陕西省西安八校2012届高三英语联考试题

1、西安八校2012届高三年级联考英 语 试 题 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题纸上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题纸上的指定位置上。2选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题答案用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚。3请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4保持纸面清洁，不折叠，不破损。5若做选考题时，考生应按照题目要求作答，并在答题纸上对应的题号后填写。第

2、卷（两部分，共95分）第一部分：语言知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1practise Adesign Bmouths Cexercise Dmonths2hospital Alively Bbusiness Csurprise Daltitude3singer Ajungle Bhanged Cstrange Dhungry4troop Afoot Bwood Cboot Dbook5warmly Awarn Bbeggar Cpart

3、ly Dupward第二节 情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。Tom, where have you been? Ive been so worriedOh, Mom 6 Jenny? Is that the girl who studies in a famous university in Chicago?No, she is studying in San Francisco and her parents live in New York 7 Oh? 8 S

4、he was driving to her university when she saw a dog running across the road, a very nice dog with two big ears and a long tail 9 Not really, but it jumped onto Jennys carWhat? 10 NoThe most interesting thing was that Jenny found that a tooth of the dog fell out of the dogs mouth, and just lay on her

5、 car, in front of the dogAShe should have been more careful!BI came across Jenny just nowCI have been at home all the morningDWhat was that?EWas it hurt?FWe chatted and she told me a funny thing over a cup of coffee.GWere its legs injured?第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

6、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。11You seem to have a lot of work to do at your officeThats trueBut _ Awith pleasure Bthere is nothingCit cant be helped DIm counting the days12We are proud of our village, for, you see, it is _ beautiful than this pictureAno fewer Bnot more Cno less Dnot fewer13I would rather that you _

7、 tomorrow, for I am very busy todayAcome Bwill come Ccame Dwould come14The research found workers staying online made fewer mistakes when asked to _ the task than those not allowed to surf（浏览） the InternetAcount on Bcall on Chold on Dfocus on15Its important to know how to study _ how to plan ones ti

8、meAto learn Band to learn Clearning Dand learning16_ German airline plans to use _ recycled cooking oil as fuel to power flights to and from FranceA不填; a BThe; 不填 CA; the D不填; the17I think this is a good spot to get outCan you pull over please and _ me off here?Ashut Bdrop Ctake Dput18People who wer

9、e too happy were more likely to suffer from mental disorders, _ them more likely to take risksAto be making Bmade Chaving made Dmaking19The top sellers were so popular with college students that they _ in no timeAsold Bhave been sold Cwould sell Dare sold20If you _ carry with you the belief that wha

10、tever you do is right, its no business of mineAmust Bmay Cshould Dcan21 _ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Great WallAAnything BEverything CNothing DSomething22I _ my toothache wasnt serious, but actually it is getting worseAthink Bwas thinking Cam to think Dwould think23Th

11、ere are many reasons why some children have bad manners, _ is the ill information on the Internet and in TV programmeAone of them Bit Cone of which Dthat24When you look at _ great effect the climate change has on our life, youll agree that it is the most pressing global problemAwhich Bhow Cwhat Dwhy

12、25Its really unwise of you _ him the news yesterday so that it has been disturbing him all the timeAhaving told Bto tell Ctelling Dto have told第四节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。I began teaching in a university three years agoI had 26 a long time to learning w

13、hat to teach 27 ,my university hoped we could learn from experienced professors 28 to teach My colleagues presented wonderful lectures about the tools they liked to useI enjoyed their lectures but dont 29 a thing they saidAt a coffee break during the lecture, 30 myself alone, I turned to a maths pro

14、fessor standing nearby, asking him what his 31 teaching tool wasA cup of coffee he said, As I talk too much and too fast in the classroom, students sometimes have 32 following meSo when Ive said 33 I want my students to think about, I will 34 and take some coffeeIt lets what I have said sink inWhen

15、he put down his cup, I 35 there was no coffee in it My doctor 36 me to stop drinking coffee, he explainedSo I always use a（n） 37 cup I decided to try his 38 in my classI took a cup of coffee with me to my next class, which 39 My pauses for coffee also gave me time to think about what I was going to

16、say nextI began to use my 40 to look around the room to see how my students were 41 to my teachingWhen I found them absent - minded, I tried to 42 back their attentionWhen I saw them puzzled over something I had 43 ,I gave another exampleMy lecture became 44 organized, but my students seemed to 45 m

17、e better26Adevoted Bspent Ctaken Dkilled27ATherefore BWhenever CFinally DHowever28Awhy Bhow Cwhere Dwhen29Avalue Bexperience Cremember Dpromise30Acatching Bputting Cforgetting Dfinding31Atraditional Bfavorite Ccommon Dcurious32Afun Bpleasure Ctrouble Dtime33Asomething Beverything Cthat Dall34Aavoid

18、Bdismiss Cstop Dappreciate35Aobserved Bnoticed Cproved Dremembered36Aappointed Boffered Carranged Dadvised37Afull Bempty Cclean Davailable38Alecture Bcup Cidea Ddiscovery39Adelayed Bhelped Cpromised Dbargained40Apauses Bcases Csituations Dcups41Areplying Bseeing Cturning Dreacting42Aput Bbring Ctake

19、 Dhold43Apromised Bunderstood Cexplained Dexpected44Aless Bleast Cmost Dmore45Aobserve Badmire Cremember Dunderstand第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30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。AHeaven Is for Realby Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent598It is an interesting story about a little b

20、oy who, in the middle of an ongoing surgery, visits heaven after he loses consciousness （知觉）This book describes the 4 - year - old boys experience in heaven, his meeting with God and how he meets his great grandfatherIt tells the story from the point of view of the little boys father and sometimes b

21、y the boy himselfWater for Elephantsby Sara Gruen798This historical novel is a kind of collection of memoirs of Jacob Jankowski, who is the chief character of the bookHe is a ninety or ninety - three - year - old man, who lives in a nursing home and throughout the book, his memories of working with

22、a traveling circus are describedThere are quite a few other characters too, who share his experiences in the circusUnbrokenby Laura HiUenbrand498A tale of the power of the human spirit, Unbroken is the story of a lieutenant （ 中尉） , Louis Zamperini, and his struggle to survive after his bomber crashe

23、s into the Pacific Ocean during the Second World WarFrom his younger days of rudeness to his change into a responsible youth and airman, this story tells his tale of perseverance （毅力） and hopeLove You Moreby Lisa Gardner?698This crime and suspense （悬疑） novel by Lisa Gardner is also part of the DelDD

24、Warren SeriesIt tells about the case of a State trooper Tessa Leoni who kills her husband out of self defenseHer child is missing, but she wont say a wordIt is up to DetDDWarren to uncover the sinister （凶险的） family secrets and save the little girl as well46If you want to learn something about a sold

25、iers experience in the war you can read _AWater for Elephants BLove You More CUnbroken DHeaven Is for Real47Water for Elephants is a historical novel because it _Ais a book that presents a collection of memoirs for the readersBdescribes a little boys experience in heavenCis part of the Det DDWarren

26、SeriesDtells a story of a soldier in World War Two48According to its story, the book of Love You More can be described as a _Acomedy Bscience fiction Creligious novel Ddetective story49Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AJacob Jankowski used to work with a traveling circusBT

27、he boy was able to travel to heaven and talk with GodCDetDDWarren discovered that Tessa Leoni killed her husbandDYoung people can leam a lot from Louis ZamperiniBYesterday while I was busy doing my housework, my daughter ran up to me and said, Mom, theres someone at the gate It was an old beggarI he

28、ard my daughter yelling, Mom, he wants money For a second I ignored her, but then it hit me what she just saidI found my daughter taking out money from her Dads walletInstead of stopping her, I stood there amazed at her action and realized kids give without hesitation and their kindness is impulsive

29、 （冲动的）. Then I prayed to myself, God, let my kid never outgrow （因年龄增加而失去） such a value and let that value grow on us adultsSure, we all want to do as many acts of kindness as we can, but lets also be honest how many times have we done it in reality? How many times have we stopped ourselves from bein

30、g kind? How many times have we chosen only to be kind to some?As I witnessed yesterday, kindness and generosity require no thoughtKindness should be impulsive, when you feel it, act on it at that very momentI know it might sound impossible to be kind all the timeSometimes we hold back because in our

31、 minds we think kindness should be given to those who deserve it and need itBut really, who deserves and needs kindness? We all doThe whole world doesOne kind action leads to anotherA single act of kindness throws out roots in al! directions, and the roots spring up and make new treesThe greatest wo

32、rk that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves50Which of the following is true about adults compared to children?AThey know what measures to take to help others BThey have done much betterCThey lack impulsive acts in helping others DThey expect kindness done to them51What does

33、 the author think of her daughters action?AShe thinks it may add to the burden of the family BShe thinks it praiseworthyCShe doesnt care much about how she would react DShe doesnt care much about it52What can we learn from the first paragraph?AThe author began to notice what her daughter was doingBB

34、eggars often called at the authors doorCThe author was moved by her daughters actionDThe author didnt notice what her daughter was doing53What is the aim of the passage?ATo show the kindness and generosity of the authorBTo tell about the authors lovely and impulsive daughterCTo show the current pers

35、onal relationship and our valueDTo call on us to pass on kindness to othersCThe small town, Leaf Rapids, was the first in Canada to ban （禁止） plastic shopping bags, and it is now turning its attention to gas - powered vehiclesEd Charrier, the towns leader, wants local people to drive electric cars ar

36、ound the town to reduce greenhouse gases Why would you start your gas - powered vehicle for a two - second ride when you could jump in an electric car? asked Charrier, who plans to buy his own car next spring While he doesnt plan to ban gas -powered automobiles, he will promote energy - saving elect

37、ric carsThe town of 600 people is only about three kilometers from end to end, with homes, shopping, parks and a lake connected by a network of roadsCharrier said theyre examining other incentives （奖励措施） for residents to turn to electric cars that can travel about 70 kilometers before the batteries

38、need rechargingHundreds of officials from towns and cities across North America have called to ask about Leaf Rapids historic bylaw （地方法则） that banned plastic bags last AprilThe town was getting so many calls that it posted the bylaw on its websiteI never ever dreamt that it would be this big, said

39、CharrierTofino, another town in Canada, followed Leaf Rapids example and banned plastic bagsThe Ontario Environment Ministry has asked people to reduce their plastic bag use by 50 per cent over the next five yearsLeaf Rapids move also caused threats of legal action from the Canadian Plastics Industr

40、y Association （ CPIA ） Its our opinion that Leaf Rapids actions are illegal, Association spokeswoman Cathy Circo saidBut nothing has come of it, Charrier saidCirco noted that Leaf Rapids has only a half - dozen stores, so its ban would be difficult to replicate （效仿） elsewhereThe plastics industry su

41、pports voluntary reductions as well as reuse and recycling programs, Circo said54According to Ed Charrier, driving electric cars in Leaf Rapids is _Aeco - friendly and economical Bsafe and fashionableCconvenient and popular Dcommon and comfortable55Leaf Rapids bylaw that banned plastic bags _.Acause

42、d legal action from the plastics industryBcaused many problems Cattracted lots of attentionDwas questioned by its residents56The underlined part but nothing has come of it in Para7, means that CPIA_Ahas won no legal support from the courtBhasnt taken his town to courtCpays no attention to the enviro

43、nmentDhasnt started any recycling programs57Whats the main idea of the passage?AA small town has become the biggest enemy of the plastics industryBA small tovm is banning plastic shopping bagsCA small town is planning to ban gas - powered vehiclesDA small town is taking measures to protect the envir

44、onmentDA serious problem for todays society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their livesIt is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our societyI would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problemFirst, employers should

45、 take the responsibility for their retired employeesTo make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purposeBut when a company must take life - long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costsAnother way of so

46、lving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individualThis means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirementThis docs not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover

47、their retirement yearsThis means the government might have to step in to care for the poorIn addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderlyThis could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions （养老金）Furthermore, some institutions should be c

48、reated for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answerThe government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the youngOne further

49、 solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independentTo sum up, all these options （选择） have advantages and disadvantagesTherefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to

50、 provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations58What is the passage mainly about?AWhere the old can go to get their pensionsBThe problems faced by the old in societyDWhy we should take responsibility for the oldDHow we can improve the lives of the old59The underlined word viable probab

51、ly means _Asuccessful Bimpossible Cpractical Duseful60What is the writers main purpose in writing this article?ATo instruct retired people on how they can have a happier lifeBTo make general readers aware of the problems of retired peopleCTo point out the need for government support for old peopleDT

52、o discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。AListening skills can help you to be a good listenerBExamine the context to determine the main pointsCTaking notes while you listen will improve your concentrationDIdentify why what the instructor is saying is important to youESet up your situation to maximize （使增至最大限度） the possibility of he