北京市密云二中2012届高三英语12月考试题【会员独享】

1、北京市密云二中2012届高三12月考英语试题Dec 6th, 2011I. Listening Comprehension: 听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一道小题。从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. When will the man leave?A. At 8:15 B. At 8:45 C. At 8:302. Why is the man not satisfied with the operators expl

2、anation?A. He got through on the number an hour agoB. He called the operator an hour agoC. His telephone wasnt in service an hour ago3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Employer and employee B. Father and daughterC. Teacher and student4. What does the man suggest?A. Sell

3、ing the washing machine cheapB. Having the old washing machine repairedC. Buying a new washing machine5. What can be learned from the conversation?A. You shouldnt believe everything you readB. Opinions about the novel are variedC. The woman thinks the book is excellent 第二节 （共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分） 听下面4段

4、对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每小题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题6. When can the woman visit London Tower?A. In the afternoon B. Right after lunch C. In the morning7. How much will the woman pay for her tour?A. 9.50 B. 5.30 C. 11.50听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8. W

5、hat are the speakers talking about?A. A weekend B. Life in the country C. Blue Monday9. How long did it take Sara to come back from the country? A. Half an hour B. Five hours C. Four hours and a half听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. What did the man use to be?A. A pilot B. An engineer C. A postman11. How did the

6、object move?A. It stayed till in the air all the time. B. It moved in a circle from time to time. C. It rose up and flew away quickly.12. How did the man describe the object?A. It was bigger than a normal plane. B. It was smaller than a normal plane. C. It was as big as a normal plane.听第9段材料， 回答第13至

7、15题13. What is the main topic of this lecture?A. Energy saving B. New housing construction C. Bicycles and cars14. What is the purpose of building new houses facing north or south?A. To prevent heat loss. B. To avoid direct sunlight. C. To keep out the cold.15. Which of the following is NOT the bene

8、fit of reducing parking space?A. The number of cars has been reduced. B. The number of bicycles is as large as that of cars.C. The number of small cars is getting larger. 第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有10秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。 RESTAURANT BOOKING FORMName

9、Nancy _16TelephoneOffice No. 83322454Home No. _17Number of Guests8 in totalType of Booked RoomA _18 roomBooked Time for Meal About 7:00 _19Special RequirementsA bouquet of _20Two bottles of read wine （请将你听到的关键信息填写在答题卡指定区域内）II. Multiple Choice 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）21. Hurry up! Theres a bus coming!

10、Why run? There will be _ one in two or three minutes. A. another B. other C. the other D. any other22. The constant noise around here _ me crazy! Calm down. Its no use complaining.A. drove B. drives Cis driving D. had driven 23. It puzzles him why people here are so interested in what his job is. He

11、 _ that question frequently. A. has asked B. gets asked C. is asking D. was asked24. Sunny had to give a speech in front of 500 people yesterday. Whew! Thats a big audience. She _ have been nervous. A. must B. would C. might D. could 25. I like your new shoes! Thanks. I had to try on almost a dozen

12、pairs _ I decided to get them.A. as B. when C. after D. before 26. _ under the tree was a charming girl aged about seventeen and eighteen.A. Sat B. Sitting C. To sit D. Sit 27. There were several messages from people, most of _ I didn't know, on my answering machine when I got home. A. those B.

13、which C. whom D. them 28. Madonna _ many albums and will probably make many more.A. records B. recorded C. had recorded D. has recorded29. Education is _ remains when we have forgotten all we have been taught.A. whether B. how C. that D. what 30. Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he _. A. is b

14、usy B. was busy C. had been busy. D. will be busy 31. The movie was so terrifying that she kept her eyes _ through most of it. A. covering B. covered C. having covered D. being covered 32. _ the little boy knows so much about nature really surprises his teachers and classmates. A. How B. Why C. That

15、 D. What33. According to some studies, EQ is _ important, if not more important than IQ.A. so B. very C. even D. as 34. While studying, fix your mind on what is really important, or you will _ remembering nothing. A. end up B. take up C. lead to D. stick to35. Scientists have created the worlds smal

16、lest “snowman”, _ about a fifth of the width of a human hair. A. measuring B. measures C. measured D. to measureIII. Cloze Test 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I

17、then realized I was able to 36 the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he 37 me.A few days later be asked me to help him again, because he 38 how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class 39 and began to talk among th

18、emselves 40 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was 41 by several of them.“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? Well 42 you”I could not believe what I was hearingI could get paid for something very 43 " All rightI'll do it" The next day my math teacher 44 me to help him out

19、When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F's to A'sI soon became very 45 among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with a magical 46 . I began to change the grades of studentsWord 47 quickly and I became very richEverything was going fine 48 I was calle

20、d into the headmaster's officeWhen I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry 49 in his eyes "I have known you for three years nowI don't want to 50 what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I mustHe has too much 51 , " he said" Do you have anything

21、 to say 52 yourself?" he asked"No" I said finallyI did not realize how serious my actions had beenI had violated the 53 of my teacher, and the headmasterAnd there was no way 54 I was forced to leave my schoolThat was a good 55 for me36AaccessBassessCchangeDmark37AguidedBsupportedCthan

22、kedDaccepted38AdoubtedBremembered CremindedDforgot39AhidBnoticedCcomplainedDagreed40Adisappointedly BquietlyCfreelyDangrily41AappointedBapprovedCapproachedDappreciated42ApayBpraiseCfollowDinspire43AfamiliarBsimpleCinterestingDpleasant44AforcedBadvisedCencouragedDgot45AoptimisticBpopularCsensitiveDgr

23、ateful46AenergyBstrengthCrightDpower47AescapedBslippedCspreadDfled48AuntilBsinceCasDafter49AsightBlookClightDfeeling50AbelieveBignoreCopposeDinfluence51AexperienceBpressureCconfidenceDevidence52AtoBbyCforDof53AintentionBhonorCpromiseDtrust54AonBinCbackDdown55AlessonBskillCstoryDexampleIV. Reading co

24、mprehension: 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）AOnce DrMellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his studentsThe case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problemsHis condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would li

25、veDrMellinkoff asked to see the patientHe introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he feltThe patient smiled and said everything was all rightThen the doctor asked if he was able to eatThe patient said that he had no desire to eat "Are you getting food you like?"

26、; The patient said nothing "Do you get the kind of food you have at home?" The answer was no The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft "If you had food that you liked, would you eat it?" "Yes, yes," the patient saidThe change in the p

27、atient's appearance couldn't have been more obviousNothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been receivedLater, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn't getting food he could eatOne of the students said, "We all know how difficult it

28、 is to get the kitchen to make special meals""Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn't carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?" "I would probably in

29、sist," the student said"Very well," the doctor said"You might want to try the same method in the kitchenIt won't be easy, but I can help youMeanwhile, let's get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with itOr he'll be killed by hungerBy the way, ther

30、e must be someone among you who can speak SpanishIf we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him"Three weeks laterDoctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own powerIt takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to ta

31、lk to them and make them comfortable56The patient had no desire to eat because _. Ahe was not hungryBhe was seriously ill Che was given special mealsDhe was not satisfied with the food57Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?ACold.BConsiderate.CCurious.DCareless.58What d

32、o you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?ADoctors should be good at foreign languages.BDoctors should know their patients real problems.CDoctors should try to improve their medical skills.DDoctors should have a good relationship with their patients. B In modern society the

33、re is a great deal of argument about competition Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people I have taught many children

34、who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs In their single-minded pursuit（追求）of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten However, while som

35、e seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents o

36、r society Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success By not trying, they always have an excuse: “ I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try” What is not usually admitted by themselves

37、is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot Such a loss would be a measure of their worth Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one perfo

38、rms in comparison with others Both are afraid of not being Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解） can we discover a meaning in competition59. What does this passage mainly talk about? ACompetition helps to set up self-respect BOpinions about competition are different am

39、ong people CCompetition is harmful to personal quality development DFailures are necessary experience in competition60The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means _ Athose who try their best to win Bthose who value competition most highly Cthose who are against competition most strong

40、ly Dthose who rely on others most for success61What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”? AOnes worth lies in his performance compared with others BOnes success in competition needs great efforts COnes achievement is determined by his particular skills DOne

41、s success is based on how hard he has tried62Which point of view may the author agree to? AEvery effort should be paid back BCompetition should be encouraged CWinning should be a life-and-death matter DFear of failure should be removed in competitionC. It tastes just like chickenAway from home, eati

42、ng is more than just a way to keep your stomach fullIt is a language all its own, and no words can say, "Glad to meet you glad to be doing business with you " quite like sharing a meal offered by your hostClearly, mealtime is not the time for you to say, "Thanks, but no thanks" A

43、cceptance of the food on your plate means acceptance of host, country, and companySo, no matter how difficult it may be to swallow, swallowOr, as one experienced traveler says, "Travel with a cast-iron stomach and eat everything everywhere"Often, the food offered represents proudly your ho

44、st country's eating cultureWhat would Ataiericans think of a French person who refused to take a bite of homemade apple pie or sirloin? Our discomfort comes not so much from the thing itself; it comes from our umamiliarity with itAfter all, an oyster has remarkably the same look as a sheep's

45、 eye; and a first look at a lobster would remind almost anybody of a creature from a science fiction movie, not something you dip in butter and eatBy the way, in Saudi Arabia sheep's eyes are a famous dish and in parts of China it's bear's paw soupCan you refuse such food without being r

46、ude? Most experienced business travelers say no, at least not before taking at least a few bitesIt helps, though, to slice any item very thinThis way, you minimize the taste and the reminder of where it came fromOr, " Swallow it quickly, " as one traveler recommends"I still can't

47、tell you what sheep's eyeballs taste like" As for dealing with taste, the old line that "it tastes just like chicken" is often thankfully trueEven when the "it" is really rat or snakeAnother useful piece of advice is not knowing what you are eatingWhat's for dinner?

48、Don't ask Avoid glancing into the kitchen or looking at English-language menusYour host will be pleased that you are eating the food he offers, and who knows? Maybe it really is chicken in that soup63The purpose of the article is to _Aintroduce unfamiliar food Bshare the writer's personal ex

49、periencesCsuggest ways to overcome a cultural barrierDadvise on how to politely refuse to eat foreign food64According to the writer, people hesitate at strange food mainly due to _Athe way it looks Bsafety worriesClack of information about it Dthe unfamiliar atmosphere65From the article we can infer

50、 that _Aan American may feel comfortable with sirloinBone should refuse strange food after a few bitesCEnglish-language menus are not always dependableDone needs a cast-iron stomach to travel in other cultures66One may say "It tastes just like chicken" when _Ashowing respect for chicken-lo

51、ving nations Bgreeting people with different dieting habitsCevaluating chefs at an international food festival Dgetting someone to try a visually unpleasant mealD. The Celebration ExperimentIn the 1960s, Walt Disney pictured in the mind a future utopian city with underground roads and a climate-cont

52、rolled round roof. The real community of Celebration, Florida, built in 1999, applies the social and environmental goals of both Disney and the New Urbanism movement. Disney and the New Urbanism have imagined communities that promote social and local communication. Celebration has a central Market S

53、treet district to reduce traffic and encourage social contacts. The idea is that if the downtown area is neatly and closely ranked, people will walk and meet their neighbors. Downtown events like art festivals also bring citizens together. Narrow, tree-lined streets are “traffic calm”with slower spe

54、ed limitsto encourage bicycling and walking.Moreover, housing in Celebration includes both single- and multi-family houses that encourages socialization. Apartment buildings are located close to downtown, and houses are built close together with small yards. They feature entrance halls to encourage citizens to socialize.“Many aspects of that kind of design are really aimed at maximizing social communication between citizens, not just on the streets but also in community institutions that are very much a part of public life there,” says Andrew Ross, a New York University professor who lived