重庆2012英语高考试题.doc

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（重庆卷）英 语一、听力（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。1. How old is the girl?A.7. B. 8. C. 10.2. Where does the conversation most probably take place ?A. In a bank. B. In a store. C. In a library. 3. How will the two speakers travel?A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Their work. B. Their manager. C. Their meeting. 5. What is the womans problem?A. She is thirsty. B. She is sick. C. She is tired. 第二节 （共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）请听下面4端对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第六段材料，回答第6至第8题。6. Which TV program does the women like best ?A. Sports program. B. Morning news. C. Talk show. 7. How much time does the woman spend watching TV every day ? A. About half an hour. B. About two hours.C. About four hours. 8. What is the conversation mainly about?A. Types of TV programs.B. Popular TV shows. C. TV watching habits.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who will take the guitar lessons?A. The woman. B. The womans son. C. The womans friend.10. How long has the woman played the piano？A. For two years. B. For three years. C. For five years.11. How much do the Tuesday lessons cost per hour?A. $ 4.B. $8. C. $12.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What was the umbrella first used for? A. Keeping the water off on rainy days. B. Protecting people against the sun. C. Showing the power of the rich.13. Who were the first to use the umbrella in Europe? A. The English.B. The French.C. The Greeks.14. What is the passage mainly about? A. The invention of the umbrella.B. The history f the umbrella.C. The style of the umbrella.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What does the conversation most probably take place?A. On Monday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Saturday.16. What kind of food might the woman have tonight?A. Italian food.B. French food.C. Japanese food.17. How many people will go for dinner?A. Three.B. Six.C. Eight.第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。Timetable of a Radio StationTimeProgramRadio Four7:30 18 Radio Three7:30ConcertRadio Two8:00 19 MatchRadio One10:00NewsRadio One 20 Travel二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. John, when shall we meet again, Thursday or Friday? _. Ill be off to London then. A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. None22. Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong? Well, I _ a test and Im waiting for the result. A. will take B. took C. had taken D. take23. _ to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film. A. Having been asked B. To askC. Having asked D. To be asked24. Sam has been appointed _ manager of the engineering department to take _ place of George. A. /，/ B. the，/ C. the，the D. /，the25. _ you interrupt now? Cant you see Im on the phone? Sorry Sir, but its urgent. A. Can B. Should C. Must D. Would26. The Modern Art Exhibition in the City Museum has been cancelled. Oh, no! _.A. Its a pity B. It doesnt matter C. I knew it already D. Its not interesting at all27. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area _. We must act immediately before theres left.A. have run out B. are running outC. have been run out D. are being run out28. Were having a meeting in half an hour. The decision _ at the meeting will influence the future of ourcompany.A. to be made B. being madeC.made D. having been made29. Sales director is a position _ communication ability is just as importance as sales skills.A. which B. thatC. when D. where30. Coach, can I continue with the training? Sorry, you cant _ you havent recovered from the knee injure.A. until B. beforeC. to consider D. unless31. Before you quit your job, _ how your family would feel about your decision.A. consider B. consideringC. to consider D. considered32. It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic _ Zheng He had sailed to East AfricaA. when B. thatC. after D. since33. The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor _ it a thought.A. does he even given B. he even givesC. whether D. he will even given34. Evidence has been found through years of study _ childrens early sleeping problem likely to continue when they grow up.A. why B. howC. whether D. that35. Look, here comes your dream girl. Invite her to dance. _What if she refuses me?A. I dont know B. Why me?C. With pleasure D. So what?第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 36 of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 37 my parents. At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 38 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 39 !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.At that age, I always did something 40 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 41 , I would plant a garden! I planted some lily (百合花) seeds in the yard. But they failed to 42 . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 43 joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 44 , I was touched by this land of wonder. 45 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 46 at me because he found it was 47 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mothers 48 , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 49 flowers.Regardless of their 50 , I kept on planting my garden and 51 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 52 to care and love. It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 53 my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very 54 . And now I could say it is my affection for 55 they makes me a real gardener.36. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design37. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy38. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement39. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in40. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite41. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting42. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through43. A. to B. with C. in D. by44. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually45. A. InsteadB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Besides46. A. shoutedB. laughedC. glancedD. jumped47. A. convenientB. troublesomeC. enjoyableD. dangerous48. A. sadnessB. displeasureC. delightD. relief49. A. other thanB. more thanC. rather thanD. less than50. A. dislikeB. encouragementC. threatD. suggestion51. A. decidedB. stoppedC. continuedD. struggled52. A. devoteB. turnC. respondD. lead53. A. defeatB. satisfyC. respectD. challenge54. A. proudB. comfortableC. strangeD. disappointed55. A. freedomB. lifeC. growthD. nature三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小2题分，满分40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并有在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。AOne of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap (包装).On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.Christmas was coming. “dont expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, thatll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. Id never seem him cry before.The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? Hes all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”“Thank God!” I heard Mum cry. From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!56. What happened to the author on September 11th , 1958?A. He got a baby brother. B. He got a Christmas gift. C. He became four years old. D. He received a doll. 57. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？A. Impossible.B. Boring.C. Difficult.D. Fearful.58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?A. Excitement.B. Happiness.C. Sadness.D. Disappointment.59. What is the passage mainly about?A. A sad Christmas day. B. Life with a lovely baby. C. A special Christmas gift.D. Memories of a happy family.BTop lists are lecturing people on everything from “100 places to visit” to “100 books to read”. Arent you just tired of being told what to do with your time?Now you have a list to end all lists!Take a look at the following two examples from the list of “101 things not to do”：Swim with Dolphins (海豚)? Swimming with dolphins is one of the worlds most profitable tourist activities. However, not every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers (螺旋桨).Heres a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually theyre just opening mouths.Go to See the Mona Lisa?There must be something about the mysterious (神秘的) smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year cant all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most.If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldnt just be smiling, shed be laughing.So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20 discount.60. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins _. A. is the worlds most popular tourist activityB. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins C. will make tourists busy and tired D. can cause danger to dolphins61. What does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa? A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile. B. It is not as satisfying as expected. C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough. D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.62. The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author _. A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists B. believes other lists are not humorous enough C. intends to persuade people to read more lists D. wants to provide a list different from other lists63. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To advertise a book.B. To introduce a website. C. To comment on popular lists.D. To recommend tourist activities.CThere is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky (威士忌) at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873 she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot.” And she didnt even go fishing.Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold. As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy Castle, any frustration (烦恼) will float away as gently as the circling water. Its just you and purple, pink, white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony. If you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics form a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetimes fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art.Scotland offers interesting places where you can rest after a long days fishing. Set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotlands mountains. Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains, and reaching its 1343-metre top is a challenge. But its not just what goes up that matters; what comes down is unique. More than 900 metres high, on the mountains north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes form the Gaelic language “usquebaugh” or “water of life”；and it is the single most important ingredient (原料) in Scotlands best known drink：whisky.64. The story of Queen Victoria is to show that _.A. the Queen is rich in tour experienceB. the Castle is a good place to go in ScotlandC. tasting whisky is better than going fishingD.1873 is a special year for the Queen65. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?A. By giving descriptions.B. By following time order.C. By analyzing causes.D. By making comparisons.66. What is Ben Nevis special for?A. The Inverlochy Castle Hotel.B. The beauty of its surroundings.C. The water from the mountain.D. The challenge up to its top.67. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce Scottish traditions to tourists.B. To show the attractions of Scotland to readers.C. To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland.D. To describe the pleasures of life in Scotland.DTo take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians (基督教徒) ever have ever cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil (邪恶的). So when Columbus brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be Eden, ever jumped to the obvious conclusion. Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of Europeans.What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was thought to have come from Hell (地狱). What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots which looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits. Tough the tomato and the mandrake were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population considered them one and the same, too terrible to touch.Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the Western people continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert wrote that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her fathers house had been the “introduction of this wonderful new fruitor is it a vegetable?” As late as the twentieth century some writers still classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an “evil fruit”.But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tomato was an American named Robert Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820, people journeyed for hundreds of miles to watch him drop dead. “What are you afraid of?” he shouted. “Ill show you fools that these things are good to eat!” Then he bit into the tomato. Some people fainted. But he survived and, according to a local story, set up a tomato-canning factory.68. The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because _.A. it made Christians evil B. it was the apple of Eden C. it came from a forbidden land D. it was religiously unacceptable 69. What can we infer the underlined part in Paragraph 3 ?A. The process of ignoring the tomato slowed down. B. There was little progress in the study of the tomato. C. The tomato was still refused in most western countries. D. Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato. 70. What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato publicly?A. To make himself a hero. B. To remove peoples fear of the tomato. C. To speed up the popularity of the tomato.D. To persuade people to buy products from his factory.71. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To challenge peopl