陜西省五校屆高三第二模擬試題英語

1、.長安一中、高新一中、交大附中、師大附中、西安中學(xué)高2012屆第二次模擬考試英 語 試 題命題學(xué)校：西安中學(xué)審題學(xué)校：長安一中第I卷（選擇題 共95分）第一部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共四節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié) 語音知識（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分） 從每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。1.almostA. flower B. mobile C. nobody D.oppose 2. inspectA. glance B. bicycle C. produce D. music 3. humanA. pupil B. mi

2、nute C. fortune D. hurry4. steadyA. peaceB. treasure C. theatre D. great5. machine A. merchant B. toothache C. moustacheD. scholar第二節(jié) 情景對話（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）根據(jù)對話情景和內(nèi)容，從對話后所給的選項中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。選項中有兩個為多余選項。John: The final exam is coming; seems you are busy preparing for it.Mary: Of course.

3、 Nobody, except you, is idling around the whole day long. John: Dont say that. 6 In fact, Ive been working very hard these days. Mary: 7 John: Believe me, Ive really made good preparations this time and Im staying up late every nightMary: Very well, thats to say, you dont need my help any more.John:

4、 You may well say so, but enen, if possible, would you be kind enough to do me a little bit of favour? Mary: No way. Never expect me to do that. 8 John: Im begging you, Mary, please, just this one time. 9 Im remembering the new words time and time again but keeping forgetting them time and time agai

5、n. Besides, it is so easy a job: just pass on a note, thats OK.Mary: It is everything but easy! I was almost caught last time!John: 10 A. Truth to tell, I hate it. B. You are always not believing me.C. I am not so good at English as you.D. You see, I was born with a poor memory.E. I promise to buy y

6、ou a lovely Barbie girl, OK?F. You wrong me if you think I know nothing but fun.G. You are always that way: making efforts at the last moment.第三節(jié) 語法和詞匯知識（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從每小題的A. B. C. D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。11. In Senior One I met _ all the students admired and respected. A. so a learn

7、ed English teacher as B. so learned an English teacher that C. such a learned English teacher thatD. such a learned English teacher as12. I wont go to Mount Emei with you for I _ it the week before last. A. have visitedB. had visitedC. visitedD. was visiting13. Do you remember _ reference book our t

8、eacher referred to yesterday? Ive bought _. A. the, itB. a, itC. a, oneD. the, one 14. _ to the Internet often puts a high official into an embarrassing position. A. ExposingB. Being exposedC. ExposedD. To be exposed15. In _ meet two rivers lies my hometown. A. whereB. whatC. thatD. which16. What do

9、 you think of buying an Elantra 1.6GL AT with $ 20,000? But _ $ 6,400 will afford you an Octavla 1.6L, which I think is more cost effective. Ks5u A. otherB. anotherC. moreD. else17. Actually, a whale is, as everyone knows, _ a horse. A. not more a fish thanB. not so much a fish as C. no more a fish

10、thanD. as much a fish as18.Believe it or not, I was born with the gift for writing poems. _ Why dont you write one now? A. When were you born?B. Thats already a history.C. Never mention it.D. I wasnt born yesterday.19. In an exam, one is easy to make mistakes _ he is weak. A. whenB. in whichC. where

11、D. if 20. Hearing something, as if a branch, _, he stopped and picked up his ears attentively. A. breakB. breakingC. brokenD. broke21. Would you like to come to our party?Id like to. But _. A. Im not myself todayB. I look so pale C. it slipped my mindD. youre the boss 22. Mr. Smiths doctor suggested

12、 him _ cold food these days. A. not eatB. not eatingC. not to eatD. didnt eat23. How long will it be _ the project is finished? A. sinceB. thatC. beforeD. until 24. I dont suppose he may have read the book, _? Suppose not-he was even mistaken about the heroes names. A. do IB. may heC. did heD. hasnt

13、 he 25. Tomorrow is April Fools Day. Be careful not to be _.A. taken in B. taken off C. taken on D. taken out第四節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題：每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的ABCD四個選項中，選出合適填入對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑?！癉o-o-ggy! Do-o-ggy!” Ks5uMrs. Smith was doing the house when she heard someone shouting outside. 26 about

14、her son, she dashed out. What she saw shocked her: Her son Tommy was standing from his armchair, pointing to a cute little dog and 27 excitedly. If you knew the 3-year-old boy couldnt walk or speak 28 that, you would not wonder why Mrs. Smith was so shocked at the 29 of his sons behavior. Actually,

15、Tommy is a very 30 boy, with golden hair and big blue eyes, but when you talk with him you may find there is something wrong with him: He 31 to make eye contact with you or to respond to you; instead, he murmurs to 32 about something nobody can understand - he lives in a word of his own. Mrs. Smith

16、found that was a dog next door. He surely 33 the boy. He ran to him and sat before him, his body 34 and his tail wagging. The boy reached his hand to touch the dogs face while the dog licked the boys hand with his 35 . Then they began to “talk”, “l(fā)augh”, and “walking” on 36 legs around the yard. See

17、ing this, tears of 37 filled Mrs. Smiths eyes. Three years before, her husband had 38 her and her son because of her sons illness, and ever since her son had been the 39 of her life. She had taken her son to many experts but with 40 effect. From then on, the little dog became their 41 visitor and To

18、mmy 42 stepped out of his own world and turned normal boy. Animals have been 43 of mankind for thousands of years. Man has turned more cunning and less reliable as he has become more 44 , while animals remain pure and innocent, 45 that he feels more comfortable with them than with his fellow creatur

19、e.26. A. SatisfiedB. WorriedC. ConfusedD. Surprised 27. A. speakingB. laughingC. wavingD. shouting28. A. beforeB. aboutC. after D. for29. A. thoughtB. soundC. sightD. touch30. A. handsomeB. cleverC. foolishD. shy31. A. hasB. usedC. hatesD. fails32. A. youB. himselfC. someoneD. strangers 33. A. misse

20、dB. admired C. likedD. pleased34. A. shakingB. bendingC. bouncingD. moving35. A. teethB. tailC. handD. tongue36. A. twoB. fourC. bothD. all 37. A. regretB. sorrowC. joyD. anger38. A. beatB. abandonedC. encouragedD. ignored39. A. centerB. troubleC. importanceD. meaning40. A. muchB. someC. a littleD.

21、no41. A. commonB. ordinaryC. frequentD. normal42. A. graduallyB. immediatelyC. continuously D. actually 43. A. neighbors B. enemiesC. colleaguesD. friends44. A. foolishB. nobleC. cleverD. selfish45. A. in orderB. nowC. ecept D. so 第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀些列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個

22、選項中，選出你最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。A Ks5u46. What will be exhibited in Geneva? A. A watchB. A kind of shoes.C. A bracelet.D. A photo.47. A newly-developed car has been produced by _. A. Vans and HermesB. Christian Dior C. Champion Motorsport D. Panerai48. It can be inferred that _. A. Goose liver is the favor

23、ite food of the Japanese people. B. Some children have built up a toy-brick-liked building. C. Mixing up olive oil with ordinary oil makes high-quality oil. D. Badly behaved designers used not to get what they deserved. BScientists have long had it in their mind to make a robot lizard (蜥蜴). They beg

24、an with finding out why a lizard can hang on a wall. They noticed the lizards toes were unique: They have suckers (吸盤), which enable it to hang on walls. They, therefore, made a robot with suckers on its hands and feet.The robot could hang on the wall but fell off when crawling. So, they went on res

25、earching. 6 years ago, scientists discovered that suckers only were not enough. It is the bristles (剛毛) on each foot that adds friction (摩擦) and static adsorption (靜電吸附力) that makes a lizard move on the smooth wall easily without falling down. Then scientists made great efforts to fix thick bristles

26、 to the robots hands and feet. However, the effect was not satisfactory. The robot still couldnt attach itself firmly to the wall. Scientists got puzzled: How on earth can the lizard crawl on an extremely smooth wall or even on a ceiling without dropping off? An accidental finding inspired them: One

27、 day a scientist happened to see an animal attack a lizard and bite off its tail. The lizard broke away from the animals teeth and threw itself on a wall to escape, only to fall off heavily on the ground. The scientist wondered: Is it the tail that plays an important role in its travelling on the wa

28、ll? He caught some lizards for an experiment. The result proved his assumption: A tailless lizard has no trouble walking on an ordinary wall but cant on a smooth one. A further study showed the lizards tail can prevent it falling over backward and, whats more, that the tail acts as an additional leg

29、 while one of the lizards legs leaves the wall, which is always the case while it is walking on the wall. Thus, Tailbot, a super tailed robot, is born. 49. What part(s) would be a must if scientists just wanted a robot which can hang on the wall? A. Suckers.B. Suckers and bristles.C. Suckers, bristl

30、es and a tail.D. Hands, feet, bristles and a tail. Ks5u50. The bristles function as something _. A. to protect the lizards toes from injury B. to produce friction and static adsorption C. to prevent a lizard falling over backward D. to help a lizard move about without falling51. The biggest importan

31、ce of a lizards tail lies in _. A. helping support the bodyB. serving as another leg C. sticking to the wallD. stopping slipping 52. What does the underlined part in the fifth paragraph refer to? A. A lizard often falls over backward while it travels on the wall.B. A lizard often has three legs on t

32、he wall while walking on the wall. C. A lizards tail will replace one of its legs while it moves on the wall. D. A lizards tail often stops it fall over backward while moving on the wall.CTony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, would not have felt excited over Oxfords intention to offer him an

33、 honorary doctors degree had he known it were later to be taken back.The story should begin from a girl called Catherine Lisa Bell. Catherine Lisa Bell was a girl from a remote mountain area. She was the first graduate in that area to reach Oxfords entry score, but her application was refused in the

34、 interview, because the professors thought she lacked creative potential. The government of the girls hometown paid a special visit to Minister of Education and asked him to speak for her to Oxford. The Minister called at Oxford and hoped they would give the girl special admission. Quite unexpectedl

35、y, however, his pleading was refused. The Minister turned to the deputy prime minister, but he got turned down as well. The deputy prime minister couldnt help but turn to Prime Minister Blair. Blair telephoned to Oxford himself to show his personal attention to the matter. He tried his best to persu

36、ade the university officials to change their decision, only to be greeted with a declaration from Oxford: “We admit that Prime Minsters proposal comes out of concern for the students from less developed areas, but it is unacceptable. There is but one reason: On matters of enrolment (招生), no one has

37、the right to change the interview conclusion the professors draw. This is hundreds of years of tradition of Oxford.” Ks5uFeeling a loss of face, Blair complained in private that Oxford was too stiff (古板) and needed reforming. Famous people have no privacy (隱私). The complaint soon found its way to th

38、e teachers and students of Oxford and aroused great anger among them. Immediately the university cancelled the plan to give Blair an honorary doctorate and delivered a strong protest against government intervention (干涉) on university affairs. 53. Oxford refused admission of the girl because _. A. sh

39、e was thought to lack creativityB. she was from a low developed areaC. her score didnt meet the requirementD. her local government didnt support her54. The reason why Oxford refused Blair was that _. A. Oxford stuck to its ancient tradition B. it was too stiff and needed reforming C. they respected

40、the professors opinion D. Blair was not yet its honorary doctor55. Oxford canceled their plan to offer Blair an honorary doctors degree because _. A. they learned about Blairs privacy B. Blair asked them to get reformed C. they were angry with his complaint D. he showed his excitement too early 56.

41、What kind of a university do you think Oxford is? A. Its professors are self-willed.B. It fears no power or influence. C. It always stands on principles.D. It is stubborn and inflexible.DWhat shapes a mans ability and skill was always a question to psychologists until a few decades ago when findings

42、 show that they for the most part come from practice - repetitive and endless practice. The psychologist K. Anders Ericsson of the University of Florida and his team, based on a survey of a violin class in a college of music, have found that the students whose levels are rated as “A” have spent on a

43、verage over 10,000 hours on violin-practice, those with level B a bit less than 8,000 hours, and those with average or lower levels no more than 5,000 hours.The result of the survey is widely preferred because it suggests that practice makes perfect, that is, the distinction between “excellent” and

44、“good” lies more in hard work than in natural intelligence. Malcolm Gladwell points out in his latest book Outliers: The Story of Success: “Practice isnt the thing you do once youre good. Its the thing you do that makes you good.” Besides, he thinks IQ plays little part in the formation and developm

45、ent of ability. “When one has an IQ of 120,” writes he, “what is beyond it does not make an evidential difference in real life.” However, scientists experimental results are quite different from the psychologists. Their findings show success in many areas depends on intelligence - and not a little.

46、David Lubinski and Camilla Benbow of Vanderbilt University, with their research group, carried out a milestone research. They selected from Youth Talented Search 2000 teenagers of or under 13 whose SAT results ranked top1%. After tracking the achievements the 2,000 “wonder children” made in academy

47、and career, Lubinski and Benbows group found that those ranking top 1% have more possibility (averagely by two to four times) to get a doctors degree, a certificate, and publish academic theses and works than those ranking top 9%. As a conclusion, its a great advantage in the real world to have a hi

48、gh IQ. 57. Psychologists apply violin-practice as an example to support the idea that _. A. common people have more chances to become skilled B. practice plays a key role in the development of ability C. a mans ability has little to do with ones intelligence D. even a high IQ man can not succeed wit

49、hout practice 58. Psychologists conclusion is popular among people probably because _. A. everyone sees a chance to succeed through practice B. hard work plays as important a part in success as IQ C. they are told that IQ makes no difference in real life D. there is no difference between “excellent”

50、 and “good” 59. Scientists conclusion differs from the psychologists in that they think _. A. success has much to do with intelligence B. both hard work and high IQ lead to success C. practice makes up for a lack of intelligence D. success depends a lot on early development 60. What is the writers a

51、ttitude to psychologists and scientists conclusions about mans ability and skill?A. He is more in favor of psychologists.B. He prefers scientists to psychologists.C. He takes an objective attitude to both.D. He supports both conclusions equally. Ks5u第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框AF選項中選出能概括每段主題的最佳選項

52、，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。選項中有一項為多余項。A. An accident changing the manB. The mans evil behavior in the North C. The mans birthplace and childhood D. Coming across a blind man on a trainF. The authors sudden comprehension of the truth G. The mans treatment to colored people in the South61.62.On the train from New

53、York to Boston, I found next to me sat an elderly blind gentleman. My PhD director was a blind man, so I started a talk with him. To my enjoyment, the blind man was a good talker, so we shared a happy and interesting journey. It was then a time when a racial conflict broke out in Los Angeles, so our

54、 topic turned to the racial prejudice. The old man told me he was born in the South and that he was brought up to believe black people were a lower race. In the South he had never gone to dinner or school with black people. Their family had used black servants. 63.Then he went to school in the north

55、. Once his class appointed him to organize a picnic. He went so far as to attach to the invitation the message “We reserve the right to refuse anyone”. In the South it means “Negroes are not welcome”. This aroused a huge row in the class, and their form teacher dealt him a severe scolding. He went on. Sometimes when he happened to be served by a black assistant in a shop, he would place the money on the counter for the black man to take so as to avoid hand-to-hand contact. I asked, smiling, “So you wouldnt ma