浙江省宁波市鄞州区高三英语5月适应性考试题.doc

鄞州区2012年高考适应性考试（5月）英 语 试 题考生注意：本试卷分第为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分，考试时间120分钟。请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上。第卷 选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. - do remember to get in the clothes in case it rains. - _. a. of course not. b. take your time. c. got it. d. dont mention it.2. _ environment is getting worse and worse because we human go against _ nature. a. the; the b. the; / c. an; thed. /; the3. white papers have played a more important role in introducing china to the world, with more white papers _ by the government in 2011 than any other year. a. published b. to publish c. publishing d. being published4. it is reported in the newspaper that a man escaped from the prison last night and it was a long time _ the guards discovered what had happened. a. when b. until c. since d. before5. i feel sure that _ qualification, ability and experience, you are quite suited to the position we offer. a. on account of b. in spite of c. in terms of d. by means of 6. the destruction of these ancient buildings was a loss for the citizens that no amount of money could _. a. make up for b. come up with c. put up with d. look up to7. all of the children want very much to read these story books, especially _ you referred to just now. a. any b. it c. the one d. one8. there are 52 students in class two, _ failed in the physics test. a. all of which b. all of them c. none of whom d. none of them9. you might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with a(n) _ woman. a. sensitiveb. stubbornc. flexibled. aggressive10. now there is a system _ the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. a. whenb. that c. where d. what11. - shall i go and buy some food for dinner? - no, i have stored a lot in the fridge. that _ be enough. a. can b. may c. might d. ought to12. the young man is upset because he doesnt know how he can get it _ to the pretty girl how much he loves her. a. across b. up c. down d. around13. schools must ensure that most young people _ the skills and knowledge that may be helpful in their future life. a. acquire b. learn c. achieve d. fulfill14. nearly 80 percent of female respondents said men _ less than 4,000 yuan a month should not start a relationship. a. earned b. earning c. having earned d. to earn15. the ministry of public security on thursday urged police to carry out strict road safety checks in the wake of deadly accidents ahead of spring festival, when hundreds of millions _ home. a. were rushing b. have rushed c. had rushed d. will be rushing 16. on wednesday, apple announced that its latest handset will be _ in china and 21 other countries on jan 13, just three months after it was first launched in the usa. a. available b. acceptable c. affordable d. measurable17. chen suqin, lecturer of sun yat-sen university, said many scientists in the usa and europe study medicine and biology using harry potter as case and thats _ she got the idea for her course named “harry potter and genetics”. a. there b. whenc. whatd. where18. there is already clear _ to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate change. a. witness b. evidencec. identityd. announcement19. having stayed in canada for two years, the little girl didnt change much, _ a little taller. a. only to getb. only gettingc. to have gotd. having been got20. - did you enjoy your holiday in the countryside? - _, the weather there was too hot. besides, it rained a lot. a. yeah, why not b. no wonder c. not really d. no way第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。a student was one day taking a walk with a professor. he was _21_ called the students friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his _22_. as they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had _23_ finished his days work. the student turned to the professor, saying: let us play the man a_24_: we will hide his shoes, and wait to see his_25_when he cannot find them. my young friend, answered the professor, we_26_ never amuse ourselves _27_ the poor. but you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater_28_ by means of the poor man. put a coin into each shoe, and _29_ watch how the discovery affects him. the student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. the poor man soon finished his work, and came _30_ the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. while putting on his coat he _31_ his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something _32_, and then he found the coin. _33_and wonder were seen upon his face. he gazed upon the coin, _34_ it round, and looked at it again and again. he then looked around but no person was to be seen. and his surprise was _35_ on finding the other coin. his _36_ overcame him; he fell upon his knees, _37_ to heaven and uttered aloud a passionate thanksgiving, _38_ he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom the _39_ money, from some unknown hand, would save from dying. the student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears, “i feel now the _40_ of those words, which i never understood before: it is more blessed to give than to receive.21. a. normally b. especially c. surprisingly d. commonly22. a. directions b. instructions c. introductions d. invitations 23. a. eventually b. hardly c. nearly d. already 24. a. trick b. game c. role d. part 25. a. relief b. confusion c. curiosity d. sorrow26. a. might b. would c. should d could27. a. at the risk of b. at the sight of c. at the expense of d. at the mercy of28. a. sadness b. anger c. surprise d. pleasure29. a. then b. now c. from time to time d often 30. a. across b. through c. along d. over 31. a. devoted b. settled c. skipped d. slipped32. a. hard b. gentle c. dirty d. tough33. a. amusement b. astonishment c. judgment d. argument34. a. showed b. watched c. turned d. took 35. a. decreased b. raised c. faded d. doubled36. a. discovery b. feeling c. action d. belief 37. a. looking up b. reaching out c. looking out d. turning up 38. a. when b. which c. what d. in which 39. a. gratefully b. timely c. warmly d. totally 40. a. power b. meaning c. truth d. effect第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 ai climbed the ladder, heard my dive announced, and began the moves that would push me into the air. pushing off the diving board with my legs, i lifted my arms and shoulders back, and knew immediately i would be close to the board and might hit my hands. i tried to correct myself as i turned, spreading my hands wide apart. then i heard a strange sound and my body lost control. moments later i realized i had hit my head on the board.at the beginning, i felt embarrassed. i wanted to hide, to get out of the pool without anyone seeing me. next i felt intense fear. had i cut my head? was i bleeding? was there blood in the pool? swimming to the side, i noticed many shocked faces. people were worried about my head; i was worried about something far more threatening. an official examined my head. in a hurry, i pushed him away, and everyone else who approached me. “dont touch me!” i felt like screaming. “get away from me!”these were the trials (选拔赛) for the 1988 olympics in seoul, korea. until this dive, i had been ahead. but now, something else was more significant than winning. i might have endangered other divers lives if i had spilled blood in the pool. for what i knew- that few others knew was that i was hiv-positive.according to my mother, my natural parents were samoan (萨摩亚人) and only teenagers when i was born, so they gave me up for adoption. when i was only eighteen months old, i started gym classes. at ten, i explored doing gym exercises off the diving board at the pool.because of my dark skin, kids at school called me names. my diving made me feel good about myself when my peers made me feel stupid. at sixteen, i knew i had a shot at the 1976 olympics.everyone was alarmed when i hit my head on the board in seoul. regardless, i made it to the finals. during my last dive in the finals, i enjoyed for the last time the quietness underwater and then swam to the side of the pool. the crowd cheered, and i knew id won - two gold medals. aids forced me to stop diving; i had to give up diving professionally after the olympics.41. immediately before he hit his head on the board, the writer _. a. climbed the ladder b. started the moves that would push him into the air c. knew he was too close to the board d. corrected his actions when he turned42. the writer pushed away everyone who came near to him because _. a. he hated them b. he was hiv- positive and feared that others would be infected if they touched his bleeding head c. he felt embarrassed and wanted to hide without anyone seeing him d. he felt like screaming43. the writers natural parents put him up for adoption because _. a. they were too young to raise him b. they were too poor to raise him c. they didnt love him d. they were samoan44. according to the passage, the writers diving gave him the sense of being _. a. stupid b. strongc. successful d. lonely45. after he hit his head on the board at the trails, the writer _. a. practiced less b. was scared and gave up diving forever c. lost the chance to compete at the finals d. still got the chance to compete at the finalsbbelow are some choices to getting around london by public transportationtubesthe london underground, commonly referred to as the tube, is the oldest and most extensive underground system in the world and pervades(遍及)both the life and layout of london. twelve underground lines, each with a different name and colour, are supplemented by the privately operated docklands light railway (tel: (020) 7363 9700) connecting the city of london and the docklands. the entire network is divided into six concentric zones, which determine the price of tickets. in the city centre (zone one) a single ticket costs 1.50, otherwise single fares are 0.90 (one zone) up to 2.20 (four zones). carnets of ten zone-one tickets cost 11. tickets must be passed through the barrier ticket gates in order for the passenger to enter and leave the system (and avoid a 10 penalty(损失)fare). the london underground runs 05:30-24:30 but should be avoided (where possible) during rush hour 08:00-09:30 and 17:00-18:30 monday to friday. double-decker buseslondons famous red routemaster double-decker buses are slowly being replaced by more modern single and double deckers. there are now only two fare zones. any journey that includes the city centre zone is 1 and any journey outside this zone is 70p. tickets are bought from the driver or bus conductor upon boarding and there is a 5 fine for travelling without a valid ticket. carnets of six tickets (for any zone) can be purchased for 3.90. ferriesthere are a number of services operating on the thames. commuter ferries between the savoy pier (embankment) and greenland pier (greenwich) are run by collins river enterprises (tel: (020) 7977 6892; website: ). fares cost between 1.50 and 2.70 for a single and 2.50 and 4.70 return. riverside launches (tel: 020 7352 5888) operate a commuter service between chelsea/cadogan and embankment for 4 (single) or 8 (return). these commuter services operate between monday and friday 06:35-19:44. once in london, there are a number of passes available, including the one-day travelcard for 4 (used after 09:30 monday to friday and all day saturday and sunday) and the 6 weekend travelcard, which is used on saturday and sunday (or public holidays). weekly, monthly and annual passes must be accompanied by a photocard. tickets can be purchased at the station carnets and some passes can be bought at participating newsagents and supermarkets46.how much money will 8 tourists pay at least if they want to travel by tube in the downtown? a. 12, b. 11 c .32 d. 36.8 47. where can a tourist buy a ticket if he wants to get to the zone one by double-decker bus? a in newsagents b in supermarkets c on the double-decker buses d in the office of collins river enterprises 48. if you want to take ferries from chelsea to greenland pier and then return to embankment, how much will you pay for the tickets at most? a. 7 b. 9.4 c. 6.5 d. 8.7 49. it can be learned from the passage that_. a. all london underground lines belong to the state. b. double-decker buses are becoming more and more popularc. people can take ferries everyday in london. d. tourists have to use weekly, monthly and annual passes together with photocards cthe story began on a downtown brooklyn street corner. an elderly man had collapsed while crossing the street, and an ambulance rushed him to kings county hospital. there, when he came to now and again, the man repeatedly called for his son.from a worn letter located in his pocket, an emergency room nurse learned that his son was a marine stationed in north carolina. apparently there were no other relatives.someone at the hospital called the red cross office in brooklyn, and a request for the boy to rush to brooklyn was sent to the red cross director of the north carolina marine corps camp. because time was short- the patient was dying- the red cross man and an officer set out in an army vehicle. they found the young man walking through some marshes (沼泽) in a military exercise. he was rushed to the airport in time to catch the only plane that might enable him to reach his dying father.it was dusk when the young marine walked into the entrance lobby of kings county hospital. a nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.“your son is here,” she said to the old man. she had to repeat the words several times before the patients eyes opened. the medicine he had been given for the pain from his heart attack made his eyes weak and he could only see the shadow of the young man in marine corps uniform standing outside the oxygen tent. he reached out his hand. the marine wrapped his strong fingers around the old mans weak ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement. the nurse brought a chair, so the marine could sit by the bed.nights are long in hospitals, but all through the night the young marine sat there in the dimly lit ward (病房), holding the old mans hand and offering words of hope and strength. occasionally, the nurse urged the marine to rest for a while. he refused.whenever the nurse came into the ward, the marine was there, but he paid no attention to her and the night noises of the hospital - the banging of an oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff exchanging greetings, the cries and breathing of other patients. now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. the dying man said nothing, only held tightly to his son through most of the night.it was nearly dawn when the patient died. the marine placed the lifeless hand he had been holding on the bed, and went to inform the nurse. while she did what she had to do, he smoked a cigarette, his first since he got to the hospital.finally, she returned to the nurses station, where he was waiting. she started to offer words of sympathy, but the marine interrupted her. “who was that man?” he asked.“he was your father,” she answered, shocked.“no, he wasnt,” the marine replied. “i never saw him before in my life.”“why didnt you say something when i took you to him?” the nurse asked.“i knew immediately thered been a mistake, but i also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasnt here. when i realized he was too sick to tell whether or not i was his son, i guessed he really needed me. so i stayed. ”with that, the marine turned and left the hospital. two days later a message came in from the north carolina marine corps base informing the brooklyn red cross that the real son was on his way to brooklyn for his fathers funeral. it turned out there had been two marines with the same name and similar numbers in the camp. someone in the personnel office had pulled out the wrong record.but the wrong marine had become the right son at the right time. and he proved, in a very human way, that there are people who care what happens to their fellow men.50. an emergen