1、眉山市高中2012届第二次诊断性考试英语试题卷 2012.4英语试题卷共14页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项： 1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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
2、空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. What does the sign there say? I didnt catch you.A. Please repeat. B. Pardon? C. Whats up? D. Come on.2. I cant remember exact date of his departure, but I know it is Friday.A. the, the B. an, the C. the, a D. an, a3. No matter how hard your study may be, never your hope. A. g
3、ive up B. give away C. give in D. give out4. Do all of you have an English-Chinese dictionary? Not exactly. Not of us has one.A. all B. every C. each D. every one5. The most polluting vehicles from driving through the city since then.A. are banned B. ban C. have been banned D. have banned6. In China
4、, nowadays its to praise a person of talent by using the word “hold”.A. usual B. ordinary C. formal D. common7. I never expected there a chance to be sent abroad for further education.A. to be B. being C. to have D. having8. She runs every morning the weather.A. whenever B. whatever C. however D. wh
5、ichever9. The faster your heart , the more nervous youll be.A. strikes B. jumps C. beats D. hits10. They have the possible time and exact materials needed to complete the project.A. figured out B. taken out C. picked out D. left out11. Dont play with the dog. It be dangerous sometimes. A. must B. ne
6、ed C. shall D. can12. On the bus I saw a girl I thought was your daughter.A. which B. as C. whom D. who13. How did you find Jacky Chengs The Spy Next Door? . I cant think too highly of it.A. In a movie rental shop B. Its hard to sayC. Terribly awful D. Really amazing14. They put forward a proposal a
7、t the meeting cutting down the high housing price.A. aims at B. aimed at C. to aim at D. aim at15. , I want to go travelling in Tibet.A. Whether possible B. Where possibleC. When possible D. How possible16. The song is so beautiful. Never before such a wonderful one!A. I have heard B. have I heardC.
8、 I heard D. did I hear17. What do you think of my suggestion? What suggestion? I about something else.A. was thinking B. am thinkingC. thought D. think18. I recognized his voice I picked up the phone.A. for the moment B. at the momentC. the moment D. the moment when19. Having walked for long, he dec
9、ided to lean the big tree for a short break.A. against B. on C. under D. beyond20. Brian, as we expected, rather than the other team members, chosen for the try-out.A. has been B. have been C. was D. were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、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 sh
10、opping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! Theres a lady here my size!”The mother rushed to her son, then she turned to me to 21 .I smiled and told her, “Its okay.” Then I 22 the boy, “Hi, Im Darryl Kramer. How are you?”He studied me 23 , and asked, “Are you a little momm
11、y?” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered.“ 24 are you so little?” he asked in curiosity.“Its 25 I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. Im just not going to grow any 26 .” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boys hand and left.My life as a little person is 27 with stori
12、es like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look 28 from their parents.It takes only one glance to see my 29 . I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was a born dwarf (侏儒). 30 this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.I didnt realize how short I was 31 I star
13、ted school. 32 kids picked on me, calling me names (嘲笑我). Then I knew, I began to 33 the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to 34 the school bus stairs.But I learned to smile and accept the 35 that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to
14、 make my uniqueness and advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I make up for in 36 .Its the childrens questions that make my life 37 . I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will 38 them to accept their peers （同龄人） whatever 39 and shape they come in, and treat t
15、hem 40 .21. A. scoldB. acknowledgeC. helpD. apologize22. A. spoke toB. dealt with C. looked at D. kept to23. A. from time to time C. from head to toeB. from beginning to endD. from right to left24. A. WhenB. WhyC. HowD. Whether25. A. the timeB. the wayC. the chanceD. the reason26. A. biggerB. smalle
16、r C. strongerD. weaker27. A. satisfiedB. disappointedC. filled D. applied28. A. different29. A. shortageB. similarB. kindnessC. familiarC. patienceD. shortD. uniqueness30. A. Instead ofB. Owing toC. But forD. In spite of31. A. afterB. untilC. whenD. unless32. A. EveryB. SomeC. NoD. Both33. A. enjoyB
17、. expectC. hateD. avoid34. A. climbB. stepC. getD. jump35. A. matterB. mistakeC. situationD. fact36. A. strengthB. powerC. sympathyD. personality37. A. strangeB. specialC. commonD. convenient38. A. advocateB. advanceC. encourageD. educate39. A. sizeB. weightC. widthD. length40. A. gladlyB. different
18、lyC. equallyD. peacefully第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，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2分，满分40分）AAbout ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cyli
19、nder Jaguar(美洲豹) XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and WHUMP! It hit the Jags shiny black side door! SCREECH! Immediately Jos
20、h stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!” Building up a head of steam, he went on. “Thats my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money
21、. Why did you throw it?” “Please, mister, pleaseIm sorry! I didnt know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!” Tears were streaming down the boys face as he pointed around the parked car. “Its my brother, mister,” he said, “He rolled of the curb(路沿
22、) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can t lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? Hes hurt and hes too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.
23、Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the side walk toward their home. It was a long walk back to the black, shin
24、ing 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent（凹痕）to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.41. The boy threw a brick at the
25、businessmans car because .A. the businessman drove at a high speedB. he envied the brand new car very muchC. he wanted to ask for some moneyD. he wanted to get help from the driver 42. Which of the following is the right order of the story?a. The younger brother threw a brick at Joshs car.b. The eld
26、er brother fell out of his wheelchair.c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, c, d, b, eC. b, a, c, e, d D. a, c, b, e, d43. What can we learn from the passage?A. Josh would ac
27、cept the money from the kidsB. The two kids were Joshs neighbors.C. Josh was a kind hearted man.D. Joshs new car broke down easily.44. According to the passage, the underlined sentence means .A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future lifeB. driving fast in a neighborhood street is danger
28、ousC. trying to be more understanding seeing others in troubleD. protecting oneself from being hurt BThe time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on(从事)in later life, a new study has suggested.Being born in a certain month appears to indicate the statistical likelihood
29、of what job a person will end up with, the study by the Office for National Statistics found.Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life.A child born December is more likely to become a dentist while someone whos
30、e birthday falls in January will tend to a debt collector, they found. A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while March babies appear to go on to become pilots. Meanwhile, April and May are said to have a fairly even spread of professions, births in the summer months m
31、ean a much lower chance of becoming a high-earning football player, doctor or dentist.The study was got by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last survey, the Daily Mail reported. Although these trends may be difficult to explain
32、, correlations between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis.Spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia, Alzheimers disease, asthma and autism.They may also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year.45. From the passage we
33、can know if a baby is born on February. 20, it will probably become a _.A. footballer B. doctor C. pianist D. teacher 46. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Researchers can explain why babies will have different careers in the future B. Researchers make the conclu
34、sion just by analyzing the birth of people in 19 separate occupations C. Being born in a certain month will certainly determine what a baby will do in the futureD. Being born in different months has no influence on what a baby will do in the future47. What does the underlined word “correlation” in P
35、aragraph 5 mean?A. close connection B. great influence C. effective solution D. reasonable conclusion 48. Whats the purpose of this passage?A. To discuss a babys birth month B. To describe different professionsC. to explain babies some trends D. To introduce a new discoveryCHere is some information
36、about several famous local bakeries(面包房) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals.Maple Lane BakeryAt 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the
37、 making of pies. The menu includes peach pie 7.19, berry pie 7.70, apple pie 7.19 and banana pie 6.99.Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.Bettys Cakes Candy Shop At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574)269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocol
38、ate cookies are sold at 8.99 a dozen. Bettys Cakes Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Bettys will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.Crepes Quality Bakery At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN.( 260) 894-3024, this t
39、hird generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open.Olympia Can
40、dy KitchenAt 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574)533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds of
41、 candies and boxed candies.If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.49. Which of the following pies is the most expensive?A. Peach pie. B. Banana pie. C. Apple pie. D. Berry pie.50. If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call .A. (574
42、)533-5040 B. (574)269-1231 C. (260) 894-3024 D. (574) 566-291751. Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history?A. Crepes Quality Bakery. B. Bettys Cakes Candy Shop.C. Olympia Candy Kitchen. D. Maple Lane Bakery.52. The author wrote this passage mainly to .A. tell readers some travel info
43、rmationB. persuade more people to eat piesC. make the bakeries better known to readersD. warn customers to order bakeries in advanceDRooftops covered with plants called “green roofs” could help fight global warming, scientists now suggest. Green roofs are growing more popular in cities, with the num
44、ber of green roofs increasing in the United States. In Germany, widely considered the leader in green roofing, some 12 percent of all flat roofs are green, with the German green roof industry growing 10 to 15 percent annually. These roofs can reduce heating and air conditioning costs, with a roughly
45、 10 percent reduction in natural gas usage and a 2 percent drop in electricity use for a typical building. Moreover, green roofs last two to three times longer than standard roofs. They also store storm water, which could otherwise exacerbate （加剧）flooding. “They can also bring in birds and butterfli
46、es, help improve biodiversity（多样性）,” Rowe said. In addition to taking in pollution and noise, the plants in green roofs naturally absorb carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas behind global warming. However, nobody had measured the potential effect of green roofs on carbon dioxide levels until n
47、ow. Scientists at Michigan State University found that replacing traditional roofing materials with green roofs in an urban area the size of Detroit, with a population of about one million, would take in more than 55,000 tons of carbon. That is roughly similar to getting rid of a years worth of carb
48、on dioxide sent out by 10,000 mid-sized SUVs and trucks. The challenges green roofs now face in the United States are something about policy and costs. “The government should not necessarily mandate(强制执行) them, but it can provide support for them, just as they do in Germany and elsewhere,” Rowe told
49、 LiveScience. “And green roofs are more expensive, but only initially. Over time, theyre cheaper once you consider their benefits energy-wise. It takes about 11 to 14 years to break even(不赢不亏).” 53. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Green roofs can take in the leading greenhouse gas behind globa
50、l warming.B. It is easier for green roofs to break than standard roofs.C. A building with a green roof takes less energy to be heated.D. Green roofs are of higher building cost.54. We can learn from the passage that_.A. Rowe is not optimistic about the future of green roofsB. Germany has made it a r
51、ule to build green roofsC. The United States is widely considered the leader in green roofingD. Green roofs can provide habitats for birds and butterflies55. The underlined word in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _.A. at times B. at first C. at present D. at last56. Which of the followin
52、g can be the best title?A. Standard Roofs and Green RoofsB. Green Roofs Are Growing More PopularC. Green Roofs Help Control Global Warming, D. Advantages of Green RoofsEWhen I enrolled at Pepperdine University in 1974, my mother exercised her parental right to express her worry at my departure. I re
53、sponded with typical teenage indifference and ignorance. “Mom , Im only an hour away. Whats the bit deal?” “You just wait until you have one of your own,” she cried .“Then youll know what Im feeling.” It has been a little more than a month since my daughter Devin moved into her dorm at Occidental co
54、llege, and life as I know it has come to an end. Or thats what it feels like. Mom, you were right.The nests empty loneliness is almost unbearable. Why does it hurt so bad? Science has an answer: We are social mammals who experience deep attachment to our fellow friends and family, an evolutionary th
55、rowback to our Paleolithic(旧石器时代的)hunter-gatherer days of living in small bands. Bonding unified the group, aiding survival in harsh climates and against unforgiving enemies. Attachment between parents and offspring assured that there is no one better equipped to look after the future survival of yo
56、ur genes than yourself.The empty-nest syndrome is real, but there is good news for this and all forms of loss and grief. According to Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert, we are not very good at forecasting our unhappiness. Most of us think that we would be miserable for a very long time. Gilbert ca
57、lls this the durability bias, an emotional misunderstanding.The durability bias and the failure to recognize the power of our emotional immune systems lead us to overestimate how depressed we will feel and for how long, and to underestimate how quickly we will get rid of it and feel better.For me, t
58、aking the long view helps. How long? Deep time. Evolutionary time, in which 6,895 days represent a mere 0.000000005% of the 3.5 billion year history of life on Earth.Each of us parents makes one small contribution to the evolutionary importance of lifes continuity from one generation to the next wit
59、hout a single gap, an unbroken link over the eons(永久)。57. What message does the author want to express by telling us her experience in the first paragraph?A. The empty-nest syndrome is really hard for old parents to bear.B. All people should learn to love their parents no matter how old they are.C.
60、A person will not understand his parents love until he has his own child.D. The love parents give to children is selfless and should be respected.58. According to Daniel Gilbert, the empty-nest syndrome is .A. caused by our emotional misunderstandingB. not a real problem but in our imaginationC. the
61、 result of overestimating our happinessD. from our emotional immune systems59. The author gets herself out of the empty-nest syndrome by holding a positive idea that .A. she can go to see her daughter regularly when she misses herB. her daughter will one day come back to her after graduationC. her d
62、aughter will understand her when she has her own childrenD. the departure from her daughter is much shorter than the history of life on Earth60. What kind of role do parents play in the human history, according to the last paragraph?A. They cultivate talents for the development of history.B. They he
63、lp keep the lifes continuity without a broken link.C. They accelerate the evolutionary pace of the human beings.D. They point a right way for the next generation to develop themselves.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） How come Thomas is always so full of e
64、nergy? 61 What does it mean? 62 And he just has a total of 4 hours of sleep each day. Where did he get that strange idea? He read from a book by a famous expert which said it was the best way for human beings. 63 How many hours do you sleep a day? 64 I once tried to follow Thomas example, but it did
65、nt work for me. If I sleep during the day, 65 Not everybody is Thomas, I think.A. I can be energetic.B. And he believed it!C. He has a strange but highly effective way of sleeping.D. I cant believe how he does so.E. I need at least six hours .F. I can never wake up.G. He takes a short sleep for an h
66、our every six hours.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。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词作斜线（）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。 Nearly a week passed after the girl
67、 was able to explainwhat happened to her. One afternoon she set out from thecoast in a small boat and was caught in a storm. Towardsevening, the boat struck a rock but the girl jumped into thesea. Then she swam to the shore after spend the whole nightin the water. During that time she covered the di
68、stance of eightmiles. Early in next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knewshe was near the shore. In arriving at the shore, she struggledtowards the light she had seen. That was that she remembered.When she woke up a day later, she found her in hospital.66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 第二节：
69、书面表达（满分35分）近来部分学生抄袭作业的现象较为普遍。假如你是高三学生李华，请你针对此不良现象，根据以下提示，用英语给校长写信反映此情况。1、 抄袭作业的主要原因2、 你给该部分同学的建议3、 你给学校的建议4、 你对此现象的看法注意：1. 词数：100左右。 2. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数：Dear Headmaster,Im Li Hua in Senior Three. I m writing to tell you something bad among us students. Im looking forward to your reply. Yours sinc
70、erely, Li Hua眉山市高中2012届第二次诊断性考试英语参考答案单项选择：1 5 BCADC 610 DABCA 1115 DDDBC 1620 BACAC完形填空：2125 DACBB 2630 ACADD 3135 BBCAD 3640 DBCAC阅读理解：4144 DACC 4548 CBAD 4952 DBDC 5356 BDBC 5760 CADB补全对话：6165 CGBEF短文改错：66.afterbefore 67.what后加had 68. 69.butand 70.spendspending 71.第二个thea 72.去掉in 73.InOnUpon 74.th
71、atwhatalleverything 或在that 前加alleverything 75.herherself书面表达：One possible version:Dear Headmaster,Im Li Hua in Senior Three. I m writing to tell you something bad among us students. Recently, its very common for some students to copy others homework. On one hand, we have to do too much homework, som
72、e of which is too difficult for us. On the other hand, some students copy others homework both to finish the assignments and please their teachers.Here I have some suggestions. To students, they should make full use of their time to work hard and do their homework honestly. Besides ,when meeting wit
73、h difficulties, they can turn to their teachers for help; to school, could you ask teachers to give us students less homework and leave us more time to go over the books?Personally, copying is a bad behavior. Effective measures should be taken to prevent it.(118words)Im looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua
