2012年杭州市第二次高考科目教学质量检测英语试题卷
选择题部分（共80分）
第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)
1. —Is there anything particular for your weekend? —________.
A. Not at all, thank you. B. What about the musical? C. I'm not particular about food. D. Oh, I'll just stay at home.
2. The pianist missed a ______ when playing the piano on the stage in the Grand Theater last night. A. line B. chance C. step D. beat
3. Jim knows little about computer, so his wife thinks he can't ______ the development of times.
A. keep pace with B. take advantage of C. throw light on D. put enthusiasm into 4. Kids shouldn't offer ______ information like home addresses and phone numbers to strangers. A. general B. fundamental C. specific D. available 5. My father ______ a bus to his office until the workers have had his car fixed next week. A. has taken B. is taking C. took D. takes
6. In the document, it says that all goods ______ be shipped over before the due day. A. shall B. can C. may D. will
7. With her energy _____ the research on AIDS, Mrs. Mason cannot spare much time with her family. A. fixing on B. fixed on C. to fix on D. having fixed on 8. —How soon will the employees in your factory get a rise? —Their pay increases gradually and ______ every few years.
A. steadily B. sharply C. frequently D. vastly 9. Do you think the reason _____ you gave for your absence is valid? A. as B. what C. that D. why
10._____ the issues that arose over the talk last week, both sides announced their better cooperation in the future.
A. To settle B. Having settled C. Settling D. Settled
11. I'm not sure of the exact number, but _______ speaking, I would say there are 1000 guests or so. A. honestly B. strictly C. properly D. roughly
12. Asked about the cause of the gas leaks, the president of the company claimed that it was still being ______ by a group of experts.
A. investigated B. explored C. distinguished D. founded
13. What is concerning us greatly is ____ the workers held up in that area yesterday will be set free. A. that B. what C. when D. which 14. —_______?
— I can’t promise anything, but I’ll do my best.
A. Does this bus go to the airport B. Can I reach the airport by 9:00 C. Excuse me, but how can I get to the airport D. Shall I take you to the airport 15. —Hurry up! Your aunt should arrive at the station at any moment.
—But the kids left the house in such a terrible ______ that I have to tidy it up. A. issue B. catastrophe C. shape D. mess
16. Mr. Hill’s car alarm is always _____ in the middle of the night, which disturbs his neighbor’s sleep greatly.
A. breaking off B. falling off C. going off D. taking off
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17. So long as you win the match to be held next week we’ll be delighted ______ it happens. A. however B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever
18. ____ his research paper, Professor Reagan experienced various hardships and loneliness on the Antarctic exploration for nearly half a year.
A. Accomplishing B. To accomplish C. Accomplished D. Having accomplished 19. Last week, Peter _____ in the national football match but for his knee injury.
A. had played B. would play C. played D. would have played 20. In my opinion, wine improves _____ age, and it is the same with friendship. A. at B. with C. for D. in
第二节：完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Steve Kimhall started a career in March as a school - bus driver for First Student Norwich.
The morning of April 8 seemed 21 , Kimball recalled, except that he didn’t quite feel right. Noah got in the bus and noticed immediately that the driver didn’t 22 well; he wasn’t talking and joking 23 the two of them are used to doing every morning.
Throughout the brief ride to __24 more riders, Noah kept asking Kimball, \are you all right?\
Kimball said the boy’s persistence was getting him annoyed. So Noah 25 sent a quick text message to his parents 26 the driver was definitely sick but 27 he was OK. His father __28 the bus company immediately. Soon the ambulance came over and drove Kimball to the nearest___29 . \__30 __recovering at his Norwich home. Kimball said. \worked a miracle ___31___Noah. He saved my life, plain and simple.\
Kimball wasn't the only one ___32 . On Tuesday, First Student held a ceremony at Noah’s school ___33 him for his \ him with a plaque (牌匾) and a $50 prize.
\ for your quick thinking and showing great care and __36 for your driver, and because of you, he will be just fine,\ . Noah doesn't care for the sudden __38 . He had to be coaxed (哄劝) by Kimball to attend Tuesday' s ceremony.
\ to do,\
But Noah wasn't shy when asked whether he was 40 Steve's return to work. “Oh, yeah!” he said.
21. A. strange B. normal C. noisy D. busy 22. A. perform B. behave C. serve D. look 23. A. as if B. in case C. the way D. now that 24. A. pick up B. drop off C. pull up D. carry out 25. A. calmly B. quietly C. faithfully D. sincerely 26. A. when B. as C. which D. that 27. A. admitted B. declared C. insisted D. indicated 28. A. called B. reminded C. responded D. visited 29. A. school B. neighborhood C. hospital D. bus-stop 30. A. still B. even C. soon D. thus 31. A. by B. for C. in D. without 32. A. admirable B. desperate C. hopeful D. thankful 33. A. in terms of B. in honor of C. in memory of D. in favor of
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34. A. provided B. sent C. supplied D. presented 35. A. recognized B. involved C. approved D. remembered 36. A. guidance B. concern C. curiosity D. determination 37. A. agrees B. applauds C. reads D. writes 38. A. celebration B. shock C. instruction D. excitement 39. A. attitude B. thing C. person D. time
40. A. looking up to B. setting along C. living up to D. looking forward to
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节
20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
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I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a glass
rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it. Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye. The attempt failed, but my mama, in all of her wisdom, found a doctor who knew that if the eye were removed entirely, my face would grow up badly twisted, so my scarred, sightless, cloudy and gray eye lived on with me. And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me.
I walked with my face looking at the floor so people would not see the ugly me. Sometimes people, even strangers, asked me embarrassing questions or made hurtful remarks. When the kids played games, I was always the \I grew up imagining that people looked at me in an unusual way, as if my appearance were my fault. I always felt like I was a freak.
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It became a litany that I relied on. She had started when I was young. She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, \\continued this message whenever I wanted to hide. Those words have meant different things to me over the years. As a little child, I thought Mama meant, \careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.\shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they liked me. My mama’ s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn't see it on the surface.
In high school I was successful both academically and socially. I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, \head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside. \
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye and he told me I was beautiful inside and out. He meant it. My mama’s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt. I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others.
\Each of my children has felt its invitation. The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation. 41. As a result of the terrible accident, the writer ____.
A. became deaf and blind B. had her eye moved away C. had some hearing loss D. had her eye hurt 42. The writer walked with her head down because ______.
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A. she couldn't see clearly B. she was used to walking that way C. she was a shy person D. she wanted to cover up her shame
43. By saying \A. encourage her in her daily life B. warn her of the inconvenience
C. blame her for lack of confidence D. praise her for her great courage
44. The underlined sentence \in the last paragraph means
_____. A. all of the writer’s children grew up with an inviting prospect B. Mama's inspirational words had deep effects on the writer’s children C. each of the writer's children received their grandma’s invitation
D. the writer\ 45. Which of the following is conveyed in this passage?
A. Failure is the mother of success. B. One’s mind works faster in danger. C. Two hands make the work light. D. Never give up whenever in trouble.
B
On May 4, 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party in North Slob in County Wexford, Ireland. He became involved in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in Europe, then later realized it was impossible to confirm in reference books. He then thought that a book supplying answers to such questions could be popular.
The first 197 - page edition of the \went on to the top of the British best - seller list by Christmas. Over 400 million copies have been sold since the first edition. The most recent one to hit the shelves is the \is list of some interesting Guinness records that will surely amaze you. Fastest 100 - meter hurdles wearing swim fins Largest chalk pavement art The largest chalk The fastest 100 - meter hurdles wearing swim fins by pavement art measures 8,361. 31 meters (90,000 feet) a female is 22. 35 seconds. It was achieved by Maren and was created by 5, 678 children from schools in Zonker of Germany in Germany, on Sept. 13, 2008. Alameda, Calif, for the Kids' Chalk Art Project Tightest frying pan roll The tightest circumference between May 27 and June 7,2008. of a 30 centimeter aluminum frying pan, rolled with Oldest table tennis player, female The oldest table bare hands in 30 seconds is 17.46 centimeters, set by tennis player is Dorothy Low. Low was 97 years old Scott Murphy at the NXB Team Training Center on when she represented Australia at the XIV World July 30, 2007. Veterans Table Tennis Championships in Brazil, on Longest distance on a unicycle in 24 hours Sam May 25,2008. Wakeling covered 453. 6 kilometers (281. 85 miles) Largest gathering of Santas The largest gathering of on a unicycle in a 24 -hour period in Wales, United Santa Clauses was achieved by 13,000 participants in Kingdom, from Sept. 29-30,2007. the Guildhall Square in Derry City, Northern Ireland, Largest collection of ' Do Not Disturb' hotel Signs U. K. , on Dec. 9,2007. Jean Vemetti of Switzerland has collected 8,888 Smallest all - terrain armored vehicle different 'Do Not Disturb' hotel signs from 189 Measuring less than 1 meter wide, the PAVI Badger is countries across the world since 1985. the smallest all - terrain armored vehicle. It is Longest fingernails, both hands Lee Redmond, who powerful enough to break down doors but small had not cut her nails since 1979 and had them enough to fit in a lift. carefully manicured to reach a total length of 8. 65 Greatest distance cycled in 24 hours meters, lost them when they broke off in a car The greatest distance cycled solo and unpaced in 24 accident in February, 2011.
hours is 890. 2 km and was achieved by Marko Baloh 4
Most T - shirts worn at once The record for the most of Slovenia at Slovenia, on Sept. 6-7, 2008. T — shirts worn at once is 227 and was achieved by Most eggs crushed with head in one minute Ashrita Van Dijck in an attempt organized by Unizo in Furman crushed 80 eggs with his head in one minute Brecht,Belgium, on A-pri!24, 2008. at Jamaica, New York City, on Dec. 10, 2008. Largest display of Star Wars clone troopers The Largest hamburger commercially available world ' s largest display of LEGO Star Wars clone The largest commercially available hamburger is 74. troopers built with interlocking plastic bricks was 75 kilograms and is available for $399 on the menu at composed of 35,310 models and was built by LEGO Grill & Bar in Southgate, Mich., as of Aug. 29,2008. in Slough, U.K. ,on June 27, 2008. Most people dancing MJ's 'Thriller The Guinness Largest collection of clocks The largest collection of World record of most people dancing Michael clocks belongs to Jack Schoff of the U. S., who has Jackson's \ amassed 1,094 different clocks as of June 17, 2008. Deepest cycling underwater The deepest cycling underwater is 66.5 meters and was achieved by Vittorio Innocent in Italy, on July 21, 2008. 46. From the first two paragraphs we learn that the first edition of the “Guinness Book of Records” A. enjoyed an immediate success B. solved the argument in the hunting C. sold millions of copies D. included all the records in this page 47. How many records in the list belong to sports category? A.4 B.5 C.6 D.7 48. Which of the following are not a record created by an individual? a. Tightest frying pan roll b. Most T - shirts worn at once c. Largest chalk pavement art d. Largest gathering of Santas e. Most eggs crushed with head in one minute f. Largest display of Star Wars clone troopers A.a,b,f B.b,c,f C.a,d,f D.c.d.f 49. Who spent more than 30 years setting a record?
A. Lee Redmond B. Van Dijck C. Scott Murphy D. Marko Baloh
C
I have been passionate about sewing and fashion design since I was 12. Two years ago, I designed and made a set of outfits from recyclable materials for a charity fashion show. Through this highly meaningful and profound experience, I became aware of the importance of protecting and preserving our environment when designing and making fashion items, resulting in my founding an organization to promote eco — friendly, design and fashion.
My interest has led me to research areas of fashion that have environmental implications. For ex-ample, some popular clothing stores have announced marketing policies designed to improve the envi-ronment. For those of us who are eco - conscious, it is responsible for us to evaluate whether such policies are just a marketing promotion, or represent great efforts to protect our environment.
Three chain - stores, H&M, Urban Outfitters and Forever 21 ,have been promoting \items. After I examined their products, I have concluded that H&M and Urban Outfitters are truly helping the environment with their efforts, while Forever 21 seems to be using the \more products, rather than genuinely help the environment.
Of these three stores, H&M has the most extensive eco -fashion plans. It is already well on its way to carrying out its plans by increasingly mixing organic cotton into their garments, as well as putting fully organic cotton items on the market. The store also belongs to the Organic Exchange Organization, which approves of growth of organic cotton. To reduce the harm from non - organic cotton production, H&M is
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