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广东2012高考英语预测卷A附解析版答案.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。I am an elevenyearold primary school boy and all of my teachers complained about my unreadable handwriting.So I started taking my laptop to school and using it instead of paper，books and _1_.At first I thought I was in heaven.Writing essays had become so _2_.Copying notes took seconds.I dont have to worry about spelling mistakes and whether I have _3_ to carry my textbooks.I was always organized，as I could not leave my books at home anymore as they were _4_ in my machine，so you would think that it was beneficial as a learning tool.Unfortunately，soon I completely_5_all my ability to write，which is very limiting when still at school.My spelling became worse as I no longer had to think about it _6_ the computers auto corrector.However，this wasnt what _7_ me the most.It was the fact that I was no longer learning what I used to in class.The simple act of writing something down was a way of learning for me，and a laptop could never _8_that.Exams started to become _9_as I no longer knew all the words and phrases，because I _10_wasnt learning it just by typing it down.Also each lesson was at least five minutes shorter because of the time needed to _11_ at the beginning of the class and pack away at the end of lessons.Finding and learning notes in your computer is also less effective.Furthermore，a computer does not have the same _12_ of use as paper，as paper doesnt have to be fully _13_.Finally I couldnt focus on my class knowing I had the whole Internet at my fingertips.So during lessons I would often search the Internet and have _14_.As you can see，the _15_ are far more than the benefits.Therefore I stopped taking my computer to lessons.Now I perform better at school.1A.bagsBarticlesCdictionariesDpens2A.seriousBfunnyCeasyDunusual3A.decidedBforgottenCdreamedDlearned4A.savedBtakenCmadeDprepared5A.enjoyedBdroppedCignoredDlost6A.regardless ofBdue toCin spite ofDin case of7A.botheredBpuzzledCshockedDinterested8A.mixBchangeCreplaceDavoid9A.more interestingBstrongerCmore regularDharder10A.simplyBcarelesslyCfinallyDslowly11A.get acrossBstart upCgive outDround up12A.importanceBconvenienceCdifferenceDguidance13A.searchedBanalyzedCchargedDoccupied14A.funBluckCsuccessDadvantage15A.excitementsBnegativesCdangersDterms第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Valentines Day is the time of the year when couples show their love for each other by sending cards，flowers and chocolates.Its origins are 16._(clear) and hidden in the river of time.Nobody knows exactly 17._St.Valentine was，although some historians suggest he was 18._Roman killed in the third century AD by a Roman Emperor.It is said that the first 19._(record) Valentines card was sent by the imprisoned Duke of Orleans in 1415.20._is believed that he tried to find comfort from his imprisonment by writing love poems to his wife.Now，Valentines Day 21._(celebrate) in many countries around the world.However, the traditions often differ from place to place.In Japan，for example，it is normal 22._the woman to send chocolates to the man,23._in South Korea April 14th is known as “Black Day” and is when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentines Day gather to eat noodles and show sympathy for each other.Technological 24._(develop) have also played their part 25._ keeping Valentines Day relevant in the 21st century.Valentines ecards have been very popular in recent years.阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节阅读理解(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和D)中，选出最佳选项。AShould ecigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed.More than half of the people questioned in a survey think ecigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration，but 47 percent believe the ecigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.“In the hunt for a safer cigarette，ecigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer，” Zogby International，which conducted the survey，said in a statement.About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about ecigarettes，which are batterypowered，or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution.They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell.Sold mostly on the Internet，ecigarettes were first made in China.Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using ecigarettes，saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit.The WHO said people who smoke ecigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that ecigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden，because they dont produce smoke，but 46 percent disagree.Men who were aware of the availability of ecigarettes were more likely than women to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit.Young people，aged 1829，and singles were the groups most open to trying ecigarettes.Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide，according to the WHO.26What can we learn from Paragraph 1?AAmerican smokers ought to try ecigarettes.BAmericans have different opinions about ecigarettes.CEvery kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in America.DMost of the Americans dont like ecigarettes.27According to Zogby International，ecigarettes _.Aare much safer than common cigarettesBare popular among people who want to quit smokingCwill take the place of traditional cigarettesDare produced in a safer way by manufacturers28What do we know about ecigarettes from the passage?AMost Americans are familiar with them.BThey are a good choice as there is no nicotine.CThey produce a water vapor that cant be seen.DMost people buy them on the Internet.29Whats the attitude of the WHO towards ecigarettes?ANegative. BSupportive.CDoubtful. DIndifferent.30What can we conclude from the last paragraph?APeople can smoke ecigarettes in places where smoking is forbidden.BMost women agree that ecigarettes should be available to smokers.CYoung adults and singles are the main groups who agree to try ecigarettes.DThe problem of smoking is becoming worse around the world.BA woman and her elderly uncle were waiting for a bus at a corner in downtown Chicago.Buses came by，not the one they wanted.The woman finally halfentered one of the buses and asked the driver if the bus she wanted stopped at that corner.The driver looked at her but made no answer，so she repeated the question.To her surprise，he then closed the door，by her arm，and drove off.The woman，her arm stuck in the door，ran alongside the bus，shouting.Passengers said the driver stopped after almost a block only because they，too，were shouting.When the driver finally did stop and open the door，the woman jumped on the bus to get his bus number.Then he took off again and went another couple of blocks before other shouting passengers persuaded him to stop and let the woman off.After the drivers bosses at a taxsupported governmental company(CIA) heard of the incident，they looked into it and set his punishment：a fiveday suspension(停职) without pay.That struck me as rather light.But Bill Baxa，the companys pubicrelations man，said，“Thats a pretty serious punishment.”Five days off work is a serious punishment for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm？Baxa said，“Any time you take money away from someone，it is a terrible punishment.The driver makes $14 an hour.Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost.”Yes，that comes to $560，a good sum.But we know that people in the private company are fired for far less minor mistakes.If the people who run the bus company think that the loss of a weeks pay is more than enough，I offer them a sporting(公正的) suggestion：Give me a bus.Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus，and Ill slam the door shut，start the bus quickly and take them for a fast oneblock run.And Ill pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it.Any takers？Mr. Baxa？Anyone？I didnt think so.31The nurse halfentered one of the buses because_.Athe bus they wanted didnt stop thereBshe wanted the driver to stop the busCshe wanted to get some information from the driverDshe and her uncle couldnt wait any longer at the corner32How many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when the bus driver finally let her off?AAlmost one block.BAlmost two blocks.CProbably three blocks.DProbably five or six blocks.33Why did the author offer a sporting suggestion?ABecause the CTA paid little attention to the incident.BBecause he bus driver had not been fired.CBecause he wanted to threaten the CTA people.DBecause he thought the punishment was a light one.34From this passage we may infer that_.Amany people in the private sector are fired for minor mistakes every dayBpeople in the private sector usually get more serious punishment than those in the public sectorCpeople in the private sector get much higher pay than those in the public sectorDpeople in the private sector are better trained than those in the public sector35Which of the following is NOT true?AThe company is a bus company supported by the government.BThe writer and Mr.Baxa disagreed with each other on the bus companys decision.CThe driver finally stopped the bus under the pressure of the passengers.DThe writer asked the bus company to give him a bus if his suggestion was refused.CTechnology has been an encouragement of historical change.It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century，and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth.Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture(制造) of goods，which has changed ideas about work.One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time.People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product：each nail was exactly like every other nail，meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail.This means that goods could be mass production，although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.Once this was done，workers no longer started on the product and laboured to complete it.Instead，they might work only one thousandth of it，other workers completing their own parts in certain order.There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by todays standards.Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques，as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.But the skilled worker wasnt the only loser，the common workers lost too.Similar changes forced farmers away.The increased mechanization(机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops.They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers.Increasingly，standards were set by machines.Workers no longer owned their own tools，their skill was no longer valued，and pride in their work was no longer possible.Workers fed，looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.36In this passage，which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?AOther forms of energy have taken the place of human power.BThe increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.CThe increased use of machines to make products in less time.DThe use of machines producing parts of the same standard.37The underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to_.Athe use of scientific findingsBthe practice of producing the same parts for a productCthe human power being replaced by other forms of energyDthe technology becoming the encouragement of historical change38The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to the change that_.Aeach nail could be taken the place of by every other nailBeach nail was exactly like every other nailCproducing tasks became smaller and smallerDgoods could be mass produced39According to the writer，highly skilled workers_.Acompletely disappeared with the coming of the factory systemBwere dismissed by the bossCwere unable to produce goods of high standardDwere unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines40According to the passage，what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture?AMany of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.BThey stuck to their farm work.CThey refused to use machines.DThey did their best to learn how to use the machines.D“If there is one thing Im sure about，it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers.It is not that newspapers are a necessity.Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio.Many buy a paper only on Saturdays or Sundays.But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.”The nature of what is news may change.What basically makes news is what affects our livesthe big political stories，the coverage of the wars，earthquakes and other disasters，will continue much the same.I think there will be more coverage of scientific research，though.Its already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering.In the future，I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we doas we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.Its quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home.In fact, Im pretty sure that how it will happen in the future.You will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to readsports and international news，etc.I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition among the different media.They actually feed_off each other.Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers，but that hasnt happened.What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air.And as for the Internet，its never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.41What is the best title for the passage?AThe Best Way to Get NewsBThe Changes of MediaCMake Your Own NewspaperDThe Future of Newspapers42In the writers opinion，in the future，_.Amore big political affairs，wars and disasters will make newsBnewspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longerCnewspapers will cover more scientific researchDmore and more people will watch TV43What will probably be in the newspaper made by yourself?ASports and international news.BA menu of important news.CThe most important news.DWhat you are interested in.44From the passage，we can infer_.Anewspapers will win the competition among the different mediaBnewspapers will stay with us together with other mediaCtelevision will take the place of newspapersDthe writer believes some media will die out45The underlined phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph probably means_.Adepend on Bcompete withCfight with Dkill off第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读下面英文书籍的信息：AGallop！A Summation Picture Book(Hardcover)by SederPrice：$12.95Theres never before been a book like “Gallop” employing a patented new technology called Scanimation.Each page is a wonder that brings animals，along with one shining star，to life with art that literally moves.Every child who opens the book will be amazed，and so will every parent.BGoodnight Moon(Board Books)by Brown，MargaretPrice：$8.99In this classic of modern childrens literature，beloved by generations of readers and listeners，the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle pictures combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.CThe Final Warning(Hardcover)by Patterson，JamesPrice：$20.00A breathtaking new story from the astonishing imagination of James：A girl who can fly has to save herself from the scientists who want to control herand maybe save the world in the process.DDark Day in the Deep Sea (Hardcover) by OshornePrice：$11.99Jack and Annie look for the secrets of happinesssecrets they need if theyre going to save Merlin.But when the magic tree house leads them to a tiny deserted island in the ocean，they are rescued by a ship of explorers and scientists.But the crew isnt looking for the secrets of happiness but for a sea mo