1、甘肃省天水市二中2012届高三模拟（5月）考试英语试题第I卷 （选择题 共95分） 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，共5分） 从四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. trouble A. amount B. southern C. youth D. doubt2. absorb A. comb B. climb C. web D. debt3. occur A. ocean B. possible C. position D. offer4. wear A. near B. require C. cheer D.
2、 share5.watched A. judged B. worked C. refused D. wanted第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。6. Try to make as _ spelling and grammatical mistakes as possible when you write a composition. A. few B. fewer C. less D. little7. The work is easy for an expert _ it is difficult
3、 for an inexperienced person. A. because B. therefore C. while D. unless8. Mary, _ Mr. White wants to see you at the gate.That is out of _ question. Ive never known any Mr. White. A. 不填；不填 B. a；the C. the；不填 D. the；a9. Dont disturb me. I _ letters all the morning and have written ten so far. A. writ
4、e B. was writing C. have written D. have been writing10. Excuse me, is this the right way to No. 1 Middle School? Sorry, Im not sure. But it _ be. A. can B. might C. must D. need11. By the time Juan gets home, his aunt _ for Puerto Rico. A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left12. _ much I
5、dislike the idea of begging in the street, we should still show consideration for those who are in difficult situations. A. However B. How C. Whatever D. No matter13. Mom, do you still remember your _ that you will take me to Qingdao this summer vacation? Of course I do, but you must pass the entran
6、ce examination. A. advice B. idea C. hope D. promise14. Just like a voyage at sea, our life journey, _ days are limited, is full of difficulties. A. which B. that C. its D. whose15. Through the economic reform, the economic situation of China _ much better than it used to be.A. turned into B. turned
7、 off C. turned in D. turned out 16. Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 100,000 yuan to _ over the amount.A. this B. it C. that D. on17. _ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.A. Hear B. Hearing C. Heard D. To hear18. It is the education _ he received whe
8、n studying abroad _ has made him such an excellent manager.A. that; that B. which; which C. that; which D. where; that19. On Sunday when I was a child, my father and I _ get up early and go fishing.A. could B. would C. might D. should 20. Im terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty. _.A. Ne
9、ver mind B. Dont mention it C. Thats right D. Sorry第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My 高考资源网 trustworthy mother I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died.I discovered something I had _21_ forgotten, somethin
10、g that happened to me as a child. One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how _22_ I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought. Quietly I _23_ out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dress
11、er, and then tiptoed into the hall. The _24_ from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing. I quickly _25_ a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so _26_. I didnt want my sisters to know my _27_ so I added a postscript, “Please dont let anyone else see t
12、his.” Then I _28_ moved into my parents bedroom and put the letter under Mothers pillow. The next morning when I _29_ my bed after breakfast, I _30_ found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and _31_ me. This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked _32_ or disobeyed.
13、 Mother always left a return note, but she never _33_ our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were _34_, she never mentioned them when we sisters _35_ our childhood. When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tie
14、d with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please _36_ these.” I _37_ the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my _38_, I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please dont let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed
15、 the unopened bundle in the _39_ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like _40_.” 21. A. long B. hardly C. never D. often22. A. well B. politely C. happily D. badly 23. A. went B. rushed C. moved D. slipped 24. A. moon B. light C. gas D. lamp 25. A. found B. sen
16、t C. wrote D. took 26. A. lazy B. late C. careless D. naughty 27. A. mistakes B. business C. relation D. messages 28. A. quietly B. quickly C. calmly D. hurriedly 29. A. searched B. left C. made D. folded 30. A. secretly B. unexpectedly C. happily D. fortunately 31. A. favoured B. understood C. supp
17、orted D. forgave 32. A. back B. over C. loudly D. big 33. A. spoke about B. put on C. gave out D. got around 34. A. alone B. curious C. grown D. interested 35. A. reminded B. recalled C. missed D. forgot 36. A. destroy B. keep C. hide D. announce 37. A. turned over B. tore open C. looked through D.
18、picked up 38. A. sadness B. embarrassment C. surprise D. excitement 39. A. drawer B. wastebasket C. bedroom D. dresser 40. A. a bird B. an angel C. Mother D. God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中选出最佳选项。 AI was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994,
19、but I can remember my mothers words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I dont want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”AIDS wasnt something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a famil
20、y secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My fathers other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.We couldnt afford all the necessary medication for him, and beca
21、use Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldnt even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teachers words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people rea
22、cted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.I had known that he was going to die, but after so man
23、y years of keeping his condition a secret. I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.I was 15 when my
24、 father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didnt want to call attention to AIDS. I do.41. What does Kerrel tell us about her father? A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill. B. He depended on the nurses in his final days. C. He wo
25、rked hard to pay for his medication. D. He told no one about his disease.42. What can we learn from the underlined sentence? A. Kerrel couldnt understand her teacher. B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing. C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson. D. Kerrel was too tired to bear her t
26、eachers words.43. Why did Kerrel keep her fathers disease a secret? A. She was afraid of being looked down upon. B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS. C. She found no one willing to listen to her. D. She wanted to obey her mother.44. Why did Kerrel write the passage? A. To tell people about t
27、he sufferings of her father. B. To show how little people knew about AIDS. C. To draw peoples attention to AIDS. D. To remembered her father. BNowadays, millions of lonely singles are now going online instead. The World Wide Web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker（媒人）. Singles are
28、 flocking（涌向）to the Internet mainly because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites（约会网址）is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene has just led them from one bad experience to another and are ready to try something els
29、e. Dating sites also make it easy to avoid someone you are not interested in. In the real world, however, ignoring someone you dont like can be difficult. Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People arent always those who they declare to be in their online
30、 description. Safety is another concern. You are just likely to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right. Online dating experts recommend following a few safety tips: Guard your personal information. Never give out your personal information online. This includes your last name, phone numb
31、er, home address and place of work. Watch for red flags. Do any of the people you are chatting with make disrespectful comments? Do they try to control you? Do they give false information about themselves? If so, forget them! Meet in a safe place. When meeting someone in person, choose a public loca
32、tion with other people around. Following these tips and you might be able to find the person of your dreams. 45. According to the passage, many lonely singles dont appreciate the regular dating scene because it is _. A. unpopular B. troublesome C. convenient D. forgettable46. The underlined words in
33、 the second paragraph “a significant other” means “_”. A. a true friend B. a matchmaker C. a marriage partner D. a happy family47. Which of the following is NOT a suitable place for meeting someone you get to know through the Internet for the first time? A. At his / her house. B. At the museum. C. A
34、t McDonalds. D. At the bookstore.48. From this passage, we can infer that _. A. there are mostly homely and unemployed people online B. the police had better find criminals online C. we can find love only through the dating sites D. following safety tips ensures a safe online dating experienceC The
35、92-year-old small and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock, even though she is almost blind, was moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 15 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she
36、 smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered（奋力摇动）her wheelchair to the lift, the nurse provided a visual（视觉的）description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,”she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just bee
37、n presented with a new lovely pet dog. “Mrs. Jones, you havent seen the room.just wait.” “That doesnt have anything to do with it,”she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arranged.its how I arrange my mind.
38、 I already decided to love it.” “Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice to either accept changes and look for the best in them, or worry about its that may never happen. I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer
39、work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the parts that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I make the choice not to focus on the things that have happened to me, but rather the things that I have made happen.” 49. The old lady in the passage can be best described as _. A. proud a
40、nd ignorant B. wise and happy C. blind and sad D. strong and brave 50. The old lady was happy because _. A. she was moved to her new home B. the nurse had given her a wonderful description of her room C. she saw her room was well arranged D. she had decided to be happy 51. Every morning, the old lad
41、y will _. A. get prepared for the difficulties B. try to make the best of what she can control C. avoid any changes in her life D. try to use every part of her body DIn a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and cluster
42、ing. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. I find that creativity ca
43、n act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency. Creativity has become a popular word in recent years. Scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. Robert J. Stemberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of p
44、sychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) and appropriate(applicable to the situation ) ”. this definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. Mot scholars say there are two types of
45、creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation our emphasis is on the latter. Whil
46、e it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way. 52. The underlined words “waiting for the bell ” in the first paragraph probably means_. A. longing for a phone call B. hoping
47、 to have a bell C. expecting the end of the class D. waiting to speak in the class 53. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were _. A. popular B. useful C. scientific D. creative 54. When you use a familiar word in a new way, you are _. A creative in t
48、he sense of big “C” creativity. B. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity. C. not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity.D. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.55. The main purpose of the passage is to _. A. show how useful the book is. B. explain what creativity C. discuss
49、 how one can be creative D. tell what reaching aims at E Sometimes in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front porch will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electr
50、onic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. Youll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal com
51、puter if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspaper of the future. Pictured as part of broader home based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of
52、 news events. Most of the technology is available now, but convincing（说服） more people that they dont need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generatio
53、n of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realize that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace news-print with
54、computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial（金融的） interests in the paper industry. 56. The best title for this passage is _. A. Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked B. Newspapers of the
55、Future Will Likely Be on Computers C. Paper Newspapers Are out of Fashion D. Communications Technology in the Future57. It might take 30 or 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers because _. A. it is technologically impossible now B. computer newspapers are too expensive C
56、. both the general people and professional journalists are against them D. traditional newspapers are easy to read58. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers? A. They are cheaper than newspapers. B. They are convenient to use. C. You can get more information from them quick
57、ly. D. You can easily save information for future use. 59. The reason why journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers is that _. A. they dont know how to use computers B. they think computer newspapers take too much time to read C. they are afraid that they might be unfit for their jobs
58、D. they have been trained to work for traditional newspapers 60. We can infer from the passage that _. A. all technological changes are good B. all technologies will eventually replace old ones C. new technologies will replace old ones sooner or later D. traditional newspapers will stay for another
59、century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。(S: Shop keeper ; C: Customer )S:Can I help you?C: Yes, Im looking for a sweater.S: 61 .C: Im an extra large.S: 62 .C: Yes, thats nice. 63 . S: Certainly, there is a changing room over there.C: Thank you.S: 64 .C: Its too large. Do you have a large
60、?S: 65 .C: Thank you. Ill have it, please.A. How does it fit?B. How about this one?C. Can I try it on?D. Yes, let me have a look.E. What size are you?F. How would you like to pay?G. Yes, here you are. 第II卷 （非选择题 共55分）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，在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一
61、词）66. He was not _ （接纳）to the club because he wasnt a member.67. We are interested in the weather because it _（影响）us so directly - what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.68. A university is an educational institution which _ （授予）degrees and carries out research.69. Many new _（机会） will be ope
62、ned up in the future for those with a university education.70. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _（挑剔） about the food he eats.71. John was very upset because he was c_ by the police with breaking the law.72. The boy had a n_ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.73.
63、 It is wrong for someone in such a high p_ in the government to behave too badly in public.74. Im afraid this painting is not by Picasso. Its only a copy and so its v_.75. The final p_ of the play will take place on Monday.第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）此题要求在答题卡上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，在该行右边横线上划
64、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：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉在该行右边横线上写出该词，并用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺字处加一个漏字符号（），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：原行没有错误的不要改。 I often read English aloud and trying to learn something 76._important in heart It helps me remember what I have learned 77._and form good habit of
65、 thinking in English I listen 78_a lot and communicate with other in English 79_In this way， I have improved both my listening ability or my 80._speaking English I keep a diary in English every 81._day and my written English is becoming better and 82._better I also try my best master the necessary g
66、rammar 83 ._knowledge By this means， I can express me 84._correctly Thats why I have been 1earning English 85._第二节 书面表达（满分30分）随着网络的发展，电子贺卡越来越受到人们的青睐，特别是青年一代。请根据以下提示，阐述电子贺卡的优越性。 1. 可播放动画和声音； 2. 传递速度快； 3. 形式多样； 4. 节省人力和资金； 5. 有利于环保； 6. 注意：文章必须包括以上要点，但不要逐条翻译，可适当发挥，使文段连贯通顺。词数：100词左右。 生词提示：电子贺卡electronic
67、 card (e-card) 动画 animation 短文的开头已经给出（不记入总词数）： With the development of the Internet, more and more people tend to send electronic cards instead of paper ones to their friends and relatives when an important holiday comes. _参考答案第一部分：英语知识运用1-5 BCCDB 6-10 ACBDB 11-15 CADDD 16-20 DDAB21-25 ADDBC 26-30 D
68、BACB 31-35 DAACB 36-40 AACBC41-45 DCACB 46-50 CADBD 51-55BCDBB56-60BCADC61-65 EBCAG第三部分 写作单词拼写66. admitted 67. affects 68. awards 69. opportunities 70. particular71. charged 72. narrow 73. position 74. valueless 75. performance.短文改错76. tryingtry或去掉and 77. inby 78.form后加 thea79. otherothers 80. orand
69、 81. speakingspoken82 83. best后加to 84. memyself 85. whyhow 书面表达 (One possible version)With the development of the Internet, more and more people tend to send electronic cards instead of paper ones to their friends and relatives when an important holiday comes. Compared with the traditional cards, el
70、ectronic cards are more lively and interesting. They can give not only pictures but sound and animation as well. Besides, it is faster to send an e-card. The next advantage is that there are many web sites online in which there are varieties of cards for you to choose from. Most importantly, with th
71、e popularity of the e-cards, less paper is used in making paper cards, which does good to our environment. Finally because of the convenience of the Internet, a lot of man-power and money can be saved.In short, there are many advantages of using e-cards. I hope that sending greetings by using e-cards will be accepted by more people, not only the young ones.