1、山东省泰安市宁阳一中2012届高三押题卷 英语试题 2012年5月30英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）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。21The earthquake took place on_ Friday afternoon in March and did _great damage to the countryA不填; 不填 Ba； a C. a; 不填 Dthe; a22Everyone who helps in the business will surely get th
2、eir _ in the profitsAshares Battention Cduties Dconcern23They cant afford to buy the latest equipment at present_, they keep trying new ways to improve efficiencyAMeanwhile BOtherwiseC. Nevertheless DFurthermore24It cost her much to have broken the lawI wonder why she stole things _she could easily
3、afford themAwhen Bunless Cuntil Dif25The new movie _ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all timeApromises Bagrees Cpretends Dintends26As he approached the door, Mike looked into the room again to see if he _anything behindAleft Bhad left Chas left Dwould leave27The magician picked some persons
4、 from the audience _ and asked them to help him with the performanceAby accident Bin vain Cat random Don average28There is no need for you to worry about your salary, boyYou get it very soonAcould Bshall Cwould Dneed29Sometimes, _ we show our gratitude for a person is reflected in the kind of food w
5、e serve him or herAwhen Bwhether Cwhy Dhow30Your handwriting is really too bad to read; I can hardly _ what exactly youre trying to sayAgive out Bmake out Cleave out Dbring out31Where did you buy this beautiful skirt?It was in the shop _ my mother is workingAthat B, which Cwhere Dwhat32Its important
6、 to find a proper job, _ in which you can bring your potential into full playAthat Bwhat Cone Dthe one33She might complain about you to your manager_? I know I am in the rightASo what BWhy not CWhats up DWhat for34I am _ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others feelingsAen
7、thusiastic Bconcerned Cdoubtful Dcautious35The lecture to be given by the Nobel Prize winner has been canceled?Oh, no! _AIts wonderful BIt doesnt matterCI have no idea DI was looking forward to that第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 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。On Sunday, the d
8、ay after my second visit to the Saturn store, my wife, Jane, said, “I dont know if you remember, but todays my fifth anniversary of being cancer-free.” She had been 36 with breast cancer five years ago and undergone surgery. I was 37 that I had forgotten.The next day, Jane went to work and I called
9、Saturn to 38 her a new car. I knew she had always wanted a 39 car. The sales consultant at Saturn said he had one left 40 he couldnt guarantee itd still be available because they were 41 fast. I said Id take my 42 and asked him to put it in the showroom. At 9:30 Saturday morning I turned into the Sa
10、turn parking lot. “What are you doing?” Jane asked 43 . “You promised me wed get home 44 .”But no sooner had we stepped into the store than Jane 45 the little white Saturn coupe(双门轿车). “Oh, what a pretty car,” she said. “Id love the new car.” 46 she let out a scream. A sign stood on the hood(车篷)of t
11、he car and it said “ 47 , Jane. This car is yours. Lets celebrate 48 . From Milt, Billy and Team Saturn”Jane collapsed in my arms and 49 . I was in tears too. There was 50 in the store. Our sales consultant had 51 it so that we could share the moment alone. Even so, people were standing outside the
12、windows. When Jane collapsed in my arms, I saw everybody outside 52 . Over the years, Ive told this story across the world as an example of excellent 53 . A woman in San Francisco heard it. She called 54 long distance and bought a new car. Its like what a Saturn sales consultant said: “Its only the
13、55 told about us that differentiate(区别)us in the market place.”36. A. infected B. diagnosedC. linked D. associated37. A. astonished B. concernedC. embarrassed D. convinced38. A. buy B. giveC. show D. deliver39. A. new B. prettyC. private D. white40. A. although B. butC. because D. if41. A. selling B
14、. runningC. changing D. updating42. A. wife B. money C. chances D. order43. A. eagerly B. delightedly C. excitedly D. angrily44. A. right awayB. tonightC. tomorrowD. this afternoon45. A. bought B. spotted C. selected D. reserved46. A. Curiously B. Naturally C. Suddenly D. Deliberately47. A. Congratu
15、lationsB. ThanksC. Sorry D. Welcome48. A. marriageB. friendshipC. love D. life49. A. smiled B. cried C. screamed D. apologized50. A. no one B. someone C. a customerD. a consultant51. A. decorated B. confirmed C. made D. arranged52. A. laugh B. sigh C. applaud D. leave53. A. service B. business C. at
16、titude D. promotion 54. A. BillyB. JaneC. me D. Saturn55. A. lies B. stories C. truth D. facts第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）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。ASwiss national Louis Palmer fulfilled a childhood dream when he set off from his home country on July 3, travelling over desert, ci
17、ty and sea in 17 countries by a solar taxi to reach UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, IndonesiaIn 1986, I was a 14-year-old boy, I was dreaming that when I will be an adult, I want to drive around the world, he told reportersThen it came to my mind, how can I travel around the world and enjoy th
18、e beauty of this world with a car that is polluting the world? Then I thought the perfect car would be a solar carHis car, which has become a major attraction at the gates of the summit of some 188 nations, was built in three years with scientific help from four universities and 15 Swiss companiesTh
19、e car pulls a trailer with six squares metres of solar panels which absorb the sunThe electricity is fed into the battery which powers the car, and can run for up to 100 kilometres a dayIts the first time in history that a car is driving around the world without a single drop of petrol, said PalmerH
20、is epic solar journey is not his first adventurehe crossed Africa on a bicycle and North America in a light aircraftSo far, Palmer has gone by land through Europe and the Middle East, then by sea to India and on to IndonesiaAfter covering much of Asia, Australia, North America and Africa, he will re
21、turn to Switzerland to try and drum up support for the commercial possibilities of solar carsFor the moment, he has his hands full, with more curious customers waiting to take a ride in his unique automobile which, he said, works like a Swiss clock56The sentence in the third paragraph how can I trav
22、el around the world and enjoy the beauty of this world with a car that is polluting the world? means _ALouis Palmer found it hard to choose how to travelBLouis Palmer would feel guilty about his travelling in a polluting carCLouis Palmer couldnt make up his mind whether to travel by carDLouis Palmer
23、 was trying to enjoy the scenery in spite of polluting the world57Why did Louis Palmer take so long a journey by a solar taxi?ATo attend the conference BTo advertise the solar carCTo realize his dream DTo turn to the summit for help58So many visitors came to the car mainly because _Ait uses electric
24、ity as power Bit works as well as a Swiss clockCit is the first solar car in the world Dthey were eager to have a look at it59The underlined phrase has his hands full in the last paragraph probably means _Abecomes very popular Blooks so proudCis extremely busy Dshakes hands60Which of the following i
25、s true according to the passage?APalmer will attempt to put solar cars on the marketBPalmer dreamed of a solar car when he was a boyCPalmer will return home from IndonesiaDPalmer has never made a journey beforeBThe way people hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actuall
26、y reduces their chances of ever attaining real happinessIf fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappinessBut in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not, things that lead to happiness involve some painAs a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are th
27、e source of true happinessThey fear the pain certainly brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvementAsk a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfyingIf he is honest he will tell y
28、ou that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painfulThe single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitementMarriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing featuresCouples with baby children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vac
29、ationI dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising childrenBut couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchildUnderstanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the mo
30、st liberating realizationsIt liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can increase our happiness? it liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless; and it liberates us from envy: we now understand
31、 that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all61According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _Ahe finds more fun in dating than in marriageBhe believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleChe is unwilling to take family resp
32、onsibilitiesDhe fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement来源:学科网62Raising children, in the authors opinion, is _Aa moral duty Ba painful jobCa worthless activity Da rewarding task63From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes comes from _Adislike Bmisunderstanding Cpre
33、judice Dignorance64To understand what true happiness is, one must _Abe able to distinguish happiness from funBmake every effort to liberate oneself from painCput up with pain under all circumstancesDhave as much fun as possible during ones lifetime65What is the author trying to tell us?AIt is import
34、ant to make commitments!BOne must know how to attain happinessCHappiness often goes hand in hand with painDIt is pain that leads to happinessC My youngest eagerly entered kindergarten, while my oldest excitedly started college and I felt left behind. After being very happy as a stay-at-home mother o
35、f six children, I suddenly felt disappointed on a dead-end road and surrounded by a lack of direction, An inner anxiety troubled me that life was passing by. The road, requiting expensive education, appeared too long and difficult. Thanks to supportive friends and family, I eventually discovered the
36、 road sign pointing to the ideal program at an excellent college, which offered a lot of tuition grants( 学费资助 ). With anxiety and fear, I went to the college at age forty. Driving to my first masters class, I was as eager and nervous as children for the first day of school. School required sacrifice
37、s: weekends for class, sleep for study, and lifes extra money for tuition payments. Yet, as with all good things, the rewards greatly outweighed the cost. The narrow, rocky road developed will power and patience, while the smooth, open road built low confidence. Along the way, I met companions of al
38、l ages and interests: a 50-year-old woman who took part in photography classes at the college; a 62-year-old successful businessman who worked toward a nursing degree to serve in developing countries; an 80-year-old woman who enthusiastically started classes to use the Internet, so she could keep up
39、 with the world This past May, twelve years after starting the journey as a non-traditional student, I graduated with a doctoral degree in literature one week before our youngest child graduated from college. All six children have been especially proud, lovingly calling me Dr. Mom. Never could I hav
40、e imagined the wild rush and great travel of this ride back to school. When you hear the small, still voice urging you to do something more or different, remember you can trust your heart.66. How did the author feel after her youngest entered kindergarten? A. She was satisfied with her family life.
41、B. She was unhappy about losing her job. C. She was unwilling to live a common life. D. She worried about her childrens growth.67. The author eventually managed to get the chance to study the college courses _A. before she gave birth to her sixth child B. at a common college near her house C.with fr
42、ee tuition beyond her expectation D.with the help of her family and friends68. What did the author think of the sacrifices she had made? A. It was unfair for her to suffer these as she was not young. B. They were worthwhile compared to what she got. C. They made her lose her confidence during the st
43、udy. D. They did little help on her way to success.69. The examples the author gives in Paragraph 3 fully prove that _ A. it is never too late to learn B. she had many classmates C. women are more hard-working D. learning is the only way for kids70. We can learn from this passage that the author _ A
44、. graduated almost at the same time as her oldest child B. studied the courses in the college as a traditional student C. eventually became a doctor and worked in a hospital D. got her doctoral degree in literature when she was 52D来源:学|科|网 An average 30-year-old person who has eaten three meals a da
45、y since birth has eaten more than 30,000 meals to date. Even if youve only eaten half that much you have to admit this : youve let some of that breakfast, lunch or dinner go to waste. And it turns out were all to blame for this shaming fact: 30% of all food produced in the world each year is wasted
46、or lost. Thats about 1.3 billion tons, according to a new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Thats the weight of more than 8.6 million full-grown blue whales, the largest creatures on earth. Thats the weight of more than 2.3 million Airbus A380s, the largest planes in existence. T
47、hats as if each person in China, the worlds most populous country with more than 1.3 billion people, had one ton mass of food they could just throw into the dustbin. Its almost unfathomable, isnt it? Setting aside that big number, we find the people with the most money are the ones who waste the mos
48、t. Per capita( 人均 ), European and North American countries waste between 95 and 115 kilograms of food. Sub-Saharan African, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries waste much, much less - between 6 and 11 kilograms per person. Heres another statistic: all the food that the worlds richest countries
49、 waste is about equal to all the food that sub-Saharan Africa produces. The numbers: 222 million tons and 230 million tons, respectively( 分别地). Basically, the wasted food of the rich could feed much of the African continent. And these numbers come as weve just been reporting about rising food prices
50、 around the world in the past week. And my own personal tip: if I eat at a restaurant and cant finish it all, I ask for a doggie bag. I used to be a waiter years ago and will never forget the amounts of food I saw left on the table after the bill was paid. Theres no reason to waste food. Its up to a
51、ll of us to use our common sense to eat and shop just a bit more wisely. 71. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, how much food do people produce each year in the world? A. About 3.3 billion tons. B. About 3.9 billion tons. C. About 4.3 billion tons. D. About 5.6 billion tons.72.
52、 What does the underlined word unfathomable in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Possible to imagine. B. Impossible to change. C. Impossible to understand. D. Possible to understand.73. It can be learned that the food the rich waste can support_. A. half the people in Europe B. most people of America C. most peo
53、ple of Asia D. most people of Africa74. The author gave his personal tip based on the fact that _ A. he was once very poor B. he was once a farmer C. he once worked in a restaurant D. the price of food is very high 75. What is the purpose of this article? A. To show the authors opinion of food. B. T
54、o let us live more wisely and not waste food. C. To show the amount of wasted food a year. D. To ask the richest countries to help African people.第卷（共45分）注意事项：第卷考生必须用05毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上各题目的指定答题区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读表达（第76题4分，77、78、80题每题3分，第79题2分，满分15分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）1 Fo
55、r more than 40 years, robots have worked in factories, doing jobs too boring or too dangerous for humansNow, new robots are starting to help humans at home and at work2 It was an exciting night at the Detroit Symphony （交响乐）A special guest was joining the bandThe conductor stepped out onto the stage
56、and lifted both arms to direct the musiciansThey played a song called The Impossible DreamThe audience was amazedAfter all, ASIMO, the conductor, is only eight years old and four feet tallIts just one of many robots being developed to perform tasks that humans usually perform3 Japan has more robots
57、than any other countryFour Out of every 10 worker robots are thereThe Japanese government is spending millions of dollars building even more robotsWhy the rush for more electronic helpers? More than one fifth of Japans population is 65 or older, so there are not enough young people in the workforce4
58、 Many of Japans robots are designed to interact with peopleOne Japanese hospital has three shiny robots that help out in the waiting roomThey greet patients and give directionsRobots wont ever be doctors, says hospital spokesperson Naoya NaritaBut they can be guides5 Since the 1960s, robots have bee
59、n doing jobs that are too boring or too dangerous for humansSome stand for long hours in factories, packaging food or putting together carsOthers milk cows on farms all day longHowever, these industrial robots dont look like humansNow that robots are moving into our homes, many are starting to look
60、more like usTrevor Blackwells company, Anybots, makes robotsHe built a dishwashing robot called MontyIt is as tall as a person and has humanlike hands,6 Will the robots of the future look more like machines or people? Either way, Blackwell is happy to let them do the choresId rather have a robot do
61、dishes, he saysWouldnt you?76What does the passage mainly talk about? （no more than 8 words）77 Why did the audience feel shocked at the Detroit Symphony? （no more than 6 words）78Why are the Japanese building so many robots? （no more than 10 words）79Complete the following statement with words from Pa
62、ragraph 4 in the proper form.（no more than 3 words）I really dont work here, I am just for the moment80List three things that the robots have been doing for humans since the 1960s（no more than 10 words）（1） （2） （3） 第二节：写作（满分30分）假定你是李华，作为一名交换生（an exchange student）刚结束在英国为期一个月的学习。学习期间，你和房东MrWilson结下了深厚的友
63、谊。请按下列要点给MrWilson发一封邮件：1对MrWilson在你生活上的照顾和学习上的帮助表示感谢；2希望保持联系；3邀请他来中国游玩。注意：1词数：120-150；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头已经写好，不计人总词数；Dear MrWilson,来源:学科网Time flies! Ive been back home Best wishesYours,Li Hua来源:Zxxk.Com来源:学科网ZXXK英语答案第一卷第一部分 听力15 CACCA 610 ABCBC 1115 BBCCA 1620 BCCBC第二部分 英语知识运用第一节 语法和词汇2125 CACAA 2630 BCBDB 3135 CCADD第二节 完形填空36-40: BCADB 41-45: ACDAB 46-50: CADBA 51-55: DCADB第三部分 阅读理解5660 BCDCA 6665 CDBAC 6670 CDBAD 7175 BCDC
