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1、广东省广州二模 英语 d试卷类型：B广东省广州市2012届高三毕业班4月综合测试（二）英 语2012.4本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用2B铅笔在“考生号”处填涂考生号。用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己所在的市、县/区、学校以及自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B)填涂在答题卡相应位置上2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定

2、区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从5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。I woke up this morning with a fright ！There appeared to be a mouse in my bed tickling my nose and 1 _ scratching me

3、. It had to be a mouse, for those tiny sharp little nails were scratching me all across my 2 _ .It couldnt have been a(n) 3 _ as I didnt own any pets； it couldnt have been a rat, because if what I had read about rats was 4 _ ，their sharp teeth could 5 _ their way through solid stone. They do this be

4、cause their front teeth never stop growing and this is the only way to keep them 6 _.I didnt dare to open my eyes and face the 7 _ of the disgusting mouse in the bed with me. I felt so dirty and 8 I didnt want to change my position cither, 9 _ the mouse would slide onto other areas of my body, which

5、 would 10 _ give me horrible dreams for years to come!Despite my fears, I finally decided to swiftly 1 _ 1 the mouse away. But it 12 _ ！ I did it again and again and it kept coming back, every single time.There was no way out. I had to face my enemy. I took a breath, gathered my 13 _ and slowly open

6、ed my eyes. To my relief, I saw something far 14 _ than a mouse and it all came back to me.I had put my baby daughter Rebecca into bed beside me after her first bottle in the morning ！That also reminded me: I needed to trim (修剪）her 15 _1.A.warmlyB.lightlyC.wildlyD.thoroughly2.A.footB.handC.stomachD.

7、face3.A.mouseB.insectC.catD,fly4.A.trueB.suitableC.interestingD.clear5.A.fightB.pullC.carveD.wind6.A.strongB.sharpC.slimD.short7.A.horrorB.thoughtC.riskD.cost8.A.tiredB.stupidC.uncomfortableD.disappointed9.AhopingB.fearingC.assumingD.doubting10.,A.graduallyB.temporarilyC.surelyD.hardly11.,A.throwB.b

8、rushC.keepD.send12,.A.returnedB.repeatedC.droppedD.stayed13.A.memoriesB.thoughtsC.energyD.courage14.A.softerB.cuterC.uglierD.worse15.A.hairB.feetC.nailsD.fingers第二节语法填空（共10小题；钻小题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屮词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。Inequality between men and wo

9、men results in poorer health for children and greater family poverty(贫穷)，according to a new study. The UN agency Unicef found that, 16 _ the situation has slightly improved, many women are still not included in family decisions， 17_ as a result their children are more likely to suffer from poor heal

10、th.The main finding of the 30-country survey is that equality between men and women is vital to 18 _ (improve) living standards and health, especially for children in developing countries. The conclusions arc contained in the agency s 19 _ (late) report. This report points to a lack of opportunities

11、 for girls and women in education and work，which contributes 20_ theirpoverty and lack of power. Where men control the household, less money 21_ ( spend) on healthcare and food， 22_ results in poorer health for children.An increase in 23 _ (employ) opportunities for women would increase 24_ househol

12、d power, the report said. For example, the agency found that whoever has more household income decides 25_ or not it will be used for family needs.II阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共2O小题；每小题2分，满分4O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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen the SS Gairsoppa was sunk by a German war boat 70 years ago，it t

13、ook its huge silver cargo to a watery grave. Today, US divers are working to recover what may be the biggest shipwreck treasure ever.The Florida-based company Odyssey Marine Exploration announced that it had found the Gairsoppa, and cited official documents indicating the British ship was carrying s

14、ome 219 tons of silver when it sank in 1941 in the North Atlantic f some 300 miles off the Irish coast.Valued then at600,000, the silver today is worth about $ 210 million, which would make it historys largest recovery of precious metals lost at sea.“Weve accomplished the first stage of this project

15、 the location and identification of the target shipwreck and now were hard at work planning for the recovery stage，” Odyssey project manager Andrew Craig said.Under the terms of an agreement reached between Odyssey and the British government，the company will retain 80 percent of the silver it can re

16、cover from the wreck.The 412-foot Gairsoppa had been sailing from India back to Britain in February 1941 carrying a cargo of silver, iron and tea, when a storm hit. Running low on fuel, the ship was forced to change direction and headed for Galway，Ireland，the nearest port of safety.It never made it，

17、sunk by a German torpedo in the contested waters of the North Atlantic. Of the 85 people on board，only one survived.The Gairsoppa came to rest nearly 15 ,400 feet below the surface, where for decades it was lost to the world. All previous efforts to locate the shipwreck failed.New photographs releas

18、ed by the Oddesy show clear details of the ship，including the hole blown open by the torpedo. The find highlights the influential role that modern technologies，such as global positioning systems and deepwater robots，have come to play in the business of finding shipwrecks.Odyssey president Mark Gordo

19、n said, The majority of the worlds ocean floor has not yet been explored. We know more about the surface of the moon than we know about the deepest parts of the oceans. Its exciting to be working at depths like these and to be among the pioneers of this unexplored frontier, ”26. What caused the ship

20、 to sink?A. A dangerous storm. B. A German attack.C. A loss of direction. D. An accidental explosion.27. Where was the ship headed when it sank?A. India. B. Ireland. C. The United States. D. Britain.28. Which of the following about the Gairsoppa is true?A. All the passengers aboard were killed.B. So

21、me of its treasures have already been recovered.C. It is under more than 15,000 meters of water.D. It is officially owned by the British government.29. Why has it taken so many years to find the location of the ship?A. The required technology was not available before,B. People had completely forgott

22、en the ship had been sunk.C. Search permission had previously been refused.D. Official ship records have only recently been discovered.30. What does Mark Gordon think of deep-sea exploration?A. It is more difficult than space exploration. B. It is a very expensive activity.C. It is still in its earl

23、y stage. D. It can make explorers very rich，BI live in Mumbai, India, a big city, but I came from a remote Kerala village. When I was a- boy, hardly anyone spoke English around me. So, at age nine, Dad sent me to Montfort, an exclusive boarding school. There, I had to speak English or be punished. M

24、y uniform was typical English public school ： grey jacket，tie，and black leather shoes 一 so different from the clothes most people in my village wore. And our official school sport was cricket, something Id never heard of, let alone played, before arriving.Montfort had been built for the children of

25、the British officials who once ruled India but by the time I arrived in 1961, nearly all the students were from powerful Indian families. Its English traditions, however, continued.When I returned home for the holidays still wearing my uniform, people stared at me like I was an alien. ”Speak some En

26、glish,“ they teased. Looking back, I unwittingly brought a bit of English culture to my village.But English and too much Western influence are precisely what many traditionalists and politicians fear. They ask： Will such influences finish off our own culture?Various leaders have tried to erase the B

27、ritish traditions, pulling down old British statues and replacing many British-rule city names with older native names. Some even advocate changing our weekly day of rest from the Western Sunday to the “Hindu Tuesday.Extreme responses I say. You cant change history, and its only natural for foreign

28、influences to affect a nations culture. So Indian culture, as it is today, is really a mixture derived from centuries of foreign invasions.Add to that the massive changes of the 20th century resulting from the television, jet-age travel, the Internet, etc.Everything from clothes and language to food

29、 keeps changing, yet we remain Indian. I believe that Asian cultures are too ancient and deep-rooted to be weakened by foreign influences.Allow me to illustrate ray point. Some time ago, I took my visiting Singapore-born-and- raised cousin to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. Later, while driving hom

30、e，I talked about the fine Chinese food wed just had.Was that Chinese food? my cousin exclaimed. “Oh, I didnt know. “ It must have tasted too Indian for him to realise it.Meanwhile, like countless others, my village has transformed over the past decades. Many people wear modern clothes and TV brings

31、cricket into local homes. Theres even an English- language school，where you can hear kids giggling，yelling，flirting all in English，but with an Indian accent. Just like the Chinese food you get in India.Are these foreign influences something to worry about? I dont think so. Indias Chinese food tastes pretty good to me!31. What can we infer about the author?A. He was a supporter of British rule in India.B. He came from a wealthy f