2012届河南省许昌四校高三第一次联考英语试卷与答案.doc

1、2012届河南省许昌四校高三第一次联考英语试卷与答案 其他 根据短文内容 ,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。 There was a park near my home. But I didnt go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasnt much to see. I w

2、alked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. 1 I found that the two paths were different from each other. The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers werent very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take

3、 this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didnt look nice. 2 Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldnt make up my mind. 3 It wasnt nice , but I didnt want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most

4、 beautiful garden I had ever seen. 4 Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now Id like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a

5、 word. I knew they didnt believe me. They couldnt even remember that path because it was so small. 5 Dont be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise! A There is nothing that I want to see. B It looked like it had not been cleaned for months. C After a while a strange feeling ma

6、de me follow the dirty path. D “ Which way should I go ” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other. E. I told them what happened. F. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. G. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.

7、答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 G 【小题 1】 F 单项选择 * In _most countries, a university degree can give you _ flying start in life. A the; a B the; 不填 C不填 ; 不填 D不填 ; a. 答案： A Is there _ in todays paper A important something B important anything C something important D anything important 答案： D How l

8、ong did it them to go there by bus A pay B take C spend D keep 答案： B As a result of heavy snow， the highway has been closed up until further_. A news B knowledge C notice D message 答案： C I like _ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A this B that C it D one. 答案： C _seems to be no poss

9、ibility _Li Hua can win the first prize in the 100 meter race. A It; that B There; that C There; whether D It; whether 答案： B _ to ten years in prison, the man lost all hope. A Be sentenced B Sentencing C To sentence D Having been sentenced. 答案： D It was so noisy in the dining room that only by shout

10、ing _ to make himself heard. A he has been able B has he been able C was he able D he was able 答案： C Id rather_ rudely to her yesterday. A you not speak B your not speaking C you didnt speak D you hadnt spoken. 答案： D _ with so much trouble， we failed to complete the task on time. A Faced B Face C Fa

11、cing D To face. 答案： A Entering the garden, I found it _ with _ leaves. A covering; fallen B covered; falling C covering; falling D covered; fallen 答案： D Does anybody want an extra ticket to go to the movies Whom would you rather _ with you, Li Hua or me A to go B have go. C have to go D have gone 答案

12、： B It seemed to me that she was in doubt _Timmy lived or died. A why B how C that D whether 答案： D Look at the terrible situation I am in！ If only I _ your advice. A follow B had followed C would follow D have followed 答案： B - Jim has his wife do all the housework! Isnt he wise - Not really. He is _

13、. A more wise than lazy B wiser than lazy C more lazy than wise D lazier than wise 答案： C 完型填空 完形填空：（ 30分） One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big 36 on which it was written： Yesterday, the person who has been 37 your growth in this company passed 38

14、. We invite you to join the funeral prepared in the 39 . In the beginning， they all got 40 for the death of one of their colleagues. 41 after a while they started getting 42 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The 43 in the gym was such that secu

15、rity agents(保安 )were 44 to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement 45 up. Everyone whispered to each other:“ 46 on earth is this guy ” One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 47 inside it, they 48 became speechle

16、ss. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 49 , as if someone had 50 the deepest part of their soul. There was a 51 inside the coffin； everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 52 : there is only one person who is 53 to set limits to your gr

17、owth： IT IS 54 ! Your life doesnt change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change， when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Dont be afraid of 55 ； build yourself and your reality. Its the way you face life itself that makes the difference! 【小题1】 A card B post C sig

18、n D 1etter A encouraging B helping C building D limiting A on B by C away D down A office B gym C way D meeting room A sad B excited C afraid D calm A And B But C Or D So A ready B pleased C curious D serious A surprise B anger C excitement D sadness A admitted B forced C forbidden D ordered A heate

19、d B woke C turned D kept A Where B What C How D Who A walked B looked C got D turned A suddenly B gradually C merely D extremely A sorrow B order C silence D person A stolen B touched C attacked D seen A 1etter B book C mirror D appeared A wrote B read C showed D reflected A sure B eager C afraid D

20、able A YOU B ME C HE D ITSELF A punishment B praises C changes D blame 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片；

21、post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 D。考查返指法。根据后面的提示可知用 limit。语境：限制你的发展。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 C考查介词的用法。解题关键：掌握短语 pass away意为：去世。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 B考查语境。根据后文

22、的 “in the gym”可知用 gym。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 A考查形容词的用法。根据语境 “一位同事死了，大家都感到难过。 ”故选 A。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 B 考查连词。根据语境，然而由于好奇大家都想知道死的这个人是谁。故选 B。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语

23、境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 C考查形容词的用法。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 C考查名词词义辨析。根据后文可知用 excitement。 【小题 1】答案：为 C. 考查名词辨析。根据语境可知，在墙上有一个标识。Card卡片； post杆子； sign 标识，招牌，迹象，手势，符号； 1etter信。 答案：为 D考查动词词语辨析。根据语境，保安被命

24、令将人们控制在房间里。 【小题 1】答案：为 A考查动词词义辨析。人们激动的心情不断加剧。 【小题 1】答案：为 D考查连接词的用法。人们想知道这个人究竟是谁？ 【小题 1】答案：为 B考查动词词义辨析。当人们向棺材里看的时候，人们变得无话可说。 【小题 1】答案： 为 A考查副词的用法。人们突然变得无话可说。 【小题 1】答案：为 C考查名词的用法。此处：人们站在棺材旁边感到震惊且沉默不语，似乎触动了人们的心灵深处。 【小题 1】答案：为 B考查动词词义辨析。参看 34. 【小题 1】答案：为 C考查名词词义辨析。根据后文可知，在棺材里有一面镜子。 【小题 1】答案：为 B考查动词词义辨析。

25、镜子旁边的标示写着：只有一个人能限制你的发展，就是你自己。 【小题 1】答案：为 D考查形容词的用法及固定搭配。此处 be able to意为：能。 【小题 1】答案：为 A考查语境。参看 37. 【小题 1】答案 ：为 C考查名词词义辨析。不要害怕改变。 阅读理解 You wake up in the morning， the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say

26、 hello, and the drama starts The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to You are still in a wonderful mood Impossible! Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness.

27、It may not change what you think， but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time Life brings ups and downs， but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer They only feel glad when they make others feel bad No wonder t

28、hey can hardly win others pity or respect When you communicate with positive people， your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted When the dagger(匕首 ) of a nega tive person is put in you， you feel the heavy feeling that all in all， brings you down Sometimes we have no cho

29、ice but to communicate with negative people This could be a co-worker， or a relative In this case， say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont fe

30、el ashamed of themselves about that Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着 ) you throughout the rest of your day， which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness Life is too short to feel negative Stay p

31、ositive and avoid negativity as much as possible 【小题 1】 The purpose of the first paragraph is to _. A make a comparison B offer an evidence C introduce a topic D describe a daily scene 【小题 2】 How can negative people have effect on us A By influencing our emotion B By telling us the nature of life C

32、By changing our ways of thinking D By comparing their attitudes to life with ours 【小题 3】 Some negative people base their happiness on _. A other peoples pity for them B building up a positive attitude C making other people unhappy D other peoples respect for them 【小题 4】 What is the authors attitude

33、towards negative people A Favorable B Indifferent. C Critical. D Supportive. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since

34、then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today ” Remembering that I ll be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.

35、 About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors code for preparing yourself to

36、die. I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I m fine now. This was the closest Ive been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to

37、 die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Your time is so limited that you shouldnt waste it repe

38、ating someone elses life. Don t be trapped by dogma（教条） which is living with the results of other people s thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to beco

39、me. Everything else is secondary. 【小题 1】 The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_. A he had to rest at home B his disease couldnt be cured C his disease was not serious at all D he had to wait for the result of the test 【小题 2】 How did the author feel after the d

40、iagnosis A Hopeless B Excited C Optimistic D Angry 【小题 3】 What does the author think of death A He thinks it is impossible to avoid. B He thinks it is not the end of life. C He thinks it is nothing to be scared of. D He thinks it is the beginning of a new life 【小题 4】 In the author s opinion, we shou

41、ld _. A follow others advice B take no notice of diseases C take exercise and keep healthy D have the courage to follow our heart 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the begin

42、ning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes - like tuxedos (小礼服 ) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the fir

43、st minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise. It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year

44、s promise, called a resolution. New Years resolutions usually include promises to try something new or change a bad habit in the new year. Many cultures also do special things to get rid of bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. T

45、he doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (again). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or s

46、aying special things on the first day of the new year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the Uni

47、ted States, some people eat black-eyed peas (豇豆 ) for good luck - but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them! 【小题 1】 Which culture celebrates New Year in the morning A The United States. B Spain. C France. D The passage doesnt say. 【小题 2】 What is a resolution A Something you b

48、urn. B Something you eat. C Something you say. D Something you wear. 【小题 3】 What is the topic of the fourth paragraph A Bringing good luck. B Keeping away bad luck. C Planning for the next year. D Remembering the past. 【小题 4】 Which is probably true about eating black-eyed peas on New Year A Black-eyed peas taste bad. B One pea brings one day of luck. C The peas are very difficult to cook. D It is bad luck to eat a lot of