1、 汕头市2012届普通高中毕业班教学质量监测试题英 语I 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to 1 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 2 colors. The ch
2、ildren, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: “Not the measuring stick.”“No,” I 3 them. “Not the measuring stick.”The measuring stick isnt a (an) 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge weve 5 each childs growth by making a mark showing his
3、 or her 6 on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting.Names and dates show different 7 , and I can tell by the script(手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old s
4、ister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door 8 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 9 the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile 10 and go back right up into place, 11 to be measured.Ma
5、ny of those listed on the door are still 12 ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home.We havent 14 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: what
6、ever color we choose, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 15 , with lots of names and dates in various colors.1Arestore Brebuild Csell Drepaint 2Acomfortable Bpossible Cavailable Dchangeable 3Apromised Brepeated Cfollowed Dresponded 4Afalse B. wonderful Cactual Dobvious 5Akept B. witness
7、ed Crecorded Daccompanied 6Aage B. weight Cname Dheight 7Ainformation B. handwriting Cstyle Dcharacteristic 8. Aadjusts B. shuts Copens Dswings 9Acopy B. read Cappreciate Dremove 10Aproudly B. automatically Cshyly Dcalmly 11Aready B. voluntary C. able Dunwilling 12Agrowing Bcontributing Cstudying Dw
8、orking 13Asight Bdesign Camazement Dmemory 14. Aconcerned about B. approved of C. decided on D. relied on 15Afresh Bold Cwhite Doriginal第二节：语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1625的相应位置。My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was
9、going away for a week. He asked me to feed 16 birds for him and said that he would leave the key 17 his front door in my mailbox. 18 (fortunate), I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return. What was worse, 19 was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon fo
10、und that the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door 20 the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of 21 Vernon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up 22 I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed in under the wind
11、ow. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb 23 and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone 24 (shine) a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernons neighbours
12、. “What are you doing up there?” said the policeman. 25 (feel) like a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr Davies birds.”II 阅 读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题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。AEven when youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100%
13、 efficiency. There are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent doing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.Why arent you completely efficient? Its because time isnt the limitin
14、g factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop without breaks or any unproductive distractions(消遣). Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally procrastinate(拖延) and slow down on tasks throughout the day.The real and most important l
15、imiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when youre tired, you can have ample time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done,
16、you can only focus on one or two at a time.You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making some sacrifices(牺牲). But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of
17、 time. Its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.I first suspected time wasnt the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was insanely busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-d
18、o lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercising. I was not busy by any standards, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pus
19、hed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it. 26. If someone cant work with 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is _.Aa schedule without gaps Bbreaks and distractionsCthe limited time Dthe limited energy27.
20、 According to paragraph 4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can _.Awork without any rest Bfocus on many things at a timeCfind some more time in a day Ddo some exercise regularly28. After a few weeks off, what was the change of the writers life?AHe had a longer daily to-do lists with ov
21、er twenty items.BHe stopped doing exercise because of the lack of energy.CHe found it hard to find time to exercise because he was busier.DHe pushed most of the things later and later in his schedule.29. The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to _.Aprove what the real
22、 limiting factor is Bshow us how busily he needs to workCexplain how important a healthy body is Dtell us what an odd experience he has30. What is the best title of the passage?AAre You Really Lack of Time? BHow Can You Work Efficiently?CWhat Makes Your Energy Limited? DWhen Should You Do Exercise?B
23、Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched. Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting. On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy c
24、orner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me acros
25、s. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos. Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me.Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most common
26、 response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance. A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers wont immediately appear on the scene.Fo
27、r many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand. Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect. Everyone needs recognition, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that every
28、one is worthy and worth knowing.31. The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because _.Athe author gave her material assistance Bthe author treated her kindly and friendlyCthe author would help her as a reward Dthe author was a foreigner32. From the story, what position of the b
29、eggars in the authors mind might be?Aequal Bsuperior Clower Dvaluable33. In common cases, people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT for _.Apretending to see nothing Bhanding out some moneyCrefusing them angrily Dgreeting them normally34. According to the author, the most important th
30、ings beggars really need are _.Amercy and pity Bmoney and food Csmile and greeting Dattention and respect35. The purpose of the passage is to _.Ashow how poor the beggars are in VietnamBoffer some advice on dealing with beggingCexpress what we should offer the beggarsDdescribe an experience with a b
31、eggarC As I grew older, Dad was to build all sorts of things for me as I explored a variety of interests: magic tricks, a toy circus, neighborhood shows and science projects. From as early as I can remember to the time I left home for college, I continued to come to him with a design or an idea, and
32、 he would figure out how to build it. In fifth grade, a schoolmate and I wrote a puppet(木偶) show that we wanted to perform for our class. I made the puppet heads myself, and I made the costumes and curtains with Mon-who was as expert designing and sewing with cloth as my father was designing and wor
33、king with wood and metal. With Dad I made the puppet stage, in our own invented style between kid and adult with me saying something like, “ It has to be this high, and it needs to come apart and fold up so it can fit in the backseat of the car, and it needs to set up fast, and it needs to have diff
34、erent colored lights on top with switches you can reach to control them and a curtain you can pull from under it, even if you still have a puppet on your hand.” Dad figured out how to make it all work, making plans as we went along. Then with the tools in his shop he built it, and I helped. Dad also
35、 spent a lot of time out in the garage or in the driveway working on the family car. I dont remember that he ever took it to a professional auto-repair shop. Maybe to save money, but also because he could usually figure out what needed fixing, just by taking it apart and looking. Though not trained
36、as an auto mechanic, he could look under the engine cover and take parts and pieces out, spread them on a tarp (油布) to catch the oil and figure out what was supposed to happen to the machine and then figure out what wasnt happening and then replace the worn-out part or whatever and then put everythi
37、ng back together again.36. If you are the writer, you are supposed to write about _ahead of the first paragraph. A. fathers achievement in mechanics B. fathers love and skills in mechanics C. fathers experience at repairing cars D. fathers inventions in mechanics37. Who helped the writer to make the
38、 puppet? AThe writer himself. BHis classmate. CHis teacher. DHis parents.38. Before the writer went to college, he always turned to his father for _. Adesigning a machine Bbuilding his design or idea Cmaking a puppet show Dbuilding a show stage39. According to the passage, which of the following is
39、TRUE? AThe writers car is always breaking down. BFather works in a car repairing shop. CRepairing in a shop can save much money. DFather was good at mending his car.40. The purpose of the writers writing the passage is _. Ato tell how his father made a puppet for him Bin memory of his parents Cto de
40、scribe to the readers his memories about his father Dto argue that parents should help children to explore the world and make inventionsDFrom bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold“prospect” of losinglosing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in t
41、he East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian att
42、itude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.“In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective
43、(集体的)responsibility. While in the West, its more about individual survival,” said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousan
44、ds, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.Japans jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kongs was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3
45、 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.41. The underlin
46、ed word “prospect” in the first paragraph most probably means _.Aweather Bscene Cfuture Dplace42. Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _.Aits helpful to the economy recoveryBit costs the company less money to survive Cit will keep the experienced and skilled
47、workersDit can form a team working harder and more loyally43. According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _.Ahuman rights Bsharing responsibilityCpersonal profits Dindividual survival44. In which company can we infer the job cuts will be probably the most severe? AA local America
48、n group.BA small Japanese company.CA German branch of a Korean multinational.DA Hong Kongs unit of a French company.45. The passage mainly tells us _.Athe difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with todayBthe cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at presentCthe wa
49、ys to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturnDthe different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。下面是几条与节日有关的报道，首先请阅读这些报道的标题和插图：A.Fathers Day Shortchanged? Humble History, Fewer GiftsWith Fathers Day 2011 here, find
50、out how the holiday started, why Dad doesnt mind being shortchanged on gifts, and more.B.Why Mothers Day Horrified, Ruined Its Own MotherBorn of war, Mothers Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday “cost her everything, financially and physically.”C.Valentines Day Facts: G
51、ifts, History, and Love ScienceWhere did Valentines Day come from? What does it cost? And why do we fall for it, year after year?D.Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and FactsBefore the big dinner, debunk the mythsfor starters, the first “real” Thanksgiving wasnt until the 1800sand get to the roots of Thanksgi
52、ving 2010.E.4th of July Facts: 1st Fests, Number of Fireworks, MoreHow did Founding Fathers Celebrate 4th of July? How many 4th of July fireworks explode each year? Answers and more.F.Earth Day at 40: What Good Is It Now?After 40 years, outsourced activism is replacing traditional Earth Day activiti
53、es, and greens gone mainstream, experts say. So whats the point?以下是这些报道的简要内容介绍，请配对它们的标题。46. Where did this most popular day for couples come from? And how does it come into beings, year after year? Noel Lenski, professor of the University of Colorado, said the lovers holiday traces its roots to rauc
54、ous annual Roman festivals held every year on February 15 and remained wildly popular well into the fifth century A.D.47. The first Earth Day in 1970 was a raucous, radical teach-in that helped spur clean-air, clean-water, and endangered species legislation in the United States. Now, 40 years later,
55、 Earth Day is every day, as the saying goes. The thing is, its also everyday - environmentalism has become a routine with greenness as much a marketing tactic as a moral pursuit.48. Some 242 million turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2010 for slaughter, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultur
56、es National Agricultural Statistics Service. Last years birds were worth about U.S. $3.6 billion. Before the big dinner, debunk the myths, we need to know that the first “real” U.S. Thanksgiving wasnt until the 1800s and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2010.49. Fathers Day traditionally takes a bac
57、kseat to Mothers Day, and, for the most part, dads are cool with that, experts say. Nevertheless, as traditional roles around the house gradually change, fathers are gaining more attention on their special day, at least as measured in the monetary value of gifts estimated to be given on June 19, 201
58、1, when the holiday will be celebrated in dozens of countries. 50. Cookouts, fireworks, and, of course, a chance to wish Uncle Sam a big “happy birthday” the day means summer in full swing across the United States and beyond. Besides the founders of the US, Fireworks, first authorized by Congress in
59、 1777, are another legacy. More than 14,000 fireworks displays light up U.S. skies each year. 写作 (共两节，满分为40分)第一节：基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)假如你叫李华，是汕头的一名中学生。最近，当地政府正计划实施快速公交和桥梁建设，结果引起人们的广泛争议。请你根据人们不同的观点，给当地报社写一封信，反映这一情况。赞成观点反对观点1能够解决交通问题，方便人民生活；2有助于发展经济，提高人民生活水平；3有助于提高汕头作为现代化旅游城市的形象。1会造成环境污染；2会产生噪音，打扰居民平静的生活；
60、3时常造成交通堵塞。写作要求1只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2可适当发挥，但不能出现真实的学校和学生姓名。3短文开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入5个句子中。评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。参考词汇：快速公交系统BRT 高架桥overpassDear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the road construction which is going to take place in our city. Yours truly,Li Hua第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
61、Recently I entered one office of our company, seeing a co-worker(同事) head on his arms. She was really upset. We began talking about work issues and the topic quickly turned into her daughter, her mother, her husband and her personal life. I just sat and gave her my full attention. This went on for a
62、bout 20 minutes. Finally, a smile came to her face and she said, “Why is it that I can always talk to you?” What I know is that I gave her my full attention and listened.Listening is an important part of helping someone. It is different from hearing. Most people can hear but listening is a learned s
63、kill. You have to stop thinking about yourself and put your attention on the person talking. I believe if you really listen to one another, many situations could be changed. It means you give another person the chance to have him heard. To me, this is an important way to help others and it does make
64、 a difference.写作内容1. 概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约30左右；2. 聆听似乎是非常简单的一件事，但是有时聆听别人可以为别人解决烦恼。请你以“聆听是一种帮助”为主题写一篇120词的短文：(1)你觉得聆听为什么是对别人的一种帮助；(2)如果你的一位朋友在生活中遇到问题，你会聆听他的倾诉吗？(3)在聆听之后，你会怎样帮助他？写作要求你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。参考答案语言知识及应用 （共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
65、15 DBACC 6-10 DBDBC 11-15 AADCC第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题l.5分，满分l5分)16. the 17. to 18.Unfortunately 19. it 20. or 21. what 22.when 23. up 24.was shining 25. Feeling 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)26-30 DCBAA 31-35 BADDC 36-40B D B D C 41-45 CBBAD第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)46. C 47. F 48. D 49. A
66、50. E 写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you about the road construction which is going to take place in our city. Recently the local government has decided to broaden some narrow roads to build BRT, which has caused a heated discussion among the local people.Some agree
67、that we should carry out the construction project because it can solve some traffic problems and make our life convenient and comfortable. Besides, it helps promote the economy and improve peoples living environment as well as the image of Shantou as a modern tourist city in the southeast of Guangdo
68、ng province.But others believe that the construction work may cause air pollution and traffic jams may appear now and then. Whats worse, the people who are against the construction think that the noise produced by the work will disturb peoples peaceful life.第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)The author listened t
69、o a co-worker talking about her life with full attention recently, because he believes that listening is an important way to help others and it makes a difference.Like the author, I cant agree more that listening is a very important way to help others. In my opinion, when people have something unhap
70、py in mind, they will feel more comfortable if they can talk with others. So if we can listen to them, their feelings may become better.If I have a friend who faces problems in life and needs to talk with me, I will try to be a good listener for him. Because being a friend, I think I should do my best to help him out and listening is the best way at this time. After listening, I will comfort him, try to find out what problems he has and give him some advice to solve them.
