1、2012届高三第一次高考模拟考试英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)。考生作答时,须将答案答在答题卡上,在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后,将本试题和答题卡一并交回。第卷(选择题共100分)注意事项:1必须使用2B铅笔将答案标号填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上。2第卷共两部分,共计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,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1No parking is allowed here, sir
2、! .ANever mind BNo, I wontCI am terribly sorry DDont mention it2At dawn _ word came that the river had risen to _ height of the main roadAthe; a B不填; a Cthe; the D不填; the3The lesson he taught in an unusual way was not easy _Aforget Bto forget Cforgetting Dhave forgotten4How time flies! Its already m
3、idnight-Oh, really? I _ it at allAdont realize Bdidnt realize Chavent realized Dhadnt realized5You look upsetWhats the matter?I had my proposal _ againAturned down Bturned on Cturned up Dturned off6Everything has two sides. Beautiful songs, sometimes, _ be just noise to othersAmust Bwill Cshould Dma
4、y7 Tom did very well In the last exam and, much to my joy, Mary did no _ than TomAbetter Bworse Cless Dmore8 The prisoner, _ the guard and run away, was caught the next dayAkilled Bkilling Chaving killed Dbeing killed9Did all of the boys go to the cinema?NoThey _ went to the Internet bar insteadAalm
5、ost Bnearly Cusually Dmostly10He didnt laugh at your joke because he didnt get _Ait Bone Cthat Dthis11How did it _ that the car fell off the bridge into the river?Acome about Bcome across Ccome out Dcome up12What if we meet with a situation _ we wont be able to deal with?Awhere Bin which Cwhen Dthat
6、13Jessica may not be free today_ _ ,we don t have to wail for herAWhile so BWhen so CIf so DSince so14Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?Thank you_ !AOf course you can BIf you likeCIt couldnt be better DIts up to you15Did the policeman let you in?No, _ I told him who I wasAunless Bonce
7、Cas though Deven if16This pair is a little too largeId like to change it _ the red oneAfor Binto Cwith Dto17It is certain that hundreds of jobs _ if the factory closesAlose Bwill lose Cwill be lost Dare lost18The time he has devoted in the past years _ the disabled is now considered to be of great v
8、alueAto heep Bto helping Chelped Dhelping19I called him many times, but didnt get throughMaybe his mother _ on the phone all the time!Ahad talked Bwas talking Chas talked Dtalked20Your daughter _ to be a famous musician, so you should keep her practicing the pianoApromises Bagrees Cexpects Dpretends
9、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。I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fellIt was such a bad 21 that cut my eye badly enough to blind itTrying to 22 the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, 23 a
10、 big ugly scar in the middle of my eyeSince then my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with meAnd as I 24 , this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me. I walked with my face looking at the 25 so people would not see the ugly meI grew up imagining that everyone looked at me with d
11、isdain (鄙视), as if my 26 were my faultYet Mama would say to me, at every turn, Hold your head up high and 27 the world She had started when I was youngShe would 28 me in her anus and stroke my hair and say, If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your 29 soulThose words h
12、ave meant 30 things to me over the yearsAs a little child, I thought Mama meant, “Be 31 or you will fall down or bump into something 32 you are not looking As a teenager, Mamas words helped me begin to 33 that by letting people look at my face, I lei them recognize the intelligence and beauty 34 bot
13、h eyes even if they couldnt see it on the surfaceWhen I met the man who became my partner for 35 , we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and outHe 36 itMy mamas love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own 37 I had lea
14、rned not only to appreciate myself 38 to have deep compassion (同情) for othersHold your head up high has been 39 many times in my homeEach of my children has felt its invitationThe 40 my mama gave me lives on in another generation21Amoment Bfall Cthing Ddeed22Asave Bremove Coperate Dkeep23Aadding Bma
15、king Cshowing Dleaving24Ahated Bknew Cgrew Dbelieved25Afloor Bsky Cside Dfront26Aaccident Bthought Cbirth Dappearance27Asee Bface Cstudy Dwelcome28Acatch Bput Chold Dtake29Abeautiful Bgreat Ckind Dfortunate30Anormal Bdifferent Cuseful Dimportant31Ahonest Bstrong Ccareful Dhelpful32Aunless Bwhile Cwh
16、ether Dbecause33Arealize Bexplain Chope Daccept34Afor Bfrom Cbehind Dwith35Ahappiness Bjob Cplay Dlife36Asaid Bmeant Cwished Dliked37Adoubt Bshortcoming Cdifficulty Ddisappointment38Aand Bbut Ceven Djust39Aused Bwritten Cread Dheard40Awarmth Bidea Cgift Dwisdom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
17、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2分,满分40分)AIn 1819, New Englanders Moses and Aaron Wilcox arrived in the town of Millville, Ohio, to sell land on behalf of the Connecticut Land CompanyThe twins offered a deal to the residents (居民) of the small settlement, which had been set up just two years
18、 earlier: Well give you six acres of land for a public square and$2000 (a lot of money back then! ) to help start the first school, if you change the name of the town to TwinsburgJump ahead a century and a half to 1976City officials planned to mark the nations 200th birthday with a ceremony in memor
19、y of the Wilcox brothers, who had stayed lifelong business partners, married sisters, and died within a few hours of each other of the same diseaseOrganizers sent an open invitation to all twins; 37 sets of twins look part, and twice that number came two years laterToday Twins Days is the biggest fe
20、stival of its kind, drawing nearly 3,000 sets of twins and triplets (三胞胎)-and in some years, even quadruplets and quintuplets -to this city of 17,000 residents Ranging in age from just days to over 90 years old, they (and in some cases their parents) come from as far away as Australia, Nigeria, and
21、Japan for days of socializing and entertainmentThe schedule includes must-and least-alike competitions, a twins talent show, a Twins Days parade, and even the occasional double weddingCelebrated annually on the 1st weekend in August, Twins Days is mostly for twins and their families and friendsBut a
22、lmost since the beginning, the festival has also attracted researchers, especially geneticists, interested in the mysteries of twins share characteristicsAnd there are thousands of visitors with no better reason to come than just to join in the fun41What can we infer from the text about Twinsburg?AI
23、t was set up in 1817BIt was first called MillvilleCIts very small with only one schoolDIts the hometown of the Wilcox brothers42A ceremony was held for the Wilcox brothers mainly because _Athey had much alike as twinsBthey were the oldest twins thenCthey had done a lot for the nationDthey started th
24、e festival of Twins Days43Which is true about Twins Days according to the text?AIt was first celebrated l189BIt is celebrated every two yearsCIt is a celebration just for twinsDIts ceremony is held in Twinsburg44What is the text mainly about?AThe starting of a festivalBA special festival for twinsCT
25、he history of a town in OhioDA story about Wilcox brothersBHis head lowered, an exhausted but determined young man chanted over and over to himself, You can do thisYou can do it, you can do it These words, spoken as much for encouragement as forconfirmation (t安慰), found a listening heartWithout fail
26、 they drove one foot in front of the other, up in to the air and then down again and againLooking up, the youth wiped his eyebrow and searched for a very glimpse of the finish lineItas somewhere up there, he told himself matter-of-factlyIt was far off in the distanceEven so, Chris Burke had hisIlia
27、heart set on researching itWith great effort, lietoo, crossed the finish lineBy the time he did, photographers and reporters had already gathered around the young man who had taken first placeCameras flashed and microphones stretched forward to absorb the winners wordsWith a smile that stretched fro
28、m ear to ear, Chris happily bounded over and proudly stood next to the winner, patiently wailing for the reporter to complete his interview with the victor ?as patiently as lie could in a moment that held so much excitement for himWhen at last the reporter turned to the camera to make concluding rem
29、arks, Chris instantly stepped forward and thrust out his hand to receive a congratulatory handshake, Oh, boy! Chris shouted1 just want to tell you what a thrill(激动) this was and how happyI am to have come in third! The reporter had little choice but to stammer (口吃) good-naturally, Yes tell us about
30、itWow! said ChrisThank you for asking me to be interviewedThis is great! Just greatWellIm just very happyIts such a great honorOf courseI finished in third placeThird place, not bad! Not bad, huh? He didnt need an answer to his question -and with more joy than I can remember from anyone, he said, Th
31、ank you all for sharing in this very special time with meIts time to celebrate! With that, Chris turned, and ran over to line up for hugs and handshakes alongside the winner Chris was fourteen years old at the timeThis was the Special OlympicsThere were only three runners in the entire race45Which i
32、s true about Chris in talking about the running?AHe got hurt from itBHe meant lo come first.CHe managed to finish itDHe needed comfort for it46While the reporter was interviewing the victor, Chris was _Atalking excitedlyBwaiting for photo-takingCeager to express his happinessDbusy shaking hands with
33、 others47What can we say about the reporter when Chris stepped forward to speak to him?AHe got excitedBHe felt at a lossCHe was sorry for a mistakeDHe thought Chris was interesting48Which of the following can best describe Chris at the race?ASkilledBDeterminedCLight-heartedDStrong-mindedCMid-IB at a
34、 glanceThe summer vacation is a time to preview your learning and prepare for the year ahead2011 Oxford Study Courses will once again hold its Mid-IB Summer Schools for students half-way through their IB Diploma (国际预科证书)Well be back giving another generation of IB students a unique opportunity to sa
35、mple a way of life enjoyed by students at these famous universitiesStudents who have completed the first year of their IB Diploma can join us and we can help them prepare for their important second yearStudents can choose how many subjects they studyEach subject is studied for one weekYou can attend
36、 up to 5 weeksThe Mid-IB Summer School is held at Cambridge University in the UK (between 20th June and 1st August 2011) and at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, USA(between 6th and 25th July 2011)Students comments on 2010The classes have sliown me new appro
37、aches to learningI have also learned how to approach exam questions and now feel confident in doing soIt was cool creating tight and close relationships with other students from around the world, realizing we all had a connection to each other,I really enjoyed the level of independence, although I f
38、elt like people were watching out for us; I also felt like an Oxford Student!I have enjoyed the learning style and the course work has been extremely beneficial academicallyEnjoy the summerOur Summer Schools give you an action-packed social scene with visits to the fun places in the area, organized
39、sports and social events, and advice on how to enjoy your free time in these amazing cities with your new friendsWelcome to contact us at osc osc-ibcom or on +44(0)1865 512802!49How many years can we know a student has to study to get the IB Diploma?A2 B3 C4 D550Which of the following is true about
40、the Mid-IB Summer School?AIt begins in JulyBIt will last two monthsCIt is held in three universitiesDIt provides only scientific courses51What can be inferred from the text?AA student can choose at most five subjectsBOne can get the IB Diploma from the schoolCThe school is for those from England and
41、 AmericaDStudents will visit many fun places around the world52Whats the purpose of the author in talking about the students comments?ATo attract readersBTo praise the studentsCTo introduce the schoolDTo share the success of the studentsDAstronomers around the world recently marked the 20th annivers
42、ary of the launching of the iconic Hubble (哈勃望远镜), NASAs first orbiting space telescope hat has revolutionized human understanding of the universeMore than oilier instrument, Hubble has stimulate d(引起) a modern-day interest in deep space, beaming to the Earth the most wonderful images ever taken of
43、faraway galaxies and the births and deaths of stare ?and along the way helping scientists make some of the most important discoveries of our timeHubble was launched aboard space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990 and deployed into orbit the following dayPiloting the shuttle on that historic mission
44、 was astronaut Charles Bolden, who went on to become the US space agencys administrator last yearIn the two decades since, Hubble has enabled astronomers to look through the celestial (天上的) curtain to set the age of the universe at 137 billion years oldHubble is undoubtedly one of the most recognize
45、d and successful scientific projects in history, said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASAs Science Mission DirectorateFrom its unique position some 570 kilometers (353 miles) above the earth, the telescope is our eye on the cosmos (宇宙), snapping pictures of more than 30,000 celestial objects
46、, some of them located on the far ends of the universeThe quality of Hubble images is 10 limes clearer than pictures from the most powerful ground-based telescopes, because it is beyond the Earths atmosphere, which distorts the view of ground telescopesIts that extreme clarity that gives us the feel
47、ing weve traveled out into space to see these objects,” said Jon Grunsfeld, an astronaut who did repair work on Hubble during two shuttle missionsIt really is our time machine,Its successor is the James Webb Space Telescope, an infrared optimized space observatory scheduled to be deployed in 201453W
48、hy is Hubble so highly thought of ?AIt is advanced and very expensiveBIt will stay for a long time in spaceCIt is the first orbiting space telescopeDIt enables scientists to see much more in deep space54Which is true about the age of the universe?AHubble helps decide itBNobody could know about itCIt
49、 was once thought to be olderDThe length of it is just a belief55What does the underlined word distort probably mean?ATo lake photosBTo cover the faceCTo change appearanceDTo display faraway pictures56What is the special point of Hubble?AIt travels far awayBIt needs nobody to operateCIt provides ver
50、y clear picturesDIt takes photos of various objectsEImprovements in national lest results for 14-year-olds in English, maths and science have hit a plateau (高原), ministers have admittedTest results published yesterday show that there has not been an important change in ScholasticAptitude Test (SAT)
51、results in the past four years, following a decade of rising results since it was introducedAbout 21% of 14-year-old boys failed to register any level in the reading tests, meaning that one in five are reading below the level expected for a 14-year-oldJim Knight, the school minister, said parents sh
52、ould encourage their sons to read books by introducing them to Jeremy Clarkson and Andy McNabs novelsScience results dropped two points to 71% and maths rose a point to 77%It means that ministers have missed their target to gel 85% of all pupils to the expected level in science and maths by last yea
53、r, and to sustain (维持) that level this yearA second target, for 74% of 14-year-olds to get a level five or above in both English and maths by 2012, now looks increasingly out of reachYesterdays figures show 66% of pupils hit this targetKnight said, As we improve higher and higher, each extra gain is
54、 a hit more difficult for schools to achieveThat doesnt mean I dont think they can achieve that and weve got the right strategies to do so but each of those gains is harder and thats why our targets are particularly ambitiousIm not using it to make excusesWeve not hit the 85%target that we want to o
55、bviously were disappointed we didntachieve thisIts quite hard to step up for a lot of pupils from level four to five because they are having to engage with some of our classical authors, writing in a different style of language from what they might use athome or at school with their friends57When wa
56、s the SAT introduced if the text is written in 2008?A1994 B1998 C2001 D200458Which of the following is true according to the text?AIts easy to achieve the second target by 2012BParents never encouraged their children to read booksCIts difficult to incprove most pupils reading levels nowDThe percenta
57、ge of all the SAT results is going down this year59Which does the underlined word they in Paragraph 4 refer to?AMinisters BSchools CTeachersDStudents60Which of the following should be the best title of the text?AEducation is in troubleBSATa failed test systemCStudents prefer reading to writingDImpro
58、vements in SAT results reach a stop第二节 根据对话内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,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IO分)That big building must be the library 61 You see, many students are going into and coming out of itMoat of them are holding books or carrying schoolbags. Lets go in and have a look 62 And I
59、 dont know what to doYou really dont have to worry about thatWe can ask the assistants for helpBesides, you can always find rules posted on the walls of the library 63 We can borrow books with itSure, and it must be shown each limeWe can also read newspapers and magazines with it 64 Of courseYou can
60、 bring your books and read thereIf we borrow books here, how long can we keep them? 65 Since were both new on the campus, we have many questionsAs a matter of fact, I dont know any more about this than you doLets go in and find outAI think so.BOne or two weeks, I guessCLook, the students are busyDIv
61、e never been to a libraryELets ask the assistants to help usFCan we read our own books there?GI hear well be given a library card.第卷注意事项:1必须使用05毫米黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指标示的答题区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。2第卷共50分。第三部分写作(共两节,满分50分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误对标题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边的横线上划();如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列
62、情况改正:此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意:原行没有错的不要改。One day, Ann made some sandwiches to her husband, 66 BobAs there had a little meat left, she gave it to Henry, 67 their little dogHenry ate it quickDuring the morning68 the d
63、og got illAnn thought it must be the meat gave69 him the troubleShe began to worried about her husband70 She called him immediately, ask him to take some medicine71 Bob took some but that made her very uncomfortableThen72 the milkman came with the milkHows your dog? he asked73 Yesterday he and I had a little accidentHe jumps at me, 74 and I had dropped a bottle of milk on his head75 第二节 书面表达(满分35分)假如你是班上的英语科代表,你班本周末将举办一场英语晚会,请根据要求,用英语写一则通知。通知应包含以下内容:1具体时间、地点;2内容:3要求:4注意事项。注意:1词数:100左右;2文中不出现真实姓名、地名。