2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（北京卷）本试卷共16页，共150分，考试时长120分钟。
考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话或独白后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话或独白你将听一遍。
例：What is the man going to read?A. A newspaperB. A magazineC. A book答案是A。
1. Who answered the phone？A. MikeB. HenryC. Tom2. What's the woman's favourite food?A. Italian.B. Chinese.C. Indian3. When does the first flight arrive in Detroit?A. 5:18am.B.6:10amC.8:50am4. What is the woman looking for?A. ZooB. TelephoneC. Tennis court5. What will the weather be like at the weekend?A. Cloudy.B. Snowy.C. Sunny第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。
听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where are the two speakers?A. In the hotel B In a shop C. In a restaurant7. How much did the man pay in the end?A. $115.B. $130C. $140听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What did the man do last weekend?A. Watched TV.B. Stayed at home.C. Visited a friend9. What will the woman probably do this weekend?A. Play tennis.B. Do some shoppingC. Go to a dance1听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where are the new houses?A. On the main road.B. Close to a bus station.C. Near the sports center.11. What does the woman like most about the new houses?A. The garden.B. The space.C. The quietness12. How does the man feel about the woman's suggestion?A. Delighted.B. Disappointed.C. Uninterested.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. What can't the students do without a teacher?A. Hold parties.B. Complete the Safety Sheet.C. Use any emergency equipment.14. Why are the students asked to tie back their loose hour in the lab?A. It may catch fireB. It may cover their eyes.C. It may pass chemicals to their faces.15. What is the speech mainly about?A. Laboratory regulations.B. Safety instructions.C. After-class activities.第三节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面的一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题近填写一个词，听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间，这段对话你将听两遍。
Telephone Cancellation Request FormAccount NameEdward16Telephone No.17Nonrefundable不退Home Phone Plan) 18 pre-paid planReason for Cancellation19houseCancellation Date Required 20 9, by 5:00 pm第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It's so nice to hear from her again ______, we last met more than thirty years ago.A. What's moreB. That's to sayC. In other wordsD. Believe it or not答案是D。
21. —Look at those clouds!—Don't worry. ______ it rains, we'll still have a great time.2A. Even ifB.As thoughC. In caseD. If only22. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ______ cold.A. getsB. has gotC. will getD.is getting23. One learns a language by making mistakes and ______ them.A. correctsB. correctC.to correctD. correcting24. Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt ______ he could have expressed it differently.A. whyB. howC. thatD. whether25. George said that he would come to school to see me the next day, but he ______.A. wouldn'tB. didn'tC. hasn'tD. hadn't26. When deeply absorbed in work, ______ he often was，he would forget all about eating or sleeping.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when27. _______ with care, one tin will last for six weeks.A. UseB. UsingC. UsedD. To use28. Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs _____.A. someB. lessC. muchD. more29. —Have you heard about that fire in the market?—Yes, fortunately no one _____.A. hurtB. was hurtC. has hurtD. had been hurt30. Our friendship _____ quickly over the weeks that followed.A. had developedB. was developingC. would developD. developed31. ______ at the door before you enter my room, please.A. KnockB. KnockingC. KnockedD. To knock33. We ______ the difficulty together, but why didn't you tell me?A. should faceB. might faceC. could have facedD. must have faced34. Do you think this shirt is too tight ____ the shoulders?A. atB. onC. toD. across35. Don't handle the vase as if it ____ made of steel.A. isB. wereC. has beenD. had been第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Inspiration“Mama, when I grow up, I'm going to be one of those!”I said this after seeing theCapital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew olderand was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that littlegirl's dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.3As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed) on my first 排练in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals ( was position, I After job. being offered the day. I never actually __44__ to get the completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair shareof __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital extreme is that bit of concentration. It __47__ up the material fast with every last to) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those __48__ to detail (细节high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I physical were my “hard work.”What I thought a new __51__ of the words discovered each to make thought __53__. I learned __52__ were pushed much further than I performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of beinga part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.D. word C. dream A. hobby B. plan 36.D. extended C. exposed 37. A connected B. expandedD. consistently C. probably A. rarely B. certainly 38.D. dancer C. leader B. trainer 39. A. directorD. reality C. truth B. memory 40. A. symbolD. tracking C. turning B. dating 41. A. bouncingD. brings C. makes B. adds 42. A. lacksD. when C. until B. since 43. A. whileD. Decided C. Asked 44. A. Cared B. ExpectedD. astonished C. convinced B. relaxed 45. A. motivatedD. adventures C. advantages 46. A. challenges B. profitsD. pick C. build B. mix 47. A. putD. adaptation C. attraction 48. A. Attention B. associationD. back B. aside C. off 49. A. apartD. beyond C. with 50. A. over B. byD. usage C. expression 51. A. function B. meaningD. efforts C. barriers B. problems 52. A. boundariesD. possible B. perfect C. proper 53. A. necessaryD. responsibility C. potential 54. A. talent B. honorD. desireB. trendC. tradition A. victory 55.40分）第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，分）2分，共30小题；每小题第一节（共15四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡DC、B、、A 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的上将该项涂黑。
