太原市2012年高三年级模拟考试(一).doc

太原市2012年高三年级模拟考试（一）21I heard that the famous film star married _ foreign singer yesterday!What _ surprise to all his fans!Athe; theBthe; aCa; aDa; the22To record the animals natural life, we had to _ it quietly and watched it carefullyAignoreBtrainChuntDapproach23The price is fine with meHow would you like _ paid?Well, it is up to youAoneBthisCthatDit24Generally speaking, the music of one country is quite a lot in _ with its cultureAuseBcommonCorderDsame25Have you decided already?Yes, I _ at once thenAdecidedBwill decideChave decidedDhad decided26Do you know the difficulty he, an elderly person of no family, had _ five orphans at school?AkeepingBto keepChaving keptDto have kept27Its usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _ be rather cold sometimesAmustBwouldCcanDshould28China, together with some other ASEAN（东盟） countries, _ against the over politicizing of the differences over the South China SeaAareBisCare goingDhave been29If I have any further news, you will be the first person _AknewBknownCknowingDto know30The weather turned out to be very good, _ was more than we could expectAitBthatCwhenDwhich31Jeff, you look so excited todaySure I amI _ a good job in a big company, you know.AofferedBwill offerChave been offeredDwas offered32It was not until he got to his office _ he remembered leaving the key homeAwhichBwhereCwhenDthat33Mr, Hilton is very pleased with the newly- built house, which is almost _ the one he used to live inAthe twice size ofBas twice big asCbigger twice than Dtwice the size of34The young couple are trying to save as much money as possible _ they can afford the flat by the end of this yearAso thatBas ifCeven thoughDin case35Well, Dick, Im sorry that I have to leave_ Lets email oftenASo am IBKeep in touchCEnjoy yourselfDDont be sad第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The job of raising children is a tough oneChildren dont come with instructionsAnd each child is36So parents sometimes get frustrated, not37what to doBut in raising childrenas in all of lifewhat we do is38by our cultureNaturally then, American parents teach their children basic American values,To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children39on their own two feetFrom40each child may get his or her own room41children grow, they get more42to make their own choices43choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to44them withWhen they45young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage46Of course, many young adults still47their parents advice and approval for the choices they make48once they leave the nest at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not tied to their mothers stringsThe relationship49parents and children in America is very informalAmerican parents try to50 their children as individualsnot as extensions of themselvesThey allow them to achieve their own51Americans praise and52their children to give them the confidence to succeedWhen children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a（an）53among equalsBut54popular belief, most adult Americans dont make their parents55room and board when they come to visitAs adults, they respect and love their parents more36AstrangeBdifferentCnewDsame37AnoticingBrememberingCknowingDdeciding38AinfluencedBmadeCcontrolledDchanged39AsitB getCstandDrise40AadulthoodBgirlhoodCboyhoodDchildhood41ABecauseBSinceCForDAs42AfreedomBplaceCtimeDmoney43AAdultsBTeenagersCAmericansDParents44AhelpBjoinCshareDprovide45AgainBpassCbecomeDreach46AwivesBpartnersC husbandsDcouples47AneedBinviteCtryDbring48AOrBSoCButDTherefore49AwithBinCamongDbetween50AserveBtreatCdescribeDrecognize51AjobsBplansCdreamsDsuggestions52AforceBattractCpushDencourage53AfriendshipBleadershipCmembershipDscholarship54AintactBsimilar toCcontrary toDin need55Amake upBpay forCgo outDlive in第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A56If Alice wants her twelve-year-old daughter to learn some German in the summer vacation, it is possible for her to send her daughter to.AEnglish CoursesBGulf ESLCDallas International SchoolDSummer Language Courses57Jim is going to study in Beijing next year, so you advise him to attend.AGulf ESLBOnline SchoolCEnglish CoursesDChinese Mandarin Class58If Kitty, who is a Chinese student studying in a college in the UK, wants to stay in a local family while studying English in the summer vacation, she can apply to _AEnglish CoursesBGulf ESLCDallas International SchoolDSummer Language CoursesBEverybody loves a bargain One persons useless, ugly, or broken object can be another persons bargainThat is why so many Americans do not throw things awayThey put them outside their housesThey put on a For Sale signAnd, as simple as that, they have a yard sale.The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaperIt tells, when and where the yard sale will take placeThese sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumnEarly in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the houseThen they sit all day in the sunlightlike tired guests at a partywaiting for someone to take them homeJust about anything can be sold at a yard saleSometimes, there are more clothes than anything elseCooking equipment is also popularSo are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairsThen there are objects called white elephantsA white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or uselessIt may be an electric light shaped like a fishYou feel a sharp pain whenever you look at itTo someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joySome people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collectIt may be old toy trains, for example, or paintings of dogsExperts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever beforeMost people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything specialThey might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating（谈判）over prices, even if they really do not need the objectLater, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought59What kind of things will go to a yard sale?AThings of beauty and joyBThings of great, valueCThings out of seasonDThings people no longer use60A white elephant refers to something _Athat can cause a feeling of painBthat looks like a golden fishCdisliked by the owners while appreciated by othersDsold at the lowest prices in the old newspaper61Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?AIt is held outdoorsBIt is usually held with a partyCIt can last for a whole dayDIt may not be held on a cold day62We can infer from the last paragraph that _Athings on a yard sale can cost people a lotBmost people dont want to go to yard salesCpeople may find something of great value on a yard saleDyard sales only attract those who have a low incomeCDifferent countries and cultures celebrate New Year in different waysMany countries still follow the lunar calendar, meaning that their new year often starts in late January or in February. New Year celebrations for some countries （like China, Vietnam and Korea）last not one day, but up to two weeks!In the US, many people attend New Year partiesThey drink champagne, dance, and cheer at the stroke of midnightFireworks, which in olden times scared away evil spirits, are very popular throughout the USUS residents often make one or more New Years resolutions, such as promising to quit smoking, lose weight, stop drinkingMost of these resolutions last little longer than a monthIn the southern US, many people eat black - eyed peas for good luck in the new yearIn Mexico and Venezuela, many people wear red or yellow underwear for good luckIn Brazil, residents wear white clothes for good luck, and in China, they wear red clothes and give children red envelopes with money in themIn Iran, people wear brand new clothes on the first day of the new yearIn Scotland, homeowners open the front door at midnight to let in the new year, and open the back door to let out the old yearIn Switzerland, people kiss each other three times at midnightIn Spain people eat 12 grapesone per chime- as the clock chimes midnightIn Japan, they ring a bell 108 times to get rid of the 108 bad desires that people haveIn Korea, they ring a bell 33 times in honor of 33 ancient soldiers63How do Americans celebrate their New Year?AThey kiss each three times at the stroke after midnightBThey use fireworks to scare away evil spiritsCMen and women make New Years plans togetherDMany people attend New Year parties.64The underlined word resolutionsin Paragraph 2 probably means _AbeliefsBsolutionsCprinciplesDpromises65In which countries is red regarded as a lucky color?AMexico and BrazilBMexico and ChinaCVenezuela and BrazilDChina and Iran66The best title for the passage would be _ADifferent customs around the worldBNew activities in America and EuropeCNew Year celebrations around the worldDDifferent countries have different customsDWhile the history of technology can be traced along many lines, one of the most amazing development is that of photo technology, the technology of lightFrom the prehistoric invention of fire to laser beams （激光束） and fiber optics （光纤）, light has continually occupied the minds of inventorsTheir inventions fall into two groups: the use of light to help us see better and more interestingly, the use of light for purposes of communicationThe use of light for communicating is one of the major directions that technology has taken ever since the middle of the nineteenth centuryFrom still photography to motion pictures to television （with a development from black - and - white to color imagery in each）, photo technology has had a great effect upon mass communication and mass educationUnlike the printed words, visual images have more impact because they are more immediateThey copy reality in a way that the printed words cannotUnlike letter shapes, they are not abstract; unlike words, they require no symbolic interpretation by the mindCombined with the widespread and uniform spreading of such images, photo technology affects the thinking of vast audiences and shapes their view of realityMillions of Americans are affected by the commercially - inspired electronic manipulation （操作） of artificial imagesWe call it entertainment and cant wait to get moreAs the number of commercially available television channels grows, the viewers freedom of choice increases, but so does the burden of that choiceIncreasingly he is faced with a sea of in formation and is asked to make quick choicesMore significantly, the ease and rapidity of mass communication has created a supply of information greater than it can readily be absorbedFlooded in the sea of information, the individual struggles to swim through it67Prom the first paragraph1 we can learn about the Technology of light that _.Aits practical use is only to enable people to see welt arid clearlyBit achieved an amazing development in the early nineteenth centuryCits development is related to the study of the history of technologyDit has aroused the interest of inventors ever since ancient times68Why do visual images differ from the printed words? Because they _.Ahave much deeper meaningsBenable the viewer to use his imagination fullyCfail to produce a beneficial effect upon youngstersDhave a greater immediate influence upon the viewer69According to the passage we can know that _ with the development of photo technologyAmore and more television channels are openedBit takes less time for a new idea to be absorbedCthe number of film goers has become greaterDfewer and fewer people seem to prefer TV programs70The passage is mainly about_Athe history of technologyBthe speed of mass communicationCthe influence of light on communicationDthe great number of television channels第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ESmiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body lo function better Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness;71We are drawn to people who smileThere is an attraction factorWe want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them inSmiling changes our moodNext time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile72Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your moodSmiling is appealingWhen someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happierA smiling person brings happiness with themSmile a lot and you will draw people to youSmiling relieves stressStress can really show up in our facesSmiling helps to prevent us from looking tired, worn down, and overwhelmed73The stress should be reduced and youll be better able to take actionSmiling