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高三第二次六校联考英语试题
2012届高三第二次六校联考英语试题
Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Onecoldnight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomearoundoneo’clockinthemorningaftera1practiceatthetheatre.Withtheopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylinesbyheart.Iwashaving2handlingmypart-timejobatthebankinthedaytimeandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,Ithoughtseriouslyabout3bothactingandSanFrancisco.Ihad4toomuchofcitylife.
AsIwalkeddownthe5streetsunderthetallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold,soIbegan6bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewhomelesspeopleunderblankets.
Aboutablockfrommy7,Iheardasoundbehindme.I8quickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademe9,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidI10whatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywallet11tothesidewalk.
SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalk12for15minutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.
JustasIwasabouttoquitthe13,Iheardthegarbagetruckstoptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecamefromtheinside,“AlisaCamacho?
”IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?
Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallblondemanwithan14lookinhiseyes.“Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?
”Heasked,holdingupawallet.
Itwasalready3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Icouldn’tgetmuchsleep,butIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksome15ofcitylife.Irealizedthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.
1.A.comfortableB.seriousC.tiresomeD.fortunate
2.A.comfortB.desireC.painD.trouble
3.A.settingupB.givingupC.holdingupD.pickingup
4.A.expectedB.changedC.controlledD.possessed
5.A.desertedB.crowdedC.busyD.wild
6.A.runningB.jumpingC.movingD.marching
7.A.bankB.theatreC.apartmentD.office
8.A.stoodB.walkedC.turnedD.left
9.A.satisfiedB.confusedC.frightenedD.annoyed
10.A.turnoutB.figureoutC.giveoutD.pullout
11.A.belongingB.addingC.stickingD.falling
12.A.aimlesslyB.anxiouslyC.skillfullyD.delightedly
13.A.discoveryB.researchC.huntD.finding
14.A.amusedB.unpleasantC.uneasyD.embarrassed
15.A.productionB.judgmentC.friendshipD.appreciation
第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡括号为16—25的相应位置上。
BEIJING---World-renownedOxfordandCambridgehavecometoChina16(attract)top-rankpostgraduatestudentsincooperationwiththeChinaScholarshipCouncil.
Oxfordmadeitsfirst17(appear)attheChinaScholarshipCouncil'sannualInternationalGraduateScholarshipFair,18openedonSaturdayinBeijing.TheschoolwantstoencourageexcellentChinesestudentstoconsider19Oxfordcanofferfor20academicandprofessionalcareers.
"Thestudentscamewell-preparedwithspecificquestionsandwereseriousaboutthechance,"saidSherwood,directorofgraduateadmissionsandfundingatOxford,whowillmake21twostopsforthefairinWuhanandShanghai.
TheUniversityofCambridge22(attend)thefairsinceitsfirstsessionin2009,andstressesthatitwouldcontinuetoinvesttotrainstudentstobeproblem-solvers.
23CambridgeandOxfordpresentatthefairincompetitionfor24bestandbrightest,OsterfieldandSherwoodagreethatthetwouniversitiesusuallyhavemoreinterestincooperation25competition,exceptintheirtraditionalannualboatrace.
II阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
A
Itisobviousthatdoctorsrecognizeobesityasahealthproblem.Sowhyisitsohardforthemtotalktotheirpatientsaboutit?
Theresultsoftwosurveys,oneofprimarycarephysiciansandtheotherofpatients,foundthatwhilemostdoctorswanttohelppatientsloseweightandthinkitistheirresponsibilitytodoso,theyoftendon’tknowwhattosay.
“Sowhiledoctorsmaytellpatientstheyareoverweight,theconversationoftenendsthere,”saidChristineC.Ferguson,directoroftheStopObesityAlliance.“Patientsarenottoldaboutthepossibilityofdiabetes(糖尿病),”shesaid.“Anddoctorsdon’tfeeltheyhavegoodinformationtogive.Theyfeltthattheydidn’thaveadequatetoolstoaddressthisproblem.
Thelackofdialoguehurtspatients,too.Thepatientsurvey,ofover1,000adults,foundthatmostoverweightpatientsdon’tevenknowthatthey’retooheavy.Only39percentofoverweightpeoplesurveyedhadeverbeentoldbyahealthcareproviderthattheywereoverweight.
Ofthosewhoweretoldtheywereobese,90percentwerealsotoldbytheirdoctorstoloseweight,thesurveyfound.Infactmosthavetriedtoloseweightandmayhavebeensuccessfulinthepast—andmanyarestilltrying,thesurveyfound.Andmanyunderstandthatlosingevenasmallamountofweightcanhaveapositiveimpactontheirhealthandreducetheirriskofobesityrelateddiseaseslikehypertensionanddiabetes.
Dr.WilliamBestermannJr.,medicaldirectorofHolstonMedicalGroup,inKingsport,Tenn.,whichranksthe10thinobesityamongmetropolitanareasintheUnitedStates,saidthedialoguehadtobeanongoingoneandcouldnotbedroppedafterjustonementionoftheproblem.“Ifyou’retobesuccessfulwithhelpingyourpatientsloseweight,youhavetotalktothematactuallyeveryvisitabouttheirprogress,andfindsomethingtoencouragethemandcoachthem,”hesaid.
Heacknowledgedthatmanydoctorstendtobenotoptimistic.
“Partofthisisthatthere'sthiscommonbelief,anddoctorsareburdenedbyit,too,thatoverweightpeopleareweak-willedandjustdon’thaveanywillpowerandareselfindulgentandallthatbusiness,”hesaid.“Ifyouthinkthatway,you’renotgoingtospendtimehavingaproductiveconversation.”
26.WhatistheStopObesityAlliancemostprobablyinParagraph3?
A.Anorganizationofdoctorssufferingfromobesity.
B.Anorganizationofpatientssufferingfromobesity.
C.Aresearchgroupthatconductsspecialsurveysaboutoverweightpeople.
D.Aresearchgroupdealingwithdoctor-patientrelationship.
27.Howmanyofthepatientssurveyedhavebeenadvisedbytheirdoctorstoloseweight?
A.About350.B.About390.
C.About900.D.About1,000.
28.WhatcanbeinferredaboutobesitypatientsinParagraph5?
A.Theyarenotashopelessasdoctorsthinktheyare.
B.Mostofthemhavetriedhardtoloseweight,butinvain.
C.Withouttheirdoctors’constantcoaching,thereislittlechanceoftheirsucceedinginlosingweight.
D.Mostofthemhavejustgivenuptheirhopeofbecominglessheavy.
29.Accordingtothepassage,whichfactorcontributestothelackofdialoguebetweendoctorsandpatients?
A.Mostdoctorsneverthinkofwarningtheirpatientsabouttheirweightproblem.
B.Manydoctorsfinditdifficulttopersuadeoverweightpeopletoloseweight.
C.Mostpatientsaretooweak-willedtodoanythingabouttheirweight.
D.Manypatientstendnottotrusttheirdoctorsabouttheirweightproblem.
30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ObesityintheU.S.
B.TroubleofoverweightAmericans.
C.Talkmore,helpbetter.
D.Doctorsorpatients---whotobearmoreblame?
B
Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia(学术界)outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.
HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.
Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical(制药的)companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.
Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition(转换)toacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.“Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.”
31.By“aone-waystreet