the supply was not enough. To increase profits， you also had to increase the demand. According to diamond expert Matthew Hart， the next step showed DeBeers’ true genius. They took something useless—diamonds—and connected it to something of great value—human love.

In order to do this， they hired an advertising agency that began marketing a diamond as a symbol of love: the bigger， the better. They were even able to get famous artists such as Pablo Picasso， Salvador Dalí， and others to create art for DeBeers’ ads. They also gave diamonds to famous movie stars to use as symbols of their indestructible (不可毀滅的) love. Then they put stories in magazines and newspapers that stressed the size of these diamonds. They even used Queen Elizabeth， who visited diamond mines in South Africa and accepted a diamond from DeBeers.

The most effective part of the advertising campaign was the slogan that they still use today: “A diamond is forever.” This statement was perfect even though it was a lie. Diamonds actually can be destroyed. And even though 50 percent of the marriages in the United States end in divorce， people want to believe that theirs will last forever. As a result of this brilliantly strategy， within three years， the sale of diamonds increased by 55 percent. Over the next 50 years， DeBeers repeated this marketing miracle in countries like Japan that previously had had no diamond tradition.

Experts say that diamonds are not rare today. In fact， they estimate that more than 100 million carats a year of diamonds come out of the ground. That might be as many as 800 million separate stones. So why are diamonds still so expensive? Because almost every diamond mine sells part of its output to DeBeers， and DeBeers sells only a small amount and keeps the rest. DeBeers officials claim that the company controls its diamond supplies the same way that a manufacturer controls its inventory (存貨). Still， the central question remains: Is it fair to create demand and then refuse to meet it?

五、書面表達(dá) (滿分25分)

假定你是南京市第三高級中學(xué)學(xué)生張華。最近，你班同學(xué)正在參加《中國日報》21世紀(jì)中學(xué)生英文報“大家談”欄目的一個討論。本次話題為：父母的收入有沒有必要讓孩子知道?

請你根據(jù)下表所列情況給報社寫一封信，客觀地介紹討論情況。

70％的同學(xué)認(rèn)為30％的學(xué)生認(rèn)為

1．父母的收入應(yīng)該讓孩子知道；1．父母的收入沒有必要讓孩子知道；

2．知道后，知其來之不易，能夠更加努力學(xué)習(xí)；2．如果知道父母收入較好，會助長亂花錢風(fēng)氣；

3．知道后，可以理解家長的艱辛，學(xué)會儉省，為大人分憂。3．知道父母收人后，會以為不用努力，也能靠父母，影響學(xué)習(xí)動力。

注意：1．詞數(shù)：150左右;

2．信的開頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)內(nèi);

3．參考詞匯：收入—income.

Dear editor，

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we recently have had about whether we should know our parents’ income.

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參考答案：

一、1—5 ACBDB 6—10 AACDA 11—15 DACCA

二、16—20 BACDA 21—25 CADBA

26—30 CAACD 31—35 DABAD

三、36—39 ABDB 40—43 CCDD 44—47 ABAD 48—50 CAB

四、51. remind 52. possession 53. Problems 54. sold 55. demand

56. Start 57. keep 58. symbolize / represent 59. visit 60. slogan

五、One possible version:

Dear editor，

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether we should know our parents’ income.

We do have different opinions on this matter. Most of us (about 70%) think we should know our parents’ income since it will help us understand how hard our parents have to work， no matter how much they earn. Then we will study harder and will not waste time and money any more. We may also learn to share our parents’ trouble. We’ll try to help them do some housework and respect them because respect is a good tradition of our country.

About 30% of my classmates think it unnecessary to let the children know how much their parents earn. If they know their parents have enough money to support the family， they will depend on their parents and don’t study hard since they needn’t worry about the future. It is said that especially when their parents have a higher income， the children will easily form a wasteful habit which does harm to their mind and health.

（作者：吳濤，南京市第三高級中學(xué)）