陕西省西安市第八十三中2012届高三英语第二次模拟考试题.doc

西安市第八十三中学2012届高三年级第二次模拟考试试卷
英语

第I卷（共90分）
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 语音知识（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音完全相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1. bathe
A. breath
B. breathe
C. mouthful
D. athlete
2. focus
A. official
B. cigarette
C. reduce
D. sculpture
3. custom
A. musician
B. capsule
C. lung
D. submit
4. biology
A. occur
B. observe
C. combine
D. obvious
5. avenue
A. compass
B. many
C. application
D. guarantee
6. teaches
A. clothes
B. branches
C. months
D. aches
7. edge
A. flexible
B. perfect
C. scene
D. predict
8. deny
A. greedy
B. typical
C. typewriter
D. system
9. fragile
A. rider
B. officer
C. visual
D. gifted
10. sweat
A. treat
B. disease
C. widespread
D. break
第二节 情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.选项中有两个为多余选项
A：Excuse me, sir, but I’m writing a report on what people prefer to do on holiday. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
B：No. 11
A：Have you ever traveled abroad ?
B：No, I haven’t. 12 But if the weather is good, my wife and I can always afford to visit the coast at low expense. You know, 13
A：Do you usually visit your parents during the holiday ?
B：No. 14
A：How often do you go on holiday ?
B： 15
A：OK. Well, thank you very much for your time.
B：You are welcome.

A．It’s too expensive for me.
B．We live quite close and I can see them any time.
C．I don’t have enough time.
D．Please go ahead.
E．I just prefer to get away from the city and just enjoy the peace of the country.
F．I only have two weeks’ holiday a year.
G．I just prefer to lie on the beach and bathe in the sun.
第三节 语法和词汇知识（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
16. —I find it very difficult to read ___________novel you lent me last week.
—Yes. It's necessary to have ___________good knowledge of history.
A. the；不填    B. a；不填    C. the; a    D. a; a
17. The way ________ he worked out the problem isn’t the way ________ I told him.
A. /; / B. which; which C. /; what D. that; what
18. _______by some students, the professor came into the classroom.
A. Following B. Followed C. To be followed D. Having been followed
19. —I feel nervous before the exam.
—________.It won’t be too difficult for you to pass.
A. Take it easily　 B. Take it easy
C. Take your time D. Take it for granted
20. It was in the library _______ I first met her ________ we had a talk yesterday.
A. where; that B. that; that C. that; where D. where; which
21. It took her a long time to ____ the skills she needed to become a famous player.
A. acquire B. inquire C. require D. request
22. _______ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.
A. Having been told  B. Having told   
C. He had been told   D. Though he had been told
23. The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students _______ two weeks to prepare for the exam.
A. give  B. should give  C. be given   D. would be given
24. —We need a person badly to think up such an idea .
—_______ the new comer have a try ?
A. Shall B. May C. Should D. Need
25. Tom _______ his boss of having broken the labor law.
A. blamed B. accused C. charged D. scolded
26. — How is Dennis getting along with his work?
— Well, he can always ___ a new idea for increasing sales.
A. come up with B. come about
C. get away with D. get up
27. At the conference, Chairman Hu referred to a great many topics, education_____
A. in detail B. in charge C. in particular D. in order
28. — How do you like your trip to Hainan?
—_______, I enjoyed it very much, although the weather was hot sometimes.
A. In addition B. On the whole
C. In other words D. On the other hand
29. The idea of traveling abroad really ________a lot of Chinese people. That’s why every year witnesses more people applying for passports.
  A. sticks to   B. contributes to  C. attends to  D. appeals to
30. When ________different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared
31. We all consider ______ important that we should put theory into practice.
A. that B. which C. this D. it
32. I am afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is ______ he never finishes anything.
A. that       B. when       C. where     D. why
33. — We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.
— __________. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.
A. Our great honor B. Nice having you here
C. Nice you are here D. With pleasure
34. Looking at her excited expression, I just wonder _________ that makes her so excited.
A. what is it B. how it is C. why is it D. what it is
35. In the near future, China will increase supply of smaller houses, ________to help low-income families to buy houses of their own.
A. aims B. being aimed C. aiming D. having aimed
36. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sickness.
A. normal B. average C. regular D. ordinary
37. Not until I was a senior student________ the importance of English.
A．I have realized B．did I realize C．have I realized D．I realized
38. —Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?
—No. It’s out of ________.
A. range B. reach C. control D. distance
39. I don’t think George is the right person to __________ the plan.
A. turn out B. put out C. carry out D. bring out
40. Scientists have created the world’s smallest “snowman”, _____about a fifth of the width of a human hair.
A. measuring B. measures C. measured D. to measure
第四节 完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not 41 to get him anything at all for his birthday, I felt broken-hearted. 42 I decided to post a(n) 43 on “Wish Upon A Hero” website for people to 44 my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to 45 the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I 46 that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so 47 that I wasn't able to get him anything.
The cards just started 48 in and my little sweetie was 49 excited! Every day more and more cards came and this went 50 for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to 51 .
At the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he 52 knew that there would not be much under the tree for him due to my 53 ，but it didn't seem to 54 to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children 55 . He decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from 56 families. My son went out daily to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to put in the 57 . He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this 58 him the same smile and sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he had received did. I was and am so 59 of him.
My son and “Wish Upon A Hero” have given me renewed 60 that there are still people in this world that care about others.
41. A. agree
B. pretend
C. expect
D. afford
42. A. Instead
B. However
C. So
D. Besides
43. A. picture
B. job
C. wish
D. advertisement
44. A. show
B. sell
C. design
D. send
45. A. check
B. produce
C. address
D. receive
46. A. explained
B. thought
C. regretted
D. promised
47. A. angry
B. curious
C. upset
D. strange
48. A. breaking
B. happening
C. pouring
D. improving
49. A. absolutely
B. eventually
C. generously
D. attentively
50. A. away
B. off
C. up
D. on
51. A. surprise
B. difficulty
C. respect
D. tears
52. A. already
B. still
C. even
D. never
53. A. support
B. strengths
C. finances
D. instructions
54. A. matter
B. object
C. belong
D. refer
55. A. understand
B. change
C. continue
D. smile
56. A. ordinary
B. poor
C. familiar
D. distant
57. A. mailbox
B. house
C. cards
D. stamps
58. A. saved
B. brought
C. owed
D. taught
59. A. proud
B. careful
C. aware
D. full
60. A. excuse
B. suggestion
C. doubt
D. hope
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列两篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”
Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”
Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”
He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”
Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”
61. When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because ________.
A. he was ashamed of his father’s old truck
B. he thought he was old enough to go to school alone
C. he didn’t want his schoolmates to see his father
D. he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father
62. In Frank’s eyes, when saying “You are a big boy… a man.”, his father probably felt ______.
A. disappointed B. hurt C. excited D. proud
63. According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.
A. was quite confident in his skills in fishing
B. loved his children but hardly expressed it
C. seldom gave up faced with challenges
D. was full of devotion to his family
64. By saying the sentence “I wish I had been a man then”, Frank meant ________.
A. he was fed up with his father kissing him goodbye
B. he deeply regretted what he had done to his father
C. he was then too young to refuse a goodbye kiss
D. he hoped that his father would forgive him
65. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. The Smell of the Ocean B. We All Need Love
C. A Goodbye Kiss D. Father’s Embarrassment

B
As the summer time approaches, more and more commercials and advertisements can be seen on the mass media encouraging students to join English study tours abroad. The purpose of these tours is to provide students with an opportunity to learn English in a native speaking environment and use English in real situations. Parents always believe that their children will automatically speak good English after attending these study tours. However, for me, as an English major and former participant of many English study tours, I find these summer tours ineffective.
Parents who send their children abroad for a summer to study English usually believe that the native speaking environment, including the courses, teachers, and host families, can help their children to learn English better. This might be true if the students really study hard and they really get an all-English environment. But the fact is that, most of the time, the tour part is more important than the study part. Although these tours take place in foreign countries, students are rarely exposed in an all-English environment. You will find that, in the morning classes, Taiwanese students would like to stick together and speak Chinese with each other, even though there are some students from other countries. In the afternoon, the students go on a sightseeing excursion(观光游览) with their companions from Taiwan; they speak Chinese of course. In the evening, whe