江苏省镇江市2012届高三5月高考模拟试卷英语试题

江苏省镇江市2012届高三5月高考模拟试卷（英语）
第一卷（选择题共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Which city are the speakers talking about?
A. Cardiff.
B. Edinburgh.
C. Manchester.
2. What does the man suggest the woman should do?
A. Buy a new car.
B. Save her money.
C. Get a second-hand car.
3. Where is the man going?
A. To New York.
B. To London.
C. To Goldberg.
4. What is the woman?
A. An editor.
B. A writer.
C. A reporter.
5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Hostess and guest.
B. Salesgirl and customer.
C. Waitress and guest.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the man ask Larry to take to the party?
A. Some oranges.
B. Some drinks.
C. Something delicious.
7. What is the woman doing while answering the call?
A. Drinking a bottle of orange.
B. Attending a party.
C. Writing the message down.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Developing films.
B. Taking pictures.
C. Buying cameras.
9. What kind of pictures does the man dislike?
A. Prepared for cameras.
B. Taken in daily life.
C. Taken by others.
10. How many cameras does the man use more often?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Ten.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the woman suggest the man should do?
A. Get a higher degree.
B. Look for a better job.
C. Find a place in a university.
12. What does the woman think is unsuitable for the man?
A. Gardening.
B. Teaching.
C. Doctoring.
13. What does the woman think of being a doctor?
A. It is boring.
B. It pays well.
C. It is highly demanding.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. When will the woman leave for her holiday?
A. Next Thursday.
B. Next Friday.
C. Next Saturday.
15. How long will the woman stay in Europe?
A. About three weeks.
B. About one month.
C. About three months.
16. How does the man know Jim Thomas?
A. He once worked with Jim.
B. He used to go on a summer trip with Jim.
C. He once studied in the same college with Jim.
17. What will the woman probably do with her flat when she is away?
A. Rent it to the man.
B. Rent it to Jim Thomas.
C. Leave it to one of her friends. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What did the speaker like doing at school?
A. Training people.
B. Solving problems.
C. Explaining things.
19. Why did the speaker refuse the pay of her classmates?
A. She was from a rich family.
B. She loved to help her teacher.
C. She wanted to be a math teacher.
20. What do we know about the speaker?
A. She was fit for her job.
B. She was good at all subjects.
C. She was ready to help others.
第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. —Have you ever heard that Whitney Houston died of drug abuse?
—Yes, ________ news came as ________ shock to her fans.
A. a; the
B. the; the
C. the; a
D. a; a
22. —Did you have a wonderful weekend?
—We could have if it ________ fine. But it ________ all the time.
A. was; has rained
B. was; rained
C. had been; has rained
D. had been; rained
23. Ways of ________ the truth are various, while the truth itself is ________.
A. approaching; unique
B. attempting; evident
C. accessing; official
D. appreciating; perfect
24. Without any better alternatives, the committee eventually accepted his program, though still
doubted whether it would ________.
A. set off
B. set out
C. pay off
D. take in
25. —What’s the response of the children ________?
—Quite a number of them say they are addicted to ________computer games during the vacation.
A. surveyed; playing
B. surveyed; play
C. surveying; playing
D. surveying; play
26. People ________ have the idea ________ it requires a lot of money to live a good life have
misunderstood the meaning of happiness.
A. that; which
B. which; that
C. who; that
D. who; which
27. A total of 10 million yuan will be allocated to technological research and development
annually, ________ 3 percent of the city’s GDP.
A. accounting for
B. leading to
C. owing to
D. resulting from
28. In a team, ________ comes first is to keep an open mind, because everyone’s idea deserves consideration.
A. it
B. what
C. that
D. there
29. —Nowadays, some small companies find it difficult to get loans from banks.
—You are right. Banks normally give ________ to large businesses.
A. responsibility
B. minority
C. priority
D. quantity
30. ________ the Chinese government has taken immediate action to deal with the case of the
poisonous capsule, the citizens are not satisfied with the monitoring of related departments.
A. Since
B. As
C. If
D. While
31. For many dancers, ________ on next year’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala will surely be the
peak of their career.
A. appearing
B. appeared
C. being appeared
D. having appeared
32. Ten Chinese people whose stories had moved the whole nation ________ the 2011 Touching
China Award at a ceremony.
A. were presenting
B. presented
C. were presented
D. have presented
33. It is required that the two sides ________ cooperate with each other to solve the problems.
A. might
B. should
C. need
D. could
34. If the media can’t learn to respect and appreciate others’ cultures, there will exist ________
misunderstanding and harmony can’t be achieved.
A. available
B. admirable
C. acceptable
D. considerable
35. —Mum, I think I am well prepared for the job interview.
—Oh, my dear, t hat’s great, but I want to remind you: ________. Nothing is impossible.
A. d on’t count your chickens before they’re hatched
B. strike while the iron is hot
C. every road leads to Rome
D. better late than never
第二节: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分, 满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Waiting outside his classroom, 14-year-old Wasana stared idly at the heavy rain. Then his gaze fell upon the hill at the back of the classroom. He 36 enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and the water was also bubbling (冒泡) at the base of a boulder (大圆石) on the hill. Wasana felt it looked so 37 after staring at the water for a while.
Then it 38 him—the scene was alarmingly similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes. 39 a coming disaster, Wasana shouted, “Run, run, don’t stay
here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!” Chaos40 as the students ran to the open area used as an emergency gathering point. After 41 the site where the water was bubbling up from the ground, Principal Nihal Gurusinghe knew the school was in great 42 . They began to climb the hill and tried to change the direction of the flow, 43 they were too late: ten minutes later, massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud. There was little they could do as they watched the earth 44 an entire school block.
Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day, Wasana was 45 by his mother. He tried to 46 that h e had saved 200 schoolmates but she didn’t believe him.
His mother finally realized that it was 47 when she saw a TV report about the disaster. Filled with 48 , she hugged Wasana and murmured that he was indeed a hero.
No one was hurt in the 49 , t hanks to Wasana’s quick action and acute observation. The repairs, 50 $27,000, included a new retaining wall on the hill to 51 future landslides (泥石流). “The financial damage is nothing 52 to what would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” Gurusinghe says.
Looking back, Wasana said he didn’t think twice about the ridicule (嘲笑) that would have 53 if he had been 54 about the landslide. “It would be worse 55 I didn’t do anything when I already knew it was going to happen,” he says.
36. A. heard B. noticed C. admitted D. imagined
37. A. distant B. close C. obvious D. familiar
38. A. interested B. disappointed C. hit D. impressed
39. A. Fearing B. Escaping C. Preparing D. Controlling
40. A. died down B. gave up C. broke out D. set off
41. A. visiting B. exploring C. discovering D. inspecting
42. A. peace B. trouble C. silence D. surprise
43. A. but B. if C. as D. because
44. A. fled B. covered C. passed D. overlooked
45. A. recommended B. cornered C. searched D. scolded
46. A. understand B. realize C. complain D. explain
47. A. true B. puzzling C. funny D. practical
48. A. ambition B. pride C. confidence D. patience
49. A. operation B. incident C. pressure D. attempt
50. A. saving B. earning C. wasting D. costing
51. A. prevent B. predict C. remove D. discover
52. A. referred B. compared C. added D. associated
53. A. remained B. stopped C. followed D. ended
54. A. upset B. worried C. wrong D. mad
55. A. before B. if C. so D. though
第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A
At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. One of the girls was from Maine; the other from California. They had met in an Eighth Street restaurant, and found
their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. That was in May.
In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called “pneumonia”, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.
One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy, gray eyebrow.
“She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind?”
“She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue.
“Paint? Bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice? A man, for instance?”
“No, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.”
“Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can acc omplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriage in her funeral procession, I subtract 50 per cent from the power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone, Sue cried.
Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting—counting backward.
“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven,” and then “ten,”and “nine,” and then “eight,’ and “seven,” almost together.
Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and an old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall of the brick house. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare.
“Six,’ said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.”
“Five what, dear?”
“Leaves, on the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. I’ve known that for three days. Didn’t the doctor tell you?”
“Oh, I’ve never heard of such nonsense. Don’t be so silly. Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now, and let Sue go and buy pork chops for her sick child.”
56. What do you know about Sue and Johnsy from the first paragraph?
A. They had a lot in common with each other.
B. They are from the same state in the United States.
C. They set up their studio on the third floor in order to see the ivy vine outside.
D. They both began wearing clothes with bishop sleeves only after they set up their studio.
57. Which of the following statements best describes the underlined word “p neumonia”?
A. It was a stranger with magic power and was invisible to others.
B. It was a disease which resulted in many symptoms (症状), or even death.
C. It was a person who was moving around the district touching people with icy fingers.
D. It was someone who carried deadly bacteria and passed them to people without being noticed.
58. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Johnsy had a bad temper and couldn’t control her emotions very well.
B. Johnsy made up her mind to die because she had no confidence in science.
C. Johnsy counted the ivy vine leaves because she admired them and got inspiration from them.
D. The doctor believed that medicine would lose half of its power on the patient who did not want to live.
59. What may Sue do for her friend next?
A. To go and buy pork chops for Johnsy.
B. To prepare the funeral quickly.
C. To ask Johnsy to paint the Bay of Naples.
D. To find Johnsy a boyfriend immediately.
B
The role of women in the entertainment industry is more important today than ever—and we don’t need International Women’s Day to remind us. Directors have made films that focus on
A. Roger.
B. King Edward VIII.
C. Mavis Gary.
D. Ann Hui.
61. Which film is based on a short story by an Irish novelist?
A. Young Adult.
B. Albert Nobbs.
C. A Simple Life.
D. W.
E.
62. What can be learned from the introduction to the film Young Adult?
A. Everyone gets old, but not everyone grows up.
B.Practice makes perfect.
C. Rome was not built in a day.
D. Seeing is believing.
C
Rice is an important part of many people’s diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the risk of Type Two diabetes (糖尿病). However, eating brown rice reduces the risk of the disease.
The World Health Organization says more than two hundred and twenty million people worldwide have diabetes. Type Two diabetes results when the body cannot effectively use the sugar it produces.
More than thirty-nine thousand men and one hundred and fifty-seven thousand women took part in the study. They were asked about their diet and day-to-day activities, as well as any pre-existing diseases. The study found that the people who ate five or more servings of white rice per week had a seventeen percent increased risk of developing Type Two diabetes. But those who ate two or more servings of brown rice a week had an eleven percent reduced risk of getting the disease.
Brown rice is the grain in its natural form. White rice results after it has been refined. This involves removing the outer cover. Only the inner white kernel is left. White rice is often enriched to replace some nutrients lost during the refining process.
Qi Sun is the lead writer of the report. He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the body’s digestive enzymes (消化酶) into starch. This means that the release of sugar into the bloodstream is slower after eating brown rice compared to white rice.
A diet of foods that quickly release sugar into the bloodstream has been linked with a greater risk of Type Two diabetes. The exact reason for this is not known.
Doctor Sun says less refined grains have more nutritional value than refined grains. He says replacing white rice with whole grains like whole wheat or barley could result in a thirty-six percent lower chance of developing Type Two diabetes. He says people should replace white rice and other refined carbohydrates with whole grains whenever possible.
However, brown rice does not last as long as white rice because of the oil-rich layer of bran. This makes it less usable in poor communities. The International Rice Research Institute is working to develop kinds of white rice whose starch is released more slowly.
63. What is the exact reason of Type Two diabetes?
A. Eating too much white rice.
B. Sugar in the bloodstream.
C. digestive enzymes in the starch.
D. It is still unknown to us.
64. What does the underlined word “refined” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Processed.
B. Cut.
C. Struck.
D. Developed.
65. Which of the following is true?
A. White rice has more nutritional value than whole grains.
B. The oil-rich layer of bran can prevent the brown rice from going bad.
C. Eating brown rice may reduce the risk of developing Type Two diabetes.
D. The outer cover of brown rice will speed the release of sugar into the bloodstream.
66. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The importance of rice
B. Brown rice and white rice
C. Diabetes and rice eating
D. Sugar and diabetes
D
A chocolate printer that allows sweet lovers to create 3D desserts by themselves is to go on sale at a cost of 2,500 pounds.
The machine squirts (喷射) out chocolate and, via computer instructions, allows the user to build any shape they like out of the food. But makers Choc Edge have missed the Easter rush. Even so, they hope the printer will be snapped up by retailers (零售商) immediately they come to the market. Britain’s biggest chocolatiers Thornton’s have already said they are interested. Because of the high cost, however, few individuals are likely to buy one. But the device could one day allow people to design their own 3D objects after submitting their designs on a website. Dr Hao, founder of Choc Edge came up with a prototype (原型) last year and has only just perfected it so t hat it can now go on sale. “We’ve improved and simplified the machine, so now it is really easy to use,” he told the BBC. “You just need to melt some chocolate, fill a syringe (注射器) that is stored in the printer, and get creative printing of your chocolate.”
3D printing is a technology where a three dimensional object is created by building up successive layers of material. The technology is already used in industry to produce plastic and metal products, but this is the first time the principles have been applied to chocolate. The research has presented many challenges. Chocolate is not an easy material to work with because it requires accurate heating and cooling cycles. Dr Hao said, “What makes this technology special is that users will be able to design and make their own products. From reproducing the shape of a child’s favourite toy to a friend’s face, the possibilities are endless. It could be developed to help consumers design many products from different materials, but we’ve started with chocola te as it is easily available, low cost and harmless.” “There is also no wastage as any spoilage (损坏物) can be eaten.” Dr Hao added, “Eventually we may see many mass-produced products replaced by unique designs created by the customer.”
EPSRC chief executive Professor Dave Delpy said, “This is a good example of how creative research can be applied to create new manufacturing and retail ideas. By combining developments in engineering with the
commercial potential of the digital economy We can see the new market prospect (前景)—creating new jobs and, in this case, the chocolate printer is called sweet business opportunities.”
67. Which is the advantage of the chocolate printer?
A. It is easily available, low cost and harmless.
B. It mainly produces children’s favourite toys.
C. The user can build the shape they like via computer instructions.
D. The designs made by it are the same as many mass-produced products.
68. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. The printer sold well during last Easter.
B. The technology of 3D printing promises a good future.
C. The printer was perfected and went on sale many years ago.
D. It’s the first time that the technology has been used in industry.
69.Dave Delpy’s attitude towards the chocolate printer is __________.
A. doubtful
B. approval
C. negative
D. critical
70. We can conclude that this passage is a __________.
A. science fiction
B. book review
C. news report
D. travel guide
第二卷（非选择题，共两大题，35分）
第四部分: 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分, 满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意: 每个空格只填1个单词。

请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who invented many things that greatly influenced life around the world, such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Edison has been recognized as the creator of the first industrial research laboratory. It is he who came up with the concept of providing electricity for home. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.
Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. He was the seventh and last child of his family. When he was young, Edison stayed at home and was taught by his mother. Edison recalled later, “My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had someone to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” During his childhood, he suffered from scarlet fever which affected his hearing.
Young Edison sold candy and newspapers on trains running from Port Huron to Detroit, and he sold vegetables to supplement his income. These jobs, though insignificant, inspired him greatly. He realized that he had a talent for business. These talents eventually made him founder of 14 companies, including General Electric, which is still in existence and is the largest publicly traded company in the world.
Edison started as a telegraph operator and this was the field in which he came up with the first invention. The invention which first gained him fame was the phonograph in 1877. The invention seemed magical, as nothing similar had ever been thought of before. Funded by the successful sale of the telegraph at a price of $10,000, Edison built his own research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
The laboratory expanded rapidly over the decade. In 1892, it was confirmed that Edison was the official inventor of the carbon microphones, which was used in all telephones. Although he attempted to make use of X-rays to take radiographs, he quit the project and admitted his fear of X-rays in public.
Thomas Edison died of diabetes at his home in New Jersey, on October 18, 1931 and in honor of his contributions, Life magazine (USA), in a special double issue in 1997, placed Edison first in the list of the “100 Most Important People in the Last 1000 Years”, noting that the light bulb he promoted “lit up the world”.
◆He (75) __________ 14 companies, including General Electric, which is still in
existence and is the largest publicly traded company in the world.
The life experience of Edison ◆He was born in Milan and was the youngest of seven children in his family.
◆(76) __________ of receiving schooling, Edison was taught by his mother at home.
◆The scarlet fever he suffered (77) __________ to hearing loss.
◆To earn a living, Edison sold newspapers, candy and vegetables, which
(78) __________ him and helped him discover his talent for business.
◆Later, he worked in the field of telecommunication as an telegraph operator, where
he invented phonograph in 1877, which gained him great fame.
◆After he created his research laboratory, he (79) __________ up the project of
making use of X-rays to take radiographs due to his fear of radiation.
◆He died of diabetes at his home in New Jersey in 1931.
The honor given to Edison ◆He was placed first in the list of the “100 Most (80) __________ People in the Last
1000 Years”, noting that the light bulb he promoted “lit up the world”.
下面这幅漫画展现了城市停车难的情况。

请根据你对这幅漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文。

(No vacancy)
你的短文应包含以下内容：
1、简要描述漫画内容；
2、谈谈你的感想；
3、如何改善停车难的状况。

注意：
1、可根据下面文章开头所给提示，作必要的发挥想象。

2、词数150左右。

开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

With the development of economy, more and more families have their own cars, which makes it difficult for people to park their cars in public places.
参考答案
听力：
1-5 CABCA 6-10 BCBAA 11-15 BACBC 16-20 CBBBC
单项填空：
21-25 CDACA 26-30 CABCD 31-35 ACBDA
完形填空：
36-40 BDCAC 41-45 DBABD 46-50 DABBD 51-55 ABCCB
阅读理解：
56-60 ABDAD 61-65 BADAC 66-70 CCBBC
任务型阅读：
71. contributions 72. like 73. research 74. forward 75. founded / started
76. Instead 77. led / contributed 78. inspired / encouraged 79. gave 80. Important 书面表达
With the development of economy, more and more families have their own cars, which makes it difficult for people to park their cars in public places.
As can be seen from the cartoon, a driver becomes annoyed when seeing the notice saying “No vacancy”. There is no doubt that i t’s very convenient for people to go to work or take their children to school by car. Despite the advantages cars have, car parking problems are becoming increasingly familiar to the general public. I hold the opinion that the severe shortage of parking lots is influencing the living environment of those who live in cities.
To solve car parking problems, various measures should be taken by the government. In my view, it’s high time that more parking lots should be constructed to reduce the problems. Besides, people should be encouraged to go to work by bike or on foot if they live near the working place. Only when these measures are taken can the problems of car parking be tackled.。