【鲜桃一口】2012年湖北卷高考英语听力短对话试题、原文及答案
2012年湖北省高考英语真题(附详细解析)
2012年湖北省高考英语试卷一、听力（共两节，满分30分）1. 第一节听下面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．What is the problem for the man?A．He has to meet many people．B．He has to leave his friends．C．He has to travel a lot．2．How does the man think of the book?A．Humorous． B．Scientific． C．Popular．3．What's the matter with the woman?A．She has caught a bad cold．B．She stayed online too long．C．She is allergic to paint smell．4．What does the man suggest the woman do?A．Consult a repair shop． B．Purchase another car． C．Fix the car herself．5．In which year is the man in college now?A．The first year． B．The second year． C．The third year．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，各小题将给出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 has the woman ordered for herself?A．Milk． B．Juice． C．Coffee．7．Why does the man recommend strawberry juice?A．It's sweeter． B．It's fresher． C．It's colder．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．8．Why is Jane upset?A．David fell in love with her．B．Kevin made up stories about her．C．She made a mistake in calculation．9．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Teacher and student．B．Father and daughter．C．Employer and employee．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．10．How far away is Hill Farm?A．Nearly a mile． B．Just one mile． C．More than a mile．11．Which is the route to Hill Farm?A．Left track→bridge→road．B．Road→left track→bridge．C．Bridge→road→left track．12．What would the man like the woman to do towards the end of the conversation?A．Give him a ride．B．Repeat what she said．C．Walk him to Hill Farm．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．13．What is the woman doing?A．Hosting a TV show．B．Giving a lecture on poetry．C．Conducting a radio debate．14．How did the man's mother contribute to his success in poetry?A．She sent him to poetry classes．B．She taught him to write business plans．C．She asked him to read from early childhood．15．What does the man find most difficult in writing?A．Choosing the right words．B．Describing real experiences．C．Getting an appropriate opportunity．16．What does the man say about his own writing?A．Creative． B．Successful． C．Encouraging．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．17．How do students enter the library?A．With a library account． B．With a student card． C．With a password．18．What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow?A.12．B.11．C.9．19．What kind of books have to be returned within one week?A．Books borrowed by local residents．B．Books liked by a lot of people．C．Books published recently．20．What will the speaker do next?A．Tell the students where to get bottled water．B．Take the students on a campus tour．C．Show the students around the library．第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．What is the problem for the man？A．He has to meet many people．B．He has to leave his friends．C．He has to travel a lot．2．How does the man think of the book？A．Humorous． B．Scientific． C．Popular．3．What's the matter with the woman？A．She has caught a bad cold．B．She stayed online too long．C．She is allergic to paint smell．4．What does the man suggest the woman do？A．Consult a repair shop． B．Purchase another car． C．Fix the car herself．5．In which year is the man in college now？A．The first year． B．The second year． C．The third year．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，各小题将给出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 has the woman ordered for herself？A．Milk． B．Juice． C．Coffee．7．Why does the man recommend strawberry juice？A．It's sweeter． B．It's fresher． C．It's colder．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．8．Why is Jane upset？A．David fell in love with her．B．Kevin made up stories about her．C．She made a mistake in calculation．9．What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A．Teacher and student．B．Father and daughter．C．Employer and employee．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．10．How far away is Hill Farm？A．Nearly a mile． B．Just one mile． C．More than a mile．11．Which is the route to Hill Farm？A．Left track→bridge→road．B．Road→left track→bridge．C．Bridge→road→left track．12．What would the man like the woman to do towards the end of the conversation？A．Give him a ride．B．Repeat what she said．C．Walk him to Hill Farm．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．13．What is the woman doing？A．Hosting a TV show．B．Giving a lecture on poetry．C．Conducting a radio debate．14．How did the man's mother contribute to his success in poetry？A．She sent him to poetry classes．B．She taught him to write business plans．C．She asked him to read from early childhood．15．What does the man find most difficult in writing？A．Choosing the right words．B．Describing real experiences．C．Getting an appropriate opportunity．16．What does the man say about his own writing？A．Creative． B．Successful． C．Encouraging．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．17．How do students enter the library？A．With a library account． B．With a student card． C．With a password．18．What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow？A.12．B.11．C.9．19．What kind of books have to be returned within one week？A．Books borrowed by local residents．B．Books liked by a lot of people．C．Books published recently．20．What will the speaker do next？A．Tell the students where to get bottled water．B．Take the students on a campus tour．C．Show the students around the library．二、词汇知识运用（共两节，满分10分）多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．2. Two lawyers have donated $50，000 to ________ our school’s campaign“Help the Needy”，which was started by our former headmaster three years ago．（）A.sponsorunchanizeD.plan3. Finally，my thanks go to my tutor，who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft．（）A.approvedB.quotedC.polishedD.folded4. Walking alone in the dark，the boy whistled to ________ his courage．（）A.hold upB.keep upC.set upD.take up5. I’m so glad you’ve come here to ________ this matter in person．（）A.lead toB.see toC.turn toD.refer to6. The furniture，with its modern style and bright colors，suits modern houses and their gardens，but looks _______ in the garden of a traditional home．（）A.out of questionB.out of orderC.out of sightD.out of place7.“Perhaps we need to send for Dr．Smith to see what we can do about it，”Father suggested ________ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem．（）A.tentativelyB.thoughtlesslyC.definitelyD.rudely8. Can you tell the ________ difference between the words“require”and“request”？I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings．（）A.dramaticB.regionalC.apparentD.subtle9. Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ________；people are still looking for other possible solutions．（）A.unchallengedB.relevantC.controversialD.contradictory10. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye disease that may not have any ________．（）A.shadowB.similarityC.sampleD.symptom11.The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct ________ in applying for a visa．（）A.patternB.procedureC.programD.perspective三、完形填空（共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）12. I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV．One day，a sociologist proposed that the （31）________ society has been consuming modern humans little by little．For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society，I （32）________ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood．（33）________ the shopkeeper Mr．Johnson was selling me the bicycle，he said，“This is the best thing you （34）________ have done．Life has become hopelessly （35）________．A bicycle is simple，and it brings to you （36）________ things：fresh air，sunshine and exercise．”I agreed．Happy as a child，I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets．After some time，I （37）________ at the other end of the town．I was （38）________ that this simple vehicle could let me （39）________ long distances in a fairly short time．But how （40）________ did I really go？Since I hated to be （41）________，I went back to Mr．Johnson and asked him to （42）________ an odometer （里程表） on my bicycle．He agreed，but （43）________，“An odometer without a speedometer （速度计） is like a （44）________ without a knife．”I admitted he was right and in a few minutes，the two devices （装置） were （45）________ to the handlebars of my bicycle．“What about a horn？”he then asked．“Look，this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many （46）________．”Attracted by these functions，I bought the horn．“You can’t leave the back part （47）________，”n oted Mr．Johnson．He fixed a metal box with buttons （48）________ the seat，and said，“Is there anything better than this oven when you f8el （49）________ on your way？I can give you a special discount．”I was not strong enough to （50）________ the offer．“I congratulate you once more； this is the best thing you could have done，”said Mr．John son in the end．31．A．adult B．human C．consumer D．bachelor32．A．eventually B．immediately C．reluctantly D．gratefully 33．A．Although B．Because C．As D．Unless34．A．would B．should C．must D．could35．A．boring B．complicated C．stressful D．tough36．A．natural B．mysterious C．complex D．unique37．A．gave up B．broke down C．calmed down D．ended up 38．A．amazed B．amused C．confused D．concerned39．A．march B．drive C．cover D．measure40．A．far B．long C．fast D．deep41．A．unreliable B．impractical C．unprepared D．inaccurate42．A．fix B．check C．repair D．lay43．A．swore B．added C．replied D．concluded44．A．pencil B．fork C．box D．cake45．A．distributed B．converted C．applied D．attached46．A．shapes B．sizes C．functions D．models47．A．loose B．blank C．bare D．incomplete48．A．beside B．before C．below D．behind49．A．sick B．hungry C．hot D．thirsty50．A．consider B．withdraw C．make D．resist．四、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题8分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．13. You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years．Since you’ve been away, h as this country changed for the better-or for the worse?If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight’s holiday, small changes have probably surprised you-anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house．So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15y ears living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly notic ed-or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned．Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families-all very conservative （保守的）．The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism．There are even several shops only for foreigners． Having been an immigrant （移民） myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job．Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high, I’d think differently, but I believe foreign settlers have impro ved this country because they’re more open-minded and often work harder than the natives． Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked ．But the differences between the place we’d left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed．To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening-in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed-and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall．Everyone seemed to be on guard．Even th e airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been use d by bank robbers．But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country．I just wish more people would apprecia te what they’ve got．（1）After a short overseas holiday，people tend to________．A.notice small changesB． C.welcome small changes D．（2）How does Debi look at the foreign settlers？________A.Cautiously．B.Positively．C.Sceptically．D.Critically．（3）When arriving at the airport in Britain，Christine was shocked by________．A.the relaxed policemenB． C.the tight security.D.the bank robbers．（4）Which might be the best title for the passage？________A.Life in Britain．B.Back in Britain．C.Britain in Future．D.Britain in Memory．14. When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days． It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once．We would st art from home, walking two blocks to the rail station．We’d take the train into the city cente r, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi．We always considered taking a hors e carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we n ever did．At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s fri end was waiting to give us a ride home-our first car ride of the day．The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get arou nd．She was born to be multimodal （多方式的）．She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above al l, a failure of confidence-the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels． Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore．New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored．And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more too l in the toolbox-and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet． On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book ortoy, but the transportation was the point．First, it was exciting enough to watch the world s peed by from the train window．As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries tha t would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all．My flight routed me throug h Philadelphia．My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport．She took a train to meet me．（1）Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days？________A.Having a car ride．B.Taking the train twice．C.Buying more than one toy．D.Touring the historic district．（2）According to the writer，what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days？________A.Building confidence in herself．B.Reducing her use of private cars．C.Developing her sense of direction．D.Giving her knowledge about vehicles．（3）The underlined word“paralyzed”（in Para.5）is closest in meaning to“________”．A.displayedB． C.ignored D．（4）Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of？________ A.Airplane． B.Subway． C.Tram． D.Car．15. It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland’s oldest university which h elped start a revolution in higher education．A 140-year-old letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews Univ ersity has been discovered by researchers．Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institut ion, was released yesterday on International Women’s Day．The document was discovered buried in the university archives （档案） by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research．She said: “We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus （校评议委员会） at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn’t k now documentary evidence existed．While searching the archives for information about the university’s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote．”In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already co vered at St Andrews．Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establis hment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women．The qualification, which ran from 1877until the 1930s, gave wo men access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students．It w as so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892．Ms Jex-Blake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874．She wa s accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1 877．Eventually, she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice．（1）Sophia wrote a letter to St Andrews University because she wanted________．A.to carry out a research project there．B.to set up a medical institute there．C.to study medicine there.D.to deliver lectures there．（2）Lis Smith found Sophia’s letter to St Andrews University________．A.by pure chance.B.in the school office．C.with her supporters’helpD．（3）Sophia’s letter resulted in the establishment of________．A.the London School of Medicine for Women．B.a degree programme for women．C.a system of medical education ．D.the University of Berne．（4）When did St Andrews University begin to take full-time women students？________ A.In 1873． B.In 1874． C.In 1877． D.In 1892．16. How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a differe nt family．The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later．The next child is, for a while, the younges t, until the situation is changed by a new arrival．The mother and father themselves are cha nging and growing up too．One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry fath er．Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918．But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’lives．Dr．Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabular y more quickly than their siblings．The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents．But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems wit h language development．Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social co ncepts such as the difference between“I”and“me”．A Cambridge University study of 140children found that siblings created a rich world of pla y that helped them grow socially．Love-hate relationships were common among the children．Even those siblings who fought the m ost had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs．One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different fro m their siblings, particularly if they are close in age．Researchers have found that the first t wo children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and thir d．Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters．A 2003research paper studied adolescents from 185families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents．（1）The underlined part“in a different family”（in Para.1）means“________”．A.in a different family environment B．C.in different family crises.D.in different families．（2）In terms of language development，later-borns________．A.get their parents’individual guidance．B.learn a lot from their elder siblings．C.experience a lot of difficulties．D.pick up words more quickly．（3）What was found about fights among siblings？________A.Siblings hated fighting and loved playing．B.Siblings in some families fought frequently．C.Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships．D.Siblings learned to get on together from fights．（4）The w ord“feminine”（in Para.4）means“________”．A.having qualities of parentsB． C.having defensive qualities.D.having extraordinary qualities．17. Brrriiinnng．The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the mor ning．You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with ha rdly a moment to think．A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing．On ce at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disa sters．In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original p roblem-solving work?The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, open-minded thinking．Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we're unfocused．If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early evening when you are relaxed．Sleepy people's lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving．By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you're missi ng out on the surprising solutions it may offer．The trip you take to work doesn't help, either．The stress slows down the speed with whi ch signals travel between neurons （神经细胞）, making inspirations less likely to occur．And while we all should read a lot about what 's going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news websiteor newspaper aside until after the day's work is done．So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for cr eative problem solving? We'd set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, followi ng our thoughts where they lead．We'd stand a little longer under the warm water of the sh ower, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation．We'd take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic．And on ce in the office-after we get a cup of coffee-we'd click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer．（1）According to the author，we are more creative when we are________．A.focused B． C.awake D．（2）What does the author imply about newspapers？________A.They are solution providers．B.They are a source of inspiration．C.They are normally full of bad news．D.They are more educational than websites．（3）By"tune into your wandering mind"（in Para.2），the author means"________"．A.wander into the wild.B.listen to a beautiful tune．C.switch to the traffic channel D．（4）The author writes the last paragraph in order to________．A.offer practical suggestions.B.summarize past experiences．C.advocate diverse ways of life D．五、书面表达（共两节，满分20分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后．18. With________，some animals are facing the danger of dying out．（cut）由于越来越多的森林被砍伐，一些动物正面临着灭绝的危险．19. Popularly________ American films ever made，The Godfather is a milestone of cinema．（regard）《教父》被普遍认为是美国有史以来最好的影片之一，是电影界的一个里程碑．20. I don’t know________ in the novel that made him burst into tears．（what）我不知道是小说中的什么东西使他突然泪如泉涌．21. Little________ what she looks like； all she cares about is her job performance．（care）她不在乎外表，她在乎的是自己的工作表现．22. Had we not used an out﹣of﹣date train schedule，we________ the train．（miss）要不是用了一张过期的列车时刻表，我们就不会误了火车．23. However________，I could not read his handwriting．（try）不论我怎样努力，还是没法看清他写的字．24. In response to the audience’s great demand，the play________ in the theatre twice a week．（put）应观众的强烈要求，这部戏将会在这个剧院每周上演两次．25. The soldier was absent from his camp for three days without________．（ask）这个士兵没有请假就离开营地三天．26. Our understanding of education，work and society is________ of the earlier generation．（different）我们对教育、工作和社会的认识和我们上一代人的不同．27. Things aren’t always________．（appear）事情往往不是它们看上去的那样．第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）28. 请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文．You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；②除诗歌外，文体不限；③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；④词数为120左右．参考答案与试题解析2012年湖北省高考英语试卷一、听力（共两节，满分30分）1.【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．B 9．C 10．A11．A 12．C 13．C &am;，p；nb，sp； 14．A 15．C 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．B 20．B【解析】略二、词汇知识运用（共两节，满分10分）多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．2.【答案】D【解析】句意：两位律师捐赠了5，0000美元赞助我校“帮助贫困生”活动，该活动是由三年前我们的前任校长发起的．3.【答案】C【解析】句意：最后，我要感谢我的辅导老师，他给我的论文提出了很多批评和建议，并对每张稿件作了推敲．4.【答案】B【解析】句意：独自在黑暗中行走，男孩吹口哨保持勇气．5.【答案】B【解析】句意：很高兴你能来亲自负责这件事情．6.【答案】D【解析】句意：有现代风格和明亮颜色的家具很适合现代的房子和花园，但是在一个传统花园里看起来很不协调．7.【答案】D【解析】句意：父亲突然对来讨论问题的邻居建议：“也许我们应该派人去请Dr．Smith来看看我们能够做什么”．8.【答案】D【解析】句意：你能告诉我“require”和“request”两个词之间的细微区别吗？我有时候对他们的意思感到困惑．9.【答案】C【解析】句意：是否要推倒这些建筑仍然有争议，人们还在寻找其它可行的解决方法．10.【答案】D【解析】定期对眼睛检查是很重要的，以便检查出任何可能的眼部疾病的征兆，这些疾病可能是没有症状的．11.【答案】B【解析】句意：这位官员坚持认为麦克尔Michael没有按照正确的程序申请签证．三、完形填空（共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）12.【答案】bachelor,eventually,Because,must,tough,mysterious,calmeddown,concerned,drive,deep,unp repared,check,replied,cake,converted,shapes,incomplete,beside,hot,consider【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”接受了社会学家在电视节目中提出的消费观点，担心成为现代消费社会的受害者，便去邻家商店买了自行车．老板推荐了自行车上的多种装置，甚至烤炉，我无法拒绝，一一购买．实际上我仍然是现代消费社会的受害者．本文旨在说明：无论做什么事都要有自己的立场，不能被别人左右．四、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题8分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．13.【答案】ABCB【解析】文章大意：本文主要讲述的是一些人在离开英国以后再回来的时候，对于故乡发生的变化，自己是怎么理解的．为此，作者询问了一些从国外回到英国的人（Debi和Christine）．Debi认为，原来的故乡是保守的，但是现在很多东欧国家和澳大利亚的人来到这里工作，他们的到来改善了英国的一些情况；Christine认为，回国之后发现这儿的一切看起来充满了绿色，但是和Christine之前呆过的地方相比，这里的机场很严格．14.【答案】CDAD【解析】我和我弟弟小时，在交通运输日，母亲总带着我们乘坐火车、公共汽车、出租车等，让我们感受到了自信与快乐．15.【答案】CABD【解析】本文向人们介绍了一封尘封了140年信，该信被研究人员偶然发现，那是一位女士向圣安德鲁斯大学写的学医申请信．只是要求在苏格兰最古老的大学里能有一席之地学习．这封由名叫索菲亚•杰克斯•布莱克的女性于1873年写的信在昨天的国际妇女节上被发布出来，整整七页的信敦促大学允许女性在医学研究机构学习．从而促使了妇女学位课程的创立．16.【答案】ABDB【解析】同一家庭出身的兄弟姐妹性格为何不同？那是因为他们生活于不同的家庭环境：对于父母的体验，第一个出生的孩子与以后出生的孩子会迥然不同；在语言发展上，后出生的孩子更喜欢向哥哥姐姐学习而不是向父母学习．17.【答案】BCDA。
2012年全国卷高考英语听力原文-试题-答案
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课程标准卷）第一节(共5小题；每小题1。
5分，满分7。
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．Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore。
B．In a classroom。
C．In a library. 2．At what time will the film begin?A．7：20。
B．7：15。
C．7：00.3．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A．Their friend Jane。
B．A weekend trip. C．A radio programme.4．What will the woman probably do?A．Catch a train。
B．See the man off. C．Go shopping.5．Why did the woman apologize?A．She made a late delivery.B．She went to the wrong place.C．She couldn’t take the cake back.第二节（共15小题；每小题1。
5分，满分22。
5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。
6．Whose CD is broken？A．Kathy’s. B．Mum’s。
C．Jack's。
【鲜桃一口】2012年新课标卷高考英语听力第10段试题、原文及答案
Where can you look if you want to know how tall the tallest person in the world is, or who the oldest person in the world is?There is only one place where you’llfind all this information.And that’s in the Guinness Book of Records.This morning, we have someone from theGuinness Company that produced thatfamous book, Thomas Manning.Welcome to the program, Thomas.Thanks, Sue. It’s a pleasure to be here.Perhaps you could start by telling us wherethe idea for the book came from.Well, it was first suggested inthe early 1950s.Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness,was out shooting birds with some friends.A bird flew away so quickly thatno one was able to shoot it.Sir Hugh wondered whether this bird was the fastest bird in Europe, and if it wasn’t the fastest, he wondered what was.So I suppose he went to the nearestlibrary to look for the informationand he couldn’t find it?Yes, that’s exactly what happened.And this made Sir Hugh think there must be other people in the same situation who wanted this kind of information.He thought that, like himself, people would be interested in finding facts about records to satisfy their curiosity.So the idea for a book of records was born.And when did the first book come out?A few years later, in 1955.So, to answer your first question: the tallest person in theworld is 231.7cm tall, and the oldest person is Jeanne L.Calment who was born in February, 1875.There are also some rather strange records,aren’t there, Thomas?Yes, that’s right. Did you know, Sue, thatthe shortest time it has taken…。
2012高考英语全国卷听力真题、答案解析及原文
听力试题：第一部分听力(共两节，满分30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卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
例:How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C. ￡9.18.答案是B。
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2.At what time will the film begin?A.7:20B.7:15C.7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldn't take the cake back.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）本试题卷共16页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
（听力部分略）第二部分：选择题（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）21. Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to our school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster three years ago.A. sponsorB. launchC. organizeD. plan22. Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and every page of my draft.A. approvedB. quotedC. polishedD. folded23. Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to his courage.A. hold upB. keep upC. set upD. take up24. I’m so glad you’ve come here to this matter in person.A. lead toB. see toC. turn toD. refer to25. The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, butlooks in the garden of a traditional home.A. out of questionB. out of orderC. out of sightD. out of place26. “Perhaps we need to send for Dr. Smith to see what we can do about it,” Father suggested to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem.A. tentativelyB. thoughtlesslyC. definitelyD. rudely27. Could you tell the difference between “require” and “request”? I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings.A. dramaticB. regionalC. apparentD. subtle28. Whether building in this area should be pull down has remained ; people are still looking for other possible solutions.contradictoryA. unchallengedB. relevantC. controversialD.29. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye disease that may not have any .A. symptomB. similaritiesC. sampleD. shadow30. The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct in applying for a visa.A. patternB. procedureC. programD. perspective第二节：完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分）I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the 31 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 32 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 33 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 34 have done. Life has become hopelessly 35 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 36 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 37 at the other end of the town. I was 38 that this simple vehicle could let me 39 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 40 did I really go?Since I hated to be 41 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and ask him to 42 an odometer（里程表） on my bicycle. He agreed, but 43 , “An odometer without a speedometer（速度计）is like a 44 without aknife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices （装置）were 45 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “ What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 46 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.“You can’t leave the back part 47 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 48 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 49 on your way? I can give you special discount.” I was not strong enough to 50 the offer.“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.bachelor31. A. adult B. human C. consumer D.32. A. eventually B. immediately C. reluctantly D. gratefully33. A. Although B. Because C. As D. Unless34. A. would B. should C. must D. could35. A. boring B. complicated C. stressful D. tough36. A. natural B. mysterious C. complex D. unique37. A. gave up B. broke down C. calmed down D. ended up38. A. amazed B. amused C. confused D. concerned39. A. march B. drive C. cover D. measure40. A. far B. long C. fast D. deep41. A. unreliable B. impractical C. unprepared D. inaccuraterepair D.lay42. A. fix B. check C.43. A. swore B. added C. replied D. concluded44. A. pencil B. fork C. box D. cake45. A. distributed B. converted C. applied D. attached46. A. shapes B. sizes C. functions D. models47. A. loose B. blank C. bare D. incomplete48. A. beside B. before C. below D. behind49. A. sick B. hungry C. hot D. thirsty50. A. consider B. withdraw C. make D. resist第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40）AYou’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you’ve been away, has this country changed for the better—or for the worse?If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight’s holiday, small changes have probably surprised you—anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house.So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed—or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned.Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families—all very conservative. The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australia, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners.Having been an immigrant myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job. Maybe if I lived in aninner city where unemployment was high, I’d think differently, but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they’re more open-minded and often work harder than the natives.Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we’d left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed.To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening—in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed—and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they’ve got.51. After a short overseas holiday, people tend to .A. notice small changesB. expect small changesC. welcome small changesD. exaggerate small changes52. How does Debi look at the foreign settlers?A. Cautiously.B. Positively.C. Skeptically.D. Critically.53. When arriving at the airport in Britain, Christine was shocked by .A. the relaxed policemenB. the messy arrivals hallC. the tight securityD. the bank robbers54. Which might be the best title for the passage?A. Life in Britain.B. Back in Britain.C. Britain in Future.D. Britain in Memory.BWhen my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days.It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once. We would start from home, walking two blocks to the rail station. We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi. We always considered taking a horse carriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we never did. At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home—our first car ride of the day.The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get around. She was born to be multimodal. She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence—the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels.Once you learn the route map and step with certainly over the gap between the train and the platform, nothing is frightening anymore. New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored. And your personal car, ifyou have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox—and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet.On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or toy, but the transportation was the point. First, it was exciting enough to watch the world speed by from the train window. As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to get off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I now when I need tickets, and where to get them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get when we go under the river?I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Days and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all. My flight routed me through Philadelphia. My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport. She took a train to meet me.55. Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days?A. Having a car ride.B. Taking the train twice.C. Buying more than one toy.D. Touring the historic district.56. According to the writer, what was the greateds benefit of her TransportationDays?A. Building confidence in herself.B. Reducing her use of private cars.C. Developing her senses of direction.D Giving her knowledge about vehicles.57. The underlined word "paralyzed" (in Para.5) is closest in meaning to " ".A. displayedB. justifiedC. ignoredD. ruined58. Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of?A. Airplane.B. Subway.C. Train.D. Car.CIt was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland’s oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140-year-old letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews University has been discovered by researchers. Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was released yesterday on International Women’s Day.The document was discovered buried in the university archives（档案）by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research. She said:”We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus（校评议委员会）at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn’t now documentary evidence existed. While searching thearchives for information about the university’s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote.”In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachears or build suitable buildings for medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women. The qualification, which ran from 1877 until the 1930s, gave women access ot university education in the days before they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892.Ms Jex-Blake went on to help establish the London School of Medicines for Women in 1874. She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877. Eventually, she moved back to Edingburgh and opened her own pracitce.59. Sophia wrote a letter to St Andrews University because she wanted .A. to carry out a research project thereB. to set up a medical institute thereC. to study medicine thereD. to deliver lectures there60. Lis Smith found Sophia's letter to St Andrews University .A. by the pure chanceB. in the school officeC. with her supporters' helpD. while reading history books61. Sophia's letter resulted in the establishment of .A. the London School of Medicine for WomenB. a degree programme for womenC. a system of medical educationD. the University of Berne62. When did St Andrews University begin to take full-time women students?A. In 1873.B. In 1874.C. In 1877.D. In 1892.DHow is it that siblings（兄弟姐妹）can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family. The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later. The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival. The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too. One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father.Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918. But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brother and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives. Dr. Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings. The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents. But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development. Later-borns don’tenjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brother and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I “ and “me”.A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that sibling created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially. Love-hate relationships were common among the children. Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs.One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age. Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third. Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their sibling were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents.63. The underlined part "in a different family" (in Para.1) means " ".A. in a different family environmentB. in different family traditionC. in a different family crisesD. in different families64. In terms of language development, later-borns .A. get their parents' individual guidanceB. learn a lot from their elder siblingsC. experience a lot of difficultiesD. pick up words more quickly65. What was found about fights among siblings?A. Siblings hated fighting and loved playing.B. Siblings in some families fought frequently.C. Siblings fights led to bad sibling relationships.D. Siblings learned to get on together from fights.66. The word "feminine" (in Para.4) means " ".A. having qualities of parentsB. having qualities of womenC. having defensive qualitiesD. having extraordinary qualitiesEBrrriiinnng. The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the morning. You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with hardly a moment to think. A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing. Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disasters. In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original problem-solving work?The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible,open-minded thinking. Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we’re unfocused. If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time come in the early evening when you are relaxed. Sleepy people’s lack of focus leads to an increase in creative problem solving. By not givingyourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you’re missing out on the surprising solutions it may offer. The trip you take to work doesn’t help, either. The stress slows down the speed with which signals travel between neurons（神经细胞）, making inspiratins less likely to occur. And while we all should read a lot about what’s going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newpaper aside until after the day’s work is done.So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for creative problem solving? We’d set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, following our thoughts where they lead. We’d stand a little longer under the warm water of the shower, stopping thingking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation. We’d take some deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic. And once in the office—after we get a cup of coffee—we ‘d click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer.67. According to the author, we are more creative when we are .A. focusedB. relaxedC. awakeD. busy68. What does the author imply about newspapers?A. They are solution providers.B. They are a source of inspiration.C. They are normally full of bad news.D. They are more educational than websites.69. By "tune into your wandering mind" (in Para.2), the author means " ".A. wander into the wildB. listen to a beautiful tuneC. switch to the traffic channelD. stop concentrating on anything70. The author writes the last paragraph in order to .A. offer practical suggestionsB. summarize past experiencesC. advocate diverse ways of lifeD. establish a routine for the future第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）71. With , some animals are facing the danger of dying out. (cut)由于越来越多的森林被砍伐，一些动物正面临着灭绝的危险。
2012年全国卷高考英语听力原文-试题-答案
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（课程标准卷）第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7。
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．Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore。
B．In a classroom.C．In a library。
2．At what time will the film begin？A．7：20. B．7：15。
C．7：00.3．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A．Their friend Jane。
B．A weekend trip. C．A radio programme。
4．What will the woman probably do?A．Catch a train。
B．See the man off。
C．Go shopping.5．Why did the woman apologize？A．She made a late delivery.B．She went to the wrong place。
C．She couldn’t take the cake back。
第二节(共15小题；每小题1。
5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话.每段对话后有几个小题，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.听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话读两遍.听第6段材料，回答第6，7题.6．Whose CD is broken？A．Kathy’s。
B．Mum's. C．Jack's。
2012高考英语全国卷听力真题、答案解析及原文
听力试题：第一部分听力(共两节，满分30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卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
例:How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C. ￡9.18.答案是B。
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2.At what time will the film begin?A.7:20B.7:15C.7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldn't take the cake back.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。
2012高考英语全国卷听力真题、答案解析及原文
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2012年全国卷高考英语听力原文-试题-答案
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课程标准卷）第一节(共5小题；每小题1。
5分，满分7。
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．Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore。
B．In a classroom。
C．In a library. 2．At what time will the film begin?A．7：20。
B．7：15。
C．7：00.3．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A．Their friend Jane。
B．A weekend trip. C．A radio programme.4．What will the woman probably do?A．Catch a train。
B．See the man off. C．Go shopping.5．Why did the woman apologize?A．She made a late delivery.B．She went to the wrong place.C．She couldn’t take the cake back.第二节（共15小题；每小题1。
5分，满分22。
5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。
6．Whose CD is broken？A．Kathy’s. B．Mum’s。
C．Jack's。
(完整版)2012年全国卷高考英语听力原文-试题-答案
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课程标准卷)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．Where does this conversation probably take place?A．In a bookstore.B．In a classroom.C．In a library. 2．At what time will the film begin?A．7：20. B．7：15. C．7：00.3．What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A．Their friend Jane. B．A weekend trip. C．A radio programme.4．What will the woman probably do?A．Catch a train. B．See the man off. C．Go shopping.5．Why did the woman apologize?A．She made a late delivery.B．She went to the wrong place.C．She couldn't take the cake back.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。
6．Whose CD is broken?A．Kathy's. B．Mum's. C．Jack's.7．What does the boy promise to do for the girl?A．Buy her a new CD. B．Do some cleaning. C．Give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。
2012年高考英语试卷听力+原文+答案(新课标)
2012年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标）听力试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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答案。
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。
例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C.1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2. At what time will the film begin?A. 7:20.B. 7:15.C. 7:00.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldn't take the cake back.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
2012年高考英语试卷听力+原文+答案(新课标)
2012年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标）听力试题第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上.第一节（共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5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答案.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.例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C.1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2. At what time will the film begin?A. 7:20.B. 7:15.C. 7:00.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldn't take the cake back.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分,满分22.5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,个小题将给出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. Whose CD is broken?A. Kathy’s.B. Mum’s.C. Jack’s.7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?A. Buy her a new CD.B. Do some cleaning.C. Give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.8. What did the man think of the meal?A. Just so-so.B. Quite satisfactory.C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?A. The food.B. The drinks.C. The service.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.10. Why is the man at the shop?A. To order a camera for his wife.B. To have a camera repaired.C. To get a camera changed.11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink.B. Black.C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call.B. Wait until further notice.C. Come again the next day.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?A. Go to a play.B. Stay at home.C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?A. Attend a party.B. Meet her aunt.C. See a car show.15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?A. To call up Betty.B. To buy some DVDs.C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Fellow workers.C. Guide and tourist.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.17. Where does Thomas Manning work?A. In the Guinness Company.B. At a radio station.C. In a museum.18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?A. A bird-shooting trip.B. A visit to Europe.C. A television talk show.19. When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear?A. In 1875.B. In 1950.C. In 1955.20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?A. More records of unusual facts.B. The founder of the company.C. The oldest person in the world.2012年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标）听力试题答案及原文【答案】1. C2. A3. B4. C5. A6. C7. B8. B9. C 10. C11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A16. B 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A听力原文第一节（共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5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答案.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.Text 1Man: Excuse me, Madam?Woman: Yes?Man: How long can I keep the book?Woman: For one month. Please make sure you return the book before it’s due.Text 2Man: Hurry up, Jenny. It’s already seven. We’ll be late for the film.Woman: Don’t worry dear, we still have twenty minutes. And it takes us only fifteen minutes to get there. We’ll be there just in time.Text 3Man: I heard on the radio that it’ll be sunny during the holiday weekend. Maybe we can take a trip to Boston.Woman: That sounds great. I’ll call Jean to see if she likes to join us.Text 4Woman: It’s nearly eight. If you want to catch the nine o’clock train, you’d better go now.Man: Don’t worry. I’ll drive to the station.Woman: In that case, let me go with you. And you drop me off at the city center. I’ll go to the open market.Text 5Woman: I’m sorry, the cake is late. We’ll do better next time, I promise.Man: Well, I’m sorry too. You have to take it back. The birthday party is over and we don’ t need the cake any more.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分,满分22.5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,个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.Text 6Woman: Oh, it’s broken! Jacky is not going to be happy when he sees this. It’s his favorite CD! He’ll tell mum.Man: Please Kathy, can I borrow ten dollars? I’ll buy him a new one and I will clean up your room.Text 7Woman: How did you like the dishes, Sir?Man: Delicious. Everything was excellent here. Thank you!Woman: Do you want some coffee, tea, sir?Man: No. thanks, I’m fine. Ah, just have the bill, please. How much is your service charge?Woman: Fifteen percent and it’s included in your bill. Thank you very much, sir. We look forward to seeing you again.Man: Sure, good night.Text 8Woman: Can I help you?Man: Yes. My daughter bought this camera here for my wife’s birthday. But it doesn’t work. So I’d like to change it for another one.Woman: I see. Let me have a look. Well, we’ll be happy to change it for you. But I am afraid we don’t have another pink one.Man: Oh? What will I do then?Woman: Would you like to choose a different color? We do have this camera in black and orange.Man: My wife doesn’t like either of those colors.Woman: If you want, we can order another camera just like this one. There wouldn’t be any extra charge for it.Man: That sounds fine. Would you please go ahead and do that?Woman: We’d be very happy to but it’ll take at least a week. Maybe ten days. We’ll call you when it comes in.Man: Thank you very much.Woman: You are welcome.Text 9Woman: Hi, Joe! Many people in our department are leaving for Thanksgiving. What are you going to do?Man: I think I’ll just stay at home. I may see some friends and watch a few DVDs. And I probably would go to the Ottawa Car Show. What about you, Ariel? What’s your plan?Woman: I am going to do some traveling with my family.Man: Oh, where to?Woman: Toronto. And on our way, we’re going to visit my aunt, Valley, in Kingston. Man: That’s exciting. How long do you plan to stay?Woman: Two days. I have a get-together party with my college friends on the tenth in Toronto. Oh, I’m afraid I’ve got to go now. My husband is waiting for me. And we’ll have to pick up Daniel from school. Have a nice holiday, Joe!Man: Thank you. You too!Text 10Where can you look if you want to know how tall the tallest person in the world is, or who the oldest person in the world is? There is only one place where you’ll find all these information, and that’s in the Guinness Book ofWorld Records. This morning we have someone from the Guinness Company that produced that famous book, Thomas Manning. “Welcome to the program, Thomas!”“Thanks, Sue. It’s a pleasure to be here.”“Perhaps you could start by telling us where the idea for the book came from.”“Well, it was first suggested in the early 1950s. Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness, was out shooting birds with some friends. A bird flew away so quickly that no one was able to shoot it. Sir Hugh wondered whether this bird was the fastest bird in Europe, and if it wasn’t the fastest, he wondered what was.”“So I suppose he went to the nearest library to look for the information and he couldn’t find it?”“Yes,that’s exactly what happened. And this made Sir Hugh think there must be other people in the same situation who wanted this kind of information. He thought that, like himself, people would be interested in finding facts of all records to satisfy their curiosity.”“So the idea for a book of records was born. And when did the first book come out?”“A few years later, in 1955. So, to ask your first question: the tallest person in the world is 231.7cm tall. And the oldest person is Jeanne. L. Calment, who was born in February, 1875.”“There are also some rather strange records, aren’t there, Thomas?”“Yes,that’s right. Did you know, Sue, that the shortest time it is taken …”2019高中教师读书心得体会作为教师，在教授知识的提示，也应该利用空暇时刻渐渐品读一些好书，吸收书中的精华。
◆2012年全国高考英语试题及答案-湖北卷
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英 语本试题卷共16页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
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卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15．B. £ 9.15．C. £ 9.18．答案：B1. What is the problem for the man? （ ）A. He has to meet many people.B. He has to leave his friends.C. He has to travel a lot.2. How does the man think of the book? （ ）A. Humorous.B. Scientific.C. Popular.3. What’s the matter with the woman? （ ）A. She has caught a bad cold.B. She stayed online too long.C. She is allergic to paint smell.4. What does the man suggest the woman do? （ ）A. Consult a repair shop.B. Purchase another car.C. Fix the car herself.5. In which year is the man in college now? （ ）A. The first year.B. The second year.C. The third year.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
英语_2012年湖北省高考英语试卷_复习
2012年湖北省高考英语试卷一、听力（共两节，满分30分）1. 第一节听下面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．What is the problem for the man?A．He has to meet many people．B．He has to leave his friends．C．He has to travel a lot．2．How does the man think of the book?A．Humorous． B．Scientific． C．Popular．3．What's the matter with the woman?A．She has caught a bad cold．B．She stayed online too long．C．She is allergic to paint smell．4．What does the man suggest the woman do?A．Consult a repair shop． B．Purchase another car． C．Fix the car herself．5．In which year is the man in college now?A．The first year． B．The second year． C．The third year．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，各小题将给出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 has the woman ordered for herself?A．Milk． B．Juice． C．Coffee．7．Why does the man recommend strawberry juice?A．It's sweeter． B．It's fresher． C．It's colder．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．8．Why is Jane upset?A．David fell in love with her．B．Kevin made up stories about her．C．She made a mistake in calculation．9．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A．Teacher and student．B．Father and daughter．C．Employer and employee．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．10．How far away is Hill Farm?A．Nearly a mile． B．Just one mile． C．More than a mile．11．Which is the route to Hill Farm?A．Left track→bridge→road．B．Road→left track→bridge．C．Bridge→road→left track．12．What would the man like the woman to do towards the end of the conversation?A．Give him a ride．B．Repeat what she said．C．Walk him to Hill Farm．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．13．What is the woman doing?A．Hosting a TV show．B．Giving a lecture on poetry．C．Conducting a radio debate．14．How did the man's mother contribute to his success in poetry?A．She sent him to poetry classes．B．She taught him to write business plans．C．She asked him to read from early childhood．15．What does the man find most difficult in writing?A．Choosing the right words．B．Describing real experiences．C．Getting an appropriate opportunity．16．What does the man say about his own writing?A．Creative． B．Successful． C．Encouraging．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．17．How do students enter the library?A．With a library account． B．With a student card． C．With a password．18．What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow?A.12．B.11．C.9．19．What kind of books have to be returned within one week?A．Books borrowed by local residents．B．Books liked by a lot of people．C．Books published recently．20．What will the speaker do next?A．Tell the students where to get bottled water．B．Take the students on a campus tour．C．Show the students around the library．第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．What is the problem for the man？A．He has to meet many people．B．He has to leave his friends．C．He has to travel a lot．2．How does the man think of the book？A．Humorous． B．Scientific． C．Popular．3．What's the matter with the woman？A．She has caught a bad cold．B．She stayed online too long．C．She is allergic to paint smell．4．What does the man suggest the woman do？A．Consult a repair shop． B．Purchase another car． C．Fix the car herself．5．In which year is the man in college now？A．The first year． B．The second year． C．The third year．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，各小题将给出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 has the woman ordered for herself？A．Milk． B．Juice． C．Coffee．7．Why does the man recommend strawberry juice？A．It's sweeter． B．It's fresher． C．It's colder．听第7段材料，回答第8、9题．8．Why is Jane upset？A．David fell in love with her．B．Kevin made up stories about her．C．She made a mistake in calculation．9．What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A．Teacher and student．B．Father and daughter．C．Employer and employee．听第8段材料，回答第10至12题．10．How far away is Hill Farm？A．Nearly a mile． B．Just one mile． C．More than a mile．11．Which is the route to Hill Farm？A．Left track→bridge→road．B．Road→left track→bridge．C．Bridge→road→left track．12．What would the man like the woman to do towards the end of the conversation？A．Give him a ride．B．Repeat what she said．C．Walk him to Hill Farm．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题．13．What is the woman doing？A．Hosting a TV show．B．Giving a lecture on poetry．C．Conducting a radio debate．14．How did the man's mother contribute to his success in poetry？A．She sent him to poetry classes．B．She taught him to write business plans．C．She asked him to read from early childhood．15．What does the man find most difficult in writing？A．Choosing the right words．B．Describing real experiences．C．Getting an appropriate opportunity．16．What does the man say about his own writing？A．Creative． B．Successful． C．Encouraging．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．17．How do students enter the library？A．With a library account． B．With a student card． C．With a password．18．What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow？A.12．B.11．C.9．19．What kind of books have to be returned within one week？A．Books borrowed by local residents．B．Books liked by a lot of people．C．Books published recently．20．What will the speaker do next？A．Tell the students where to get bottled water．B．Take the students on a campus tour．C．Show the students around the library．二、词汇知识运用（共两节，满分10分）多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．2. Two lawyers have donated $50，000 to ________ our school’s campaign“Help the Needy”，which was started by our former headmaster three years ago．（）A sponsorB launchC organizeD plan3. Finally，my thanks go to my tutor，who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and ________ every page of my draft．（）A approvedB quotedC polishedD folded4. Walking alone in the dark，the boy whistled to ________ his courage．（）A hold upB keep upC set upD take up5. I’m so glad you’ve come here to ________ this matter in person．（）A lead toB see toC turn toD refer to6. The furniture，with its modern style and bright colors，suits modern houses and their gardens，but looks _______ in the garden of a traditional home．（）A out of questionB out of orderC out of sightD out of place7. “Perhaps we need to send for Dr．Smith to see what we can do about it，”Father suggested ________ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem．（）A tentativelyB thoughtlesslyC definitelyD rudely8. Can you tell the ________ difference between the words“require”and“request”？I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings．（）A dramaticB regionalC apparentD subtle9. Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ________； people are still looking for other possible solutions．（）A unchallengedB relevantC controversialD contradictory10. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye disease that may not have any ________．（）A shadowB similarityC sampleD symptom11. The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct ________ in applying for a visa．（）A patternB procedureC programD perspective三、完形填空（共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）12. I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV．One day，a sociologist proposed that the （31）________ society has been consuming modern humans little by little．For fear that I would bec ome a victim of the consumer society，I （32）________ hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood．（33）________ the shopkeeper Mr．Johnson was selling me the bicycle，he said，“This is the best thing you （34）________ have done．Life has become hopelessly （35）________．A bicycle is simple，and it brings to you （36）________ things：fresh air，sunshine and exercise．”I agreed．Happy as a child，I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets．After some time，I （37）________ at the other end of the town．I was （38）________ that this simple vehicle could let me （39）________ long distances in a fairly short time．But how （40）________ did I really go？Since I hated to be （41）________，I went back to Mr．Johnson and asked him to （42）________ an odometer （里程表） on my bicycle．He agreed，but （43）________，“An odometer without a speedometer （速度计） is like a （44）________ without a knife．”I admitted he was right and in a few minutes，the two devices （装置） were （45）________ to the handlebars of my bicycle．“What about a horn？”he then asked．“Look，this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many （46）________．”Attracted by these functions，I bought the horn．“You can’t leave the back part （47）________，”noted Mr．Johnson．He fixed a metal box with buttons （48）________ the seat，and said，“Is there anything better than this oven when you f8el （49）________ on your way？I can give you a special discount．”I was not strong enough to （50）________ the offer．“I congratulate you once more； this is the best thing you could have done，”said Mr．Johns on in the end．31．A．adult B．human C．consumer D．bachelor32．A．eventually B．immediately C．reluctantly D．gratefully 33．A．Although B．Because C．As D．Unless34．A．would B．should C．must D．could35．A．boring B．complicated C．stressful D．tough36．A．natural B．mysterious C．complex D．unique37．A．gave up B．broke down C．calmed down D．ended up 38．A．amazed B．amused C．confused D．concerned39．A．march B．drive C．cover D．measure40．A．far B．long C．fast D．deep41．A．unreliable B．impractical C．unprepared D．inaccurate42．A．fix B．check C．repair D．lay43．A．swore B．added C．replied D．concluded44．A．pencil B．fork C．box D．cake45．A．distributed B．converted C．applied D．attached46．A．shapes B．sizes C．functions D．models47．A．loose B．blank C．bare D．incomplete48．A．beside B．before C．below D．behind49．A．sick B．hungry C．hot D．thirsty50．A．consider B．withdraw C．make D．resist．四、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题8分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．13. You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years．Since you’ve been away, has this country changed for the better-or for the worse?If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight’s holiday, small changes have probably surprised you-anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house．So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15ye ars living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed-or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned．Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families-all very conservative （保守的）．The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come h ere mainly to work in hotels and tourism．There are even several shops only for foreigners． Having been an immigrant （移民） myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job．Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high, I’d think differently, but I believe foreign settlers have impro ved this country because they’re more open-minded and often work harder than the natives． Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked ．But the differences between the place we’d left behind and the one we returned to were br ought sharply into focus as soon as we landed．To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening-in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed-and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall．Everyone seemed to be on guard．Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers．But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country．I just wish more people would apprecia te what they’ve got．（1）After a short overseas holiday，people tend to________．A notice small changesB． C welcome small changes D．（2）How does Debi look at the foreign settlers？________A Cautiously．B Positively．C Sceptically．D Critically．（3）When arriving at the airport in Britain，Christine was shocked by________．A the relaxed policemenB． C the tight security. D the bank robbers．（4）Which might be the best title for the passage？________A Life in Britain．B Back in Britain．C Britain in Future．D Britain in Memor y．14. When my brother and I were young, my mom would take us on Transportation Days． It goes like this: You can’t take any means of transportation more than once．We would sta rt from home, walking two blocks to the rail station．We’d take the train into the city center, then a bus, switching to the tram, then maybe a taxi．We always considered taking a horse c arriage in the historic district, but we didn’t like the way the horses were treated, so we neve r did．At the end of the day, we took the subway to our closest station, where Mom’s friend was waiting to give us a ride home-our first car ride of the day．The good thing about Transportation Days is not only that Mom taught us how to get aroun d．She was born to be multimodal （多方式的）．She understood that depending on cars only was a failure of imagination and, above all, a failure of confidence-the product of a childhood not spent exploring subway tunnels．Once you learn the route map and step with certainty over the gap between the train and t he platform, nothing is frightening anymore．New cities are just light-rail lines to be explored．And your personal car, if you have one, becomes just one more tool in the toolbox-and often an inadequate one, limiting both your mobility and your wallet．On Transportation Days, we might stop for lunch on Chestnut Street or buy a new book or t oy, but the transportation was the point．First, it was exciting enough to watch the world sp eed by from the train window．As I got older, my mom helped me unlock the mysteries that would otherwise have paralyzed my first attempts to do it myself: How do I know where to g et off? How do I know how much it costs? How do I know when I need tickets, and where to g et them? What track, what line, which direction, where’s the stop, and will I get wet when we go under the river?I’m writing this right now on an airplane, a means we didn’t try on our Transportation Day s and, we now know, the dirtiest and most polluting of them all．My flight routed me throug h Philadelphia．My multimodal mom met me for dinner in the airport．She took a train to meet me．（1）Which was forbidden by Mom on Transportation Days？________A Having a car ride．B Taking the train twice．C Buying more than one toy．D Touring the historic district．（2）According to the writer，what was the greatest benefit of her Transportation Days？________A Building confidence in herself．B Reducing her use of private cars．C Developin g her sense of direction．D Giving her knowledge about vehicles．（3）The underlined word“paralyzed”（in Para.5）is closest in meaning to“________”．A displayedB． C ignored D．（4）Which means of transportation does the writer probably disapprove of？________A Airplane．B Subway．C Tram．D Car．15. It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland’s oldest university which h elped start a revolution in higher education．A 140-year-old letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews Univ ersity has been discovered by researchers．Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the instituti on, was released yesterday on International Women’s Day．The document was discovered buried in the university archives （档案） by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research．She said: “We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus （校评议委员会） at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn’t kn ow documentary evidence existed．While searching the archives for information about the u niversity’s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to come across what must be the v ery letter Jex-Blake wrote．”In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already co vered at St Andrews．Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establis hment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women．The qualification, which ran from 1877until the 1930s, gave wo men access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students．It wa s so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews i n 1892．Ms Jex-Blake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874．She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 18 77．Eventually, she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice．（1）Sophia wrote a letter to St Andrews University because she wanted________．A to carry out a research project there．B to set up a medical institute there．C to study medicine there.D to deliver lectures there．（2）Lis Smith found Sophia’s letter to St Andrews University________．A by pure chance.B in the school office．C with her supporters’helpD．（3）Sophia’s letter resulted in the establishment of________．A the London School of Medicine for Women．B a degree programme for women．C a system of medical education ．D the University of Berne．（4）When did St Andrews University begin to take full-time women students？________A In 1873．B In 1874．C In 1877．D In 1892．16. How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family．The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later．The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival．The mother and father themselves are chang ing and growing up too．One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few ye ars; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father． Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918．But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’lives．Dr．Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabular y more quickly than their siblings．The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents．But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development．Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social co ncepts such as the difference between“I”and“me”．A Cambridge University study of 140children found that siblings created a rich world of pla y that helped them grow socially．Love-hate relationships were common among the children．Even those siblings who fought the m ost had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs．One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age．Researchers have found that the first t wo children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and thir d．Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters．A 2003research paper studied adolescents from 185families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents．（1）The underlined part“in a different family”（in Para.1）means“________”．A in a different family environment B． C in different family crises. D in different families．（2）In terms of language development，later-borns________．A get their parents’individual guidance．B learn a lot from their elder siblings．C experience a lot of difficulties．D pick up words more quickly．（3）What was found about fights among siblings？________A Siblings hated fighting and loved playing．B Siblings in some families fought frequent ly．C Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships．D Siblings learned to get on to gether from fights．（4）The word“feminine”（in Para.4）means“________”．A having qualities of parentsB． C having defensive qualities. D having extraordinary qualities．17. Brrriiinnng．The alarm clock announces the start of another busy weekday in the mor ning．You jump out of bed, rush into the shower, into your clothes and out the door with har dly a moment to think．A stressful journey to work gets your blood pressure climbing．Once at the office, you glance through the newspaper with depressing stories or reports of disast ers．In that sort of mood, who can get down to work, particularly some creative, original pro blem-solving work?The way most of us spend our mornings is exactly opposite to the conditions that promote flexible, open-minded thinking．Imaginative ideas are most likely to come to us when we're unfocused．If you are one of those energetic morning people, your most inventive time comes in the early e vening when you are relaxed．Sleepy people's lack of focus leads to an increase in creative p roblem solving．By not giving yourself time to tune into your wandering mind, you're missin g out on the surprising solutions it may offer．The trip you take to work doesn't help, either．The stress slows down the speed with whic h signals travel between neurons （神经细胞）, making inspirations less likely to occur．And while we all should read a lot about what 's going on in the world, it would not make you feel good for sure, so put that news website or newspaper aside until after the day's work is done．So what would our mornings look like if we wanted to start them with a full capacity for cr eative problem solving? We'd set the alarm a few minutes early and lie awake in bed, followin g our thoughts where they lead．We'd stand a little longer under the warm water of the sho wer, stopping thinking about tasks in favor of a few more minutes of relaxation．We'd take s ome deep breaths on our way to work, instead of complaining about heavy traffic．And once in the office-after we get a cup of coffee-we'd click on links not to the news of the day but to the funniest videos the web has to offer．（1）According to the author，we are more creative when we are________．A focused B． C awake D．（2）What does the author imply about newspapers？________A They are solution providers．B They are a source of inspiration．C They are nor mally full of bad news．D They are more educational than websites．（3）By"tune into your wandering mind"（in Para.2），the author means"________"．A wander into the wild.B listen to a beautiful tune．C switch to the traffic channel D．（4）The author writes the last paragraph in order to________．A offer practical suggestions.B summarize past experiences．C advocate diverse w ays of life D．五、书面表达（共两节，满分20分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后．18. With________，some animals are facing the danger of dying out．（cut）由于越来越多的森林被砍伐，一些动物正面临着灭绝的危险．19. Popularly________ American films ever made，The Godfather is a milestone of cinema．（regard）《教父》被普遍认为是美国有史以来最好的影片之一，是电影界的一个里程碑．20. I don’t know________ in the novel that made him burst into tears．（what）我不知道是小说中的什么东西使他突然泪如泉涌．21. Little________ what she looks like； all she cares about is her job performance．（care）她不在乎外表，她在乎的是自己的工作表现．22. Had we not used an out﹣of﹣date train schedule，we________ the train．（miss）要不是用了一张过期的列车时刻表，我们就不会误了火车．23. However________，I could not read his handwriting．（try）不论我怎样努力，还是没法看清他写的字．24. In response to the au dience’s great demand，the play________ in the theatre twice a week．（put）应观众的强烈要求，这部戏将会在这个剧院每周上演两次．25. The soldier was absent from his camp for three days without________．（ask）这个士兵没有请假就离开营地三天．26. Our understanding of education，work and society is________ of the earlier generation．（different）我们对教育、工作和社会的认识和我们上一代人的不同．27. Things aren’t always________．（appear）事情往往不是它们看上去的那样．第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）28. 请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文．You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；②除诗歌外，文体不限；③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；④词数为120左右．2012年湖北省高考英语试卷答案1. 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．B 9．C 10．A11．A 12．C 13．C &am;，p；nb，sp； 14．A 15．C 16．A 17．B 18．C 19．B 20．B2. D3. C4. B5. B6. D7. D8. D9. C10. D11. B12. bachelor,eventually,Because,must,tough,mysterious,calmeddown,concerned,drive,deep,u nprepared,check,replied,cake,converted,shapes,incomplete,beside,hot,consider13. ABCB14. CDAD15. CABD16. ABDB17. BCDA18. more and more forests/trees （being） cut down19. regarded as one of the best20. what it was21. does she care （about）22. would not have missed23. hard/much I （had） tried24. will/would be put on25. asking for leave （first）26. different from/than that27. what they appear （to be）28. Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student in an ordinary school．Disappointed as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly﹣equipped classroom，I found the teachers patient and considerate．【高分句型】Besides，I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class．I decided to make the best of it．I worked hard and got along well with my teachers and classmates．Whenever I had difficulties，they were always available．Soon，I became one of the top students in my class，which greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated．【高分句型】（具体事例）My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it that determines who you are．（深化主题）。
【鲜桃一口】2012年湖北卷高考英语听力第10段试题、原文及答案
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to East Campus Library.To start your tour, I’m going to give you some useful information and regulations.I won’t keep you long.First, how to enter our library.Thanks to the advanced technology, you just need to bring your student card and touch it in front of the touch point.And the door will automatically open for you.Then the opening hour, our library is open from 9:00 am till 10:00 pm every weekday.For the weekends, it’s only openfrom 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.Please bear that in mind, so you won’t come in vain.Our library is also open for the local residents.And there’re differences forstudents and the public.Our current students can borrowup to 12 books at a time.However, for the rest, the maximum they can borrow is 9.You need to return the books on time, or your library account will be blocked, and you can’t borrow any more books. Remember books have different due dates according to their popularity.Mostly, the books should be returned within 4 weeks.But for the popular books, you have to bringthem back within only one week.The last thing I must mention here is that you’re not allowed to smoke in the library anywhere at anytime.And as to drinks, only bottled water is allowed to bring in.OK, now it’s time to show you where everything is.。