2012年金太阳百校联考英语试题

广东省12届高三百所学校样本分析联合考试语文试卷金太阳教育研究院语文研究所编考生注意：1．本试卷共150分。

考试时间150分钟。

2．请将各题答案填在试卷后面的答题卷上。

3．本试卷主要考试内容：高考全部内容。

一、本大题4小题。

每小题3分，共12分。

1、下列词语中加点的字，每对读音都不相同的一组是A、颤抖／嬗变咖啡／雪茄裨益／裨将B、攫取／诡谲沾衣／玷污参差／出差C、骁勇／霄汉笨拙／罢黜朝觐／朝廷D、塑料／溯源哺育／果脯盛饭／繁盛2、下面语段中画线的词语，使用不恰当的一项是风雨同舟，守望相助。

在党中央坚强领导下，亿万中华儿女处心积虑，面对困难百折不挠，凝聚起坚不可摧的强大力量，伟大民族精神在灾难考验中不断丰富、不断升华。

A、风雨同舟B、处心积虑C、百折不挠D、升华3、下列句子中，没有语病的一项是A近期，白鳍豚、江豚等水生野生生物面临生存危机就是因为降临在长江流域沿线的干旱使湖泊水量减少、水位偏低所致。

B司法的主要功能既不是创制新规，也不是规范道德，而是在时代不断变换前进中，划定公民权利保障。

C．中国将继续通过亚太森林恢复与可持续管理组织，为亚太经合组织发展中成员提供力所能及的支持。

D．为亿万炎黄子孙和海外同胞所瞩目的桥山黄帝陵公祭活动，已经成为传承中华文明、凝聚民族精神的文化盛典。

4、把下列句子组成语意连贯的语段，排序最恰当的一项是①清贫的生活、多舛的命运，恰能开阔胸襟、砥砺意志，激发创作灵感，产生与时代相呼应的大作品。

②应当清楚地看到，岁月悠悠、大浪淘沙，虚名浮利的东西全是过眼烟云。

③唯有放眼长远、面向未来，不计一时一事的名利得失，才能摒弃浮躁、拒绝诱惑，孜孜不倦地追寻既定目标。

④急功近利与好大喜功，商业炒作的畅销幻影与明星般的偶像造势，不可能制造出划时代的文学巨匠。

⑤一个真正的艺术家必须处理好眼前与长远的关系。

A、①④⑤②③B、②④③①⑤C、④③①⑤②D、⑤②④①③二、本大题7小题。

共35分。

阅读下面的文言文，完成5～9小题。

金太阳联考试卷英语金太阳联考试卷英语参考内容Section 1: ListeningPart A: Short Conversations1. Speaker A: Can you please pass me the salt?Speaker B: Sure, here you go.Question: What does Speaker A ask Speaker B to do?2. Speaker A: How was your vacation?Speaker B: It was amazing! I went to Bali and enjoyed the beautiful beaches.Question: Where did Speaker B go for vacation?Part B: Short PassagesYou will listen to a short passage about the benefits of exercise. Listen carefully and answer the questions.Question 1: What are the benefits of exercise?Question 2: How often should you exercise?Section 2: ReadingPart A: Multiple ChoiceRead the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?a) The benefits of readingb) The importance of exercisec) The effect of diet on healthd) The disadvantages of technologyQuestion 2: How can technology affect sleep?a) It can help improve sleep quality.b) It can lead to sleep disorders.c) It has no effect on sleep.d) It can cause nightmares.Part B: Fill in the BlanksRead the passage and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the options provided.Question 1: Many people are (1)_____ to be multilingual because it has numerous benefits. (2)_____, it provides better job opportunities and can lead to higher salaries. Moreover, it allows individuals to connect with people from different cultures and enhances their understanding of the world.Section 3: WritingPart A: Essay WritingWrite an essay of approximately 200 words on the following topic: "Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using social media." Part B: Email WritingWrite an email to your friend inviting them to a party you are organizing. Include the date, time, location, and any specialinstructions or requests.Note: The word count should not be less than 500 words. Avoid using any external links.Please note that the above content is an example and may not reflect the actual questions in the Gold Sun Unified Exam. The exam questions are subject to change and may cover a variety of topics in different formats.。

Section ⅠUse of English2012年的完型填空是有关美国司法官伦理和政治关系的一篇文章，出自New York Times, June, 30th , 2011的“Ethics, Politics and the Law”一文。

选材回归了2000年完型曾出过的法律类文章，而且和当年一样，也是包含几个小段落，不像以往的文章，三段或者四段论，脉络比较清晰，结构容易把握。

而且，较去年比较“平易近人”的文章，这篇法律类文章背后有一定的背景知识，比较关注时事或者对这一块儿有所了解的同学，会相应得心应手一些。

另外，20道题目中，多达13题都是在考查动词，虽然选项中基本不存在干扰项，除了15题一道考查两词的辨析之外，其他的选项含义都差别甚远，按理说值得高兴。

但是这些考查动词的题目中，许多都考查对于熟词僻义的掌握情况，往年就是08年出现了3处，今年也出现3处。

仅有2道题考查逻辑词，而且这两道题是送分题，不需要考虑太多。

一向是命题人偏爱的以“able”作后缀的形容词依然出现(19题)。

下面就真题作一个详细解析。

和以往一样，第一句话不设空，帮助同学们理解全文探讨的话题：美国高等法庭司法官的伦理道德问题。

题1选B。

maintain. 此空有赖于对后文的理解。

这直接体现了我们作完型的整体思路，也就是首先通读全文。

尤其是看到最后一段直接给出提议：希望法官和政治划清界限从而保证自己的权威性，因此全文的导向和逻辑就非常清晰了。

同时，题2答案(when)也顺势而出：如果法官们和政治家一样，法庭就不能捍卫自己作为法律卫道士的权威。

题2选A。

这里的when其实表示条件关系，即“如果……。

”题3选择weakened。

上下文语义题+词义辨析。

选项含义差别较大，要求对上下文逻辑关系掌握清楚。

Yet表示一个转折：“即使这样，还是有很多法官这样做，损害了法庭独立和公正的名声。

” 本题如果能把导向把握准，即可定位在B和D两项，D项eliminated 过于绝对，排除。

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:完形填空（1）【2012届·湖北省孝感市高中三年级第一次统一考试】完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching storiesthat I saw with my own eyes happened around me.I had to walk home since all the 31 had stopped after the quake. On my wayhome I 32 an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread,which made my heart 33 . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our 34 .”He was 35 his house for people to go to the restroom.My friend wanted to 36 others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you areokay with a motorcycle, I will 37 you to your house.” And then I saw him takeone gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!Then the next day I drove to 38 my car with gas. There was a 39 gas now andmany gasoline stations were either closed or had very 40 lines. I got 41 ,sinceI was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 42 , the man smiled and said, “ 43this aituation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?”“Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to 44 ,”I said. His smile gaveme so much 45 .I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center 46 when people brought food to him,It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However,after he wiped the tears, his next 47 surprised me. “I am very 48 that we areprovided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t 49 any food atall. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized thereis a bright future on the other side of this 50 .31．A．traffic B．rescue C．communicationD．businesses32．A．missed B．caught C．noticed D．heard33．A．hungry B．soft C．broken D．warm34．A．toilet B．hotel C．hospital D．house 35．A．advertising B．opening C．repairing D．decorating 36．A．encourage B．save C．charge D．assist37．A．drive B．follow C．lead D．send38．A．start B．fill C．checkD．wash39．A．plenty B．lack C．variety D．diversity 40．A．direct B．straightC．long D．short41．A．worried B, lucky C．excitedD．annoyed42．A．time B．turn C．duty D．decision 43．A．Apart from B．Together withC．Because of D．Instead of44．A．share B．offer C．tolerate D．transform 45．A．comfort B．pleasureC．trouble D．entertainment46．A．waiting B．grabbingC．sleeping D．crying47．A．promises B．roles C．actionsD．remarks48．A．upset B．gratefulC．surprised D．proud49．A．bought B．supplied C．preparedD．received50．A．city B, center C．lesson D．disaster【答案】ACDAB DABBC ABCAA DDBDD2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:完形填空（2）【2012届·宁夏银川一中高三第四次月考】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（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。

山西省2011-2012学年度高三第二次阶段性诊断考试英语试卷金太阳教育研究院英语研究所编考生注意：1．本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

2．请将各题答案填在试卷后面的答题卷上。

3．本试卷主要考试内容：必修1第一模块—必修4第一模块第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）听下面五段对话。

每段对话后有一小题，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。

1．When does BBC news end?A. At 6:30．B．At 7:00．C．At 7:30．2．What will the man buy for Kate’s birthday?A. A bottle of wine B．Some flowers．C．A music CD．3．Where does this conversation most probably take place?A．In a department store．B．In a post office．C．In a bank．4．What will the two speakers probably do?A．Go to see a film．B．Go cycling．C．Go sailing．5．How does the man feel about the bus service??A．Dissatisfied．B．Pleased．C．Puzzled．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秒钟的作答时间。

金太阳联考英语答案1、______! It’s not the end of the world. Let’s try it again.（）[单选题] *A. Put upB. Set upC. Cheer up(正确答案)D. Pick up2、She was seen _____ that theatre just now. [单选题] *A. enteredB. enterC. to enter(正确答案)D. to be entering3、_______ win the competition, he practiced a lot. [单选题] *A. BecauseB. In order to(正确答案)C. Thanks toD. In addition to4、Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to _______. [单选题] *A. put outB. turn outC. give outD. go out(正确答案)5、8．—Will she have a picnic next week?—________. And she is ready. [单选题] *A．Yes, she doesB．No, she doesn'tC．Yes, she will(正确答案)D．No, she won't6、Look! There are some boats ______ the river.（）[单选题] *A. on(正确答案)B. overC. betweenD. in7、Mike and his friend are going to the _______ to see the new action movie tonight. [单选题] *A. book shopB. restaurantC. concertD. cinema(正确答案)8、______ my great joy, I met an old friend I haven' t seen for years ______ my way ______ town. [单选题] *A. To, in, forB. To, on, to(正确答案)C. With, in, toD. For, in, for9、His mother’s _______ was a great blow to him. [单选题] *A. diedB. deadC. death(正确答案)D. die10、—Do you know ______ box it is? —It is ______.（）[单选题] *A. who; myB. whose; meC. who; herD. whose; hers(正确答案)11、We _______ play basketball after school. [单选题] *A. were used toB. used to(正确答案)C. use toD. are used to12、Tony can _______ the guitar.Now he _______ the guitar. [单选题] *A. play; plays(正确答案)B. playing; playingC. plays; is playingD. play; is playing13、It was difficult to guess what her_____to the news would be. [单选题] *A.impressionmentC.reaction(正确答案)D.opinion14、I don’t know how to improve my English. Can I ask you for some _______? [单选题] *A. answersB. advice(正确答案)C. questionsD. words15、18．Who is staying at home now? ________, all of them are out. [单选题] * A．NoneB．No one(正确答案)C．EveryoneD．Nothing16、My father can?_______ a little English. [单选题] *A. speak(正确答案)B. sayC. talkD. tell17、The work will be finished _______ this month. [单选题] *A. at the endB. in the endC. by the endD. at the end of(正确答案)18、99．—Would you please show me the way _________ the bank?—Yes, go straight ahead. It’s opposite a school. [单选题] *A．inB．forC．withD．to(正确答案)19、Online shopping _______ very popular now. [单选题] *A. is(正确答案)B. areC. wasD. were20、Nowadays more and more people travel by _______, because its safe, cheap and fast. [单选题] *A. footB. bikeC. high-speed train(正确答案)D. boat21、I _____ of her since she left school three years ago. [单选题] *A. didn’t hearB. haven’t heard(正确答案)C. was not hearingD. shall not heard22、We have ______ homework today. （）[单选题] *A. too manyB. too much(正确答案)C. much tooD. very much23、Stephanie _______ going shopping to staying at home. [单选题] *A. prefers(正确答案)B. likesC. preferD. instead24、We had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let's have _____ one this month. [单选题] *A.otherB.the otherC.moreD.another(正确答案)25、The house was completed five months ago. [单选题] *A. 完成(正确答案)B. 复杂C. 开始D. 装着26、The Yangtze River is one of （）the in the world. [单选题] *A. longest riverB. longest rivers(正确答案)C. longer riverD. longer rivers27、_____from far away, the 600-meter tower is stretching into the sky. [单选题] *A. SeeB. SeeingC. To seeD. Seen(正确答案)28、You can't see many _____ in a hospital. [单选题] *A. man nurseB. men nurses(正确答案)C. men nurseD. man nurses29、He always did well at school _____ having to do part-time jobs every now and then. [单选题] *A despite ofB. in spite of(正确答案)C. regardless ofD in case of30、Yesterday I _______ a book.It was very interesting. [单选题] *A. lookedB. read(正确答案)C. watchedD. saw。

2012年金太阳高考押题精粹（英语课标版）（30道选择题+20道非选择题）一、选择题部分（共30小题）1. —Ken, ______, but your radio is going too loud．—Oh, I'm sorry．I'll turn it down right now．A．I hate to say it B．It doesn't hurt to askC．I'm really tired of it D．I'm crazy about it2．— What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?—Well, great! But I don‟t think much of ____ you bought．A．the one B．it C．that D．which3 . Facts prove that the worl d‟s economic development is not a win-lose game but one in which allbe winners.A. canB. shallC. mustD. would4._____ several times, but he still doesn‟t know how to do it properly.A. Being shownB. Having shownC. Having been shownD. I‟ve shown him5．--- Have you made any plan for the coming Spring Festival?----I don‟t mind what to do,there's less homework from the teachers and more pocket money from my parents．A．as long as B．as far as C．now that D．in order that6. In order to put an end to poverty, the World Bank has switched its ______ to providing technicalassistance and long-term loans to developing countries．A．concern B．process C．struggle D．focus7. She is quite _______ to office work. You had better offer her some suggestions when necessary.A. familiarB. freshC. similarD. sensitive8．—We are afraid we can't finish the task ________ a month.—Take your time, but next month you'll have a new one.A．within B．by C．among D．after9. He said he wasn‟t disappointed at the result of the final exam，but the look on his face______himself .A．gave up B．gave off C. gave out D. gave away10.The successful launch of Tiangong-1 on Sept. 29th _________ a significant step in China‟splan to build a space station.A．signaled B．markedC．signed D．proved11．We‟d better take umbrellas—I‟m sure it _____ when we arrive in London; it‟s always wet there at this time of year.A. will rainB. is rainingC. will be rainingD. would rain12. Though ______ of danger, sightseers have been flocking to the site where the world‟sbiggest terrorist Bin Laden lived.A. warnedB. warningC. being warnedD. having warned13.The fact ________ this country spends more on its military than on education and healthcare combined is a serious and worrying thought.A．where B．which C．that D．why14.Faced with challenges, you should believe your courage is _________makes a difference.A. howB. thatC. whichD. what15.I can not understand why Libya will become so complicated ________ I understand morefrom the medium.A. afterB. beforeC. whileD. when16.— A second, please. I have another call coming through.— _______ .I‟m not in a hurry.A. Enjoy yourselfB. Leave me aloneC. Do as you likeD. Take your time17．Though you‟ve got a tight schedule these days, I would be ____ if you could afford time to attend our meeting today.A. concernedB. fascinatedC. gratefulD. determined18．—Next week I will go to a job interview. Will you give me some suggestions?—Smiling is a great way to make yourself ________.A．stand out B．turn out C．work out D．pick out 19．Wang Hao and Chu Yafei led China to ________ gold and silver finish in ________ 20-kilometer walk，the first athletic event at the Asian Games.A. a；theB. the；aC. 不填；aD. 不填；the20．Part of the building so part of us have lessons in another building.A. is being painted; have toB. are being painted; have toC. is being painted; has toD. are being painted; has to21.—Mr．Anderson is popular with his students, for he is kind, strict and knowledgeable．—No wonder he has such a good ___．A．expectation B．contribution C．reputation D．regulation22. The cost of renting a house in Beijing is higher than___in any other city of China.A. oneB. itC. thatD. this23.I feel greatly honored ________to make a speech in your school.A. to inviteB. invitingC. to be invitedD. invited24. Breaking up is the business of the two lovers, no other person should be Involved.A．which B．in that C．that D．in which25．________ it rain tomorrow，we would have to cancel the football match.A.WereB. WouldC. WillD. Should26．It was probably in that moment＿I understood what kindness really was.A. whichB. whenC. thatD. what27．------__ you got the news that the rocket was sent up successfully?------From the radio.A. How was it thatB. How it was thatC. What was it thatD. What it was that28. — How can I get the main idea of a news article quidkly?— Just look through the first and last paragraph, and you ___what it is mainly about．A．see B．will see C．are seeing D．have seen29. — I really admire the people full of ___ ．I'm always tired．—You‟d better take more exercise．A．power B．strength C．force D．energy30. —Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Brown?—I'm sorry, but it is 3 weeks ___ he worked here．A．before B．since C．after D．while二、非选择题部分（共20题）31.阅读下面的短文，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。

2012年4月份百题精练（1） 英语试题 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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 “Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend．It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question．Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister．We hung out together．We gave each other advice． “Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two．” Jenna announced loudly． The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie．The three of us soon became close friends．We played together almost every day．I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken． The three of us started fighting a lot．Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy．I felt helpless and lonely．I thought Christmas would be horrible! I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me．I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me． “Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door．“Thanks．” “Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly． “Okay．See you later then…” and I closed the door． “Who was that at the door?” my mum asked． The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends．I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting．A fight won’t stop us from being friends．Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two．” I stopped reading and started laughing．I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that dayin her back yard．I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in trying to get even and making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship． 56．How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas? A．They would be close friends again． B．They would not speak to each other． C．They would lose touch with each other． D．They would go on fighting with each other． 57．The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”． A．I looked like a bossB．I acted as a boss C．I was fond of giving ordersD．I was fond of fighting 58．Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage? a．Jamie became our friend． b．I felt lonely and unhappy． c．Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot． d．Jenna brought me a Christmas card． e．I was sorry for what I did to her． f．Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends． A．f a b c e d B．a c f b d e C．a b c f e d D．f a c b d e 59．The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________． A．what Jenna wrote was funny B．Jenna would be her friend again C．she was happy about the coming Christmas D．she was happy to receive a Christmas card 1．The Video Camera Pen Item 78431; $129．95 Available for Immediate Shipment Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484 This is the pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing videos or still images with a click of its button．Ideal for use while secured in a pocket, it can capture up to five hours of video and up to 20,000 images．Its battery provides up to two hours of power before requiring a recharge． 2．The Wristwatch Camcorder Item 78098; $149．95 Available for 3-day shipment Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484 This is the men’s watch with an unnoticeable camcorder, so you’ll always have a camera ready to capture a chance famous person or a pet’s ridiculous actions．The camera is located at the two-o’clock position, yet the watch’s hands never make it covered．The camera’s rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of use from a four-hour charge． 3．The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater Item 77918; $249．95 Available for Immediate Shipment Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484 This is the only personal media viewer that provides a private viewing experience just like watching a widescreen 55 inch television from 10 meters away．It connects to a video iPod, iPhone, portable DVD player．Includes two AA batteries that provide up to six hours of continuous operation and iPod cable． 4．The Digital Phone Album Watch Item 77281; $99．95 Available for Immediate Shipment Order by Phone: 1-800-321-1484 This is the watch that vividly displays 120 of your favorite digital photographs．You can download digital photographs to the watch．The watch can be viewed in the Photo Album mode （time and photo view） or digital mode （time and date view）．A six-hour charge provides up to 10 days of use． 60．What’s the purpose of this passage? A．To compare some creative inventions．B．To advertise some unique goods． C．To teach how to operate the items．D．To show how fashionable the items are． 61．What do Item 78431 and Item 78098 have in common according to this passage? A．They both sell well．B．They are both cheap． C．They both have unusual appearances．D．They both can take photos． 62．If you’re a movie fan, you probably show strong interest in ________． A．The Video Camera Pen B．The Wristwatch Camcorder C．The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater D．The Digital Phone Album Watch 63．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．In fact, Item 78098 cannot tell time． B．Item 77918 works as a DVD player． C．In a way, Item 77281 is user-friendly． D．All the items include rechargeable batteries． Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed（刺） him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg．Jack was getting a tattoo．His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too．Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today． The desire to be accepted by one’s friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does．Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group．Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group．Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes．Others wear tattoos．When a person’s friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thing． The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America．A wide variety of media images show tattoos—people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns．These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status．As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value． Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, ortheir feelings－in other words, to show their individuality（个性）．A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm．Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders．A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person’s life． As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos．A tattoo can be part of a group’s uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality．The decision to get atattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself．For Jack, it was a mixture of all three． 64．Jack has got tattoos in order to ________． A．show his great braveryB．gain a special experience C．make himself more healthyD．be different from others 65．According to the passage, media images are linked to ________． A．traditional lifestyleB．social position C．cultural backgroundD．public interest 66．We can infer from the passage that ________． A．some people get tattoos out of pressureB．tattoo is related to religious belief C．getting tattoos costs a lot of moneyD．most people with tattoos are artists D Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me．For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon．All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them． Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel．Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced． Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion．I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive．Especially if they are no longer logical． Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone．However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on．For example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated．I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way． I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help 67．We can learn from the passage ________． A．colonel is pronounced B．salmon is pronounced C．all the words with silent letters come from French D．linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters 68．Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters? A．French language． B．Historical reasons． C．Some linguists D．Bad traditions． 69．The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”． A．becomes popular B．gets across C．follows the fashions D．doesn’t fall behind 70．Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A．Troubles in everyday life B．Traps in English words C．Words with silent letters D．Necessary changes of languages 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

江苏省2012届高三百校大联考一模英语试题第二部分；英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Next week，________British Parliament will vote on ______ban for all cigarette advertising. Ministers wish to cut smoking children under 16 years by a third by 2012.A. /;aB. the；aC. a；／D. a；the22. In spite of all＿has been Said, quite a lot of people are sti11 uncertain about the prices of housing in China.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. as23. To British people，Canadians may sound American; to Americans，they may sound British. Canadians themselves insist on not being identified with＿．A. eitherB. bothC. any D: neither24.Nearly half a million immgrants，many of them English-peaking,＿in the country during the last quarter of the nineteenth century:A. have arrivedB. had arrivedC. arrivedD. have been arriving25. Inside the box＿a letter written in simple English. It said,“Goodbye, Mom. I will alwayslove you.A, has B, having C, being D. was26. He found that as income rose，people bought more things to _________their spare time.A. supplyB. applyC. multiplyD. occupy27. I like seeing kids happy and, if they＿，it makes my job a lot easier.A, are B. do C. will D. have28. Nowadays，skiing，＿being a sport，has become a big industry and a notable feature of leisureculture.A, except for B. apart from C. far from D. due to29, Martin Smith who，at 22，is one of the male nannies(保姆）admits that it will be some time＿＿male nannies are totally accepted.A. sinceB. untilC. beforeD. after30. Our dreams feel real while we're in them，right? It's only when we wake up＿we realize how things are actually strange.A. whileB. thatC. whichD. when31．--Don't be a slave to work，Ralph! You must take it easy sometimes.--I can't help it._________A. Easier said than doneB. Nothing is easier than fault-findingC. Easy come, easy goD. Easy does it32. When the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889，at the world exposition, it was not very popular and came close to______down.A. be tornB. tearC. tearingD. being torn33.---I heard that you got an A in the chemistry exam. Well done！--Thanks, I know that you________a good job as well.A. should have doneB. need have doneC. must have doneD. could have done34. If The Mona Lisa painting is on your list of things to see,＿sure to get there early as there will probably be a line.A. to beB. beC. makingD. to make35. The local government took many effective measures to meet the requirement that all the children＿vaccinated before starting school.A. mustB. areC. will beD. be第二节：完形填空（共20，卜题；每小题1分，满分20分）请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

南菁中学初中部2011-2012学年度第一学期月考初三英语2011年9月命题人：谢建民审题人：陈敏慧第一卷客观题（共55分）一、听力测试（本大题共20 分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。

1.What is the man doing there ?2.How do you improve your English ?3.What does the sign mean ?4.What is the boy doing ?5. What is Jim’s star sign?6. Where are they speaking?A. In the classroom.B. In the library.C. At home.7. What is Millie’s sister’s hobby?A. DancingB. SingingC. Reading8. How much are the books?A. 16 dollars.B. 6 dollars.C. 60 dollars.9. What does the woman do?A. A teacher.B. A shop assistantC. A librarian.10. What is the man going to do tomorrow ?A. To work on the farmB. To plant treesC. To cut trees.第二节（共10小题）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

每段对话和短文读两遍。

听第11段材料，回答第11、12题。

11. What is Tony’s father?A.A doctorB. An engineerC. A teacher12.Where is Ton’s father’s factory ?A. In a big cityB. In a villageC. Near a town听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。

高三英语十二月联考答案第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

ADog parks on Long IslandLet your dog play at one of these Long Island dog parks where he’ll be free to walk around and explore. From entertainment facilities to park tips, we’ve collected everything you need to know before you take your pet for an afternoon of outdoor fun.1. Amagansett, Napeague State ParkAmagansett, Napeague State Park, Route 27. Dogs are allowed on a leash (狗链) in this undeveloped park, which includes trails, wooded areas and roads. Access to the beach, No water source or public bathrooms.2. East Meadow, Eisenhower ParkEast Meadow, Eisenhower Park, Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue, East Meadow. In addition to shaded seating, each run has a water source. Permits are free, but required.3. Calverton, Isaac ParkCalverton, Isaac Park, on the Grumman site, within Veteran’s Memorial Park. Separated by large and small dogs, this half-acre plot has shade trees, seating and access to the beach. Bring your own water, leashed dogs can be walked on some trails; Town of Riverhead residents only.4. Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog ParkBroolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park, 2903 Montauk Hwy, This 3-acre park has areas for large and small dogs, but no water source. Large-dog area includes a training course. $ 18 yearly pass for village residents.5. Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard ParkMassapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park, off Louden Avenue and Sunrise Highway, At larger than 1 acre, this dog park has lots of room to run and wooded areas for shade. Open dawn to dusk. Water sources are available in both the large andsmall-dog areas. It has enough parking and seating. Open to Town of Oyster Bay residents.1. In which parks are water sources available?A. Eisenhower Park and Clocks Boulevard Park.B. Napeague State Park and Isaac Park.C. Isaac Park and Eisenhower Park.D. Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park and Clocks Boulevard Park.2. What is required if you are visiting Isaac Park?A. Buying a permit.B. Spending $ 18 every year.C. Keeping public bathrooms clean.D. The identity as a resident of Town of Riverhead.3. What s special about Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park?A. Dogs can be trained there.B. It has large room for dogs.C. Dogs can get shade there.D. It is free for village residents.BFor the last eight years, Jo Meade rode her bike each Sunday on a 16-mile round trip to her job washing dishes. It took more than an hour each way. Other days of the week she would spend two hours on three buses from her apartment to get to the other work, for a four-hour round trip.That was the “before” part of her life. The “after” part of her life was started by the community Police Officer Trevor Arnold, who delivered a used car to her with the help of a car dealer and other donors.Arnold, who spotted Meade, red and sweaty, riding her bike in the worst heat this summer, decided he would get her a car. He intended to quietly buy her a used car out of his own pocket so he turned to his friend Kody Slaght, a car salesman to ask about a car priced $ 1,000. That wasn’t enough for a reliable ride, Slaght said, but the dealership said they would find a good car for her at a good price. Soon others were donating. Slaght and Arnold wouldn’t say how much the car cost, but the value is about $ 4,000.Arnold said he was motivated by Meade’s work ethic (职业道德) to help. “I see a lot of hardworking people but that’s when they are at work. Can you imagine spending four hours of you day getting to and from work?”he said.Meade’s boss said she was awesome and really reliable when she worked and she got along with others. “She’s willing to ride the three buses to get in here on her day off if we need her to.”Meade said she was planning to buy a car, “but I haven’t been able to afford it,” she said. “Trevor, he is a very good guy. I did not expect this.”4. What can we learn about Jo Meade’s work?A. It’s free but low-paid.B. It’s not worth her devotion.C. It’s competitive and high-paid.D. It’s time-consuming on the road.5. Why did Slaght disagree to Arnold’s buying a car priced $ 1,000?A. The car was too expensive for Meade.B. The car was beyond Arnold’s affordability.C. The car had been donated to another person.D. The car was not in good condition of driving.6. What inspired Arnold to buy a car for Meade?A. His sympathy for Meade.B. Her commitment to work.C. His duty as a policeman.D. Her desire for a better life.7. What’s Meade’s feeling for the donated car?A. Normal.B. Embarrassed.C. Surprised.D. Disappointed.CAlmost all researches in sleep explain that nightmares are a reaction to negative experiences that happen during waking hours. However, some of them believe that nightmares do have some real benefits. One 2017 study, for example, found that frequent nightmare sufferers rated themselves as more empathetic (共鸣的). They also displayed more of a tendency to unconsciously mirror other people through things like yawning. People who have constant nightmares also tend to think further outside the box on psychoanalysis tasks. Some other researches have found support for the idea that nightmares might be linked to creativity.People seeking cure for nightmares were not necessarily more fearful or anxious, but rather had a general sensitivity to all emotional experience. Sensitivity is the driving force behind intense dreams. Heightened sensitivity to threats or fear duringthe day results in had dreams and nightmares, whereas heightened passion or excitement may result in more intense positive dream. And both these forms of dreams may feed back into waking life, perhaps increasing suffering after nightmares, or promoting social bonds and empathy after positive dreams.The effects go further still. This sensitivity overflows over into perceptions and thoughts: people who have a lot of nightmares experience a dreamlike quality to their waking thoughts. And this kind of thinking seems to give them a creative edge. For instance, studies show that such people tend to have greater creative talent and artistic express. And people who often have nightmares also tend to have more positive dreams than the average person.The evidence points towards the idea that, rather than disturbing normal activity, people who are unfortunate in having a lot of nightmares also have a dreaming life that is at least as creative, positive and vivid as it can be distressing and terrifying. What’s more, this imaginative richness is unlikely to be limited to sleep, but also is filled with waking thought and daydreams. Even after people wake up and shake off the nightmare, in other words, a mark of it stays behind, possessing them throughout the day.8. What do most sleep researchers think of nightmares?A. They have no advantages at all.B. They make people more empathetic.C. They can promote humans’ creativity.D. They are a reflection of waking behaviour.9. How can nightmare sufferers probably stop nightmares in theory according to the text?A. Try to reduce sensitivity to threats or fear.B. Be more fearful or anxious to nightmares.C. Avoid excitement as much as possible.D. Promote social bonds and empathy.10. What does the underlined word “perception” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Awareness.B. Content.C. Intelligence.D. Determination.11. What can be the best title for the text?A. The Solution of NightmaresB. The Benefits of NightmaresC. The Empathy of NightmaresD. The Tendency of NightmaresDChina’s Singles Day, which falls on Nov. 11 every year, has far surpassed its U. S. counterparts of Black Friday and Cyber Monday—combined Last year, Americans spent a record $ 12.8 billion online between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. It’s impressive until you compare it to the $ 17.6 billion in sales made by Chinese consumers in a single 24-hour period during 2016’s Singles Day.Singles Day is known as “Bare Sticks Day” or “Bare Branches Day” in Chinese-because the date “11/11” looks like bare branches and “one” is the loneliest number. Singles Day began in the early 1990s in the dorm rooms of Nanjing University when a group of single friends were sorry about the lack of significant others and decided to mark the day by organizing activities as a group of singles and reducing their loneliness by buying themselves a gift.Then in 2009, sensing a break between the sales period of China’s National Day on Oct. 1 and Chinese New Year in late January or early February, Alibaba’s Jack Ma saw an opening: sell to comfort lonely hearts.The first year did only $7.5 million in sales, but just 8 years later, shoppers spent $ 25.3 billion, or 168.2 billion yuan, this year—a 40 percent jump from last year’s$ 17.6 billion. For comparison, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U. S. only netted $ 6.79 billion in 2016. Amazon doesn’t release sales figures for July’s Prime Day, but it’s pretty safe to believe the not-quite-national-holiday doesn’t come close to $ 25 billion.“More than $ 25 billion in one day is not just a sales figure,” Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said in a statement. “It represents the desire for quality consumption of the Chinese consumer, and it reflects how merchants and consumers alike have now fully accepted the combination of online and offline sales.”12. What does the underlined word “others” refer to in Paragraph 2?A. Roommates.B. Good friends.C. Boyfriends or girlfriends.D. Relatives.13. What is the original purpose of China’s Singles Day?A. To promote the online sale of goods.B. To reduce loneliness of singles in China.C. To create a holiday for all Chinese youth.D. To find boyfriends or girlfriends for singles.14. China’s Singles Day became consumers’ day in .A. the early 1990sB. 2016C 2017D. 200915. Which of the following words can describe Daniel Zhang’s attitude to online sales?A. Optimistic.B. Indifferent.C Worried.D. Confused.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2012年考研英语(二)真题及答案Section 1 Use of EninglishDirections :Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol o f American military adventurism, but that‘s not how it used to be .To the men and wome n who 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the 2) man grown i nto hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the 4) of food and shelter ,who stuc k it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder .this was not a volunteer soldier ,not s omeone well paid ,5) an average guy ,up 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutal enemies seen in centuries.His name is not much.GI. is just a military abbreviation 7) Government Issue ,and it was on all of the article 8) to soldiers .And Joe? A common name for a guy who never 9) it to the top .Joe Blow ,Joe Magrac …a working class name.The United States has 1 0) had a president or vicepresident or secretary of state Joe.GI .joe had a (11)career fighting German ,Japanese , and Korean troops . He appers as a character ,or a (12 ) of american personalities, in the 1945 movie The Story of GI. Joe, based on the last days of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Some of the soldiers Pyle(13) portrayde themselves in the film. Pyle was famous for covering the (14)side of the warl, writing about the dirt-snow –and-mud soldiers, not how many miles were(15)or what town s were cap tured or liberated, His reports(16)the ―willie‖ cartoons of famed Stars and Strip es artist Bill Maulden. Both men(17)the dirt and exhaustion of war, the (18)of civilizationthat the soldiers shared with each other and the civilians: coffee, tobacco, whiskey, shelte r, sleep. (19)Egypt, France, and a dozen more countries, G.I. Joe was any American soldi er,(20)the most important person in their lives.1.[A] performed [B]served [C]rebelled [D]betrayed2.[A] actual [B]common [C]special [D]normal3.[A]bore [B]cased [C]removed [D]loaded4.[A]necessities [B]facilitice [C]commodities [D]propertoes5.[A]and [B]nor [C]but [D]hence6.[A]for [B]into [C] form [D]against7.[A]meaning [B]implying [C]symbolizing [D]claiming8.[A]handed out [B]turn over [C]brought back [D]passed down9.[A]pushed [B]got [C]made [D]managed10.[A]ever [B]never [C]either [D]neither11.[A]disguised [B]disturbed [C]disputed [D]distinguished12.[A]company [B]collection [C]community [D]colony13.[A]employed [B]appointed [C]interviewed [D]questioned14.[A]ethical [B]military [C]political [D]human15.[A]ruined [B]commuted [C]patrolled [D]gained16.[A]paralleled [B]counteracted [C]duplicated [D]contradicted17.[A]neglected [B]avoided [C]emphasized [D]admired18.[A]stages [B]illusions [C]fragments [D]advancea19.[A]With [B]To [C]Among [D]Beyond20.[A]on the contrary [B] by this means [C]from the outset [D]at that pointSection II Resdiong ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. answer the question after each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most r ecently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortun ately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the excepti on of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a st udent‘s academic grade.This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradic tory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensiv e equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do the ir homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implicati on that standards need to be lowered for poor children.District administrators say that homework will still be a pat of schooling: teachers are allowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework and see vey little difference on their report cards. Some students might do well on state tests without com pleting their homework, but what about the students who performed well on the tests and did their homework? It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empo wering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a flat, acro ss-the-board rule.At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about hom ework. If the district finds homework to be unimportan t to its students‘ academic achieve ment, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for al most nothing. Conversely, if homework does nothing to ensure that the homework students are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsi ble for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L.A. Unified to do homework right.21.It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework_____.[A] is receiving more criticism[B]is no longer an educational ritual[C]is not required for advanced courses[D]is gaining more preferences22.L.A.Unified has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students____ _.[A]tend to have moderate expectations for their education[B]have asked for a different educational standard[C]may have problems finishing their homework[D]have voiced their complaints about homework23.According to Paragraph 3,one problem with the policy is that it may____.[A]discourage students from doing homework[B]result in students' indifference to their report cards[C]undermine the authority of state tests[D]restrict teachers' power in education24. As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whe ther______. [A] it should be eliminated[B]it counts much in schooling[C]it places extra burdens on teachers[D]it is important for grades25.A suitable title for this text could be______.[A]Wrong Interpretation of an Educational Policy[B]A Welcomed Policy for Poor Students[C]Thorny Questions about Homework[D]A Faulty Approach to HomeworkText2Pretty in pink: adult women do not rememer being so obsessed with the colour, yet i t is pervasive in our young girls‘ lives. Tt is not that pink is intrinsically bad, but it is s uch a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls‘ identity to appearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocen ce. Looking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls‘ lives and interests.Girls‘ attraction to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it is not. Children w ere not colour-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washin g machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What‘s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses.When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually consid ered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strengt h. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolised fe mininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children‘s marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it bega n to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for t he first few critical years.I had not realised how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kins, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Take th e toddler. I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research i n to children‘s behaviour: wrong. Turns out, acdording to Daniel Cook, a historian of child hood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing trick by clothing manufacrurers in t he 1930s.Trade publications counselled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they s hould create a ―third stepping stone‖ between infant wear and older kids‘ clothes. Tt was only after ―toddler‖became a common shoppers‘ term that it evolved into a br oadly accept ed developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults,into ever-tinier categories has proved a sur e-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magni fy gender differences –or invent them where they did not previously exist.26.By saying "it is...the rainbow"(Line 3, Para.1),the author means pink______.[A]should not be the sole representation of girlhood[B]should not be associated with girls' innocence[C]cannot explain girls' lack of imagination[D]cannot influence girls' lives and interests27.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colours?[A]Colours are encoded in girls' DNA.[B]Blue used to be regarded as the colour for girls.[C]Pink used to be a neutral colour in symbolising genders.[D]White is prefered by babies.28.The author suggests that our perception of children's psychological development wa s much influenced by_____.[A]the marketing of products for children[B]the observation of children's nature[C]researches into children's behavior[D]studies of childhood consumption29.We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to_____.[A]focus on infant wear and older kids' clothes[B]attach equal importance to different genders[C]classify consumers into smaller groups[D]create some common shoppers' terms30.It can be concluded that girls' attraction to pink seems to be____.[A] clearly explained by their inborn tendency[B]fully understood by clothing manufacturers[C] mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmen[D]well interpreted by psychological expertsText3In2010.afederaljudgeshookAmerica'panieshadwonpatentsforis olatedDNAfordecades-by2005some20%ofhumangeneswereparented.ButinMarch2010ajudgeruledt hatgeneswereunpatentable.Executiveswereviolentlyagitated.TheBiotechnologyIndustryOrganisatio n(BIO),atradegroup,assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta―preliminarystep‖inalongerbattle.OnJuly29ththeywererelieved,atleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturnedthepriordecis ion,rulingthatMyriadGeneticscouldindeedholbpatentstotwogenssthathelpforecastawoman'sriskofbr eastcancer.ThechiefexecutiveofMyriad,acompanyinUtah,saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpati entsalike.Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatpersonalisedmedicine,thecourtswillremainratherbusy. TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotoverCriticsmakethreemainargumentsagainstgenepatents:ageneis aproductofnature,soitmaynotbepatented;genepatentssuppressinnovationratherthanrewardit;andpate nts'monopoliesrestrictaccesstogenetictestssuchasMyriad'styearafederaltask-forceurgedreformforpatentsrelatedtogenetictests.InOctobertheDepartmentofJusticefile dabriefintheMyriadcase,arguingthatanisolatedDNAmolecule―isnolessaproductofnature...thanarecot tonfibres thathavebeenseparatedfromcottonseeds.‖Despitetheappealscourt'sdecision,bigquestionsremainunanswered.Forexample,itisunclearwhet herthesequencingofawholegenomeviolatesthepatentsofindividualgeneswithinit.Thecasemayyetreac htheSupremeCourt.AS the industry advances ,however,other suits may have an even greater p anies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules-most are already patented or in the public domain .firms are now studying how genes intcract,looking for c orrelations tha t might be used to determine the causes of disease or predict a drug‘s effic acy,companies are eager to win patents for ‗connecting the dits‘,expaains hans sauer,alawy er for the BIO.Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the May o Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its next term. The BIO rtcently held a co nvention which included seddions to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape for patents. Each meeting was packed.31.it canbe learned from paragraph I that the biotech companies would like-----A.their executives to be activeB.judges to rule out gene patentingC.genes to be patcntablcD.the BIO to issue a warning32.those who are against gene patents believe that----A.genetic tests are not reliableB.only man-made products are patentableC.patents on genes depend much on innovatiaonD.courts should restrict access to gene tic tests33.according to hans sauer ,companies are eager to win patents for----A.establishing disease comelationsB.discovering gene interactionsC.drawing pictures of genesD.identifying human DNA34.By saying ―each meeting was packed‖(line4,para6)the author means that -----A.the supreme court was authoritativeB.the BIO was a powerful organizationC.gene patenting was a great concernwyers were keen to attend conventiongs35.generally speaking ,the author‘s attitude toward gene patenting is----A.criticalB.supportiveC.scornfulD.objectiveText 4The great recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably beginni ng. Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. A nd ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture, and the character of our soci ety for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic d isaster. Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in som e ways; they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent; they were more aware of the struggles of others. In limited respects, perhaps the recession will leave socie ty better off. At the very least, it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy r iches and bigger houses, and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part, these benefits seem thin, uncertain, and far off. In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth, the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U.S. ,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited and less inclusive, and have usually stoppe d or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms. Anti-immigrant sentiment typically incre ases, as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession, but it has not shrunk in this one,. Indeed, this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides, and decrease opport unities to cross them--- especially for young people. The research of Till Von Wachter, th e economist in Columbia University, suggests that not all people graduating into a recessi on see their life chances dimmed: those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairl y quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times; it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the internet age, it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden winthin American society. More difficult, in the moment , is discerning precisely h ow these lean tim es are affecting society‘s character. In many respects, the U.S. was more socially tolerant entering this resession than at any time in its history, and a variety of n ational polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results. We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric. But they certainly it, and all the more so the longer they extend.36.By saying ―to find silver linings‖(Line 1,Para.2)the author suggest that the jobless try to___.[A]seek subsidies from the govemment[B]explore reasons for the unermployment[C]make profits from the troubled economy[D]look on the bright side of the recession37.According to Paragraph 2,the recession has made people_____.[A]realize the national dream[B]struggle against each other[C]challenge their lifestyle[D]reconsider their lifestyle38.Benjamin Friedman believe that economic recessions may_____.[A]impose a heavier burden on immigrants[B]bring out more evils of human nature[C]Promote the advance of rights and freedoms[D]ease conflicts between races and classes39.The research of Till Von Wachther suggests that in recession graduates from elite universities tend to _____.[A]lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities[B]catch up quickly with experienced employees[C]see their life chances as dimmed as the others‘[D]recover more quickly than the others40.The author thinks that the influence of hard times on society is____.[A]certain[B]positive[C]trivial[D]destructivePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by finding information from the left column that corresponds to each of the marked details given in the right column. There are two extra choices in the right column. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEERT 1.(10 points)―Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bot t om the History of the Great Men who have worked here,‖ wrote the Victorian sage Tho mas Carlyle. Well, not any more it is not.Suddenly, Britain looks to have fallen out with its favourite historical form. This coul d be no more than a passing literary craze, but it also points to a broader truth about ho w we now approach the past: less concerned with learning from forefathers and more inte rested in feeling their pain. Today, we want empathy, not inspiration.From the earliest days of the Renaissance, the writing of history meant recounting the exemplary lives of great men. In 1337, Petrarch began work on his rambling writing De Viris Illustribus –On Famous Men, highlighting the virtus (or virtue) of classical heroes. Petrarch celebrated their greatness in conquering fortune and rising to the top. This was t he biographical tradition which Niccolo Machiavelli turned on its head. In The Prince, thechampioned cunning, ruthlessness, and boldness, rather than virtue, mercy and justice, as the skills of successful leaders.Over time, the attributes of greatness shifted. The Romantics commemorated the leadi ng painters and authors of their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal exper ience rather than public glory. By contrast, the Victorian author Samual Smiles wrote Self -Help as a catalogue of the worthy lives of engineers , industrialists and explores . "The valuable examples which they furnish of the power of self-help, if patient purpose, resolut e working and steadfast integrity, issuing in the formulation of truly noble and many char acter, exhibit,"wrote Smiles."what it is in the power of each to accomplish for himself"His biographies of James Walt, Richard Arkwright and Josiah Wedgwood were held up as be acons to guide the working man through his difficult life.This was all a bit bourgeois for Thomas Carlyle, who focused his biographies on the truly heroic lives of Martin Luther, Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bonaparte. These epo chal figures represented lives hard to imitate, but to be acknowledged as possessing higher authority than mere mortals.Communist Manifesto. For them, history did nothing, it possessed no immense wealth nor waged battles:―It is man, real, living man who does all that.‖ And history should be the story of the masses and their record of struggle. As such, it needed to appreciate the economic realities, the social contexts and power relations in which each epoch stood. Fo r:―Men make their own history, but they do not make it just as they please; they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves, but under circumstances directly found, given and transmitted from the past.‖This was the tradition which revolutionized our appreciation of the past. In place of Thomas Carlyle, Britain nurtured Christopher Hill, EP Thompson and Eric Hobsbawm. His tory from below stood alongside biographies of great men. Whole new realms of understa nding —from gender to race to cultural studies —were opened up as scholars unpicked the multiplicity of lost societies. And it transformed public history too: downstairs becam e just as fascinating as upstairs.Section III Translation46.Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese.Write your translation on ANS WER SHEET2.(15 points)When people in developing countries worry about migration,they are usually concerne d at the prospect of ther best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals anduniversities in the developed world ,These are the kind of workers that countries like Bri tian ,Canada and Australia try to attract by using immigration rules that privilege college graduates .Lots of studies have found that well-educated people from developing countries are p articularly likely to emigrate .A big survey of Indian households in 2004 found that nearl y 40%of emigrants had more than a high-school education,compared with around 3.3%of a ll Indians over the age of 25.This "brain drain "has long bothered policymakers in poor c ountries ,They fear that it hurts their economies ,depriving them of much-needed skilled w orkers who could have taught at their universities ,worked in their hospitals and come up with clever new products for their factories to make .Section IV WritingPart A47.DirectionsSuppose you have found something wrong with the electronic dictionary that you bou ght from an onlin store the other day ,Write an email to the customer service center to1)make a complaint and2)demand a prompt solutionYou should write about 100words on ANSERE SHEET 2Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter ,Use "zhang wei "instead .48、write an essay based on the following table .In your writing you should1)describe the table ,and2)give your commentsYou should write at least 150 words(15points) 某公司员工工作满意度调查完形填空：1.B2.B3.A4.A5.C6.B7.C8.A9.D 10.B11.D 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.B16.A 17.C 18.B 19.B 20.DTEXT1：21. A 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.DTEXT2：26.A 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.CTEXT3：31.C 32.B 33.A 34.D 35.DTEXT4：36.D 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.A新题型：41-45：AFGCE小作文范文：Dear Sir or Madame,As one of the regular customers of your online store, I am writing this letter to exp ress my complaint against the flaws in your product—an electronic dictionary I bought in your shop the other day.The dictionary is supposed to be a favorable tool for my study. Unfortunately, I fou nd that there are several problems. To begin with, when I opened it, I detected that the a ppearance of it had been scratched. Secondly, I did not find the battery promised in the a dvertisement posted on the homepage of your shop, which makes me feel that you have n ot kept your promise. What is worse, some of the keys on the keyboard do not work.I strongly request that a satisfactory explanation be given and effective measures sho uld be taken to improve your service and the quality of your products. You can either se nd a new one to me or refund me my money in full.I am looking forward to your reply at your earliest convenience.Sincerely yours,Zhang Wei1.【答案】B【解析】从空后的句子―他们解放的人们‖可以看出，空前的句子表示的应该是参加了第二次大战的男人和女人。

2012年暨南大学、华侨大学招收港、澳、台、华侨、华人及其他外籍学生入学考试题目英语答卷时间：2小时Paper One（第一卷）PartⅠListening Comprehension(30points)Section A(110)Directions:In this section you will hear10short conversations between two speaks.At the end of each conversation,a third voice will ask a question about what was said.The conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers in your test paper and choose the best one to the question you have heard. Then,mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.15.A.Leave in15minutes. B.Meet Harry at the bus stop.C.Catch the bus at once.D.Check to see if everything is ready.2.A.A skirt. B.A shirt.C.A pair of shoes.D.A coat.A.A.ChineseB.FrenchC.EnglishD.GermanB.A.The bad weather. B.The housing problem.C.The traffic problem.ck of money.C.A.At an airport. B.In Los Angeles.C.At a post office.D.In the man’s office.D.A.$64 B.$86 C.$96 D.$140E.A.Tom is unable to hear well.B.Tom didn’t say anything at the meeting.C.Tom doesn’t listen to him.D.Tom went out before the meeting was over.F.A.She doesn’t care for the children’s program.B.She regrets missing it.C.She has seen it before.D.She knows about it.G.A.The restaurant provides good food.B.She enjoys her part-time job.C.The restaurant offers cheap food.D.There are several cooks in the restaurant.H.A.He used to be healthy.B.He is now away from his office.C.He has been sick for two weeks.D.The man may see professor during the weekend.Section B(210)Directions:In this section you will hear2short talks.Questions.Each talk will be spoken twice.After the talk you will be asked questions.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers in your test paper and choose the best answer to the question you have heard.Then,mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions11-15are based on the passage you have just heard.I.A.Two.Radio and TV.B.Four.Newspaper,magazines,books and radio.cation,laws,and planning for the future.D.One.Making the air and water dirty.12.A.Through schools.B.Through radio,TV,and newspapers.C.Through magazines and books.D.All of the above.13.A.The law lowering the speed limit for cars.ws against littering.ws against making the air and water dirty.ws helping people to save resources.12.A.Plant trees.B.Clean the streets.C.Make water clean.D.Protest against harmful products.13.A.Atomic power and solar energy.B.Chemical energy.C.Light energy from the sun.D.Electric energy produced by coal.Questions16-20are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A.When they are four years old. B.When they are five years old.C.When they are six years old.D.When they are seven years old.17.A.Twelve or thirteen years. B.Eleven or twelve years.C.Thirteen or fourteen years.D.Ten or eleven years.18.A.Public schools. B.Elementary schools.C.Secondary schools.D.Private schools.19.A.Half of them. B.A quarter of them.C.One third of them.D.Two fifths of them.20.A.He has to study hard.B.He has to earn money for part of his college expenses.C.He has to stop his study.D.He has to help others.PartⅡReading Comprehension(40points)Directions:There are4passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are4choices marked A,B,C,and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions21to25are based on the following passage:The Northeast is a very important part of the United States,for although it covers only about six percent of the nation’s geographical area,it contains approximately one-fourth of the country’s population.New York,the most popular city in the United States,and several other large cities arelocated in this region.Why are these states so important?In the first pace,the Northeast was one of the first sections of the country to be settled by Europeans.Busy cities developed there when most of America was still a sparsely settled wilderness.Many crucial events in the nation’s early history took place there.Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing and trading region.Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their cental headquarters here.Some of the country’s largest banks,investment agencies,and publishing houses are found in the Northeast.Several of its cities are noted for their fine museums.Some of the country’s best known colleges and universities are also located in this region.Finally the Northeast is the principal location for much of the country’s international trade.In the heart of this region in New York city is the home of the United Nations.8.What is this passage mainly about?A.The people of the Northeast.B.The location of the nation’s capital.C.The development of the United States.D.The significance of the Northeast.22.How is the Northeast described in the passage?A.Small area,small population.B.Small area,large population.rge area,small population.rge area,large population.23.According of the passage,why is the Northeast an important part of the United States today?A.It is visited by many tourists.B.It was never a wilderness like the rest of the country.C.It is both a business and cultural center.D.It is the home of many modern historians.24.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Many crucial events in the nation’s early history took place in a sparsely settled area.B.The Europeans who first came to the nation settled down in the Northeast.C.Industry and business developed rapidly in this region.D.New York is the most important financial city in this region.25.We can infer from this passage that there are many in the Northeast.rge banks and investment agenciesB.fine museumsC.best known colleges and universitiesD.all of the aboveQuestions26to30are based on the following passage:Internet shopping is a new way of shopping.Nowadays,you can shop for just about anything from your armchair.All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet.Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular.In the United States,people spent over$2.5billion on Internet shopping in1998.This figure is expected to reach$11billion by the year2004.People can shop for a variety of products re the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories,or you can download computer software through the Internet.Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet.You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games.Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper.The most important advantage is convenience.You can shop when you like as the on-line shops are open24hours a day and you don’t have to queue with other shoppers at the checkout counters.Secondly,it is easy to find what you are looking for on the Internet.Even out-of-print books may be ordered online.Finally,it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet,and you can tell the shop exactly what you want.The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you can’t actually see the products you are buying or check their quality.Also,many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends.Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-line payment safe.Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead.It promises tochange the way we buy all kinds of things-from tonight’s dinner to a new car.A.Which of the following is NOT true?13.Internet shopping is a new way of shopping.14.Internet shopping is becoming increasingly popular.15.The advantages of Internet shopping are surely over the the disadvantages of Internet shopping.16.Internet shopping has reached$11billion by the year2004.52.The phrase“physical products”in Paragraph2means.A.things connected with sportsB.things useful for health careC.things that can be seen of feltD.things like on-line news or magazine stories3.The most important advantage about Internet shopping is.A.the speed the goods are delivered atB.the reasonable priceC.not mentioned in this passageD.the convenience it brings to youA.In the passage,which of the following disadvantages of Internet shopping is NOT mentioned?10.Customers can’t actually see the products they are looking for.11.Customers can’t check the product’s quantity they are buying.12.Many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends.13.Customers can’t check the qualities of their products.1.The last paragraph is mainly about.（1）there being various problems with Internet（2）Internet companies’finding of a new way for payment（3）people’s enjoyment of a new way of shopping（4）nothing but disappointmentQuestions31to35are based on the following passage:Mrs.Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin,so she went to her doctor about it.He could not find anything wrong with her,however,so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital,of course,sent the results of the test direct to Mis.Black’s doctor,and the next morning he telephoned her to give a list of the things that he thought she should not eat,as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble.Mrs,Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper,which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies’meeting.When she got back home two hours later,she found her husband waiting for her.He had a big basket full of packages beside him,and when he saw her,he said,”Hullo.Dear.I have done all your shopping for you.”“Done all my shopping?”she asked in surprise.“But how did you know what I want?”“Well,when I got home,I found your shopping list beside the telephone,”answered her husband,“so I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down.”Of course,Mrs.Black had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat!四、Why did Mrs,Black go to her doctor?（1）Because she was having a lot of trouble with her skin.（2）Because she could not find anything wrong with her skin.（3）Because the doctor would tell her what things she could eat.（4）Because she wanted to have some tests in the hospital.A.What did he find after he examined her carefully?11.He found that her skin had been seriously hurt.12.He found that she should be sent to hospital immediately.13.He found the cause of her skin trouble.14.He could not find anything wrong with her.A.Why did the doctor telephone her the next morning?31.Because he wanted to tell her the things she should not eat.32.Because he wanted to inform her of the cause of her skin trouble.33.Because he wanted to send her to the local hospital.34.Because he wanted to give her a list of things that she should eat.13.Where did she leave the list of the things she had written down?A.She left it in the hospital.B.She left it in a big basket.C.She left it beside the telephone.D.She left it beside her.1.Why had he done all his wife’s shopping?18.Because he wanted to share all these things with his wife.19.Because he had mistaken the things written down on the piece of paper for her shopping list.20.Because these are the things his wife wanted to buy.21.Because these are the things the doctor wanted her to eat.Questions36to40are based on the following passage:For many young people lucky enough to geta job after leaving school of college,the biggest shock of the transition to work is how few holidays they get.Many would jump at the chance to take three months off-and that’s exactly what happened at Virgin Atlantic,the airline run by Richard Branson.He believes the new initiative could help to reduce unemployment.Faced last autumn with the recession and with its failure to acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport,the company was having to consider redundancies.Mr,Branson wrote to staff saying that cutting back on jobs was“something I have never wanted to do”.Instead he invited employees to take up to six months unpaid leave and to participate in a job sharing scheme.The immediate crisis passed but the idea of a shorter working year took off.When the company later asked for300volunteers to take three months unpaid leave,450put their name forward.Mr. Branson said:“To be fair and share it around,in some cases we said that people could only take six weeks.”Most of the volunteers were cabin crew but other staff,including secretaries and pilots,tookadvantage of the offer as well.“And when they came back from their break...they definitely seemed to enjoy work more,”he said.The company tends to recruit and train its own staff from scratch.As Mr.Branson said:“If you’ve been at college or on the dole,working for only nine months still makes you a lot better-off financially than you were before.”He believes there is a broader social benefit to be achieved.“If you are only taking on people for nine months,that will enable others who would otherwise have no work or be living on the dole to have a chance too.”And he goes further.“I think this should be the basis of a pattern across the whole European Community for the first few years few years of working life.”1.The new initiative(Para.2)refers to be.8.initial reaction9.starting point10.new idea11.unpaid-leave scheme一、When Virgin Atlantic was considering redundancies,the staff were encouraged to.68.leave Virgin Atlantic69.take unpaid leave and join in a job sharing scheme70.take a six-month holiday and attend training courses71.acquire more flight slots out of Heathrow airport13.The idea of a short working year seemed especially attractive to.1.new recruits B.older staffC.cabin crewD.pilots and secretaries24.The long break turned out to have a/an effect on the staff’s attitude to their work.A.positiveB.negativeC.uncertainD.arbitraryA.The phrase on the dole(Para.6)means.17.studying at college18.being dependent on parents19.working as a cabin crew member20.being unemployed and receiving money from the governmentPart III Vocabulary(20points)Section A(10points)Directions:There are10incomplete sentence in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.A.How long can the students the book?They need it badly for their project report.14.borrow B.get C.lend D.keep1.A large number of pigs and ducks are in Mr.Jeremy Smith’s farm.16.raised B.increased C.lifted D.brought17.The government yesterday held a press conference to the introduction of electric power vehicles on1April.16.progress B.promote C.puzzle D.prepare五、No one was injured because when the fire started,the fire alarm immediately.22.went up B.went away C.went down D.went offA.When he started to develop the new product,Mr.Brown was of his knowledge of largest customers.A.carefulB.anxiousC.confidentD.activeA.Mrs.Porter has been absent from work for three days because she has to her mother in hospital.A.look atB.look up toC.look likeD.look afterst night it rained heavily and the cinema was almost empty.people went to see the film.2.Quite a few B.Few C.A great many D.A number of5.How can the engineers of ABC International Company finish designing the museum?A.soonB.longC.oftenD.rapid10.Our English teacher is very popular with the students because he has a good of humor.A.sceneB.senseC.spotD.sensitivityA.After the earthquake were put up and fresh water was brought into the city.A.shadeB.sheetsC.sheltersD.shiftsSection B(10points)Directions:There are10sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the under-Led part.Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.三、There was a sharp fall in profits because of the increasing competition and the economic recession.6.dramatic B.slight C.slow D.steadyA.The manager was requested to send the latest price list to the customer as soon as possible.（1）regretted B.replied C.asked D.forced19.The injured football player should be sent to hospital in no time.A.hardlyB.necessarilyC.effectivelyD.immediatelyA.He was disappointed to fid his suggestions turned down at the monthly meeting.A.consideredB.rejectedC.admittedD.regardedA.The terrible noise from the airport simply drove me crazy and I finally moved to a small village.16.made B.encouraged C.motivated D.persuadedA.All the leading newspapers reported the trade talks between China and the United States.1.current B.major C.overseas D.local3.The teacher says it’s not how much you read but what you read that really counts.A.mattersB.numbersC.caresD.provesnguage competence is very important in both business and social settings.27.confidence B.course C.accuracy D.ability6.He was ill so he had to stay in bed for three months,feeling as if he was isolated from the outside world.A.cut outB.cut offC.cut upD.cut downA.We were all excited that he set a new record for the100-metre race in Asian Games.9.wrote B.won C.established D.noticedPart IV Grammatical Structure(10points)Directions:There are10incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.四、I’m afraid that the milk is too hot for my baby this moment.18.drinks B.to drink C.for drinking D.to drink it17.A large number of the club members from south and the number increasing these years.26.is;has been B.are;has been C.is;have been D.are;have been二、The result of the competition turned out to be very good,was out of his expectation.A.whichB.itC.whatD.thisA.I would rather any medicine now as I have already recovered.A.not to takeB.take notC.to take notD.not take（1）The director suggested that the story into a movie soon.4.be made B.was made C.made D.is made1.is of great significance for all citizens the traffic regulations.1.This;follow B.That;follow C.There;follow D.It;to followA.You ought the incident to the director last week.11.to have reported B.to reporting C.to report D.to be reported10.Let’s call a meeting this Friday,?A.can weB.do weC.will weD.shall we51.We are not sure about tomorrow.Could you tell me in great details?12.what we should do B.we should do whatC.what should we doD.should we do what11.This apartment is that old one.34.three times as big as35.three times the size36.as three times the size37.three times as bigger asPart V Cloze(20points)Directions:There are20blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are4choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on,the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in Chicago.Her father started the company in1960s.He died three years ago.Now,the company belongs to Susan.Susan,however,did not have any experience before becoming head of the company.She had just finished71.The employees became even more concerned72Susan’s first months on the73.Mr. Cleveland had been a strong leader.But Susan74many employees to make their own75.One employees said:“Old Mr.Cleveland always76us what to do.He kept people on a short leash.But the company did77.What does a“short leash”mean?A leash is78rope.We use a leash to79our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from running away80getting into trouble.Keeping a81on a short leash means keeping him or her under82control.The person can’t make many decisions for himself or herself.Mr.Cleveland83keep her workers on a short leash.84,she encourages them to get better ways to do business.For example,her secretary proposed an idea.She said the company should give a85to the best student in the high school near its factory.The86could use the prize money to study at a university.Ms.Cleveland87the idea.After the prize was announced,people who lived in this area of the factory began to buy88of the company’s candy.Local newspapers89the competition. Business improved.Ms.Cleveland made her secretary the company’s first Director of90Relations.The former secretary was very pleased.A.A.officeB.holidayC.collegeD.journeyB.A.on B.duringC.withD.forC.A.duty B.power panyD.jobD.A.suggested B.permitted C.promised D.forbadeE.A.discovery B.preparations C.money D.decisionF.A.told B.explained C.wanted D.askedG.A.badly B.well C.so D.notH.A.a roll of B.a sheet of C.a kind of D.a ray ofI.A.feed B.paly with C.talk to D.walkJ.A.or B.and C.but D.soK.A.dog B.thing pany D.personL.A.open B.poor C.close D.shortM.A.does not B.has to C.never D.would ratherN.A.In fact B.Instead C.In other words D.On the other handO.A.honor B.bill C.reward D.prizeP.A.winner B.students C.workers D.teachersQ.A.promised B.refused C.appreciated D.raisedR.A.plenty B.most C.less D.moreS.A.told B.wrote about C.printed D.talkedT.A.Friendly B.Social C.Public D.InternationalPart VI Proof Reading(10points)Directions:Read each line carefully to find out the.mistakes.1.If there is no mistake in the line,.mark“√”on the right hand side.2.If there is a redundant word in the line,first write it off with a slanting line(\),and then write the word on the right hand side with the slanting line.3.If there is a word missing in the line,put a missing word sign(Λ)there and write the missing word on the right hand side.4.If there is a wrong word in the line,draw a line under it and write the correct one on the right hand side.Example:When I have free time I goΛa long walk.Some(1)forpeople read the books or watch television while others have(2)thesports.Charles and Linda Mason do ah of these things as(3)√well as climbed buildings.(4)climbIt’s easier to go downhill than climb uphill;so it’s91.easier to fall into bad habits than into good one.92.Bad habits do not come suddenly.They come little93.by little.Schoolboys first picked up a little in school94.and on the streets.When they cannot do them homework,95.they had copy from their schoolmates.If they are older96.boys smoking,they also want to learn to smoke.When97.they get older,the habits become more stronger and98.stronger,so that they can no longer getting rid of them.99.What necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits at the100.beginning.Part VII Composition(20points)（任选一题）Directions:Write on ONE of the following topics on the Composition Sheet.A200-250word limit is required.(作文请写在作文纸上)I.Write a composition of no less than200words in three paragraphs.You are given the first sentence of each of paragraph and are required to develop the idea in completing the paragraph. Your part of the composition should be no less than200words,not including the words given.Living in School Dormitories or Living off Campus（一）Some students prefer to live on campus.There are many advantages of living in school dormitories.（二）However,others would rather live off campus.They have a lot of good reasons.3.In my opinion,I will choose to liveII.Look at the following pictures and write a composition of no less than200words based on these pictures.This term the Students’Union of your middle school is planning to organize the following four activities:spending a day with the children in a village;visiting the home for the aged;collecting rubbish on the beach and planting trees.You are asked to write a letter to the headmaster of your school to inform him/her of your plan and make a request for help.Your letter should include the following:9.your purpose of writing the letter10.introduction of the four activities11.the benefits of the four activities12.the possible difficulties you will meet in the four activities13.request for help from the headmaster。

2012年2月份百题精练（2） 英语试题 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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 It’s summer movie time again. And heroes are ready to try their strength and magic on the silver screen. Check out our list of four films that look most promising to young audiences. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Release Date: June 4 Story: It’s the summer before Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A shadow is hanging over Hogwarts. A dangerous murderer, Sirius Black, has escaped the Wizards’ Prison. And he broke out to fulfill (执行) one task—to kill Harry Potter. Around the World in 80 Days Release Date: June 16 Story: This version of the classic novel set in 1872 focuses on Passepartout ( Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan), a Chinese thief who seeks refuge (寻求庇护) with a strange London adventurer, Phileas Fogg. Passepartout uses his martial arts (武术) skills to defend Fogg from danger as he travels around the world in 80 days to win a bet. Spider-Man 2 Release Date: June 30 Story: Peter Parker is still coming to terms with (甘心接受) his dual identity (双重身份) as the crime superhero Spider-Man. He wants to reveal his secret identity to Mary Jane, meanwhile, his Aunt May has fallen on hard times. A new villain (恶棍), Dr Otto Octavius, has appeared to cause more troubles. King Arthur Release Date : July 7 Story: King Arthur is presented as a clever ruler who manages to unite all the knights(骑士，武士)in Britain after the fall of the Roman empire. Under the guidance of Merlin and the beautiful , brave Guinevere , Arthur will struggle to realize his dreams. 56．According to the passage, if you want to see a film whose leading actor is Jackie Chan, you will see the film on ______. A．June 4 B．June 16 C．June 30 D．July 7 57．In Spider-Man 2, Aunt May’s trouble is caused by______. A．Peter Parker B．Mary Jane C．Dr Otto Octavius D．Spider- Man 58．Which of the following films is set in ancient Britain? A．Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban B．Around the World in 80 Days C．Spider-Man 2 D．King Arthur B “Dad, I am coming back.” These five words changed my world. My daughter, Amy, had left home seven years before to live in San Francisco shortly after her brother Matthew's suicide. Over the years, we had talked on the phone, written letters, and spent time together during her infrequent trips back East. Whenever she came home, however, there was always a tension between us. Because of my work, I had been under a great deal of pressure when she was growing up, and I would occasionally "pop my cork(拔瓶塞)." Amy was a little afraid of me. It was late October when Amy arrived after driving across the United States. Almost immediately, we got into a conflict over some minor problem. I became worried that I might not be able to handle living with her. I had accepted an early retirement incentive and would be home a great deal. Amy would also be there working as a freelance writer for a publishing company in California. Before Amy arrived, I had begun writing a book about my job experience. I knew the manuscript (手稿)needed much editing. Amy agreed to help me, and we set up a weekly meeting in which we went over her suggested changes. It was rough for me in the beginning because it was hard to accept that my work was far from perfect. Week after week, she skillfully helped me to improve my work. Through my writing, she began to understand why I was under so much strain (压力) when she was little. Also, I was told she suffered from the pain of dealing with depression. Amy said to me one morning, “Your book has saved my life. I was beginning to wonder if anything was worthwhile. Using my skills to help you with your manuscript has been my anchor (精神支柱) over the last six months.” “Amy, you have inspired me with a great love of writing, and an even greater love of a fantastic editor, who just happens to be my daughter,” I answered. 59．As a little girl, Amy probably thought of her father as . A．kindB．hard workingC．irresponsibleD．bad tempered 60．After Amy arrived, at first the writer . A．quarreled a lot with her about his book B．decided to retire as quickly as possible C．thought he couldn’t get on well with her D．tried hard to stop her from staying at home 61．From what Amy said, we know that . A．her father cared little for her B．her father’s book is of no value C．it took her father three years to finish his book D．she was pessimistic (悲观的) before helping her father 62．Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? A．Sad.B．Happy.C．Unpredictable.D．Uncertain. C Is there anything duller than being stuck in a long line of traffic when you still have miles to go? Wouldn’t it be great if you could relax and let somebody else do all the hard work? Well, if all goes well with a European research project, that possibility might just become a reality. The safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) So how does it work? The lead vehicle will be driven by an experienced driver who knows the route. The lead driver will have full control over the vehicles within the road train. Vehicles will be fitted with a navigation (导航) system and a transmitter receiver; thus, as a driver approaches the road train, they can signal to the lead vehicle that they wish to join in. once accepted, they will edge in behind the last vehicle. To leave the convoy (车队), a driver simply signals the lead driver, takes back control of the car and exits off to one side. The vehicles within the convoy (空缺位置) close the gap and continue traveling. There are a number of advantages a road train like this has. Firstly, it allows drivers to relax, read the paper or work on a laptop. Secondly, there will be fuel savings because the cars in the train are close together so the air drag (空气阻力) is lower than normal. Lastly, it should help to easetraffic jams. However, this type of autonomous driving actually doesn’t require any complicated technology. Instead, the stress is on taking advantage of the technology already in existence. Also, testing should be carried out to prove its safety. The project began in September this year and is expected to run for three years with the first test cars equipped with this technology on test tracks as early as 2011. 63．The transmitter receiver is used to . A．communicate with the lead driver B．show the condition of road traffic C．remind the drivers of the route D．communicate with the train 64．For the drivers who joined in a road train, they are likely to . A．spend more time on their travel B．reduce the use of fuel C．control the lead car D．chat with other drivers 65．In the SARTRE project, researchers mainly focus on . A．the choice of the lead driver B．how long the project can run C．using the existing technology D．the time the project will begin 66．What would be the best title for the passage? A．Hand free driving? Join in a road train! B．EU(欧盟) succeeds in making advanced vehicles C．Save drivers from long and tiring trips D．New findings in modem transportation D An apple that stays fresh for moths has been developed by Australian scientists and could be on shop shelves by next year. Researchers have spent the last 20 years developing the fruit, which they have now claimed (声称) to be "the world's best apple." The apple at this stage known as RS103-130 stays "crispy" for 14 days in a fruit bowl, but if kept in a fridge will remain fresh for as long as months. Its longevity (持久) is also obtained without GM (真菌) its disease resistant qualities come from a gene found in the Asian apple called malus floribunda. Tim Mulherin, Primary Industries (第一产业) Minister, said the state government was looking for a commercial supply partner to put the new apple on the market as early as next year. "The beauty of this fruit is that you can buy it and stick it in a fruit bowl and it will maintain its firmness, texture and crispness for up to 14 days," he said. "Another advantage is that if it goes into longer term storage, it will retain its freshness for months on end. “This new variety is sweet and since it is disease－resistant, it requires few or no fungicides.”“Taste tests carried out so far have been outstanding. Out of the five apple types tasted, the new variety scored the highest even better than the Pink Lady which is very popular in Britain." Scientist Dr Simon Middleton has been working with apples at the Applethorpe Research Station since 1980 and said he was impressed by RS103-130. He said that this variety is unique in that it is naturally resistant to black spot (黑斑病), a disease that costs the apple industry 6 million (more that $ 10 million) a year in Australia alone. 67．In what way is RS103 30 different from common apples? A．It is more expensive.B．It is more beautiful. C．It can be kept fresh longer.D．It can help resist diseases. 68．The underlined word “fungicides” (in Paragraph 6) probably means “kinds of ”. A．technologiesB．advertisementsC．packagesD．chemicals 69．What do we know about RS 103 130? A．Tests have been carried out on its taste. B．It sells well in Britain as well as in Australia. C．Its disease resistant qualities come from GM. D．It was developed by scientists 20 years ago. 70．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To persuade us to buy RS 103 130. B．To introduce a new type of apple. C．To show us scientists’ contribution. D．To tell us how RS103 130 was developed. E In Western society, three out of five people think once we’ve got our college degree, the learning phase is over it’s time to work. In fact, we carry on learning after we’ve left school approached the right way, learning can be process of exploration, growth and enrichment. For me, the primary reason to keep learning new things is not that it can give me the same enjoyment that I get from watching a movie. There are always frustrating (受挫) moments in the process, but I’m happier in the long run. Instead of chasing (追求) quick entertainment that fails to satisfy, you’ll have the pure pleasure of those moments when something finally clicks (成功). The more you learn, the more you can make connections between pieces of knowledge, the more creative you’ll be. I left my day job (如意的工作) last year because I was bored. The first month was fairly novel: it was my first experience of real work and I was learning a lot of new thins, some of them stretching me beyond my comfort zone (适温范围). But after that, the routine (例行公事) was the same day after day. Now, I am working for myself, which enables me to learn all sorts of new things: both hard skills (including some higher degrees) and soft skills (like knowing how to interact well with clients 客户). This keeps me interested and motivated. Learning has another benefit. Studies have shown older people who stay mentally active are much less likely to suffer from illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默氏病). Besides, in your personal life, you’ll want to learn how to bring up your kids well. Learning about personal finance and money management something that we’re rarely taught in school can turn your life around. The final reason is because that’s what successful people do. If you decide that you’ve learnt everything you need to know about running a business or about competitors who have a passion for learning. 71．Over half Westerners think that learning . A．should last a whole lifeB．happens only at school C．is a process of explorationD．stops once there are no exams 72．The greatest benefit the writer gets from learning is that . A．he has read a great many interesting books B．he has got the desired quick entertainment C．he can escape frustrating moments in life D．he can enjoy himself in the learning process 73．What does the underlined word “novel” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Interesting.B．Frightening.C．Demanding.D．Difficult. 74．We can conclude from the passage that . A．degrees will be of no importance if you keep learning B．learning should be based on proper learning methods C．the writer gave up his own business to keep learning D．the writer is satisfied with school education 75．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To tell us how to succeed in school B．To explain the right attitude towards learning C．To prove the importance of lifelong learning D．To introduce some good ways of learning 参考答案 56—60 DADDC 61—65 DBABC 66—70 ACDAB 71—75 BDABC。