江苏省镇江市2012届高三英语5月模拟试卷

1、 镇江市2012届高三英语模拟试卷 注意：本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。两部分答案都做在答题纸上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷（选择题 共85分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Which city are the speaker

2、s talking about?A. Cardiff. B. Edinburgh. C. Manchester.2. What does the man suggest the woman should do? A. Buy a new car.B. Save her money. C. Get a second-hand car.3. Where is the man going? A. To New York. B. To London. C. To Goldberg.4. What is the woman? A. An editor.B. A writer. C. A reporter

3、.5. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Hostess and guest.B. Salesgirl and customer. C. Waitress and guest.第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man

4、ask Larry to take to the party? A. Some oranges. B. Some drinks. C. Something delicious.7. What is the woman doing while answering the call? A. Drinking a bottle of orange. B. Attending a party. C. Writing the message down.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Developing fil

5、ms. B. Taking pictures. C. Buying cameras.9. What kind of pictures does the man dislike? A. Prepared for cameras. B. Taken in daily life. C. Taken by others.10. How many cameras does the man use more often? A. Two. B. Three.C. Ten.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does the woman suggest the man should do? A

6、. Get a higher degree. B. Look for a better job.C. Find a place in a university.12. What does the woman think is unsuitable for the man? A. Gardening. B. Teaching.C. Doctoring.13. What does the woman think of being a doctor? A. It is boring. B. It pays well.C. It is highly demanding. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17

7、题。14. When will the woman leave for her holiday? A. Next Thursday. B. Next Friday.C. Next Saturday.15. How long will the woman stay in Europe? A. About three weeks. B. About one month.C. About three months.16. How does the man know Jim Thomas?A. He once worked with Jim. B. He used to go on a summer

8、trip with Jim. C. He once studied in the same college with Jim.17. What will the woman probably do with her flat when she is away? A. Rent it to the man. B. Rent it to Jim Thomas.C. Leave it to one of her friends.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker like doing at school? A. Training people. B.

9、 Solving problems.C. Explaining things.19. Why did the speaker refuse the pay of her classmates? A. She was from a rich family. B. She loved to help her teacher. C. She wanted to be a math teacher.20. What do we know about the speaker? A. She was fit for her job. B. She was good at all subjects.C. S

10、he was ready to help others.第二部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)第一节：单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21. Have you ever heard that Whitney Houston died of drug abuse?Yes, _ news came as _ shock to her fans.A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. a; a22. Did you have a wonde

11、rful weekend?We could have if it _ fine. But it _ all the time.A. was; has rained B. was; rained C. had been; has rainedD. had been; rained23. Ways of _ the truth are various, while the truth itself is _.A. approaching; uniqueB. attempting; evidentC. accessing; officialD. appreciating; perfect24. Wi

12、thout any better alternatives, the committee eventually accepted his program, though still doubted whether it would _.A. set off B. set out C. pay off D. take in25. Whats the response of the children _?Quite a number of them say they are addicted to _computer games during the vacation.A. surveyed; p

13、laying B. surveyed; play C. surveying; playing D. surveying; play26. People _ have the idea _ it requires a lot of money to live a good life have misunderstood the meaning of happiness. A. that; whichB. which; that C. who; that D. who; which27. A total of 10 million yuan will be allocated to technol

14、ogical research and development annually, _ 3 percent of the citys GDP.A. accounting forB. leading toC. owing toD. resulting from28. In a team, _ comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyones idea deserves consideration.A. it B. what C. that D. there 29. Nowadays, some small companies find

15、it difficult to get loans from banks.You are right. Banks normally give _ to large businesses.A. responsibility B. minority C. priority D. quantity30. _ the Chinese government has taken immediate action to deal with the case of the poisonous capsule, the citizens are not satisfied with the monitorin

16、g of related departments.A. Since B. As C. If D. While31. For many dancers, _ on next years CCTV Spring Festival Gala will surely be the peak of their career. A. appearingB. appearedC. being appearedD. having appeared32. Ten Chinese people whose stories had moved the whole nation _ the 2011 Touching

17、 China Award at a ceremony.A. were presenting B. presented C. were presented D. have presented33. It is required that the two sides _ cooperate with each other to solve the problems.A. mightB. shouldC. needD. could34. If the media cant learn to respect and appreciate others cultures, there will exis

18、t _ misunderstanding and harmony cant be achieved.A. available B. admirable C. acceptable D. considerable 35. Mum, I think I am well prepared for the job interview. Oh, my dear, thats great, but I want to remind you: _. Nothing is impossible.A. dont count your chickens before theyre hatched B. strik

19、e while the iron is hot C. every road leads to RomeD. better late than never第二节: 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Waiting outside his classroom, 14-year-old Wasana stared idly at the heavy rain. Then his gaze fell upon the hill at the back of the classr

20、oom. He 36 enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and the water was also bubbling (冒泡) at the base of a boulder (大圆石) on the hill. Wasana felt it looked so 37 after staring at the water for a while.Then it 38 himthe scene was alarmingly similar to the slides he was shown during Disaste

21、r Management classes. 39 a coming disaster, Wasana shouted, “Run, run, dont stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!” Chaos 40 as the students ran to the open area used as an emergency gathering point. After 41 the site where the water was bubbling up from the ground, Principal Niha

22、l Gurusinghe knew the school was in great 42 . They began to climb the hill and tried to change the direction of the flow, 43 they were too late: ten minutes later, massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud. There was little they could do as they watched the earth 44 an entire school bloc

23、k.Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day, Wasana was 45 by his mother. He tried to 46 that he had saved 200 schoolmates but she didnt believe him.His mother finally realized that it was 47 when she saw a TV report about the disaster. Filled with 48 , she hugged Wasana and murmured that

24、 he was indeed a hero.No one was hurt in the 49 , thanks to Wasanas quick action and acute observation. The repairs, 50 $27,000, included a new retaining wall on the hill to 51 future landslides (泥石流). “The financial damage is nothing 52 to what would have happened had there been children in the cla

25、ssrooms,” Gurusinghe says. Looking back, Wasana said he didnt think twice about the ridicule (嘲笑) that would have 53 if he had been 54 about the landslide. “It would be worse 55 I didnt do anything when I already knew it was going to happen,” he says.36. A. heardB. noticedC. admitted D. imagined37.

26、A. distantB. close C. obvious D. familiar38. A. interested B. disappointed C. hit D. impressed39. A. FearingB. EscapingC. PreparingD. Controlling40. A. died downB. gave up C. broke outD. set off41. A. visitingB. exploring C. discoveringD. inspecting42. A. peaceB. troubleC. silence D. surprise43. A.

27、butB. ifC. asD. because44. A. fledB. coveredC. passedD. overlooked45. A. recommendedB. cornered C. searchedD. scolded46. A. understandB. realizeC. complainD. explain47. A. true B. puzzlingC. funnyD. practical48. A. ambitionB. pride C. confidenceD. patience49. A. operationB. incident C. pressureD. at

28、tempt50. A. savingB. earning C. wastingD. costing51. A. prevent B. predictC. removeD. discover52. A. referredB. comparedC. addedD. associated53. A. remainedB. stopped C. followedD. ended54. A. upset B. worried C. wrongD. mad 55. A. before B. if C. soD. though第三部分: 阅读理解 (共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文

29、, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AAt the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. One of the girls was from Maine; the other from California. They had met in an Eighth Street restaurant, and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much

30、in tune that the joint studio resulted. That was in May. In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called “pneumonia”, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway wit

31、h a bushy, gray eyebrow. “She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that shes not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind?” “She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue. “Paint? Bosh! Has she anything

32、 on her mind worth thinking about twice? A man, for instance?”“No, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriage in her funeral procession, I subtract 50 per cent from the power of medi

33、cines.” After the doctor had gone, Sue cried. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and countingcounting backward. “Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven,” and then “ten,” and “nine,” and then “eight, and “seven,” al

34、most together. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and an old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall of the brick house. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. “Six, said Johnsy, in almo

35、st a whisper. “Theyre falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now its easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.” “Five what, dear?” “Leaves, on the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. Ive known that for t

36、hree days. Didnt the doctor tell you?” “Oh, Ive never heard of such nonsense. Dont be so silly. Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now, and let Sue go and buy pork chops for her sick child.”56. What do you know about Su

37、e and Johnsy from the first paragraph? A. They had a lot in common with each other. B. They are from the same state in the United States. C. They set up their studio on the third floor in order to see the ivy vine outside. D. They both began wearing clothes with bishop sleeves only after they set up

38、 their studio.57. Which of the following statements best describes the underlined word “pneumonia”? A. It was a stranger with magic power and was invisible to others. B. It was a disease which resulted in many symptoms (症状), or even death. C. It was a person who was moving around the district touchi

39、ng people with icy fingers. D. It was someone who carried deadly bacteria and passed them to people without being noticed.58. What can we learn from the passage?A. Johnsy had a bad temper and couldnt control her emotions very well. B. Johnsy made up her mind to die because she had no confidence in s

40、cience.C. Johnsy counted the ivy vine leaves because she admired them and got inspiration from them.D. The doctor believed that medicine would lose half of its power on the patient who did not want to live.59. What may Sue do for her friend next?A. To go and buy pork chops for Johnsy.B. To prepare t

41、he funeral quickly.C. To ask Johnsy to paint the Bay of Naples. D. To find Johnsy a boyfriend immediately.BThe role of women in the entertainment industry is more important today than everand we dont need International Womens Day to remind us. Directors have made films that focus on particular femal

42、e characters.Albert Nobbs: a damaged woman in an age of men (From film -Albert Nobbs)It might be politically incorrect to say that “its a mans world”. But in the film Albert Nobbs, youll see what it means. Based on a short story by George Moore, an Irish novelist, the film tells the story of Albert

43、Nobbs, a woman passing herself as a man in 19th century Ireland. She has short hair, and a voice that rarely rises above a nasal (鼻音的) croak. She lives and works as a waiter in a hotel, where she stands with lips pressed together and only her eyes move.The character is the personification (化身) of fe

44、arfear of being discovered to be a woman. Because her society is a society that treats all poor people badly, and poor women worse.Mavis Gary: a perfection of being pretty and mean (From filmYoung Adult)In the comedy Young Adult, Charlize Theron portrays Mavis Gary, a 30-something narcissistic（自恋的）

45、beauty. Mavis was the ball queen when in high school, and now a decade into life on her own, shes still pretty, still mean and hasnt quite as grown up as people around her want her to be. She spends her days writing young adult novels, and her nights making the club scene, drinking, playing around.T

46、he film describes how she knows the idea that she may need to make changes if she ever wants to be happy.Ah Tao: a role model of lifetimes hard work (From filmA Simple Life)A Simple Life, the latest work from Hong Kong experienced director Ann Hui, reunites superstar Andy Lau with his real-life godm

47、other Deanie Ip.The story centers on the bond between the old servant Ah Tao (Ip) and master Roger (Lau). Ah Tao has served Rogers family for 60 years. When Ah Taos health starts to get worse, its Rogers turn to do the looking-after. The film is a tender ode（颂歌）to the elderly, their caregivers, and

48、the mutual generosity of spirit that makes their limited time together worthwhile.Wallis Simpson: a drop-dead gorgeous fairytale heroine (From filmW.E.)W.E. is pop singer Madonnas second go at directing a film. Its primarily a womans storya historical drama built around the romance of Wallis Simpson

49、, for whom King Edward VIII gave up the British throne in 1936, in order to marry.In the film, the character of Wallis Simpson is an example of a woman who causes “the downfall” of a king. She is a helpless romanticwho thinks all it takes for a woman to feel fulfilled is the love of a good man.60. W

50、hich of the following is NOT the character in the films mentioned?A. Roger. B. King Edward VIII. C. Mavis Gary. D. Ann Hui.61. Which film is based on a short story by an Irish novelist?A. Young Adult. B. Albert Nobbs.C. A Simple Life. D. W.E.62. What can be learned from the introduction to the film

51、Young Adult?A. Everyone gets old, but not everyone grows up.B. Practice makes perfect.C. Rome was not built in a day.D. Seeing is believing.CRice is an important part of many peoples diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It sh

52、ows that eating white rice increases the risk of Type Two diabetes (糖尿病). However, eating brown rice reduces the risk of the disease.The World Health Organization says more than two hundred and twenty million people worldwide have diabetes. Type Two diabetes results when the body cannot effectively

53、use the sugar it produces. More than thirty-nine thousand men and one hundred and fifty-seven thousand women took part in the study. They were asked about their diet and day-to-day activities, as well as any pre-existing diseases. The study found that the people who ate five or more servings of whit

54、e rice per week had a seventeen percent increased risk of developing Type Two diabetes. But those who ate two or more servings of brown rice a week had an eleven percent reduced risk of getting the disease. Brown rice is the grain in its natural form. White rice results after it has been refined. Th

55、is involves removing the outer cover. Only the inner white kernel is left. White rice is often enriched to replace some nutrients lost during the refining process. Qi Sun is the lead writer of the report. He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the bodys digestive enzymes (消化酶) into starch. This means that the release of sugar into the bloodstream is slower after eating brown rice compared to white rice. A diet of foo