2012全高考英语模拟试题及答案（10套）2012届太原五中12月月考

太原五中20112012学年度第一学期月考（12月）英 语 试 题第一部分：知识运用（共两节，35分）第一节 单项填空（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。1It is really _ useful dictionary and _ dictionary every one of us needsAan; a Ba; the Cthe; a Da; a2Although the working mother is very busy, she still _a lot of time to her childrenAspends Boffers Cdevotes Dprovide3_ makes this small restaurant different is that it offers three free cups of beer to its customers every Sunday morningAWho BWhat CWhoever DWhatever4With all his family, friends and money gone, he felt _hopeless and killed himselfAhardly Bluckily Csincerely Dtotally5Its been raining for a whole weekI think itll get fine soon_We are getting into the rainy season nowAYes, it will BOf course not CIts possible DIts hard to say6A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which _ will promote its economic developmentAin nature Bin return Cin turn Din fact7The _the young man left on us is that he was from a respectable familyAsight Bappearance Cimpression Dexpression8Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?_ you bought last week? Im afraid I havent seen _AThe one; it BThe one; one COne; it DOne; one9I paid him 300 Yuan for the sneakersOh, he charged you too muchYou _ them with half the moneyAcould have bought Bneednt have boughtCmust have bought Dwouldnt have bought10A well-written composition _a good choice of words and clear organization among other thingsAcalls on Bcalls for Ccalls up Dcalls off11I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _ the cloth _ wellAhave told; washes Bwas told; washedChave been told; washes Dhave been told; is washed12Whats your plan for this winter vacation?Ill take an express train to Dalian for my holiday _ school endsAwhile Buntil Cimmediately Dunless13Do you think the reason _ he gave is believable?Afor which Bwhich Cwhy Dwhat14The big-eyed girl came in, _ a cake with two _ candles on itAbring; lit Bbrought; lighted Ccarrying; lighted Dtaking; lighting15How long do you think it is _ he arrived here?No more than half a year, I believeAwhen Bthat Cbefore Dsince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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。One day in a small town, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime （一角硬币） leftHe was hungry so he decided to 16 for a meal at the next house17_, he asked for a drink of water instead of a meal when a lovely young woman opened the doorShe thought he looked 18 so she brought him a large glass of 19 He asked, How much do I 20 you? I never accept pay for a 21 she repliedHoward Kelly left that house, feeling 22 , his faith in life increased tooHe was about to 23 before this point24 later the young woman became so 25 ill that she was finally sent to a big city, where specialists can be called in to study her 26 diseaseDrHoward Kelly, now 27 was called inHe 28 her at once and determined to do his 29 to save her lifeFrom that day on, he gave special attention to her caseAfter a long 30 , he succeededThe final bill was 31 to her roomShe was afraid to 32 it because she was positive that it would take the 33 of her life to pay it offFinally she looked, and a note on the bill 34 her attentionIt read, Paid in full with a glass of milk （Signed） DrHoward KellyTears of joy 35 her eyes as she read this16Aapply Bbeg Cprepare Dsearch17ASo BTherefore CHowever DEven18Ahungry Bthirsty Ctired Dexcited19Awater Bmilk Cmeal Dcoffee20Atake Bown Cspend Dowe21Akindness Bcarefulness Cgenerosity Dresponsibility22Afriendlier Bweaker Cstronger Dnicer23Ainterrupt Bkeep Ccontinue Dquit24AYears BMonths CDays DWeeks25Aslightly Bcritically Cpurposefully Daccidentally26Arare Bfrightened Cviolent Dcruel27Aunknown Bwealthy Cfamous Dpoor28Asupervised Bmodernized Corganized Drecognized29Aleast Bbest Cmost Dbiggest30Amatch Bgame Cstruggle Drace31Asent Bled Creturned Dpassed32Aexamine Btear Cclose Dopen33Alast Brest Cfinal Dfirst34Agive Bhold Ccaught Dpay35Acrowded Bcovered Cpoured Dflooded第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAdvertisement 1The opening ceremony of this famous yearly competition will begin at 11:30 am There will be music groups, rappers and childrens chorus12:25 pmsees the introduction of the eaters who come from all over the worldAt 12:40 pmthe historic 12-minute all-you-can-eat competition will beginThe world record stands at over 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutesWill anyone beat the record this year?Viewing is available on a first-come-first-served basisTelevision crews are invited to use a two-tiered （两层的） stage three meters from the main stageThe area in front of the main stage is kept for photographers and television cameras without tripods （三脚架）Advertisement 2Few periods in history are as exciting as the time when the Vikings （北欧海盗）were known ?and sometimes feared ?throughout Scandinavia, the British IslesRussia, all the Mediterranean, Africa and even AmericaFrojel is a family-based society, which aims to relive （再体验） and describe the Vikings from a harborFrojel, on the Swedish island of GotlandFrojel was one of the richest trading centers in the Viking worldThe members of the society aim to recreate the clothing, weapons, tools, jewellery, games, food and furniture of the long-gone periodThey want to enjoy an escape to a simpler, more relaxed time, with like-minded peopleThey will also use the items they have made to relive that age at various public entertainments36According to Advertisement 1, the famous yearly competition is _Aa music competition Ban eating competitionCa cooking competition Da pleasure-taking competition37The best title for Advertisement 2 would be _AThe Vikings BReliving of the VikingsCFrojel DA Viking Reliving Society38From the advertisement we know that Frojel used to be _Aa Viking club Ba family-based societyCa European island Da trading centerBSuccess does not belong to a select （精挑细选的） group of individuals; success belongs to those who are willing to go after itSuccess belongs to those who are willing to look fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they have to doSuccess belongs to those who realize that there is something more important than their fearDesire is the key to motivation Desire is the longing to achieve a vision; without desire you have nothingIf youve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision downHabakkuk said, Write the vision, and make it plain, Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be excitingSeventy percent of success in life is showing up You cant get your dream job, if youre scared to turn in an applicationYou wont get the sale, if you dont tryShowing up doesnt guarantee success, but rest assured if you dont show up, you wont succeedWhen it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show upThomas JWatson said, Would you like me to give you a formula （公式） for success? Its quite simple, reallyDouble your rate of failureYou are thinking of failure as the enemy of successBut it isnt at allYou can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakesMake all you canBecause remember thats where you will find success Never fear failure, it is failure that will bring you successEmbrace failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon youwill succeedSuccess is not about doing what the average person cant do, its about doing what the average person is unwilling to doAnd on a deeper level, its about creating habits that the average person is unwilling to createIts the habit of doing things with excellence that cause successSuccess is the enjoyment of the journeyYou have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, Unless you change how you are, you will always have what youve got You have to changeyou will change, you will succeed39If you want to succeed, you should _Amake efforts to achieve it Bbe a special personCface it with fear Ddo everything important40Whats Habakkuks opinion?AWe should make our aims common BWe should set up a clear targetCWe should have motivation DDesire is the key to motivation41The main idea of the third paragraph is that _Asuccess needs showing up B70% of people can succeedCyou should show your hope Dyou should fight for success42Thomas JWatson encourages us to _Aretire from failure Bescape from failureCmake double mistakes Dgrow from failure43Which is the best title of the passage? _ASuccess and Failure BKeys to SuccessCSeveral Critical Steps to Success DImportance of SuccessCClimber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of lifeThe Austrian, 49, began his climbing career at the age of 12At 16, he was the youngest solo rock climber to conquer the AlpsAt 18, he scaled the 7,000 meter Pamir Plateau, in Central AsiaBubendorfer climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, within 16 hoursHe is famed for conquering five mountains in the Dolomites, Italy, in just one dayBeginning in 2010 and along with Chinese climbers, he has now set his sights on mountains over 6,000 meters in Tibet autonomous regionThe lecturer and writer has published six books, based on his climbing experiences, and Life is Like Climbing was recently published by China Development PressBubendorfer wrote it in German, and it was translated by Tang Wenping In Bubendorfers opinion, the ultimate goal of mountain climbing is to search for and answer the big questions in lifeThe peak is not the ultimate aim, but the natural result of climbing, an activity in which he puts his heart and soul, he saysHe describes the feeling of standing on a ridge: I seemed to get rid of time and the surroundings, and enter a new worldThe world exists both internally and externallyFor the procrastinator, he writes: No decision, no actionIf I dont make a decision, I have to take action sooner or laterHis analysis of fear is: （It） is the precondition for courageFear is the protection against the hidden dangers that seemed safeBubendorfers life is full of wisdom and philosophyAs he says: （Life is） like a continuous mountain range with peaks and troughs （低谷）Only when you return to the bottom temporarily, can you start climbing again44Which of the following is the correct order about Bubendorfer according to the text?aconquering five mountains in the Dolomitesbclimbing Pamir Plateauchaving Life is Like Climbing published新课标第一网dconquering the AlpsAabcd Bdcab Cadcb Ddbac45Which of the following is TRUE about Bubendorfer?AHe has published six books so farBHe has a knowledge of GermanCHis ultimate goal is to reach the peakDHe is famous for conquering Aconcagua in one day46According to Bubendorfer, fear _Aprotects hidden dangersBis necessary for courageCusually leads to a sense of safetyDis something you feel when you climb again47Which might be the best title for the text?AA mountain climbers adventurous lifeBSome tips on how to clime mountainsCClimber explores lifes peaks and troughsDThe goal of mountain climbingDFive people are at our table, including myselfIve already learnt a great deal about them in the short time weve been at sea, although we rarely meet except at mealtimesFirst of all, theres Dr StoneHes a man of about sixty - five, with gray hair and a friendly faceHe gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet country villageAs a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the Army and visited many countriesHes told us a great deal about the city to which we are goingThen theres GrandmotherI call her that because her name escapes meIn spite of being a grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fiftyShes on her way to visit a daughter who went to Australia some years agoNaturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and her three grandchildren, whom she has never seenThen theres a man I dont care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow He has been on leave in England and is now returning to his work in SingaporeThe other person who sits at our table is MrsHuntIve found out hardly anything about herShes extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about childrens various illnessesShes on her way to join her husband in India48What can we know about MrStone?AHe is a doctor in the Army nowBHe is going to give up his workCHe knows a lot about the city the author is going toDHe has been retired for many years49The writer calls the second person Grandmother because _Ashe looks old Bshe has three daughtersChe respects her Dhe cant think of her name50The underlined phrase on leave （in Paragraph 4） means _Aabout to go Bon vacation Cleaving Dat home第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Now it is job hunting season againThe job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate studentsOwing to the global financial crisis, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy any longerIt is always a painful process for college students to find jobs_51_However, job positions are quite limitedIn order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever beforeA Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006Yet, this situation continues in 2010In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to launch a series of policies to help release the pressure_52_53_A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a real adult urge the youth to step into society earlyFor example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a big foreign company one day_54_Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination_55_This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers favorAs products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the societyHowever, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximizationAM