四川省高考英语试卷.

2012 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）

英语

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100 分）

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50 分）

第一节语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题 1 分，满分20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。

1. —Excuse me. How much is the shirt?

A. Extra Large

B. 50 each

C. It sells well

D. Altogether there are 5

2. New technologies have made __ possible to turn out new products faster and at a

lower cost.

A. that

B. this

C. one

D. it

3. —Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime.

—Sure. ___ .

A. I did

B. I do

C. I shall

D. I will

4. At school, some students are active ___________ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A. while

B. although

C. so

D. as

5. This is not my story, nor ____ the whole story. My story plays out differently.

A. is there

B. there is

C. is it

D. it is

6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only ___ his plane high up in the sky.

A. finding

B. to find

C. being found

D. to have found

7. The hotel is almost finished, but it ____ needs one or two weeks to get ready for

guests.

A. only

B. also

C. even

D. still

8. I looked up and noticed a snake ____ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.

A. to wind

B. wind

C. winding

D. wound

9. —Did you catch what I said?

—Sorry. I ___ a text message just now.

A. had answering

B. have answered

C. would answer

D. was answering

10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, you ' d better stay ______ you are and wait

for help.

A. why

B. where

C. who

D. what

11. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house __ .

A. is being rebuilt

B. has been rebuilt

C. is rebuilt

D. has rebuilt

12. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car __ .

A. washed

B. wash

C. washing

D. to wash

13. In our class there are 46 students, __ half wear glasses.

A. in whom

B. in them

C. of whom

D. of them

14. This training program can give you a lift at work, ___ increase your income by 40%.

A. as well as

B. so long as

C. so much as

D. as soon as 15. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. It ' s just a matter of A. luck B. value C. time D. fact 16. I make $2,000 a week, 60 surely won

' t make _____ difference to me.

A. that a big

B. a that big

C. big a that

D. that big a 17. Scientists study __ human brains work to make computers. A. when B. how C. that D. whether very long.

A. picked up

B. looked up

C. put up

D. made up

第二节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30 分） 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson 's bedroom skylight （ 天 窗） .Sibson was

shaken by a clap of thunder ________________ 21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _______ 22 ___ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.

Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the

basement （地下室） , and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “ I

felt

25 because the room had a separate outdoor

stairway, ” he explains.

But the phone didn ' t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor s tairway, he

was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped

（困住） .

Sibson 's house was three kilometers

27 the main road and was so well

hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 . Up a hill near

by lived Sibson ' s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when

something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and

“Anyone there? ” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I 'm trapped! ” coming from the second

18. We are said to be living in Information Age, ___ time of new discoveries and

great changes.

A. an; the

B.

19. I got close enough to I ___ do in China. A. must B. might

不填 ; the C. 不填 ; a D. the; a

hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “ Ni Hao ” just as

C. can

D. should

20. It ' s surprising that your brother

____ Russian so quickly — he hasn ' t lived there

die in that