2012年北京市春季普通高中会考英语试题

2012年北京市春季普通高中会考英语试题二、单项填空（共15小题，15分）从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21WHATDOYOUTHINKOFTHETWOTIESPERFECTBUTIDONTKNOWWHICHISBETTER,SOILLTAKE_OFTHEMABOTHBNONECALLDNEITHER22IWROTEALETTERTOTHECARRENTALAGENCY,EXPLAINING_HADHAPPENEDAHOWBWHATCWHYDTHAT23WHATBADWEATHERYESTHERADIOSAYSITWILLBEEVEN_LATERONAGOODBBETTERCBADDWORSE24PEOPLECANFINDALMOSTWHATEVERTHEYNEEDATTHENEWSHOPPINGMALL,_ISALWAYSBUSYATWEEKENDSAWHICHBWHERECTHATDAS25DOYOULIKETHESCARFYES,IT_VERYSOFTASMELLSBGETSCFEELSDBECOMES26IREALLYDONTLIKETHEWEATHERINTHENORTHASIT_BEQUITEWINDY,ESPECIALLYINSPRINGAMUSTBCANCSHOULDDSHALL27JOHN_INHISROOMWHENHEHEARDSOMEONEYELLINGANDSCREAMINGAHADSTUDIEDBSTUDIEDCWASSTUDYINGDWOULDSTUDY28HELLOISTOMTHEREHOLDON,PLEASEI_IFICANFINDHIMFORYOUAWOULDSEEBSEECHAVESEENDWILLSEE29HOWABOUT_CHRISTMASPARTYIWOULDSAYITWAS_SUCCESSATHEABAACA不填DTHE不填30PETERWASLATEFORTHEBUSINESSMEETINGBECAUSEHISFLIGHT_BYAHEAVYSTORMADELAYSBDELAYEDCISDELAYEDDWASDELAYED31PEOPLESAYVANCOUVERISCANADASMOSTBEAUTIFULCITY,_BYMOUNTAINSANDTHEPACIFICOCEANASURROUNDEDBSURROUNDINGCBEINGSURROUNDEDDTOSURROUND32NATIVEENGLISHSPEAKERSFROMDIFFERENTCOUNTRIESCANUNDERSTANDEACHOTHER_THEYDONTSPEAKTHESAMEKINDOFENGLISHASOTHATBEVENIFCINCASEDASTHOUGH33CANDAVIDTAKECHARGEOFTHEINTERNATIONALDEPARTMENTIMAFRAIDITS_HISABILITYAUNDERBWITHINCOVERDBEYOND34DONTRESPONDTOANYEMAILS_PERSONALINFORMATION,NOMATTERHOWOFFICIALTHEYLOOKAREQUESTEDBREQUESTCREQUESTINGDTOBEREQUESTED35_AWORLDOFFANTASYABOUTANCIENTENGLAND,COMETOCAMELOTPARKAENTERINGBENTERCTOENTERDENTERED三、完形填空（共15小题，15分）阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。ASPECIALBIRTHDAYPARTYITEACHABILINGGUALKINDERGARTENCLASSONEMONDAYINOTICEDTHATTWOOFMYSTUDENTS,JUNAANDCYNTHIA,HADASHARED36ONFRIDAYOFTHATWEEKIINFORMEDBOTHTHEIRMOMSTHATTHEYCOULDBRINGIN37TOCELEBRATETHEIRCHILDRENSBIRTHDAYSIWONDEREDWHETHEREITHER38TOBRINGINABIRTHDAYTREATFORTHEKIDSONTHURDAY,IASKEDJUANANDCYNTHIAABOUTIT,BUTTHEYDIDNTKNOWANYTHINGABOUTTHEIRPARENTSPLANSBOTHCHILDREN,HOWEVER,WEREVERY39ABOUTHAVINGABIRTHDAYPARTYTHENEXTDAYINCLASSASIWASTIREDAFTERWORK,IDECIDEDTO40ITUNTILTHENEXTDAYTHENEXTMORNINGMYFIRST41WASWHATSHOULDIDOABOUTTHECAKEITWOULDBETERRIBLEIFTHEREWASNOTHINGFORTHEKIDSTO42ATTHEPARTYTHETHOUGHTWORRIEDMEASIAPPROACHEDTHEMEXICANBAKERYONMYDRIVETOSCHOOLTHESHOPHADFOURLARGEPIECESOFCAKEFORADOLLAREACHTHEONLYTHINGWAS,IWAS43ONCASHINEEDEDTHEFIVEDOLLARSINMYPURSETO44UNTILPAYDAYHOWEVER,IDECIDEDTHE45WASTHEMOSTIMPORTANTTHESCHOOLDAYWENTWELLAFTERSTORYTIME,ITOLDTHESTUDENTS,“TODAYWEARECELEBRATINGTHEDOUBLEBIRTHDAYSOFJUANANDCYNTHIA”IBROUGHTOUTTHECAKEANDLITTHECANDLES,ANDTHENWESANG”HAPPYBIRTHDAY”,CYNTHIAANDJUANSMILEDHAPPILYAFTERTHECANDLESWEREBLOWNOUT,ICUTEACHOFTHEFOURPIECESOFCAKEINTOFIVELITTLEPIECESITWASJUST46,ALL20OFMYSTUDENTSHADCOMETOCLASSTHATDAYATTHEEND,JUANSAIDTOME,“MISSJONES,I47HADABIRTHDAYPARTYBEFORE”ASIWATCHEDHIMWALKAWAY,STILL48,TEARSCAMETOMYEYESWHENCYNTHIACAMEUPMOMENTSLATER,IASKEDHERIFSHEDEVERHADABIRTHDAYPARTYBEFORE“NO”,SHESAID,“BUTILOVEDMYBIRTHDAYTODAYTHANKYOU,MISSJONES”ILATERLEARNED,AFTERTALKINGWITHTHEIRPARENTS,THATOURSIMPLECELEBRATIONHAD,49,BEENBOTHCYNTHIASANDJUANSFIRSTBIRTHDAYPARTYIHADTO50THELASTCOUPLEOFDAYSOFTHATMONTHONTHEONEDOLLARBUTITWASCERTAINLYWORTHIT36ABIRTHDAYBINTERESTCROOMDFEELING37ATOYSBPARENTSCCAKESDFRIENDS38AREQUIREDBHAPPENEDCPRETENDEDDINTENDED39AEXCITEDBDISAPPOINTEDCRELAXEDDPUZZLED40ATRYBLEAVECKEEPDCHANGE41APLANBSUGGESTIONCTHOUGHTDEXPERIENCE42ASEEBSAYCPLAYDEAT43AWEAKBSHORTCHARDDOUT44ASAVEBMAKECLASTDOWE45ACLASSBPARTYCLIFEDSALARY46AHALFBOVERCALLDENOUGH47AEVERBSELDOMCEVENDNEVER48ASMILINGBDREAMINGCSINGINGDSHOUTING49ACERTAINLYBINDEEDCANYWAYDNATURALLY50ASTRUGGLEBOCCUPYCLABOURDSPARE四、阅读理解（共12小题，24分）第一节阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AAROUNDTHEWORLDBYWHEELCHAIRRICKHANSENWASALWAYSANACTIVEKIDANDLOVEDTOFISHWHENRETURNINGINATRUCKONEDAYFROMAFISHINGTRIP,HEHADANACCIDENTANDSUFFEREDINJURIESTOHISSPINE脊柱THIS15YEAROLDYOUNGMANAWOKETOFINDTHATHEHADLOSTTHEUSEOFHISLEGSHOWEVER,HEDIDNTGIVEUPMANYMONTHSLATERHEBEGANTOCOMPETEINWHEELCHAIRSPORTSATTHEAGEOF27,HEDECIDEDTOWHEELAROUNDTHEWORLDTORAISEAWARENESSANDMONEYFORSPINQALCORDRESEARCHHISTOURTOOKHIMTHROUGH34COUNTRIESAROUNDTHEWORLDBETWEEN1985AND1987INTHISMANOFMOTIONWORLDTOUR,HEWHEELED24,90155MILES,WHICHISEQUALTOTHEDISTANCEAROUNDTHEEARTHBADWEATHERANDDIFFICULT,ROCKYROADSOFTENPROVIDEDCHALLENGESFORRICK,BUTHECONTINUEDTOPUSHHIMSELFTOCOMPLETETHETRIPHEWASDETERMINEDTOSUCCEEDEVENMOUNTAINSDIDNOTSTOPRICKHANSENHEWHEELEDHIMSELFUPTHEROCKYMOUNTAINSANDSEVERALOTHERMAJORMOUNTAINSINTHEWORLDHEEVENWHEELEDHIMSELFALONGTHEGREATWALLOFCHINA“NEVERGIVEUPONYOURDREAMS”WASHISMOTTOANDHEHASNTGIVENUPYETHECOMPLETEDHISWORLDTOURRAISING24MILLIONHECONTINUESTOWORKTOINCREASEKNOWLEDGEOFSPINALCORDINJURYHEISATRUECANADIANHEROWHOSHOWSWHATDETERMINATIONCANACHIEVE51WHATHAPPENEDTORICKAFTERTHEACCIDENTAHELOSTTHEABILITYOFLIVINGBHEHASTOSPENDHISLIFEINHOSPITALCHECOULDNTWALKANYMOREDHECOULDNTDOSPORTSANYMORE52WHENDIDRICKBEGINHISTOURAROUNDTHEWORLDAATTHEAGEOF15BSOONAFTERTHEACCIDENTCAYEARAFTERTHEACCIDENTDATTHEAGEOF2753WHYDIDRICKTAKEHISTOURAROUNDTHEWORLDINHISWHEELCHAIRATOGATHERMONEYFORTHESPINALCORDRESEARCHBTOLEARNABOUTTHEPEOPLEOFOTHERCOUNTRIESCTOTRAVELTODIFFERENTCOUNTRIE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