1、 2012 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷） A 英语 本试卷共 12 页，三大题，满分 135 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型（ A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必 须写在答题卡各题目指定区域相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原
2、来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be _1_ to other people. It i
3、s also right to look after the environment. Some things are _2 _wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully(欺负 ) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong. Rules can help the public make the right _3_, and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulat
4、ions that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent _4_ . If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be _5_ for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view.
5、For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is _6_ acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into _7_. Sometimes it may not be so easy to know _8_ what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat becau
6、se they believe that it is _9_ to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and _10_ be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so _11_ when stealing some food to eat, if lives in a really poor area and he is _12_. Rules
7、help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to _13_ other. However, some people argue that rules may be _14_, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones so who is to _15_ what is right ? 1. A. ki
8、nd B. sensitive C. fair D. generous 2. A. equally B. slightly C. clearly D. increasingly 3. A. suggestions B. conclusions C. turns D. choices 4. A. accidents B. mistakes C. falls D. deaths 5. A. interesting B. vital C. easy D. valuable 6. A. seldom B. rarely C. merely D. never 7. A. trouble B. power
9、 C. prison D. control 8. A. roughly B. eventually C. deliberately D. exactly 9. A. awful B. cruel C. unhealthy D. unnecessary 10. A. still B. even C. later D. somehow 11. A. nervous B. anxious C. afraid D. guilty 12. A. begging B. starving C. growing D. wandering 13. A. follow B. instruct C. treat D
10、. protect 14. A. disgusting B. confusing C. unsafe D. unimportant 15. A. predict B. explain C. decide D. consider 第二节 语法填空 （共 10 小题 ，每小题 1.5 分 ，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入 一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空 ，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 1625 的相应位置上。 Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly
11、appeared in class one day, _16_(wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he _17_ (buy) the school, And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City . For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt _18_(please ), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that
12、 it wasnt her, it was probably the fact that she sat in _19_ last row . _20_ he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little _21_ (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didnt stop the kids in the class. Of cou
13、rse whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, _22_made her feel like a star. “Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head.“ Then Id appreciate it if you didnt wear them in class. I like to look at your eyes when Im speaking to yo
14、u.” The new boy looked at the teacher _23_ a few seconds and all the other students wondered _24_ the boy would do. Then he took _25_ off, gave a big smile and said “Thats cool “ . 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A “Have a nice day!”
15、 may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says, “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well. “Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the express
16、ion is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调 ) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone elses is the managements attempt to increase business. Th
17、e expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we dont know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? Im terribly sorry
18、, but have a nice day. ” The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you dont know has tried to be nice to you. Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wron
19、g with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting, The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, its nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they
20、really don t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like. 26. How does the author understand Maxies words? A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author. B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day. C
21、. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. D. Maxie really worries about the authors security. 27. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? A. The salesgirl is rude. B. The salesgirl is bored. C. The salesgirl cares about me. D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine. 28. By sayin
22、g“ Have a nice day,” a stranger may _. A. try to be polite to you B. express respect to you C. give his blessing to you D. share his pleasure with you 29. According to the last paragraph, people say“ Have a nice day” _. A. sincerely B. as thanks C. as a habit D. encouragingly 30. What is the best ti
23、tle of the passage? A. Have a Nice Day a Social Custom B. Have a Nice Day a Pleasant Gesture C. Have a Nice Day a Heart-warming Greeting D. Have a Nice Day a Polite Ending of a Conversation B I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child dev
24、elopment I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the babys point of view. Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a babys blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is diffi
25、cult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth. It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was
26、 Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. Ive never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldnt follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks. Well, at last we have cop
27、per-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ （智商） scores are four to f
28、ive percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This Research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample （样本） of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a childs sex and age, the mothers health and feeding style. These results
29、 dont surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels. I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices. 31. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries
30、is that it feels_. A. sick B. upset C. sleepy D. hungry 32. What does the author think about Dr King? A. He is strict B. He is unkind C. He has the wrong idea. D. He sets a timetable for mothers 33. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _. A. basic B. reliable C. surprisin
31、g D. interesting 34. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand? A. The baby will sleep well. B. The baby will have its brain harmed. C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level. D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8. 35. The author supports feeding the baby_. A. in
32、the night B. every four hours C. whenever it wants food D. according to its blood sugar level C I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldnt bear people to look at me and think I was not
33、 like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work. One evening, I got off the bu
34、s about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“ Im awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happen
35、ed to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldnt stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived. Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for hel
36、p, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help. But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had sudden
37、ly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next
38、 stop. 36. The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_. A. she might be recognized B. asking for help looked silly C. she was normal and independent D. being found blind was embarrassing 37. After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_. A. began to run B. hit a person as usual C. hit
39、a lamppost by accident D. was caught by something 38. At the request stop that evening, the girl_. A. stopped a big lorry B. stopped the wrong bus C. made no attempt to stop the bus D. was not noticed by other people 39. What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus? A. Other vehicle
40、s also stopped there. B. It was unreliable for making judgments. C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl. D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus. 40. Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping_. A. to find people there B. to find more buses there C. to find th
41、e bus by herself there D. to find people more helpful there D Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have s
42、old audiences to advertisers. An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among m
43、ale viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming. Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that
44、 might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisio
45、ns on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance. Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率 )are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from
46、 the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computers, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry t
47、hese programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computers. With such viewers, these programs dont need high ratings to stay on the air. 41. Television sport p
48、rograms on weekend afternoons . A. result in more sport events B. get more viewers to play sports C. make more people interested in television D. bring more money to the television networks 42. Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs? A. Because there would be few viewers B. Because the advertisers would be off work C. Because television programs would go slowly D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television 43. In many famili
