2012年安徽高考英语试题及答案

1、.2012 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（安徽卷）英语第卷（选择题共 50 分）第一部分听力 （共两节，满分 30 分）回答听力部分时， 请先将答案标在试卷上。 听力部分结束前， 你将有两分钟的时间将您的答案转涂到客观答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例： how much is the shirt?a. 19.15.b. 9.15.c. 9.18答案是 b。1

2、.where does this conversation probably take place?a. in a bookstore.b. in a classroomc. in a library2. at what time will the film begin?a.7:20b. 7:15c.7:003.what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a.their friend jane.b. a weekend tripc.a radioprogramme4.what will the woman probably do?a. catc

3、h a trainb. see the man offc. go shopping5. why did the woman apologize?a. she made a late deliveryb. she went to the wrong placec. she couldn t takethe cake back第二节（共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话有几个小题，从题中所给的a 、b、 c 三个选项中选出的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的做答时间。

4、 每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6、 7 题。6. whose cd is broken?a.kathy sb. mun sc. jack s7. what dose the boy promise to do for the girl?a. buy her new cd.b.do some cleaning.c. give her 10dollars.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。8what did the man think of the meal?a.just so-so.b. quite satisfactoryc.a bit disappointing.9. wha

5、t was the 15% on the bill paid for ?a.the foodb. the drinksc. the service.;.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10.why is the man at the shop?a. to order a camera for his wife.b. to have a camera repaired.c. to get camera changed.11. what colour does the man want?a. pink.b. blackc orange.12.what will the man do a

6、fterwards?a. make a phone call.b. wait until further notice.c. come again the next day.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13.what would joe probably do during the thanksgiving holiday?a. go to a play.b. stay at home.c. visit kingston.14. what is ariel going to do in torontoa. attend a party.b. meet her aunt.c. s

7、ee a car show.15. why is ariel in a hurry to leave?a. to call up betty.b. to buy some dvds.c. to pick up daniel.16.what might be the relationship between the speakers?a. classmates.b. fellow workers.c. guide and tourist.;.听第 10 段材料，回答每 17 至 30 题。17. where does thomas manning work?a. in the guinness

8、company.b. at a radio station.c. in a museum.18. where did the idea of a book of records come from?a. a bird-shooting trip.b. a visit to europe.c. a television talk show.19. when did sir hugh s first book of records appear?a. in 1875b. in 1950c. in,195520. what are the two speakers going to talk abo

9、ut nexr?a. more records of unusual facts.b. the founder of the company.c. the oldest person in the world.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例 ： it is generally considered unwise to give a childhe or shewants.a.howeverb. whateverc.whiche

10、verd. whenever答案是 b.21. carl is studyingfood science at college and hopes to open upmeatprocessing factory of his own one day.a./ ； ab. / ；thec. the ; ad. the ; the22. may i help you? you seem to be having some problems., thanks. i think i can manage.;.a.all rightb. no problemc.it allrightd.there sn

11、o way23. interest is asto learing as the ability to understand ,even moreso.a.vitalb. availablec. specificd.similar24. i remenberedthe door before i left the office, but forgot to turnoff the lights.a. lockingb. to lockc. having lockedd.to havelocked25. you can chang your job, you can move house,but

12、 friengdship is meant to be life.a.ofb. onc.tod.for26. in order to find the missing child , villagersall they can over thepast five hours.a.didb. doc.had doned.have been doing27.the limits of a person s intelligengce,generally speaking, are fixed at birth, buthereaches these limits will depengd on h

13、is environment.a. whereb. whetherc.thatd.why28. the athlete s yearsardoftraininghwhen she finally won the olympicgold medal.a. went onb. got throughc. paid of fd. ended up29. lot of language learning,has been discovered, is happening in the firstyear of life, so parents should talk much to their chi

14、ldren during that period.a. asb. itc. whichd. this30. whenfor his views about his teaching job, philip said he found it veryinteresting and rewarding.a. askingb. askedc. having askedd. to beasked31. grace doesn want to move to new york because she thinks if she there, she wouldn t be able to see her

15、 parents very often.a. livesb. would livec. having askedd. werelive32. i love the internet. i ve come to know many friends on the net. few of them would become your real friends.;.a. that s for sureb. it s not the casec. i couldn t agree mored. i m pleased to knowthat33. walmart, which is one of the

16、 largest american supermarket chains, some of its store open 24 hours on mondays through saturdays.a. keepsb. keepc. have keptd.had kept34.queen elizabeth is often to be richest woman in the world.,her personalwealth seemsrather small.a. besidesb. otherwisec. howeverd.altogether35. after school we w

17、ent to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told thatit.a. was decoratedb. had decoratedc. had been decoratingd. was being decorated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、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。when i settled in chicago，my new city scemed so big and unfrie

18、ndly, theni had a36problem and had to go tohospital fora37examination.itseemed a small38compared to the oneiwasabouttoface ,but things srarted to go39rightfromthebeginning , not having a car or40the city, i was depenging on acouple of buses to get me from atob,41i dleft myselfplentylftime, soon itwa

19、s42i was going to be late, as i had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the 43direction.i44the bus and stood on the pavemeng not knowing what todo, i look into the eyes ofa45whowas trying to get past me,46instesd ofmovingon,she stopped toask ifiwas47, after i explained my48to her, she poi

20、ngted to abus stop across the street , where a buswould take me back into the city to my49sitting there waiting , ifelt50that someone had been willing to help ,51, hearing a horn （喇叭）nearby, ilooked up to see a car with my new friend52at me to get in, she had;.returned to offer me a53to the hospital

21、.such unexpected54from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive,as i clinbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose55, for all things are possible.36.a. physicalb. travelingc. sociald.housing37.a. scientificb.finalc.previousd. thorough38.a. chanceb

22、. challengec. successd.error39.a. wrongb. easyc. fastd. ahead40.a. leavingb. visitingc. knowingd. appreciating41.a. althoughb. sincec.unlessd. once42.a. strangeb. necessaryc. obviousd. important43.a. sameb. rightc. generald. opposite44.a. looked atb. waited forc.got offd. ran into45.a. driverb. frie

23、ndc.strangerd. gentleman46.a. especiallyb. surprisinglyc.probablyd. normally47.a. nervousb. excitedc. okd. dangerous48.a. ideab. motivationc. excused. situation49.a. appoingmentb. apatrmentc.dircetiond. station50.a. atraidb.gratefulc. certaind. disappointed51.a. thusb. thenc. perhapsd. surely52.a. s

24、taringb.laughingc. wavingd. shouting53.a. liftb. suggestionc.biked. guidebook54.a. resultsb. newsc. kindnessd. appearance55.a. powerb.faithc. touchd. support第三部分阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项 （a 、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awelcome to one of the lagest collections of footwear（鞋类） in

25、 the world that will make you green with envy. here at the footwear museum you can see exhibits（展品） from all over the world. you can find out about shoes worn by everyong from the ancient egyptians to pop stars.room 1room 2the celebrity（名人） footwear sectionmost ofour vistors are amazed andis probabl

26、y the most populau in the entireshocked bythe collection of “specialmuseum. stared in the 1950s there is apurpose”shoes onwide variety of shoesand bootsexbibitionhereat themuseumofbelonging to everyone fromqueens andfootwear.forexample, thereare;. s shoes? b. room 2.d. the footwear libraryb. have th

27、e same shaped. belong to the same social.presidents to pop stars and actors! most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely isteresting.chinese shoes made ofsilk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!room 3the footwear libraryaswellas

28、 shoes and boots thepeople come from all over the worldmuseum alsoto study in our excellent footwear library.exhibits shoe shaped objects. the variety designers and researcherscome here to is unbelievable. for exanple , there is a look upmetal lamp that resembles a pair lf shoes, information on anyt

29、hing and everythingand greek wine bottles that like legs!relatedto the subject of footwear.56. where would you find a famous singer a. room1.c. room3.57. all exhibits in each room . a. share the same themec. are made of the same material class58. which of the following is true according to the text?

30、a. the oldest exhibits in room 1 were made in the 1950s.b. room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.c. room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.d. researchers come to the footwear library for data.59. the purpose of the text is to get more people to.a. do researchb. design sh

31、oesc. visit the museumd. follow celebritiesbwhy is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?;.the answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. to the egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for muslims, it means

32、 heaven. red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. in china, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the new year. for many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evi

33、ls（灾祸） .people s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies （反应） towardreactions them. green is said to be the most restful color. it has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. people who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach ache

34、s.red can cause a person s blood pressure to rise and increase people （食 s appetite欲） . many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. similarly,many commercial websites will have a red“buy now ” button because red is a colorthat easily catches a person s eye.blue is another

35、 calming color. unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite.so if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.the next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.60. muslims regard green as a symbol o

36、f heaven mainly because of their.a. cultural valuesb. commercial purposesc. personal experiencesd. physical reactions to the color61. why will many commercial websites have a red“ buy now” button?a. to relax people physically.b. to increase people s appetites.c. to encourage people to make a purchas

37、e.d. to cause a person s blood pressure to rise.62. what color might help lose weight according to the text?a. redb. green.c. blue.d. purple.63. which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?a. colors and human beingsb. the cultural meaning of colorc. colors and personal experie

38、ncesd. the meaning and function of colorcwhen frida kahlo paintings were on show in london, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon（丝带） around a bomb ” . suchomments seem to suggest kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she

39、was during her time.born in 1907 in a village near mexico city , kahlo suffered from polio （小儿麻痹症）at the age of seven. her spine（脊柱）become bent as she grew older. then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many opera

40、tions, but noting was able to cure the terrible;.pain in her back. however, the accident had an unexpected side effect. while lying in her bed recovering, kahlo taught herself to paint.in 1929, she got married to diego rivera, another famous mexican artist. rivera strong influences on kahlo style ca

41、n be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. her first one-woman show in mexico was not held until1953.for

42、 more than a decade after her death in 1954, kahlo s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame atlast.64.what does the phrase“ a much bigger name” in paragraphtnearly 1mean?mosa. a far better artistb. a for more gifted artistc. a much

43、stronger persond. a much more famous person65.the terrible pain kahlo suffered was caused by.a. poliob. her bent spinec. back injuriesd. the operations she had66.kahlo s style had become increasingly independent since the.a.1930sb. 1940sc. 1950sd.1970s67.what is author s attitude toward kahlo?a. dev

44、otionb. sympathyc. worryd.encouragementdin asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. although all kites have a similar structure （结构） , they are widely different in size and shape. ki

45、te-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitions us their kites to attack and bring down their opponents（对手）kitesor cut their strings（线）.for more than 15 years, the big wind kite factory has been giving kite-making and kite flying classes for the children on an island in hawaii. in its

46、kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. jonathan socher and his wife daphne started the kite factory in 1980. their kites are made of nylon（尼龙）.their designs are hawaiian themes created by daphne. the d

47、esigns are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.the kite that is used to give lessons is regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. the difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string c

48、ontrollable kite. big wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. then the controls are given to the students.jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fu

49、n making and flying kites. even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of;.fun. go on, give it a try!68. which of the following is true according to the text?a. a hot knife is used to iron the nylon.b. children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.c. kite strings must not be c

50、ut in kite-fighting competitions.d. daphne designs kites for the big wind kite factory.69. what is different about the kite used for flying lessons?a. it has two strings.b. it is simple in designc. it has a rainbow pattern.d. it is shaped like a diamond.70.according to jonathan ,what do you need to

51、have fun with kites?a. a large kite.b any type of kite.c. a complex structure. d. a kite that impresses others.71.what is mainly described in the text?a . a kite factoryb. kite-flying lessons.c .special competitions.d .the kite-making process.ewelcome to your future life!you get up in the morningand lookintothe mirror.your face isfirmand young-looking.in 2035, medical technologyisbetterthan ever.manypeople your age could live to be 150,so at 40, youre not old at all.and your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的 ) treatment. now, allthree of look the same age !you say t