江苏省重点中学2012届高三英语最后冲刺模拟

1、江苏省重点中学2012届高三英语最后冲刺模拟（一）第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。21. The driver was at_loss when_word came that he was forbidden to drive because of speeding.Aa; theB/; /Cthe; theDa; /22. Due to the widespread_ of this medical technology, more diseases can be discovered a

2、nd treated at an early stage. A. presentation B. application C. qualification D. appreciation23. -That must have been a long trip.-Yeah, it_us a whole week to get there. A. takes B. had taken C. took D. was taking24. -Are you going to Toms birthday party?-_.I might have to work.A. It depends B. Than

3、k you C. Sounds great D. Dont mention it25. Though Alice is busy, music has always been_her work. A. as much a part of her life as B. as a part of her life much as C. as much as a part of her life D. so much a part of her life as26. _ housing prices are going up madly, it is almost certain that the

4、local government focuses not on improving peoples life but on trying to earn money by selling state land. A. As B. If C. Where D. Unless27. The NBA semifinal was really wonderful. The best moment was, as the media reported, _ LeBron James scored the winning three points. A. that B. when C. what D. w

5、hich 28. The Shanghai Expo presented the unique Chinese culture to the world at _ surveys show to be the favorite-Chinese pavilion (展馆). A. where B. that C. the one D. what29. -We will take the conditions into careful consideration _ you have attached to this contract.-Thanks. Hope for further coope

6、ration.A. as B. which C. where D. what30. I have nothing to say _ your complaints, for they are not relevant to my job. A. with regard to B. in terms of C. in the light of D. in response to31. _ is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be _ to her. A. So; too thankfulB. Such; too than

7、kfulC. So; that thankfulD. Such; enough thankful32. _, I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.A. Having a talk with the student B. Given a talk with the student C. One talk with the student D. If you have a talk with the student33. The brochure guides you the whole process of buying a hou

8、se.A. throughB. acrossC. over D. past34. The sweater my sister knitted for me _ twice the size it should have been. It had to be kept for later use.A. ended up B. brought up C. came up D. took up35. -The skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and. - _. Is there anyone so particular like you? A.

9、 Take it or leave it B. Cant complain too much C. Go ahead D. Cheer up第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。 “So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing wi

10、th him a blast of Buffalo January 37 airTeach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to doBut then she took it a step 39 “Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door“Touch” And “touch” he did, which moved the door

11、to a 41 positionShe 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 Over the last few days I have been with KolbyEach time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask him to closeThere have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successesHowever

12、, there remains much work to be doneI have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distanceBut, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be completed, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quicklyWhat a 49 treat to have a dog th

13、at can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and KolbyA wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 Once you want to accomplish a goal, and

14、54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be doneJust 55 doing it36AcomplainBscreamCworryDscare37AthinBfreshCdirtyDcold38AinterestingBfunnyCtoughDpossible39AagainBfurtherCdeeperDbackward40ApushingBcatchingCdrivingDpositioning41AstoppedBfixedCclosedDchecked42ArewardedBprovidedC

15、offeredDthanked43AmovedBconvincedCconcernedDpuzzled44AopenBclosedCbrokenDperfect45ApleasuresBexperimentsCfailuresDpauses46Ain caseBeven ifCas ifDso that47AinterestBtaskCprofitDharmony48AchangingBreactingCprogressingDhappening49AwonderfulBsmallCdifferentDsimple50AknowledgeBskillsClessonsDexperience51

16、ApatienceBpartCdelightDaction52Ahold on to Bpay attention toCcome up with Dlive up to53AdateBtouchCreach Dpower54AproveBdecide CapproveDrealize55AimagineBstartCkeepDenjoy第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2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。AWhen I was eight, I saw a movie about an island tha

17、t had an erupting volcano and jungles filled with wild animals. The island was ruled by a beautiful woman called Tondalaya, the Fire Goddess of the Volcano. It was a low budget movie, but to me, it represented the perfect life. But through the years, Tondalaya was forgotten.The week I turned 50, my

18、marriage came to a sudden end. My house, furniture and everything Id owned was sold to pay debts that I didnt even know existed. In a week I had lost my husband, my home and my parents who had refused to accept a divorce in the family. Id lost everything except my four teenage children. I used every

19、 penny I had to buy five plane tickets from Missouri to Hawaii. Everyone said I was crazy to think I could just run off to an island and survive. I was afraid they were right I worked 18 hours a day and lost 30 pounds because I lived on one meal a day. One night as I walked alone on the beach, I saw

20、 the red orange lava(火山岩) pouring out of Kilauea Volcano in the distance. It was time to live my imagination!The next day, I quit my job, bought some art supplies and began doing what I loved. I hadnt painted a picture in 15 years. I wondered if I could still paint. My hands trembled the first time

21、I picked up a brush. But before an hour had passed, I was lost in the colors spreading across the canvas(画布) in front of me. And as soon as I started believing in myself, other people started believing in me, too. The first painting sold for $ 1500.The past six years have been filled with adventures

22、. My children and I have gone swimming with dolphins, watched whales and hiked around the crater rim (火山口边缘) of the volcano. We wake up every morning with the ocean in front of us and the volcano behind us. The dream I had more than 40 years ago is now reality. Im living freely and happily ever afte

23、r.56. Why did the writer go to Hawaii? A. To free herself from trouble. B. To spend her holiday. C. To make a living. D. To realize her childhood dream.57. Which of the following is the writers dream? A. Live a free and happy life. B. Live in nature with animals. C. Get close to wildlife. D. Become

24、a successful painter.58. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the writer wasnt sure whether she could survive in Hawaii at first B. the writers parents encouraged her to divorce C. the writers husband took away most of her money D. the writer had never done painting beforeBNew technology comes t

25、o the aid of the disabled in many forms that will knock your socks off！A mobility robot is a robot that is designed to help disabled people move aroundIt might have wheels, but most often it will have legs so it can climb stairs and uneven groundIt might also take the form of a mobility suit, which

26、is a kind of robot that surrounds your body, arms and legsHere are some examplesToyota Partner RobotThis mobility robot can not only transport you around, you can also make it follow you around and use it transport all the things you have bought when you are shoppingEven though it has wheels, it can

27、 still climb stairs since each wheel can move independently up and downTwenty OneThe other amazing mobility robots in the top 10 can only help you movearoundTwenty One is differentIt can help you move around and helpyou do almost all your household choresThanks to Twenty Ones ability to understand h

28、uman instructions, it can help you toast bread, prepare your dinner and find all kinds of stuff for youEL-E Fetch Bot The EL-E might not be a true mobility robotIt can help you move around, but it can fetch things for you so you dont need to move anywayAll you need to do is to point a laser pointer

29、at something and EL-E will race to get it for youYou can also point at another location to make EL-E move the item instead of giving it to you.Bonus BEARDisabled people arent the only ones who need to be transported aroundWounded soldiers might also need a lift back to the base, so say hello to BEAR

30、 Battlefield Extraction-Assist RobotThe BEARS two legs are designed so they can go anywhere a human can and two arms can lift more than 250 pounds enough to carry a wounded soldier59Toyota Partner Robot with wheels can climb, thats because_Ait can understand human instructionsBits wheels can move up

31、 and down independentlyCit is one of the top ten mobility robotsDit is designed to have two long arms and legs60What Twenty One is different from the other robots is _Ato move aroundBto fetch something Cto climb stairs Dto do housework61According to the passage, which of the following statements is

32、NOT true?AA mobility robot can give disabled people much more helpBWhen EL-E Fetch Bot fetches something for you, a laser device is neededCThe four robots can all help move people aroundDBonus-BEAR can be used to lift and carry the heavy62What does the underlined part “knock your socks off” means in

33、 Paragraph 1?AInfluence you a lot BAccompany you everywhereCProtect you in many ways DSurprise you greatlyC Having a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you something fascinating to talk about with others. It can also help you to avoid feeling bored and often provides the opp

34、ortunity to meet new people with similar interests. Learning something new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is maintaining a long-term interest in something that attracts you. This will also make your more of an interesting person than a person who is addicted to MySpace, wat

35、ching TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks. Think of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in yo

36、ur post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers. _. Have you ever gone to a museum, looked at the paintings on the walls, and wond

37、ered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting for yourself - in oils or watercolors? Or maybe try drawing with charcoal or colored pencils. Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you fe

38、el that a sport is something that you would love to learn? Think about what it would cost, and the time it would take to learn and play. Do you have the funds available for this type of hobby? Would you have the patience it would take to really learn to play or train for any of these sports? Would y

39、ou rather play a team sport or an individual sport? Maybe there are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about their experiences and listen to their suggestions.63. It is implied in the first para

40、graph that _. A. having a hobby will waste a lot of time. B. having a hobby will do you good a lot C. a hobby is no more than a time-killing activity D. a hobby will mean a lot of unexpected chances64. Which of the following is most suitable for the blank?A. Make art in your own community. B. Learn

41、art in a museum.C. Discover art for a hobby. D. Copy art from other painters. 65. The questions in the 5th paragraph are used to _.A. present some advice for you to consider. B. show the curiosity of the writer about sports.C. express the doubt of the writer about sports.D. provide some choices on s

42、ports activity.66. The purpose of writing this passage is to _.A. introduce the importance of a hobby B. teach us how to find a hobby C. explain how a hobby is developedD. prove the effect of a hobby on a person DIf cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The comp

43、any Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011.“Its the next wow vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh. “Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris dont fly.”The car plane has wings that

44、unfold for flyinga process the company says takes one minuteand fold back up for driving. A runway is still required to take off and land.The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both. The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft re

45、gulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly. They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation t

46、o get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then youre good to go. When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road. There are no expensive parking fees because you dont have to store it at an airportyou park it in the garage at home.The car-plane is designed to fly primari

47、ly under 10,000 feet. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers. Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界)conditions.The Transitions price tag: $194,000,

48、But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS. Another option is a full-plane parachute(降落伞). “If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,” Gersh said.So far, the company has more than 70 orders with deposits. “We re working very clos

49、ely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,” Brown said.67.We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. people might drive a car-plane in 2011 B. car-planes will be popular in 2011C. both Transition and Ferrari can take off and landD. Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachuse

50、tts68.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.B. To meet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.C. The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.D. People can park the car-plane in the garage at their hom

51、e.69.The underlined word “it” in the last but one paragraph refers to _ .A. the radio B. the transponder C. the GPS D. the full-plane parachute70.Whats the best title for the passage?A. A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly.B. Which to Choose: A Ferrari or a Car Plane?C. Cars With Wings May Be Ju

52、st Around The Corner.D. Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes. 第卷（非选择题 两部分 共35分）第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Waste to EnergyJUST BURN IT!WHY BURN WASTE? Waste-to-energy plants generate (产生) enough electricity to supply 2.4 million households in the

53、 US. But, providing electricity is not the major advantage of waste-to-energy plants. In fact, it costs more to generate electricity at a waste-to-energy plant than it does at a coal, nuclear, or hydropower plant. The major advantage of burning waste is that it considerably reduces the amount of tra

54、sh going to landfills. The average American produces more than 1,600 pounds of waste a year. If all this waste were landfilled (在垃圾填埋地上处理), it would take more than two cubic yards of landfill space. Thats the volume of a box three feet long, three feet wide, and six feet high. If that waste were bur

55、ned, the ashes would fit into a box three feet long, three feet wide, but only nine inches high! Some communities in the Northeast may be running out of land for new landfills. And, since most people dont want landfills in their backyards, it has become more difficult to obtain permits to build new landfills. Taking the country as a whole, the United States has plenty of open space, of course, but it is expensive to transport garbage a long distance to put it into a landfill. TO BURN OR NOT TO BURN? Some people are concerned that burning garbage may harm the e