陕西省西安市八校2012届高三联考试题英语

西安地区八校2012届高三年级联考英语试题本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分．考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题纸上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题纸上的指定位置上．2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号；非选择题答案用0．5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚．3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效．4．保持纸面清洁，不折叠，不破损．5．若做选考题时，考生应按照题目要求作答，并用2B铅笔在答题纸上把所选题目对应的题号涂黑．第Ⅰ卷（两部分，共95分）第一部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）以A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音完全相同的选项。

1．radiumA．analyze B．astronomer C．blame D．certainty 2．defeatA．great B．bread C．steal D．deadly 3．linkA．handle B．within C．bank D．instruct 4．challengeA．machine B．stomach C．achievement D．technology 5．generationA．bother B．nervous C．observe D．prefer第二节情景对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑，选项中有两个为多余选项。

—What time did you have to get up when you were staying on the farm?—At about five o'clock．— 6—Well, there were so many things to do．Are you going to the country next summer?—7—It must be a delightful change for you, after living all the years in town．—Yes, it is．Life in the country's so peaceful．It's so nice that you don't have to worry about missing the bus every morning．—8—We can if we want to, but, of course, we're not forced to．We just do as we like．—Well, I've never spent a holiday on a farm, so I don't know what it is like．—Haven't you really? Oh, you ought to．9 You needn't be afraid that you'll have to work too hard．—I'd love to．Personally, 10 I like the fresh air in the countryside．A．Come with us next year．B．I've always wanted to be a farmer．C．I expect so．D．I really don't know what to do．E．Don't you have to work very hard on the farm?F．Why did you have to get up so early?G．What are you going to do next?第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

11．Tom told me that he needed a chair and that soon he found ______．A．it B．that C．one D．the one 12．—Could you take my place and go to meet Professor Smith from Britain?—.`—He is a tall man wearing short hair．A．Why me this time? B．Are you familiar with him?C．How can I recognize him? D．What would you like to tell me? 13．—What took you so long?—I got lost．I have no _____ of direction．A．sense B．ability C．knowledge D．feeling 14．When people talk about splendid cities in China, probably the first______comes into their winds is Changan．A．one B．that C．city D．which 15．—What made your skin look so terrible?—______ to the sunlight for a long time．A．Because it was exposed B．After being exposedC．Being exposed D．Exposed16．He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be _____ the pain in the leg．A．far from B．away from C．apart from D．free from 17．—Is Sara coming?—No．She should have let us know earlier, but ______ she has been very busy recently．A．to be sure B．to be exact C．to be honest D．to be fair 18．—The water was left running all night long．—Yes．It seemed that John _____．He was the last one to leave the lab．A．was to be blamed B．was to blameC．had been blamed D．should be blamed19．After the robbery, the jewelry shop fixed an alarm system ______ further losses．A．for B．from C．against D．toward 20．The building around the corner caught fire last night．The police are now _____ the matter．A．seeing through B．working outC．looking into D．watching over21．Then _____ that the war was over．A．the news came B．came the newsC．did the news come D．did come the news22．A free ticket to 2011 Xi'an Horticultural Expo will be given to ______ wins the first prize in the English context．A．those who B．no matter who C．who D．whoever 23．We'd better set off now or it will be dark ______ we know it．A．before B．as C．when D．because 24．If better use is ____ of your spare time, you'll make great, progress in it．A．spent B．made C．taken D．thought 25．Janet spent money _ ____ there were no tomorrow．A．even though B．even if C．as though D．only if第四节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）1．阅读下面的短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department．Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 26 ．She got up very early and arrived at the _27_ at twenty to twenty to eight．She _ 28 the door open and found nobody there．"I'm the _29 to arrive．" She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 30 a large bunch of flowers on it．They were fresh．She 31___ the flowers from the desk and smelled them．Oh, how lovely!"" Nancy 32 joyfully．She then looked round for a 33 to put them in．Somebody has sent me flowers the _ 34___ first day?'" She thought happily．" Butwho could it be?" She began to wonder．The day passed very _35_ and Nancy did everything with great interest and __36__．For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers．And then she _37_ herself in her work．Then came another Monday．When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a （an）_38___ bunch of flowers there．She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones．The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 39 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 40 ．One Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 41 a plan to the general manager's office．She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 42 ．She happened to see on the desk a big note book on which were _43_ "Records of Manager' meetings" , and glanced at the 44 pages．Suddenly her eyes fell on these words;" in order to keep the secretaries 45 the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh Cowers should be sent to each secretary's desk．" Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist．26 A．depressed B．encouraged C．excited D．surprised 27．A．office B．workshop C．classroom D．bookshop 28．A．forced B．pushed C．turned D．knocked 29．A．last B．second C．third D．first 30．A．uncover B．smell C．find D．pick 31．A．picked up B．threw away C．stared at D．took up32．A．cried B．laughed C．wept D．replied 33．A．jar B．box C．bottle D．vase 34．A．happy B．very C．funny D．quite 35．A．slowly B．normally C．quickly D．hardly 36．A．wisdom B．bravery C．passion ate D．enthusiasm 37．A．buried B．dressed C．devoted D．seated 38．A．old B．red C．blue D．new 39．A．special B．angry C．strange D．difficult 40．A．sender B．receiver C．manager D．waiter 41．A．send for B, hand out C．try out D．hand in 42．A．news B．directives C．gifts D．receipts 43．A．marked B．written C．pressed D．signed 44．A．closed B．damaged C．pinned D．half-opened 45．A．at home B．on time C．in high spirits D．in low spirits 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。