2012-四川高考英语(共14页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业专心-专注-专业精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业2012四川英语高考卷第卷 （选择题 100分）第一部分 英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分50分）语法和词汇知识 （共20小题； 每小题1分， 满分20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。1. -Excuse me. How much is the shirt? - _.A. Extra Large B. 50 each C. It sells well D. altogether there are 52. New

2、 technologies have made _possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.A. that B. this C. one D. it3.- Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime. - Sure. _. A. I did B. I do C. I shall D. I will4. At school, some students are active _ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one

3、another. A. while B. although C. so D. as5. This is not my story, nor _ the whole story. My story plays out differently. A. is there B. there is C. is it D. it is6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only _ his plane high up in the sky. A. finding B. to find C. being found D. to have found7. The hotel

4、is almost finished, but it _ needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests. A. only B. also C. even D. still8. I looked up and noticed a snake _ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast. A. to wind B. wind C. winding D. wound9. -Did you catch what I said? -Sorry. I _ a text message just now. A. h

5、ad answered B. have answered C. would answer D. was answering10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, youd better stay _ you are and wait for help.A. why B. where C. who D. what11. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house _. A. is being rebuilt B. has been rebuilt

6、C. is rebuilt D. has rebuilt12. before driving into the city, you are required to get your car _. A. washed B. wash C. washing D. to wash13. In our class there are 46 students, _ half wear glasses. A. in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them14. This training program can give you a lift at work, _ in

7、crease your income by 40%.A. as well as B. so long as C. so much as D. as soon as15.He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. Its just a matter of _. A. luck B. value C. time D. fact16. I make $2,000 a week. 60 surely wont make _ difference to me. A. that a big B. a that big C. big a

8、that D. that big a 17. Scientists study _ human brains work to make computers. A. when B. how C. that D. whether18. We are said to be living in _ Information Age, _ time of new discoveries and great changes.A. an; the B. 不填；the C. 不填；a D. the; a19. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, a

9、nd I said “Ni Hao ,” just as I _ do in China. A. must B. might C. can D. should20. Its surprising that your brother _ Russian so quickly he hasnt lived there very long. A. picked up B. looked up C. put up D. made up 第二节 完形填空 （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和D）中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答

10、题卡上将该项涂黑。 Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibsons skylight (天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder 21 he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly 22 his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opene

11、d the door to the basement (地下室) , and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.But the phone didnt work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames, Sibson re

12、alized he was trapped (困住).Sibsons house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by tress that he knew calling for help would be 28 .Up a hill nearby lived Sibsons neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took hi

13、s 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire. ”“Anyone there?” Huggons call

14、ed out. Then he heard “Help! Im trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony(阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was

15、 no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in m

16、y life. It was Huggons”21. A. before B. while C. since D. until22. A. on B. in C. through D. over23. A. hide B. wait C. check D. escape24. A. moved B. gave C. went D. exploded25. A. safe B. worried C. glad D. tired26. A. burned B. stopped C. shocked D. covered27. A. beside B. off C. across D. along2

17、8. A. limited B. false C. fruitless D. regretful29. A. struck B. missed C. touched D. passed30. A. coat B. key C. basin D. phone 31. A. noise B. road C. smoke D. danger32. A. search B. enter C. leave D. damage33. A. call B. roll C. scream D. sigh34. A. breath B. attention C. ladder D. flashlight35.

18、A. stay B. chance C. thought D. attempt36. A. climbed B. circled C. looked D. jumped37. A. clear B. open C. enough D. fit38. A. led B. put C. drove D. shone39. A. persuaded B. kicked C. pulled D. forced40. A. nervous B. surprised C. proud D. thankful第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节， 满分50分）阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中

19、，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A.On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land , we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills. And the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house. Every window

20、in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are. There is space for our three boys to play outside to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees. Our kids have learned the n

21、ames of the trees , and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple(枫树) makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees. The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is

22、perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that. The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars（杨树）putting o

23、ut the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in polls after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.41. What can be learned from Paragraph 2 ? A. The scen

24、es are colorful and changeable. B. There are may windows in the wooden house. C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house. D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.42. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that _. A. the kids like playing in tree

25、s. B. the kids are very familiar with trees. C. the kids have learned much knowledge. D. the kids find trees useful learning tools.43. what does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. The change of seasons is easily felt.B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often chan

26、ges in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.44. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text? A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house. B. To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest. C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.

27、D. To share the joy of living in the nature. B Here is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2012: More than 200 B&Bs(bed & breakfast) across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are selected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Dont miss it. Just collec

28、t the vouchers(活动卷)in our B&B Daily printed from 01/04/2012 to 07/04/2012 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below: The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning. The offer is of two kinds: 20 per room , per night, valid(有效的)during stay p

29、eriod of 02/04/2012-31/05/2012 and then again 01/09/2012-31/10/2012; 35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/06/201231/08/2012. The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only. The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B&Bs before 28/04/2012. Each voucher can only be us

30、ed by the holder to book one room for one night. If voucher holders book either the 20 or 35 per room per night, any additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not require in order to take up the offer. Please check directly with your cho

31、sen B&Bs to see what extra services are available. Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no voucher are presented, the B&Bs may reserve(保留) the right to charge at full price for every night of stay. Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer. The voucher holders must pay for the stay

32、 in full at the time of booking. Additional 10 may be paid to confirm(确认) the booking and will be returned on arrival. The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders bookings for people under the age of 18. 45. The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on _. A. 09/01/2012 B. 04/02/2

33、012 C. 01/03/2012 D. 28/04/201246. How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B ? A. 70 B. 40 C. 35 D. 3047. what right do the B&Bs reserve? A. To charge extra 10 for bookings with no vouchers. B. To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18. C. To charge at full

34、 price for stays not confirmed. D. To request extra charges as tips.48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holder can choose to_. A. book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs. B. have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money. C. use the B&B offer together with other offers.

35、 D. book the stays through B&B Daily.CI left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was ay good, then finance, which II hated. Fina

36、lly, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I

37、needed to write my first 55,000 words. It takes confidence to make a new start-theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, Im writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to g

38、et there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and , aft

39、er signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal-that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It fells like an unbelievable

40、stroke of luck-of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同) of the publisher- to be a published writer-is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).49. What does the underlined part in Paragraph

41、 1 mean? A. I was waiting for good fortune. B. I was trying to find an admirable job. C. I was being aimless about a suitable job. D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.50. The author decided to write a novel _. A. to finish the writing course. B. to realize her own dream. C. to satisfy

42、 readers wish. D. to earn more money.51. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel? A. Disturbed B. Ashamed C. Confident D. Uncertain52. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph? A. It pays to stick to ones goal B. Hard work can lead to success C. She feels like be

43、ing unexpectedly lucky. D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.DIn a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.Beginni

44、ng this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce t

45、he plan.MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who c

46、omplete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT h

47、ope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.“Fasten your seatbelts,” Hockfield said.Other universities, including Stanford, Yale andCarnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online. The Harvard-MIT program will be moni

48、tored by a not-for-profit(非盈利的) organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provide $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most succes

49、sful.53. According to this text, edX is_. A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare. B. a free computer program by MIT and Harvard. C. a Harvard-MIT platform of free on line courses. D. a free program online for universities worldwide.54. What is said about online education in the text? A. Universiti

50、es have been trying online courses. B. About 2,000 online courses have been offered. C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online. D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.55. The underlined part in the text probably means “_”. A. Get ready for the difficulties, B. Get re

51、ady for this educational change. C. Get prepared to complete the online courses. D. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses.56. What can be said about MITx according to the text? A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program. B. It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning

52、program. C. It is a standard to recognize online learners achievement. D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.EPlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测) in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global wa

53、rming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say. Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfa

54、ll patterns can change their patterns of growth. “Predicting species reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology, ” said the researchers of several U.S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on foo

55、d chains and ecosystem services.The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估) the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times. “Acr

56、oss all species, the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance-for both leafing and flowering- that results from temperature increases, ” the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change, it said. Plants are

57、necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis（光合作用）to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the worlds average temperature has risen by about 0.8 since 19

58、00. and nearly 0.2 every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions（排放）of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seem as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2 this centurya point scientists say will bring the danger of changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, le

59、ading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels. 57. What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1 ? A. Plants reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystems.B. The increasing speed of flowering is beyond scientists patterns. C. Climate change leads

60、 to the change of food production patterns. D. Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather. 58. We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that _. A. plants flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing. B. there are 1,634 plant species on the four continents. C. scienti