2012全高考英语模拟试题及答案（10套）湖南省雅礼中学2012届高三第二次月考英语

湖南省雅礼中学2012届高三第二次月考英语本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）Section A （225 marks）Directions: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices marked A, B and CListen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionYou will hear each conversation TWICEConversation 11What is not mentioned in todays newspaper?AThe weather.BA robbery.CA car accident.2What does Mrs. Green say about the newspaper stories?AThey tell much about the world.BThey are always the same day after day.CThey are a good way of passing the time.Conversation 23How long will the man stay in Guilin?A16 days.B7 days.C9 days.4What has the man planned to do during the vacation?AShopping.BDancing.CBoating.Conversation 35What did Karl Marx do according to the talk?AHe led some political movements.BHe gave some advice to language learners.CHe taught English in a school.6Which of the following is TRUE?AThe woman is interested in political leaders.BThe woman decided to read the book finally.CThe man believes in Marxism.Conversation 47How often does the No. 1 bus run?AEvery 5 minutes.BEver 10 minutes.CEvery 15 minutes.8How does Johns sister come?ABy car.BBy air.CBy train.9When does Johns sister arrive?AAt 4:30.BAt 4:20.CAt 4:10.Conversation 510Where might the dialogue take place?AIn a small restaurant.BAt a party.CAt a night club.11How many kinds of vegetables did the man order?ATwo.BThree.CFour.12What drink did the man order?AMilk.BWine.CCoffee.Conversation 613What is Bob going to do tomorrow afternoon?ATo go back home.BTo try some sea food.CTo go to the science museum.14What does Joan think of the science museum?AShe likes it very much.BShe has no interest in it.CShe doesnt think much of it.15Why does Joan suggest that Bob take a bus tour?ABecause its very dear and pleasant.BBecause its the best way to get to know the city.CBecause its one of the ways to tour the city.Section B（75 marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passageListen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSYou will hear the short passage TWICEHow to be popular?The first stepImproving our appearance:stay in good shape and 16. 17. and appear friendlyThe second stepBe more considerate:be interested in other people and what theyre sayinglearn to 18. encourage others to talk about things which theyre interested inThe third stepUsing 19. :make eye contact while speaking, using 20. to show important points, and smiling to the person youre involved in a conversation withPart Language Knowledge （45 marks）Section A （15 marks）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and DChoose one answer that best completes the sentence21The subway operator, Shanghai Shentong Mctro Group, apologized for the accident, and described the day as a dark day in Shanghais subway history, we will never forget.AitBoneCthatDwhat22In no city, Kunming, as has been said, will one experience very slight climate variation in the four seasons.Aother thanBmore thanCbetter thanDrather than23 on the portrait, mother was deep in thought.AFixed her eyesBHer eyes are fixedCHer eyes fixingDHer eyes fixed24The assignment seems not so tough to me. One more hour, I can finish it.AorBsoC不填Dand25There have been frequent railway accidents in China recently, and that is people are concerned.AwhatBwhereChowDthat26I am more than hungry now. Is there a restaurant around I can have a rich lunch?AthatBwhichCwhatDwhere27Could you please give me some ideas about the problem?Sorry. With so much work my mind, I almost break down.AfilledBfillingCto fillDbeing filled28 different life today is what it was 50 years ago.AHow; fromBWhat a; fromCWhat; fromDWhat; with29 in Super Girls that Duan Linxi became known to almost all teenagers.ASo successful her performance wasBSo successful was her performanceCSo her performance was successfulDSo was her successful performance30The teacher them, otherwise theyd never have been able to solve the problem.Ahad helped BhelpedChave helpedDhelp31A fantastic idea occurred to him that he could use a plastic bottle, cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.Aof which the topBwhose topCthe top of whichDwith its top32Now comes the announcement from Apple, one of the worlds best-known companies, Steve Jobswho is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industriespassed away, shocking all of us.AthatBwhichConeDwhat33Do we need to buy several more bottles of beer?No, there are already ten, That be enough for us two.AcanBmayCshouldDmight34My brother used to sleep with the window and the light .Aopen; burningBopened; burnedCopening; burningDopening; burned35Did you have a good time meeting your old friends yesterday?Yes, I did. I them since we graduated from college.Adidnt seeBhadnt seenChavent seenDwouldnt seeSection B （18 marks）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextOnce and only once, I asked that question and got a serious answer, 36 that is with me still.First, I must tell you 37 this happened, because the place has is power if its own. In Greece again. Near the village of Gonia on rocky bay of the island of Crete 38 a Greek monastery(修道院). Alongside it, on land donated by the monastery, is institute 39 human understanding and peace, and especially to rapprochement (友好关系的重建) between Germans and Cretans. An improbable task, given the bitter residue(后遗影响) of wartime.Against this heavy curtain of history, in this place where the stone of 40 is hard and thick, the existence of an institute devoted to healing the wounds of war is a fragile paradox(自相矛盾的荒谬说法). How has it come to be here? The answer is a man. Alexander Papaderos.A doctor of philosophy, teacher, politician, resident of Athens 41 a son of this soil. At wars end he came to believe that the Germans and t he Cretans had much to give one anothermuch to 42 one another and that they had an example to set. 43 if they could forgive each other and construct a creative relationship, then any people could.To make a lovely story short. Papaderos succeeded. The institute became 44 a conference ground on the site of horrorand it was in fact a source of productive interactions 45 the two countries. Books have been written on the dreams that were 46 by what people gave to people for a summer session. 47 had become a living legend.36AoneBthe oneCasDso37AwhyBwhereCwhenDhow38AhasBthere wasCsitsDbeing39Adedicated toBresulted fromCdue toDadapted to40Athe buildingBhatredCthe monasteryDhappiness41AorBeitherCbutDtherefore42Aargue withBcompete withCdistinguish withDlearn from43AForBHoweverCEvenDAs44Aa theoryBa realityCa mythDa puzzle45Ain BbyCbetweenDfor46AgotBlostCdreamtDrealized47AThe monasteryBThe GermansCThe CretansDAlexander PapaderosSection C （12 marks）Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the contextAfter selling piggy banks for more than a year 48. suddenly dawned on mewhy are they called piggy banks? What does a pig have to do 49. saving money? A pig would be the 50. animal youd associate with saving! Why not bunny banks 51. doggy banks and for that matter, why an animal at 52. I Additionally, piggy bank sounds like it was intended as a childs item as how many adults would use a piggy bank for collecting change?To satisfy 53. curiosity, I did some piggy bank research and have learned some interesting things and thought I would share them with you.54. you well know, many, particularly ceramic(陶器的), piggy banks do not have an opening to remove the money. Now why is that? The theory goes that this is to serve as a lesson in finances for children. The piggy banks enables a child to save his money, but forces him to justify his spending as in order to access the money he needs to break his piggy bank. This lesson seems to have been forgotten by many adults! Maybe we should keep a piggy bank in our front foyer and deposit(存储) our loose change 55. we come home each day!Part Reading Comprehension （30 marks）Directions: Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passageAThe River Thames was once described as “biologically(生物学地) dead”. A waterway polluted with so much industrial waste that no wildlife could survive in it.But today it has become a thriving (繁荣的) natural habitat and a team of conservationists restoring the famous river have been offered a top environment award for their work.Ncarly 40 miles of the river have been improved in the last five years through almost 400 Environment Agency restoration projects. As a result, the river is now home to some 125 species of fish, while many others are returning. The river mouth supports shellfisheries and is a nursery ground(育苗场) for bass (鲈鱼) stocks, and the water quality of the Thames has improved.Alastair Driver, the Environment Agencys national conservation manager, said that in the last 150 years, the Thames had been polluted seriously and that it had taken thousands of people decades to restore it to its current condition. “Strict regulations for polluting industries and our work with farmers, businesses and water companies to reduce pollution and improve water quality have helped to make the Thames a living river once again.” But he warned that the rivers recovery was still “fragile”, since it was under the pressure from a growing population and climate change. He said advanced projects and cooperation with various people and organizations aim at dealing with the problems the Thames faces and ensuring(确保) it still a famous river for many centuries to come.Actor, David Suchet, a skillful boater and chairman of the River Thames Alliance, said, “I am fortunate in my life to have traveled widely and enjoyed many other rivers worldwide. But the River Thames is priceless and it is one of the most glittering jewels in the crown of our English heritage.”Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said, “The Thames is one of our most precious resources, so I am excited to see that efforts to improve and preserve its good health are being praised on the world stage.”The 220,000 prize, awarded at the International Rive Symposium in Australia, will go to the Thames Rivers Restoration Trust.56Which one of the following statements is NOT true?AThe River Thames h as become a nursery ground now.BThe River Thames has been a well-known river in England.CMany agencies took part in the restoration projects on the River Thames.DThe River Thames was once polluted by industrial waste.57What can we learn about David Suchet?AHe said some factories have been regulated to reduce pollutants.BHe is an actor who is good at boating.CHe has traveled to al rivers in the world.DHe is a manager of the Environment Agency.58What does the underlined word “fragile” in the fourth paragraph mean?AClosely protected.BMost visited.CEasily damaged.DStrongly praised.59What was Boris Johnsons attitude towards the honor?AExcited.BMoved.CConcerned.DDisappointed.60According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT .Apeople are trying to bring more life to the Thames nowadaysBthe Mayor of London thinks the restoring work is worthwhileCDavid Suchet thinks highly of the ThamesDAustralia was also awarded in the competitionBThoreau and other naturalists have praised the benefits of nature to your state of mind in their works, but there are some researches showing how nature makes you smarter. A study has found that exposure to the great outdoors improves cognitive(认知的) function. Experts have called this attention restoration therapy(注意力修复治疗).In the study, researchers from the University of Michigan asked a group of volunteers to complete a take designed to challenge memory and attention. The volunteers then took a walk in either a park or in downtown Ann Arbor. After the walk, volunteers returned to the lab and were retested on the task. The performance on the memory and attention task greatly improved in people following the walk in the park, but did not improve in those who walked downtown.Why nature makes you smarter? According to the experts, one reason has to do with how nature affects your attention. You have two types of attention. One is involuntary, where your attention is attracted by some stimuli(刺激物). And the other one is directed attention, where you control your attention. Directed attention is important for memory, resolving conflict and reducing absent mind.Being in nature exposes you to soothing stimuli that engages your involuntary attention. It gives your directed attention a rest and a chance to become renewed. When you are in a city, you are constantly vigilant(警觉的), your directed attention is turned on and cannot get a rest.Richard Luov created the term “nature deficit(缺乏) disorder disorder” to describe a condition of being so out of touch with nature that we lose humility, our spirituality, our humanity and we also are at higher risk of obesity(肥胖), depression and other disease. His first book, Last Child in the Woods, was about the negative effects of a nature deficit on children, but his new book. The Nature Principle, describes how adults are equally at risk if they seldom spend time with nature.If you cant be in nature today, get a screen saver of nature. In another part of the study, people who were simply shown photos of nature did better on cognitive function than those shown urban images. But I think it will be better for you to go out and experience the real things.61Which of the following probably belongs to the attention restoration therapy?ADoing exercise in the gym.BReading Thoreaus works at home.CJogging around in the shopping mall.DWalking or running through a local park.62From the second paragraph, we can learn all EXCEPT that .Athe study was conducted by experts of University of MichiganBthe study is about peoples memory and attentionCthe study indicates nature has a good effect on memory and attentionDthe participants should walk in both the park and downtown63According to the passage, when one is considered to engage your involuntary attention?ARemembering things.BRelaxing in nature.CSolving problems.DBeing cautious.64Which is the CORRECT information about Richard Luov?AHe found the reason for obesity.BHe wrote a book about childrens problems.CHe has published a new health book.DHe created a term to describe people who spend little time in nature.65which of the following would the author highly advise readers to do?AGet a picture of nature.BAvoid watching urban images.CSet your screen with an image of nature as the background.DGo out and spend time in nature.CThough much effort and many resources have been spent on protecting the endangered giant panda, research by an international team of scientists shows that much suitable panda habitat is outside the nature reserves and areas where the panda is reported to live.“This research can help the Chinese government and international nongovernmental organizations develop full strategic(战略上的) plans for more effective conservation of the panda,” said Jianguo “Jack” Liu, MSU University Distinguished Professor of fisheries and wildlife.“Overall, about 40 percent of the suitable habitat for pandas is inside the nature reserves,” said Andres Vina, a specialist. “But we have also identified potentially suitable habitat outside the reserves.”The giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family. Pandas once ranged throughout most of China, northern Vietnam and northern Myanmar. Today, fewer than 1,600 giant pandas live in the wild in three Chinese provinces; Gansu, Shanxi and Sichuan. Human actionsincluding logging(伐木), residential development and the expansion of farmingare considered the main reasons for the dramatic decrease of the giant pandas habitat.The research team developed habitat models using geographical and environmental information gathered by satellites overlaid with information on panda occurrence. After analyzing six mountain regions in the three provinces where pandas are known to live, the scientists developed a habitat suitability index(索引) for the entire 48,328 square-mile area. The range-wide habitat analysis model gives the government and other agencies a new tool as they develop conservation strategies not only for pandas but also for many other endangered species. “The Chinese government plans to add about 69,500 square m