西城区高考二模英语精彩试题及问题详解.docx

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西城区高考二模英语精彩试题及问题详解

市西城区2012年高三二模试卷

2012.5

21.Ihavewatchedyoutwoforthepasttenminutesand___ofyouhasdoneanyworkinthattime.

A.neitherB.eitherC.noneD.both

22.--Doyouthinkhewillsendyouacard?

--Yes,ifhe_____onholiday.

A.goB.goesC.willgoD.went

23.Whatwecanlearnfromthestoryis_____youmustn’tblamechildrenforthemistakesoftheirparents.

A.whereB.whatC.whetherD.that

24._____power,turnoffthehotwaterafteryouaredoneshowering.

A.SaveB.SavingC.SavedD.Tosave

25.Buildersusesoftwoodintheconstructionofsmallboats____itisflexible.

A.afterB.unlessC.becauseD.while

26.Thebabybirdisatthestage______itisreadytoleavethenest.

A.thatB.whichC.whenD.what

27.---Howlongdidyouownyourfirstcar?

---We____itforsixmonthsbeforeitwasstolen.

A.hadownedB.ownedC.hasownedD.wouldown

28.Tomcalledcustomerservicetoquestion______hiscreditcardbillwassohigh.

A.whetherB.whyC.howD.when

29.Aperson,when______,canoftendowhatisnormallybeyondhisability.

A.challengedB.challengesC.challengingD.tochallenge

30.--Didyouhearabouttheherowhorescuedthechildfromtheburningbuilding?

--Yes.Whatdoyouthinkmostpeople______iftheywereinasimilarsituation?

A.willdoBwillhavedone.C.woulddoD.wouldhavedone

31._____thisadvertisementseveraltimes,Idecidedtoapplyforthemarketingmanagerposition.

A.ReadB.ReadingC.ToreadD.Havingread

32.----Youmayhearsomecomplaining,butyoumustdealwithit.

----Yes,Iamfullypreparedforwhateveranyone______say.

A.canB.mightC.mustD.should

33. Themeetingbegantwohoursagoandbecausenodecision______,wewillcontinueourdiscussiontomorrow.

  A.hasmade     B.hadmade    

 C.hasbeenmade     D.hadbeenmade

34.Engineeringis________challengingcourseofstudythatrequires________thoroughunderstandingofmathematicsandscience.

A.the;aB.a;theC.不填;不填D.a;a

35.–CanIhaveyourbusinessnumber?

--Youcancallme,freeofcharge,______66887790.

A.atB.byC.withD.for

There’salwaysbeenadebateonwhetherhumanbeingsareborngoodorbad.Dependingonhowyouviewtheworld,youcanthinkofallthecrimesandinjusticeandconcludethatwe’rebad,soweneedasystemoflawstokeepusincheck.However,therearealsoalotofstoriesofgooddeeds.Ithinkwe’reallborngood.

Today,ItookatriptoSouthBendtoattendmyfriends’weddingreception.Ihad36thenightbeforeattheforecastanditsaidweweregoingtogetabout3inchesofsnow,soIthought,“That’snotso37.”IsetoutonmyjourneyanditwascompletelyclearuntilI38togettowardsNiles,M1…

Iwas39withthisominous（不祥的）cloud.Ithoughttomyself,“Hmm,thiscan’tbeagood40.”Soonenough,thehighwaybecameasnow-packedwallofwhite.Ishouldhaverememberedthatsuchseverechangesin____41____arecommoninthispartofAmerica.IthentriedtogettothepopulousareaofSouthBendandgot42inthesnow,43toturnleftontoastreet.I44for20minutestodigmyselfoutwithonlyascraper（刮刀）.

Itwasn’tavery45street,soIdidn’tseemanypeople.JustasIwasstartingtogiveup,afewpeoplestoppedbymycarandthenhelpedpushmeoutofthesnowbank.Itwasonepersonatfirst,andthenafewothers.

Then,onthewaytomydestination,anotherladygotstuck.46,Igotoutandwas47toofferthesamehelpthatIhadreceived.Atleastfiveothersjoinedmeinmy48togethercarunstuck.Itiskindofstormthatmakesroadsun-drivable.SouthBend49upgettingover3feetofsnow.

Inthese50ofkindnessthough,Iwasonceagain51ofmybeliefthatthatallpeopleareborngood.Thesepeopledidn’thavetostopandhelpmeout.Theyranthe52ofhavingtheirowncarsstuck.Evenformyself,itwasa（an）53reactiontogetoutandpushthelady’scarouttoo.Ididn’tthinkaboutit54asecond.

Ibelievethesesituationsreallyhelpedremindmethatthisworldisagoodplace.Reallifesituationscan55gooddeeds.Ithappenedtoday,anditwillhappenagainandagain.

36.A.spentB.checkedC.observedD.looked

37.A.lateB.coldC.badD.far

38.A.hopedB.stoppedC.startedD.planned

39.A.concernedB.metC.involvedD.pointed

40.A.wayB.eventC.resultD.sign

41.A.weatherB.directionC.positionD.system

42.A.frozenB.stuckC.hurtD.lost

43.A.attemptingB.needingC.realizingD.having

44.A.waitedB.stayedC.insistedD.struggled

45.A.longB.smoothC.busyD.quiet

46.A.ImmediatelyB.CarefullyC.EventuallyD.Obviously

47.A.requestedB.attractedC.inspiredD.convinced

48.A.effortsB.groupC.donationD.spirits

49.A.madeB.endedC.cameD.grew

50.A.attitudesB.charactersC.mannersD.acts

51.A.informedB.remindedC.warnedD.told

52.A.favorB.courseC.admireD.risk

53.A.automaticB.generousC.valuableD.accurate

54.A.withB.byC.forD.in

55.A.findB.produceC.happenD.judge

A

It'sstillthere,theVietnameseschoolwheremybrotherandIusedtogo.Evenwithanewcoatofpaintandthehighwirefence,theschoolIknewtenyearsagoremainsthesame. 

  Everydayat5p.m.,insteadofflyingkiteswithourfriends,mybrotherandIhadtogotoVietnameseschool.Noamountofkicking,screaming,orarguingcouldstopmymother,whowasdeterminedtohaveuslearnthelanguageofourculture.Sheheldusbythecollarandwalkedwithusthesevenlong,hillyblocksfromourhometoschool,leavingourtearfulfacesbeforethefrontoftheschool.   

   Weallsatinlittlechairsinabigemptyroom,whichhadaslightsmellofoldclothesthathadbeenstoredforalongtime.Ihatedthatsmell.Therewasastagefartotheright,withanAmericanflagononesideandtheflagoftheRepublicofVietnamontheotherside.

  Althoughtheschoolmainlytaughtlanguage-speaking,reading,dictation-thelessonsalwaysbeganwithanexerciseinpoliteness.Withtheentranceoftheteacher,thebeststudentwouldtapabellandeveryonewouldgetup,andsayinVietnamese,"Howareyou,teacher?

"

  Thelanguagealwaysmademeembarrassed.Moreoftenthannot,IhadtriedtoseparatemyselffromtheloudvoicethatfollowedmewheneverIwenttotheAmericansupermarketoutsideourarea.Thevoicebelongedtomygrandmother,asmalloldwomanwhocouldshoutlouderthananyoneonthestreet.HerVietnamesewasquick,itwasloud,itwasnotbeautiful.

  Inourarea,thecomingsandgoingsofhundredsofVietnameseontheirdailytaskssoundedcrazy.Ididnotwanttobethoughtofasbeingmad,astalkingstupid.WhenIspokeEnglish,peoplenoddedatme,smiledandencouragedme.EvenVietnamesepeoplewouldlaughandsaythatI'ddowellinlife.

MybrotherwasevenstricterthanIaboutspeakingEnglish.Hewasespeciallycrueltowardsmymother,scoldingherforherpoorEnglish.BitsofVietnamesewereoftenmixedinherconversation.  

Aftertwoyearsofstruggle,Ifinallydivorcedmyculture.IwaspermittedtostopVietnameseschool.IthoughtofmyselfasAmerican.Atlast,IthoughtIwasoneofyou;Iwasn'toneofthem.

  Sadly,IamonlyanAmerican.

56.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Theauthor’sbrotherlikedlearningVietnamese.

B.Theauthor’smothertaughthimEnglishathome.

C.Theauthordidn’tlikelearningVietnamesewhenhewasyoung.

D.Theauthor’smotherputhersonsinalanguageschoolinVietnam.

57.Theauthoroftenfeltembarrassedbecause________.

A.hisVietnamesewasnotbeautifulenough

B.hecouldnotflykiteslikeotherkidsatschool

C.hisgrandmaspokeVietnameseloudlyinpublic

D.hismotheralwaystreatedhimrudelyinthemarket

58.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorfeels________.

A.scaredB.peacefulC.satisfiedD.regretful

59.What’sthethemeofthepassage?

A.Itisimportanttoadapttoanewenvironment.

B.Itisimportanttoappreciateyourownculture.

C.Itisimportanttorememberyourchildhood.

D.Itisimportanttolearnaforeignlanguage.

B

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