1、黄石二中2012届高三适应性考试英语试题第I卷 （三部分, 共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15.B. 9.15.C. 9.18.答案是B。1. What subject are the two
2、 speakers talking about?A. The convenience of city life. B. The house in the country. C. City life and country life. 2. On which day will the man probably see Professor Kent?A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Thursday. 3. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Pack their clothes. B. Call
3、a taxi. C. Lock the suitcase. 4. Who was injured?A. George.B. Georges wife. C. Georges father-in-law. 5. Why is Mary worried?A. Because John will get angry. B. Because John has been working hard. C. Because the roof needs repairing. 第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中
4、选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Which isnt needed in the long-distance examinations?A. Examination rooms.B. Examination supervisors.C. Pencils and erasers.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The answers of the online test are t
5、ransmitted by the Internet.B. The results of the online test will be out in a long time.C. Few will take part in the long-distance education in the future.8. How many branches do most of the net schools have?A. About ten.B. Uncertain.C. About five.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Why does the man come to the woma
6、n?A. To get some information.B. To register for a master course.C. To inquire about the selective courses.10. When is the Learning Resource Center usually open?A. Five days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.B. Six days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.C. Five days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.11. Which is
7、 not a necessity for students to use the Learning Resource Center on Sundays?A. Booking it from the woman.B. Getting an important project.C. Booking it from their tutor.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What do the two speakers talk about?A. Their trips to a foreign country.B. Their dinners in a restaurant.C. Th
8、eir to some families.13. What did the man enjoy about his visit?A. The dinner and the gift.B. The girl and the atmosphere.C. The dinner and the atmosphere.14. What do we know about the woman?A. She is a foreign student.B. She will move into a new flat.C. She is familiar with the customs in this coun
9、try.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. How much of the entertainment section is about stars affairs?A. Almost 70%.B. Almost 50%.C. Almost one third.16. Why do some media publish untrue stores about stars?A. To promote sales.B. To promote reputation.C. To mislead the public.17. What is the mans opinion?A. There sh
10、ould be more newspaper sections about aborts.B. The media should report more other matters than the stars affairs.C. The public figures should protect their privacy more carefully.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the goat want to do when seeing the fox in the well?A. Drink the water.B. Help the fox ou
11、t.C. Run away from the well.19. How did the fox get out of the well?A. By climbing up the wall.B. By climbing onto the back and born of the goat.C. With the help of her friends.20. What would the goat probably do in the end?A. Starve to death.B. Get out of the well.C. Kill the fox.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，
12、满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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. In spite of the citys crowded urban environment, opportunities for outdoor _ are never lacking.A. reception B. reservation C. recreation D. regulation22. Peter is a brilliant language leaner. Within two weeks, he has devel
13、oped a good _ of Chinese and Japanese. A. commitmentB. descriptionC. transformationD. command 23. The organizing committee announces that tickets at the Grand Stadium are limited and will be _ to those who apply first.A. advocatedB. allocatedC. approvedD. acquired24. A poet can _ ordinary words into
14、 a meaningful and effective piece of writing.A. consumeB. contrastC. convertD. convince 25. Jeremy Lin has scored 166 points in seven games and his fame is sweeping the US, which means that his career has _.A. paid off B. taken off C. put offD. call off26. Mr. Richard was disappointed that many stud
15、ents who had signed up for his adventure course _ at the last moment.A left outB. got outC. passed outD. dropped out27. All the employees complain that their boss is just _ with promises but never with money.A. liberalB. literaryC. innocentD. impressive28. A _ number of mothers with young children a
16、re stopped from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare. A. considerateB. critical C. fundamentalD. substantial29. Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain _. A. randomB. previousC. optionalD. vital 30. Vitamin C helps our bodies make a specia
17、l chemical, which _ affects our brains, making us feel happy. A. in all B. in turn C. in advance D. in short第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）（原创）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own 31
18、 . The carpenter I 32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n) 33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck 34 to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony 35 . On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As
19、 we walked toward the front door, he paused 36 at a small tree, 37 tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door, he underwent a(n) 38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he 39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. The next day my 40 drove me to ask h
20、im about what I had seen. “Oh, thats my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I cant 41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles dont 42 to the house with my family. So I just 43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.” “ 44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morni
21、ng to pick them up, there arent nearly as 45 as I remember the night before.” Putting 46 around our problems is a really good idea - it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who cant do anything about our problems. Why 47 them if they cant help us? So, plant yourself a trou
22、ble tree outside and use it 48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to 49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be 50 that theyre not as heavy as they were the night before. 31. A. unhappinessB. mistakesC. h
23、elplessnessD. carelessness32. A. informedB. hiredC. trustedD. recommended33. A. enjoyableB. smoothC. roughD. dull34. A. intendedB. desiredC. hesitatedD. refused 35. A. amazementB. astonishmentC. embarrassment D. silence36. A. regularlyB. unusuallyC. brieflyD. directly 37. A. cuttingB. damagingC. wat
24、chingD. touching 38. A. excitingB. amazingC. confusingD. annoying 39. A. huggedB. greetedC. thankedD. waved 40. A. preferenceB. sufferingsC. curiosityD. doubt 41. A. avoidB. considerC. continueD. stand 42. A. lackB. belongC. existD. stay 43. A. setB. throwC. giveD. hang 44. A. SadB. TerribleC. Funny
25、D. Ridiculous 45. A. manyB. fewC. good D. light 46. A. defenceB. boundariesC. sympathyD. secret 47. A. burdenB. equipC. expose D. entertain48. A. howeverB. wheneverC. wherever D. whatever49. A. so long asB. now thatC. even ifD. in case50. A. shamefulB. proudC. astonishedD. grateful 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每
26、小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ASailing Through HistoryA group of 1,309 passengers boarded the MS Balmoral on Sunday, in Southampton, England, on a voyage to retrace the path of the Titanic. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fate
27、d maiden voyage in 1912. Of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died. The ship, which was headed to New York City, carried the rich and famous on its first voyage. It also carried immigrants, who were seeking a better life in America.Relatives of people who sailed on the Titanic, h
28、istorians, authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship, are on the Balmoral. They want to remember the doomed ship and those who died on her first and last voyage. The historic liner had set sail on April 10, 1912, from Southampton. Late at night on April 14, she hit an iceberg
29、. In the early morning hours of April 15, the Titanic sank.The Balmoral is following Titanics original route from Southampton. First, the modern-day cruise liner docked in the port of Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic had picked up more passengers. On Monday afternoon, the Balmoral stops in Cobh,
30、 Ireland, the Titanics last port of call before sailing to New York. Balmoral will then cruise the North Atlantic Ocean to the location where Titanic hit an iceberg that ripped the ships hull(外壳). On Sunday, April 15, at 2:20 a.m.the time the Titanic went downpassengers and crew will hold a memorial
31、 service. The next two days will be spent in Halifax, Canada, where many victims of the sinking are buried. Then, the Balmoral will reach its final destination in New York City, where Titanic was supposed to dockbut never did.Until today, several teams of divers have explored the site. They have rec
32、overed some items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display. And more trips are planned to the wreckage in the future. The Titanic and its passengers and crew have been remembered in books, movies and TV programs. But theres a much more important contribution that Titanic gave us.
33、 After she sank, lawmakers and shipbuilders made ships safer. It took a terrible tragedy to make ship travel safer for all.51. How many passengers in Titanic survived at last? A. More than 1500. B. About 1309.C. About 1000.D. Less than 750.52. How many countries does the Balmoral reach before sailin
34、g to New York? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. five. 53. The Balmoral will stay in Canada just _. A. in memory of the dead passengers in the Balmoral B. in memory of the survivors in TitanicC. in memory of the dead passengers in TitanicD. in memory of the survivors in the Balmoral 54. What might be th
35、e most important contribution of sunken Titanic? A. Its site attracts more exploring teams. B. It makes the later ships more secure.C. Some of its items are on public display. D. More trips are planned to its wreckage.BWork Your MindHeres something to think about the next time you ask your teacher f
36、or help: struggling with schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you struggle while you are learning new information, the better you can remember it later.This theory might surprise you. When teachers are presenting new information, they often give students l
37、ots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Dont be too quick to get help when learning something new,” education expert Manu Kapur told TFK. “Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.”Kapur came up with the idea that struggling can
38、lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He separated students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve math problems with the teachers help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead o
39、f getting help from the teacher. With the teachers help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of good ideas. The students were then tested on what they had learned. The gr
40、oup without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process, not just the solution.Kapurs advice for kids is to put a lot of effort into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for
41、help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all wont work,” says Kapur. “The struggle needs to be a genuine attempt to figure out or solve a problem in as many ways as possible.”55. When you have doubt on schoolwork, youd better _. A. ask your teacher for help B. make it clear by yourself C. ask
42、 your classmates to help you D. ask your parents for help 56. Whats Manu Kapur educational idea on learning new knowledge? A. Give students much help as soon as possible. B. Let students learn it on themselves in one way. C. Let students learn it by themselves in the same way. D. Let students learn
43、it for themselves in different ways.57. How did Kapur check his idea on better learning? A. By asking questions. B. By solving art problems. C. By group comparations.D. By solving science problems. 58. What is most important in learning knowledge?A. Getting the teachers help. B. Getting the students
44、 help. C. Grasping the learning course. D. Receiving the final solution. CA recent Living Social survey showed that Americans may live up to their poor reputation while travelling abroad. But whats more surprising is that many of those surveyed self-identified themselves as ugly Americans and the wo
45、rlds worst travelers.Those in the U.S. ranked themselves as the worst travellers by a shocking 20 per cent, followed by 15 per cent saying the Chinese were the most substandard tourists.Americans topped the list as being the worst-behaved travelers in a survey of 5,600 respondents, 4,000 of whom wer
46、e Americans. Other respondents were in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. But even American respondents considered their compatriots(同胞) as the worst travelers from a list of 16 nationalities.Canadians and Australians also put Americans in the No. 1 spot. Irish respondents pointed to
47、 U.K. residents and U.K. respondents gave Germans the nod. On the other hand, 37% of Americans opted for none of the above in answer to the worst-tourists question, displaying more tolerance and open-mindedness than the other nationalities.Other survey questions had respondents admitting pilfering f
48、rom hotels. Four in ten U.S. survey-takers said theyd stolen something mostly towels (28%) and bathrobes (8%). Other popular pinched items included pillows, remote controls, Bibles and sheets.Not surprising is that Americans have less time off from work than other nationalities. Americans reported g
49、etting 16 days off, compared with 28 days for the Irish, 27 days for Australians, 23 days for U.K. workers; and 21 days for Canadians.In the travel mishaps department, the most common travel disaster reported by Americans was lost luggage on an airline (21%)； bad weather (21%)； and getting very lost
50、 (16%).As for places Americans most want to see, Disney World and Las Vegas made the top 10, but they werent at the top of the heap. And New York didnt make the cut.59. What percentage of American respondents is in the survey?A.20 % B.15% C.71% D.37%60. The underlined word “pilfering” in Para. 5 mos
51、t probably means _. A. takingB. bringingC. stealing D. borrowing.61. According to the survey, what kind of things are most taken away by Americans?A. towels and pillowsB. bathrobes and remote controls.C. towels and BiblesD. bathrobes and towels.62. Whats the best title of this passage? A. Chinese we
52、re announced as the worlds worst travellers.B. The global worst travellers were announced. C. Disney World is the best destination to Americans. D. European travellers were the best in the worldDBaby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while boys will head for cars, a
53、study has shown. The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to ch
54、oose from seven toys. Some were typically boys toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy. The rest were girls toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys；and could pick whichever toy they liked their choice and the amount of time they spent playing
55、 with each toy were recorded.Of the youngest children (9 to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the dol
56、l while only two boys briefly touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls, and the childrens choice.Dr Brenda Todd said, “Children of thi
57、s age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological b
58、asis for their choices. Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer: moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the colour of a newborn baby.” 63. Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because _. A. baby boys a
59、re much more activeB. baby girls like bright colours more C. their parents treat them differentlyD. there is a natural difference between them 64. Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _ according to the study.A. a ball B. a teddy C. a car D. a doll65. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?A.
60、 Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at all.B. Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.C. The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.D. Parents should teach their babies to share each others toys.66. What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the r
61、esults of the study?A. Adults purposely influence their babies preference.B. Babies preference isnt affected by social surroundings.C. Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.D. Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted. EA new argument has been put forward as to w
62、hether penguins are disturbed by the presence of tourists in Antarctica. Previous research by scientists from Keil University in Germany monitored Adelie penguins and noted that the birds heart rates increased dramatically at the sight of a human as far as 30 meters away. But new research using an a
63、rtificial egg, which is equipped to measure heart rates, disputes this. Scientists from the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge say that a slow moving human who does not approach the nest too closely, is not viewed as a threat by penguins. The earlier findings have been used to partly explai
64、n the 20 per cent drop in populations of certain types of penguins near tourist sites. However, tour operators have continued to insist that their activities do not adversely affect wildlife in Antarctica, saying they encourage non-disruptive behavior in tourists, and that the decline in penguin num
65、bers is caused by other factors.Amanda Nimon of the Scott Polar Research Institute spent three southern hemisphere summers at Cuverville Island in Antarctica studying penguin behavior towards humans. “A nesting penguin will react very differently to a person rapidly and closely approaching the nest,
66、” says Nimon. “First they exhibit large and prolonged heart rate changes and then they often flee the nest leaving it open for predators (掠夺者) to fly in and remove eggs or chicks.” The artificial egg, specially for the project, monitored both the parent who had been disturbed when the egg was placed
67、 in the nest and the other parent as they both took it in turns to guard the nest.However, Boris Culik, who monitored the Adelie penguins, believes that Nimons findings do not invalidate his own research. He points out that species behave differently - and Nimons work was with Gentoo penguins. Nimon
68、 and her colleagues believe that Culiks research was methodologically flawed because the monitoring of penguins responses needed capturing and restraining the birds and fitting them with beart-rate transmitters. Therefore, argues Nimon, it would not be surprising if they became stressed on seeing a
69、human subsequently. 67. According to the passage, what overall message is presented?A. No firm conclusions are drawn.B. Neither Culiks nor Nimons findings are of much value.C. Penguin reduction is closed related to tourist behavior.D. Tourists are not responsible for the fall in penguin numbers.68.
70、Which ONE argument of the following is stated in the passage?A. Penguins are harder to research when they have young.B. Tour operators should encourage tourists to avoid Antarctica.C. Not all penguins behave in the same way.D. Penguins need better protection from tourists.69. What do you notice abou
71、t the views presented in the passage?A. They are groundless.B. They are factual.C. They are descriptive.D. They are conflicting.70. What does the underlined word (final line) probably mean?A. Later on.B. Calmly.C. Separately.D. In the same place.第四部分：书面表达第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据所给的汉语句子，
72、用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。71. By the time he was twelve years old, he _ a chemistry lab of his own. (set) 他十二岁时，已经建立了自己的化学实验室。72. _ that China produces one third of the worlds cigarettes. (astonish)令人震惊的是全世界三分之一的香烟是由中国生产的。73. _ should be no reason for treating ones neighbors as strangers. （occupy）工作繁忙不应该成为“对面
73、不相识”的借口。74. Rosalyn loves sports. She is proud _ competitions and to have broken a record by running 800 meters this year. (participate)罗莎琳热爱运动。她为今年参加比赛并打破800米赛跑的记录而感到骄傲。75. Not until we watched the Earth Day program on TV _ much about global warming. (learn)直到我们观看了地球日的电视节目，我们才了解了大量关于全球变暖的问题。76. The
74、 settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, _ their village homes for a better life in the city. （leave）近千人在这一小社区居住，他们当中很多都是从农村老家来城市寻求更好的日子的。77. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket _ that there were boats for South America. （find）他身无分文的来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船了。78. _ of over 400km
75、per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes. （travel） 以每小时400多公里的速度行驶，所以这辆火车能在8分钟之内可以完成30公里的行程。79. When the survivor came to himself, he was eager to know _that saved him from the burning house. (be) 当生还者醒过来后，他急切的想知道到底是谁把他从燃烧的房子里救出来的。 80. Had he not broken the rules la
76、st week, he _ this week, which annoyed his mother. (fall)要是上周他没有违反纪律，这周他就不会掉队，这让他妈妈很懊恼。第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）（原创）请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。 Life is a series of eventsboth good and bad. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to change the re
77、cipe. The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to make adjustments. 注意：无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；除诗歌外，文体不限；内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数为120左右。_参考答案听力完成句子71. had set up 72. It is astonishing / People are astonished / What astonishes people is73. Being occupied with work 74. to
78、have participated in75. did we learn 76. many of whom left 77. only to find 78. Travelling at a / the speed79. could have run 80. would not fall behind 短文写作评分标准第五档（很好，2530分）很好地完成了试题规定的任务；按要求写出了内容要点；语言结构和词汇选用恰当、丰富；语言错误极少；有效采用不同连接手段，层次清楚；格式和语域恰当；完全达到与目标读者交流的目的。第四档（好，1924分）较好地完成了试题规定的任务；包含基本内容要点，允许漏掉一到两个次要点；使用较为丰富的语法结构和词汇；语言较为准确，只在试图表达较复杂意义时才出现个别错误；采用了较适当的衔接手法，层次清楚；格式与语域较恰当；达到与目标读者交流的目的。第三档（适当，1318分）基本完成了试题规定的任务；包含多数内容要点，可能漏掉一些内容；应用的语法结构和词汇能基本满足任务需求；有一些语法及词汇错误，但不影响理解；采用了简单的衔接手法，内容较连贯，层次较清楚；格式与语域基本合理；基本达到与目标读者交流的目的。