2012届高考英语 能力测评试题19

用心 爱心 专心1 UnitsUnits 1 the range of news from local crime to international politics from sport to business to fashion to science and the range of comments and special features 特写 as well from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books art theatre and music A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it never complet ely never straight through but always by jumping from here to there in and out gl ancing at one piece reading another article all the way through reading just a few paragraphs of the next A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers but far more than any reader is interested in What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality 时事性 its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in newspaper has no more than transient 短暂的 value For all these reasons no two people really read the same paper what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day s paper his own selection and sequence 连续 his own newspaper For all these reasons reading newspapers efficiently which means getting what you want from them without but without wasting time demands skill and self awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading 1 What is the BEST title of the passage no more than 10 words 2 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one A good modern newspaper has many sections to attract more people more than what people are interested in 3 Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words no more than 10 words 4 What is your opinion about a good newspaper no more than 30 words 5 Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese 用心 爱心 专心6 Units 1 2 课后能力测评 一 1 解析 选 B 前文说她邀请了一些亲戚朋友到公寓里聚会 此处表示 在这些 客人中 2 解析 选 A 因家里有钱以及下文的 习惯于我行我素 可知他们的小女儿被宠得 非常娇气 脾气很蛮横 spoil 表示 宠坏 溺爱 3 解析 选 D 这里表示祖母认为他们是最重要的客人 极力讨好他们 4 解析 选 A 由文意可知 晚会进行中 我 走进了洗手间并随手把门关上 这 里用 make one s way to 表示 向 走去 而其他动词的含义不符合语境 find one s way 找到去 的路 push one s way 挤出一条路 wound one s way 蜿蜒前进 5 解析 选 B 由 and simply walked in 可知 那个小女孩推开洗手间的门进来 了 6 解析 选 C 从语境可知这里用 be supposed to 表示 理应做 应该做 句意为 难道你不知道当一个男孩在使用洗手间的时候女孩子是不可以进来的吗 7 解析 选 D 从上文内容可知 作者这个时候很生气 8 解析 选 A 此处用 complain 表示 投诉 历来我行我素的女孩从来没有被人这 么呵斥过 她哭着向她的父母和 我 奶奶告状 9 解析 选 B 由文意可知 当 我 从洗手间出来 祖母劈头盖脸地把 我 骂了 一通 10 解析 选 C 等她骂完叫 我 滚开之后 晚会继续进行 这里用 carry on 表示 继续 11 解析 选 D 从下文可知 祖母发现有水从洗手间的门缝里涌出来 12 解析 选 A 撞开洗手间的门 发现洗手盆和浴缸都被塞子塞住了 push open 撞 开 13 解析 选 B 这里用过去进行时表示祖母进去的时候看见水正哗啦啦地直流 14 解析 选 C 每个人都知道是谁搞的鬼 愤怒的祖母使劲地挥舞着双手要打 我 客人们马上在我周围形成了一堵人墙保护 我 这里用 protective 表示 保护性的 15 解析 选 A 此处是 so that 句型 表示 如此愤怒 尽管有人墙保护 差点 打了我 16 解析 选 B 祖父牵着 我 的手来到窗前 表示牵着 抓着某人的手用 介词 by the hand 表示 此处的 the 不能用 his her my 代替 其他选项与句子意义不符 17 解析 选 D 上文说祖父很温和 因此他很少提高嗓门和别人说话 从句子结构 倒装 和语境看 只有 D 项符合语境 18 解析 选 A 此处表达 他也从来没有和祖母 争论过 故选 A 19 解析 选 C 由下文意义可知祖父的反映是 没有半点生气或烦恼的样子 20 解析 选 B 此处表示 祖母她先无缘无故地骂了我一顿 这回 我 故意捣乱 之后让她骂就有理由了 for nothing 无缘无故 1 解析 选 C 推理判断题 根据第一段 Since I discovered it two years ago 可知 作者两年前发现了听音乐的好处 根据第二段 It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 可知 作者指的两年前是 2005 年 因此写这篇文章的时 间是 2007 年 用心 爱心 专心7 2 解析 选 B 细节理解题 根据第二段 I was playing online video games After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play 可知 作者是在玩游戏时听音乐偶然发现音乐的巨大作用的 3 解析 选 D 细节理解题 根据第二段 moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions 可知 D 项表述不准确 故答案为 D 4 解析 选 B 推理判断题 第三段的主题句为第一句 下面举的例子是为了证明这 个观点的 故答案为 B than any reader is interested in z 3 missing anything you need 4 I think a good newspaper is remarkable first for what it contains Because only its contents can attract its readers 开放性试题 答案可有多样性 5 一份报纸可以因人们读的方式而精彩 不是全读 不是一读到底 而是这里读一点 那里读一点 在一篇中有选择 一篇文章可以全读 另一篇可以读几段 用心 爱心 专心8 选修选修 9 9 UnitsUnits 3 53 5 课后能力测评课后能力测评 二二 完形填空 阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项 字数 260完成时间 15 分钟难度 It was the night of the full moon a time which always drives Java s young people mad with excitement Fireworks were lit long before the moon 1 The big noise brought people out 2 the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene Everywhere there were the paper remains of 3 fireworks lying on the ground Little boys 4 more and covered their ears as they waited 5 for the explosions The moon appeared above the horizon 地平线 huge 6 ball high above the city and the 7 filled with people as Java began to enjoy one of the year s greatest 8 the Night of the Full Moon a festival 节日 that is especially popular 9 young people More and more young Javanese 10 together and walked slowly through the 11 joking and chatting they moved towards the mountain 12 the city They continued to climb 13 they reached the old temple 寺庙 at the 14 of the mountain After they were 15 the temple they drank their water and ate their moon cakes delicious home made ones 16 of dried fruit and nuts Outside on the mountain young people 17 cross legged in circles chatting and telling each other jokes And 18 in their hundreds more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 19 the brightly shining moon By midnight the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the 20 city in the valley below them But during the night the sound continued to be heard from the distance 1 A let out B gave outC came out D set out 2 A into B at C of D from 3 A burning B used C exploding D broken 4 A lit B bought C piled D removed 5 A patiently B calmly C worriedly D excitedly 6 A silver B new C colourful D gold 7 A mountains B valleys C streets D shops 8 A games B meetings C sports D events 9 A for B to C with D in 10 A danced B gathered C drank D shouted 用心 爱心 专心9 11 A village B scene C night D ground 12 A on the edge of B on the way to C in the center of D in the direction of 13 A while B until C unless D though 14 A tip B back C top D bottom 15 A inside B near C off D across 16 A fond B little C full D free 17 A jumped B sat C stood D bent 18 A so B even C yet D still 19 A follow B show C notice D admire 20 A clean B gray C peaceful D empty 阅读理解 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 A A 字数 326完成时间 10 分钟难度 The largest ever chariot pit 战车坑 of relics with carts and horse bones has been discovered in Henan Province It may lead to the uncovering of chariot pit groups that could be a key to understanding Chinese civilizations that existed more than 2 000 years ago Experts said the relics are dated more than 300 years earlier than the famous warriors 武士 in Shanxi Province What excited the experts were two other projects that located two huge pits with similar features It is absolutely a miracle These relics indicate that there could be a tomb group in this area which is likely to be important for China s archaeological 考古学的 studies said Ma Juncai a leading relic researcher in the province In ancient China carts sheep spoons and so on were buried to ensure that dead people had a happy afterlife The number and quality of the sacrifices indicated the social status of the dead The custom was carried into the Qin Dynasty Emperor Qinshihuang s tomb located near Xi an the capital of Shanxi Province is accompanied by thousands of wood or clay figures of warriors and horses The tomb is probably the most well known The discovered pit measures 10 4 meters long 8 4 meters wide and 5 meters deep It holds 20 carts in different sizes The smallest one is l 05 meters long and 1 3 meters wide Experts think that 40 horses are likely to be found as well Careful plans need to be made to deal with the demanding uncovering The clay is very weak and a small misstep can destroy the whole project That s why we need to take every step very carefully to protect these cherished cultural relics Ma said 1 What s the passage mainly about A The dead people s sacrifices in ancient China 用心 爱心 专心10 B China s archaeological studies C The discovery of a large chariot pit in Henan D The history of Chinese civilizations 2 According to Ma Juncai the uncovering of the three pits is a miracle because A it shows there may be a tomb group there B it s helpful in discovering Emperor Qinshihuang s tomb C the relics are dated such a long time ago D the relics are more than 300 years older than the ones in Shanxi 3 It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that A all dead people had sacrifices in ancient China B the discovered pit is the most well known in the world C the discovered pit dates back to the Qin Dynasty D Emperor Qinshihuang wanted to maintain his power after death 4 Careful plans for the uncovering are needed because A another 40 horses are likely to be found as well B the whole uncovering could be destroyed easily C experts are too busy to spare time for it D the government hasn t agreed to it 5 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A The discovery has drawn the leading experts attention B A lot of cultural relics have been discovered in Henan C 40 horses have been discovered together with the chariot pit D The discovered carts in the chariot pit are similar in size B B 字数 315完成时间 15 分钟难度 When my grandmother was raising me in Stamps Arkansas she had a particular routine when people who were known to be whiners entered her store My grandmother would ask the customer How are you doing today Thomas The person would reply Not so good today Henderson You see it s this summer heat I just hate it It just makes me tired It s almost killing me Then my grandmother would stand calmly her arms folded and say Uh huh uh huh As soon as the complainer was out of the store my grandmother would call me to stand in front of her Then she would say the same thing she had said at least a thousand times it seemed to me Jane did you hear what so and so complained about And I would nod Grandmother would continue Jane there are people who went to sleep all over the world last night poor and rich and black and white but they will never wake again Those dead people would give anything anything at all for just five minutes of this weather that person was complaining about So you watch yourself about complaining Jane What you re supposed to do when you don t like a thing is change it If you can t change it change the way you think about it Don t complain I have learned a lot from my grandmother Her opinions always hit the nail 用心 爱心 专心11 on the head Whining is not only impolite but can be dangerous 6 The underlined word whiners in Paragraph 1 refers to those people who A complain often B enter a store regularly C are afraid of hot weather D think little of themselves 7 From what the author s grandmother said we can infer that A she tried to comfort the whiners B she was impolite to the whiners C she was against whining D she shared the whiners opinions 8 The author s grandmother told her to A be sympathetic to the dead B treasure every moment of her life C keep away from the whiners D get used to things she disliked 9 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A Grandmother once owned a store in Stamps Arkansas B The author was told different things after different whiners left Grandmother s store C The author was told that she could change her way of thinking about things D Grandmother s opinion that people shouldn t complain was reasonable 10 What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage A To show that complaining is not only rude but harmful B To tell us a story about her grandmother C To show how to live one s life to the fullest D To tell us people s different attitudes towards complaining 阅读表达 阅读下面短文并回答问题 请注意问题后的词数要求 字数 314完成时间 12 分钟难度 China News Lhasa 拉萨 Dec 12 A science forum that focused on the environmental change and its impacts on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau as well as the regional development strategies was recently held at the Fragrant Hill in Beijing Starting from Monday Chinese meteorological departments kicked off an atmospheric scientific experiment on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau The experiment will last for a year Recently the atmospheric science data gathered on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau has aroused great interest among international science circles and media around the world It is said that over the past two decades Chinese scientists had carried out two atmospheric experiments on Qinghai Tibet Plateau and obtained high resolution data through these experiments This time the experiment will be carried out in two monitoring stations set in the eastern part of the plateau In these stations scientists will make some intensive observations of the atmospheres in the east of the Qinghai Tibet 用心 爱心 专心12 Plateau and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River With these scientists will try to upgrade their data forecasting mode an d improve their forecasting capability Qinghai Tibet Plateau covers a vast area of land and the geological feature there is rather complicated Since there are not many monitoring stations set up there scientists information about the plateau is rather limited they cannot make accurate forecast about the precipitation on the plateau and on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River It is said that there are rich hydropower resources in the eastern part of the plateau China plans to establish some hydropower stations in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River When the construction is completed these hydropower plants are able to generate electricity twice that produced by the Three Gorges Dam 1 What is the main idea of the passage no more than 15 words 2 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one The sources obtained through experiments carried out on the plateau to the attention of the science field at home and abroad 3 Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words no more than 5 words 4 Why is it difficult to carry out the experiment on the plateau no more than 30 words 5 Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese Units 3 5 课后能力测评 二 1 解析 选 C come out 意为 出来 根据下文中的 The moon appeared above the horizon 可知 在月亮出来前就点燃了爆竹 let out 放掉 泄露 give out 分发 发出 光 热等 set out 出发 开始 2 解析 选 A 句意为 较大的声音把人们带入温暖的夜晚 享受有趣的景色 into 向内 到 里 at 在 用于表示时刻 年节 年龄 of 的 属于 的 表示所属 关系 from 从 自 表示时间 3 解析 选 B 由句意可知 此处指爆炸了的爆竹所剩余的碎纸 故选 B 4 解析 选 A light 点着 变亮 其宾语 more 指代上文中的 fireworks 根据上下 文的内容可判断出孩子们点更多的爆竹 5 解析 选 D excitedly 意为 兴奋地 点燃爆竹是一件令人激动人心的事 所以 孩子们激动地等待着爆竹爆炸 patiently 有耐性地 有毅力地 calmly 平静地 安静地 冷静地 worriedly 担心地 6 解析 选 A silver 意为 银 白 色的 根据常识可知 当月亮升起时 其颜色 用心 爱心 专心13 是银白色的 7 解析 选 C street 意为 街道 根据上文中的 above the city 可判断出 庆祝 活动是在城市里进行的 所以街道上挤满了人 其他选项不符合文意 8 解析 选 D event 意为 大事 活动 根据