2012年高考英语试卷（四川）（空白卷）

PAGE第1页共20页2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）英语第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.—Excuseme.Howmuchistheshirt?—_______.ExtraLargeB.50eachC.ItsellswellD.Altogetherthereare2.Newtechnologieshavemade____possibletoturnoutnewproductsfasterandatalowercost.A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it3.—Goodbye,John.Comebackagainsometime.—Sure.______.A.IdidB.IdoC.IshallD.Iwill4.Atschool,somestudentsareactive______someareshy,yettheycanbegoodfriendswithoneanother.A.whileB.althoughC.soD.as5.Thisisnotmystory,nor______thewholestory.Mystoryplaysoutdifferently.A.isthereB.thereisC.isitD.itis6.Tomtookataxitotheairport,only_____hisplanehighupinthesky.A.findingB.tofindC.beingfoundD.tohavefound7.Thehotelisalmostfinished,butit_____needsoneortwoweekstogetreadyforguests.A.onlyB.alsoC.evenD.still8.Ilookedupandnoticedasnake______itswayupthetreetocatchitsbreakfast.A.towindB.windC.windingD.wound9.—DidyoucatchwhatIsaid?—Sorry.I______atextmessagejustnow.A.hadansweringB.haveansweredC.wouldanswerD.wasanswering10.Ifyouhappentogetlostinthewild,you’dbetterstay______youareandwaitforhelp.A.whyB.whereC.whoD.what11.Theyarelivingwiththeirparentsforthemomentbecausetheirownhouse____.A.isbeingrebuiltB.hasbeenrebuiltC.isrebuiltD.hasrebuilt12.Beforedrivingintothecity,youarerequiredtogetyourcar____.A.washedB.washC.washingD.towash13.Inourclassthereare46students,_____halfwearglasses.A.inwhomB.inthemC.ofwhomD.ofthem14.Thistrainingprogramcangiveyoualiftatwork,____increaseyourincomeby40%.A.aswellasB.solongasC.somuchasD.assoonas15.Hewillcometounderstandyoureffortssoonerorlater.It’sjustamatterof_____.A.luckB.valueC.timeD.fact16.Imake$2,000aweek,60surelywon’tmake______differencetome.A.thatabigB.athatbigC.bigathatD.thatbiga17.Scientistsstudy____humanbrainsworktomakecomputers.A.whenB.howC.thatD.whether18.Wearesaidtobelivingin____InformationAge,____timeofnewdiscoveriesandgreatchanges.A.an;theB.不填;theC.不填;aD.the;a19.IgotcloseenoughtohearthemspeakingChinese,andIsaid“NiHao”justasI____doinChina.A.mustB.mightC.canD.should20.It’ssurprisingthatyourbrother_____Russiansoquickly—hehasn’tlivedthereverylong.A.pickedupB.lookedupC.putupD.madeup第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LightningflashedthroughthedarknessoverSibson’sbedroomskylight（天窗）.Sibsonwasshakenbyaclapofthunder____21___heknewwhatwashappening.Thestormhadmoveddirectly_____22____histwo-storywoodenhouse.Thenheheardthesmokealarmbeeping.Sibsonrusheddownthestairsbarefootto23;heopenedthedoortothebasement（地下室）,andflames24out.Sibsonranbackupstairstocall911fromhisbedroom.“Ifelt25becausetheroomhadaseparateoutdoorstairway,”heexplains.Butthephonedidn’twork,andwhenhetriedtogodowntheoutdoorstairway,hewas26byawallofflames.Sibsonrealizedhewastrapped（困住）.Sibson’shousewasthreekilometers27themainroadandwassowellhiddenbytreesthatheknewcallingforhelpwouldbe28.UpahillnearbylivedSibson’sneighbor,Huggons.Hewaslyinginbedwhensomethinglikeasmokealarm29hisears.Hejumpedoutofbed,tookhis30andflashlight,andheadeddownthehillsidetowardthe31.Thatwaswhenhesawtherollingheavysmoke.Huggonsdialed911,andtheoperatorwarnedhimnotto32thehouse.ButHuggonssaid,“ThereisnowayIamgoingtolistentoSibson33anddieinthatfire.”“Anyonethere?”Huggonscalledout.Thenheheard“Help!I’mtrapped!”comingfromthesecondfloorbalcony（阳台）.Heenteredthehouse,butsoonhadtorunbacktocatchhis34.Afteronemore35insidethehouse,Huggonsgaveupand36aroundback.Thewindpartedthesmokejust37forhimtocatchsightofSibson.Buttherewasnowaytogettohim.He38theflashlightintothewoodsandnoticedaladder.Hetookitovertothebalconyand39Sibsondownjustasthesecondfloorofthehousefelloff.Sibsonisstill40whenhetellsthestory.“Iwasalonethatnight,”hesays.“ThenIheardthemostbeautifulsoundinmylife.ItwasHuggons.”21.A.beforeB.whileC.sinceD.until22.A.onB.inC.throughD.over23.A.hideB.waitC.checkD.escape24.A.movedB.gaveC.wentD.exploded25.A.safeB.worriedC.gladD.tired26.A.burnedB.stoppedC.shockedD.covered27.A.besideB.offC.acrossD.along28.A.limitedB.falseC.fruitlessD.regretful29.A.struckB.missedC.touchedD.passed30.A.coatB.keyC.basinD.phone31.A.noiseB.roadC.smokeD.danger32.A.searchB.enterC.leaveD.damage33.A.callB.rollC.screamD.sigh34.A.breathB.attentionC.ladderD.flashlight35.A.stayB.chanceC.thoughtD.attempt36.A.climbedB.circledC.lookedD.jumped37.A.clearB.openC.enoughD.fit38.A.ledB.putC.droveD.shone39.A.persuadedB.kickedC.pulledD.forced40.A.nervousB.surprisedC.proudD.thankful第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，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。（共20小题；每小题3分，满分40分）AOnahill600feetabovethesurroundingland,wewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescene,themoonriseoverthehills,andthestarsappearinthesky.Theviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhouse.Everywindowinourwoodenhousehasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.Eachlookremindsuswhereweare.Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutside,toshootarrows,collecttreeseeds,buildearthhousesandclimbtrees.Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees,andwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterest,maple（枫树）makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttaste,anditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswater,theyneversayanythingagainstthat.Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’（杨树）puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappears,andthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.Afamilyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelake.41.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?A.Thescenesarecolorfulandchangeable.B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.42.Bymentioningthenamesofthetrees,theauthoraimstoshowthat______.A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtreesC.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools43.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.Theseasonsmakethesceneschange.C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.44.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?A.Todescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehouse.B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.D.Tosharethejoyoflivinginthenature.BHereisyourbestchancetotravelaroundtheUKin2012:Morethan200B&Bs（bed&breakfast）acrossEngland,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandareselectedtoofferyouamazingservicesforyourstayattheirlowestprices!Don’tmissit.Justcollectthevouchers（活动券）inourB&BDailyprintedfrom01/04/2012to07/04/2012andbookthestaysforyourtravelfollowingthetermsandconditionsbelow:Theofferincludesaroomforthenightandabreakfastthenextmorning.Theofferisoftwokinds:￡20perroom,valid（有效的）duringstayperiodof02/04/2012—31/05/2012andthenagain01/09/2012—31/10/2012；￡35perroom,pernight,validduringstayperiodof01/06/2012—31/08/2012.Theofferisvalidforabasictwinordoubleroomonly.ThestaymustbebookeddirectlywiththechosenB&Bsbefore28/04/2012.Eachvouchercanonlybeusedbytheholdertobookoneroomforonenight.Ifvoucherholdersbookeitherthe￡20or￡35perroompernight,anyadditionalservicessuchaslunch,eveningmealoractivitiesmayrequireanextracharge.Butthesearenotrequiredinordertotakeuptheoffer.PleasecheckdirectlywithyourchosenB&Bstoseewhatextraservicesareavailable.Vouchersmustbepresentedonarrival.Ifnovouchersarepresented,theB&Bsmayreserve（保留）therighttochargeatfullpriceforeverynightofstay.Vouchersmaynotbeusedtogetherwithanyotheroffer.Thevoucherholdersmustpayforthestayinfullatthetimeofbooking.Additional￡10maybepaidtoconfirm（确认）thebookingandwillbereturnedonarrival.TheB&Bsreservetherighttorefusevoucherholders’bookingsforpeopleundertheageof18.45.ThevouchercanbeusedforastayatthechosenB&Bon______.A.09/01/2012B.04/02/2012C.01/03/2012D.28/04/201246.Howmuchshouldbepaidforatwo-nightstayinOctober2012atachosenB&B?A.￡70B.￡40C.￡35D.￡3047.WhatrightdotheB&Bsreserve?A.Tochargeextra￡10forbookingswithnovouchers.B.Torefusebookingsforguestundertheageof18.C.Tochargeatfullpriceforstaysnotconfirmed.D.Torequestextrachargesastips.48.Bytakinguptheoffer,thevoucherholderscanchooseto______.A.bookeitherabasictwinordoubleroomatthechosenB&BsB.havelunchoreveningmealwithoutpayingextramoneyC.usetheB&BoffertogetherwithotheroffersD.bookthestaysthoughB&BDailyCIleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.49.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.50.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney51.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.52.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.DInarecentannouncement,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearnersworldwide.Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogram.TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform.MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-sourceedXplatform.“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit（非盈利的）organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.53.Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.A.apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWareB.afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvardC.aHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecoursesD.afreeprogramonlineforuniversitiesworldwide54.Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthetext?A.Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.B.About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.C.Over100millionpeoplehavefinishedcoursesonline.D.StanfordandYaletogetherhavecoursessimilartoedX.55.Theunderlinedpartinthetextprobablymeans“”.A.GetreadyforthedifficultiesB.GetreadyforthiseducationalchangeC.GetpreparedtocompletetheonlinecoursesD.GetpreparedtomakematerialsfortheedXcourses56.WhatcanbesaidaboutMITxaccordingtothetext?A.ItisfirstofferedaspartoftheedXlearningprogram.B.ItisanotherfreeMIT-Harvardonlinelearningprogram.C.Itisastandardtorecognizeonlinelearners’achievement.D.ItisanewkindoffreeonlinecourseofHarvardandMIT.EPlantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted（预测）inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide（CO2）intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies’reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchesofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated（低估）thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincreases,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis（光合作用）toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions（排放）ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.57.WhatisthekeyinformationtheauthorwantstogiveinParagraph1?A.Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystem.B.Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C.Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D.Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.58.WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat______.A.plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB.thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC.scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD.theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange59.Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause_______.A.theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB.theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC.theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD.theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A.Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.B.Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C.Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1990.D.Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Whatseemstobetheproblem?61Howlonghaveyoubeenlikethis?SinceSaturdaynight.____62Yes,Ialsofeellighthearted.Canyouthinkofanything