2012年山东省高考英语真题及答案

1、2012年山东省高考英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1（1.5分）Where does this conversation probably take place（发生）？AIn the hostipalBIn a classroomCIn a library2（1.5分）At what time will the film begin？A.7：20B.7：15 C.7：003（1.5分）What are the two speakers mainly talking about？ATheir friend JaneBA weeke

2、nd tripCA radio programme4（1.5分）What will the woman probably do？ACatch a trainBSee the man offCGo shopping5（1.5分）why did the woman apologize？AShe made a late delivery BShe went to the wrong place CShe couldnt take the cake back6（1.5分）Whose CD is broken？AKathys BMums CJacks7（1.5分）What does the boy pr

3、omise to do for the girl？ABuy her a new CDBDo some cleaningCGive here 10 dollars8（1.5分）What did the man think of the meal？AJust sosoBQuite satisfactory CA bit disappointing9（1.5分）what was the 15% on the bill paid for？AThe foodBThe drinks CThe service10（4.5分）听一面一段对话，回答第10和第12三个小题10Why is the man at t

4、he shop？ATo order a camera for his wife BTo have a camera repaired CTo get a camera changed 11What colour does the man want？APinkBBlackCOrange12What will the man do afterwards？A.Make a phone call BWait until further notice CCome again the next day13（6分）听一面一段对话，回答第13和第16两个小题13What would Joe probably

5、do during the Thanksgiving holiday？AGo to a playBStay at homeCVisit Kingston14What is Ariel going to do in Toronto？AAttend a partyBMeet her auntCSee a car show15Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave？ATo call up Betty BTo buy some DVDsCTo pick up Daniel 16What might be the relationship between the speaker

6、s？AClassmatesBFellow workers CGuide and tourist17（6分）听一面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题17Where does Thomas Manning work？AIn the Guinness Company BAt a radio stationCIn a museum18Where did the idea of a book of records come from？Aa birdshooting trip BA visit to Europe CA television talk show19When did Sir Hughs f

7、irst book of records appear？AIn 1875 BIn 1950 CIn 195520What are the two speakers going to talk about next？AMore records of unusual facts BThe founder of the company CThe oldest person in the world第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）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（1分）When

8、 you are done with the book，just give it to Lucy or Helen or _（）AwhoeverBwhereverCwhateverDhowever22（1分）Sorry Im lateI got stuck in traffic_Youre here nowCome in and sit down（）AYou are welcomeBThats rightCI have no ideaDNever mind23（1分）Maria has written two novels，both of _ have been made into telev

9、ision series（）AthemBthatCwhichDwhat24（1分）My first _ of him was that he was a kind and thoughtful young man（）AexpressionBattentionCsatisfactionDimpression25（1分）It doesnt matter _ you pay by cash or credit card in this store（）AhowBwhetherCwhatDwhy26（1分）George returned after the war，only _ that his wif

10、e had left him（）Ato be toldBtellingCbeing toldDtold27（1分）He smiled politely _ Mary apologized for her drunken friends（）AasBifCunlessDthough28（1分）After Jack had sent some emails，he _ working on his project（）Ahad startedBhas startedCstartedDstarts29（1分）Being able to afford _ drink would be _ comfort i

11、n those tough times（）Athe； theBa； aCa； 不填D不填；a30（1分）If we _ adequate preparations，the conference wouldnt have been so successful（）Ahavent madeBwouldnt makeCdidnt makeDhadnt made31（1分）I dont know about you，but Im sick and tired of this weather_I cant stand all this rain（）AI dont careBIts hard to sayC

12、So am IDI hope so32（1分）A number of high buildings have arisen _ there was nothing a year ago but ruins（）AwhenBwhereCbeforeDuntil33（1分）Be _you cant expect me to finish all this work in so little time（）AreasonableBconfidentCcreativeDgrateful34（1分）The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trust

13、ed workers _（）Awill leaveBare leavingChave leftDwere leaving35（1分）After completing and signing it，please return the form to us in the envelope _（）AprovidingBprovidedChaving providedDprovide第二节：完形填空（共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。36（20分）Whenever we hear abo

14、utthe homeless，most of us think of the Developing WorldBut the（36） is that homelessness is everywhereFor example，how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a（37） country like Germany？Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making（38）for the homeless of Berlin，Ge

15、rmanys capitalThey first（39）one long hot summer when most Germans were（40）on holidayKurt and his wife stayed at home，made sandwiches，（41） a table in the street and gave food to the homelessThe Mullers soon realized that food and clothing werent（42）What these people also need is warmth and （43），says

16、RitaThe Mullers didnt （44） to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytimeRita （45） there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always （46）to anyone who couldnt face another night on the streetThe couple were soon（47）all their time and money，so Ku

17、rt visited food and clothing companies to （48）donationsToday，over thirty companies （49）donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to（50）them to the homelessThe public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer （51） new shoesKurt and Rita receive no （52） for their hard workWe f

18、eel like parents，says Rita，and parents shouldnt （53） money for helping their childrenThe love we get on the streets is our salaryThough Rita admits she often gets（54）she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a （55）in the world36AresultBtruthCreasonDidea37A

19、traditionalBdevelopingCtypicalDwealthy38ApreparationsBhousesCmealsDsuggestions 39AbeganBmetCcalledDleft 40AasleepBaloneCacrossDaway41Abrought upBset upCput asideDgave away42AenoughBnecessaryChelpfulDexpensive 43AfameBfreedomCcourageDcaring 44AhesitateBagreeCpretendDintend45Amake senseBfound outCmake

20、 sureDworked out 46AopenBcrowdedCnoisyDnear47AcostingBwastingCtakingDspending48Apay forBask forClook intoDcarry out49AcompletelyBcalmlyCregularlyDroughly 50AadvertiseBsellCdeliverDlend 51AdonatesBproducesCdesignsDcollects 52ApermissionBpaymentCdirectionDsupport53AborrowBraiseCsaveDexpect 54Asurprise

21、dBexcitedCtiredDamused 55AprofitBdifferenceCdecisionDrule第三部分：阅读理解（共4小题；每小题10分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑56（10分）The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful placeNow it is an ecological disaster areaNaurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequenceothe

22、r countries might learn from its mistakesFor thousands of years，Polynesian people lived on the remote island of Nauru，far from western civilizationThe first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798He was the British captain of the Hunter，a whaling shipHe called the island Pleasant IslandHowever，bec

23、ause it was very remote，Nauru had little communication with Europeans at firstThe whaling ships and other traders began to visit，bringing guns and alcoholThese elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the islandA tenyear civil war started，which reduced the population from

24、 1，400to 900Naurus real troubles began in 1899when a British mining company discovered phosphate （磷酸盐）on the islandIn fact，it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate，which is a very important fertilizer for farmingThe company began mining the phosphateA phosphate mine is not a hole i

25、n the ground； it is a strip mineWhen a company stripmines，it removes the top layer of soilThen it takes away the material it wantsStrip mining totally destroys the landGradually，the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moonIn 1968，Nauru became one of the richest countries in the worldEver

26、y year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphateUnfortunately，the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollarsIn addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expensesSoon people realized that they had a terrible problemtheir phosphate was

27、 running outNinety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothingBy 2000，Nauru was financially ruinedExperts say that it would take approximately 433，600，000dollars and more than 20 years to repair the islandThis will probably never happen56What might be the authors purpose in writing th

28、e text？ATo seek help for Naurus problemsBTo give a warning to other countriesCTo show the importance of money DTo tell a heartbreaking story of a war57What was Nauru like before the Europeans came？ARich and powerful BModern and open CPeaceful and attractive DGreedy and aggressive58The ecological dis

29、aster in Nauru resulted fromAsoil pollution Bphosphate overmining Cfarming activity Dwhale hunting 59Which of the following was a cause of Naurus financial problem？AIts leaders misused the money BIt spent too much repairing the island CIts phosphate mining cost much money DIt lost millions of dollar

30、s in the civil war60What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph？AThe ecological damage is difficult to repairBThe leaders will take the expertswords seriouslyCThe island was abandoned by the Nauruans DThe phosphate mines were destroyed61（12分）One of the greatest contributions to the first O

31、xford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusualIn 1879，Oxford University in England asked ProfJames Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English languageIt would include every English word possible and would give not only the defi

32、nition but also the history of the word and quotations （引文）showing how it was usedThis was a huge task，so Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain，the United States，and the British colonies to search every newspaper，magazine，and book ever written in EnglishHundreds of volunteers responded，includi

33、ng William Chester MinorDrMinor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in EnglandHe gave his address asBroadmoor，Crowthorne，Berkshire，50 miles from OxfordMinor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to MurrayOver the next 17 years，he became one

34、 of the staffs most valued contributorsBut he was also a mysteryIn spite of many invitations，he would always decline to visit OxfordSo in 1897，Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himselfWhen he arrived，he found Minor locked in a booklined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum（精神病院） for the Crimina

35、lly insaneMurray and Minor became friends，sharing their love of wordsMinor continued contributing to the dictionary，sending in more than 10，000 submissions in 20 yearsMurray continued to visit Minor regularly，sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum groundsIn 1910，Minor left Broadmoor for a

36、n asylum in his native AmericaMurray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friendMinor died in 1920，seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completedThe 12 volumes defined 414，825 words，and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and d

37、evoted asylum patient61According to the text，the first Oxford English DictionaryAcame out before minor died Bwas edited by an American volunteer Cincluded the English words invented by MurrayDwas intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary62How did DrMinor contributed to the dictionary？AHe

38、helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteersBHe sent newspapers，magazines and books to MurrayCHe provided a great number of words and quotationsDhe went to England to work with Murray63Why did DrMinor refuse to visit Oxford？AHe was shut in an asylum BHe lived far from OxfordCHe was busy writing a bo

39、ok DHe disliked traveling 64ProfMurray and DrMinor became friends mainly becauseAthey both served in the Civil WarBThey had a common interest in wordsCMinor recovered with the help of MurrayDMurray went to America regularly to visit Minor65Which of the following best describe DrMinor？ABrave and dete

40、rmined BCautious and friendly CConsiderate and optimistic DUnusual and scholarly 66What does the text mainly talk about？AThe history of the English languageBThe friendship between Murray and Minor CMinor and the first Oxford English DictionaryDBroadmoor Asylum and is patients67（10分）San Francisco has

41、 its cable carsSeattle has its Space NeedleAnd，Longview has its squirrel bridgeThe bridge，which has attracted international attention，is now a local landmarkThe Nutty Narrows Bridge was built in 1963 by a local builder，Amos Peters，to give squirrels a way to cross the busy road without getting flatte

42、ned by passing carsThe original bridge was built over Olympia Way on the west edge of the library groundsBefore the bridge was built，squirrels had to avoid traffic to and from the Park Plaza office building where office staff put out a nutty feast for the squirrelsMany times，Peters and others who wo

43、rked in and near Park Plaza witnessed squirrels being run overOne day Peters found a dead squirrel with a nut still in its mouth，and that days coffee break discussion turned into squirrel safetyThe group of businessmen cooked up the squirrel bridge idea and formed a committee to ask the blessing of

44、the City Council（市政会）The Council approved，and Councilwoman Bess LaRiviere named the bridgeNutty NarrowsAfter architects designed the bridge，Amos Peters and Bill Hutch started Construction，They built the 60foot bridge from aluminum and lengths of fire hose（消防水带）It cost 1，000It didnt take long before

45、reports of squirrels using the bridge startedSquirrels were even seen guiding their young and teaching them the ropesThe story was picked up by the media，and Nutty Narrows became know in newspapers all over the worldIn 1983，after 20 years of use，Peters took down the wornout bridgeRepairs were made a

46、nd crosspieces were replacedThe faded sign was repainted and in July 1983，hundreds of animal lovers attended the completion ceremony of the new bridgePeters died in 1984，and a tenfoot wooden squirrel sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder and his devotion to the project67The N

47、utty Narrows Bridge was built in order toAoffer squirrels a place to eat nutsBset up a local landmarkChelp improve traffic Dprotect squirrels68What happened over the coffee break discussion？AThe committee got the Councils blessingBThe squirrel bridge idea was bornCA councilwoman named the bridgeDA s

48、quirrel was found dead69What does the underlined phraseteaching them the ropesprobably means in the text？Apassing them a rope BDirecting them to store food for winterCTeaching them a lesson DShowing them how to use the bridge70Which of the following is true of the squirrel bridge？AIt was replaced by

49、 a longer oneBIt was built from wood and metal Cit was rebuilt after years of use DIt was designed by Bill Hutch71What can we learn about Amos Peters？AHe is remembered for his love of animalsBHe donated $1，000 to build the bridgeCHe was a member of the City CouncilDHe was awarded a medal for buildin

50、g the bridge72（8分）For those who are tired doing the laundry，Samsung has found an answer：a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app（application）Strange though it may seemmy wife already does thatwas a common response among attendees viewing the device when it w

51、as introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show （CES） this weekSamsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install （安装） a large number of internetconnected features in machines in an effort to make themsmartLast year，it was a refrigerator that tweetedThis year，its WiFienabled laundry machi

52、nes and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going badThe washers and dryers，available starting in the spring，connect to any smartphone through a downloadable applicationThe phone can then be used as a remote control，so the machines can be turned on and off while their owners is at work

53、 or on the busSamsung says its not just something newthe app connection actually has some practical usesIf you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out，you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when come home，so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go，s

54、aid spokesperson Amy SchmidtThe company also says that with electricity rate（电价）varying depending on the time of day，more control over when the machines are used can help save moneyPerhaps，but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies doenable lazinessRather than getting