海淀高三英语二模试题.docx

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海淀高三英语二模试题

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语2012.05

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的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.Readingbooks,_______takesthereadertootherworlds,isawonderfulwaytoenjoylife.

A.thatB.whatC.asD.which

22.---Whatmakesyouahistorymajor?

---Interest.I_____itbecausemyhighschoolhistoryteacherinfluencedmealot.

A.lovedB.hadlovedC.loveD.haveloved

23.TheaverageFacebookuserintheUnitedStateshas245friends,accordingtoastudy______in

February.

A.publishingB.publishedC.publishD.topublish

24.Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatch________ofhumans，wemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers.

A.itB.thatC.whichD.them

25.---Haveyoureceivedyournewshoes?

---Yes.AndatthesametimeIgotthejacketI_____.

A.hadorderedB.orderedC.haveorderedD.order

26.Amistake_____havebeenmadeonourbill.Wedidn’torderanyfishtoday.

A.shouldB.wouldC.mustD.could

27.Onedoesn’thavetolookfartorealizethedirectconnectionsmokingandcancer.

A.ofB.withC.toD.between

28.ShecametoBeijingonApril28,_____Mayday'sconcertintheBird’sNest.

A.toexpectB.expectingC.expectedD.expect

29.---Isdinnerready?

---Notyet.Themaincourse______.Itneedsanothertenminutes.

A.wasnotdoneB.hadnotdoneC.isnotdoneD.hasnotdone

30.Housepricesvaryfromplacetoplaceandareusuallyhigh_____therearefamousschools.

A.whereB.sinceC.whenD.whether

31.Youdon’tneedtomakefancyfoodstoimpressguests—itissomethingsimplebutgood_____willdo.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.who

32.Morethantenpeople_____intheirownhomesduringthefirst3monthsofthisyear.

A.weregassedB.hadbeengassedC.aregassedD.havebeengassed

33.Iactuallybelievethatwe_____inXi’annowifyouhadn’tbeencaughtdrunkdrivinglastmonth.

A.wouldbeB.wouldhavebeenC.wereD.hadbeen

34.AtnotimeIwouldblameyouforyourbeingslowinyourEnglishstudy.

A.IsaidB.saidIC.IdidsayD.didIsay

35.OneofthegloriousmomentsinmyschoollifewasIwasawardedtheMayor’sAward.

A.whyB.howC.thatD.when

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。

EducationfromMyFather

Mymemoriesofmyfatherareslimbecausehewassosickinthelastyearsofhislife.Butthereare36thatIamoftenremindedofandwhichmayhavehadsomebearingonmyloveof37.

WhenIwassmallIwassomewhat38oflightningandthunder.Myfatherexplainedit.Theexplanationwasin39thatachildcouldunderstandbutwasbasicallycorrect.Igainedabetter40later,butIdidn’thavetounlearnanything.

Whathesaidwasthattherewaselectricityintheclouds41ittravelledtothegroundlikeaspark.Whenittravelled42theairitmadetheairsohotthatit43.Thentherewasnothingwheretheairhadbeenandtheairallaroundrushedinto44thespace.Heclappedhishandstogetherveryloud,45tobetheairrushingin,andsaidthatmakesthethunder.WhenIhearthunder,Icanstillhearthat46.

Heexplainedwhyifitwascloudyinthewinterthenightwaswarmerthanifitwas47.Itwasoneofthosenightswhentheskywasfullofstars:

nomoon,notownlights.Butthereweremorestarsthanyoucould48andtheyhadcolortoo.Hesaidthatiftherewerenoclouds,wehadnoblanketsandwere49totheuniverse.Ourwarmthwasgoingto50thewholeuniverse.Whentherewereclouds,theywerelikeblanketsandwewerenotexposedtotheuniverse.I51feelontheedgeofspaceonaveryclearnight.

IamsurethereweremanyotherlessonsthatI52butnolongerremember.WhatIdid53,ingeneral,wasthattherewereexplanationsandthatthemoreIunderstoodthem,themorecomfortabletheworldwastolivein.Iwasnottaughtthattherewere54butthattherewasunderstandingifyoulookedforit.ThismaybewhyIhavealwaysbeen55inscience.

36.A.others

B.few

C.some

D.all

37.A.science

B.nature

C.weather

D.universe

38.A.sure

B.fond

C.tired

D.afraid

39.A.depth

B.words

C.gestures

D.data

40.A.understanding

B.knowledge

C.command

D.confidence

41.A.but

B.and

C.for

D.or

42.A.above

B.to

C.along

D.through

43.A.shone

B.burned

C.expanded

D.broke

44.A.fill

B.make

C.avoid

D.break

45.A.trying

B.proving

C.hoping

D.pretending

46.A.clap

B.remark

C.voice

D.crash

47.A.cold

B.bright

C.clear

D.foggy

48.A.explore

B.foresee

C.imagine

D.identify

49.A.committed

B.exposed

C.related

D.led

50.A.heat

B.protect

C.extend

D.light

51.A.ever

B.also

C.even

D.still

52.A.selected

B.arranged

C.absorbed

D.delivered

53.A.consider

B.promise

C.explain

D.learn

54.A.memories

B.blankets

C.mysteries

D.thunders

55.A.engaged

B.interested

C.successful

D.skillful

第三部分：

阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，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

Untillastspring,NiaParkerandtheotherkidsinherneighborhoodwenttoschoolonBus59.Butasfuelpricesrose,theschooldistrictneededtofindawaytocutitstransportationcosts.Sotheschool’sbusingcompanyredrewitsroutemap,cancelingNia’sbus.NowNiaandherneighborstravelthehalfmiletoschoolviaa“walkingschoolbus”—agroupofkids,supervised（监护）byanadultortwo,whomakethewalktogether.

Manyparentsaredelightedtoseetheirkidswalkingtoschool,partlybecausemanydidsothemselves.Accordingtoa1979survey,nearlyhalfofschoolkidswalkedorbikedtoschool,comparedwithonly16percentin2011.Modernparentshavebeenunwillingtoletkidswalktoschoolforfearoftraffic,crimeorsimplebullying,butwithorganizedadultsupervision,thoseconcernshavereduced.

Schoolsandbusingcompaniesarefindingotherwaystosave.Inruralareaswherebusingisamust,someschoolshaveevenchosenfour-dayschoolweeks.Busingcompaniesinstructdriverstocancelextrastopsfromroutesandtoturnofftheenginewhileidling（挂空挡）.Theyarealsousingcomputersoftwaretodeterminethemostfuel-efficientroutes,whicharen’talwaystheshortestones.

Therecouldbedisadvantages,however,tothebusingcutbacks.Ifeveryformerlybusedstudentbeginswalkingtoschool,it’sanenvironmentalwin—butiftoomanyoftheirparentsdecidetodrivetheminstead,theoverallcarbonfootprintcangrow.Replacingbuseswithmanymoreparent-drivencarscanalsoincreasesafetyrisks.A2011reportconcludedstudentsare13timessaferonaschoolbusthaninapassengercar,sincebuseshavefeweraccidentsandwithstandthembetterduetotheirsize.Andsomestudentscomplainaboutthelongmorninghikes,particularlywhentheroutecontainsareallybighill. 

56.Inregardstowalkingtoschool,modernparentsseemmuchconcernedwiththe_____.

A.safetyoftheirkids B.kids’physicalstrength

C.timespentonthewayD.changesintheroute

57.Tosavemoney,someschoolschooseto_____.

A.shortentheschoolweek B.taketheshortestroutes

C.stopusingschoolbusesD.usefuel-efficientbuses

58.Busingcutbacksmayleadto_____.

A.fewercomplaintsaboutlongmorninghikes

B. more students taking public transportation

C.anincreaseincarbondioxideemissions

D.adecreaseinthesafetyofschoolbuses

B

Ametaphorisapoeticdevicethatdealswithcomparison.Itcomparessimilarqualitiesoftwodissimilarobjects.Withasimplemetaphor,oneobjectbecomestheother:

Loveisarose.Althoughthisdoesnotsoundlikeaparticularlyrichimage,ametaphorcancommunicatesomuchaboutaparticularimagethatpoetsusethemmorethananyothertypeoffigurativelanguage.Thereasonforthisisthatpoetscomposetheirpoetrytoexpresswhattheyareexperiencingemotionallyatthatmoment.Consequently,whatthepoetimagineslovetobemayormaynotbeourunderstandingoflove.Therefore,thepoet’sjobistoenableustoexperienceit,tofeelitthesamewayasthepoetdoes.

Let’sanalyzethisremarkablysimplemetaphorconcerningloveandtherosetoseewhatitoffers.Becausethepoetusesacomparisonwitharose,firstwemustexaminethecharacteristicsofthatflower.Aroseisimpressiveinitsbeauty,itspetals（花瓣）arenicelysoft,anditssmellispleasing.It’spossibletosaythataroseisactuallyafeasttothesensesofsight,touch,andsmell.Therose’sappearanceseemstoborderonperfection,eachpetalseeminglyequalinform.Isn’tthisthewayone’sloveshouldbe？

Alovedoneshouldbeadelighttoone’ssensesandseemperfect.

However,thereisanotherdimensionaddedtothecomparisonbyusingarose.Roseshavethorns.Thepoetwantstoconveytheideathatrosescanbetricky.Socanlove,themetaphortellsus.Whenonereachesoutwithabsolutetrusttotouchtheobjectofhisorheraffection,ouch,athorncancausegreatharm!

“Becareful,”themetaphorwarns,“Loveisafeasttothesenses,butitcanoverwhelmus,anditcanalsohurtusandcauseacutesuffering.”Thisisthepoet’sunderstandingoflove—anadmonition（劝诫）.Whatisthepoint？

Justthis:

Ittookalmost14sentencestoclarifywhatasimplemetaphorcommunicatesinonlyfourwords!

Thatistheartistryandthejoyofthesimplemetaphor.

59.Accordingtothepassage,ametaphorisa________.

A.descriptionoftwosimilarobjectsinapoeticway

B.literarydevicespeciallyemployedinpoetrywriting

　C.contrastbetweentwodifferentthingstocreateavividimage

D.comparisonbetweentwodifferentobjectswithsimilarfeatures

60.Asismeantbytheauthor,thornsofar