2012年高考英语二模试题及答案

丰台区2011-2012学年度第二学期统一练习（二） 高三英语

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21. They were ahead during the first half of the final, but they ______ in the last five minutes.

A. would defeat

B. were defeated

C. defeated

D. would be defeated

22. __________ the children dream about is the freedoms to develop their special gift.

A. Which

B. That

C. What

D. How

23. --- I’ll give you a ring about eight. --- Could you phone a bit later? I ________ dinner then.

A. will be having

B. have had

C. had

D. was having

24. – Has Robert got home? -- Not yet. He ________ be home by now.

A. can

B. need

C. must

D. should

25. I’m sorry I was late. ________ up for it, let me treat you to a meal.

A. To be making

B. Make

C. To make

D. Making

26. Solar energy, _________ time has come, is very suitable to heat water or make electricity.

A. what

B. whose

C. which

D. that

27. I _________ in a tennis match this Sunday. Would you be interested in coming?

A. have played

B. played

C. play

D. am playing

28. -- It’s wonderful. Seldom ________ a book with such a powerful message. -- I’m glad you like it.

A. have I read

B. I have read

C. I read

D. did I read

29. Many people expressed concern, but _________ were willing to help.

A. any

B. some

C. few

D. many

30. -- If someone _________ me the money, I’d buy an I-pad tomorrow. -- I’m afraid that’s impossible.

A. had given

B. would give

C. give

D. gave

31. You’d better have a snack of bread ________ there is no time to eat l ater.

A. even if

B. in case

C. as long as

D. ever since

32. ________ for years, life on other planets is still a mystery for human beings.

A. Having been looked for

B. Having been looking for

C. Having looked for

D. Looked for

33. A railway station is no place for a child __________ alone at night.

A. to have left

B. to have been left

C. to leave

D. to be left

34. Before carrying out the plan, we must consider ______ the new use of the drug needs further tests.

A. when

B. why

C. whether

D. that

35. Nancy, a successful manager, had great personal influence and power __________ her followers.

A. with

B. over

C. for

D. in

My senior year of high school, I was looking ahead to my future and I really wanted to be a social worker. But I had work to do 36 I hadn’t applied myself in high school.

I made an appointment to see a guidance counselor, Mr. Shaw. He listened to my 37 and looked at me in 38 . “You’re not college material,” he said clearly and studiedly. It felt like my heart 39 in the moment of those icy words.

That evening I broke the news to my parents. Seeing how 40 I was and how sincere I was in wanting to go to college, they offered to help. Later, they found a small college whose financial status would permit anyone to 41 . In other words, they would take anyone with a pulse. I felt like such a 42 . And I was beginning to believe what Mr. Shaw had said. So much so that I 43 even at this college.

I gave up. I 44 Mr. Shaw was right. After I left college, I moved home and started working part-time jobs. Maybe 45 weren’t for me. In fact, deep down in my heart I knew that I truly wanted to be a social worker, but that 46 require a college degree.

What should I do? I simply had to 47 again. With all the 48 I could gather, I enrolled in a community college and took one course in their night school. I was 49 when I received my grade. I got an A! I couldn’t believe it.

Things were 50 around, and I needed guidance. Dr. Cohen, my professor in child psychology, told me to relax and enjoy my experience. She also said that I was fun, bright and could do anything I put my mind to. Here was an educational expert with (a) different 51 . I felt empowered.

Two years later I graduated from that community college with honors and went on to earn my B.A. and M.A. in psychology from New York University. I realized that 52 who you believe in can change your life. When I believed Mr. Shaw, my life 53 apart and there was no way I would ever realize my dream. But when I believed in myself, I encountered more people who inspired and supported me the 54 Dr. Cohen had. As Henry Ford once said, “If you think you can, or if you think you can’t…you’re55 .”

36. A. before B. until C. because D. when

37. A. news B. dream C. pain D. view

38. A. peace B. advance C. secret D. disbelief

39. A. beat B. died C. stopped D. touched

40. A. hurt B. scared C. interested D. surprised

41. A. leave B. attend C. teach D. train

42. A. loser B. beginner C. winner D. learner

43. A. suffered B. failed C. paid D. finished