2012年高考英语二模试题及答案

丰台区2011-2012学年度第二学期统一练习（二） 高三英语2012.521. They were ahead during the first half of the final, but they ______ in the last five minutes.A. would defeatB. were defeatedC. defeatedD. would be defeated22. __________ the children dream about is the freedoms to develop their special gift.A. WhichB. ThatC. WhatD. How23. --- I’ll give you a ring about eight. --- Could you phone a bit later? I ________ dinner then.A. will be havingB. have hadC. hadD. was having24. – Has Robert got home? -- Not yet. He ________ be home by now.A. canB. needC. mustD. should25. I’m sorry I was late. ________ up for it, let me treat you to a meal.A. To be makingB. MakeC. To makeD. Making26. Solar energy, _________ time has come, is very suitable to heat water or make electricity.A. whatB. whoseC. whichD. that27. I _________ in a tennis match this Sunday. Would you be interested in coming?A. have playedB. playedC. playD. am playing28. -- It’s wonderful. Seldom ________ a book with such a powerful message. -- I’m glad you like it.A. have I readB. I have readC. I readD. did I read29. Many people expressed concern, but _________ were willing to help.A. anyB. someC. fewD. many30. -- If someone _________ me the money, I’d buy an I-pad tomorrow. -- I’m afraid that’s impossible.A. had givenB. would giveC. giveD. gave31. You’d better have a snack of bread ________ there is no time to eat l ater.A. even ifB. in caseC. as long asD. ever since32. ________ for years, life on other planets is still a mystery for human beings.A. Having been looked forB. Having been looking forC. Having looked forD. Looked for33. A railway station is no place for a child __________ alone at night.A. to have leftB. to have been leftC. to leaveD. to be left34. Before carrying out the plan, we must consider ______ the new use of the drug needs further tests.A. whenB. whyC. whetherD. that35. Nancy, a successful manager, had great personal influence and power __________ her followers.A. withB. overC. forD. inMy senior year of high school, I was looking ahead to my future and I really wanted to be a social worker. But I had work to do 36 I hadn’t applied myself in high school.I made an appointment to see a guidance counselor, Mr. Shaw. He listened to my 37 and looked at me in 38 . “You’re not college material,” he said clearly and studiedly. It felt like my heart 39 in the moment of those icy words.That evening I broke the news to my parents. Seeing how 40 I was and how sincere I was in wanting to go to college, they offered to help. Later, they found a small college whose financial status would permit anyone to 41 . In other words, they would take anyone with a pulse. I felt like such a 42 . And I was beginning to believe what Mr. Shaw had said. So much so that I 43 even at this college.I gave up. I 44 Mr. Shaw was right. After I left college, I moved home and started working part-time jobs. Maybe 45 weren’t for me. In fact, deep down in my heart I knew that I truly wanted to be a social worker, but that 46 require a college degree.What should I do? I simply had to 47 again. With all the 48 I could gather, I enrolled in a community college and took one course in their night school. I was 49 when I received my grade. I got an A! I couldn’t believe it.Things were 50 around, and I needed guidance. Dr. Cohen, my professor in child psychology, told me to relax and enjoy my experience. She also said that I was fun, bright and could do anything I put my mind to. Here was an educational expert with (a) different 51 . I felt empowered.Two years later I graduated from that community college with honors and went on to earn my B.A. and M.A. in psychology from New York University. I realized that 52 who you believe in can change your life. When I believed Mr. Shaw, my life 53 apart and there was no way I would ever realize my dream. But when I believed in myself, I encountered more people who inspired and supported me the 54 Dr. Cohen had. As Henry Ford once said, “If you think you can, or if you think you can’t…you’re55 .”36. A. before B. until C. because D. when37. A. news B. dream C. pain D. view38. A. peace B. advance C. secret D. disbelief39. A. beat B. died C. stopped D. touched40. A. hurt B. scared C. interested D. surprised41. A. leave B. attend C. teach D. train42. A. loser B. beginner C. winner D. learner43. A. suffered B. failed C. paid D. finished44. A. questioned B. noticed C. accepted D. hoped45. A. daydreams B. courses C. jobs D. colleges46. A. would B. could C. should D. might47. A. meet B. try C. plan D. run48. A. courage B. efforts C. guidance D. chances49. A. depressed B. satisfied C. shocked D. delighted50. A. staying B. getting C. looking D. turning51. A. story B. thing C. message D. information52. A. thinking B. finding C. choosing D. making53. A. fell B. lived C. told D. stood54. A. concern B. opinion C. attitude D. way55. A. right B. considerate C. unique D. fortunateAAs a newspaper reporter, Inez’s father travel ed around the world. He wrote stories about the interesting people he met. On her fifteenth birthday, Inez could hardly believe it when her father announced that she was old enough to go with him on one of his trips! He said his next story would be about salt mining in Europe. Inez had never thought much about salt, she didn’t know what to expect, but she knew she would love being with her father.Months later, when Inez and her father arrived at the salt mine, they found themselves walking into the middle of a busy workday. Mrs. Walker, the owner, said she would not be available to talk until the workday was over. She suggested that Inez and her father should help out so Inez’s father would have first-hand experience for his story. Before Inez realized what was happening, she was in the factory. This was not what she had imagined her trip would be like.People rushed past her carrying hammers, nails, and wood to make boxes for the salt. Everyone seemed to be in such a hurry. As another newly constructed box was pushed at her, Inez spread a label with glue and stuck it on the side of the box. When she had agreed to go with her father on his newspaper assignment, she had pictured an adventure, not hard labor.Inez looked at the salt covering her father’s once-blue pants and sighed. She could taste the salt in her mouth and smell it in the air. Inez had been using salt all her life, but she had never imagined that it existed in such quantities or that it was so hard to package.Inez’s father rubbed his hands together and grinned at her. “I know this probably isn’t what you had in mind,” he said, “but sometimes the best days are the ones that don’t go as planned.”Best? she wondered. She had learned two lessons today. One was to value every grain of salt to fall from a shaker. The other was to hear the details before agreeing to go on a job with her father!56. Why does Inez’s father travel around the world?A. He relaxes after he finishes writing.B. He enjoys moving around from place to place.C. He likes to take his family on adventure trips.D. He needs to collect information for stories.57. What job does Inez help to do in the salt mine?A. To attach labels to the box.B. To interview the workers.C. To carry salt packages.D. To package the salt.58. How does Inez feel while working at the salt mine?A. Happy.B. Inspired.C. Disappointed.D. Annoyed.59. Why does the author most likely write this story?A. To discuss what it is like when a child travels with a parent.B. To describe how places around the world are different.C. To explain which tools are used when packaging salt.D. To show that sometimes events turn out differently than expected.B60. Amy and Maria raised money to ________.A.get a chance to PeruB. improve school officesC.make a service trip to PucallpaD. apply for a job in the company61. What did Mr. Whitman do for Amy and Maria?A.He donated the money for their trip.B. He taught them organizational skills.C. He provided enough living materials for them.D. He offered them some other money sources.62. The purpose of this letter is ________.A. to request informationB. to express appreciationC. to offer assistanceD. to ask forgivenessCHawaii is an important trading center and about six million tourists visit there every year. With all that traffic in and out, exotic species(外来物种) have plenty of opportunities to reach the islands. According to biologists, exotic species are the number one threat to the state’s economy, environment, and way of life.The question in Hawaii is, can the invaders be stopped?Quarantines are one way to do this. Quarantine is the process of isolating animals or products. In Hawaii, pet dogs and cats coming into the state remain in a special holding facility for four months to make sure they don’t have rabies(狂犬病). Many agricultural products are also quarantined to see if they are carrying insect pests or plant diseases.Inspection is a second way to stop biological invaders. At airports, borders, and shipping ports, inspectors examine passengers and their baggage to see if they are carrying exotic species. The inspectors also destroy fruits, vegetables, or other goods that might be carrying harmful pests or diseases. Specially trained dogs also smell goods in the ship for exotic species.What if an exotic species slips by inspectors? Then efforts are made to control the invader. In Hawaii, government agencies control invaders by setting livetraps around wildlife shelters and other places. At Haleakala National Park employees have built miles of fences to keep out exotic pigs and goats. For years these animals ate and walked over native rainforest plants, but the fences have helped reverse(逆转) this damage. Now native plants grow in places that were bare rock only a short time ago.In some cases biological control helps to solve the exotic species problems. It is the science of controlling one invader with another. In the early 1900s, several exotic predators(肉食动物) were imported to Hawaii to eat a harmful exotic pest called the sugarcane leafhopper. The insect was destroying 70,000 tons of sugar a year, but the predators brought it under control.The efforts of these scientists and other people are vitally important. In Hawaii alone,10,000 different species of native plants and animals still need to be protected. Many of these are found nowhere else on earth. Bystopping the spread of the biological invaders, we not only protect ourselves, but we also protect the many other native species that make our planet such a special place to live.64. This passage is mainly about ________.A. the methods for preventing exotic speciesB. the effects of exotic invasion on HawaiiC. the problems faced by the Hawaiian economyD. the role of biologists in controlling native species65. Hawaii is at a great risk of invasion by exotic species, because ________.A. many agriculture products grow thereB. regular inspections of animals are uselessC. millions of people go to Hawaii each yearD. biological control efforts have not worked66. Which of the following statements is true?A. Animals and products are put in quarantines before entering Hawaii.B. Trained dogs are used to examine passengers and their baggage.C. Livetraps and fences are set to protect exotic pigs and goats.D. Some exotic predators are imported to destroy invaders’ food.67. What argument does the author make in the last paragraph?A. Hawaii has the most unknown species of plants on earth.B. Humans have a responsibility to control exotic species.C. Scientists make the difference to the species protection.D. Species should be allowed to exist without human interruption.DMy friend Fowkes, tells a story of a class he took. On the first day the professor marched up to the blackboard, looked through his notes, cleared his throat, and began. Fowkes was the only student in the course. Once Fowkes fell ill and missed a class. When he returned, to Fowkes's astonishment, the professor began to deliver not the next lecture in the sequence but the one after. Had he lectured to an empty hall in the absence of his only student? It was perfectly possible. This story happened in 1930s, when books were short and expensive.Today, professors continue to lecture and students to listen much as they did. It’s time for us to abandon the lecture system and turn to methods that really work.Attending lectures is passive learning, at least for inexperienced listeners. Active learning, in which students write essays or perform experiments and then have their work evaluated by an instructor, is far more beneficial for those who have not yet fully learned how to learn. Most students learn best by engaging in debate. They need small discussion classes that demand a joint effort of teacher and students rather than classes in which one person, however learned, expresses his or her own ideas.The lecture system harms professors as well. It reduces feedback to a minimum, so that the lecturer can neither judge how well students understand the material nor benefit from their questions or comments. Questions that require the speaker to clarify unclear points and comments that challenge inadequately constructed arguments are indispensable to scholarship. Without them, the liveliest mind becomes dull.If lectures make so little sense, why have they been allowed to continue? The truth is that lectures are easier on everyone than debates. Lectures give some students an opportunity to sit back and let the professor run the show. In a classroom where everyone contributes, students are less able to hide and professors have less room to show off how smart they are.Worse still, the lectures too frequently come at the wrong end of the students' educational careers -- during the first two years, when they most need close, even individual, instruction. If lecture classes were restricted to junior and senior undergraduates and to graduate students, who are more academically independent and more capable of working on their own, they would be far less destructive of students' interests and enthusiasms. After all, students must learn to listen before they can listen to learn.67. The author tells a story in Paragraph 1 to ___________.A. lead into the main argumentationB. provide the historical backgroundC. show reasons of lecture absencesD. compare two different kinds of classes68. What can we learn about the current lecture system?A. Students take passive part in small discussion classes.B. The professors need more room to present their talents.C. Lectures are mainly intended for junior and senior students.D. It is far from beneficial for those academically inexperienced students.69. The underlined word “indispensable” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.A. commonB. necessaryC. availableD. abundant70. What is the best title for the passage?A. College Lectures: Graduates or Undergraduates?B. College Lectures: Advantages and DisadvantagesC. College Lectures: Continue or Not?D. College Lectures: Today and PastPotato chips, which are popular everywhere today, had an unusual origin. The snack came about because of a complaint and an argument. An American named George Crum is credited with inventing potato chips.____71____In 1853, Crum worked in Saratoga Springs as the chef. One day a customer sent his serving of fried potatoes back to the chef, complaining that they should have been sliced thinner. Chef Crum prepared another serving of thinner fried potatoes. The customer again returned them. By this time, Crum was angry. He thinly sliced a largenumber of potatoes and then salted and fried them. ____72____ To Crum’s surprise, the customer loved them. The man even requested more. Afterwards, the customer left the restaurant to tell everyone about the delicious new food.____73____ What is known is that Crum named his new dish “potato crunches,” although locally they became known as Saratoga Chips. When Crum opened a new restaurant, he put baskets of his chips on all the tables. Some people claimed, however, that potato crunches were not even on the menu. People who are aware of the success of the potato chip industry think it strange that Crum never patented his Saratoga Chips.An important advance in the potato chip industry came in 1926, when Laura Scudder developed the waxed paper bag at her potato chip factory. Scudder had her workers take home sheets of waxed paper to make into small bags. The workers used their clothing irons to iron the sheets of paper. The heat from the irons quickly melted the wax, causing the sheets of paper to stick together. ____74____ The tops were then sealed with heated irons. The bags kept the chips fresher so they could be shipped to customers far away.Three years later, a new type of fryer allowed further development in the cooking of potato chips. With the continuous fryer, many more chips could be cooked at the same time. Today, people all over the country enjoy the tasty snack. ____75____A.In the early 1900s, things changed, and several companies around the United States began making potatochips.B.Although the potato chip began as an accident, it is now one of America’s most popular snack foods.C.The next day, they hand packed potato chips into the bags, but the job was not quite finished.D.They sold the chips to neighborhood stores from boxes and glass cases.E.No one knows exactly how Crum reacted to the experience.F.He did not, however, intend to invent anything.G.His aim was to annoy the demanding customer.假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华。