2012年四川高考英语试题及答案.doc

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）英   语本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷1页至9页，第卷10页。考试结束后，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷（选择题  共100分）注意事项：1.必须使用2B铅笔将答案标号填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上。2.第卷共两部分，共计100分。第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。1. -Excuse me. How much is the shirt?-            .A. Extra LargeB. 50 eachC. It sells wellD. Altogether there are 52. New technologies have made            possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.A. thatB. this C. oneD. it3. - Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime.-Sure.            .A. I didB. I doC. I shallD. I will4. At school, some students are active            some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.A. whileB. althoughC. soD. as5. This is not my story, nor            the whole story. My story plays out differently.A. is thereB. there isC. is itD. it is6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only            his plane high up in the sky.A. findingB. to findC. being foundD. to have found7. The hotel is almost finished, but it            needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.A. onlyB. alsoC. evenD. still8. I looked up and noticed a snake            its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.A. to windB. windC. windingD. wound9. - Did you catch what I said?- Sorry. I            a text message just now.A. had answeredB. have answeredC. would answerD. was answering10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, youd better stay            you are and wait for help.A. whyB. whereC. whoD. what11. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house           .A. is being rebuiltB. has been rebuiltC. is rebuiltD. has rebuilt12. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car            .A. washedB. washC. washingD. to wash13. In our class there are 46 students,            half wear glasses.A. in whomB. in themC. of whomD. of them14. This training program can give you a lift at work,            increase your income by 40%.A. as well asB. so long asC. so much asD. as soon as15. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. Its just a matter of            .A. luckB. valueC. timeD. fact16. I make $2, 000 a week. 60 surely wont make            difference to me.A. that a bigB. a that bigC. big a thatD. that big a17. Scientists study            human brains work to make computers.A. whenB. howC. that D. whether18. We are said to be living in          ;  Information Age,            time of new discoveries and great changes.A. an; theB. 不填; theC. 不填；aD. the; a 19. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “Ni Hao”, just as I            do in China.A. mustB. mightC. canD. should20. Its surprising that your brother            Russian so quickly- he hasnt live there very long.A. picked upB. looked upC. put upD. made up第二节，完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson bedroom skylight（天窗）. Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder   21   he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly   22   his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to   23  ; ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames   24   out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt   25   because the room had a separate outdoor stairway, ” he explains.But the phone didnt work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was   26   by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.Sibsons house was three kilometers   27   the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be   28   .Up a hill nearby lived Sibsons neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm   29   his ears. He jumped out bed took his   30   and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the   31   .That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to   32   the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson   33   and die in that fire.”“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! Im trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his   34   .After one more   35   inside the house, Huggons gave up and   36   around back.The wind parted the smoke just   37   for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He   38   the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and   39   Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.Sibson is still   40   when he tells the story, “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”21. A. beforeB. whileC. sinceD. until22. A. onB. inC. throughD. over23. A. hideB. waitC. checkD. escape24. A. movedB. gaveC. wentD. exploded25. A. safeB. worriedC. gladD. tired26. A. burnedB. stoppedC. shockedD. covered27. A. besideB. offC. acrossD. along28. A. limitedB. falseC. fruitlessD. regretful29. A. struckB. missedC. touchedD. passed30. A. coatB. keyC. basinD. phone31. A. noiseB. roadC. smokeD. danger32. A. searchB. enterC. leaveD. damage33. A. callB. rollC. screamD. sigh34. A. breathB. attentionC. ladderD. flashlight35. A. stayB. chanceC. thoughtD. attempt36. A. climbedB. circledC. lookedD. jumped37. A. clearB. openC. enoughD. fit38. A. ledB. putC. droveD. shone39. A. persuadedB. kickedC. pulledD. forced40. A. nervousB. surprisedC. proudD. thankful第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AOn a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are.There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that.The seasons change just outside the door. We watch maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of bird rules our skies and flies over the lake.41. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.B. There are many windows in the wooden house.C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.42. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that            .A. the kids like playing in treesB. the kids are very familiar with treesC. the kids have learned much knowledgeD. the kids find trees useful learning tools43. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. The change of seasons is easily felt.B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.44. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B. To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest.C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.D. To share the joy of living in the nature.BHere is your best chance to travel around the UK in 2012: More than 200 B&Bs (bed & breakfast) across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are selected to offer you amazing services for your stay at their lowest prices! Dont miss it. Just collect the vouchers（活动券） in our B&B Daily printed from 01/ 04/ 2012 to 07/ 04/ 2012 and book the stays for your travel following the terms and conditions below: The offer includes a room for the night and a breakfast the next morning. The offer is of two kinds: 20 per room, per night, valid（有效的） during stay period of 02/ 04/ 2012- 31/ 05/ 2012 and then again 01/ 08/ 2012- 31/ 10/ 2012; 35 per room, per night, valid during stay period of 01/ 06/ 2012 - 31/ 08/ 2012. The offer is valid for a basic twin or double room only. The stay must be booked directly with the chosen B&Bs before 28/ 04/ 2012. If voucher holders book either the 20 or 35 per room per night, any additional services such as lunch, evening meal or activities may require an extra charge. But these are not required in order to take up the offer. Please check directly with your chosen B&Bs to see what extra services are available. Vouchers must be presented on arrival. If no vouchers are presented, the B&Bs may reserve（保留） the right to charge at full price for every night of stay. Vouchers may not be used together with any other offer. The voucher holders must pay for the stay in full at the time of booking. Additional 10 may be paid to confirm（确认） the booking and will be returned on arrival. The B&Bs reserve the right to refuse voucher holders bookings for people under the age of 18.45. The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on            .A. 09/ 01/ 2012B. 04/ 02/ 2012C. 01/ 03/ 2012D. 28/ 04/ 201246. How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?A. 70.B. 40.C. 35.D. 30.47. What right do the B&Bs reserve?A. To charge extra 10 for booking with no vouchers.B. To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18.C. To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.D. To request extra charges as tips.48. By taking up the offer, the voucher holders can choose to            .A. book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&BsB. have lunch or evening meal without paying extra moneyC. use the B&B offer together with other offersD. book the stays through B&B DailyCI left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55, 000 words.It takes confidence to make a new start- theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, I m writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there. ” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.Then I met an agent（代理商） who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hop that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal - that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck- of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher- to be a published writer - is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）. 49. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. I was waiting for good fortune.B. I was trying to find an admirable job.C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.50. The author decided to write a novel            .A. to finish the writing courseB. to realize her own dreamC. to satisfy readers wishD. to earn more money51. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. DisturbedB. Ashamed.C. Confident.D. Uncertain.52. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A. It pays to stick to ones goal.B. Hard work can lead to success.C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.D. There is no end in sight when starting to do something.DIn a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2, 000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120, 000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in o