四川省成都市中和中学2012年普通高考英语试卷(正题).doc

四川省成都市中和中学2012年普通高考试卷（正题）英 语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至8页，第II卷9至10页。考生作时，须钭答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。满分150分,考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷（选择题 共100分）注意事项：1选择题必须使用2B铅笔将答案标号填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上。2I卷共2部分，共计100分。第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分50分)第一节 语法和词汇知识(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。1Have you been wasting time on computer games again?_Ive been studying a lot and I need a breakAI couldnt agree moreBNo wayCNot really DIm afraid so2Its said that scientists have made _ big breakthrough in the cancer treatment.If so, many people can have been brought back to _ life!Aa; theB/; aCthe; theDa; /3Surely the day you are informed of your being admitted to a famous key university will be _of joy and celebration for your family, relatives and friends.AthatBthe oneConeDthose4I am sorry its _ my power to make a final decision on the project.AoverBaboveCbelowDbeyond5I have no idea _ the book is of great value to your English study.AwhetherBifCthatDhow6Mary kept looking at the new classmate, _ whether she had seen her somewhere.AwonderedBto wonderCwonderingDwonder7In my opinion, your article is well organized and _ beautifullyAreadsBis readChas readDread8As the wind was beginning to blow, he did his best to calm his mother and she _ himAcomfortBhaving comfortedCcomforting Dto comfort9It is said that many kids are worried about the year 2012, _, they think the earth will be destroyed by disasters.AwhereBasCwhenDwhich10East of our school _ that make electric motorbikes.Aare two companiesBis two companiesCtwo companies isDtwo companies are11I can speak a little Italian. I _ quite a lot of Italian when I was in Italy.Amade upBtook upCpicked upDshowed up12Man must keep in mind that it will be years _ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it.AwhenBbeforeCsinceDuntil13Oh, dear! Im sorry. Ive just broken a vase!_ . Ill buy a new one.AThats allBNever mindCIts a pleasureDYoure welcome14Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is _ a shopping center. You can do almost anything there.Ano more thanBnot more thanCmore thanDrather than15The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _ for a meal to be cooked.AlaidBlayingCto layDbeing laid16With more forests being cut down, the environment of this town has become worse and worse, which has greatly _ the local economic development.Aheld backBheld onCheld on toDheld out17Why are you so sure that you can buy the computer next month?Because I _ enough money by then.Awill be savingBam going to saveCwill have savedDsave18Are you going to stay overnight?Not _ its really necessary.AunlessBifCuntilDsince19Look! How much _ Alice looks wearing her new show dress!AwellBgoodCbetterDbest20Nobody is worth your tears, and the one who is _ make you cryAcant Bmustnt Cwont Dneednt第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。There was once a jeweller who was known for many virtues（美德）One day, a team of wealthy businessmen came to him to buy some diamondsThey told him what they wanted, and offered him a 21 priceHe replied that he could not let them 22 the jewels at that moment, and requested them to 23 againAs they wanted them without 24 ,and thought that the aim of the jeweller was only to 25 the price of the diamonds, the businessmen offered him twice, three times and then four times, as much as they were worthBut he refused, and they went away in a very bad 26 Some 27 after, he went to them, and 28 before them the diamonds, for which they again offered him the last price they had named; but he said, I will only accept the 29 one you offered to me this morningWhy, then, did you not close the 30 with us at once? asked they in 31 When you came, replied he, my father had the 32 of the chest, in which the diamonds were kept, and as he was asleep, I would have to 33 him to get themAt his age, a short hour of sleep does him a great deal of good; and 34 all the gold in the world, I would not be wanting in respect to (就而言)my father, or take from him a single 35 How many of us 36 the older person as a pain? Its 37 that they always move at a pace that comes 38 to a snail（蜗牛）when you are in a major rush 39 remember one day you will grow old and your 40 will pay you the same respect and love you have shown to your father21AhighBlowCfairDfixed22AtouchBtestCfindDsee23AcallBphoneCpayDbuy24AhesitationBquestionCconditionsDdelay25AchangeBincreaseCaddDcut26AmannerBsituationCmoodDtime27AhoursBdaysCweeksDmonths28AthrewBhandedCtookDplaced29AfirstBsecondCthirdDfinal30AchestBdealCaccountDdoor31AtearsBangerCsurpriseDsilence32AkeyBnumberCshapeDcontent33AlocateBinterruptCshakeDwake34AinBatCwithDfor35AcomfortBsufferingCpityDhonour36Alook onBthink aboutCask forDspeak to37AnecessaryBgoodCtrueDimportant38AcarefullyBslowlyCfastDclose39AButBEvenCSoDThen40AfatherBchildrenCrelativesDfriends第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题；每小题2分， 满分40分 )AFebruary 20Dear Stefania,I was so glad to receive your last letterWinter has been dragging on, and hearing from you brightened my dayWhen I get the mail, I always recognize your letters because of all the postage marksIt makes me feel special, getting mail from a foreign landAnyway, your description of the coastline where you live was so vividI can picture the beach, water, and mountains so clearly in my mindIt is amazing that you can just walk there from where you live any time you wantI cannot believe you would ever long to live in a congested city with all the noise and people rushing everywhereI suppose there is a certain excitement to itWhere you long for the chaotic city, though, I long for the peaceful countryPeople always say the grass looks greener on the other sideMaybe if we did change places, we would again want the opposite of what we hadI have a chance to get close to nature on my spring vacation in MarchMy youth group is going campingWe are actually journeying on a three-day canoeing trip on a river that flows through a wooded piece of landI have never been canoeing, but I love to campHave you ever been canoeing or camping? I will take my diary and a disposable（一次性的） cameraLook for pictures in the mail!Your science project sounds excellentTell me how it works outWas it difficult to make? Im sure you spent many hours in the library doing research! Good luck presenting it at your schools science fairI need to go and finish my homeworkUgh! Please write back and tell me what is going on with youLove, Kendra Reese 41Stefanias letter brightened Kendras day because _Ashe couldnt stand all the noiseBKendra was away at campCit arrived in the middle of winterDKendra worked hard all week42From the passage we know_AStefania and Kendra live in the coastal cityBKendra and Stefania live in the coastal countrysideCKendra lives in the coastal countryside, and Stefania lives in the cityDKendra lives in the city, and Stefania lives in the coastal countryside43Kendra is probably taking along a disposable camera on her vacation because_Ait does not matter if disposable cameras are lost Bonly disposable cameras are sold where she livesCdisposable cameras take better pictures of nature Din nature only disposable cameras are allowed44The underlined sentence means_Agrass looks greener from a distanceBthings unfamiliar to us seem betterCthings we are used to are bestDgrass is not as green as we thinkBDocument AEvergreen Teen Book Club Offer The Evergreen Teen Book Club invites you to join us and take full advantage of our limited-time introductory offer.If you join our club, you will receive a certificate(证明、证书) for 3 free books. 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Evergreen Teen values its customers, and your satisfaction is our goal! 45In Document A, a phenomenal offer is one that is_Anot trueBstandardCtemporaryDextraordinary46Document A tries to do all of these except_Ainterest you in reading Bconvince you to buy somethingCoffer you extra benefits Dtrap you into joining a club47The purpose of Document B is to explain_Awhy damaged items cannot be returned Bwhy shipping charges for returns wont be paidChow a return should be processed Dhow customer representatives will help you48How does the club know what to do about your refund?AYou checked a box on the mailing labelBYou listed it ahead of time on your applicationCYou called the Customer Service Department DYou indicated it on the certificate you usedCI arrived late one night on a business trip, so I decided to have dinner in the hotel. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They satthree tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly afterending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart. My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill. He asked if I knew them and I told him No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other, and then I departed. The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After Ihad been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant. When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, thehostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said. The couples were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying Love begets Love to the amazement of the hostess and waiter. I smiled and said Thats nice, and proceeded to order my meal. About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited andwaited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that Ineeded to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement ofthe young couples. When I told her that they didnt have to do that, she said with a smile Love begets Love.49. The writers purpose of writing the passage is to . A. suggest love never dies B. share an interesting experience C. encourage us to help people in need D. prove a show of love really makes a difference50. Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples? A. Because they were always ready to help poor people. B. Because they were happy to pass the love they gained. C. Because they invited the young people to the meal. D. Because they didnt want to take the advantage of the writers generosity.51. What can be inferred from the story? A. The writer did all this to prove his belief in love. B. The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant. C. The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him. D. The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single.52. Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story? A. A good beginning makes a good ending. B. Where there is love, there is life. C. As a man sows, so shall he harvests. D. Love me, love my dog.DWhat is politeness? This sounds like a simple question. In daily life, we often make judgments about what is polite and what is not polite. For example, to offer your seat to the elderly on a bus is considered polite behavior, and to interrupt when someone is talking is considered impolite; to greet someone the first time you meet him in the morning is polite and to stand up to reach for the dish you want at a dinner table is impolite. So politeness can first of all be regarded as a phenomenon, an observable social phenomenon.What I would like to propose is that as an observable social phenomenon, politeness is something superficial, but to account for what is understood at the surface, we should dig into the depth where different cultural values are rooted.When being complimented (赞美), an English-speaking person would readily accept the compliment by saying something like Thank you to show his appreciation of the praise, but a Chinese speaker would try to deny the truth of the compliment. They both think they are behaving properly. Yet neither of them would think the other is being polite. The English speaker is being polite to the extent that by accepting and showing appreciation of the compliment, and he avoids hurting the positive face of the person who makes it; the Chinese speaker is showing modesty by denigrating himself, ignoring the fact of the compliment paid to him. As has been mentioned, self-denigration has been at the core of the Chinese understanding of politeness for over two thousand years. The Chinese, in order to show modesty, will go to such lengths as to underrate what he himself has achieved and deny the truth of a complimentary remark.53. According to the first paragraph, politeness can be briefly described as_.A. proper social phenomena B. being modestC. showing appreciation D. an observable social phenomenon 54. In the authors opinion, the nature of politeness lies in _. A. something superficial B. what is understood at the surface C. different cultural values D. the root of different thoughts55. The underlined word denigrate in the passage means _. A. appreciate B. deny C. ignore D. compliment 56Whats the authors attitude towards Chinese politeness?A. Approving. B. Objective. C. Optimistic. D. Critical ECut out part of a healthy persons liver and transplant it into a sick person-it sounds like a complicated and dangerous operation , not to mention very expensive. But it is sometimes the only possible cure for a seriously ill patient with liver disease.Until now British scientists have just announced a new stem cell technique, which allows them to grow healthy liver cells outside human bodies. According to the researchers, it could be another five to ten years before the technique can actually be used to help patients with liver disease. However, they say the method might one day replace liver transplants altogether. The study was led by the University of Cambridge and the Welcome Trust Sanger Institute, a British genomics and genetics research institute. It was published in the journal nature on October 12,2011. The researchers took skin cells from a patient with a mutation (变异) in a gene called alphal-antitrypsin (a-l抗胰蛋白酶). This gene makes a protein that protects our bodies against inflammation (炎症). People with changed or damaged alphal-antitrypsin are not able to release the protein correctly from the liver, so the protein is trapped there and eventually leads to liver cirrhosis (肝硬化).Scientists then used an advanced technique to cut away the faulty section of DNA from a stem cell and replace it with a corrected one, according to the journal. The stem cells went on to produce fresh and healthy liver cells with normal protein levels. Scientists put the new liver cells into mice and found that they worked very well. Stem cells are the life source of all other cells in the body. They could transform medicine, providing treatment for blindness, spinal cord injuries and other serous injuries. They could also be used to produce new cells for damaged organs.David Lomas, a Cambridge biology professor who worked on the team, said: “If we can use a patients own skins cells to produce liver cells that we can put back into the patient, we ma