山东省济宁市2012届高三第一次模拟考试
英语2012.03
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节。
满分35分)
第一节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
21．My mother's birthday is on Friday this year．
A．不填B．a C．an D．the
22．The children were required to wear new school clothes，but Kim couldn't afford．
A．one B．some C．any D．that
23．Hello，Jane，have you arrived at the hotel?
Y eah，busy ．I'll call back later．
A．checking in B．to check in C．checking out D．to check out
24．Life is ten percent happens to you and ninety percent you respond to it．
A．which；how B．what；what C．that；that D．what；how
25．Traveling is a good way to different cultures and broaden the mind．
A．expand B．explore C．expose D．export
26．Jack answered all the questions with ease， a confident smile throughout the interview．
A．wearing B．withdrawing C．widening D．weighing[来源:]
27．He had his camera ready he was in the hotel room．
A．in case B．if only C．so that D．even though
28．—I didn't go to class last night because my car broke down．
—Y ou mine．I wasn't using it．
A．should borrow B．might have borrowed C．could have borrowed D．must have borrowed 29．They demanded that the government all political prisoners in the next two weeks．
A．freed B．free C．would free D．will free
30．This disease is second only heart attack as a cause of death all over the world．
A．form B．of C．with D．to
31．— Hello , Can I speak to Robert，please?
—Hold on，please．He in the garage．
A．has worked B．is working C．worked D．will work．
32．The money collected should be made good use the people who suffered a lot in the earthquake．
A．of to help B．to helping C．to help D．of helping
33．As is reported，women with demanding jobs alto almost to suffer a heart attack．
A．twice likely as B．as likely twice C．likely twice as D．twice as likely
34．Jackson knew he would surely get if he went to work late again．
A．shouting at B．shouted at C．to shout at D．to be shouted
35．— Do you think another Korean War will break out?
—Only through peaceful dialogues Can a war be avoided．
A．No way．B．That's for sure．C．Why not? D．It depends．
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
One day．Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework：homework on happiness. Her pupils wou ld be“happiness 36 ”，and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to 37 around them．As part of their homework，all the students did really delightful things, 38 what Carla Chalmers did left everyone surprised．Several days after the homework had been handed out，Carla turned up carrying a big 39 ．
“40 in this bag I have all the happiness I've collected so far，”she said41 .On seeing this，everyone was filled with 42 ，but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag．43 ，she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher．When Miss Ellis had taken the box，Carla took an instant 44 out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.
“Open it，Miss Ellis．”
The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside．A big 45 .shone on her face，and at that moment Carla took a photo，which came out of the camera 46 ，and she gave it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper．The teacher read the paper 47 ，and when she had finished，she 48 at the bag．
“Oh，so it's…”
“Y es!”49 ．Carla，opening the bag．“It's a great big pile of smiles!”
She opened the bag and 50 of different smiles fell out．
The rest of the class tried to 51 how Carla had managed to create such a great chain of happiness．All there in the 52 Was a photo of a big smile．But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted(传送)to them，and 53 ，without hesitation every person 54 with a smile of their own．
She managed to spread understanding of the 55 about smile：every time you smile you are sending a sift to the worl d．36．A．explorers B．instructors C．players D．collectors
37．A．children B．relatives C．people D．teachers
38．A．for B．but C．since D．as
39．A．bag B．box C．photo D．toy
40．A．Where B．Here C．While D．Why
41．A．disappointedly B．sadly C．anxiously D．smilingly
42．A．astonishment B．kindness C．expectation D．pride
43．A．Instead B．However C．Again D．Quickly
44．A．calculator B．mobile phone C．camera D．pen
45．A．wonder B．smile C．surprise D．look
46．A．carefully B．immediately C．awkwardly D．casually
47．A．in time B．in tears C．in vain D．in silence
48．A．gestured B．shouted C．1aughed D．arrived
49．A．added B．questioned C．interrupted D．thought
50．A．drawings B．photos C．ideas D．millions
51．A．set out B．watch out C．hand out D．figure out
52．A．bag B．way C．box D．room
53．A．in return B．at last C．above all D．by the way
54．A．returned B．responded C．recovered D．remained
55．A．feeling B．expression C．form D．truth
第三部分阅读理解(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
Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers．He grew world champion
pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by
a mere 5 pounds．Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50
seed companies。
The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly
weigh in at over l,000 pounds．“I don’t have any training in genetics(遗传学)；it啪s all
trial and error，”Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has
enjoyed growing them for years．
Dill still grows giant pumpkins，but not for competition．In the fall，visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres 0f giant pumpkins. One of his giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity．
If you want to try growing a giant pumpkin，Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed．Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin call gain 15 to 20 pounds a day，so careful watering—every day or two—is essential．Y ou should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighed 493.5 pounds．“I've grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot，”he remembers.“I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder，but there are many of them now，”says Dill．The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania．He grew a 1,469 pounder．Dill says，“These world champions are grown from my seeds，so I feel like a winner right along with them．”
56．what can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?
A．It weighed over 1,000 pounds．B．It was missing after the competition.
C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982．D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill's biggest one that year.
57．One of Dill's giant pumpkins earned ．
A．$2210 B．$442 C．$1000 D．$1469
58．in the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about ．
A．how to do a soil test B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C．when to water the pumpkin D．how to grow a giant pumpkin
59．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Howard Dill is well trained in genetics．B．Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competition．
C．Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon's champion pumpkin．
D．Dill's favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown.
60．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．Gardening Giant：Howard Dill B．World Champion Pumpkin
C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins
B
Although Paris is often considered the city of romance. close to a million adults who call it home are single．Many single
people say that France's capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people．The complaints(抱怨)of this lonely group have respired a new phenomenon known as“supermarket dating．”At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet，singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes，brown hair, and is 1.8 meters tall，or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.
At this Paris location single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6：30 and 9：00 P.m. When they walk through the door，they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love．They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道)．With purple baskets in hand，shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay，they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.
Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dang. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化)one's appearance or to lie about one's age over the Internet. The supermarket，on the other hand，is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match．In addition，what one finds in another's grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person's character or intentions．Buying pet food can be a man's way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side．Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of riving．These days it's possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.
61．What do many single people in Paris complain about?
A．The difficulty in meeting people.B．The idea of supermarket dating.
C．The items 0n their grocery list．D．The inconvenience in shopping．
62.Which of the following can be inferred(推断)but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph?
A．The dating supermarket is located in Paris．
B．The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.
C．People looking for love must get a basket of a particular colour.
D．The dating supermarket has very good business.
63．How do love shoppers meet one another?
A．They schedule their meeting in advance．B．They go through a special checkout．
C．They pick out their groceries with great care．D．They dial the phone numbers Oil their shopping items．
64．According to the writer，a possible way to win a woman's heart is to
A．pick up a purple basket B．buy low-fat food C．embellish your appearance D．buy pet food 65．Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?
A．The supe rmarket dating is more convenient．B．The supermarket dating is more casual．
C．The supermarket dating can be trusted more．D．The supermarket dating is less expensive．
C
Generally there are two ways to name typhoons: the number-based method and the list-based method. Following the number-based method，typhoons are coded with various types of numbers such as a 4-digit or a 6-digit code．For example，the 14th typhoon in 2003 can be labeled either as Typhoon 0314 or Typhoon 200314．The disadvantage of this method，however，is that a number is hard to remember．The list-based method，on the other hand，is based on the list of typhoon names chosen in advance by a committee，and is more widely used.
At the very beginning, only female names were used because at that time typhoons were named after girlfriends or wives of the experts on the committee．In 1979，however，male names were also included because women protested against the original naming practice for reasons of gender(性别)equality．
In Asia，Western names were used until 2000 when the committee decided to use Asian names to raise Asians' awareness of typhoons．The names were chosen from a name pool consisting of 140 names，10 each from the 14 members of the committee．Each country has its unique naming preferences．Korea and Japan favor animal names and China likes names of gods such as Longwang (dragon king)and Fengshen(god of the wind).
After the 140 names are all used in order，they will be recycled．But the names can be changed．If a member country suffers great damage from a certain typhoon，it can request that the name of the typhoon be deleted from the list at tile annual committee meeting．For example，the names of Nabi by South Korea，and Longwang by China Were replaced with other names in 2007．The deletion of both names was due to the severe damage caused by the typhoons bearing the names．66．With the number-based method，the 3rd typhoon in 2012 can be named ．
A．Typhoon 0314 B．Typhoon 0312 C．Typhoon 201214 D．Typhoon 1203
67．In 1979 male names began to be used for typhoons because 。
A．men thought it was their right B．female names are hard to remember
C．women thought it unequal to use only female names D．the experts preferred to have more variety
68．There are Chinese names in the name pool for typhoons．
A．2 B．10 C．14 D．140
69．Which of the following Chinese names is most likely to be on the name list now?
A．Longwang B．Fengshen C．Daxiang (elephant) D．Mayi (ant)
70．This passage is mainly about
A．how typhoons are named B．why to name typhoons
C．the history of typhoons D．equality between men and women
D
Spider webs are one of the most fascinating examples of animal architecture．The
most beautiful and structurally ordered are the round webs．The main function of the web
is to stop and hold flying insects，long enough for the spider to catch them．In order to do
so，the threads of the web have to stand the forces from large and heavy insects as well as
environmental forces from wind and rain for at least a day in most cases．
The round web is found to have two main characteristics．The first is its geometry，
which consists of an outer frame and a central part from which thre ads radiate out
ward．Enclosed in the frame are capture spirals winding round and round from the web center out to the frame．The whole web is in tension and held in place by anchor threads，which connect the frame to the surrounding plants or objects．The second and perhaps most important characteristic is the material with which it is built．Spider silk is a kind of natural material that sires this lightweight fiber a strength comparable to that of steel，while at the same time making it very elastic(有弹性的)．Two types of silk threads are used in the web．One is highly elastic and can stretch to almost twice its original length before breaking and，for most types of spiders，is covered in slue．This type is used in the capture spiral for catching and holding insects．The other is stiffer and stronger，and is used for the radius，frames and anchor threads，which allows the web to stand forces and to keep its
structural strength through a wide range of environmental conditions.
71．What does the word“so”in the first paragraph refer to?
A．To catch and keep small creatures．B．To find a good material for the web．
C．To make the webs beautiful and well ordered．D．To make the threads long enough．
72．Which of the following is used for catching and holding insects?
A．The center of the web．B．The capture spirals．C．The anchor threads．D．The radius．
73．Which of the following correctly gives the names of the numbered threads in the picture?
A．①capture spiral②radius B．①radius②capture spiral
C．①anchor thread②frame thread D．①frame thread②anchor thread
74．Which of the following best describes the threads used in the capture spiral?
A．Natural and lightweight。
B．Strong and stiff. C．Smooth and elastic．D．Strong，sticky and elastic．75．What is this passage mainly about?
A．The wisdom of spiders. B．The function of round spider webs．
C．The structure of round spider webs．D．The challenges for spider webs．
第Ⅱ卷(共45分)
第四部分书面表达(共两节，满分45分)
第一节阅读表达(共5小题；第小题3分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。
[1]When you get in your car，you reach for it．When you're at work，you take a break to have a moment alone with it．When you get into a lift，you play with it．
[2]Cigarette ? Cup of coffee ? No，it's the third most addictive thing in modem life：
.And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to control their longing to hug it more tightly than most of their personal relationships．
[3]The costs are becoming more and more evident，and I dent mean just the monthly bill．Dr．Chris Knippers，a counselor at the Betty Ford Center in Southern California，reports that the overuse of cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions：a barrier to one-on-one personal contact，and all escape from reality．
[4]Sounds extreme，but we've all witnessed the evidence：The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal，ignoring his kids around the table；the woman who talks on the phone in the car，ignoring her husband；the teen who texts messages all the way home from school，avoiding contact with kids all around him.
[5]Jim Williams，an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts，notes that cell-phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening g111f of personal separation．He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with．Despite the growing use of phones，e-mail and instant messaging，in other words，Williams says studies show that we don’t have as many friends as our parents．”Just as more information has led to less wisdom，more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends，”he says．
76．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 3 words)
77．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?
It is getting increasingly apparent to me that cell phone users have more to sacrifice besides the regular payment for the calls and messages．
78．What is the purpose of Paragraph 47(no more than 5 words)
79．What do experts say about cell-phone addiction?
80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese．
第二节写作(满分30分)
假如你叫朱文，你的美国笔友Rick欲了解中国学生“学雷锋小组(Learn-from-Lei Feng Group)”是怎么回事儿。
请按下列要点用英语写一封120—150词的电子邮件。
(1)简要介绍雷锋其人。
(2)中学生学雷锋小组的情况：人数不等，自主结合，志愿做好事。
(3)你对此类活动的看法。
