浙江省高考英语仿真模拟试卷18新人教版

2012年高考模拟试卷英语试卷命题说明
本人与2011届学生一起经历了高考备战，对2011年高考倾注了大量的精力，高度关注高考难度与题型设计的新变化。

下半年，受学校教务处委托，为2012届高三学生拟一份第一学期期中试卷，为此，本人再次深入研究2011年高考试卷，本着高度的工作责任感，花了大量的时间和精力，认真命题，力求考试的信度和效度，保证试卷没有勘误。

2011年试卷整卷卷面词数超3000，对考生语用能力的要求较以往有较大提高。

如单项选择题中，纯语法知识的考查题量大幅度减少，取而代之的是大量“完形填空式”的试题，要求考生在理解题干的基础上做出恰当的选择。

这些都对考生的修辞知识、语境知识、对语法（词法和句法）知识的灵活运用等综合语言运用能力提出了更高的要求。

除了第1、17、20小题是交际题，第3、4、5、8、10等少数几题直接考查语法知识题外，绝大多数试题是根据上下文的语境、语义、修辞等进行解答，对语用能力的要求有所提高，尤其是词语辨析。

2011年高考英语浙江卷完形填空部分原文节选于读者文摘（Reader's Digest)澳大利亚版，考题略有删节，并替换掉原文中超过高考范围的词汇，采取同义词替换的手段使原文表述通畅。

所选文章延续历年出题模式，以记叙文为题材，选取作者在生命中不平凡的阶段受到陌生人帮助的事实，歌颂和赞扬人间真情和助人的美德。

总词数332，侧重词语辨析。

本卷298 2011年阅读理解虽然减少了一篇，但语篇平均长度明显增加，深度阅读理解的能力要求明显提高，因而阅读理解部分难度有所增。

第一节中，所选语篇注重思想内涵和文化意识。

A篇讨论了人与现代科技的关系。

B篇是有关“查词典”的试题，旨在考查学生运用工具书获取信息和解决问题的能力。

C篇阐述了顾客的满意度对企业发展的重要作用。

D篇通过回顾儿时放风筝的经历，讲述了童年的美好回忆对成年生活的深刻影响。

阅读篇章的词数统计
Passage A 476 本卷417
Passage B 约700（英英词典一页）本卷309
Passage C 528 本卷550
Passage D 631 本卷 828
任务型阅读 513 本卷 739
本套试卷整卷卷面词数超3000，为避免网上找到或考前做过，真正体现公平性，90%题目属原创或改编。

难度与题型设计、阅读理解篇幅长度紧扣高考要求。

考后结果加上听力文科平均分95.3，理科平均87.7，最高分文科125分，理科127分，基本与本校2011年学生高考成绩持平。

得分梯度明显，符合高考选拔性试卷要求，没有错题、偏题和怪题，达到命题预期，得到了高三师生的好评。

2012年高考模拟试卷英语试卷
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 (共80分)
第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）(所有选择题属原创或改编) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. 原创I can’t remember _____________ made the teacher give Mary the permission to leave the class earlier.
A. that it was what
B. what it was that
C. what was it that
D. that was it what
2. 原创I’ve read a variety of science fictions, but few of them the one that
you lent me yesterday.
A．match B．compare C．suit D．beat
3.改编—Going to the dentist really frightens me.
—_______. Don’t be a chicken!
A. Come on
B. Fine
C. Go ahead
D. Poor you
4. 原创It’s__________ great fun to talk with you because I think it’s _________ enjoyable experience.
A. a,/
B. the, a
C. / , an
D. a, an
5. 改编Have you applied ___________ Mr Black _____________ the post? It’s worth
a try.
A. for; to
B. with; for
C. with; about
D. to; for
6. 改编_______ the loud noise going on in the workshop, I can hardly __________ on my lessons.
A. As; put
B. As; concentrate
C. With; rely
D. With; concentrate
7. 原创_________, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as capable as Kate.
A. As long as I have travelled
B. Now that I have travelled so much
C. As I have travelled much
D. Much as I have travelled
8. 原创The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours ______________ it was brought under control.
A. after
B. before
C. since
D. while
9. 原创What do you think your parents will give you as a (n) for your hard
work if you enter a key university?
A．reward B．prize C．award D．gift
10.改编–Would you have helped her, had it been possible?
--Yes, but I __________ busy with my work.
A. was
B. had been
C. have been
D. am
11.原创 ___________ on the small island, the tower has been seriously damaged by the sea water?
A. Being lain
B. Lain
C. Being located
D. Located
12.改编 In this workshop, the output of July was three times _____________ of
January.
A. that
B. this
C. one
D. it
13. 原创–Well, where did you spend your night that day? --At __________.
A. where it is called Grand Hotel
B. what is called Grand Hotel
C. which is called Grand Hotel
D. that is called Grand Hotel
14. 原创The thief was brought in, his hands ____________ behind his back.
A. tying
B. tied
C. being tied
D. having tied
15.改编 The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, __________ the sailing time was 226 days.
A. of which
B. during which
C. from which time
D. for which
16. 改编.---What do you think of Peter?
---He ______ be really difficult to get along with even though he’s a nice person in general.
A. shall
B. should
C. must
D. can
17. 改编Did your speech ______________ the audience?
A. get through to
B. get across to
C. get through
D. get across
18. 改编I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always ______ you ______ a careful driver.
A. think; are
B. am thinking; are
C. thought; were
D.
think; were
19.改编-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. -- ________?
-- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her.
A. How is it
B. How come
C. So what
D. What's the problem
20. 改编I feel it is you who ___________ for the accident.
A. is to blame
B. is to be blamed
C. are to blame
D. are to be blamed 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分） (选自10年杭高月考卷，略有改编)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白
处的最佳选项。

It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places 21 cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theatres there is the 22 offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature 23 their phones.
Cell phone usage has 24 over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly 200 25 people in the United States have cell phones and there are 26 over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones 27 their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.
Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage 28 harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since call phones were 29 , leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the 30 . Some people say the biggest danger 31 cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from 32 while using the cell
phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving 33 erratically(不稳定地) down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver on a cell phone is 34 on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is 35 attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the 36 that some people may believe. Yes, they 37 both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore(酸疼的) arm, 38 the driver’s mind is still 39 the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is 40 around him or her on the road.
21. A. which B. where C. there D. here
22. A. busy B. always C. occasional D. occasionally
23. A. under B. on C. from D. to
24. A. been exploded B. exploded C. been exploding D.
exploding
25. A. millions B. millions of C. million D. million of
26. A. well B. good C. better D. best
27. A. delivering B. carrying C. taking D. sending
28. A. may B. must C. can D. should
29. A. allowed B. invented C. introduced D. bought
30. A. increase B. decline C. improvement D. rose
31. A. with B. before C. in D. on
32. A. attention B. attractive C. careless D. inattentiveness
33. A. quite B. almost C. hardly D.
nearly
34. A. using B. talking C. moving D. handing
35. A. more B. less C. least D. fewer
36. A. problem B. question C. mean D. answer
37. A. hold up B. pick up C. put up D. free up
38. A. therefore B. as C. but D. though
39. A. taken up B. filled by C. occupied with D. picked up
40. A. happening to B. going on C. talking about D. moving about
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：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
答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

（A）
（文章选自China Daily，略有删减，题目原创）
People being tested for radiation exposure
The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear
Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries
about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan
Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is
a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland. Professor Links says workers within the nuclear plant are the only people at risk of extremely high doses of radiation.
JONATHAN LINKS: "Of course, we don't know what doses they've received, but the only persons at risk of acute radiation effects are the workers."
For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident. Professor Links says scientists can use computers to quickly model where radioactive material has blown and settled. Then they measure how large an area is contaminated. He says if the situation is serious enough, officials could take steps like telling people not to eat locally grown food or drink the water. JONATHAN LINKS: "But that would only be the case if there was a significant release and, because of wind direction, the radioactive material was blown over the area, and then settled out of the air into and onto water, plants, fruits and vegetables." The reactors at Fukushima are on the Pacific coast. But Professor Links says people should not worry about any radioactive material leaking into the ocean. JONATHAN LINKS: "Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution. So the concentration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low."
Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it. That memory from World War Two would create a stronger "psychological sensitivity" to radiation exposure, Professors Links says.
Next month is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The nineteen eighty-six event was the world's worst accident in the nuclear power industry.
A new United Nations report says more than six thousand cases of thyroid cancer have been found. These are in people who were children in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by two thousand five the cancers had resulted in fifteen deaths.
The cancers were largely caused by drinking contaminated milk. The milk came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.
To get the latest updates, go to .
Contributing: James Brooke
41．The passage mainly tells us __________.
A. What measures the Japan Government takes to solve the nuclear crisis .
B. Worries and influences caused by the nuclear crisis .
C. With great efforts of scientists , the Japan Government has put the
nuclear crisis under control .
D. To explain that the nuclear crisis has less effect on its neighboring
countries.
42．Which of the following is not the influences caused by the leak of Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station?
A. Workers at the nuclear station are suffering the risk of death .
B. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind
released in a nuclear accident.
C. The radioactive material may be blown over the area causing the pollution
to water .
D. The concentration of radioactivity in the seawater can not be diluted.
43. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “dilution”?
A. chemical
B. salt
C. dissolution
D. release
44. According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE ?
A. Water people drink ,food and vegetables people eat may be polluted by
nuclear radiation .
B. Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it.
C. You can go to . to get the latest news .
D. The nuclear accident in Japan is the worst in the nuclear power industry.
（B）
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45. This advertisement is most probably taken from __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
46. Which hotel is the most expensive?
A. The Plaza
B. Doubletree Guest Suites Times Square
C. The Benjamin
D. Jet Luxury Resorts At St. Regis
47. How many visitors really enjoy their stay in these hotels according to their reviews?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
48. Where is The Benjamin exactly located?
A. New York
B. Midtown
C. Theatre District
D.
Turtle Bay
（C）
（文章选自China Daily，题目原创）
XI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis（朱鹮）is facing
new challenges, including an increasing death rate due to inbreeding（同系繁殖）, and the conflict between the need to expand natural habitats and local communities' economic interests, bird experts have warned.
The crested ibis, once widespread in Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, almost became extinct in the first half of the 20th century.
Before 1981, when seven crested ibis were accidentally found in Yangxian county, in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, academics thought the species had been extinct in China for almost 17 years.
Due to the huge effort put into species protection since 1981, the number of crested ibis in China has risen to an estimated 1,617, including 997 in the wild, the State Forestry Administration said at a meeting on crested ibis protection in Xi'an on Monday.
However, although the ibis population exceeds 1,000, the birds are still not free from the threat of extinction, said Fang Shengguo, director of the State Conservation Center for Gene Resources of Endangered Wildlife at Zhejiang University.
Ornithologists used inbreeding in the early stages of protection so that numbers of the precious birds could increase quickly, but that method had consequences, Fang said.
"Studies have proved that as a result of inbreeding, crested ibis have the lowest genetic diversity of all endangered birds," Fang said.
"It means a high death rate and more physical defects for hatched chicks."
The government should collect genetic information from all crested ibis and establish a genetic database as soon as possible, then design a scientific mating plan for the species, Fang said.
So far, about 90 percent of crested ibis live in Shaanxi province, and fewer than 140 ibis live in three zoos in other parts of the country, including Beijing Zoo, according to Liu Dongping, an assistant researcher at the National Bird Banding Center of China, which is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Forestry.
The bird has lost the ability to migrate, he said, adding that if an unexpected natural disaster occurred in Shaanxi province or an infectious disease spread through the area, the ibis population could be greatly reduced.
Experts also warned that the increased population of ibis, whether in the wild or in captivity, requires a larger and more varied natural habitat.
Rampant hunting, the massive loss of habitat caused by deforestation and the overuse of pesticides, which killed aquatic(水生的) insects on which the ibis feed, are believed to be the main reasons for the sharp reduction in the ibis population before 1981.
So, in 1983, a State-level natural reserve was set up in Shaanxi province to protect the bird. But the struggle for living space between human and animal has never stopped, said Lu Baozhong, deputy director of the Shaanxi Crested Ibis Conservation Station.
"For example, ibis often look for loaches in farmers' rice fields. Sometimes their claws trample the rice seedlings. In another case, villagers discovered some
land with abundant mineral resources which happened to be a habitat for ibis," said Lu, who has devoted 30 years to ibis protection.
A long-term win-win solution for ibis and local communities needs to be developed, one that would provide ecological compensation for local residents, Lu said.
49. What’s the best title for the passage?
A．The Rare Bird in China
B．New Problems for the Crested Ibis
C．The Way to Save the Crested Ibis
D．The Reason for the Crested Ibis’s Extinction
50. Which of the following statement is TRUE ?
A．The crested ibis is a native of China.
B．Before 1981, the crested ibis was extinct in China.
C．The crested ibis is now free from the threat of extinction.
D．Most of the crested ibis are in Shaanxi province.
51. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word
“Ornithologists”?
A．the persons who study the birds
B．the persons in the State Forestry Administration
C．the persons who keep the birds
D．the persons who kill the birds
52. Why did the experts adopt the way of inbreeding to protect the crested
ibis?
A．To increase the death rate.
B．To increase the number of the crested ibis.
C．To get more physical defects for hatched chicks
D．To have the lowest diversity of the endangered bird.
53. What may be the reason for the reduction in the population of the crested
ibis before 1981?
A．inbreeding B．economic development
C．over hunting D．sandstorm
54. What can we learn from the passage?
A．Due to our great efforts, the crested ibis lives in the wild well.
B．Scientists will choose a better habitat for the crested ibis.
C．The problems of the crested ibis have not been solved now.
D．The government has established a genetic database of the crested ibis.
（D）
（文章选自China Daily，略有删减，题目原创）
A winner of the 2011 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, Professor Vivian Wing-wah Yam says she could not have done it without the backing of her family.
The road to scientific discovery is tougher for women than for men and Professor Vivian Wing-wah Yam says she couldn't have succeeded without such a supportive family. The 47-year-old from Hong Kong University was one of five women scientists, from each continent, to receive the 2011 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards at a ceremony on March 3, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. It is the 13th edition of the award since 1998.
Yam's long and fruitful research on solving the energy problem won her the prize for Asia and the Pacific. There are several renewable and sustainable（可持续的）energy solutions, like solar power, which could provide an unlimited source of energy. Some problems must be resolved, however, such as the low efficiency of solar cells and their high supply costs. Yam and her colleagues hope to overcome these problems by developing and testing new photoactive（光敏的） materials.
She became the third Chinese women scientist honored with the so-called "woman's Nobel Prize" award, after Professor Li Fanghua from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003, and Professor Ye Ruyu from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2004.
"People think chemists are bad guys, but we are the good guys," Yam said in a humorous aside before explaining her research project on photoactive materials in an earlier speech at L'Institut de France. For Yam, chemistry is science, but also an art. Amazed by the universe, nature and color in her childhood, Yam decided on a career in chemistry. "One of the beauties of chemistry is the ability to create new molecules and chemical species. I have always associated chemists with artists, creating new things with innovative（革新的） ideas," Yam said.
As a mother of two daughters, 12 and 14, Yam said she is lucky to have been supported by her family. She was inspired as a child by her father, a professor in the Civil Engineering Faculty at Hong Kong University. Yam added her husband, Mak Shingtat, a PhD in chemistry, who accompanied Yam to the awards ceremony, was also fully supportive of her work. "I can't imagine how my career could move on without his understanding and support," she said. "I often stay late at night in the laboratory. He always waits for me outside."
Yam received her bachelor and PhD degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She taught at City Polytechnic of Hong Kong before joining HKU as a faculty member, and headed the chemistry department for two terms from 2000 to 2005. At 38, she was the youngest member elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is also a Fellow of TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, and was awarded the State Natural Science Award and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Centenary Medal. 2011 is the 100th anniversary of Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize, coinciding （一致的）with the International Year of Chemistry. Today, Curie is still a role model for women in science.
Although the participation of women in science, is promoted by UNESCO, notably through L'Oreal-UNESCO, there are still too few women doing high-level science, says UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. The latest UNESCO report shows less than 40 percent of countries provide girls and boys equal access to education.
Each year, the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award recognizes 15 young
women from all over the world, especially developing countries, to encourage and finance their studies. More than 200 young women scientists are currently supported. "I do not think there is a difference between men and women in terms of their intellectual abilities and research capabilities（能力）," Yam said. "As long as one has the passion, dedication and determination to pursue research wholeheartedly, one can excel regardless of one's gender or background."
Yam said some young women, who require stability and security, often have to give up their research because of family pressures. "The only way for women to succeed in science is to get the mental and material support from family and society. There is a day-care center at my university, and my husband and mother-in-law help a lot with the housework, so I am able to spend my time on research," she said. "I have two young daughters, and it is too early to tell whether or not they want to pursue careers in science. But, I will encourage them to always defend their ideas. To remain determined, and to never be afraid of failure - this is the advice that they will need to succeed in realizing their dreams."
Yam also acknowledged her colleague's support, at the awards ceremony. "This (award) not only recognizes me, but my colleagues and students and my country, China."
55．L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards is .
A．an award for the developing worldB．equal to Women’s Nobel Prize
C．held for more than 14 times D．only to in honour of Marie Curie 56．Why did Yam become a chemist? .
A．When she was young, she thought chemists were good.
B．She was amazed by the universe, nature and color in her childhood.
C．She wanted to find the beauties of chemistry.
D．She was encouraged by her supportive family.
57．What’s Yam’s view on men and women? .
A．Their intellectual abilities and research capabilities are the same.
B．Their passion, dedication and determination are the same.
C．Women require stability and security.
D．Women can’t get the mental and material support from family and society. 58．Yam wins the award of UNESCO For Women in Science for . A．her fruitful research on solving the environmental problem
B．doing research and test on new photoactive materials
C．inventing an unlimited resource
D．finding solutions on renewable and sustainable energy
59．The word “recognize” in the passage means .
A．admit or be aware of B．be willing to accept sb/sth as valid or approve C．show appreciation by giving an honor or award D．know sb/sth again 60．For Yam, her winning the award mainly thanks to . A．her hard work B．the co-work from her students.
C．the help from her colleagues D．the support from her family
第二节：阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有一项是多余项。

（选自宁波市高三年级
模拟卷，略有改动）
Here are five letters from readers listed in 1-5. All the greetings and signatures are left out. Suppose you are a secretary of the magazine CR (Crazy English Reader), for each one find a suitable reply from A-F. Mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra reply which you don’t need to use.
61. I am a reader of CR. Recently I found students translate some articles of CR. I appreciate your offering an opportunity to us beginners to practise using English. So I want to ask how they can obtain these articles and translated them for you, and what qualities you require. Thank you.
62. I love your Crazy English Reader magazine! It provides valuable data for work in our English teaching. My wife and I are teaching Conversational English so I’ve been giving you a bit of a plug at our middle school. I told the students to “get a copy!” It’s good stuff! Fantastic!
63. I’m one of Yao’s fans from Guangzhou. I have read the Yao Ming articles in No.7 Crazy English Reader. I want to know his correspondence address and the official website. Could you please tell me? Thank you very much indeed.
64. First of all, I must say thank you very much to all the CE Reader editors who gave us a really good English magazine. Secondly, I want to give you a piece of advice. In each passage, you gave us some new words with their Chinese translation. However, as far as my knowledge, I think you should give us not only the Chinese meaning but also the English meaning so as to know the words more accurately. Thank you!
65. I am an editor of the English Monthly of our school. I have a question that is how to say the position of the paper e.g., 总编责任编辑 and so on. I hope you can help me to tell me the word in English. The more the better. Thank you so much!
I love the book very much. Now, I do this work, I need study more information about this work, if you have time, please email me. Thank you.
A． Thank you for your suggestion. We may try that in some future issues of CR. I think the best way to improve your reading vocabulary is to be able to guess the meaning of the word from the other words around it. Also, if you have an English dictionary, i t’s good to look up the words and then mark them down in a notebook and review them later on. Then if you really want to learn how to use the words, try using them in conversation or in writing. Hope this helps.
B． The best way for you to learn the different positions in a newspaper or magazine is to get a copy of an all-English magazine or newspaper and then copy down the different positions. There are also titles such as Managing Editor, reporter, Copy Editor, Photo Editor and Layout Editor. I hope this helps. If you have some more specific questions, you can send them to me and I’ll try to answer.
C．The best way to reach Yao directly is through his home team, the Shanghai Sharks. You can write him at 2570 Xietu Road, Shanghai. For more information on Yao, you can look at the sports section in sina. com. I hope this helps. Another idea is that you ca n try to write Yao while he’s living and playing in Houston. You can try to reach Yao in the US at: Yao Ming Compaq Centre 10 Houston, TX 77046。