2012年高三英语5月211试题一襄

1、2012年高三英语5月试题一第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)见听力书 第15套第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 多项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)21. “It is a to get the award and Id like to owe it to all the people who love me.” said the actress excitedly when she was announced to be “ the best actress of this year”.A. preparationB. presentationC. privi

2、legeD. preference22. The unfair of wealth has become a serious problem in China and the government has decided to take action to make it fairer.A. destinationB. conservationC. distributionD. dimension23. When he was a child, he often listened to the stories told by his grandfather, who lived through

3、 the Anti-Japanese War and had a memory of it.A. absurdB. vividC. parallelD. elegant24. It is reported that a bus with 60 passengers rolled down into the Changjiang River and only the bus driver escaped drowning.A. narrowlyB. clumsilyC. psychologicallyD. numbly25. If youre outgoing, it is very easy

4、for you to to the new environment while studying abroad.A. adaptB. appealC. applyD. attach26. Though a little lazy, Tom is to be the cleverest boy in the class.A. substitutedB. recommendedC. acknowledgedD. occupied 27. Why Wang Lijun went to the American Consulate (领事馆) in Chengdu is a mystery. All

5、to the incident must volunteer to help the police in order to get an early answer.A. relevant B. accessible C. beneficial D. sensitive 28. The girl is so sad because she has failed the physics test. Lets her and I believe she will calm down soon.A. leave behindB. leave aloneC. leave outD. leave asid

6、e29. Why has the Japanese engineer been upset these days? The news about the earthquake with tsunami striking his country _ an attack of homesickness. A. set down B. set out C. set about D. set off30. Even though none of other family members were his plan to build a plane, he spent all his money on

7、it and succeeded at last.A. in favor ofB. in memory of C. in search of D. in honor of 第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)A Good CustodianI know a woman who tries hard to be a good custodianI pass her every day after school as she pushes her cart down my hallwayOf course, she is my buildings cleaner.One Tues

8、day morning I came into school and saw a 31 on mydesk from my custodian.It seemed that some unbearable first year students had damaged the bathroom in a particularly disgusting way and she had been 32 to clean itThis took 33 than she had expected She had left the typewritten note on my desk to 34 fo

9、r not being able to clean my room as she was 35 to doAt the beginning of the period, I shared her note with my first period 36 When I mentioned that our custodian had apologized to us, their first 37 was to volunteer to seek out and beat up those first year students for making our custodian have to

10、clean up their 38 . It turned out that just about all of my students also knew our custodian by name -all of them responded with smiles and 39 for a long time about this time or that time when shed 40 each of them in the hallwayThat she felt she needed to apologize 41 a strong reaction from many of

11、the kidsAs the class period was about to end, I asked them to 42 the floor like I do every period and thanked them for picking up any garbage 43 it wasnt theirsMy entire class disappeared; they each disappeared instantly 44 their desks to pick up those annoying tiny pieces of paper that 45 so easily

12、 from notebooksOne girl made a （an） 46 that I later used with my other classes: Her job might be to clean the room, but she shouldnt have to clean up 47 usTheres a difference”I believe that people know the difference between right and wrongI believe that people appreciate it when others 48 take care

13、 of themAnd I believe that people, even adolescents who are not quite yet mature, appreciate it when they see someone who takes 49 in her work Sometimes we need a 50 of the things we take for granted things like a good custodian to take care of us31ApaperBhandbookCnoteDletter32AadvisedBpersuadedCall

14、owedDcharged33AshorterBlongerCmoreDless34AapologizeBregretCappealDcomplain35Arecommended BbelievedCapprovedDscheduled36AclassBcolleaguesCstaffDmembers37AanswerBreaction,CdecisionDbehavior38AroomBdesksCmessDchaos39AtalkedBaskedCquarreledDdiscussed40AvisitedBcalledCpraisedDgreeted41AmadeBshowedCearned

15、Daccepted42AsweepBexamineCcheckDmop43Aeven ifBonly ifCif onlyDif ever44AaboveBunderCbeyondDacross45AleaveBfallCflyDmiss46ApromiseBagreementCannouncement Dcomment47AafterBbeforeCwithDfor48AfreelyBgentlyChopefullyDsincerely49AadvantageBprideCactionDchance50AkeeperBcaretakerCreminderDobserver第三部分：阅读理解（

16、共20小题，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was a baby, I entertained you and made you laughWhenever I was bad , youd shake your finger at me and ask : How could you?but then youd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and I believed that life could not be any more perf

17、ectMy housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that togetherWe went for long walks, runs in the park and carridesWe stopped for ice creamI took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the dayGradually, you began spending more time at

18、work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mateEventually, you fell in loveShe, now your wife, is riot a dog person, but I still welcomed her into our homeI was happy because you were happyThen the human babies came along and I shared your excitement, I was fascinated by their pink

19、ness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them tooYour wife was afraid I would bite themBut nevertheless, as they began to grow, I became their friendNow, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow petsYouve made the right decision for

20、 your family , but there was a time when I was your only familyI was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog poundIt smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessnessYou filled out the paperwork and said:I know you will find a good home for her They shrugged and gave you a pained loo

21、kThe children were in tears as they waved me goodbyeAnd How could you? were the only three words that swept over my mindIs it better to live with hope or without hope? At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was

22、all a bad dreamMy beloved master, I will think of you and wait for you foreverI hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me51Who tells this story?AA dog BA child CA dogs owner DA dog trainer52Why did the dogs owner take his dog to the pound?AHe had a newborn baby BHis w

23、ife did not like the dogCHe was moving into a new building DHe thought the dog too troublesome53Which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?AIt hoped to be adopted by another familyBIt continued to love its former ownerCIt did not trust humans any more DIt was excited about the pound54Wha

24、t is the theme of the story?ABe ready for changes BNever expect too muchCNever complain about your life DBe faithful to those who love youBHeavy rains have caused disasters across China this summer, bringing the worst landslides in decades. The most deadly disaster happened on August 8 when a big la

25、ndslide hit Zhouqu County in Gansu province, killing at least 1,407 people.On August 18, landslides hit Gongshan, a town in northwestern Yunnan. At least 38 people were killed and 54 are missing. Heavy rains also caused landslides in several counties in Sichuan province. People were forced to evacua

26、te(撤离) to safe places.Landslides and devastationLandslides take place when dirt and rocks slide down a slope together. Sometimes these landslides are small, and hardly noticeable. Other times however, they can be massive, involving the entire side of a mountain.Landslides can be caused by a number o

27、f different things. Often rain, which adds weight to the side of a slope, can cause one. Other times they might be caused by erosion(侵蚀).When a stream slowly removes the base of a slope, it weakens the entire side of the mountain.As a slide moves down a mountain slope, it can pick up great speed and

28、 energy. Some slides travel at a speed of 300km an hour. The resulting winds can be so powerful that they are known to strip(剥离) the leaves off surrounding trees.Earthquakes and landslidesSome experts think the landslides in Sichuan were related to the magnitude-8.0 Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 20

29、08. The quake has caused a change in the structure of the Earths surface, making it more likely that land will slide in the rain, according to geologist Xu Qiang of the Chengdu University of Technology.Landslides pose(造成) threats to 140 cities and towns in the country, one quarter of which are in Si

30、chuan, said Wei Fangqiang, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Landslide preventionIf you want to avoid being a landslide victim, the easiest thing to do is avoid living on slopes or close to mountains.If you live in a landslide-threatened area, try not to water the slopes if possible.

31、 If there are large rocks on the slopes above your house, remove them so that they dont cause damage if they fall. It might also be helpful to plant trees on the slopes. Over time, the tree roots may make the soil firmer.55. The landslides around China are mentioned at the beginning of the article t

32、o .A. warn travelers to keep away from those placesB. show that the environment in China is getting worseC. introduce the topic of landslidesD. express concern for those affected by landslides56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A. Most landslides are too small to b

33、e detected.B. Heavy rains are the only cause of landslides.C. The dirt and rocks from a landslide can strip the leaves off surrounding trees.D. Some experts believe that earthquakes could make landslides more likely to happen.57. Which of the following is the right way to avoid becoming a landslide

34、victim?A. Living on a mountain top.B. Watering the slopes you live beside.C. Removing large rocks on the slopes.D. Planting trees around your house.58. What is the main idea of the article?A. Landslides and their prevention.B. The after-effects of the Wenchuan earthquake.C. The mostly deadly disaste

35、r in China.D. How to survive a landslide.CA woman in the US is able to speak for the first time in 11 years after a pioneering voice box transplant （移植） Brenda Jensen said the operation was a great success which had saved her lifeThirteen days after the surgery she said her first words: Good morning

36、, I want to go homeIt is the first time a voice box and windpipe have been transplanted at the same time and only the second time a voice box has ever been transplantedMsJensen, 52, had been unable to speak on her own since her voice box was damaged during surgery in 1999Since then, she has been una

37、ble to taste or smell food, could breathe only through a hole in her windpipe and could talk only with the help of an electronic voice boxIn October, surgeons at the University of California Davis Medical Centre removed the voice box and 6cm of the windpipe from a donor bodyIn an 18-hour operation,

38、this was transplanted into MsJensens throat and the team connected it to her blood supply and nervesProfessor Martin Birchall from University College London, who was part of the surgery team, said: Weve learned that we can repair nerves to make even very complex organs function again Itll open the d

39、oor to better facial transplants and will be extremely important as tissue engineering developsA voice box transplant might be life changing, but it is not life savingEveryone who receives a transplant must take drugs to control the immune system （免疫系统） for the rest of their lives These drugs can re

40、duce life expectancy, so they are normally set aside for life saving proceduresOne of the reasons MsJensen was a suitable person for this transplant was that she was already taking immune controlling drugs after a kidney-pancreas transplant four years agoProfessor Peter Belafsky , part of the surgic

41、al team, said: Brenda was an exceptional candidate for the transplant because she was highly motivatedAnyone whos met Brenda knows that she is a strong and determined person with a great outlook on life in spite of the many physical challenges shes faced over her lifetime59The voice transplant opera

42、tion is of great significance because it proves that _Afacial transplants are now easier to performBnew medical technology is always possible to discoverCnerve repairing is a breakthrough in tissue engineeringDthe drugs taken after the operation help the patient live longer60MsJensen was a suitable

43、person for this transplant because she was _Astrong-willed and prepared Bexperienced and braveCseriously ill and motivated Ddetermined and realistic61Which of the following is the right time order of the event?aMsJensen received a voice box transplant operationbMsJensen began to take immune controll

44、ing drugscDoctors removed the voice box from a donor bodydMsJensen had a kidney-pancreas transplant operationAacdb Bdbca Cbdca Dcabd62Which is the best title for the passage?ATransplant Saves A Womans Life BOvercoming Obstacles to Speak AgainCFirst Words from New Voice Box DCourageous Woman Defeatin

45、g FearsDWanna buy a body? That was the opening line of more than a few phone calls I got from self-employed photographers when I was a photo editor at USNewsLike many in the mainstream press, I wanted to separate the world of photographers into them ,who trade in pictures of bodies or run after famo

46、us people like Princess Diana, and us ,the serious newspeopleBut after 16 years in that role, I came to wonder whether the two worlds were easily distinguishableWorking in the reputable world of journalism, I told photographers to cover other peoples difficult life situationsI justified marching int

47、o moments of sadness, under the appearance of the readers right to knowI worked with professionals talking their way into situations or shooting from behind police linesAnd I wasnt aloneIn any American town, after a car crash or some other horrible incident when ordinary people are hurt or killed, y

48、ou rarely see photographers pushing past rescue workers to take photos of the blood and injuriesBut you are likely to see local newspaper and television photographers on the scene and fast How can we justify doing this? Journalists are taught to separate, doing the job from worrying about the conseq

49、uences of publishing what they recordRepeatedly, they are reminded of a news-business saying: Leave your conscience in the office, A victim may lie bleeding, unconscious, or deadYour job is to record the imageYoure a photographer, not an emergency medical workerYou put away your feelings and documen

50、t the sceneBut catastrophic events often bring out the worst in photographers and photo editorsIn the first minutes and hours after a disaster occurs, photo agencies buy picturesThey rush to obtain the rights to be the only one to own these shocking images and death is usually the subjectOften, an a

51、gency buys a picture from a local newspaper or an amateur photographer and puts it up for bid by major magazinesThe most sought-after special pictures command tens of thousands of dollars through bidding contestsI worked on all those stories and many like themWhen they happen, you move quickly: buyi

52、ng, dealing, trying to beat the agencies to the picturesNow, many people believe journalists are the hypocrites （伪君子） who need to be brought down, and its our pictures that most anger othersReaders may not believe, as we do, that there is a distinction between clear-minded us and mean-spirited themI

53、n too many cases, by our choices of images as well as how we get them, we prove our readers right63When journalists are working, they are told to _Awork with their conscienceBrespect the privacy of the victimCseparate their work from feelingsDask police for permission to take photos64The 5th and 6th

54、 paragraphs mainly tell us that _Aspeed determines the success of a news storyBphoto agencies are greedier than serious newspeopleCphotographers have free access to photos of accidentsDprofit is the driving force behind the competition for photos65It can be learned from the last paragraph that serio

55、us newspeople _Aobtain photos differently from news agenciesBare no better than self-employed photographersCare more devoted to work than non-professionalsDhave a higher moral standard than self-employed photographers66The underlined word them in the last paragraph refers to_Aphoto editors Bphoto ag

56、enciesCserious newspeople Dself-employed photographersEMore than tea in a cup“You know, these cups bring to mind a tea quote I heard.” Marys aunt said.She poured tea. There were four of them and there were four totally different cups on the table.They grabbed their tea cups.来源:学优高考网GkStK“What quote?” Mary asked.“We