1、2012届江苏省淮安市高三第四次调研英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * The passengers were at _ loss when _ word came that their voyage was called off because of the hurricane. A the; a B a; the C a； / D /; a 答案： C Shall I pick you up after the meeting is over Thank you. _. A If you insist B Its up to you C It all depends D It coul
2、dnt be better 答案： D Mom, today I received a message telling me to send money to the account. Delete it. Its a trick. Many a person _ by such tricks. A have been cheated B were cheated C has been cheated D was cheated 答案： C So sudden _that the residents had no time to escape. A was the earthquake B d
3、id the earthquake C the earthquake did D the earthquake was 答案： A How long will it be _ the president pays another visit to China It all depends. A before B until C since D when 答案： A Look! the ground is wet. It must have rained last night, _ A hasnt it B didnt it C mustnt it D hadnt it 答案： B Genera
4、lly speaking, _ according to the directions, the drug has no side effect. A if taking B if taken C if to take D if being taken 答案： B Tom is _ learning English. To learn it well, he abandons all his hobbies. A bound to B desperate to C bent on D accustomed to 答案： C You are always telling me I am lazy
5、. Look at your room. What a mess it is! _. A The day has eyes, the night has ears B The great thieves punish the little ones C That is like the pot calling the kettle black D When one will not, two cannot quarrel 答案： C Its ten years since I met you last time. I _ you at all. I wouldnt have, either,
6、if someone _ you by name. A didnt recognize; didnt call B havent recognized; didnt call C cant recognize; had called D didnt recognize; hadnt called 答案： D Now our school is four times _ it was twenty years ago. A when B which C that D what 答案： D Mary _ a smile when she heard her family went to Austr
7、alia without her. A wore B performed C controlled D managed 答案： D I heard that there were a lot of shouts and screams at yesterdays party. It must have been terrible. Oh, no. _, I enjoyed every minute. A On the contrary B In the end C As a result D On the other hand 答案： A Which of these two books wi
8、ll you take I will take _ in case the trip is boring. A all B either C both D neither 答案： C Peter, you look so tired and wet all over! Yes, all afternoon I _ football on the playground. A am playing B have been playing C played D have played 答案： B 完型填空 The little boy turned to the old woman next to
9、him, Granny, are you sure I dont have enough money She nodded. The little boy was still 36 the doll (洋娃娃 ) in his hand. I walked toward him, 37 who he wished to give this doll to. “Sister. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring a doll to her.” I told him that maybe Santa Claus would do so. But he
10、 replied to me 38 . “No, Santa Claus(圣诞老人 ) cant bring it to her 39 she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she 40 there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, 41 I thought she could take the doll
11、 with her to give it to my sister. The little boy looked 42 at me, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. I 43 she didnt have to leave me, but Daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.” Then he looked 44 at the doll with sad ey
12、es. I quickly 45 for my wallet. “Lets check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!” “OK. I hope I do have enough.” I added some of my money to 46 without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and 47 some spare money. “Thank you God for giving me eno
13、ugh money!” He looked at me and 48 , “I wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my Mommy, but I didnt dare to ask God 49 too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.” 50 I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, mentioning a dru
14、nk man in a truck hit a car 51 by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl 52 right away and the mother was 53 in a critical state. Two days 54 this encounter (偶然相遇 ) with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young 55 had passed away. 【小题1】 A raising B holding C hiding D tearing
15、A considering B understanding C watching D asking A proudly B hurriedly C sadly D angrily A where B what C who D when A comes B finds C goes D leaves A so B for C but D as A down B on C to D up A think B wish C imagine D find A then B sadly C again D now A reached B looked C searched D charged A mys
16、elf B him C his D them A still B yet C also D even A nodded B added C laughed D showed A to B for C in D on A Now B Therefore C However D Then A occupied B controlled C attacked D owned A left B died C came D killed A knocked B treated C left D kept A after B since C until D before A man B girl C bo
17、y D woman 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 A 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 Oprah Winfrey, the American media queen, is undoubtedly one of the most successful women i
18、n the world. Shes the host and owner of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which continuingly wins high ratings, and the founder of Harpo Productions, which produces her television shows and movies. Certainly Winfrey feels right these days. Early on, however, Winfrey seemed more like a candidate for welfare ro
19、lls than film roles. She stayed with her grandmother after birth and moved to Wisconsin to live with her mother at 6, and hence began the most difficult period in her life. They lived in the low-income community and her mother showed her less attention. Her classmates came from families with more mo
20、ney and she couldnt participate with them in a lot of activities. The young girl had held too much anger and pain inside and she rebelled. She repeatedly ran away from home and got into various troubles. During that time, she turned heavy smoker, became addicted to alcohol and drug and was sent to a
21、 juvenile detention home(青少年拘留所 ) at the age of 13. Fed up, Oprahs mother sent her to Tennessee to live with her father. To a large extent, this man saved Oprahs life and helped pave the way for her success. She received a full scholarship to Tennessee State University where she majored in Speech an
22、d Performing Arts. After graduation, she landed a job as a news reader at a television station, where she did not do well at first. But she did not give up; instead, she worked harder. She put in long hours and prepared carefully before going on camera. Her hard work paid off: she moved up swiftly t
23、o news reader and reporter in Baltimore and was offered her own talk show in 1977. From then on, her career began to take off. Some people are handed money at birth and are nurtured into success; other people create their own success, and Oprah Winfrey definitely belongs to the latter. “There is no
24、such thing as failure in my life,” she concluded, “Life is a marathon. I think the ones who survive in life do it by hammering at it one day at a time.” Well, by doing so, she won the game. 【小题 1】 By mentioning “Winfrey seemed more like a candidate for welfare rolls than film roles” in Paragraph 2,
25、the author indicates that _. A she was interested in acting and applied for roles in many films, but failed. B she was more interested in working for charities than in films. C she lived a poor life and had to depend on the government for food. D the film companies wouldnt offer her roles because sh
26、e was too poor. 【小题 2】 Which of the following is NOT the cause of her bad behaviors as a teenager A Her mother had no time to take good care of her. B Her classmates families were very rich. C She couldnt take part in activities with her classmates. D She had too much anger and pain inside. 【小题 3】 O
27、prah Winfrey succeeded at last chiefly due to _. A her hard childhood living with her grandmother. B her hard work and the spirit of not giving up. C her good performance in the juvenile detention home. D her major in Speech and Performing Arts in college. 【小题 4】 Which of the following can best serv
28、e as the title of this passage A Oprah Winfrey, from a problem girl to the American media queen. B Oprah Winfrey, from a news reader to a marathon winner. C Even famous people have a disgraceful past. D All that glitters is not gold. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A The Oxford Mal, England Mo
29、st prisons are the kind of place youd be desperate to escape from, not somewhere youd possibly conceive of escaping to. But this former Oxford prison has been converted into a boutique hotel by the fashionable Malmaison chain and offers the kind of luxurious living that former convicts could only ha
30、ve dreamed of. Rates: Double room 140 (US$233). Breakfast 12.95 per person Jules Undersea Lodge, United States Originally a research laboratory, the worlds only underwater hotel sits at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in Florida, and can only be reached by scuba diving down six meters. The lodge ca
31、n accommodate two couples and is kitted out with showers, a microwave and a fridge. The real attractions are the fish; the lodge is like a goldfish bowl in reverse, where you sit and watch angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda and snappers peering in at you through the window. Rates: From US$400 Das Park
32、 Hotel, Austria Stay overnight in a concrete sewer pipe on the banks of the River Danube. The drainpipes are two meters in diameter and two and a half meters long, with a porthole to look out of, a front door to close and a cozy nest to snuggle into, which includes a low-slung futon, bedside lamp, w
33、oolly blanket and light sleeping bag. Rates: You pay as much, or as little, as you want. Sant Angelo Luxury Resort, Italy “Four-star boutique cave-hotel” is the proud boast of the SantAngelo in the city of Matera, which is famous for its sassi-houses dug into the rock. Matera is the only place in th
34、e world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses as their ancestors did 9,000 years ago. The rooms have been fashioned from old sassi stables and workshops. There are two restaurants, a bar and an art gallery. Rates: A three-night package costs from US$560 per person including so
35、me meals, a walking tour and car hire, but not flights. La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like youre on the moon. You can sleep in a moon buggy, bathe in a lunar capsule, and the walls and ceilings are covered in twinkling stars and planets
36、. Other themed rooms include a newly opened Trojan Horse, a Troll Forest, a South Seas sailing ship and a Wine Room. Rates: From 115 (US$170) per double 【小题 1】 Das Park Hotel is different from the other hotels in that _. A it is underwater B you decide the pay C it used to be a prison D it is not in
37、 Europe 【小题 2】 If you want to experience the life on the moon, most probably you will choose to stay in _. A Jules Undersea Lodge, United States B La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium C Das Park Hotel, Austria D The Oxford Mal, England 【小题 3】 If Mr. and Mrs Smith put up at the Oxford Mal for one night and
38、have breakfast there, they will have to pay at least _. A 165.9 B 152.95 C 258.9 D 305.9 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A Death Valley, one of Americas great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. Death Va
39、lley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3,000 meters into the sky. There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean. Death Val
40、ley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57 . The sun can heat the ground so that the temperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74 . The ex
41、treme heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful. Death Valley is a good example of the violence of nature. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that ca
42、used huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movem
43、ent has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature violently broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frightening shapes. In other parts of Death Valley there are lines i
44、n the rock that show clearly that this area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years. Much of the Valley is flat and extremely dry. In fact, scientists believe it is the driest place in the United States. Death Valley, part of the Great Mojave Desert, is a huge place. It extends more than
45、 225 kilometers across the southern part of California, and across the border with Nevada. 【小题 1】 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A The water in Badwater is 86 meters below the level of the ocean. B The highest air temperature in summer can reach as high as 74 . C
46、The ground has been pushed up violently by explosions of volcanoes. D There might have been marine lives living in Death Valley. 【小题 2】 Why were some people killed by Death Valley A Because they didnt respect Death Valley and thus they were punished. B Because it is extremely hot in summer and dange
47、rously cold in winter. C Because they were not careful enough to take with them what they needed. D Because several volcanoes erupted and caused huge explosions. 【小题 3】 The underlined word “twisted” in Paragraph 4 most possibly mean _. A bent and turned B created and developed C built and shaped D c
48、hanged and ruined 【小题 4】 The purpose of the article is to _. A encourage people to visit Death Valley, a beautiful national park in America B warn people not to visit Death Valley because it is quite dangerous there C introduce to us readers a special national park in America, Death Valley D raise money for the protection of Death Valley because it is in danger now 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C As
