2012年湖南省普通高中学业水平考试模拟试卷一（一中版）
英 语
第二部分 知识运用(共两节，满分20分)
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分）
21. The old man watched the young boysplaying_____basketballwith__great interest. A. a; a B. the; the C. /; / D. /; a
22. The farm_______he used to work is far from here. A. that B. where C. which D. in which
23. ________is known to us all that the earth travels around the sun. A. It B. That C. This D. One
24. It is_______he often fails in exams_______makes his parents worried about him. A. what; that B. that; what C. that; that D. /; that 25. ________the new policy, we are now having a happy life. A. Thanks to B. Because C. For D. Thank for
26. Put it down, Jack. You must not tear_______letter open. A. anyone’s B. anyone else’s C. anyone’s else D. anyone else 27. The boy is lying in bed________his left side, listening to the music. A. in B. to C. on D. at
28. Afraid of getting lost in the crowd, the little girl stood______to her mother. A. close B. closing C. closely D. closed 29. _______the day went on, the weather got worse. A. With B. Since C. While D. As
30. Jack tends_______angry when people oppose to his plans. A. getting B. to getting C. get D. to get
第二节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
You’ve got a text message. You open it up. “How are you?” it asks. That seems like an almost throw-away 31. But that simple message once a week, made HIV-positive recipients significantly more likely to take their medicine and remain 32. The study, conducted in Kenya, was 33in a magazine.
Researchers at the University of British Columbia enrolled 538 34between 2007 and 2009. Half the patients received the weekly text message, and were asked to respond within 48 hours. They 35text back either “doing well” or “have a problem.” Doctors were then able to follow up with people who had a problem or didn’t 36.
The texts weren’t medicine reminders, they were just to let the patients know that someone was 37them.38 it worked—study participants said they felt like someone cared. And that may have helped them take care of themselves. 39 the ones who received the texts were 12 percent more likely than the patients who didn’t have
undetectable levels of the virus a year 40 being infected,which means that the simple, friendly outreach of a text message can save lives.
31. A. answer B. suggestion C. question D. station 32. A. sick B. ill C. native D. healthy
33. A. published B. punished C. provided D. produced 34. A. students B. patients C. patience D. teachers
35. A. must B. could C. should D. had to 36. A. work B. stay C. reply D. return
37. A. looking for B. looking into C. thinking about D. listening to 38. A. Unluckily B. Obviously C. Generally D. Briefly 39. A. unless B. while C. where D. because 40. A. after B. before C. until D. since
第三部分 阅读技能（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
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Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with
no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing. 41. Animals are important to us mainly because_______.
A. they give us a source of food B. they are beautiful and lovely C. they keep the balance of nature D. they give us a lot of pleasure
42. What has happened to the animals on the earth?
A. Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever. B. Many kinds of animals have died out.
C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever. D. All kinds of animals are in danger. 43. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People care much about animals because they need them.
B. Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more. C. Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems. D. People must not kill any animals.
44. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting
animals in danger?
A. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals. B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more. C. The number of some animals in danger will increase. D. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.
B
Some schools in the United States offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.
Saint Mary's School is a private college preparatory school in Medford, Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest.
Carly Irvine is in her fourth year of learning Mandarin（普通话）. CARLY IRVINE: \
relationship is growing more and more, I think it will be very important in the future to know Chinese.\
Saint Mary's also teaches Spanish, German and Latin. It added Mandarin in two thousand five. Two years ago, it became the first school in the country to join the Confucius Classroom program.
The program pays about half the costs of a teacher sent to a school in the United States. China's Education Ministry also provides books and other materials.
Saint Mary's principal, Frank Phillips, says knowing Chinese will help students in a world where China is quickly gaining economic power.
Zheng Ling, a teacher at Saint Mary's, came from China in two thousand eight.