2012年江苏省南京市高考英语二模试卷含答案

2012年江苏省南京市高考英语二模试卷
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1. What does the man want to drink？
A Coffee．
B Tea．
C Juice．
2. When is the meeting supposed to be over that afternoon？
A Before 5：00．
B After 5：00．
C At 5：00．
3. Where are the two speakers most probably talking？
A In a cotton field．
B On a farm．
C On n train．
4. What is probable relationship between the two speakers？
A．Teacher and student． B．Classmates． C．Colleagues．
5. How did the woman read the book？
A She chose some chapters to read．
B She read it slowly．
C She went over it chapt er by chapter．
6. 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题．
6．What has Linda done recently？
A She's just rented a new flat．
B She's just bought a flew flat．
C She's just sold a n ew flat．
7．What will the man do to help Linda？
A．He'll treat Linda to a meal．
B．He'll say something to his sister．
C．He'll talk with the owner．
7. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题．
8．What is wrong with the woman？
A She has a stomach ache．
B She can't sleep well．
C She has a headache．9．Why didn't the woman come to see the doctor earlier？
A．Because she was busy with her work．
B．Because she took some sleeping pills．
C．Because she ate some effective food．
10．What suggestion does the doctor give？
A．She should take more sleeping pills．
B．She should stay in hospital for a week．
C．She should stop working for a week．
8. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题．
11．Where are the speakers？
A In a library．
B In a shop．
C In a theater．
12．How much are the tickets for two adults and a child under ten？
A．￡3． B．￡2.25． C．￡3.75．
13．What gift can a child most probably get from the library this year？
A．A pen B．A book． C．A schoolbag．
9. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题．
14．Why does May come to Oliver's house？
A To look after Joe．
B To give Oliver something
C To see if Oliver is well
15．Who is Joe？
A．He's Oliver's son．
B．He's Oliver's cousin
C．He's Oliver's nephew．
16．What does Oliver think of Joe？
A．Energetic B．Troublesome． C．Lovely．
10. 听第10材料，回答第17至20题．
17．Why is the bird called the tailor bird?
A．Because it can sew．
B．Because it can use a needle．
C．Because it can put straw in its nest．
18．What is the name of the bird that can make its nest very solid?
A．The tailor bird． B．The weaver bird． C．The oven bird
19．Why is there a hole in the weaver bird's nest?
A．To let in the sunshine．
B．To serve as its door．
C．For the bird to lay eggs．
20．What can we know from the speech?
A．There are mainly three kinds of birds in the world．
B．Not all birds build nests．
C．You can easily find birds'nests．
听第10材料，回答第17至20题．
17．Why is the bird called the tailor bird？
A．Because it can sew．
B．Because it can use a needle．
C．Because it can put straw in its nest．
18．What is the name of the bird that can make its nest very solid？
A．The tailor bird． B．The weaver bird． C．The oven bird
19．Why is there a hole in the weaver bird's nest？
A．To let in the sunshine．
B．To serve as its door．
C．For the bird to lay eggs．
20．What can we know from the speech？
A．There are mainly three kinds of birds in the world．
B．Not all birds build nests．
C．You can easily find birds'nests．
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节．满分15分)第一节单项填空(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。

11. We work together to achieve our common purpose： world that is safer，
cleaner and healthier than one we found．（）
A the；the
B a；不填
C a；the
D the；不填
12. After running for a mile yesterday，I was almost ，not feeling bad，though．（）
A out of shape
B out of breath
C out of control
D out of order
13. Following the successful Beijing Olympic shanghai 70million people for the
2010World Expo．（）
A expects
B is expected
C is expecting
D has expected
14. I admire my English teacher．I can remember very few occasions________she stopped working because of ill health．（）
A that
B when
C where
D which
15. If water becomes increasingly scarce in decades ，
water shortage will become a hot issue all over the world．（）
A coming
B having come
C to come
D to be coming
16. Before selecting the curtain for your newly-decorated house，
it's important to know what colors look great the wall paper．（）
A on
B with
C in
D against
17. Don't you think it essential that every resident of Nanjing spare no effort to make contr ibutions to Nanjing 2014Youth Olympic Games？（）
A should
B will
C shall
D would
18. -Now some parents deny to their children，and have become their slaves．
-But this problem does not cause concern of the whole society．（）
A nothing
B everything
C something
D anything
19. The young man，who by then _______ admission to university，decided to do some part-time jobs to gain more practical experience．（）
A gained
B was gaining
C has gained
D had gained
20. They can't afford to buy the latest equipment at present．，
they keep trying new ways to improve efficiency．（）
A On the contrary
B In contrast
C Nevertheless
D Furthermore
21. -My son is addicted to drugs．He isn't hopeless，is he？
-Yes， he mends his ways and starts all over．（）
A if
B when
C even if
D unless
22. Misunderstandings from lack of social communication，unless properly，
may lead to serious problems．（）
A arisen；handling
B arising；handled
C rising；handled
D risen；handling
23. A big earthquake struck southern Haiti，
knocking down buildings and power lines and causing its ambassador to the United State s called a catastrophe．（）
A what
B which
C where
D why
24. During the 2008financial crisis，
the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide Millions of emergency fund aid to he lp unemployment．（）
A release
B resemble
C relieve
D recommend
25. -She might complain about you to your manager．
- ？I know I am in the right．（）
A What for
B Why not
C What's up
D So what
第二节完形填空（共1小题；每小题20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。

26. After winning a big game, athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how （1）
________it is to win this big game．On the contrary, the fact is that losing a big game, or in my c ase, all the games, can be even harder．
From the spectators'point of view, last year's basketball（2）
________for my high school team was nothing（3）________of an embarrassment．An（4）
________ 0 and 20 is certainly nothing to be proud of, that season had a bigger impact on me th an any other．As a team captain, I knew it probably wouldn't be the（5）
________year, but did I ever think we would lose every game? Of course not．Since six of our t op players had graduated, it was clear that we were a （n）（6）
________team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected, （7）
________, as our team center was suspended （禁
赛） for the season, and two key members decided to（8）
________for some reason．At this point, dropping out probably passed through every player's mind, but in the end, we all stuck if out, （9）________to work still harder．
Then there came a time when even our（10）
________and given up on us．Personally, I felt like it was（11）
________worthwhile giving my all．I thought, if even the coach doesn't believe in us, whyshoul d I? But just as my hope began to（12）
________, a teammate called a meeting．He said, "Nobody thinks we are going to win, but, as te ammates and friends, we（13）________it to each other to go all out every game．"
It was that moment that（14）
________me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn't（15）
________the role．As a leader you can never quit（16）
________the team who looks up to you．It is one（17）
________to be named captain, feel great and go through the motions, but it is quite another to b e a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full（18）________all the time．
I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all ho nesty, I（19）
________the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a bette r basketball player, but it already has made me a better leader, and （20）________．
（1）
A exciting
B pleasant
C tough
D significant
（2）
A game
B event
C league
D season
（3）
A short
B full
C lacking
D sufficient
（4）
A as
B while
C since
D now that
（5）
A most interesting
B dullest
C most difficult
D easiest
（6）
A unique
B adventurous
C young
D untrained
（7）
A meanwhile
B though
C instead
D somehow
（8）
A quit
B stay
C resign
D rest
（9）
A hoping
B swearing
C claiming
D wishing
（10）
A fans
B classmates
C sponsor
D coach
（11）
A only too
B more than
C not a little
D no longer
（12）
A fade
B gain
C destroy
D grow
（13）
A owe
B think
C demand
D recommend
（14）
A reminded
B told
C taught
D guided
（15）
A act
B deserve
C play
D take
（16）
A with
B alongside
C on
D for
（17）
A matter
B aspect
C issue
D thing
（18）
A potential
B goal
C enthusiasm
D confidence
（19）
A hate
B treasure
C admit
D recognize
（20）
A character
B captain
C person
D figure
第三部分阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6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。

27. Theodore, the manager of the Paradise Hotel, told a middle-
aged couple that that would have to leave the hotel after just one night．The couple, visiting from Texas, had booked a room for eight nights．
"They wanted a sterile （消毒了
的） environment, "Theodore said, "They should have rented a room in a hospital, maybe an operating room．This hotel is clean, but it isn't that clean．"
Theodore said that, on the very first day, the couple brought all the sheets, pilloweases, and bedspreads down to the main hall and just dropped them next to the front desk．They stoo
d ther
e next to this pile o
f beddin
g while other guests looked, pointed, and murmured．The hotel got three cancellations within the hour from people who witnessed this strange event． When Theodore asked the couple what the problem was, they said that their bedding was f ilthy and they wanted it replaced．The couple could not identify any specific"filth"on the be dding．The wife just said, "We're paying good money to stay here．How dare you doubt us? We know the filt
h is there．That's all the proof you need, "Theodore called room service, and the bedding was replaced immediately．
Early the next evening, however, the couple marched to the front desk again and demanded seven cans of sterilizer, "We need a can for each night．We have to spray the phone, the TV, a ll the door handles, the toilet handle, the shower stall, the faucet, the sink, and any hotel staff entering our room．"
Worried, Theodore politely suggested that a hotel more suitable for them was just around t he corner．He then called ahead to reserve a"very clean"room, and gave them free transport ation in the hotel Rolls-
Royce．Also, he told the couple that they wouldn't be charged for the second day．
The couple were surprised but they really liked the idea of free room for a night and that e xpensive car service．
（1）The underlined word"filthy"means________in this article．
A clean B． C smelly D．
（2）Why was Theodore worried？________
A The couple might have more demands the following days．
B The hotel was not clean
enough． C The hotel would run out of cleaning stuff． D More guests would make t he same requests．
（3）What word could best describe the couple？________
A Narrow-minded．
B Expensive C． D Easy-going．
28. The centerpiece of curling（冰壶）
is the curling stone, which has been called a"geometrical masterpiece of tooled geology （地质）．"Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851, when William Kay and hi s sons Andrew and Thomas set up a workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, in southwest Scotland ．Kays is still owned by the relatives of the founder, and today it is the only curling stone ma ker left in Scotland．
Used in a highly competitive sport, the curling stones are made to exact standards．First, s tones are sliced and then into round"cheeses"．Finally, the cheeses are shaped and polished into curling stones in a series of precise steps．
Each stone must weigh 44pounds．Each must have a maximum diameter （直
径） of 36inches．Polishing is done by hand on a wheel using water, diamond-
talcum power, and felt．Finishing the stone's"running edge"is done entirely by hand with a s pecial kind of paper and a digital measure and magnifying glass （放大
镜）．Lastly, a handle is fitted into holes on the top of the stone．Stones are computer-matched into pairs．Sixteen stones-8pairs-
are needed for a game, and since curling game field usually have 6lanes, each game field need s 96matched stones!
Kays is a small firm, employing than ten skilled workers．Master craftsman and co-owner James Wyllie is skilled at all phases of curling stone making and is also an enthusiastic curler, as well as active member of Mauchline's Burns Club, which meets regularly to honor well-known Mauchline residents．
（1）What IS true about Kays？________
A It is a family business．
B It's a brand of curling stones．
C It's a place in Scotland ．
D It's the name of a curling stone dealer．
（2）How many curling stones are needed for two games happening at the same time？
________
（3） B．16． C．32． D．96．61．Which of the following shows the right process of making a curling stone？________
A Slicing-shaping-polishing．
B Weighing-measuring-polishing．
C Cutting-
running-edging-computer-matching． D Cutting-measuring--shaping--polishing．
29. We all know that certain oils are healthier than others．but your oil health goes beyon
d just th
e type．The health o
f your oil can be related to how you use it too．
Each type of oil has what is called a"smoke point．"The smoke point is the specific temper ature at which the oil starts to break down, or in more technical terms, its molecular structur e begins to change．These molecular changes result in; changes in flavor, as well as changes in nutritional value, specifically, the nutritional value of the oil starts to reduce; changing wh
at once may have been considered an especially healthy oil, like Olive, into one that is unhealt hy．
The higher an oil's smoke point is, the higher the temperature of the oil can be．As a result , each type of oil should be used for the cooking method that is most appropriate to its indivi dual smoke point and heat tolerance．Here is a quick guide for the next time you reach for y
的）．Most oils we buy are refined．Refined oils tend to have much higher smoke points tha
n when they are unrefined．They also differ in nutrition and flavor．Unrefined oils are more nutritious and they tend to be much richer in flavor．
When it comes to extremely high heat cooking, always choose oils which are refined．
（1）What determines whether an oil is healthy or not？________
A Whether it's refined or not．
B Its smoke point．
C Its molecular．
D How yo
u use it．
（2）Which of the following might be a better choice to make a healthy salad？________
A Refined walnut oil．
B Safflower oil．
C Unrefined olive oil．
D Sunflower oil．
（3）Healthy oil can become unhealthy if．________according to the passage．
A you keep it for too long．
B it is heated well beyond its smoke point．
C it is refine d．
D its flavor is changed．
（4）The author wants to tell readers that________．
A oils are related to health．
B oils'value depends on their smoke points．
C "certai n oils are healthier"is relative．
D oils'flavor and nutrition are connected．
30. Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress, the h ead of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving his problems behind．
Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York．The company is now being investigated．Its US dealerships in difficulty now are facing repairs to potentially milli ons of customer cars that have been recalled．The company is offering customers money ba ck for rental cars and other expenses．
Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuits．A new hearing will be conducted．And the cost to Toyota's reputation is only now starting．
Despite back-to-
back hearings this week, left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal wit h the faults and believable promises that the problems that led to sudden, unintended accele rations will be fixed．
Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock, but during three hou rs of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle's el ectronic systems．
Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference（油门踏板故障）
or sticky gas pedals（刹车）．Outside experts have suggested electronic problems．
House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda, the grandson of the company's fo under．
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration（NHTSA）
is seeking records on Toyota's recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronic s were behind the car faults．NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from dr ivers of the popular Corolla model．
Toyota has recalled 8.5million cars, more than 6million of them in the United States．
It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars．
Toyota's January sales already fell 16percent even as most other automakers jumped back f rom last year's bad results．Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales, due out next week, to be down 30percent to
（1）
Toyota's sales problem could continue beyond that．It will take some time to feel the full effe ct of this，he said．66．The best title for this passage is________．
A Toyota is in trouble B． C Toyota is finishedD．
（2）What is the purpose of the hearing？________
A America hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers．
B America wants to get T oyota out of the US market．
C America wants to help Toyota out of difficulty．
D A merica hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem．
（3）What can we infer from the passage？________
A Toyota provides very good post sale service．
B Toyota's biggest market is in the Unite d States．
C Toyota will be closed soon．
D Toyota's dealership in the US will all be c losed．
（4）
Why does Toyota recall cars and offer customers money back for rental cars and other expen ses？________
A It tries to avoid the maximum damages to the company．
B It is big company and has means to fix every problem．
C It's part of post servie．
D It's a way to compete in a uto market．
（5）The last sentence of this passage indicates________．
A Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota．
B Toyota could meet a worse situat ion．
C Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later．
D Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers．
第四部分任务型阅读(共1小题；每小题10分，满分10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最恰当的单词。

注意：每空格1个单词。

31. Joseph Pulitzer（April 10，1847-October 29，1911）was a Hungarian-
American publisher best known for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes after death．
Pulitzer was born in Makó，Hungary．At 17，
Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army．but was turned down due to age，
bad health and poor eyesight．Disappointed but still with hope，
he traveled first to Paris and then to London，
hoping to join the army there．And he was rejected for the same reasons．Finally，
he moved to the United States in 1846and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18un til the end of the American Civil War．After the war he settled in St．Louis Missouri，where in 1868he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper，the Westliche Post fro 3，000．Then，in1879，heboughttheSt．LouisDispatchfor2，
700and merged （合作） the two papers as the St．Louis Post-Dispatch，
which remained St．Louis'daily newspaper．He bought the New York World in 1883，which turned out to be a successful decision，and which made Pulitzer wealthy．In 1885，he was elected to the U．S．House of Representatives，
but resigned after a few months'service．In 1895the New York World introduced the first ne wspaper comic printed with color．Under Pulitzer's leadership circulation （发行
量） grew from 15，000to 600，000，
making it the largest newspaper in the country．But unfortunately from 1890，
Pulitzer's already failing health worsened rapidly and he with drew from direct management of the newspaper，
and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York．At the ago of some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York．At the age of fo rty，he was struck blind，but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-
two more years．
Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president money to set up the world's first school of j ournalism．But the university turned down the offer．In 1902，
Columbia's new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes，
but it would not be until after Pulitzer's death that this dream would come true．Pulitzer lef
t the university$2million in his will，
which led to the creation in 1912of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism．And up till now，
Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world．Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911．He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemet ery in The Bronx，New York．In 1917．the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded，
as Pulitzer wished to．
In 1989，in honor of his great achievements and contributions，
Pulitzer was included in the St．Louis Walk of Fame．
Title：A biography of a famous person
第五部分书面表达（满分25分）
32. 如图两张照片被传到网上后，在全国引起轰动．两个普通环卫工人的事迹感动了中国．请简要描述这两张照片，并谈谈你的感想（至少两点）．文章的开头已经给出．
参考词汇：被水浸透的water-soaked
要求：字数150左右．
Looking around us，
we may surprisingly find that some people are not ordinary as we thought．．
2012年江苏省南京市高考英语二模试卷答案
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32. Looking around us，
we may surprisingly find that some people are not ordinary as we thought．
On the afternoon of the first day of the Spring Festival，
a female cleaner leaned against the wall，taking off her water-
soaked socks．They were the third pair that she had ever changed．【高分句型一】
In order to clear the road of snow to make sure of pedestrians'safety，
she had worked for a whole day．（对第一幅图的描述）
Every night always witness a grey-
haired cleaner seated in the doorway of a shop．She is reading attentively by the light of the shop，
lost to bitter cold and the noisy world．It is obvious that she wants to equip herself with kno wledge to keep pace with the times of rapid development．（对第二幅图的描述）
The two photos of average cleaners have moved China．How great Chinese cleaners are！They work hard and never complain，
though they do tough jobs； they are thirsty for knowledge and have a noble mental world．（赞美了环卫工人的可贵之处）
The two photos also have touched my heart．I will regard devotion as my goal in life，having more diligence and fewer complaints．【高分句型二】Meanwhile，
I appeal to the whole society to respect cleaners'labor，
and to government to improve their working and living conditions．（谈论感想，呼吁全社会都要尊重环卫工人的劳动，并希望政府能改善他们的工作和生活条件）。