甘肃省兰州市XXXX届高三诊断性考试英语试题

1、Evaluation Warning: The document was created with Spire.Doc for .NET.甘肃省兰州市2012届高三诊断考试英 语 试 题YCY注意事项：1本试试卷分第第一卷（选选择题）和和第二卷卷（非选选择题）两两部分。2本试试卷满分分1500分，考考试用时时1200分钟3答题题全部在在答题纸纸上完成成，试卷卷上答题题无效第一卷（选选择题）第一部分 英语语知识运运用（共共三节，满满分500分）第一节语音音知识（共共5小题题；每小小题1分分，满分分5分） 从从A、BB、C、DD四个选选项中，找找出其划划线部分分与所给给单词的的划线部部分读音音相同

2、的的选项。1neiitheer Aweeighh Bcceiliing Cbbargaain Dhheighht2occcur Aocceann Boppoositte Coffiiciaal Doffeer3freequeent Aprresiddentt Bffresh Cffeverr Dssileencee4rosses Ahoousees Bbbusees Chhorsses Dggasees5bennch Ascchoool Bmmachhinee Cmmarcch Dchharaacteer第二节 语法和和词汇知知识（共共15小小题；每每小题11分，满满分155分）从A、BB、C

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11、bbusiinesss!Atrraveel Bwwoulld ttravvel Cwwas traavellingg Dhhavee第三节 完完型填空空（共220小题题；每小小题15分，满满分30分）阅读下面短短文，从从短文后后各题所所给的四四个选项项（A、BB、C和和D）中中，选出出最佳选选项，并并在答题题卡上涂涂黑。The eelepphannt wwas lyiing heaavilly oon iits sidde, fasst aasleeepA ffew doggs sstarrtedd baarkiing at itThee eleephaant wokke uup iin aa

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16、 yyearrsIIncrreassinggly, thhe IIndiian eleephaant is anggry: foor mmanyy yeearss, 355 hunnterrs hhavee atttackked it andd itts hhomee inn thhe jjunggle hass beeen redduceed tto ssmalll ppiecces of lannd 366 is noww figghtiing bacckWWhenneveer wwildd ellephhantts eenteer aa teea ggardden or a vvilll

17、agee, PParbbatii iss caalleed tto 337 thee annimaals bacck tto tthe junnglee beeforre ttheyy caan kkilll thhemThe wworkk off ann ellephhantt taamerr allso invvolvves lovve aand devvotiionA ggoodd ellephhantt taamerr wiill speend houurs a dday sinnginng llovee soongss too a newwly 338 ellephhantt 339

18、 thhey groow tto llovee theeir tammerss annd nneveer fforgget theemTTheyy arre aalsoo moore loyyal thaan hhumaans, sshe saiid, as shee cllimbbed up onee off heer eelepphannts andd saat oon tthe giaant, haappyy annimaalAAn eelepphannt 400 inddeedd!21Avilllagge Bhhousses Chhomees Dppeopple22Ainjjureed

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22、oveer第二部分：阅读理理解（共共25小题题，第一一节每小题2分分，第二二节每小小题1分分；满分分45分）第一节 阅阅读下列列短文，从从每题所所给的四四个选项项（A、BB、C和和D）中中，选出出最佳选选项。AMany peooplee woouldd innterrpreet thee Ammeriicann drreamm aas livvingg liike an Ameericcan - a ttwo-stoory houuse witth aa whhitee piickeet ffencce; a ffamiily witth ttwo carrs; andd twwo cchil

23、ldreenHowevver, thhe ccurrrentt ecconoomicc siituaatioon iis aaffeectiing thee Ammeriicann waay oof llifee foor 444 milllioon peooplee liivinng iin tthe US, acccorrdinng tto nnew cennsuss （人人口普查查） ddataaIItss gooingg too haave a llongg-teerm imppactt annd tto ssay its ggoinng tto eend is opttimiisti

24、ic, saays Cheeryll Ruusseell, foormeer eedittor-in-chiief of Ameericcan Demmogrraphhicss maagazzineeWWerre jjustt inn thhe mmidddle of a bbig traansiitioon （转转变）So wwhatt iss thhe nnew norrmall?*Marrryinng llateerTThe aveeragge aage of thee fiirstt maarriiagee haas iincrreassed to 287 ffor menn annd

25、 22677 forr woomenn*Feweer bbabiiesTheere werre 2200,0000 feewerr biirthhs aamonng wwomeen aagedd 200 too 344 inn 20010 commparred witth ttwo yeaars befforee*Breaakinng uup iis hhardderThee nuumbeer oof ddivoorcees hhas beeen ffalllingg foor 225 yyearrs aas ppeopple waiit lonngerr orr chhoosse tto l

26、livee toogettherr beeforre ttyinng tthe knoot*Crowwdedd liivinngUUnemmplooymeent is forrcinng mmoree peeoplle tto llivee toogettherrThhe nnumbber of houusehholdds wwherre ppeopple livved witth othher rellatiivess cclimmbedd frrom 677 peerceent in 20006 tto 772 perrcennt iin 220100*Goinng ppubllicPri

27、ivatte sschoool enrrolllmennt ddecrreassed froom 11366 peerceent in 20006 tto 11288 peerceent in 20110*Few carrsTThe perrcenntagge oof hhoussehooldss wiithoout a ccar rosse aagaiin tto 991 perrcennt aagaiinstt 88 perrcennt iin 22006641Whhat is thee paassaage maiinlyy abboutt?AThhe iinteerprretaatioo

28、n oof thee Ammeriicann drreammBThhe ssignnifiicannce of thee cuurreent ecoonommic criisissCThhe ttradditiionaal AAmerricaan wway of liffeDChhangges to thee Ammeriicann liifesstylle42Whhat migght Cheeryll Ruusseell agrree witth aaccoordiing to thee paassaage?AThhe AAmerricaan eeconnomyy wiill be looo

29、kinng uup ssoonnBA traadittionnal liffesttylee iss muuch bettterr annd hheallthiierCAmmeriicann liifesstylles aree beeingg reeshaapedd annd wwilll coontiinuee too chhanggeDThhe sspirrit of thee Ammeriicann drreamm wiill insspirre AAmerricaans to gett thhrouugh thee ecconoomicc reccesssionn43Whhat ar

30、ee thhe ccharractteriistiics of thee fuuturre AAmerricaan llifeestyyle?aDeelayyed marrriaagess, bAA loowerr diivorrce ratte cIIncrreassed carr owwnerrshiipdAnn inncreeasee inn prrivaate schhooll ennrolllmeent, eHHaviing chiildrren latterAa,b,ee Baa,c,e Cbb,d,e Dbbce44Whhichh off thhe ffolllowiing st

31、aatemmentts iis TTRUEE acccorrdinng tto tthe passsagge?AThhe ttypiicall USS faamilly iis eexpeecteed tto hhavee a thrree-stoory houuse witth aa biig yyardd annd ttwo chiildrrenBThhe UUS bbirtth rratee roose sliighttly in 20110 ccomppareed wwithh twwo yyearrs bbefooreCA groowinng nnumbber of peooplee

32、 arre fforcced to shaare theeir hommes witth ootheer rrelaativves in thee USSDUSS sttudeentss prrefeer tto ggo tto pprivvatee scchoools rattherr thhan pubblicc scchooolsBEngliish teeenaggerss arre tto rreceeivee coompuulsoory （必修修的） coookinng llesssonss inn scchooolsThee iddea is to enccourragee hee

33、altthy eattingg too fiightt thhe ccounntryys inccreaasinng oobessityy raateIts ffearred thaat bbasiic ccookkingg andd foood preeparratiion skiillss arre bbeinng llostt ass paarennts turrn tto ppre-preeparred connvenniennce fooodsCookiing wass onnce reggardded as an impporttantt paart of eduucattionn

34、 inn Ennglaand eveen iif iit wwas maiinlyy aiimedd att giirlssInn reecennt ddecaadess coookiing hass prrogrresssiveely beccomee a minnor acttiviity in schhoollsIIn mmanyy caasess thhe sschooolss ,tthemmsellvess haave givven up coookinng mmealls iin kkitcchenns iin tthe schhoollsBBut thee riisinng ll

35、eveel oof oobessityy haas lled to a rrethhinkk abboutt thhe ffoodd thhat chiildrren aree giivenn annd thee skkillls ttheyy shhoulld bbe ttaugghtWhatt I wannt iis tto tteacch yyounng ppeopple howw too doo baasicc, ssimpple reccipees llikee a tommatoo saaucee, aa bollognnaisse, a ssimpple currry, a st

36、iir-ffryWhiich theey ccan usee noow aat hhomee annd tthenn inn thheirr laaterr liife, saiid EEd BBallls, thee miinissterr reespoonsiiblee foor sschooolssThe nnew lesssonns aare duee too sttartt inn Seepteembeer, butt soome schhoolls wwithhoutt kiitchhenss wiill be givven lonngerr too addapttThheree

37、iss allso likkelyy too bee a shoortaage of teaacheers witth tthe rigght skiillss, ssincce tthe treend hass beeen to teaach foood ttechhnollogyy raatheer tthann prractticaal ccookkinggAllso thee coompuulsoory lessspnns ffor hannds on coookinng wwilll onnly be onee hoour a wweekk foor oone terrmBBut t

38、hee weell-knoown coookerry wwritter, Pruu Leeithh, bbeliievees iit wwilll bee woorthh ittIf wwedd doone thiis tthirrty yeaars agoo wee miightt noot hhavee thhe ccrissis weve gott noow aabouut oobessityy annd lacck oof kknowwleddge aboout foood aand so onEveery chiild shoouldd knnow howw too coook, n

39、oot jjustt soo thhat theeylll bbe hheallthyy, bbut beccausse iitss a liffe sskilll wwhicch iis aa reeal pleeasuureThe rreneewedd innterrestt inn coookiing is priimarrilyy a ressponnse to thee leevell off obbesiity in Briitaiin wwhicch is amoong thee hiigheest in Eurropee, aand acccorddingg too goove

40、rrnmeent figgurees hhalff off alll BBrittonss wiill be obeese in 25 yeaars if currrennt ttrennds aree noot hhaltted45Whhichh off thhe ffolllowiing is NOTT thhe ppurpposee foor EEngllishh teeenaagerrs tto rreceeivee coookiing lesssonns?AToo enncouuragge tteennageers to eatt heealtthy fooodBToo reeduc

41、ce tthe couuntrryss inncreeasiing obeesitty rrateeCToo prreveent bassic coookinng aand foood pprepparaatioon sskillls froom bbeinng llosttDToo sttop parrentts ffromm tuurniing to pree-prrepaaredd coonveenieencee fooodss46Inn whhat wayy wiill coookinng llesssonss beeneffit thee sttudeentss?AThhey wil

42、ll bbe aablee too doo soome bassic, siimplle rreciipess liike a ttomaato sauuceBThhey willl bbe hheallthyy annd eenjooy tthe pleeasuure of succh aa liife skiill as welll:CThhey willl bbe aablee too maake foood eexpeerimmentts wwithh thhe kknowwleddge andd skkilllsDThhey willl bbe aablee too coontrro

43、l thee leevell off obbesiity in thee whholee coounttry47Thhe uundeerliinedd woord in thee laast parragrraphh prrobaablyy meeanss _ Acoontiinueed Bsstopppedd Csspreead Dkkeptt48Itt caan bbe iinfeerreed ffromm thhe ppasssagee thhat _ Acoookiing hass allwayys bbeenn ann immporrtannt ppartt off scchoool

44、 eeduccatiion in EngglanndBEnngliish teeenaggerss wiill havve ttheiir ccookkingg leessoons twiice a wweekk foor oone yeaarCthhe oobessityy raate in Briitaiin hhas beeen rrapiidlyy grrowiing in reccentt deecaddesDthhe sstuddentts wwilll paay aa loot oof mmoneey tto tthe schhooll foor ttheiir ccookkin

45、gg leessoonsCAny fforeeignner whoo haas ttrieed tto llearrn CChinnesee caan ttelll hoow hhardd itt iss too maasteer tthe tonnes reqquirred to speeak andd unnderrstaandAndd annyonne wwho hass trriedd too leearnn too pllay thee viioliin oor ootheer iinsttrummentts cann reeporrt ssimiilarr chhalllengge

46、sNow rreseearccherrs hhavee fooundd thhat peooplee wiith mussicaal ttraiininng hhavee ann eaasieer ttimee leearnningg ChiinesseWWrittingg inn thhe oonliine ediitioon oof NNatuure Nennrosscieeme, reeseaarchherss frrom Norrthwwestternn Uniiverrsitty ssay thaat bbothh skkillls ddraww onn thhe ssamee pa

47、artss off thhe bbraiin tthatt heelp peooplee diiscooverr chhangges in pittch （音调调）One oof tthe stuudys aauthhorss, NNinaa Krrauss, ssaidd thhe ffinddinggs ssugggestted thaat sstuddyinng mmusiic acctuaallyy tuuness ouur ssenssoryy syysteemThiis mmeanns tthatt scchoools thaat wwantt chhilddrenn too do

48、o weell in lannguaagess shhoulld hhesiitatte bbefoore cutttinng mmusiic pproggrammsDDrKKrauus ssaiddShhe ssaidd muusicc trrainningg migght alsso hhelpp chhilddrenn wiith lannguaage proobleemsMandaarinn （普普通话） speeakeers havve bbeenn shhownn too haave a mmoree coompllex enccodiing （编码码） oof pittch pa

49、ttterrns in theeir braainss thhan Engglissh sspeaakerrs ddoTThiss iss beecauuse in Manndarrin andd ottherr Assiann lannguaagess, ppitcch pplayys aa ceentrral rolleAA siinglle ssylllablle wwordd caan hhavee seeverral meaaninngs deppenddingg onnhow iit iis iintooneddFor tthiss sttudyy, tthe ressearrch

50、eers loookedd att 200 noon CChinnesee sppeakkingg voolunnteeers, haalf witth nno mussicaal bbackkgrooundd annd hhalff whho hhavee sttudiied an insstruumennt ffor at leaast sixx yeearssAs thhey werre sshowwn aa mooviee, tthe volluntteerrs aalsoo heeardd ann auudioo taape of thee Maandaarinn woord mii

51、 iin tthreee oof iits meaaninngs: sqquinnt, bewwildder andd riiceThee reeseaarchherss reecorrdedd acctivvitiies in theeir braain steems to seee hoow wwelll thhey werre pproccesssingg thhe ssounndsThoose witth aa muusicc baackggrouund shoowedd muuch morre bbraiin aactiivittiess inn reespoonsee too th

52、he CChinnesee soounddsThe lleadd auuthoor oof tthe stuudy, Paatriick CMMWoong, saaid it migght worrk bbothh waaysIt apppearr? TThatt nattivee sppeakkerss off toonall laanguuagees mmay do bettterr att leearnningg innstrrumeentss49Whhen leaarniing Chiinesse, a fforeeignner willl ffindd _Ahee haas aa d

53、iiffiicullt ttimee leearnningg muusicc att thhe ssamee tiimeBhee haas aan eeasiier timme llearrninng mmusiic aat tthe samme ttimee ?Citt iss haard to massterr thhe ttonees rrequuireed tto sspeaak aand unddersstanndDitt iss eaasy to usee thhe bbraiin tto hhelpp hiim ddisccoveer cchanngess inn piitchh

54、50Whhy ddoess Chhineese leaarniing havve ssomeethiing to do witth mmusiic ttraiininng?ABeecauuse theere is thee saame diffficcultty iin llearrninng CChinnesee annd mmusiicBBeecauuse skiillss too leearnn thhe ttwo makke uuse of thee saame parrts of thee brrainnCBeecauuse mussic traainiing migght hell

55、p ppeopple witth llangguagge sstuddyDBeecauuse peooplee whho ddo wwelll inn Chhineese stuudy do welll iin mmusiic51Thhe uundeerliinedd woord inntonned inn thhe ffourrth parragrraphh caan bbe rrepllaceed bby tthe worrd _Acrreatted BsspellleddCseeemeed Dppronnounncedd52Whhat wouuld be thee beest tittl

56、e forr thhis passsagge?AMaandaarinn Sppeakkerss Arre SSmarrterr thhan Engglissh SSpeaakerrsBSkkillled Earr foor MMusiic MMay Hellp LLangguagge SStuddyCPiitchh Pllayss a Cenntraal RRolee inn Chhineese LeaarniingDScchoools Neeed tto DDeveelopp Muusicc PrrogrramssDIn thhe 119thh ceentuury thee noovell

57、caame intto iits ownnThhoussandds uuponn thhoussandds oof nnoveels werre pubblissheddOff thhosee noovells, verry ffew aree reememmberred toddayHowweveer, theere aree exxcepptioons; thhe worrks of Janne AAustten - PPridde aand Preejuddicee, SSensse aand Sennsibbiliity - ffor exaamplleTTheyy acchieeve

58、dd onlly mmodeest succcesss aat ffirsst bbut greew aand greew iin ffamee annd rrepuutattionnHow ddid Janne AAustten beccomee soo poopullar?Of cooursse, thee noovells aare rommantticEveeryoone knoows thee loove stoory of Mr Darrcy andd Ellizaabetth Bennnettt （iin PPridde aand Preejuddicee）, andd hoow

59、 ttheyy ovverccomee thheirr owwn ppridde aand preejuddicee too liive happpilly eeverr affterrThhe lloveers aree allmosst aas ffamoous todday as Rommeo andd JuulieetBut ttherre iis mmoree too Auusteenss poopullariity thaan tthe facct tthatt shhe wwrotte aabouut lloveeThhe bbookks aare verry wwittty a

60、and iroonicc, aand shoow aa grreatt unnderrstaandiing of soccietty aand of peoopleePrridee annd PPrejjudiice opeens witth wwhatt muust be thee moost fammouss seenteencee inn thhe EEngllishh noovell: It is a ttrutth uunivverssallly ackknowwleddgedd, tthatt a sinnglee maan iin pposssesssionn off a goo