海淀高三英语二模试题.docx

1、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. Reading books, _ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life. A. that B. what C. as D. which22. -What makes you a history major? -Interest. I _ it bec

2、ause my high school history teacher influenced me a lot. A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study _ in February.A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish 24. As the intelligence of robots increases t

3、o match _ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers.A. it B. that C. which D. them25. -Have you received your new shoes? -Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _.A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order26. A mistake _ have been made on our bill. We didnt order any fish today

4、. A. should B. would C. must D. could27. One doesnt have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer. A. of B. with C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _ Maydays concert in the Birds Nest.A. to expect B. expecting C. expected D. expect 29. -Is dinner ready? -Not

5、 yet. The main course _. It needs another ten minutes.A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done 30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _ there are famous schools. A. where B. since C. when D. whether 31. You dont need to make fancy foods to impress guests

6、it is something simple but good _ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who32. More than ten people _ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year. A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed33. I actually believe that we _ in Xian now if you hadnt been caught dru

7、nk driving last month. A. would be B. would have been C. were D. had been34. At no time I would blame you for your being slow in your English study. A. I said B. said I C. I did say D. did I say35. One of the glorious moments in my school life was I was awarded the Mayors Award. A. why B. how C. tha

8、t D. 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。Education from My FatherMy memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 36 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 37 .

9、 When I was small I was somewhat 38 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 39 that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 40 later, but I didnt have to unlearn anything.What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 41 it tr

10、avelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 42 the air it made the air so hot that it 43 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 44 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 45 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder.

11、When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 46 . He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 47 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 48 and they had color too. He said tha

12、t if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 49 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 50 the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 51 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.I am sure there were many other less

13、ons that I 52 but no longer remember. What I did 53 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 54 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have alw

14、ays been 55 in science.36. A. othersB. fewC. someD. all37. A. scienceB. natureC. weather D. universe38. A. sureB. fondC. tiredD. afraid39. A. depthB. wordsC. gesturesD. data40. A. understandingB. knowledgeC. commandD. confidence41. A. butB. andC. for D. or42. A. aboveB. to C. alongD. through43. A. s

15、honeB. burnedC. expandedD. broke 44. A. fillB. makeC. avoidD. break 45. A. tryingB. proving C. hopingD. pretending 46. A. clap B. remark C. voiceD. crash47. A. coldB. bright C. clearD. foggy 48. A. exploreB. foresee C. imagineD. identify 49. A. committedB. exposed C. related D. led50. A. heat B. pro

16、tect C. extend D. light51. A. everB. also C. evenD. still 52. A. selectedB. arranged C. absorbedD. delivered 53. A. considerB. promiseC. explainD. learn54. A. memoriesB. blanketsC. mysteriesD. thunders55. A. engagedB. interestedC. successfulD. 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

17、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。AUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood went to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the schools busing company redrew its route map, canceling Nias b

18、us. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”a group of kids, supervised (监护) by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves. According to a 1979 survey, ne

19、arly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2011. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have reduced.Schools and busing companies are f

20、inding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to cancel extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling(挂空挡). They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-ef

21、ficient routes, which arent always the shortest ones.There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, its an environmental winbut if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow.

22、Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morni

23、ng hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _.A. safety of their kids B. kids physical strengthC. time spent on the way D. changes in the route57. To save money, some schools choose to _.A. shorten

24、the school week B. take the shortest routesC. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _.A. fewer complaints about long morning hikesB.morestudentstakingpublictransportationC. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D. a decrease in the safety of school buse

25、sBA metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particula

26、r image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefore

27、, the poets job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does. Lets analyze this remarkably simple metaphor concerning love and the rose to see what it offers. Because the poet uses a comparison with a rose, first we must examine the characteristics of that flower. A ros

28、e is impressive in its beauty, its petals（花瓣）are nicely soft, and its smell is pleasing. Its possible to say that a rose is actually a feast to the senses of sight, touch, and smell. The roses appearance seems to border on perfection, each petal seemingly equal in form. Isnt this the way ones love s

29、hould be？A loved one should be a delight to ones senses and seem perfect. However, there is another dimension added to the comparison by using a rose. Roses have thorns. The poet wants to convey the idea that roses can be tricky. So can love, the metaphor tells us. When one reaches out with absolute

30、 trust to touch the object of his or her affection, ouch, a thorn can cause great harm! “Be careful,” the metaphor warns, “Love is a feast to the senses, but it can overwhelm us, and it can also hurt us and cause acute suffering.” This is the poets understanding of lovean admonition (劝诫). What is th

31、e point？Just this: It took almost 14 sentences to clarify what a simple metaphor communicates in only four words! That is the artistry and the joy of the simple metaphor. 59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a _. A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way B. literary device specially employed in poetry writing C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid image D. comparison between two different objects with similar features 60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a r