1、A卷.单项填空1Patients usually choose a doctor who enjoys a good _.AexpectationBreputationCcontribution Dposition解析：根据题意分析，病人会选择声誉好的医生。expectation“期望”；contribution“贡献”；position“地位；职位”。答案：B2You couldnt live alone in modern society. So you must learn to _ others, but you should remember who you are.Aappeal
2、to Badapt toCapply to Dattach to解析：考查动词词组辨析。appeal to“呼吁，请求，吸引”；adapt to“适应”；apply to“应用，申请”；attach to“附上”。语意为“你必须学会如何适应别人”，因此，空白处填adapt to。答案：B3Another company tried to gain _ to the plans of our new model by bribing one of our employees.Aaccess BapproachCinformation Dknowledge解析：句意：另一个公司试图通过向一个雇员行
3、贿来得到接近我们新型号计划的机会。access“接近/利用的权利/机会”；approach“接近，手段”；information“信息”；knowledge“知识”。答案：A4The government is taking measures to _ its target of less than 3 percent inflation (通货膨胀)Arealize BbalanceCachieve Dacquire解析：考查动词辨析。句意：政府正采取措施实现通胀率不超过3%的目标。achieve“实现，达到(目标、目的、标准等)”，符合语意。realize“实现(梦想、理想等)”；bala
4、nce“平衡”；acquire“获取(某种技能)”。答案：C5(2012合肥调研)My father is a man who knows whats important in life he has a(n)_ job, but he still makes time for children.Aoutstanding BdemandingCsatisfying Dinspiring解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：我父亲是一个知道生活中什么重要的人，他有一份很费力的工作，但他仍然抽出时间陪孩子们。demanding“很费心的，很费力的”，符合题意。outstanding“突出的，杰出的”；sat
5、isfying“令人满意的”；inspiring“鼓舞人心的”。答案：B6Youve made a good decision. I thoroughly _ it.Aapprove of Bobject toCam against Dagree with解析：根据前一句说明“你作出了一个好的决定”，故“我”应“赞成”这个决定。approve of“赞成”。agree with表“同意，赞成”时，其后应跟sb.。答案：A7(2012安徽八校联考)Considering his health, I advise him to _ an hour or two each day to work o
6、ut.Aset about Bset offCset up Dset aside解析：考查动词词组辨析。句意：考虑到他的健康状况，我建议他每天腾出一两个小时锻炼身体。set about“着手做”；set off“出发”；set up“建立”；set aside“留出”。根据语意可知选D。答案：D8(2012福州统考)I offered the _ suggestions of spending the vacation in the mountains or by the sea.Aalternative BanotherCother Dothers解析：句意：我提出到山里或海边度假的供选择的
7、建议。alternative“供选择的”，符合句意。答案：A9Dont worry. I think the manager will _ your mistake this time.Aneglect BenvyCoverlook Dignore解析：句意：别担心，我想经理这次会忽略你的过错的。此处用overlook“(对不良现象)不予理会”。答案：C10He is _ happy _ go home.Atoo; to Bso; thatCsuch; as Dtoo; as解析：句意：他要回家真是太高兴了。在形容词happy前用too，此时too .to .不表示否定意义，而表示“做某事真是
8、太”。答案：A11Her happy look _ that she has done well in the exam.Apresents BreflectsCappears Dseems解析：考查动词词义辨析。present“赠送，引见，展现，上演”；reflect“反映，显示”；appear“出现”；seem“好像”。句意：她高兴的神情显示出她考试考得不错。通过分析四个选项的含义可得出B项为正确答案。答案：B12(2012周口模拟)The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no on
9、e _ they were to achieve such great success.Amust have imagined Bcould have imaginedCshould have imagined Dwould have imagined解析：句意：这个由残疾人表演的舞蹈是一个很大的成功，但是多年之前没有人能够想像他们能取得如此大的成功。本题考查情态动词的用法。由句中的years ago可知这里是对过去发生事情的推测，因此应用could have imagined表示对过去可能发生事情的推测。答案：B13He understands everything _ why she le
10、ft him. Aexcept Bexcept forCbesides Daside from解析：B、C、D三项后不能接从句，所以只有A项符合题意。句意：除了不明白她为什么离开他之外，他什么都明白。答案：A14Is this the first time you _ Chengdu?No. But the first time I _ here, the city wasnt so beautiful.Avisited; came Bvisited; have comeChave visited; have come Dhave visited; came解析：句意：“这是你第一次参观成都吗
11、？”“不是，但是我第一次来这里时，这个城市没有这么漂亮。”在句式结构“This/It is the first/second/last .time从句”中，从句要用现在完成时，the first time引导时间状语从句，时态应与主句时态一致。答案：D15His best music was _ by the memory of his mother.Aencouraged BurgedCinspired Dagreed解析：考查动词辨析。句意：他最好的乐曲来自于他对母亲的回忆。此处inspire意为“给创作灵感”，常用于be inspired by .；encourage意为“鼓励”；urg
12、e意为“催促，强烈要求”；agree意为“同意”。答案：C.阅读理解A(2012宁德质量检测)As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a preschooler (学龄前儿童)：Develop social skillsAs children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and coworkers and learn more
13、about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play helps develop empathy (同情) for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose
14、 a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.Build selfconfidenceYoung children have very little control over their lives.Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers (摩天大楼) or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to
15、 a child. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.Boost intellectual growthUsing the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought.Children who can see a kings castle in a mound (堆) of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically (象征性地
16、). This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.Practice language skillsKids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and
17、promote communication skills.Work out fearsPlaying pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children roleplay about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesnt seem quite so big or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids vent (发泄)
18、confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or compete with a new sibling (兄弟姐妹)To encourage your youngsters imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.For generations children have enjoyed rea
19、ding the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on fascinating adventures.Readers Digest Young Families offers a beautiful typical Disney edition of Peter Pan, which is an iParenting Media Awards winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic story along with 2 free books Bambi and
20、 Pinocchio.语篇解读：这是一篇应用文，介绍想象力对儿童的益处，最后说明培养孩子想象力的方法给孩子读书。1Whats NOT the advantage of children having a good imagination?AUnderstanding the other peoples feelings and problems.BExpressing their feelings like anger.CHaving a strong faith in their own abilities and potential.DHelping them form a good ha
21、bit of reading story.解析：细节理解题。从最后两段可知，要让孩子提高想象力，最好的办法就是多读书给他们。这里并没有说可以帮助他们养成阅读故事的好习惯。用排除法也可解答该题。从“Develop social skills”部分可知A项表述正确；从“Work out fears”部分可知B项表述正确；而C项与“Build selfconfidence”部分的信息一致。答案：D2What does the underlined word “Boost” mean ?AImprove. BLimit.CPush. DPraise.解析：词义猜测题。结合该段的内容，即丰富的想象力带给
22、儿童的又一好处，例如，可以帮助孩子进行抽象思考等，因此，可推知该段标题的意思是“促进智力发育”，故选A。答案：A3From the last paragraph we can learn that _.AReaders Digest Young Families wins an iParenting Media AwardBDisney edition of Peter Pan can be got online for freeCthe story of Peter Pan has been popular with kidsDBambi and Pinocchio are offered
23、for free because of bad sales解析：推理判断题。依据该段第一句话推断Peter Pan的故事一直深受儿童喜爱。其余选项则与原文不符。答案：C4Whats the purpose of writing the article?ATo tell readers the benefits of encouraging childrens imagination.BTo introduce some wonderful Disney stories to readers.CTo provide ways of helping make kids more imaginati
24、ve.DTo persuade parents to buy the Disney edition of Peter Pan.解析：写作意图题。本篇文章采用总分的写作方式，从文章第一段即可判断这篇文章的写作目的。答案：AB(2012信阳一模)Employees are being flooded with too much information that has little to do with their work, according to a new survey.On average, whitecollar workers spend 51 percent of their wo
25、rk time receiving and processing information. Only one third of it was relevant to their work, the survey found. Information overload for whitecollar workers has become a global issue. The huge amount of information has already affected their efficiency in management as well as their performance at
26、work.Buried with emailsEvery morning, a secretary at the human resources department of an auto parts company opens her email box, only to find it crammed with at least 50 unread mails.For her, even scanning through these emails every day takes at least half an hour. Some of her colleagues are not so
27、 luckythey have to read at least 100.Bothered with callsTelephone calls are also causing a problem. More than 40 percent whitecollar workers choose mobile phones as the preferred way to communicate important and urgent business matters. Talking saves time and energy over the clicking, reading and re
28、plying to emails, but phone calls are also more distracting (分心的). While answering a call, a clerk is likely to put away a much more important task at hand and start the business being talked about on the phone.Solution? Not yetMany companies start with providing staff with better computers, better
29、Internet access and more advanced gadgets(小装置). For example, staff members above a certain level in one company will be provided with a blackberry phone for easier access to their emails. The company has also organized many lectures on efficient ways of email management. Yet most whitecollar workers
30、 think their companies can do more.语篇解读：白领是令人艳羡的一族，可是他们也有苦恼，与工作无关的海量信息让他们苦不堪言。5What does the new survey find about whitecollar workers?A. They spend 51 percent of their work time on meetings.BOnly half of the information they receive is useful.COver 60 percent of them prefer to use the telephone.DSo
31、me of them have to read at least 100 emails every day.解析：细节理解题。根据Buried with emails中的最后一句可知一些白领每天要阅读至少100封电子邮件。答案：D6Telephone calls cause a problem because _.Athey take up the time to receive and send emailsBthey are often not answeredCthey are mostly not about businessDthey may lead to change of wo
32、rk schedule解析：推理判断题。Bothered with calls中的最后一句提到员工可能要放下更加重要的工作来处理电话事务，由此可推断打电话可能会导致工作程序的改变。答案：D7How do some companies try to solve the problem of information overload?AThey start to give staff a pay rise.BThey plan to employ more people.CThey provide employees with more advanced equipment.DThey organ
33、ize lectures on how to reduce stress.解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一段前半部分中的内容可知一些公司解决问题的办法是为员工提供更加先进的设备。答案：C8What is the major issue discussed in this text?APoor management leads to inefficiency at work.BJunk mail is causing big trouble.CWhitecollar workers suffer from information overload.D. Better computers are
34、in need in workplaces.解析：主旨大意题。本文是一篇调查报道，结合全文尤其是文章第一段的内容可知本文的主要内容是白领深受信息泛滥之苦。答案：CB卷.完形填空(2012江苏启东中学摸底考试)Last night, my daughter and I printed out Smile Cards and attached a note to each card saying“Merry Christmas” and “Have a Happy New Year”We decided to _1_the cards into part of a neighborhood tag
35、 game, in which cards must be _2_to someone else in the neighborhood with a piece of paper _3_them Happy Holidays too.We _4_plenty of cards around our neighbourhood in the dark so no one would see us.I was _5_when I saw my neighbor run up my driveway the next morning after her child got on her bus w
36、ith a piece of paper in her hand.It was one of our Smile Cards we got one back! That afternoon when I was _6_my mailbox, our eldest neighbor, maybe around 80 years old, _7_at my mailbox with her friend. She said，“Here, honey, I have_8_for you”， and then she _9_me one of our “Smile Cards” and said “t
37、ag youre it”. We got another one back!I _10_talking with her. She said she had one _11_this Christmas, that she would be able to _12_for her family this year, but _13_， she could not _14_the ham on her fixed _15_.I told her I had something for her. I went in and _16_a ham, a bag of potatoes and some
38、 cans of green beans, put them in a bag and gave them to her. She said, “I cant take this.” _17_I insisted，“You tagged me, now here is me paying it forward, and you can tag someone else because now youre it！”It felt so _18_to help her. I know that when I sit to eat my Christmas dinner, she will be h
39、aving hers with her _19_like she wanted and that is a good_20_.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在圣诞节前通过一种游戏，在邻里之间传递祝愿，由此帮助邻居老太太实现了圣诞节心愿。1A.become BgrowCturn Dexchange解析：我们决定让这些卡片成为邻里之间的游戏的一部分。turn sth.into“(使某物)变成”。答案：C2A.found out Bhidden awayCthrown off Dpassed along解析：这些卡片在邻里之间传递。pass along“传递下去”，这里指“传递”给别人。find
40、out“找出，发现”；hide away“藏起来”；throw off“抛弃，摆脱”。答案：D3A.wishing BpromotingCproviding Drecommending解析：根据后面的“Happy Holidays too”可知是表达“祝愿”，所以用wishing。too也是该题的突破口。答案：A4A.published BdeliveredCplayed Dcollected解析：此处指挨家挨户递送，所以用deliver。答案：B5A.content BcuriousCanxious Dfantastic解析：由接下来的一句话可推知，当时作者没有想到别人会送卡片给他，所以看到
41、邻居的举动，他有点儿好奇。答案：B6A.selecting BregisteringCrepairing Dchecking解析：“查看邮箱”，用check。select“精选”；register“注册”；repair“修理”。答案：D7A.stopped BfellCpassed Dsat解析：年纪最大的一个邻居和她的朋友在我的邮箱旁停下来。答案：A8A.something BeverythingCanything Dnothing解析：something表示“某种东西”。答案：A9A.returned BshowedChanded Dmentioned解析：这里指把卡片“递”给我。hand
42、“递，交”。答案：C10A.avoided BregrettedCtried D. continued解析：从上下文可知，作者和老太太“继续”交谈。答案：D11A.chance BpresentCwish Ddream解析：根据下文可知，此处用wish，老太太在这个圣诞节有个愿望。答案：C12A.account BsendCcook Dprepare解析：从下文的“a ham, a bag of potatoes and some cans of green beans”等，可推知是“做一顿丰盛的饭”。答案：C13A.unfortunately BunbelievablyCactually D
43、exactly解析：从“but”和“she could not”可知，此处表示“不幸”。答案：A14A.afford BofferCkeep Dput解析：但是依她固定的收入，她买不起火腿。afford“买得起，能支付得起”。答案：A15A.price BcostCexpense Dincome解析：income“收入”。句意见上题解析。答案：D16A.picked out Btook outCturned out Dhelped out解析：回到家里，把家里的东西“拿出来”，用take out。答案：B17A.And BButCOr DSo解析：上一句她说“不要”和后面的“我坚持”之间存在逻
44、辑上的“转折”关系。答案：B18A.painful BgenerousCfriendly Dgood解析：结合上文，作者因能帮助老太太而感觉很好。答案：D19A.friends BfamilyCstudents Dneighbors解析：当我坐在桌子旁边享受我的圣诞晚餐的时候，她也和她的家人享受着他们的。从第四段第二句中的“for her family this year”可知，她应该是和她的家人共进晚餐。答案：B20A.dinner BfeelingCgift Daction解析：作者认为，帮助别人的感觉是美好的。答案：B.阅读理解(2012武汉市武昌区高三调研)Scientists who
45、 try to predict earthquakes have gotten some new helpers recently animals.Thats right, animals. Scientists have begun to understand what farmers have known for thousands of years. Animals often seem to know in advance that an earthquake is coming, and they show their fear by acting in strange ways.
46、Before a Chinese quake in 1975, snakes awoke from their winter sleep early only to freeze to death in the cold air. Cows broke their halters (缰绳) and tried to escape.Chickens refused to enter their cage. All of this unusual behavior, as well as physical changes in the earth, warned Chinese scientist
47、s of the coming quake. They moved people away from the danger zone and saved thousands of lives.One task for scientists today is to learn exactly which types of animal behavior predict quakes. Its not an easy job. First of all, not every animal reacts to the danger of an earthquake. Just before a Ca
48、lifornia quake in 1977, for example, an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his enclosure. The Australian horse next to him, however, remained perfectly calm. Its also difficult at times to tell the difference between normal animal restlessness and “earthquake nerves”A zoo ke
49、eper once called earthquake researchers, saying that his cougar had been acting strangely. It turned out that the cat had an upset stomach.A second task for scientists is to find out exactly what kind of warnings the animals receive. They know that animals sense far more of the world than humans do.
50、 Many animals can see, hear, and smell things that people do not even notice. Some can sense tiny changes in air pressure, gravity, or the magnetism of the earth. This extra sense probably helps animals predict quakes.A good example of this occurred with a group of dogs. They were shut in an area th
51、at was being shaken by a series of tiny earthquakes.(Several small quakes often come before or after a large one. ) Before each quake a low booming sound was heard. Each boom caused the dogs to bark wildly. Then the dogs began to bark during a silent period. A scientist who was recording quakes look
52、ed at his machine. It was acting as though there were a loud noise too. The scientist realized that the dogs had reacted to a booming noise. They also sensed the tiny quakes that followed it. The machine recorded both, though humans felt and heard nothing.In this case there was a machine to monitor
53、what the dogs were sensing. Many times, however, our machines record nothing extraordinary, even though animals know a quake is coming. The animals might be sensing something we measure but do not recognize as a warning.Discovering what animals sense, and learning how they know it is a danger signal
54、, is a job for future scientists.语篇解读：利用动物进行地震前的预测不失为一种好方法，种种事实表明，动物在地震之前往往先知先觉，它们的异常表现也许就是地震的征兆。1Through the passage the writer hopes to explore _.Awhy animals send a danger signal before an earthquakeBhow animals know when an earthquake is comingCwhy animals not humans have a good sense of dangerD
55、how much animals know about an earthquake解析：作者意图题。文章开门见山地指出科学家们找到了预测地震的帮手动物，下文则详细分析了动物在地震前的异常反应，再结合最后一段中的内容可知作者希望探寻动物如何知道地震将要发生。答案：B2During an earthquake in China in 1975 _.Achickens refused to go out of their cageBsnakes were frozen to death in their cavesCsnakes awoke from their winter sleep earli
56、erDcows broke their halters and escaped from their sheds解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的内容可知在1975年发生在中国的一次地震中，蛇提前从冬眠中苏醒，结果被冻死。答案：C3Which of the following is one of earthquake nerves according to the passage?AAn Arabian horse tried to escape from his enclosure.BA cougar had an upset stomach unexpectedly.CAn Australi
57、an horse was perfectly calm.DA cat acted very strangely in a zoo.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his enclosure.”可判断A项正确。答案：A4The scientists did an experiment with a group of dogs to _.Afind out that the machine could record unusual happeningsBcompare
58、the reactions of animals and those of humansCprove that animals could sense more than humansDfind out what exact warnings animals send解析：推理判断题。第四段中提到动物的感觉比人类更敏锐，下文则用狗的实验进行例证，由此可推断C项正确。答案：C.选做题任务型读写Life is what we make of it. How can we make our life better? Through focus focusing on one thing and ge
59、tting it done. Learning to focus can help us in many ways. It can help us realize what we really want in life. It can help us make good decisions. It can also help us accept ourselves just the way we are. Focus can help us gain power and happiness.Focus, or concentration, is a skill that can be taug
60、ht, so there are some exercises you can do to improve your focus. Start with easy exercises like staring at a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking to anyone. Once you learn how to block out your surroundings, your focus will improve.Learn to manage your pressure. Many athl
61、etes require intense focus in their training and games. They try to spare some time to calm themselves down. It isnt enough to just practice your shots because when game time comes, the stress and tension can make one miss a shot. This is when focus comes into play.Another mind exercise you can do i
62、s picturing yourself in a desired situation, and then you work around your picture. Actors do this a lot to block out laughter or noise. An example of this would be to imagine yourself in a potentially stressful situation, like a singer in a concert. Try to play out the scene in your mind what you w
63、ould do if different things are to happen. This can actually be a lot of fun, and you learn how to improve your focus by concentrating on one thing only.If this sounds a little strange to you, you could try another strategy. Why not make lists? Make a list of the things you need to accomplish. Study
64、 your lists carefully and see where you can move things around. Planning helps you focus. It will also not stress you out.A better way to improve your focus is to take breaks. Dont spend it with your coworkers beside the coffee machine talking about problems in the office. Doing this will actually c
65、ause your stress and cause you to lose focus on the things that need to be done. Your breaks should be as quiet as possible. Read a book or take a walk. Go and do something that will give your brain a rest.The reason why we lose focus so easily is because we have too much on our minds. Of course, it
66、 could also because you are bored with nothing to do. A good balance between a too relaxed brain and a too active brain is necessary. Find your ability to work, and try not to waste your time. Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do and being confident about doing it well.Title: Impro
67、ving your focus(1)_ of learning to focusIt can help us realize what we really want in life，make good decisions，hold positive (2)_ towards ourselves，and gain power and happiness.Tips on improving focusStart with easy exercises to make yourself (3)_ from your surroundings.Keep (4)_ when managing your
68、pressure.Use your (5)_ and play out the scene in your mind.Make a list to make things well (6)_Take (7)_ breaks to give your brain a rest.Make a good (8)_ between a too relaxed brain and a too active brain.Find your ability to work with (9)_(10)_ for our losing focusOur minds are full of things.We f
69、eel bored with nothing to do.答案：1.Benefits2.attitudes/views3.free4.calm5.imagination6.planned7.quiet8.balance9.confidence10.Reasons短文填词May 3rd, Friday FineThis afternoon, on my way to see a film, I saw acase f_ off a mans bike. I shouted out to the man to 1._stop him. But he didnt hear me and _ away
70、.2._I was wondering what to do _ I had an idea. I 3._stopped a taxi and got into it w_ the case. Soon we 4._caught up with the man. G_ the case back, he was 5._so _(感激) that he offered me some money, but I 6._refused it _(礼貌). Then the driver drove me 7._to the _ (电影院). When I paid him, the driver p
71、ushed 8._my hand _ said with a smile, “Neither will I accept your 9._money, because your behavior touches me”. With these _， 10._we said “Goodbye” to each other and went separately.答案：1.fall2.rode3.when4.with5.Getting6.thankful (grateful)7.politely8.cinema9.and10.words短文改错The world is not only hungr
72、y, but also thirst. This may sounds strange, since nearly seventy percent of the earths surface is covered with water. But about ninety percent of this is sea water. Man and most of the animals can only drink and use the remained ten percent of water fresh water. The need for water is increased day
73、by day. Only when steps are taken to deal with this problem immediate can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. One of the first steps are to develop ways to reuse them. Experiments have already carried out in this field. The used water has been pumped to a water purifying plant that it can be separated from waste matters and treated with chemicals so that it can be reused again.答案：第一句：thirstthirsty第二句：soundssound第四句：remainedremaining第五句：increasedincreasing第六句immediateimmediately第七句：areis; themit第八句：already carried 中间加入been第九句：thatwhere; 去掉again高考资源网w w 高 考 资源 网
