中原六校联谊2012年高三第一次联考
英语试题
考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。
2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对于题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第二部分英语语言知识运用（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．—I’ve decided to quit this job, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to find a better one.
—______. You never know until you try.
A. Forget it
B. Go for it
C. Good luck
D. Never mind
22．John walked up to the top of the hill with Barbara yesterday, __________ they enjoyed a splendid view of the lake.
A. which
B. whose
C. where
D. that
23．Lady Wang ______ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is a general manager of it.
A. has served
B. serves
C. had served
D. served
24．Hello, you ______ 7856321. But I’m sorry, right now I’m unable to answer your questions.
A. reached
B. were reaching
C. have reached
D. had reached
25．—I won’t go there. You know, it is already 10 in the evening. _______, it is raining hard.
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Besides
D. That is
26．Mary has come to a new school where she doesn’t ____________ , so she feels lonely and unhappy.
A. fit in
B. catch up
C. show up
D. put up
27．With Mother’s Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank _______ presents for my mother.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
28．— How long do you want me to heat the oil?
— Heat it till it ______ to smoke.
A. would begin
B. began
C. will begin
D. begins
29．—_____ I turn on the light, mum?
—Yes, thank you, my dear. You are so considerate.
A. May
B. Shall
C. Will
D. Need
30．We have various winter camps for your holidays. You can choose _______ based on your own interests.
A. either
B. each
C. one
D. it
31．On the second floor there are two rooms, ______ is used as a meeting room.
A. the larger of which
B. one of them
C. the larger one of that
D. the largest of which
32．—Tom is still unhappy today..
—It’s all your fault. You _____ to her yesterday for your mindless mistake.
A. should apologize
B. should have apologized
C. should haven’t apologized
D. must apologize
33．Shall we take ______ short break? I want to make _____ call.
A. the; a
B. a; the
C. the; the
D. a; a
34．I can’t ______ the village without the old church.
A. fail
B. picture
C. cloud
D. rise
35．— How would you like your coffee?
—______.
A. It’s well done.
B. Very nice. Thank you.
C. One cup, that’s enough.
D. The stronger, the better.
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。
A Master was walking through the fields one day when a young man, a troubled look upon his face, approached him.
“On such a beautiful day, it must be difficult to stay so 36 ,”the Master said.
“Is it? I hadn’t 37 ,” the young man said , turning to look around.
“38 me if you like.”The Ma ster walked to the edge of a 39 pond.
“Please sit down,” the Master invited, patting the 40 next to him. “Now, find a small stone, please,” the Master 41 .
“What?”
“A stone. Please find a small stone and throw it in the pond.”
Searching 42 himself, the young man got a small stone and threw it as 43 as he could. “Tell me what you see,” the Ma ster 44 .
Not missing a single 45 , the man looked at the water’s surface. “ I see ripples(涟漪).’’ Where did the ripples 46 from?”
“From the stone I threw in the pond, Master.”
“Please 47 your hands into the water and stop the ripples,” the Master asked.
In 48 ,the young man stuck his hands in the water as a ripple neared, only to cause 49 ripples. The young man was now 50 confused.
“Were you able to stop the ripples with your hands?” the Master asked.
“No, of course not.”
“51 you had stopped the stone from 52 the water to begin with? ” The Master smiled. “Next time you are 53 with your life, catch the stone before it hits the water. Do not spend time trying to 54 what you have done but 55 change what you are going to do before you do it.” The Master looked kindly
