1、房山區(qū) 2012年高考第一次模擬試卷英 語2012.3本試卷共 16 頁，共 150 分?？荚嚂r長 120 分鐘，考生務(wù)必將答案答在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效，考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分：聽力理解第一節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）聽下面 5 段對話。每段對話后有一道小題，從每題所給的 、C 三個選項中選 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。例：What is the man going to read?A. A newspaper.B. A magazine.C. A book.答案是 。1. Where are the

2、 speakers?A. At a bankB. In a restaurant.C. In a post office.2. Why does the man refuse to go with the woman?A. Hes too busy.B. Hes toolazy. C. He has no interest.3. Which university is the woman thinking of studying at?A. The older one near the city.B. The modern one in the city.C. The older one fa

3、r from the city.4. How does the man go to work?A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A lost bag.B. A taxi company.C. Some books.第二節(jié)共10小題；每小題1.5分，共15分)聽下面4段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、C5秒鐘的時間閱讀每小題。聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白你將聽兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。16. Where is the woman

4、 going tomorrow?A. The zoo.B. A local restaurant.C. The Science Museum.7. Why does the woman come here?A. To study.B. For a visit.C. On business.C. Black or blue.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. What color trousers does the man prefer?A. Black or grey.B. Grey or blue.9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. T

5、he man will come back for the trousers next week.B. The shop hasnt got any woolen trousers in store.C. The cotton trousers will be on sale next week.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. What are the speakers doing?A. Buying some furniture.11. Where is the park?A. Opposite the school.B. Opposite the mans house.C. Do

6、wn the road.B. Moving house. C. Seeing a doctor.12. How does the woman feel about the whole thing?A. Satisfied. B. Worried. C. Bored.聽第 9 段材料，回答第 l3 至 15 題。13. How long does the painting class last?A. For 30 weeks.B. For 33 weeks. C. For 37 weeks.14. When is the drawing class ?A. On Tuesdays and Fri

7、days.B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays.C. On Mondays and Wednesdays.215. If you take the course, what will you have to do?A. Take an exam. B. Fill the form. C. See some exhibitions.第三節(jié)共5小題；每小題l.5分，共7.5分)l6至第20五道小題，每小題僅填寫一個詞。聽對話前，你將有20秒鐘的時間閱讀試題，聽完后你將有60秒鐘的作答時間。這段對話你將聽兩遍。Room Booking Sheet20 double rooms w

8、ith twin 18A big conference hall on the 25thNormal with a 10% 1920Flight number第二部分：知識運用（共兩節(jié)，45分）第一節(jié) 單項填空（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，共 15 分）從每題所給的 BCD四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。例：s so nice to hear from her again., we last met more than thirty years ago.B. Thats to sayD. Believe it or notA. Whats moreC. I

9、n other words答案是 D。21. What are you busy with now?Ia report and it wont take long.A. have just finishedC. had just finishedB. am just finishingD. was just going to finish22. They got so thirsty and hungry before they arrived at a place, indrinks are sold.food andA. where23. When an earthquake happen

10、s, the safest placeA. stay B. to stay C. stayingB. whatC. thatD. whichin a house is the bathroom.D. stayed24. It is usually warm in Beijing in ，but it_ be rather cold sometimes.A. canB. mustC. shouldD. will25. Bettyup in a mountain village with a lot of water, which caused her todevelop a love of sw

11、imming.A. grows B. had grownC. grewD. was growing326. As is known,_ nature.A. a; agood knowledge of basic physics helps us better understandB. a; theC. the; 不填at you.Forget it. But try to be on time for class next time.D. a; 不填27. Im sorry, Miss Wendy. IA. shouldntyellC. mustnt yellB. shouldnt have

12、yelledC. mustnt haveyelled28. Shenzhou VIII contacted joint with the Tiangong-1 successfully, _ China is aglobal space power.A. provingB. to proveC. having provedD. being proved29. I was told that Tomsomething.to the library when I arrived at his house to ask himA. goesB. has goneC. had goneD. had b

13、een going30. Lin Shuhao, _ to be another Yao Ming, is very popular with the boys in ourschool.A. considerB. consideringC. consideredD. to be considered31. - You cant choose what life you will have, but you can choose your attitude towardslife.- This isA. where32. Why does Jean look so upset?I comple

14、tely agree.B. who C. whatD. whyBecause sheA. had been scoldedC. has scoldedby her teacher in front of the whole class.B. has been scoldedD. was scolded33. The man who helped me leftnever give my thanks to him for his kindness.A. after B. while C. untilI had a chance to know his name. So I canD. befo

15、re34. Seven billion people already live on our planet, and the number is growing _11,840,000 every day.A. withB. inC. toD. by35. In our city, more and more people want to have a house of their own, but as to me, Iwould like to rentA. one.B. thisC.itD. that第二節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，共 30 分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其

16、大意，從每題所給的ACD四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the beststring instrument players in our town. He could notbut if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. He often told us howhe had earned a position in a 37 . He told the family that 3836music,he

17、 was hired he never went back to his factory.Occasionally, Dad would get out his mandolin and play for the39 . We threealong, songs such aschildren: Trisha, Monte and I, George Jr., would often404Tennessee Waltz, Harbor Lights and around Christmas time, the well-known rendition ofSilver Bells. I lov

18、ed to sing, but I 41 learned how to play the mandolin. This issomething I 42 to this day.Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family and he knew weand hearing him play. If he could give 44 to others, he would, especially to hisfamily. He was always there, sacrificing his time and efforts to see th

19、at his family hadenough in their life. He seemed to 45 when he was playing. You could see his46 in his ability to play so well for his family.On one particular day Dad lost a finger 47of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, but it did influence histo play the mandolin. For the fam

20、ily it didnt make any difference that Dad couldnt playas well. We were 49 glad that he would play. When he played the old mandolin itwould carry us back to a cheerful, 50 time in our lives.In August of 1993, about a week before his death, we asked Dad if heplay the mandolin for us. He made no excuse

21、s but said “okayHe knew it would43singing,an accident. He didnt lose enough4851probably be thehave enough5253time he could play for us. We felt at the time that he wouldntto play, and that makes the54of that day even55 . As sickstronger than ever. Dad was doing something he had done all his life,as

22、he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!36. A. seeB. understandB. bandB. beforeB. audienceB. danceB. oftenB. abandonB. hatedC. readC. companyC. sinceC. familyC. competeC. everD. writeD. teamD. whenD. workmatesD. singD. neverD. regretD. caredD. pleasureD. jump37. A. fa

23、ctory38. A. after39. A. friends40. A. play41. A. usually42. A. stick43. A. enjoyed44. A. support45. A. sobC. loveC. opposedC. excitementC. shineB. encouragementB. shout46. A. sorrow47. A. over48. A. enthusiasm B. confidence49. A. just50. A. sad51. A. had to52. A. last53. A. forceB. prideB. inC. doub

24、tC. beforeC. abilityC. everC. hardC. wouldC. bestC. powerC. feelingC. workingD. shortageD. sinceD. interestD. evenD. peacefulD. mightD. worstD. strengthD. experienceD. enjoyingB. onlyB. happyB. ought toB. firstB. attraction54. A. atmosphere B. memory55. A. giving B. playing第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40 分）第一節(jié)（共 1

25、5 小題；每小題 2 分，共 30 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的ABCD 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡5上將該項涂黑。AWelcome to Your Safer Pathwhen their child enters the confusings and sometimes frightening world of driving. With so many driving schools out there, howcan you choose which is best for your son or daughter?We have found some research s

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31、one of the followings is the benefit for the learners?6A. Holding a valid learners license.B. Earning 2 free movie tickets.C. Waiting 3 months to take road test. D. Picking up without charge.58. The author wrote the letter in order to.A. recommend parents driving schools for childrenB. tell parents

32、something about driving schoolsC. give some advice to parents about their childrenD. talk about the disadvantage of driving schoolsBCan you do the mathWhat is one hundred times fourdivided by the square root ofa hundred? How can you work it out quickly?The answer is forty. Years ago，three scientists

33、 at Texas Instruments，JerryJames Van Tassel and Jack Kilbyinvented the handheld electronic calculator.Their first device could add，subtract，multiply and divide and it was small and easy totake.Yet after forty years，calculators in the classroom still add up to the same old debate.Generally calculator

34、s are considered to be useful especially with more complex math.Some math teachers at every level support the use of calculators and students are evenpermitted to use them when they take college entrance tests. But it is also thought thatyoung students should know basic calculation before they begin

35、 using them.Some education experts think calculators are used too much. Children ，they say，learn to depend on these electronic brains instead of their own. Calculators may not onlygive students answers to questions they do not really understand，they may also keepthem from discovering ideas for thems

36、elves.Other experts，though，say calculators have helped make mathematics moreunderstandable to more students. They say calculators give students more time tounderstand and solve problems ，and to develop a better sense of what numbers mean.That ，the reasoning goes，they can feel better about their abil

37、ities.59. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?A. Working out a math problem.C. Leading in a topic.B. Raising a question.D. Telling a math problem.60. Three scientists at Texas Instruments invented.A. the portable electronic calculatorC. the first electronic calculatorB. the calculator handleD

38、. the first calculator.61. We can infer from the passage thatA. math teachers support using calculators everywhereB. students are not allowed to use calculator in tests7C. using calculators in classrooms is under argumentD. young students have to know how to use calculators62. According to experts,

39、calculators benefit students in many ways EXCEPTA. providing them with answers to the questions.B. developing a better feeling of their abilitiesC. making mathematics more understandableD. stopping them discovering ideas for themselvesCOne evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of

40、his 8-year-oldbrother and 4-year-old sister. On this occasion, the chore was made less troublesome bythe presence of his girlfriend. I left with complete confidence that the older childrenwould do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children and the younger childrenwould do a wonderful job of

41、 accompanying the older ones. Later, I discovered thatcomplete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriendcould go out. I called home with this happy news. But instead of hearing his cheerful,thankful

42、voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephoneringing.It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should havebeen in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “Illgive him a lesson,” I said. I decided they mu

43、st be outside. Why might they be outside at10:30 on a wintry night? I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come upwith.Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriends house. After what seemed likecountless rings, his girlfriend answered. “Yes,” she said brightly, “Hes right here.”H

44、e came on the phone. I was not my usual calm, rational self. After all, one of therules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “Where arethe children?” I said. He said they were with him. They had done nothing wrong. My sonhad taken the younger children over to his g

45、irlfriends house just for ice cream and cake.This was too wholesome (有益的) to be believed. Well, it turns out that I shouldnt havebelieved it. It was only part of the truth.The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating mybirthday. My oldest son gave me the childrens gifts. Mo

46、unted and framed ( 給裝框)were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes,and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, alltaken by the father of my sons girlfriend.8That was the most precious gift of all.63. The author w

47、ent out and left her oldest son in charge of the younger children because_.A. she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter nightC. she believed he was old enough to leave his motherD. she believed he could get along well with the younger child

48、ren64. After the author left home one evening, she realized thatA. she should have taken the children along with herB. she shouldnt have completely ed her sonC. her son had left home with his girlfriend.D. her son had brought his girlfriend home65. The underlined sentence in Para. 5 implies that the

49、 children not only enjoyedice-cream but also.A. had a birthday partyC. had their pictures takenB. framed some photographsD. showed off their best clothes66. Which of the following possible titles best expresses the main idea of this text?A. A Precious Birthday GiftC. Mother and ChildrenB. Modern Tee

50、nagersD. An Evening OutDIf you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimesstrange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smartersince you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language

51、 canlead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languageschange grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similarto the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the earlier people learn a second language, the greater

52、 the effectis.A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London(UCL), took agroup of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “earlybilinguals”, who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a numberof later learners.Scans showed that g

53、rey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in9people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a newlanguage, the smaller the difference was.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience oflearning a second lan

54、guage,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increasesthe ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, hasresearched the link between bilingualism and math skills.“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brainmore flexible,

55、” he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a betterunderstanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learnedEnglish as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing andcomprehension were all tested. The resul

56、ts showed that the earlier they started to learn,the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explainedthe scientists.67. What does the underlined part“grey matter”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Grey hair.B. Area of the brain.D. Difficult situationC. Intelligence.68. Acc

57、ording to the passage, the experience of learning a second language can _.A. change ones braincompletelyC. build ones muscle strongerB. improve ones mathgradeD. increase the ability to learn69. We can learn from the passage that in Italy _.A. the researchers from UCL did another study on the languag

58、e learningB. the research done on speakers showed a totally different resultC. a similar study was done on those learning English as a second languageD. it will be easier for one to travel around by learning a second language70. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Learning a second language can he

59、lp improve your brain power.B. You should learn a second language at an early age.C. You should learn a second language, you should do it at a certain age.D. Learning a second language can make you successful.第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，共 10 分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。EWere nearing the peak

60、 of the -year solar cycle, so double check your GPS and10watch where youre going. On Thursday, a massive solar flare(太陽耀斑) suddenly brokeout from the sun. 71 , including devices that use Global Positioning Systemtechnology, such as cell phones, airplanes and car navigation systems.So if youre relyin