成都高新区高2013届2012年12月统一测试试题卷
英 语
(考试时间：12月7日上午8:00-10:00 )
第Ⅰ卷（选择题, 共90分）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节,满分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. ---- How come your father can read books in German?
---- Well, he _________ on a project with some German engineers for 3 years when
he was young.
A. worked B. was working C. had worked D. would work 2. ---- I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there? ---- I __________. But my car ___________ .
A. would; was fixed C. would have; was being fixed in ____________ school magazine. A. the; a B. a; the
B. would have; was fixed D. did; was being fixed
3. Jack had ________ feeling of excitement when hearing his article had been published
C.／; the
D the; ／
4. A few days after the interview, I received a letter _______ me admission to the
university. A. offering B. offered C. having offered
D. to be offered
5. Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment._______ can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however. A. Something B. Much
C. Few
D. Nothing
6. ---- You’re going to publish my book. Are you serious? ---- _______ . It’s to be published next month.
A. No, I am not
B. No, I was just joking
C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I have never been more serious
7. So absorbed __________ in her work that she didn’t realize it was time that she picked up her daughter. A. she was 8. ---- Excuse me, sir!
B. was she
C. did she
D. she did
---- __________?
---- Could you please tell me the way to the botanical garden? A. Pardon
B. What C. Yes D. Please
9. ______ some teenagers don’t realize is ________ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.
A. What; how B. That; how C. That; what D. What; what a
10. Spelling Bee is a contest ________ competitors, usually children, are asked to spell as many words as possible. A. which B. what
C. where
D. when
第二节 完形填空（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。
“Oops.” I fell flat on my face and my books scattered (散落) on the ground. I muttered (咕哝) through closed teeth, “I forgot about that stupid bump (不平的路面). I’ve got to remember it tomorrow.”
Today there was a reason I was 11 . This was the day we had to 12 a poem in class. Although I had only lived in France for a few months, I still had to do all the homework from my classes in school.
Memorizing the poem had taken me hours, but I still wasn’t 13 if I would remember it when I stood up in front of class.
This 14 walk to school was always full of 15 . Every day I 16 pass a dog that lived by a church. The huge black animal with long teeth and a loud bark was my 17 . He had once 18 me so completely by surprise that I had jumped in front of a car and was nearly 19 . But today I had remembered to collect some stones to 20 . He would 21 for all the times he had given me a shock...but the beast wasn’t around today! The one time I was 22 to fight him and he was 23 . My mind 24 back to the poem. This was the first poem I’d tried to memorize. When I got to school there were still a good five minutes before class. Then time came for the poem recitals.
“Would anyone like to 25 ?” asked Madame Thimonier.
I remembered my dad’s advice: “Just go first, and 26 everyone. Even if you forget part of the poem, you’ll have made a good impression!”
So I raised my hand. Madame Thimonier looked surprised.
I walked to the front of the room. I began and soon stumbled (结巴) on the first line but managed to 27 from my mistake and continue. 28 was all coming back to me. Those hours spent memorizing the poem had 29 . I kept reciting at a rapid pace. I looked over at Madame Thimonier and saw a look of astonishment on her face.
I walked back to my desk full of 30 after I had said the whole poem perfectly. 11. A. forgetful B. strange C. upset D. distracted
12. A. recite 13. A. clear 14. A. regular 15. A. danger
B. explain B. sure B. long
C. remember C. doubtful C. daily C. hated to C. guide C. brought
D. analyze D. aware D. short D. fright D. loved to D. fellow D. caught D. run over
D. give it a lesson D. pay
D. determined D. lost D. wandered D. recite D. show D. break D. Memory D. made it D. pride
B. excitement B. needed to B. enemy B. made
C. astonishment
16. A. had to 17. A. friend 18. A. taken
19. A. run off 20. A. have fun 21. A. learn 22. A. nervous 23. A. disappeared 24. A. flew 25. A. start 27. A. recover 28. A. This
B. broken down B. train it B. see B. ready B. came B. try B. rise B. That B. respect
C. knocked off C. fight back C. regret C. willing
B. gone C. missing C. got C. volunteer C. surprise C. free C. It C. belief
26. A. impress B. encourage
29. A. paid back 30. A. confidence
B. paid off C. worked out
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,满分50分）
第一节 阅读短文（共20小题；每小题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
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but
you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him. “The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.
31. How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
A. Curious. B. Surprised. C. Interested. D. Excited. 32. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America 33. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library ________ . A. visits the countryside every day
B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot C. was created by Yohannes himself D. was the first of its kind in the world
34. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A historical story. D. An advertisement. B
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Your break begins with comfortable bus transfer from local pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry, arriving at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private equipment in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease.
The following day, after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L’Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a “Paris by Night” tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.
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●Return comfortable bus travel to Paris
●Return ferry crossings
●3 nights housing in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities
●Continental breakfast during your stay
●Guided sightseeing tour of “Paris by Day” and “Paris by Night”
●Visit to the Chateau of Versailles (admission not included) ●Tour around Montmartre
●Services of experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times 35. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To show the price of traveling to Paris. B. To tell tourists the routes to Paris. C. To introduce the city of Paris. D. To attract tourists to Paris. 36. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will _______. .
A. have a “Paris by Night” tour on he first evening B. live in a hotel two miles away from Paris C. have free time for half a day
D. have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together
37. What does the underlined word “quarter” mean in the passage? A. An area of a town.
B. A period of 15 minutes.
C. A coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents.
D. One of four equal parts into which something can be divided. 38. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris.
B. The tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying.