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浙大附中2012年5月模拟考试英语试题卷选择题部分第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（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. Im late. You know the traffic was so heavy. Well, do you think I will believe the same old excuse? _! A. Never mindB. No way C. No problemD. Forget it2. Jobs was _ chairman of Apples board. Heres hoping _ its not over yet.A. a ; thatB. a ; whichC. / ; thatD. / ; which3. Now more and more people agree that the universe is even more than we originally thought. A. complexB. ordinaryC. standardD. abstract4. Jobs announcement wasnt surprising, _ his long struggle with cancer.A. to considerB. consideredC. consideringD. consider5. They had their bad times but on the whole they were _ happy. A. rarelyB. merelyC. fairlyD. chiefly6. Nearly all viruses can be held in by a healthful lifestyle A. order B. position C. control D.check7. there is 70% of water on the planet, only about 1% of that water is drinkable.A.Though B.Only ifC. As though D.However8. -Will Mr. Green be able to see me at 10:00 ? - Sorry, but he fully until 3:30 unless theres a cancellation. A. has occupied B. will occopyC. is occupied D. has been occupied9. I dont think throwing a big party is a bad idea. I love big parties. Whats more, we should all our friends who invited us to their parties. A. pay off B. pay forC. pay backD. pay out10. For a fixed price of $6 you can have soup, a main meal with two vegetables and fruit. A. serving B. to serveC. serveD. served 11. - I cant even pay this weeks rent. -Would help if I lend you some money? A. it B. youC. thatD. one 12. Drinks are cheap here and you can end your meal a cup of excellent coffee. A. of B. with C. onD. by 13. - Whats the problem with FM 96.8? - I listen to it sometimes, just not every day. A. shall B. mustC. canD. need14. Ive had enough of my neighbor. Im going to _ their noisy parties right now.A. put an end toB. give way toC. look up toD. come up to15. - Im sick and tired of the hot and rainy weather. - But it the freezing winter, doesnt it?A. strikes B. hitsC. beatsD. makes 16. The best teams are not necessarily made up of the brightest and cleverest individuals. A. the ones B. oneC. those D. that17. The rise in consumer spending is an encouraging that the economy may be recovering. A. symptom B. solutionC. subjectD. sign18. If you live in a big city, youre surrounded by noise from cars, buses and trains. A. brieflyB. instantlyC. constantly D. awfully19. Jane and I have never met but from Jack told me she is lovely and fun to be with. A. whichB. whatC. whoseD. whom20. The would-be taxi drivers have to a very tough training period to get their licenses. A. go throughB. get throughC. pass throughD. put through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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the countrys worst problems-crime.Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes goes 21 . And many criminals are young. They often come from 22 homes, with only one parent or no parents 23.There are many young criminals in prison. 24 prison doesnt change them. Six or seven in ten will 25 to crime when they come out of 26 .One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new 27 . In the old days, young men had to live a(an) 28 life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help theft friends 29 danger. This helped them to grow into men. 30 Bob Burton started Vision Quest (用眼睛去寻梦).31 takes young criminals on a long, long journey 32 horses and wagons (马车), 3,000 miles through seven states. They were on the 33 for more than a year. The young people on Vision Quest all have 34 problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last 35 .Its hard work on the road. The work starts before the sun 36 . The boys and girls have to 37 the horses. Some of them have 38 loved anyone before. But they can love their horse. That love can 39 them to a new life.Not all the young people on Vision Quest will 40 crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you.21. A. up and aboutB. up and doingC. up and upD. up and down22. A. normalB. happyC. separateD. sad23. A. at allB. in allC. all alongD. all over24.A. So B. ButC. ForD. Or25.A. take backB. put backC. go backD. get back26.A. schoolB. villageC. homeD. prison27.A. ideaB. opinionC. methodD. approach28.A. happyB. difficultC. richD. easy29.A. in case ofB. in terms ofC. in time ofD. in the middle of 30.A. And B. YetC. ButD. So31.A. HeB. ItC. OneD. Somebody32.A. onB. withC. by D. over33.A. spotB. runC. roadD. ground34.A. keyB. solvedC. settledD. bad35.A. chanceB. lessonC. appointmentD. agreement36.A. comes aboutB. comes upC. comes offD. comes on37.A. feelB. eatC. feedD. cook38.A. alreadyB. stillC. everD. never39.A. helpB. getC. liveD. cause40.A. makeB. leaveC. putD.set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：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAdvertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why theyre always coming in for (getting) criticism. Their critics seem to resent（对.不满） them because they have a gift for self-promotion and because they have so much money to throw around. Its unjust, they say, that this entirely unproductive industry (if we can call it that) should absorb millions of pounds each year. It only goes to show how much profit the big companies are making. Why dont they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, its the consumer who paysThe poor old consumer! Hed have to pay a great deal more if advertising didnt create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods comes largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway byelaws(内部规则) while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration(定量) of disasters.We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio and television companies could not subsist (survive) without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmes is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!Another thing we mustnt forget is the small ads. which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the hatch（giving birth）, match and dispatch column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or agony column（读者来信专栏）. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. Its the best advertisement for advertising there is!41. What is main idea of this passage?A. Advertisement. B. The benefits of advertisement.C. Advertisers perform a useful service to communities.D. The costs of advertisement.42 The attitude of the author toward advertisers is A. appreciative.B. trustworthy.C.critical.D. dissatisfactory.43 Why do the critics criticize advertisers?A. Because advertisers often brag(自夸).B. Because critics think advertisement is a “waste of money”.C. Because customers are encouraged to buy more than necessary.D. Because customers pay more.44 Which of the following is Not True?A. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything.B. We can buy what we want.C. Good quality products dont need to be advertised.D. Advertisement makes our life colorful.45 The passage is .A. Narration(记叙文).B. Description.C. Criticism.D. Argumentation.B If you look for a book as a present for a child，you will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Potter JK Rowlings wizard is not aloneThe past decade has been a harvest for good childrens books ,which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The Lord of the RingsYet despite that, reading is increasingly unpopular among childrenAccording to statistics in 1997, 23% said they didnt like reading at allIn 2003, 35% didntAnd around 6% of the children leave primary school each year unable to read properlyMaybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes gamesMaybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pileEither way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the classIn his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling mostReading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacherAn evaluation this year reported that children on the school made 20 months progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months progress ,and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their ageInternational research tends to find that when British children leave primary school, they read well ,but read text often for fun than those elsewhereReading for fun matters because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational successAccording to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage46Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1? AMany childrens books have been adapted from filmsBMany high-quality childrens books have been publishedCThe sales of classics have led to the popularity of filmsDThe sales of presents for children have increased47Statistics suggested that Athe number of top students increased with the use of computers Ba decreasing number of children showed interest in reading Ca minority of primary school children read properly Da huge percentage of children read regularly48What do we know about Reading Recovery? AAn evaluation of it will be made sometime this yearBWeak readers on the project were the most hardworkingCIt aims to train special teachers to help children with readingDChildren on the project showed noticeable progress in reading49Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _Atake greater advantage of the project Bshow the potential to enjoy a long life Care likely to succeed in their education Dwould make excellent future researchers 50The aim of this text would probably be _Ato overcome primary school pupils reading difficultyBto encourage the publication of more childrens books Cto remind children of the importance of reading for fun Dto introduce a way to improve early children reading CThe iPhone, the iPad, each of Apples products sounds cool and has become a fad (一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” and many other brands are following suit. The BBCs iPlayer which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear popular in the US and UK that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of Londons Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.In general, single-letter prefixes (前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independents “i”, its no surprise that theyve selected this fashionable name.But its hard to see whats so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at Kings College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didnt have one clear definition,” he says.“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便) .”adds Thorne.Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend inevitably disappeared.51. People use iPlayer to _. A. listen to music B. make a call C. watch TV programs online D. read newspapers52. We can infer that the Independents “i” is aimed at _. A. young readers B. old readers C. fashionable women D. engineers53. The underlined word “ambiguous” means “_”.A. popular B. uncertain C. definite D. unique54. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _. A. portable B. environmentally friendly C. advanced D. recyclable55. The writer suggests that _.A. “i” products are often of high qualityB. iTeddy is alive bearC. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the productsD. the popularity of “i” products may not last long DWe called her the “Lemon Lady” because of the sour-puss face she always presented to the public and because she grew the finest lemons we had ever seen, on two huge trees in her front garden. We often wondered why she looked so sour and how she grew such lemons - but we could find out nothing about her. She was an old lady - at least 70 years of age, at a guess, perhaps more.One day we answered an advertisement for a flat to rent, as we had been asked to leave ours as soon as we could, and when we went to the address given, it was the house of the Lemon Lady.She didnt “unfreeze” during the whole of our interview. She said the flat would not be ready for occupation for about a month; that she had 45 names on her list and might add more before she would select the people to suit her best. She was just firm and austere, and I gathered that we were not likely to be the ones selected.As my husband and I were leaving, I said, “How do you grow those wonderful lemons?” She gave a wintry smile, which transformed her whole expression and made her look sweet and somehow pitiful.“I do grow nice lemons,” she replied. We went on to tell her how much we had always admired them every time we had passed, and she opened up and told us quite a lot about this fruit. “You know the general theory of pruning（修剪）, I suppose?” She asked.“Oh,” said my husband, “I understand about pruning fruit trees and roses, but you must not prune lemons, or so I understand.” He added these last words when he saw from the Lemon Ladys expression that he had said the wrong thing.“No,” said the Lemon Lady, “you must not prune lemons unless you want them to grow like mine. What is the reason for pruning?”“Well, to cut off dead or diseased wood; to prevent one branch chafing another; to let the sunlight into the center of the bush and to promote the growth of the more virile buds.”“Very nicely put,” said the Lemon Lady. “And why do you think that lemons are better with dead or diseased wood on them; why should you not let sunlight into them; why should allowing many sickly buds to develop make it a healthier tree?”“I hadnt thought about it at all,” confessed my husband rather shamefacedly, as he prides himself on being an original thinker, and here he was allowing an old lady to out-think him. “Everyone here said you mustnt prune lemons, so I thought it must be right.”We thanked her for the information and