华中师大一附中高考压轴卷(英语)试题

华中师大一附中2012届高三年级五月适应性考试

英语试题

命题人：雷运波余志武郭海宁付伶俐

考试时间：2012年5月25日下午15：00—17：00 试卷满分：150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15.

B. ￡9.15.

C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。

1. What is the man going to do next?

A. Call a taxi.

B. Clean the windows.

C. Drive Jenny to the hospital.

2. What does the woman want to buy?

A. Shirts.

B. Shelves.

C. Shoes.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a cinema.

B. In a theatre.

C. In a sitting-room.

4. What did the man do?

A. He tried to comfort the woman.

B. He played a joke on the woman.

C. He told the woman the wrong date.

5. What does the woman think of the subject they are talking about?

A. She likes it very much.

B. She just likes part of it.

C. She doesn‘t like it at all.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is Mr. White doing now?

A. Answering a call.

B. Attending a meeting.

C. Going to the Grand Restaurant.

7. Who wants to discuss something with Mr. White?

A. Mr. Baker.

B. Mr. Brown.

C. Jenny Green.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What‘s wrong wi th the woman?

A. Her head is injured.

B. Her throat is infected.

C. She has a problem with her lungs.

9. How does the woman feel?

A. Wanting to cough.

B. Always being sleepy.

C. Having no desire to eat.

10. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. To keep warm.

B. To stay in hospital.

C. To drink more hot water.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why is Lucy unhappy?

A. Because she didn‘t sleep we ll last night.

B. Because she has made so many mistakes.

C. Because she has quarreled with Mr. Scott.

12. Who is Mr. Scott?

A. Lucy‘s friend.

B. Lucy‘s boss.

C. Lucy‘s neighbor.

13. What will Lucy probably do?

A. Write to the milkman.

B. Write to apologize to Mr. Scott.

C. Have a good talk with her neighbor.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How many things will the woman have to do before 5:30 on Saturday?

A. Four.

B. Five.

C. Six.

l5. What will the woman do at noon?

A. See a doctor.

B. Clean the house.

C. Pick up her brother.

16. What will the woman do for Julie?

A. Prepare the dinner for her.

B. Send for a doctor for her.

C. Help her to finish her science project.

17. What will most probably happen in the evening?

A. The man will come to the woman‘s house.

B. The woman will go to the man‘s house to play games.

C. The woman‘s mother will talk with the man about something.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the speaker explain in the text?

A. Some popular proverbs.

B. Good advice on how to live.

C. Some proverbs about birds.

19. Who have sent their favorite proverbs to the speaker?

A. His doctors.

B. His listeners.

C. His students.

20. How many proverbs does the speaker mention?

A. Four.

B. Five.

C. Six.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ______ and weaknesses.

A. strengths

B. benefits

C. techniques

D. values 答案：A

21. Henry hurried to the library only to find a notice at the gate, saying ―No ______ before 12 noon.‖

A. action

B. admission

C. objection

D. permission

22. My son is very shy, but can you imagine him singing at the English party in the ______ of all his

classmates and teachers?

A. possession

B. absence

C. charge

D. presence

23. Children who are spoiled by their parents are much more ______ than others. They are more likely

to fight with their fellows for toys and candies.

A. pessimistic

B. active

C. aggressive

D. sensitive

24. As we all know, ______ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as

possible.

A. regular

B. general

C. urgent

D. normal

25. Your plan, as well as his, sounds origina l. But the company, I think, won‘t ______ either of them, for

they are unrealistic.

A. abolish

B. comment

C. approve

D. overlook

26. To maintain national balance, the government has ______ a policy of encouraging college graduates

to take positions in rural areas.

A. observed

B. abandoned

C. adopted

D. modified

27. We finally decided that we would drive all the way home instead of ______ at a hotel for the night

in the city.

A. staying up

B. putting up

C. turning up

D. dressing up

28. The rise in wood fuel use has ______ the disappearance of forest and the loss of habitats for pandas.

A. relied on

B. resulted from

C. set off

D. contributed to

29. Kids don‘t learn their native language ______, but they become fluent in them within a few years.

A. consciously

B. effectively

C. carefully

D. naturally

30. ______ the boss is in favour of the scheme, but he thinks improvements need to be made in many

aspects.

A. On the whole

B. In a way

C. As a result

D. For the moment

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

On Sunday, the day after my second visit to the Saturn store, my wife, Jane, said, ―I don‘t know if you remember, but today‘s my fifth anniversary of being cancer-free.‖ She had been 31 with breast cancer five years ago and undergone surgery. I was 32 that I had forgotten.

The next day, Jane went to work and I called Saturn to 33 her a new car. I knew she had always wanted a __34 car. The sales consultant at Saturn said he had one left 35 _he couldn‘t guarantee it‘d still be available because they were 36 fast. I said I‘d take my 37 and asked him to put it in the showroom.

At 9:30 Saturday morning I turned into the Saturn parking lot. ―What are you doing?‖ Jane asked 38 . ―You promised me we‘d get home _39__.‖

But no sooner had we stepped into the store than Jane 40 the little white Saturn coupe(双门轿车). ―Oh, what a pretty car,‖ she said. ―I‘d love the new car.‖

_41_ she let out a scream. A sign stood on the hood(车篷)of the car and i t said ―42 , Jane. This car is yours. Let‘s celebrate 43 . F rom Milt, Billy and Team Saturn‖

Jane collapsed in my arms and 44 . I was in tears too. There was 45 in the store. Our sales consultant had 46 it so that we could share the moment alone. Even so, people were standing outside the windows. When Jane collapsed in my arms, I saw everybody outside 47 .

Over the years, I‘ve told this story across the world as an example of excellent 48 . A woman in

San Francisco heard it. She called 49 long distance and bought a new car.

It‘s like what a Saturn sales consultant said: ―It‘s only the 50 told about us that differentiate(区别)us in the market place.‖

31. A. infected B. diagnosed C. linked D. associated

32. A. astonished B. concerned C. embarrassed D. convinced

33. A. buy B. give C. show D. deliver

34. A. new B. pretty C. private D. white

35. A. although B. but C. because D. if

36. A. selling B. running C. changing D. updating

37. A. wife B. money C. chances D. order

38. A. eagerly B. delightedly C. excitedly D. angrily

39. A. right away B. tonight C. tomorrow D. this afternoon

40. A. bought B. spotted C. selected D. reserved

41. A. Curiously B. Naturally C. Suddenly D. Deliberately

42. A. Congratulations B. Thanks C. Sorry D. Welcome

43. A. marriage B. friendship C. love D. life

44. A. smiled B. cried C. screamed D. apologized

45. A. no one B. someone C. a customer D. a consultant

46. A. decorated B. confirmed C. made D. arranged

47. A. laugh B. sigh C. applaud D. leave

48. A. service B. business C. attitude D. promotion

49. A. Billy B. Jane C. me D. Saturn

50. A. lies B. stories C. truth D. facts

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分）

阅读下列A、B、C、D每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One day over lunch, I explained to a group of boys that my father was a prince.

―My grandfather, he‘s a chief. It‘s sort of like the king of the tribe, you know… lik e the Indians. So that makes my father a prince. He‘ll take over when my grandfather dies.‖

―What about after that?‖ one of my friends asked, ―I mean, will you go back and be a prince?‖

―Well… if I want to, I could. It‘s sort of complicated, see, because t he tribe is full of warriors. Like Obama…that means ?Burning Spear.‘ The men in our tribe all want to be chief, so my father has to settle these before I can come.‖

As the words flew out of my mouth, I felt the boys changed attitudes towards me, more curious and familiar when we bumped into each other in the class, a part of myself even began to believe the story. But another part of me knew that what I was telling them was a lie, something I‘d constructed from the information I‘d picked up from my mother. However, after a week of staying with my father in the flesh, I had decided that I preferred his more distant image in my mind, an image I could change or ignore when convenient. If my father hadn‘t exactly disappointed me, he remained something unknown, something grand and threatening.

My mother had felt my anxiety as the days of his arrival drawing near—I suppose her the same, from her efforts to prepare the apartment we‘d rented for him, she would try to assure me that the

reunion would go smoothly. She told that she had stayed a correspondence(通信)with him throughout the time we had been separated, she explained, and he knew all about me. Like her, my father had remarried, and I now had five brothers and one sister living in Kenya. He had been in a bad car accident, and this trip was part of his recovery after a long stay in the hospital.

―You two will become great friends,‖ she decided.

51. Other boys changed attitudes towards me because ______.

A. they were more curious and familiar

B. I told a lie to them which made them respect me

C. my father was a prince and I would be a prince, too

D. I was friendly to them and made friends with them finally

52. It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A. my parents had been divorced

B. father had an accident on the way to meet us

C. my father and I would surely become good friends

D. I would go back to hometown and become a prince

53. The underlined phrase ―bumped into‖ in Paragraph 5 means ―______‖.

A. came across

B. crashed into

C. stared at

D. talked with

54. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. This reunion was specially planned by father.

B. Father was not what I had always thought in my brain.

C. It was a long time since father and mother kept in touch.

D. I was unwilling to see my father because he abandoned us.

B

Fla. School Board Shooting Hero Writes Book

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) –A book that tells the story of security guard who shot a wounded man, who controlled a Florida school board with a gun, has been released.

―Salvaged Santa‖ was written by Mi ke Jones with co-authors David Angier and Greg Wilson.

Angier says they wanted to tell the series of events that led Jones to be in the Bay County school board building on the afternoon of Dec. 14, 2010. Jones shot gunman Clay A. Duke in the leg as he held a gun on the five-member panel(专门小组). Duke then fatally shot himself.

Jones is the head of security for the school district. He also founded a charity called Salvage Santa.

The Panama City News Herald reports that Jones has a series of book signings planned.

Prince William, Kate Named as Olympic Ambassadors

LONDON (AP) – Royal officials say Prince William, his new wife Kate and brother Prince Harry will be official ambassadors to the 2012 London Olympic Games.

St. James‘s Palace said Thursday that all thre e will play an active role in encouraging and inspiring the British public to come together and support the Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

The royals join 27 British Olympians from previous games who were announced as 2012 ambassadors by the British Olympic Association earlier this year.

In a message released by the palace, William says his entire family are looking forward to the games.

The London Olympics begin July 27 and end Aug. 12.

Swap(交易)Deals Only Provide Temporary Relief-Bank’s King

LONDON (Reuters) –Coordinated central bank action to provide cheaper dollar funding for starved European banks is a step forward but only provides temporary relief, Bank of England governor Mervyn King said on Thursday.

The central banks of the United States, euro zone, Japan, Canada, Britain and Switzerland announced measures on Wednesday to provide liquidity(资产流动性)to the financial system.

―I think it has the benefit of demonstrating that central banks can and do work together… this generalised network of swap agreements, I think is a step forward and will help,‖ King told a news conference.

―But let me stress,this cannot be a solution to the crisis, all this can do, is to help temporarily relieve liquidity problems. But liquidity problems, often, reflect underlying solvency(根本还清债务) problems and in this case they do.‖

55. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Duke was shot to death by Jones.

B. ―Salvage Santa‖ was written by three authors.

C. Jones shot Duke while attending the board meeting.

D. A series of books written by Jones have been released.

56. What do we know from the second piece of news?

A. Prince William will compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

B. William, Kate and Harry are the only three ambassadors to the 2012 Olympics.

C. The ambassadors to the 2012 Olympics were announced by the British royal palace.

D. William, Kate and Harry will have a positive effect on the organizing of the 2012 Olympics.

57. According to the passage, how many Olympic ambassadors have been announced?

A. 3

B. 27

C. 29

D. 30

58. According to King, coordinated central bank providing cheaper dollar funding for starved European banks ______.

A. can be a solution to the crisis

B. is to help relieve liquidity problems permanently

C. has the benefit of saving current financial system

D. can only be a temporary step to relieve liquidity problems

C

In Tokyo‘s trendy Shijbuya neighborhood, 20-year-old Yuzo and 23-year-old Keiya take out the tools of their trade: a sign board ― House of Flattery(奉承), 100 yen a minute‖ and bright red T-shirt which reads ―Professional Sweet Talkers‖

―Have you ever been flattered recently?‖ Yuzo calls out to the crowd of people rushing by. ―Feel good about your hidden beauty…‖ Taqeko, a 20-year-old student decides to try it out. Yuzo and Keiya compare her to a rock star, admire her great fashion sense and tell her she is stunning. ―How many carats in those diamond eyes of yours?‖ one of them asks. Combining quick wit, excellent timing, and a ton of praise, the two soon attract a crowd.

Sociologists(社会学家)say the Japanese are far less generous about compliments(赞美)than people in many other cultures, in part because the society stress formality. Compliments can be embarrassing in a Japanese society. A boss who praises his employee in public, for instance, is setting that worker apart from his/her workmates in a country where group identity is very important. In extreme cases, being singled out can result in bullying and becoming known as the boss‘s pet. Yuzo believes these traditions

no longer serve Japa n well. He said, ―Japanese hold back their feelings too much. It‘s a real shame. They should express themselves more.‖

The two flattery officers report a steady increase in business and recognition since the company opened a year ago.

Many Japanese don‘t f eel very good about themselves these days as they face job reducing, rising crime, weak political leadership and a loss of national confidence. With all of the problems in Japan, guys like Yuzo and Keiya can help brighten the atmosphere and lift the bad feeling a bit.

59. The underlined word ―stunning‖ in Paragraph 2 means ―______‖.

A. a ctive

B. attractive

C. hardworking

D. kind

60. From the passage we can infer that Yuzo and Keiya‘s trade will ______.

A. a ttract more and more people

B. become less successful

C. b e forbidden by the Japanese government

D. settle the social problems in Japan

61. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Japanese seldom express their feelings in public.

B. Japanese are so polite that they often praise others.

C. Taqeko belongs to those who first start the trade of flattery.

D. The two flattery officers attract passers-by because of their cleverness and funny-looking.

62. If a manager praises an employee in public, it means ______.

A. the employee may lose his/her job

B. the workmates will admire him/her

C. the employee will get a rise in salary

D. the employee will be separated from his/her workmates

D

When Lady Gaga releases a new single, it quickly goes around the world.

Now scientists have discovered the same thing happens with the songs of another unusual and interesting creature – the humpback whale.

The mammals become interested in new tunes just like people do, and the most popular original whale songs spread globally like hit singles.

The discovery has astonished experts who say it is the first time such a large, ―population-wide cultural exchange‖ has been seen in the animal kingdom.

Male humpback whales are well-known for the loud, long and complex songs they make during the mating season. Scientists are unsure why the males sing. Some believe it is a way of advertising themselves to females, others that it allows migrating(迁徙)whales to stay in contact.

Each song lasts for 10 to 20 minutes and the males can sing continuously for 24 hours. At any period of time, all the males in a population sing the same song. But a study, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that this song changes over time and spreads around the oceans. Dr Ellen Garland, of Queensland University, said: ―Our findings show cultural exchange on a vast scale. Songs move like cultural ripples from one population to another, causing all males to change their song to a new version.‖

Researchers recorded songs from six neighbouring populations of whales in the Pacific over a decade. They found that new versions of the songs appear over time and always spread from west to east.

It takes around two years for songs that appear in the waters off Australia to be heard in French

Polynesia.

Dr Garland believes that a small number of whales may migrate to other populations carrying the new songs with them, or that they are heard by passing whales.

Dr Garland said, ―We think this male search for song novelty(新颖)is in the hope of being that little bit different and perhaps more attractive to the opposite sex.‖

63. The author mentions Lady Gaga to ______.

A. prove the popularity of her hit singles

B. show whales‘ songs also spread globally

C. emphasize humpbacks are as famous as her

D. provide readers with a new way to learn her songs

64. T he underlined word ―release‖ in Paragraph 1 mean s ―______‖.

A. announce

B. sell

C. publish

D. record

65. The discovery is very astonishing to experts, because it reveals ______.

A. the existence of cultural change

B. cultural exchange on a vast scale

C. the reason why male humpbacks sing

D. the novelty of the songs of humpbacks

66. According to the passage, Dr Garland wants to tell us ______.

A. male whales adopt new songs to make themselves distinct

B. all female humpbacks also change their song during the mating season

C. whales have their own tunes that spread around the world for a decade

D. whales can sing continuously for 24 hours when migrating from west to east

E

Can we watch 3D (three dimensional) TV programs without the glasses? With the development of the technology, we can make it soon.

Lately, there has been much progress of this video system by some scientists at the University of Arizon a. It is said that the researchers at the University of Arizona have created the world‘s first 3D video display that uses an onboard memory and can also be updated. So far the 3D displays produced in the labs can be erased and rewritten in only a few minutes. For a 3D television to be created however, the display would need to be overwritten several times in a second, something to be achieved within the next decade.

This ability to erase and rewrite a 3D projected(投射)image is considered as a huge breakthrough in this field. Indeed it gives lots of hope that even the remaining bits can be achieved. The main challenge now is to come up with methods of continuously erasing and rewriting the image. According to most researchers, an eventual 3D television will have a flat screen construction, which is similar to the modern day displays with flat panels. However, for the case of the 3D television, the display would most likely need to be placed on the floor, right in the middle of the viewing room as is presently done with the coffee table. The image would then be projected above the display screen of the ―coffee table‖, where it would be viewable in 360 degrees.

While it is quite easy to demonstrate the great potential of the 3D TV in a laboratory setting, it is entirely a different thing to produce in mass. Furthermore, in order to watch a 3D TV, there would be required 3D TV programs. This is no small task as creating even a very cheap 30-minute comedy in the 3D format would need a vast amount of expensive equipment as well as technical knowledge.

It would therefore call for very serious duty by the television networks to adapt to the 3D. But because the technology is there, sooner or later, be put to good use. Even though 3D TVs may not be a reality within the next decade or so, it will eventually get there.

67. From Paragraph 2 we learn that ______.

A. the 3D TVs have begun to be produced in factories in large quantities

B. the 3D TVs are still being researched in spite of some pleasing progress

C. the 3D disp lays in the labs can‘t be erased or rewritten in several minutes

D. the University of Arizona has updated the world‘s first 3D video memory

68. What‘s the main challenge at present in the field of research 3D TVs?

A. Promote the development of flat screen construction.

B. How to produce as many 3D TV programs as possible.

C. The remaining bits can hardly be achieved though there is hope.

D. How to solve the problem of erasing and rewriting the image non-stop.

69. What‘s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A. To project the 3D TV programs in a laboratory is easy.

B. People prefer a cheap 30-minute comedy to the 3D ones.

C. Nobody will show interests in watching 3D TV programs.

D. To produce 3D TVs in mass still faces a lot of other difficulties.

70. Why does the author write this passage?

A. To tell us how far the 3D TV is from us.

B. To tell people where to buy the 3D TVs.

C. To prove the basic need for the 3D TV programs.

D. To encourage people to research the 3D TV displays.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. __________ a heavy traffic jam while you are hurrying to the airport is quite an unpleasant

experience. (catch)

赶往机场时，遭遇交通堵塞是很不快的经历。

72. In our class there are 50 students, two thirds of them __________ Wuhan or living near Wuhan.

(come)

我们班有50名学生，三分之二来自武汉或武汉周边。

73. The hottest topic of this month is the 76-episode drama series ―Legend of Zhen Huan‖

__________ a novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi . (adapt)

本月最热门的话题是根据流潋紫同名小说改编的76集电视连续剧《甄嬛传》。

74. As the College Entrance Examination is in sight, we teachers feel __________ you students. (relax)

高考临近，我们老师并不比你们学生感到轻松。

75. __________ you have set foot on the Great Wall that you can consider yourself a truly brave man.

(until)

不到长城非好汉。

76. __________ it is that Wuhan Happy V alley has been open to the public since April 29th! ( inspire)

武汉欢乐谷自4月29日开始对公众开放，这是多么激动人心的消息啊！

77. A growing number of people express a strong desire __________ another job to get more money to

support their family. (take)

越来越多的人表达了想从事另外的工作以赚取更多的钱来补贴家用的强烈愿望。

78. Teachers are trying to make __________ the importance of a deep breath and a balanced mind in

face of exams . (aware)

老师们正努力让学生了解面临考试时深呼吸以及保持一种平常心的重要性。

79. Luckily, the accident didn‘t result in any death, nor __________ any injuries. (cause)

幸运的是这场事故没有造成死亡也没有造成伤害。

80. Our boss __________ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. (promise)

我们老板一直许诺加薪好些年了, 可到现在什么动静也没有。

第二节：短文写作（共一题；满分30 分）

请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，就帮助这一话题，用英语写一篇短文。

A senior high school student gets seriously ill and needs a transplant at once, which will cost much money. knowing this, many students and their parents reach out their helping hands. On this planet, everyone may need help and everyone should give a helping hand to the people in need.

注意：（1）无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

（2）除诗歌外，文体不限；

（3）内容必须结合生活中的事例；

（4）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

（5）词数为120左右。