高考英语模拟试卷(含参考答案).doc

2012年高考英语原创预测题（一）（通用版）
一、单项填空（15小题）
1．－It’s said that scientists have made _____ big breakthrough in the cancer treatment.
－If so, many people can have been brought back to ____ life!
. a; / B. /; a C. the; the D. a; the
1．【解析】选A。考查冠词。make a breakthrough “突破,取得突破性成就”；come back to life“复活，活跃起来”。都是固定短语，所以选A。
2．Tom went to open the door. ______ his father began to wash dishes.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Besides D. Meanwhile
2.【解析】选D。句意：汤姆去开门，在此期间，他爸爸开始洗碗。meanwhile “在此期间，与此同时”，选D。
3. After walking in the Shanghai World Expo for a whole day, my legs _________ under me and I couldn’t walk any farther.
. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave away
3．【解析】选B。give out “用尽，筋疲力尽；发表，公布；分发”；句意为：在上海世博园里走了一整天，我的腿筋疲力尽，不能再走了。give up“放弃，中止”; give in“屈服，让步”；give away“赠送，免费给予”。
4．All the senior schools in Shandong make __________ a rule to have free Saturdays and Sundays.
. this B. that C. it D. them
4．【解析】选C。考查代词。it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是to have free Saturdays and Sundays。只有it可以作形式宾语。
5．East of our school ____ that make electric motorbikes.
A. are two companies B. is two companies C. two companies is D. two companies are
5．【解析】选。考查倒装和主谓一致。表示地点的短语east of our school用于句首，句子要倒装，主语是two companies，因此谓语要用are。
6. When I wanted to express my thanks to him，words _____ me. I just held his hands firmly and choked.
A. left B. fled C. forgot D. escaped
6．【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。escape意为“被遗忘；脱离”，符合句意“当我想对他表示感谢时，我一句话都说不出来，只是紧紧地抓着他的手，哽咽着”。leave 表示离开，不表示遗忘；flee“逃跑”；forget表示人遗忘了某事。
7．Many experts stick to the view _____ teacher development is the key to the education quality.
· . which B. what C. that D. where
7．【解析】选C。考查名词性从句。that引导的同位语从句，是对view的内容的解释。句意为：很多专家坚持这个观点：教师的发展是教育质量的关键。
8．Nuclear ______ be really dangerous at times even though it’s a nice energy in general.
· . shall B. should C. can D. must
8．【解析】选C。考查情态动词。shall用作情态动词, 用于一、三人称的疑问句中, 常表征求对方的意见；用于二三人称的陈述句中, 表承诺、命令、威胁、警告等。should用作情态动词, 常表应该、应当、居然之意；must用作情态动词, 表必须。can用作情态动词, 常表能力, 用于肯定句中; 如表猜测, 常用在否定句及疑问句中; can还可表“有时会……”。依据句中的at times可知, 句意为：核能有时会真的很危险。
9．Mary is always ready to do some _____ work at the local geracomium（敬老院）in her spare time.
· . responsible B. exhausting C. voluntary D. professional
9．【解析】选C。句意为：玛丽总是乐意在业余时间到当地的敬老院做些志愿工作。voluntary“志愿的；无偿的；自愿的”；符合句意。responsible“有责任的；负责的”； exhausting“令人筋疲力尽的；使人疲惫不堪的”； professional“专业的”。
10．— That’s the third time he’s won the award in this field.
— Yes. He ______ his maximum potential in the past decade.
. explored B. is exploring
C. has been exploring D. has explored
10．【解析】选C。考查时态。从语意知“过去十年来他一直都在发掘他最大的潜能”，另外，从“in the past decade"可知应该用现在完成时，同时此处强调十年来他一直保有的状态”，所以选择用现在完成进行时，故选C。
11．The company promised to pay some money for the customers ________ their shoddy(伪劣的)goods and ______ an apology in public.
· . purchasing; making B. purchasing; make C. purchased; to make D. to purchase; made
11．【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。customers和purchase是主谓关系， make an apology 和pay some money是并列关系，作promise的宾语， 故选B。
12．Man must keep in mind that it will be years ______ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it.
A. when B. before C. since D. until
12．【解析】选B。考查状语从句。before“在……之前；到……才；来不及”；根据句意“人类必须牢记要很多年地球才会从人们给它的损害中恢复”可知，选B。until表示“直到……才……”时，谓语动作到那时会结束。而“it will be+时间段+before”表示“要多久才会……”，符合句意。
13．The psychologists were sent to give _____ and help to the people in the earthquake-hit area.
A. preparation B. command C. practice D. comfort
13．【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意为：那些心理学家被派到震区去给那里的人们以安慰和帮助。comfort“安慰；舒适”；command“命令；指挥”；preparation“准备”；practice“练习”。只有D符合句意。
14．Which sport costs the most _____ training facilities, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
. in terms of B. in place of C. by way of D. by means of
14．【解析】选。考查介词短语。句意为：就训练设备、运动员个人装备及服装而言，哪种运动项目花费最多？in terms of“就……而言”，符合句意。in place of“代替”；by way of“取道；经由……”；by means of“用……方法/手段”。
15．— Would you please lend me some money?
—_______. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
. No problem B. Out of question C. Without question D. No way
15．【解析】选D。考查情景交际。根据后句的“我不是含着金汤匙出生的”可知，答案是否定的；故选no way“决不”；其余选项是“没问题”，与句意不符。
二、 完形填空（20小题）
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 16 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ____ his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 18 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the   19   made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 20 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for 21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying  22 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 23  fake（假货）. When he was  24  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 26 hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  27 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 28 . For many times of entry-exit 29 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 30 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  31 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be  32  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 33 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 34 , which he would remember as the 35  of his success forever.
16. . set up   B. took up   C. went up   D. picked up
16．【解析】选。set up建立；成立;take up拿起；开始从事；go up上升；被兴建；pick up恢复，拾起。由下文starting a company可知是Glen归国成立了一家公司。
17. . honors   B. mentions   C. brings D. owes
17．【解析】选D。owe …to… 把……归功于……。Glen 把自己的成功归功于那次交了“昂贵学费”的经历。
18. . decided   B. refused   C. objected   D. asked
18．【解析】选。根据后面的before leaving可知是他决定回国。decide to do sth.决定做某事， refuse及object都是不回国。
19. . books   B. things   C. savings   D. pounds
19．【解析】选C。买表要用钱，这里指放学后打工挣的积蓄和奖学金得来的钱，不一定是英镑（pound）。
20. . ordinary B. routine   C. regular   D. common
20．【解析】选B。根据上文 Glen要回国，当然要经过机场例行的海关检查。routine例行的；日常的，常规的。ordinary普通的；regular有规律的；common常见的。只有B符合。
21. . look  B. inspection C. test   D. experiment
21．【解析】选B。根据上文的check可知是要把手表摘下来检查的，因此用inspection。test表示试用；look看看；experiment实验。
22. . one   B. it   C. them   D. these
22．【解析】选B。it指代上句的the tax，而one泛指可数名词单数；them 及these都是复数形式。
23. . priceless   B. useful   C. worthless   D. valuable
23．【解析】选C。既然是假货，应该是不值钱的，故选C。而priceless表示无价的, 极贵重的；worthless表示不值钱的。
24. . afraid   B. proud  C. ashamed   D. hard
24．【解析】选B。根据下文的his “smarts”可知Glen对自己的聪明感到自豪。
25. . that   B. what  C. as   D. which
25．【解析】选D。which引导非限制性定语从句，在这里指的是先行词the watch。
26. . on B. at   C. who D. in
26．【解析】选。on hearing his words“一听到他的话”。“on + 名词/动名词”表示“一……就”，是固定用法。at后只跟名词。
27. . disappointed   B. delighted   C. amazed   D. satisfied
27．【解析】选C。根据“海关人员当着他的面把劳力士表砸碎”以及后面“还没明白怎么回事，就被带到了一间办公室”可知Glen很吃惊。
28. . strictly  B. quietly  C. quickly  D. curiously
28．【解析】选A。根据后文Glen因为这件事而上了黑名单可知，海关对他的检查应该是严格的
29. A. conditions  . experiences  C. experiments  D. chances
29．【解析】选。Glen在国外读书并获得学位可知他应该有过很多次的出入境经历。
30. A. stopped  . hoped  C. warned  D. urged
30．【解析】选C。根据该官员仔细检查及后面的according to law可知，该官员语气应该是严厉的，故warn最佳。
31. A. came out   . found out  C. sent out  D. set out
31．【解析】选。如果他再次被发现使用假冒伪劣商品，将根据法律受到起诉。find out符合warn和according to law的语境。
32. A. hit   . blamed  C. praised   D. charged
32．【解析】选D。既然携带假冒伪劣商品是违法的事情，那么according to law（根据法律），那一定是被起诉（charged）了。
33. A. expression  . idea  C. thought  D. impression
33．【解析】选D。make an impression on sb.给某人留下了印象，是一个固定短语。expression“表达，表示”。
34. A. honesty  . lies  C. goods  D. bravery
34．【解析】选A。由于撒谎付出了昂贵的代价，因此Glen体会了诚信的价值，从而导致他取得成功。
35. A. secret  . lesson  C. choice   D. belief
35.【解析】选A。他将永远记住这个成功的秘密。secret秘诀，秘密；lesson教训；choice选择；belief信仰；信念。
三、阅读理解（20小题）
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Japan’s nuclear crisis is also causing concerns in China. Worried shoppers rushed to stores and supermarkets in the country for salt, with the belief that it might protect them from potential nuclear radiation spreading from Japan.
  Many rushed to buy to stores as much iodized salt as possible because of the rumor that iodized salt could help prevent radiation poisoning spreading from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Consumers also worried that the nuclear plumes might spread to China by air and sea, polluting food sources, including salt taken from the sea.
 The wave of panic buying spread quickly across the country, driving up salt prices by five to ten fold in some cities.
 Even regions rich in salt production, like Jiangxi Province，faced sudden shortages.
The government took measures to guarantee enough supply and to stabilize（稳定）the market. It also dismissed the nuclear rumors, saying the nuclear fallout was unlikely to reach the country, and that salt did not help to prevent radiation poisoning.
 Local authorities have stepped in to stabilize the market, too. As well, state-owned salt companies have been urged to increase their supply.
 Facing expanding market demand, distribution centers have taken extra measures to ensure they are well-prepared.
 Wang Yun, the General Manager of Beijing Salt Industry Corporation, said, "Our storage reserves can guarantee a two-month supply for the Beijing market."
36．People made panic purchases of salt for the reasons EXCEPT______________.
A. salt might protect them from potential nuclear radiation
. nuclear radiation might pollute food sources
C. nuclear radiation might pollute salt taken from the sea
D. there would be a shortage of salt on the market
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章的第一、二段可知人们抢购食盐，因为害怕食物受到核辐射的污染，加碘盐可以预防核辐射，而不是害怕市场上缺盐。
37．The underlined word “fold” in the third paragraph means _______.
A. times . prices C. quantities D. means
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据上句可知食盐抢购潮迅速波及全国，使得某些城市的食盐价格上涨了5-10倍。因此选A。
38．What measures did the government take for the panic buying?
A. Enough salt would be offered to each house.
. It admitted that salt could stop nuclear radiation.
C. Authorities urged state-owned salt companies to increase the supply.
D. Those who spread the rumor were all arrested and punished.
【解析】选C。细节理解题。 根据第六段可知，当地政府要求国有盐业公司增加市场供应，故选C。
39．What is the purpose of the writer to give the example of Beijing Salt Industry Corporation?
A. To tell readers that there is a salt company in beijing.
. To make people believe that the supply of salt is enough.
C. To call on panic people to buy enough salt.
D. To prove what the government did was right.
【解析】选。作者意图题。根据文中的“全国出现了抢盐热，政府和当局都采取了措施来稳定市场和人心”，知，列举beijing Salt Industry Corporation是为了使人们相信盐的供给是足够的。

Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?
Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.
After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".
40. The main idea of the passage is _______________.
A. why the writer should be a hero . what a hero exactly is
C. whether the writer is a hero D. that everyone is a hero
【解析】选。主旨大意题。从第二段的开头That got me thinking about what a hero is到结束，作者都围绕着“什么是英雄”这个话题，因此主旨大意应该是。
41. Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?
A. ecause his story saved her son’s life.
. ecause he saved a family from a burning car.
C. ecause he asked her son not to kill himself.
D. ecause he was cute and kind to everybody.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.可知女士感激作者是因为他的故事阻止了她儿子自杀，故可知答案。
42. What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The wonderful card the writer received 。
. The action of sending the card。
C. The fact that the sender helped the writer。
D. The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer。
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据上文那个美好的卡片救了作者的命，尽管送卡片的人没有意识到这一点可知，it应该指代作者获救这件事。所以选C。
43. According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?
A. A person who is brave. . A person who writes wonderful stories.
C. A person who can hold a door for others. D. A person who helps someone in trouble.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据作者对hero的解释，见义勇为的人是英雄，帮助那些需要帮助的人也是一种英雄，因此只有D符合条件。
C
The Lusitania was a luxury ocean ship that sailed the Cunard Line’s Liverpool. She was the largest ship at that time. With a total of seven decks，it was estimated that over 200,000 people gathered to witness her departure on her first voyage.
The Lusitania set off on her last voyage in May 1915, from Pier 54 in New York with about 1,959 people on board. It was reported that foodstuffs, metal rods, and ingots were loaded on its cargo. She sailed approximately thirty m