1、宁波市2012年高三“十校”联考英 语 试 题说明:1本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,共120分,考试时间120分钟。2请将答案全部填写在答题卡上。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05分,满分10分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1Our class usually have a dancing party for the new year, but we want to try something new this time ?AWhat about BLike w
2、hat CSo what DHow come2Without the government supporting it, it can be believed that _ 2012 London Olympic Games would prove to be_ _failureA/; a Bthe; / Cthe; a Da; a3The object _ on his visit to the USA last month, Chinese President Hu Jingtao was in high spiritsAaccomplished Bwas accomplishedChav
3、ing accomplished Daccomplishing4In the USA, 25 percent of pregnant women carry on smoking, _they know that smoking in pregnancy is bad for their baby s health, being linked with low birthweight, premature birth and miscarriageAas if Bnow that Cso that Deven though5I know what I 11 be doing for the n
4、ext three weeks but I haven t thought_ _ thatAthan Bbeyond Cat Dagainst6Our current educational system has not been able to _the global and technological changes in the world todayAget rid of Bgo in for Ckeep pace with Dlook up to7Have you heard of the new brand of MP5 player, Allen?YesBut I haven t
5、 decided whether to buy_Aone Bthat Cit Dthis8All her spare time spent doing the housework, she seldom, _, has the time to go to the cinemaAif so Bif ever Cif any Dif anything9What has happened to Liza?She lost her _and fell off the uneven barsAtemper Binterest Cway Dbalance10Tom61com is a free site
6、_visitors can not only just listen to children s songs and stories but also learn EnglishAwhat Bthat Cwhere Dthere11It s hard to tell what kind of person she isSometimes she is very friendly while other times she_ _be very coldAcan Bmust Cwill Dshall12So that s the final decision?Yes, but don t _ th
7、e plan to the pressAlet down Blet off Clet alone Dlet out13When will the professor come?Im not sureIt s already 9 o clock, so I think he is_ _on the way nowAappropriately Bhopefully Cdeliberately Dthoroughly14How do you know so much about Napoleon?I happen, believe it or not, _a book about himAto re
8、ad Bto be reading Cto have read Dto be read15Mom, shall I go upstairs to get changed?I don t think you have the time, for our flight _off at 10:00Atakes Bis taking Cwill take Dhas taken16To make it more convenient for people to visit Taiwan, several _ air services to the main land have come into use
9、Apermanent Bregular Cflexible Dprevious17He has been _ to general manager because of his excellent work in the companyAprogrammed Bpreserved Cproposed Dpromoted18Under no_should we seek temporary economic development at the expense of the environment and resourcesAcatastrophes Bcircumstances Cconsid
10、erations Dcommitments 19If you_ computer games so late last night, you would not be so sleepy nowAhad not played Bdidnt play Chave not played Dshouldnt play20I m deadly tiredI don t think I can win the game, Jenny_ _Tommy, you can do it!AIve got it BNo wonder CCome on DThat s all right第二节:完形填空(共20小题
11、;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从2140各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside “Your 21 is here,” she said to the old manShe had to repeat, the 22 _ several times before the patient s eyes openedHeavily sedated (服了镇定剂) because of the pain of his
12、heart attack, 23 saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tentHe 24 out his handThe Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old mans weak ones, conveying a message of love and _25_The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed All through the _26_ the
13、 young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward(病房), _27_, the old mans hand and offering him words of love and strengthOccasionally, the nurse _28 that the Marine move away and rest a whileHe refusedWhenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious (不注意)of her and_29_the night nois
14、es of the hospital the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other 30 31_ she heard him say a few gentle wordsThe dying man said nothing, only held _32 to his son the whole nightAlong towards dawn, the old man diedThe Ma
15、rine released the now _33 hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurseWhile she did what she had to do, he waitedFinally, she returnedShe started to offer words of 34 , but the Marine 35 herWho was that man? he askedThe nurse was _36_, He was your father, she answeredNo, he wasnt, the Marine
16、replied, I _37_saw him before in my lifeThen why didnt you say something when I took you to him?”I knew right away there had been a _38_, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasnt hereWhen I realized that he was too sick to tell 39 I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I _ _4
17、0_21Ason Bbrother Ccousin Dfriend22Aphrases Bsentences Cpassages Dwords23AunwillinglyBunclearlyCunhappilyDunusually24AreachedBleftCcarriedDpicked25AexcitementBhappinessCencouragementDdisappointment26AmorningBnoonCafternoonDnight27AcatchingBtakingCholdingDshaking28AorderedBsuggestedCdemandedDinsisted
18、29AofBwithCaboutDat30AdoctorsBnursesCrelatives Dpatients31AIn the endBMore or lessCNow and thenDTime and32AtightlyBlooselyCroughlyDwildly33AabnormalBhelplessCsteadyDlifeless34AangerBsympathyCloveDhatred35ArejectedBthankedCinterruptedDsubmitted36AastonishedBpleasedCgratefulDconsiderate37AeverBneverCs
19、eldomDonce38AfaultBmistakeCdisadvantageDdisagreement39AthatBwhyCwhetherDwhat ?40AremainedBleftClivedDstayed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。AMichelle Obama has started her campaign against childhood obesity in the US, saying that it is a problem that concerns
20、 her both as First Lady and as a motherShe said that the campaign was designed to encourage people to live healthier lives, but admitted that she herself was not immune to the temptations of junk foodI love burgers and friesAnd I love ice cream and cakeAnd so do most kids, she saidBut she added, We
21、re not talking about a lifestyle that excludes (排斥) all thatThe question is how we help people balance that out so that they re not facing life-threatening, preventable illnesses, but they re enjoying their food, they re eating their vegetables, they re doing their running and walking and playing an
22、d still have time to get a good, fun meal in every once in a whileOne in three American children is overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk of developing diabetes (糖尿病), high blood pressure, high cholesterol (胆固醇) and other illnessesBillions of dollars are spent every year treating obesity-
23、related conditionsNone of us wants this future for our kids, MrsObama said at the White HouseWe have to act, so let s moveHer campaign has four parts: helping parents make better food choices, serving healthier food in school vending machines and lunch lines, making healthy food more available and a
24、ffordable, and encouraging children to exercise moreThe ambitious campaign, which MrsObama hopes will be seen as her legacy (遗产), is aimed at solving the childhood obesity problem in a generation, so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weightThis isnt like a disease where we re
25、 still waiting for the cure to be discoveredWe know the cure for this, she saidPresident Barack Obama praised his wife for dealing with what he called one of the most urgent health issues facing the country This has enormous promise in improving the health of our children, and in giving support to p
26、arents to make the kinds of healthy choices that are often very difficult, he said41Why did Michelle Obama launch the campaign?AShe was strongly persuaded by other mothers with obese childrenBShe wanted to help the president with his workCShe found that her own children were also obeseDShe aimed to
27、call on people to lead healthier lives42It can be inferred from what Michelle Obama said that _Ashe hates junk food but can t resist itBjunk food should be rejected by childrenCpeople should balance healthy food and junk foodDpeople are too cautious about junk food43According to the author, obesity
28、_Amust be caused by eating junk foodBleads to a great loss of health and moneyCis certain to make people develop illnessesDresults from the rich life in developed nations44President Obama thinks highly of the campaign because _Ait contributes to the improvement of childhood health in AmericaBhe real
29、izes that the obesity problem is the most urgent global issueChe thinks his wife is helping by sharing his concern Dhe really understands how tough it will be to carry out the campaign45What is implied in the text? AObesity will not exist anywhere in American society any longerBSettling childhood ob
30、esity is the basis of good health in adulthoodCMichelle Obaasa s campaign will lead to objections from junk food producersDMichelle Obama considers the childhood obesity problem to be the same as curing diseasesB46The film Sense and Sensibility may reflect _Aa beautiful city of Wells Bking Arthur an
31、d his queenCStonehenge Da life in Elizabethan times47In Salisbury, you may find _Athe tallest spire in Britain Bthe tombs of King Arthur and his queenCthe Bishop s Palace Dthe Elizabethan treasure house48When did the rich show interest in a health spa again?AIn the 12th century BIn the 18th centuryC
32、In the 13th century DIn the 16th century49If you and your parents plan a trip for Bath only, you may pay _A525 B545 C485 D835CWomen nowadays do not just want to work to help meet the rising costs of living and education for their childrenThey also want a career that will enable them to bring out the
33、ir skills and use their potentials so that they can experience a sense of fulfillment and pride that come from achievements and successSome careers that have been traditionally dominated (支配) by the male species have been made open and filled up by women as wellIt is no longer a surprising occurrenc
34、e today to see many women working as pilots, astronauts, engineers, in construction sites, and in the printing business that operates high-tech machinesMany women are also taking their chances on managerial and executive positions that mostly men are the ones sitting onMany of them also do well in t
35、he line of education as teachers, deans and even presidents of universitiesYou can also see many women as lecturers and reviewers of different businessesOne example is that of the online printing company reviews where women usually have a say on what is the best choice for online printers for any ma
36、rketing needsFrom the income that women are getting from their work, they are able to maintain a family and able to provide a better education for their children and able to enjoy a comfortable lifestyleHowever, there are still pronounced biases (偏见) against women in high leadership positionsThere s
37、till exists the so-called gender-role stereotypingWomen need help to cope with and manage the typical stereotyping of women workers and managersThose who look for jobs advertised in the classified sections of the newspaper often discover that many corporate positions are closed to womenAnd most ofte
38、n than not, many give preference to men by indicating in their ads phrases such as male preferred or male applicants only Even in some family run or owned corporations, seldom can you see women managers and presidentsSurveys show that although a man and a woman have the same level or handle the same
39、 position in an organization, the man would get a higher or bigger compensation package (薪酬) compared to womenBecause of this, many women are just contented to be in subordinate positions in finance, humanresources, sales, manufacturing and other supportive rolesThere are still other barriers that p
40、revent women from reaching their full potentials in the world of employmentOur culture does not encourage women to excel in government and in business-related jobsWomen who are able to make it on top and handle leadership roles are sometimes regarded merely as tokensThe abilities and skills of women
41、 are normally questioned by their own peers, and sadly even by other womenIf you are a woman who have the interest, ability and drive to pursue management careers, career counseling is of great help to help you find direction and increase motivation to pursue your career goalsIt will help you have t
42、he self-confidence to get you in the same career opportunities open to men in this society that still prefers men for top level positions50From the first paragraph we know that women_Awork mainly to help meet the rising costs of livingBwant to provide their children with better educationCalso want t
43、o take some more challenging jobsDhave take up some work that men cannot do well51It can be inferred that in the past it was surprising to see women .Ataking jobs outside home Bworking as pilots or astronautsCeducating their children at home Doperating machines at home52What s the author s attitude
44、towards women s taking managerial positions?ASupportive BDissatisfied CUnconcerned DDoubtful53Why do many companies give preference to men in some positions?AWomen can t be equal to those positionsBMen are more capable than womenCThey have biases against womenDThey need men only54The underlined word subordinate in the 5th paragraph has a similar meani