2012年江苏高考英语压轴题

1 2012江苏高考英语压轴题 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) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。 21. — If I don‟t get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you? — ________. But can I know why? A. Never mind B. Not at all C. By no means D. By all means 22. Jack could have avoided that terrible car accident, but he ________ careful enough. A. is not B. was not C. hasn‟t been D. hadn‟t been 23. Apart from his monthly salary as a sales manager, he also gets a travel ________ that covers hotel bills. A. insurance B. circumstance C. allowance D. competence 24. The sport then was a little different from ________ we currently know as gymnastics. A. that B. what C. which D. where 25. ________ the apartment, the firefighters shut off the gas, opened the windows and rescued the old couple. A. To break into B. To be broken into C. Having broken into D. Broken into 26. The traffic problems have severely affected economic development. ________ we must spare no efforts to solve them. A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Nevertheless 27. The real threat of fraud on the Internet has highlighted the fact ________ consumers fear shopping on line. A. what B. that C. when D. which 28. With the advances of technology, plastics have taken the place of many ________ materials. A. conventional B. optional C. artificial D. potential 29. ________ yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can‟t. A. Surrounding B. Surrounded C. Surround D. Having surrounded 30. No one in the world is perfect, and even famous people may have their _______. A. feet of clay B. cup of tea C. piece of cake D. hearts of gold 31. ________, the students remain optimistic and try hard to achieve their goals. A. As they are faced with fierce pressure B. As fierce pressure that they are faced with C. Fierce as they are faced with pressure D. Faced with fierce pressure as they are 32. The success of a government should be measured ________ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy. A. in face of B. in place of C. in terms of D. in honour of 33. Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _______ about any new operations. A. will be made B. is made C. is being made D. has been made 34. The project is based on an agreement, one of ________ purposes is to ensure that the project can be accomplished before the deadline. A. whose B. which C. its D. what 35. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed. A. contribute to B. correspond to C. submit to D. apply to

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 请认真阅读下面短文，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。 For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not. 2

I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 36 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 37 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 38 . The weeks ahead weren‟t 39 . I knew my small university town couldn‟t offer me any opportunities, 40 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 41 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 42 as I was before. You know that feeling when you wake up in 43 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 44 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn‟t seem to make any 45 . So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 46 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 47 . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 48 ! I put my 49 into a children‟s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 50 to give up his dream. And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination — I was offered a 51 contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 52 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 53 shortly after. Don‟t give up. Even if things look 54 now, don‟t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the 55 to push beyond the river. 36. A. attend B. hold C. prepare D. enjoy 37. A. environment B. economy C. opportunity D. climate 38. A. choice B. danger C. desire D. future 39. A. quiet B. busy C. easy D. long 40. A. so B. but C. for D. or 41. A. day B. week C. month D. year 42. A. town B. direction C. situation D. habit 43. A. surprise B. fear C. delight D. peace 44. A. glory B. complaint C. love D. pain 45. A. appointment B. progress C. commitment D. decision 46. A. read B. think C. write D. paint 47. A. hope B. wisdom C. pleasure D. inspiration 48. A. lack B. find C. bury D. need 49. A. disapproval B. disagreement C. dissatisfaction D. disadvantage 50. A. refused B. managed C. failed D. decided 51. A. writing B. translating C. publishing D. reviewing 52. A. ruin B. place C. pieces D. despair 53. A. rewarded B. paid C. fired D. hired 54. A. different B. unimportant C. strange D. tough 55. A. courage B. chance C. time D. dream