华南师范大学附属中学2012届高三年级5月份模拟考试
英语科试题
Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives. So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation.
When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and 1 over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “ 2 ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to 3 different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.
My views were still heavily colored by 4 and I often accepted situations I felt 5 by simply coining the phrase "That's China," 6 China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, however , I came to understand and appreciate the new 7 and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the 8 .
For example, fish is never 9 with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is 10 at me saying, `You're a 11 man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other dishes,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"
It is not the same with every westerner, and some take 12 than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how 13 you are and how tightly you 14 to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China before I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more 15 in China than in my own country.
1. A. curiosity B. fear C. purpose D. anger
2. A. wrong B. right C. wise D. smooth
3. A. find B. use C. accept D. refuse
4. A. preferences B. references C. facts D. standards
5. A. necessary B. important C. nervous D. stupid
6. A. mentioning B. saying C. meaning D. referring
7. A. character B. personality C. revolution D. culture
8. A. locals B. foreigners C. researchers D. citizens
9. A. bought B.sold C. served D. separated
10. A. glancing B. laughing C. shouting D. staring
11. A. kind B. cruel C. brave D. unique
12. A. more B. less C. further D. longer
13. A. adaptable B. considerable C. dependable D. enjoyable
14. A. get B. hold C. catch D. insist
15. A. anxious B. welcomed C. comfortable D. miserable
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡括号为16—25的相应位置上。
In a basketball game, when things are going badly and the coach doesn’t like the way his team 16 (perform), he instructs his players to call a “timeout”. At this point, the game is stopped for a few minutes and the coach gathers the team to discuss 17 (adjust) which are needed to get the players back on track and to perform more 18 (effect). Of course, during the timeout, the coach also points out what the players did is right, 19 helps to reinforce their positive behavior.
Here is the question: How often in 20 life do you call a “timeout” to review what is working for you and to put 21 end to what isn’t? Probably not often enough. Unfortunately, we tend 22 (become) entrenched(根深蒂固的) in habits which are not moving us 23 _ the direction of our goals. Life is continually providing feedback, 24 . And it’s up to you to become aware 25 these useful clues---to learn from the results you are producing and to make any change that may be necessary.
Ⅱ．阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解 (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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ks5u
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IF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and their conversation usually centered on all the things they were going to achieve. This particular Saturday when they met, WHEN sensed that IF was not in a great mood. WHEN questioned IF, “What’s wrong with you? You don't seem your usual cheery self?” IF looked at WHEN and replied, “I just don't feel I am making any progress. Last week I saw a course and wanted to take if only I had the time to take it.” WHEN knew exactly how IF felt. “I too saw a course and I am going to register when I get enough money.” said WHEN, “What about that new job you were going to apply for? You were so excited about it last week.” IF responded, “If my computer didn't break down last week, I would have applied. So I could not type my resume.”
“Don't worry about it.When you are ready another job will come through. I have been thinking about looking for another job too, but I will wait and when the weather gets nicer I will look then.” WHEN then went on to tell IF about his week, hoping that it would cheer him up a bit.
The man at the next table couldn't help overhearing WHEN and IF. “Excuse me gentlemen,” the man said. Surprised, IF and WHEN both looked at the man. The man continued, “I'm sorry, but I couldn't help hearing your conversation. I think I know how you could solve your problems.” Curious, IF asked the gentleman, “How do you think you can solve our problems?” The gentleman smiled and said, “You only need to listen to yourselves. It reminds me of an old proverb: 'If and When were planted, and Nothing grew'.” The gentleman went on, “Just start doing, take action, and stop talking about 'if and when'.” IF and WHEN suddenly realized that what the gentleman had said was so true. Both of them were guilty of thinking and living their life for the "ifs and whens". The gentleman left and their conversation changed. They made up their mind that when they met for lunch next week, there would be no "ifs and whens"; they would only talk about what they accomplished! Soon another week came.
26. IF was not in a good mood because _________.
A. he failed to arrange time for a course B. he missed a course for lack of money
C. he was upset by the bad weather D. he was not satisfied with his resume
27. Which of the proverbs goes with the saying underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. Where there is a will, there is a way. B. There are no gains without pains.
C. Belief is the great guide of human life. D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
28. IF and WHEN were advised to solve their problems by _________.
A. setting more goals for their future
B. stop using “ifs and whens” in conversations
C. putting their plans into action immediately
D. changing the topics of their weekly conversation
29. After listening to the suggestions from the gentleman, WHEN felt _________.
A. cheerful B. regretful C. disappointed D. upset
30. The paragraph that follows the last one probably talks about _________.
A. the success in IF’s and WHEN’s job interview B. the effect of the gentleman’s advice
C. the schedule made by IF and WHEN D. the achievements of IF and WHEN
B
CHICAGO(Reuters)-Smoking not only can wrinkle the face and turn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday．
The study，published in the Archives of Dermatology，shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body-even skin protected from the sun．ks5u
“We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun，and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total．years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced，” Dr．Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan，who led the study，said in a statement．
“In participants older than 65 years，smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years.” Helfrich's team added in their report．
The researchers tested 82 people，smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms．They ranged，in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers．Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person's skin was．
When skin is exposed to sunlight，notably the face，it becomes coarse(粗糙的)．Wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint，Helfrich's team wrote．
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking conduces to premature(过早的)skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles，the study said，but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light．
The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke，among other things，causes blood vessels(血管)beneath the skin to constrict (紧缩)，reducing blood supply to the skin．
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal organs．
31. When your skin is exposed to sunlight long，it becomes all of the following Except ________.
A. discolored B. coarse C. rough D. flexible
32. What does the underlined phrase “conduces to” in Paragraph 7 mean?
A. help B. encourage C. prevent D. stop
33. How wrinkled a person's skin is doesn't relate to .
A. the number of cigarettes a person smokes B. the kind and characteristics of skin
C. how long a person smokes D. how long skin is under sunlight
34. From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because .
A. it can make skin come off B. it can make you feel tired
C. it will lower blood supply to skin D. it can make blood run faster
35. The main purpose of the passage is to .
A. inform people about the result of the study B. advise people how to protect skin
C. warn people not to smoke again D. introduce a new way of avoid skin aging
C
Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of which is partly to refer to things or processes which have no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure greater exactness in expression. Such special dialects, or jargon, are necessary in technical discussion of any kind. Being universally understood by the devotees of the particular science or art, they have the precision of a mathematical formula(公式). Besides, they save time, for it is much more economical to name a process than to describe it. Thousands of these technical terms are very properly included in every large dictionary, yet, as a whole, they are rather on the outskirts of the English language than actually within its borders.
Different professions, however, differ widely in the character of their special vocabularies. In trades and handicrafts and other professions, such as farming and fishing, that have occupied great numbers of men from remote times, the technical vocabulary is very old. It consists largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have worked themselves into the very fiber of our language, hence, though highly technical in many particulars, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound, and more generally understood than most other technicalities. The special dialects of law, medicine, and philosophy have also become pretty familiar to cultivated person, and have contributed much to the popular vocabulary.
Yet, every profession still possesses a large body of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even to educated speech. And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years, particularly in the various departments of natural and political sciences and in the mechanic arts. So new terms are coined with the greatest freedom, and abandoned with indifference when they have served their turn. Most of the new coinages（创新词语）are restricted to special discussions and seldom get into general literature or conversation. Yet no profession is nowadays, as all profession once were, a closed guild (行会). The lawyer, the physician, the man of science, and the cleric (神职人员) associate freely with his fellow creatures, and do not meet them in a merely professional way.
Furthermore, what is called popular science makes everybody acquainted with modern views and recent discoveries. Any important experiment, though made in a remote laboratory, is at once reported in the newspapers, and everybody is soon talking about it—as in the case of the Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy. Thus, our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace(常见的事). ks5u
36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Technical terms’ characters in different occupations.
B. Technical terms’s popularity in different cultures .
C. Technical vocabulary’ development.
D. Technical vocabulary’s functions.
37. What does the underlined sentence in Para. 1 mean?
A. Technical terms are usually used in the urban areas.
B. Technical terms are always used in the rural areas.
C. Technical terms don’t constitute the core of common speech.
D. Technical terms are not understood by English farmers.
38. From the passage, we can learn that______.
A. it is easier to become a professional today than it was in the past
B. there is more social communication between professionals and others
C. popular science has told its secrets to people all over the world
D. no one can understand more things in profession now than ever
39. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _____.
A. the English language is becoming increasingly expanded
B. the words of the English language are always changing now
C. one can never be sure what a word means without consulting an expert
D. technical terms have little chance of being the main body of the language
40. The author mentions Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy as examples of ________.
A. rapid occurrence of jargon B. quick talk of an experiment
C. precision of jargon in meaning D. fast expansion of technical words
D
With the Tesla Roadster and other plugin (插入式) electric vehicles hitting the road，demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive，a Chicagobased company，has now demonstrated a solarpowered recharging point，known as the Solar PlugIn Station，which lets motorists easily charge their cars using electricity that has been produced without any environmental damage.
The Solar PlugIn Station has gone on show in Chicago as part of the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to Carbon Day Automotive，the Solar PlugIn Station on show in Chicago is part of the vital infrastructure(基础设施) required for electric vehicles in Chicago and was the focus of a recent visit by the International Olympic Committee.
These solarpowered electricity points will be used daily to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. By producing the electricity from pollutionfree solar cell，the CO2 emissions are reduced to zero.
“Solar energy and electric vehicles are a partnership that is one more step to reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” says Richard Lowenthal, CEO of Coulomb Technologies.Coulomb Technologies recently developed the components (部件) required for individual recharging stations，marketed as ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations.Carbon Day Automotive is the Midwest distributor for the ChargePoint stations. ks5u
The Solar PlugIn Station consists of giant solar panels (电池板) that shade the tiny ChargePoint Networked Charging Station.The solar panel is connected to an underground battery pack，ready for everyday refueling.
“Without these stations it would be like driving around in a traditional car without the availability of gas stations，” says Scott Emalfarb，CEO at Carbon Day.“The day of true plugin electric vehicles will be here sooner than most people realize and the world needs to be ready to accommodate them.”
41. The Solar PlugIn Station is used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly because ________.
A. it’s environmentally friendly
B. it makes up for the lack of electricity
C. it’s a new idea and attracts people’s attention
D. it brings convenience to electric vehicle users
42. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. to recharge the electric vehicles takes a long time
B. the Solar PlugIn Station will come into use in 2016
C. the Solar PlugIn Station has gone on show internationally
D. Chicago is promoting the use of electric vehicles
43. According to the passage，how many of the following statements are TRUE?
a. Tesla Roadster is a kind of plugin electric vehicle.
b. The Solar PlugIn Station uses solar power to charge all of the cars.
c. Chicago is a city，which is rich in oil.
d. The Solar PlugIn Station consists of underground battery packs.
e. Scott Emalfarb is optimistic about the future of plugin electric vehicles.
A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.
44. The passage implies that when the Solar PlugIn Station becomes popular，________.
A. more visitors will come to Chicago
B. the citizens of Chicago will be able to go to work faster
C. more space for electric vehicles will be needed
D. the cost of electric vehicles will be lower than traditional cars
45. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Chicago Will Soon Be Full of Electric Vehicles
B. Chicago Calls on People to Buy Electric Vehicles
C. Chicago Fights for Its Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics
D. Chicago Shows Its Solarpowered Recharging Stations
第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
请阅读某书店各书架的相关信息：
A. Section One: Do-It-Yourself Section -- On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing your own home.
B. Section Two: Sports & Leisure Section --- Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favorite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father's Day present here.
C. Section Three: Humor Section --- A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.
D. Section Four: Business & Finance --- Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.
E. Section Five: Biography --- Find out about the lives of your favorite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives.
F. Section Six: Education --- Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section.
阅读下列关于各书籍的信息，匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架：
46. The Delighted Eye --- by Prof. John Nash --- The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world's greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America's most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness.
47. Mother Tongue: The English Language --- by Bill Bryson --- Bryson's book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language , one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson's books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces.
48. Into Thin Air --- by John Krakauer --- is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead.
49. Ready Made: How to Make (Almost) Everything --- by Shoshanna Berger and Grace Hawthorne --- beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags.
50. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron --- by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind --- As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonour and bankruptcy. A perfect guide on what not to do in business.
Ⅲ. 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
2012年高考在即，高三学生正处在紧张复习迎考的氛围中。假如你叫李华，面对目前的压力，想和父母说说知心话，请你用英文在博客上用书信形式表达出来。主要内容如下：
写作要求
1. 短文须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总句数。
Dear Mom and Dad,
The annual college entrance examination is around the corner. On this special occasion,
how I wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with you.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
I am quite confident of my future life and I do wish you good health and a happy life.
Yours ever,
第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Billy, a high school boy, is 17 years old. He has a part-time job in his vacations which gets him up every morning at 5 o'clock. He is a newspaper delivery boy.
It is still dark when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is light. Bill must deliver the newspapers to the houses of the people on his route in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch where it will be protected from wind and rain of snow. All his customers think he does a good job. Billy earns about $ 70 per month, and he is earning some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day, Billy has to collect the money in the evening. Sometimes, when Billy is ill, his brother has to deliver the newspapers. Once, his father has to help. Billy has 70 customers now, but he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will still be happy if he only wins a new bicycle.
[写作内容]
1. 以大约30词概括短文的内容要点。.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
2. 就"高中毕业生参加暑期工"发表看法，包括以下内容要点120词左右。
（1）列举现实生活高中毕业生参加暑期工的情况。
（2）分析他们参加暑期工的好处：
（3）假如你打算做暑期工，你会选择什么样的工作，说明理由。w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
[写作要求]
1．作文中可使用实例或其它方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
高三英语参考答案
完形填空：1—5. DACAD 6--10CDACD 11---15 BDABC
语法填空：16.is performing 17.adjustments 18.effectively 19.which 20.your
21. an 22. to become 23. in 24. however 25. of
阅读理解：26-30ABCBD 31—35 DABCC 36-40 ACBBD 41-45ADBCD
46-50 ECBAD
基础写作：
Li Hua
Dear Mom and Dad,
The annual College Entrance Examination is around the corner. On this special occasion, how I wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with you.
Firstly, I would like to show my appreciation to you for giving me my life and bringing me up with great care and love. I’ve always been grateful to you for sharing my happiness of success and giving me constant encouragement when I’m in low spirits through those years of my growing up. I’m glad to tell you that I’ve been working really hard recently, thus making remarkable progress in my studies, but what is disturbing me is my anxiety before each important exam. With the College Entrance Examination drawing near, I am under great pressure, so your frequent communication and timely support can surely help me keep a good state. Finally, I want to share with you some of my plans for the coming vacation, such as going out for journey, helping with more of your housework and enjoying the 2012 London Olympic Games which I’ve been expecting.
I am quite confident of my future life and I do wish you good health and a happy life.
任务写作：
Possible version:
Billy，a high school student, takes a part time job as a newspaper delivering boy. In hopes of earning money to go to college and winning a prize, he works hard and does so good a job that all of his customers think highly of him. ks5u
Nowadays there is a growing tendency that more and more high school graduates have part-time jobs after graduation. Some work as shop assistants or waiters. Some distribute handbills on the street and some act as private tutors.
Students can get great benefit from taking part-time jobs in vacations. Several reasons can account for this. First，taking a part time job, to some extent, can help to solve the financial problem for those coming from poor families. Second，such jobs provide students with good opportunities to enrich their social experience and broaden their horizons, which will do good to them in their future study and life. Last, the jobs make it possible for students to put what they have learned in class into practice.
After graduation, I tend to have a part-time job as a private tutor for pupils. For one thing, I can enjoy staying with children. For another, it feels good to help children make progress in their study through my efforts.
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