1、2012届江西省南昌二中高三上学期 10月第二次统一考试(英语) 单项选择 * Dont touch _ live wire, or you will get _ shock A the; the B the; a C不填 ; a D不填;不填 答案: B _ there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty. A When B As far as C As long as D While 答案: D Lin Yi isnt what it used to be The last decade _ great
2、 changes in the city images A witnessed B was witnessed C has witnessed D had witnessed 答案: C Tom, you are caught late for the third time Oh, _ A not at all B just my luck C never mind D thats all right 答案: B 这题考查交际用语: not at all一点也不, just my luck真倒霉, never mind没关系, thats all right没关系。句意是: -汤姆,你是第三次
3、被抓住迟到了 哦,真倒霉。选 B。 It was on July 1, 2006 _ Qinghai-Tibet railway began operation, _ is a symbolic project in Chinas West Development Strategy A when; that B that; when C which; when D that; which 答案: D It cant be a( n) _ that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night A accident B incident C chanc
4、e D coincidence 答案: D Now that the forest was destroyed by a big fire, a large _of trees _ to be planted on the mountain A number; has B quantity; has C amount; have D sum; have 答案: B 第一空考查 “大量的 ”不同表达, a large number of修饰可数名词, a large quantity of修饰可数或不可数名词, a large amount of修饰不可数名词, a large sum of修饰
5、不可数名词,所以第一空 排除 CD项,第二空考查主谓一致, a large number of修饰可数名词,后面接复数的谓语,所以 A也不对。 a large quantity of修饰可数或不可数名词,谓语是根据 quantity的数来定,所以 a large quantity of trees后面接单数谓语。选 B。 The contest is so easy, but you fail to pass it Im sorry it _ be this way A need B should C may D would 答案: B 这题考查情态动词: should表示 “竟然 ”是一种惊
6、讶的语气,句意是: -比赛很容易,但你却失败了,很抱歉竟然是这样的。选 B。 They have most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project A picked out B left out C figured out D taken out 答案: C Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not _ A entirely B widely C extremely D eventually 答案: A The two old sisters,
7、 so long, held each other and burst into tears A being separated B having been separated C having separated D had been separated 答案: B The talk between the two leaders was aimed at ending the long of war between the two countries A sense B state C case D condition 答案: C I have been working with Lily
8、 for years, and never before her so serious! A I found B I have found C did I find D have I found 答案: C Andy works hard So he does He is often seen _ heavily before his teammates have even arrived at practice A to be sweated B sweated C be sweated D sweating 答案: D Have you_ Betty yet Not really She
9、wont forgive me for having told her lies A put up with B come up with C made up with D kept up with 答案: C 完型填空 The Making of a Surgeon How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon” As my year as chief resident (进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 36 mor
10、e than one occasion The answer, I concluded, was 37 When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 38 or better than any other surgeon”- then, and not until then, you are 39 a surgeon I was 40 that point 41 , for example, the emergency situations t
11、hat we met almost every night The first few months of the year I had 42 the ringing of the telephone I knew it meant another critical decision to be 43 Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 44 , Id have trouble getting back to sleep Id 45 all the facts of the case and, oft
12、en, wonder 46 I had made a poor decision More than once at two or three in the 47 , after lying awake for an hour, Id get out of 48 , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself It was the only 49 I could find the 50 of mind I needed to relax Now, in the last month of my residency, 51
13、was no longer a problem Sometimes I still couldnt be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 52 this as a constant problem for a surgeon I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision Id made was bound to be a 53 one It was a nice feeling This all sounds conceited (自负的) and I guess it
14、is - 54 a surgeon needs conceit He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when hes bothered by the 55 and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine He has to feel that hes as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world Call it conceit - call it self-confidence;
15、 whatever it was, I had it 【小题1】 A at B in C on D for A self-service B self-centered C self-reliant D self-confidence A as good as B as well as C as far as D as long as A indeed B maybe C perhaps D even A waiting B standing C lying D nearing A Let B Take C Have D Get A valued B avoided C feared D en
16、joyed A made B applied C included D developed A condition B state C occasion D situation A retell B review C revise D remind A if B why C how D when A evening B day C morning D afternoon A flat B bed C house D apartment A means B approach C method D way A peace B trouble C sorrow D excitement A driv
17、ing B reviewing C sleeping D lying A expect B accept C respect D inspect A critical B poor C sound D difficult A but B or C so D and A confidence B conceit C solutions D doubts 答案: 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【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
18、题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers Marcus Yallow, 17, from San F
19、rancisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (骗过) his high schools monitoring system This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real l
20、ife While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) secret prison There he is treated as a possible terrorist He is eventually let go after four
21、days, but his injured friend disappears When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many security measures in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction
22、of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地) The book presents a young man who is irresponsi
23、ble, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society 【小题 1】 What kind of article does this passage belong to A A fascinating story B A book review C A News report D A TV programme 【小题 2】 Th
24、e underlined word “destruction” in the passage means A damage B reward C ruin D protection 【小题 3】 Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because A he killed his friend B he bombed a military vehicle C he did something that a possible terrorist could do D his injured friend disappeared 【小题 4】 From the seco
25、nd paragraph we can infer that A Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society B Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life C Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life D Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world 【小题 5】 At the end of the book, Marcus Yallow
26、 A is supposed to be more irresponsible B becomes aware of very serious issues about his society C presents a young man who is irresponsible D plays a popular online game in real life 答案: 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B推理题:从文章第一单的句子 It is a fascinating book for a new generation
27、 of sci-fi readers可知这是书评。 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C细节题:从第三段的句子: There he is treated as a possible terrorist可得知答案:。 【小题 1】 D推理题:从第三段的句子: Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (骗过) his high schools monitoring system可知他在电脑专家。 【小题 1】 B细节题 :从文章最后一段 As part of this
28、learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society可知答案:。 What makes a house a home Not size, of course Ive been in some of the grandest houses in America, and its readily apparent no one lives there Earlier this year, I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia, where we sat on
29、 chairs next to the hostess bed - a home that had more warmth than any house Ive been in since Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his just-released Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives There Edwards writes, This is a book about homes, the values they rest on, the dreams they are
30、 filled with, and the people they have shaped The houses and circumstances are different, but much of what you find inside will be familiar Whether youre sitting in an airport right now, waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving, or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive,
31、you know what hes talking about Weve lived in our townhouse for 21 years The loose windows that make noise in the wind The fireplace so shallow it holds only one log The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by Its where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner
32、is being fixed I lived there for only 18, but it will always be my true home Even the lamp in the west living room window, which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night, still shines While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting, home is whom youre wit
33、h, not where you are As Edwards writes, Home is family Home is safety Home is faith Happy homecoming 【小题 1】 What would be the best title for the text A Home Means Everything B Whats Inside Makes Us Feel at Home C Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives D The Importance of the Home 【小题 2】 The purpose of th
34、e second paragraph is to _ A mean the author likes living in grandest houses B prove the author got along well with the hostess C mean the feeling of home isnt related to the size D show the authors different feelings about houses 【小题 3】 About the book Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives, we know that
35、 _ A it was the description of Edwards houses B it is mainly about houses C it helps us understand the concept of home D it was written by the author of the text 【小题 4】 What did the author mainly mean when he mentioned the loose windows and the shallow fireplace A His house was too old to live in B
36、He missed the feelings of home C He hated living there D He missed his old friends too much 【小题 5】 It can be inferred according to the text that _ A the authors family were very rich B every happy home is the same C the author has been living a hard life D the author and Edwards hold similar ideas 答
37、案: 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D A growing number of health, hunger, and sustainable (可持续的) agriculture groups today announced plans for Food Day-a nationwide campaign to change the way Americans eat and think about food Food Day will encourage people around the country to sponsor or
38、participate in activities that encourage Americans to “eat real” and support healthy, affordable food grown in a sustainable, humane way Organizers hope Food Day will inspire Americans to hold thousands of events in schools, college campuses, houses of worship and even in private homes aimed at fixi
39、ng Americas food system A Food Day event could be as small as a parent organizing a vegetable identification contest at a kindergarten class-or as massive as a rally(集会) in a city park, with entertainment and healthy food Health departments, city councils and other policy makers could use Food Day t
40、o launch campaigns, hold hearings, or otherwise address communities food problems The campaign will advocate progress toward five central goals: Reducing diet-related disease by promoting healthy foods The American diet is too low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and too high in fatty meat, s
41、oft drinks and salty packaged and restaurant foods-contributing to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year Supporting sustainable farms and stopping subsidies to agribusiness Billions of federal dollars a year would be better spent helping environmentally conscious family farmers than hu
42、geagribusiness operations Expanding access to food and alleviating hunger Far too many Americans dont know where their next meal is coming from, or have access to fresh produce in their neighborhood Reforming factory farms to protect animals and the environment Farming of animals can and should be d
43、one without cruelty, and without degrading the quality of life Curbing junk-food marketing to kids Food companies should not be targeting children with foods that promote tooth decay, obesity and other health problems 【小题 1】 What is the best title of the text A Food Day Campaign B Eat Real and Keep
44、fit C How to Observe Food Day D Food Problems in the USA 【小题 2】 What can we learn from Paragraph 2 A Food problems are not easy to deal with B Food Day events should be held in public places C Kindergarten kids are unable to identify vegetables D People are invited to create their own Food Day event
45、s 【小题 3】 One of the aims of Food Day is to _ A target children with junk food B operate more agribusiness C increase access to food D cancel a series of events 【小题 4】 The underlined word curbing in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ” A controlling B enlarging C evaluating D providing 【小题
46、 5】 We can infer from the text that _ A Food Day will not help preserve natural resources B Food Day can be an opportunity to solve food problems C Food Day has so far achieved all the central goals D there are different ideas and views about Food Day 答案: 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B
47、 【小题 1】 A主旨题:从文章第一段的句子: A growing number of health, hunger, and sustainable (可持续的) agriculture groups today announced plans for Food Day-a nationwide campaign to change the way Americans eat and think about food可以看出文章主要讲述的是食品日活动。选 A。 【小题 1】 D细节题: 从文章第二段的句子: Organizers hope Food Day will inspire Americans to hold thousands of events in schools, college campuses, houses of worship and even in private homes aimed at fixing Americas food system看出是邀请人们举行食品日活动。 【小题 1】 C 细节题:从文章倒数第二段的句子: Expanding access to food and alleviating hunger看出一个目的是增加获得食物的机会。选 C。 【小题 1】 A 猜词题:从文章倒数第二段的句子: Curbing jun