1、2012届浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学高三 8月开学考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * It is so hot today! Do you mind if I drink this last bottle of water, Susan _. Ill go and get some more this afternoon. A Im very sorry B Yes, please C I dont care D Of course not. Go ahead 答案： D This argument sounds reasonable, but _ its incorrect. A fortuna
2、tely B actually C naturally D obviously 答案： B _ himself in carrying out an experiment, he cant spare time to look after his children. A Occupied B Having occupied C Occupying D Having been occupied 答案： C It is clear that in modern society high _ and demands are placed on students. A motivations B ex
3、pectations C standards D opportunities 答案： B Thats the third time hes won the award in this field. Yes. He _ his maximum po tential in the past decade. A explored B is exploring C has been exploring D has explored 答案： C Which sport costs the most _ training facilities, players personal equipment and
4、 uniforms A in terms of B in place of C by way of D by means of 答案： A She _ a smile when she heard her family went to Italy without her. A managed B wore C performed D controlled 答案： A But for the heavy traffic, the police _ the thieves who tried to escape in the stolen car. A would not catch B coul
5、dnt have caught C havent caught D couldnt catch 答案： B Daddy， how do you like it if I buy a wallet for my mummys birthday _ A It couldnt be better. B I dont like it. C Its too expensive. D Dont trouble. 答案： A This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly _ by my professor. A acknowledged
6、 B appealed C recommended D commanded 答案： C It is thought that Henan Shuanghui Industry Group Co., Ltd. _take responsibility for its consumers. A can B may C must D need 答案： C As a student of Senior Three, he has very little free time _ he can spend developing his own interest. A when B in which C a
7、t which D that 答案： D Japan says its prime minister promised to provide the world with maximum transparency about _ accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant during _ telephone call. A the; a B the; the C an; the D an; a 答案： A Why dont you go to medical college and be a doctor Oh. It calls for a
8、great deal of _with long training, which I am afraid I dont have. A strength B energy C wisdom D patience 答案： D Finally, the two brothers climbed up the last floor, _. A hungrily and tired B hungrily and tiredly C hungry and tired D hungry and tiredly 答案： C Nowadays children have to take arts, music
9、 and sports classes in their free time _ busy schoolwork. A rather than B owing to C apart from D expect for 答案： C Dont worry. Intelligent students can always -_ good solutions to problems. A come up to B come up with C stick to D deal with 答案： B When I wanted to express my thanks to him， words _ me
10、. I just held his hands firmly and choked. A left B fled C forgot D failed 答案： D Many experts stick to the view _ teacher development is the key to the education quality. A which B what C that D where 答案： C Mary is always ready to do some _ work at the local geracomium（敬老院） in her spare time. A resp
11、onsible B exhausting C voluntary D professional 答案： C 完型填空 Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 41 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always _42_ his success to it. At
12、that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 43 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 44 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 45 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also d
13、emanded to be taken down for 46 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 47 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 48 fake（假货） . When he was 49 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the office
14、rs hit the watch, 50 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 51 hearing Glens words. Glen was 52 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 53 . For many times of entry-exit 54 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers lo
15、oked over everything carefully in the box, and 55 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 56 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 57 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long. Aft
16、er returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 58 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 59 , which he would remember as the 60 of his success forever. 【小题1】 A se
17、t up B took up C went up D picked up A honors B mentions C brings D owes A decided B refused C objected D asked A books B things C savings D pounds A ordinary B routine C regular D common A look B inspection C test D experiment A one B it C them D these 【小题 8】 A priceless B. useful C. worthless D. v
18、aluable 【小题9】 A afraid B proud C ashamed D hard A that B what C as D which A on B at C who D in 【小题 12】 A disappointed B. delighted C. amazed D. satisfied 【小题13】 A strictly B quietly C quickly D curiously A conditions B experiences C experiments D chanc es A stopped B hoped C warned D urged A came o
19、ut B found out C sent out D set out A hit B blamed C praised D charged A expression B idea C thought D impression A honesty B lies C goods D bravery A secret B lesson C choice D belief 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【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
20、 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 set up建立；成立 ;take up拿起；开始从事； go up上升；被兴建；pick up恢复，拾起。由下文 starting a company可知是 Glen归国成立了一家公司。 【小题 1】 owe to 把 归功于 。 Glen 把自己的成功归功于那次交了“昂贵学费 ”的经历。 【小题 1】根据后面的 before leaving可知是他决定回国。 decide to do sth.决定做某事， refuse及 object都是不
21、回国。 【小题 1】买表要用钱，这里指放学后打工挣的积蓄和奖学金得来的钱，不一定是英镑（ pound）。 【小题 1】根据上文 Glen要回国，当然要经过机场例行的海关检查。 routine例行的；日常的，常规的。 ordinary普通的； regular有规律的； common常见的。只有 B符合。 【小题 1】根据上文的 check 可知是要把手表摘下来检查的，因此用 inspection。test表示试用； look看看； experiment实验。 【小题 1】 it指代上句的 the tax，而 one泛指可数名词单数； them 及 these都是复数形式。 【小题 1】既然是假货
22、，应该是不值钱的，故选 C。而 priceless表示无价的 , 极贵重的； worthless表示不值钱的。 【小题 1】根据下文的 his “smarts”可知 Glen对自己的聪明感到自豪。 【小题 1】 which引导非限制性定语从句，在这里指的是先行词 the watch。 【小题 1】 on hearing his words“一听到他的话 ”。 “on + 名词 /动名词 ”表示“一 就 ”，是固定用法。 at后只跟名词。 【小题 1】根据 “海关人员当着他的面把劳力士表砸碎 ”以及后面 “还没明白怎么回事，就被带到了一间办公室 ”可知 Glen很吃惊。 【小题 1】根据后文 G
23、len因为这件事而上了黑名单可知，海关对他的检查应该是严格的 【小题 1】 Glen在国外读书并获得学位可知他应该有过很多次的出入境经历。 【小题 1】根据该官员仔细检查及后面的 according to law可知，该官员语气应该是严厉的，故 warn最佳。 【小题 1】如果他再次被发现使用假冒伪劣商品，将根据法律受到起诉 。 find out符合 warn和 according to law的语境。 【小题 1】既然携带假冒伪劣商品是违法的事情，那么 according to law（根据法律），那一定是被起诉（ charged）了。 【小题 1】 make an impression o
24、n sb.给某人留下了印象，是一个固定短语。expression“表达，表示 ”。 【小题 1】由于撒谎付出了昂贵的 代价，因此 Glen体会了诚信的价值，从而导致他取得成功。 【小题 1】他将永远记住这个成功的秘密。 secret秘诀，秘密； lesson教训；choice选择； belief信仰；信念。 阅读理解 Bobby Moresco grew up in New Yorks Hells Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on Manhattans West Side. But Hells Kitchen lies right n
25、ext door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid fr
26、om the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor. Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls - and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. I wasnt a good actor, bu
27、t I had a driving need to do something different with my life, he says. He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender. My father said, Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter. “But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft. Then in 1983 his younger brot
28、her Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony of Hells Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brothers killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer
29、saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay. His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country af
30、ter September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America. Moresco believed so strongly in the script that
31、 he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary. Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical
32、success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three - Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hells Kitchen. At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. If you have something you want to do in life, dont think about
33、the problems, he says, think about other ways to get it done. 【小题 1】 Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order: a. His work Half-Deserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small Off-Broadway theater b. Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success. c. He moved to Hol
34、lywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter. d. He started learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something diiferent. e. His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies. A d; c; e; a; b B d; e; c; b; a C c; d; e; a; b D c; e; d; b; a 【小题 2】 Why Bobby Moresco did not
35、tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17 A He wnted to give his girlfriend a surprise. B His girlfriend did not allow him to do this. C He was afraid of being laughed at. D He had no talent for acting. 【小题 3】 Which of the following sentences is NOT true A His father did not support his w
36、ork as a bartender. B Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs. C His brothers death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets. D Moresco grew up in New Yorks Hells Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway. 【小题 4】 The Studio executives turned the script Crash
37、down because _. A they thought the script would not be popular. B the script was not well written. C they had no money to make the film based on the script. D they thought Moresco was not famous. 【小题 5】 Whats the best title of the article A The Road to Success B Try It a Different Way C A Talented m
38、anMoresco D Morescos Perseverance 【小题 6】 Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco A initiative (主动 ) and persistent B shy but hardworking C caring and brave D aggressive and modest 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A London has become a cycle friendly zone after t
39、he launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London. So how does it work？ First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes， which are kept at docking stations in and around central Lond
40、on. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go，for the length of time you use the bike. Transport for London， which runs the scheme， are hoping to have 6， 000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion (拥
41、挤 ) in London and is expected to create up to 40， 000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on o
42、ur roads as black cabs and red buses”. However， there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldnt dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a
43、few “teething problems” and have said they wouldnt charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”. Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles. Despite the comments， the green-thinking London Mayor sti
44、ll seems very positive about things， saying， “My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards.” 【小题 1】 London Mayor boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to _. A reduce the air pollution of the city B encoura
45、ge the citizens to take exercises C deal with the citys traffic problems D increase employment opportunities 【小题 2】 If you want to hire a bike, in which order will you do？ a. pay for the bike according to the time you use it b. pay for the key to a bike c. cycle in and around central London d. sign
46、up as a member to get a key A b-d-c-a B b-c-a-d C d-c-b-a D d-b-c-a 【小题 3】 All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPT A the high cost to hire a bike B not registering their usage of the bikes C not charging for the first day of the scheme D docking the bikes properly 【小题 4】 From the pas
47、sage we can infer that . A the London Mayor is confident in the scheme B the scheme will be cancelled because of the problems C all the citizens in London support the scheme D the cycling revolution is not successful 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的 The new hire system i
48、s hoping to ease congestion (拥挤 )in London可知，伦敦实行自行车出租的目的是减缓伦敦市内的 交通拥挤。 【小题 1】事件排序题。根据第二段租自行车的方法可知，要先报名成为成员获得自行车钥匙，交纳钥匙使用费，骑车然后按使用时间的长短交费。因此选D。 【小题 1】细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知， 和 D都是该项目实施过程中出现的问题；该段的最后一句说明有人批评租自行车的费用可知， A项是一个问题，而 C是解决问题的方法而不是问题。 【小题 1】推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句话 Despite the comments， the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things，可推出伦敦市长对该行动非常有信心。 You wake up in the morning， the day is beautiful an
