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2012届高三第五次联考试卷
英 语 试 题
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．Marco has idea about what can be done to clean up space around our
planet.
A．an; the B．an; / C．the; the 22．--- Bob isn’t feeling very well. He has caught a cold.
D．the; a
--- Everyone seems to have because of the sudden change of the weather. A．it B．that C．another D．one
23．Charles Bolden, head of NASA, that humans will walk on another planet in his
lifetime. A．desires B．predicts C．wishes D．approves 24． it is normal for parrots to talk, Einstein, a small bird, is unusual in that whenever she
hears a new word or sound, she repeats it over and over until she masters it. A．As B．When C．While D．Since
25．As a young teenager, he would buy his friends’ unwanted mobile phones for around $ 20,
clean them up and sell them for . A．as 3 times much B．as much 3 time C．3 more times D．3 times that amount
26．A team of mountaineers flew to Mount Everest to begin an expedition to clean up tons of trash that
on the massive mountain by its climbers. A．was left B．has been left C．has left
D．had been left
27．For the first time in all those years, he put it up on the shelf, truly satisfied and happy. A．feeling B．felt C．feels D．to feel 28．Do not become as failure is a part of the learning process, especially while attempting
something new. A．cautious B．allergic C．discouraged D．aware
29．I think we need to pay more attention to the artistic and cultural work that goes on in every
neighborhood in this city, “Ms Martin said,” We are part of makes New York
unique. A．what
B．that
C．which
D．it
30． who you are because you are beautiful; no one can be like you and no one can live your life better than you do. A．Take advantage of B．Take pride in C．Take charge of D．Take care of
31．Indeed, the small vase by the boy’s feet was the only object in the house didn’t
seem alive.
A．which B．what C．that D．where
32．The new highway that now will cut the distance between the two major cities by
around 200 miles. A．built B．is being built C．to be built D．being built 33． , the little boy pushed and pushed, but every time he thought he had made some
progress, the rock fell back into the sandbox. A．Determining B．Having determined C．To determine 34．--- Haven’t your returned the books to the school library? --- No, I , but I forgot.
A．should
B．must
C．should have
D．must have
35．--- Please forgive me for being so rude at the party last night. --- . A．Forget it.
B．Take it easy.
C．All right.
D．My pleasure. D．Determined
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Years ago, when I was looking for my first job, wise advisers told me, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you 36 than any amount of experience.” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a / an 37 drive into an adventure, extra work into an opportunity and strangers into friends.
“Nothing great was ever 38 without enthusiasm．” wrote Waldo Emerson．It is the inner voice
39 , “I can do it!” When others shout, “No, you can’t!”
It took years and years for the early work of Barbara Mclintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be 40 accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep 41 for her that she never thought of stopping.
It is hope 42 gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, 43 their age. At 90, musician Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach. As the music 44 his fingers, his beat shoulders would 45 and joy would reappear in his eyes. Music, for Casals, was an exciting thing that made life a never – ending 46 . Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 47 she began to draw. This activity 48 the depression that she has suffered from for 30 years, and the 49 of her work led one critic (评论家) to say, “I have to call Layton a genius. Elizabeth had rediscovered her 50 ”
How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, 51 the word itself. “Enthusiasm” comes from the Greek and means “God within”. And “God within” is 52 else but a sense of love – a proper love of self, that is self – acceptance, and the love of others 53 . Enthusiastic people also love what they do, 54 money or fame or power. If we cannot do what we love as a full – time career, we can do it as a part – time 55 . 36．A．further B．less C．better D．farther 37．A．interesting 38．A．discovered 39．A．says
B．long B．achieved B．talks
C．boring C．sought C．quarrels D．short D．described D．whispers
40．A．frankly 41．A．pleasure 42．A．which 43．A．whenever 44．A．went through 45．A．strengthen 46．A．routine 47．A．after 48．A．ended 49．A．amount 50．A．enthusiasm 51．A．consists of 52．A．something 53．A．follows 54．A．in spite of 55．A．goal
B．generally B．success B．what
B．whichever B．pulled through B．widen B．adventure B．while
B．completed B．quality B．strength B．dates from B．anything B．runs B．regardless of B．task
C．honestly C．feeling C．since C．whatever C．got through C．lighten C．trip C．until C．began C．beauty C．advantage C．lies in C．nothing C．goes C．because of C．interest
D．warmly D．love D．that
D．wherever D．flowed through D．straighten D．travel D．when D．started D．atmosphere D．power D．belongs to D．none
D．accompanies D．or rather D．assignment
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。
A
Less than 60 percent of students now entering four – year American colleges are likely to graduate. The completion rate is lower than for almost any other wealthy country, and worst for poor and minority students.
On Tuesday President Osama gave a nationally broadcast speech to students about the importance of staying in school. He spoke on the first day of classes at a high school in Virginia. He talked about personal responsibility, and used himself as an example of someone who overcame difficulties.
“My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who had to work and struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn’t always able to give us things other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. Their were times when I was lonely and felt like I didn’t fit in.” said President Obama.
But he told students that problems in their own lives should not stop them from learning “There’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class or dropping out of school. There’s no excuse for not trying.”
This was not the first presidential speech to students. Ronald Reagan spoke from the White House in 1998. and George H.W. Bush spoke from a school in Washington in 1991.
But many conservative criticized plans for the speech. Some called it “socialized education” or federal interference in local schools. Others feared it would be too political. Some schools decided not to show the speech. But the White House released the text on Monday, and that calmed a lot of critics.
On Sunday, on the CBS program “Face the Nation,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said 30 percent of students do not graduate from his school. He called the dropout rate “staggering.” It represents more than a million students every year who entered ninth grade but did not complete 12 th grade.
56．President Obama gave a nationally broadcast speech on Tuesday to .
A．persuade the students to go on with their studies even if they have problems B．tell the students how he struggled to go to school in his childhood C．encourage students to drop out
D．criticize the students who talked back to their parents
57．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A．Obama’s mother left him when he was two years old.
B．George H. W. Bush spoke to students from the White House in 1990 C．Some people considered Obama’s speech to be too political D．The White House decided not to release the text on Monday A．there is 40 percent of dropout in high school B．the dropout rate of American schools is amazing C．not all the people support the president’s speech
58．It can be inferred from the passage that .
D．only one million students can finish 12 th grade each year 59．The best title of the passage can be .
A．Obama’s Hard Childhood
B．Amazing Dropout Rate of the US C．Obama’s Speech Met Criticism
D．Obama Encourages Students to Carry on Studies
B
The automobile industry will still rank as the most profitable and powerful industry of the twenty – first century. There were presently one billion cars on earth in 2010, or about one car for every seven people sales of the automobile industry stand at about a trillion dollars, making it the world’s biggest manufacturing industry.
The car, and the roads it travels on, will be revolutionized in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow's \传感器). \vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and smell and talk and act,\predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future.
Approximately 40,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so vast that we don't even bother to mention them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from carelessness.
A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk via electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to start up the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise location if it is stolen. Smart cars have already been built which can monitor one's driving and the driving conditions nearby. Small radars hidden in the bumpers can scan for nearby cars. Should you make a serious driving mistake (e.g., change lanes when there is a car in your \spot\the computer would sound an immediate warning.
By 2020, as the price of microchips (微芯片) drops to below a penny a piece telemetric (远程信息技术) could be adopted in thousands of miles of highways in the United States. This could prove to be an environmental benefit as well, saving fuel, reducing traffic jams, decreasing air pollution, and serviing as an alternative to highway expansion.
60．What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A．The population of the world was less than six billion in 2010.
B．The automobile industry was the most profitable industry in the twentieth century. C．Most people in the world would use public vehicles rather than use private cars. D．Sales of the automobile industry will get less and less because of the global crisis.
61．Which of the following can best describe the attitude of Bill Spreader towards future cars? A．Doubtful. B．Negative. C．Indifferent. D．Hopeful. 62．Why are people in the US uninterested in the traffic accidents? A．Because they have no time to pay attention to the traffic accidents.
B．Because they have never been worried about other’s business. C．Because the traffic accidents are so common and frequent. D．Because the traffic accidents are not related to them.
63．Which of the following is closes in meaning to the underlined word “fatalities” in the third
paragraph?
A．Tools.
B．Wines.
C
Tiny cannons and guns, metal figures and miniature household objects – lately, the Thames River in London, England, has been looking a lot like a toy store. That’s because people with metal detectors have been exploring the riverbank. They’ve found toys that date back to as early as the 1200s. And these toys are changing the way historians view medieval (中世纪的) kids’ lives.
Before the discoveries, many historians thought that “there wasn’t really such a thing as childhood in the Middle Ages”, said Hazel Forysth of the Museum of London. The Middle Ages, or medieval times, lasted in Europe from about the year 500 AD to 1500 AD. Historians thought that parents didn't pay much attention to their kids, because families were often very large. Plus, many kids died when they were young.
At the time, everyone—kids and adults—had fairly poor healthcare and diet. Children who did survive were often sent to work at the age of six.
But finding the medieval toys has caused some historians to changed their minds. “Some medieval parents were very devoted to their children and gave them every luxury and pleasure they could afford,” Forsyth said.
Toys like the ones found in the Thames River are very rare. Most of these toys are made of pewter, a metal that decays very easily. But the stinky mud on the Thames riverbank has very little oxygen. This lack of oxygen prevents decay and helped preserve the toys.
Want to see what toys kids played with hundreds of years ago? The medieval toys are touring Britain as part of an exhibition called \
These treasures aren't silver or gold. But according to Richard Hobbs of the British Museum, true treasures are those that shed(散发) light on the past. 64．The Thames River in London has been looking a lot like a toy store recently because .
A．there is a toy show at the present B．there are many toy factories
C．Cars.
D．Deaths.
C．people with metal detectors have found toys there D．the children in London like playing toys there
65．The discovery of the toys of the Middle Ages shows that at the time .