1、甘肃省兰州市2012届高三诊断考试英 语 试 题YCY注意事项：1本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。2本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟3答题全部在答题纸上完成，试卷上答题无效第一卷（选择题）第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1neither Aweigh Bceiling Cbargain Dheight2occur Aocean Bopposite Cofficial Doffer3frequent Apresident Bfres
2、h Cfever Dsilence4roses Ahouses Bbuses Chorses Dgases5bench Aschool Bmachine Cmarch Dcharacter第二节 语法和词汇知识（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。6Failure is the mother of success; no one can always be _ failure or _ successAa; a B/;a Ca;/ Dthe; the7According to the agreement, all payments _
3、be made in cashAmay Bshall Cneed Dcan8Compared with male graduates, a（n） _ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job - huntingAcasually Broughly Cgradually Drelatively9They had _ the office building, which then left an open space to build a street gardenApulled down Btaken d
4、own Cturned down Dpoured down10Nowadays more and more people are advised to arrange for insurance _ that they or their family members need medical careAin order Bin need Cin case Din hope11Did you scold the boy for his mistakes?Yes, but_itAId rather not do BId not better doCId better not to have don
5、e DId rather not have done12The discovery of the new evidence led to _ Athe thief having caught Bcatch the thiefCthe thief being caught Dthe thief to be caught13I didnt find the way to the station_ I had told you about it in detailAHow come? BNo wonder CNo problem DWho cares?14We shouldnt complain a
6、bout being poor many families are much _ than we areAworse off Bbadly off Cwell off Dbetter off 15The first painting he gave me wasnt good and _ Aneither was the second one Bneither the second one wasCthe second one was neither Dthe second one neither was16Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56, _
7、will forever be the treasure of AppleAof whom the spirit Bspirit of which Cspirit of whom Dof which me spirit17I never have any doubt _ you will winWait and seeAwhether Bif Cthat Dwhat18The professor considers _ no good _ without understandingAit; to read Bit; reading Cthat; to read Dthis; reading19
8、They are all _ little children that you are not able to look after _ many of themAso; so Bsuch; so Csuch; such Dso; such20What a golden opportunity you missed! It means youll have to wait for another ten yearsBut I_to Beijing on business!Atravel Bwould travel Cwas traveling Dhave第三节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15
9、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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleepA few dogs started barking at itThe elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safetyThat didnt stop the elephantIt destroyed a dozen 21 and
10、 22 several peopleThe villagers were 23 and angryThen someone 24 calling Parbati, the elephant princess Parbati Baruas father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant 25 He taught Parbati to ride an elephant 26 she could even walkHe also taught her the 27 of the elephant, round-uphow to catch wild ele
11、phantsParbati hasnt always lived in the jungleAfter a happy childhood 28 with her father, she was sent to a 29 school in the cityBut Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her 30 New life in the city is too dullCatching elephants is an adventure and the 31 lasts
12、for days after the 32 she saysBut Parbati doesnt catch elephants just for funMy work, she says, is to rescue man from the 33 and to keep the elephants safe from man And this is exactly what Parbati 34 for many yearsIncreasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, 35 hunters have attacked
13、it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land 36 is now fighting backWhenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to 37 the animals back to the jungle before they can kill themThe work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotionA good e
14、lephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly 38 elephant 39 they grow to love their tamers and never forget themThey are also more loyal than humans, she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animalAn elephant 40 indeed!21Avillage Bhouses Chom
15、es Dpeople22Ainjured Bdamaged Cruined Dspoiled23Aunlucky Bunhappy Cscared Dfrightening24Arequested Binsisted Cstuck Dsuggested25Ahunter Bkiller Cprotector Dtamer26Aafter Bbefore Cuntil Dsince27Adangerous art Bterrible game Camazing killing Dwonderful hiding28Aplayed Bhunting Chunted Dplaying29Atrain
16、ing Bhigh Cadult Dboarding30Aown childhood Bfathers home Cnew state Dold life31Astress Bburden Cexcitement Dthreat32Achase Bfun Cjourney Dbattle33Adeath Belephents Cinjury Dtigers34Awas doing Bhas been done Chas been doing Ddid do35Adangerous Billegal Ccruel Dhorrible36AThey BHe CShe DIt37Aguide Bsh
17、ow Ccause Dforce38Aarrested Barresting Ccaptured Dcapturing39ASuddenly BOccationally CEventually DFrequently40Awoman Bprincess Cman Dlover第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45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。AMany people would interpret the American dream as living like an American - a two-
18、story house with a white picket fence; a family with two cars; and two childrenHowever, the current economic situation is affecting the American way of life for 44 million people living in the US, according to new census （人口普查） dataIts going to have a long-term impact and to say its going to end is
19、optimistic, says Cheryl Russell, former editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazineWere just in the middle of a big transition （转变）So what is the new normal?*Marrying laterThe average age of the first marriage has increased to 287 for men and 267 for women*Fewer babiesThere were 200,000 fewer
20、births among women aged 20 to 34 in 2010 compared with two years before*Breaking up is harderThe number of divorces has been falling for 25 years as people wait longer or choose to live together before tying the knot*Crowded livingUnemployment is forcing more people to live togetherThe number of hou
21、seholds where people lived with other relatives climbed from 67 percent in 2006 to 72 percent in 2010*Going publicPrivate school enrollment decreased from 136 percent in 2006 to 128 percent in 2010*Few carsThe percentage of households without a car rose again to 91 percent against 88 percent in 2006
22、41What is the passage mainly about?AThe interpretation of the American dreamBThe significance of the current economic crisisCThe traditional American way of lifeDChanges to the American lifestyle42What might Cheryl Russell agree with according to the passage?AThe American economy will be looking up
23、soonBA traditional lifestyle is much better and healthierCAmerican lifestyles are being reshaped and will continue to changeDThe spirit of the American dream will inspire Americans to get through the economic recession43What are the characteristics of the future American lifestyle?aDelayed marriages
24、, bA lower divorce rate cIncreased car ownershipdAn increase in private school enrollment, eHaving children laterAa,b,e Ba,c,e Cb,d,e Dbce44Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe typical US family is expected to have a three-story house with a big yard and two childr
25、enBThe US birth rate rose slightly in 2010 compared with two years beforeCA growing number of people are forced to share their homes with other relatives in the USDUS students prefer to go to private schools rather than public schoolsBEnglish teenagers are to receive compulsory （必修的） cooking lessons
26、 in schoolsThe idea is to encourage healthy eating to fight the countrys increasing obesity rateIts feared that basic cooking and food preparation skills are being lost as parents turn to pre-prepared convenience foodsCooking was once regarded as an important part of education in England even if it
27、was mainly aimed at girlsIn recent decades cooking has progressively become a minor activity in schoolsIn many cases the schools ,themselves have given up cooking meals in kitchens in the schoolsBut the rising level of obesity has led to a rethink about the food that children are given and the skill
28、s they should be taughtWhat I want is to teach young people how to do basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauce, a bolognaise, a simple curry, a stir-fryWhich they can use now at home and then in their later life, said Ed Balls, the minister responsible for schoolsThe new lessons are due to start in
29、 September, but some schools without kitchens will be given longer to adaptThere is also likely to be a shortage of teachers with the right skills, since the trend has been to teach food technology rather than practical cookingAlso the compulsory lesspns for hands on cooking will only be one hour a
30、week for one termBut the well-known cookery writer, Pru Leith, believes it will be worth itIf wed done this thirty years ago we might not have the crisis weve got now about obesity and lack of knowledge about food and so onEvery child should know how to cook, not just so that theyll be healthy, but
31、because its a life skill which is a real pleasureThe renewed interest in cooking is primarily a response to the level of obesity in Britain which is among the highest in Europe, and according to government figures half of all Britons will be obese in 25 years if current trends are not halted45Which
32、of the following is NOT the purpose for English teenagers to receive cooking lessons?ATo encourage teenagers to eat healthy foodBTo reduce the countrys increasing obesity rateCTo prevent basic cooking and food preparation skills from being lostDTo stop parents from turning to pre-prepared convenienc
33、e foods46In what way will cooking lessons benefit the students?AThey will be able to do some basic, simple recipes like a tomato sauceBThey will be healthy and enjoy the pleasure of such a life skill as well:CThey will be able to make food experiments with the knowledge and skillsDThey will be able
34、to control the level of obesity in the whole country47The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means _ Acontinued Bstopped Cspread Dkept48It can be inferred from the passage that _ Acooking has always been an important part of school education in EnglandBEnglish teenagers will have their c
35、ooking lessons twice a week for one yearCthe obesity rate in Britain has been rapidly growing in recent decadesDthe students will pay a lot of money to the school for their cooking lessonsCAny foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is to master the tones required to speak and
36、understandAnd anyone who has tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar challengesNow researchers have found that people with musical training have an easier time learning ChineseWriting in the online edition of Nature Nenroscieme, researchers from Northwestern Univers
37、ity say that both skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover changes in pitch （音调）One of the studys authors, Nina Kraus, said the findings suggested that studying music actually tunes our sensory systemThis means that schools that want children to do well in languages shoul
38、d hesitate before cutting music programsDrKraus saidShe said music training might also help children with language problemsMandarin （普通话） speakers have been shown to have a more complex encoding （编码） of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers doThis is because in Mandarin and other Asia
39、n languages, pitch plays a central roleA single syllable word can have several meanings depending onhow it is intonedFor this study, the researchers looked at 20 non Chinese speaking volunteers, half with no musical background and half who have studied an instrument for at least six yearsAs they wer
40、e shown a movie, the volunteers also heard an audio tape of the Mandarin word mi in three of its meanings: squint, bewilder and riceThe researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to see how well they were processing the soundsThose with a music background showed much more brain activities
41、in response to the Chinese soundsThe lead author of the study, Patrick CMWong, said it might work both waysIt appear? That native speakers of tonal languages may do better at learning instruments49When learning Chinese, a foreigner will find _Ahe has a difficult time learning music at the same timeB
42、he has an easier time learning music at the same time ?Cit is hard to master the tones required to speak and understandDit is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch50Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?ABecause there is the same difficulty in learn
43、ing Chinese and musicBBecause skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brainCBecause music training might help people with language studyDBecause people who do well in Chinese study do well in music51The underlined word intoned in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by the word _Ac
44、reated BspelledCseemed Dpronounced52What would be the best title for this passage?AMandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English SpeakersBSkilled Ear for Music May Help Language StudyCPitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese LearningDSchools Need to Develop Music ProgramsDIn the 19th century the novel cam
45、e into its ownThousands upon thousands of novels were publishedOf those novels, very few are remembered todayHowever, there are exceptions; the works of Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility - for exampleThey achieved only modest success at first but grew and grew in fame and repu
46、tationHow did Jane Austen become so popular?Of course, the novels are romanticEveryone knows the love story of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett （in Pride and Prejudice）, and how they overcome their own pride and prejudice to live happily ever afterThe lovers are almost as famous today as Romeo and Jul
47、ietBut there is more to Austens popularity than the fact that she wrote about loveThe books are very witty and ironic, and show a great understanding of society and of peoplePride and Prejudice opens with what must be the most famous sentence in the English novel: It is a truth universally acknowled
48、ged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wifeThe truth, of course, is the opposite; wealthy, unmarried young men are extremely attractive to young womenAnd womenspecially penniless or near-penniless onesare the subjects of Austins talesWomen nowadays may be more e
49、qual to men than they were in Jane Austens dayHowever, a sense that women still basically live in a world dominated by men ensures that Austen still has many keen readers53What is the point of the passage?ATo describe the status of women in Jane Austens timeBTo promote Jane Austens novels among teen
50、agersCTo explore the characteristics of Jane Austens novelsDTo analyze why Jane Austens novels have such a lasting appeal54What can be concluded from the first paragraph?AJane Austen wrote a total of four novels in her lifetimeBMost of the novels written mihe 19th century are romancesCJane Austen is
51、 one of the most successful novelists of the 19th centuryDJane Austens novels were a hit when they were first published55According to the article, most of the female characters in Austens works _.A are poor and young Bare happily marriedCmany old and wealthy men Dare penniless but witty56According t
52、o the author, what made Jane Austens works so popular?aThey are mostly love storiesbMost of them have a happy endingcThey are full of wit and ironydPeople can still relate to them todayeThey explain how to succeed in a male-dominated societyAa,b,c Ba,c,d Cc,d,e Db,c,eEIts a Friday nightYour girl fri
53、ends are out at a bar and your boyfriend is playing soccer with his matesTwo text messages later, youre eating pizza and watching action movies with three guy friendsPerfectGuy friends have the potential to enrich your life in ways that female friends and boyfriends just cantFor starters, they provi
54、de an insiders perspective on how men think, feel and behave When dealing with male relatives, coworkers and even boyfriends, another mans point of view can be incredibly usefulThree hours spent analyzing a situation in a cafe with your girlfriends cant compete with a quick chat to a guy friendMany
55、women find that time spent with male friends can be a liberating and somewhat refreshing break from spending time with the girlsWithout the judgmental gaze of other females, there is less pressure to dress up and compete for attentionTraditionally, girl-guy friendships are seen as hard to maintainMo
56、st relationships between males and females that we come across in our day-to-day lives, whether in movies or books, are romantic by natureThese cultural images make girl-guy friendships seem impossibleYet in reality, as gender roles loosen and equality becomes a norm in the workplace, it has become
57、much more common for platonic friendships to blossomThe belief that men and women cant be friends comes from another era in which women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they could get together was for romance, explains psychologist Linda Sapadin to Psychology Today magazi
58、neNow they work together and share sports interests and socialize togetherMy boyfriend has met all of my guy friends so hes quite accepting of me hanging out with them, says NellieBecause weve been dating so long, theres alevel of trust where he knows I will make the right decision when choosing who
59、 to be friends withHe understands that the kind of time that I spend differs between guys and girlsWhen Im out with the girls, were gossiping or talking about clothes but when Im spending time with the guys, its different I think their carefree and whatever goes attitude can sometimes be exactly wha
60、t I need57The main purpose of this passage is to tell us that APlatonic friendship can be fun and liberatingBPlatonic friendship can take the place of boy-or-girl friendshipCman friendship is far more exciting than woman friendshipDboth man friendship and woman friendship are necessary for girls58In
61、 the writers opinion, girl-guy friendships Aare hard to maintain in modem societyBare impossible for most boys and girlsCare quite reasonable and thought highly of by most peopleDare quite interesting and accepted by more and more girls59Why did people think men and women cant be friends in the past
62、?ABecause men were at home and women were in the workplaceBBecause both men and women are too shy to make friends CBecause they were hard to keep in touch and only by marrying can they stay in touch with each other.DBecause women were at home and men were in the workplace, and the only way they coul
63、d get together was for friendship60According to what Nellie said,_Aher boyfriend doesnt mind that she stays together with her guy friends because he knows all her friends Bher boy friend will make the decision when she chooses who to be friends withCwhat her guy friends give can satisfy her in some
64、degree without much stress from girl friendsDwhen she is out with the boys, they gossip and talk about clothes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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Tom and Alice are thinking of eating out todayBut they can not agree upon which restaurant they will goT: Hi, Alice, shall we eat out today?A: 61
65、T: How about KFC? I love Honey BBQ chickenThat is my favoriteA: I like Me Donalds Me chicken betterIt is juicierT： 62 Its more like Chinese foodMe chicken has that strange American taste which I will never get used toA: WellI am used to it So what shall we do?T: How about going to KFC with me today
66、and I will go to Me Donald with you next time?A: 63 T: Please, pleaseOh, have you ever tried the Fiery Buffalo drum stick before?A： 64 T： Yes, Insure you will like itYou like spicy food and I know once you try it, you wont consider going back to Me Donald againA: 65 T: NoJust trust meA: OkI really w
67、ant to try it because I love spicy foodChicken is too mildT: OkOff we goANo problem and Id like to have some food in Me DonaldBI am afraid that I cant go with youCBut I really feel like eating Me chicken right nowIt is so yummyDNoIs it good?EAre you kidding?FIm afraid I cant agree with youBBQ chicke
68、n is tastierGSounds good to meWhat do you want to eat today?第二卷（非选择题）第三部分写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只写一词）66We are always surprised at how he can be so _（精力充沛） and dynamic at such an age67More and more people, especially women are _ （沉溺于） to online
69、shopping in China68They are _ （庆祝） their victory with music and dancing69The young man shows great interest in freestyle _（摔跤）these days70She bought a packet of chocolate _（饼干） for her sister on the way home71I had my mobile phone _（充电） the moment I got home72Does Radio Lanzhou _ （播报） the local weat
70、her report twice a day?73The little child looks at the LED screen_（好奇） ?74Take a map with you as you are not familiar with the local _（地理）75The accident made him physically_（残疾） so that he couldnt live a normal life without help第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分） 注意：原文及要求要求见答题纸。第三节 书面表达（满分30分）假定你是李华，受2012年
71、兰州国际马拉松赛（Lanzhou Intemational Marathon）组委会的委托，你向全世界的马拉松运动员发出参赛的邀请。请你依据以下内容给他们写封公开信，内容主要包括： 1简要介绍兰州和2012年兰州国际马拉松赛。 11兰州位于中国的几何中心，黄河穿城而过，是一座有2000多年历吏的城市； 12比赛由兰州市人民政府主办，将于2012年6月10臼早上8点整在东方红广场举行； 13项目设置：全程马拉松，半程马拉松，小马拉松和迷你马拉松； 14冠军奖金为4万美元，超过马拉松世界最好成绩者奖励10万美元； 2邀请运动员参赛。 21报名时间：4月2日至13日； 22报名方式：登陆2012年兰州国际马拉松赛的官方网站：http:/wwwlzmalasong. com/cn/en/报名。注意： 1词数100左右，开头语己为你写好； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear friends, Welcome to Lanzhou International Marathon!Sincerely yours, Li Hua