1、2012届湖南省长望浏宁四市县高三 5月联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * More and more old people are skiing but it has _ to do with snow and slopes: this type of skiing stands for Spending the Kids Inheritance. A something B nothing C everything D anything 答案： B Helen Keller ever wrote in her article that only through experience
2、s of trial and suffering _ achieved. A success was B was success C success can be D can success be 答案： D The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has forbidden residents to die, _ there is no graveyard for them to be buried in. A as if B because C if D where 答案： B A work spouse is a co-worker, us
3、ually of the opposite sex, _ one shares a special relationship, such as, loyalties, shared experiences and openness. A with which B with whom C to whom D to which 答案： B Children _ on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating peers, new research suggests. A being brought
4、 up B having brought up C brought up D bringing up 答案： C Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning American writer, says if theres a book you really want to read, but it _ yet, then you must write it. A hasnt been written B hasnt written C doesnt write D isnt written 答案： A It is believed that forest bathin
5、g _ strengthen the immune system. A should B must C need D can 答案： D As long as the laws of nature _, there will be tornadoes. A exist B are existing C will exist D existed 答案： A North Korea fired a long-range rocket last month, but the launch was reported _ in failure. A to end B to have ended C ha
6、ving ended D ending 答案： B Some scientists have questioned the theory _ CO2 is causing dangerous global warming. A which B what C that D why 答案： C They studied what _ since 2007 and found Australian electricity prices were among the highest in the developed world. A has happened B happened C had happ
7、ened D has been happening 答案： C Its not how much money you make or who your daddy is _ makes you the most attractive person in the world but the way you do some simple things. A that B which C what D who 答案： A A study has found that 80% of the people who _ to be constantly distracted _ more “working
8、 memory”. A appears; have B appear; has C appears; has D appear; have 答案： D In May 2011, Americans spent 53 billion minutes on Facebook, _ it the most popular U.S. website. A making B made C to make D having made 答案： A A Colorado woman said that her iPhone 4 _ fire while charging overnight. A had ca
9、ught B has caught fire C was catching D caught 答案： D 完型填空 A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true. A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, I read in a magazine about how we can 36 our marriage. Each of us will
10、 write a list of the things that we find a bit 37 with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can 38 them together and make our lives happier together. The husband 39 . So each of them went to a(n) 40 room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day. The
11、 next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their 41 . Ill start, offered the wife. She 42 her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband, 43 the husband stated, I dont have anything on my list. I thin
12、k that you are perfect the 44 that you are. I dont want you to 45 anything for me. The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his 46 of her, turned her head and wept. In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We dont really have to g
13、o 47 for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us 【小题1】 A enrich B strengthen C lengthen D deepen A annoying B surprising C satisfying D insp
14、iring A fix B do C find D set A smiled B refused C agreed D hesitated A spare B separate C empty D special A dishes B magazines C lives D lists A put away B handed in C took out D wrote down A disappointedly B unluckily C bitterly D quietly A appearance B way C situation D position A change B accept
15、 C decide D drop A advice B warning C acceptance D pride A leaving B waiting C asking D looking 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 D 阅读理解 C is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012. Its bad news for the writer o
16、f this story, but much brighter for the folks who program the code that keeps this website busy. Using a method that looked at physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, career Website C, ranked the top 200 jobs. They also ranked the jobs with the most stress. Not surpris
17、ingly, none of the most stressful jobs show up on the best jobs list. At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the lumberjack. Cutting trees failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, except income. “Unemployment for lumberjacks is very high, and the demand fo
18、r their services is expected to continue to fall through 2016. And while working outside all day may seem like a great job perk(有额外津贴的工作 ), being a lumberjack not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the worlds most dangerous,” according to C. And, for that most dangerous job, a lumberj
19、ack earns a little more than $32,000 a year. Thats about $56,000 less than the easy job of a software engineer, which has the average salary at $88,000 a year, according to Careercast. Heres a complete look at the best and worst jobs. And, take a look at the most stressful jobs. You may be surprised
20、. Best Jobs Worst Jobs Most Stressful Jobs Software Engineer Lumberjack Enlisted Soldier Actuary Dairy Farmer Firefighter Human Resources Manager Enlisted Military Soldier Airline Pilot Dental Hygienist Oil Rig Worker Military General Financial Planner Reporter (Newspaper) Police Officer Audiologist
21、 Waiter/Waitress Event Coordinator Occupational Therapist Meter Reader Public Relations Executive Online Advertising Manager Dishwasher Corporate Executive Computer Systems Analyst Butcher Photojournalist Mathematician Broadcaster Taxi Driver 【小题 1】 Who might be most interested in the passage A Job-
22、hunters. B Net surfers. C Employers. D Educators. 【小题 2】 Which of the following was not considered when C ranked the top 200 jobs A Hiring outlook. B Pressure. C Mental demands. D Salary. 【小题 3】 What do we know about the lumberjack A Although the lumberjack has high unemployment, it isnt considered
23、the worst job. B On the best jobs list, the lumberjack isnt at the bottom. C More lumberjacks services will be needed after 2016. D A lumberjack earns less than half of a software engineers salary a year. 【小题 4】 According to the passage, the list is good news for _. A Online Advertising Managers. B
24、Reporters. C Firefighters. D Dairy Farmers. 【小题 5】 What is the main purpose of the passage A To describe the advantages of different careers. B To provide career information. C To explain why a software engineer is the best job. D To analyze why a lumberjack is the worst job. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【
25、小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B Located along Californias San Andreas Fault, the city of San Francisco is likely to take precautions(预防，防备 ) in the event of the next big earthquake. According to a New York Times report, emergency planners in San Francisco are not only thinking of human evacuation(撤离，疏散 )
26、plans in the event of an earthquake, but also of how to care for pets during a natural disaster. Ideally, the planners will be able to train pet-disaster responders who work to evacuate dogs, cats and other household pets from the disaster site to one of the 125 temporary animal shelters that will b
27、e set up or, if the pet is injured, it will be brought to an emergency animal medical unit where there will be people on hand to tend to the pets injury. The citys “no-pets-left-behind” policy results from the great number of pet deaths during the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. As emergency respo
28、nders arrived to rescue people isolated in their homes during Katrina, hurricane victims were told that they could not take their pets along with them when evacuating; thus, many pet owners were forced to make the heart-breaking decision to save themselves while leaving their pets behind to perhaps
29、meet their deaths. Since then, the U.S. has passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006, allocating federal funds for animal disaster planning projects. Yet, not all counties are as progressive as San Francisco has been in the effort to protect pets in the event of a natural
30、disaster. Pets are after all, a large part of San Franciscos population overnumbering the number of school age children in the city. Over the last three years, San Francisco has received $350,000 in federal funds designated to animal disaster preparedness efforts in order to protect animals in the c
31、ase of a disaster such as an earthquake. The city is still working on obtaining $300,000 to pay for an emergency animal unit. Until then, animal lovers in San Francisco will continue to work to ensure that pets are never an afterthought when it comes to rescues during earthquakes or other life threa
32、tening situations. 【小题 1】 We learn from the second paragraph that _. A emergency planners in San Fransico only consider human evacuation plans in a disaster B emergency planners in San Fransico only think about pet evacuation plans during a disaster C the safety of both humans and pets in a disaster
33、 is taken seriously D emergency medical units will be used only for humans 【小题 2】 What do we know about Hurricane Katrina A A great number of pets died during Hurricane Katrina. B San Franciscos “no-pets-left-behind” policy had been made before Hurricane Katrina. C The pet owners chose to sacrifice
34、themselves in order to save their pets. D Emergency responders failed to rescue the hurricane victims. 【小题 3】 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage A San Fransisco has made great effort to protect pets in a natural disaster. B The number of school age children in San
35、 Fransisco is smaller than that of pets. C The U.S. government has spent money on animal disaster planning projects. D All the countries are in the effort to protect pets in a natural disaster. 【小题 4】 The underlined word “designated” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A loaned B allocated
36、C replaced D obtained 【小题 5】 Whats the main idea of this passage A How to take precautions in the earthquake. B Human evacuation plans in the earthquake. C Taking steps to care for pets during a natural disaster. D How to train pets to escape from a disaster. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B
37、【小题 5】 C In James Camerons fantasy films, such as Avatar and The Abyss, the unexplored is decorated in color and filled with alien danger. But on his dive to the deepest place on Earth, which took place on a Sunday last month, reality proved far different: white, deserted, and dull. “I felt like I l
38、iterally had gone to another planet and come back,” Cameron said after returning from the cold, dark place in the western Pacific Ocean, nearly 7 miles (11km) below the surface. “It was a very fantastic day.” Cameron is the first person to explore the deepest valley in the ocean since two men made a
39、 20-minute trip there in 1960. He spent about three hours gliding through the icy darkness, brightened only by lights on the one-man sub(潜水艇 ). This deepest section of the Mariana Trench is so untouched that at first it appeared dull. But theres something strangely interesting about the first pieces
40、 of video that Cameron shot a sense of aloneness. “Its really the sense of isolation, realizing how tiny you are down in this big, black and unexplored place,” the Titanic director said. The wordless minute-long video, released by sponsor National Geographic, shows Camerons sub gliding across what h
41、e calls “the very soft, almost gelatinous(胶状的 ) flat plain.” To Cameron, the main thing was to appreciate being there. “There had to be a moment where I just stopped, and took it in, and said, This is where I am; Im at the bottom of the ocean, the deepest place on Earth. What does that mean ” Camero
42、n told reporters during a conference call. The trip was only about half as long as planned because Camerons battery ran low. He said he would return and film it in 3D for later viewing. “I see this as the beginning,” Cameron said. “Its not a one-time deal and then moving on. This is the beginning of
43、 opening up this new frontier.” 【小题 1】 Why did Cameron dive to the deepest place on Earth A To study ocean creatures in the deepest valley. B To prove his strong will and perseverance. C To get support from National Geographic. D To open up a new frontier. 【小题 2】 Which of the following statements is
44、 TRUE according to the passage A Camerons fantasy film, Avatar was inspired by his dive to the deepest place on Earth. B Cameron glided through the icy darkness alone by lights of the one-man sub. C Cameron didnt stay at the bottom of the ocean as planned because he was worn out. D Cameron felt bore
45、d when he went to the deepest valley in the ocean. 【小题 3】 The underlined sentence in the passage means that _. A he appreciated and took pride in being at the bottom of the ocean B he was disappointed because the trip was only about half as long as planned C Cameron wanted to show the public he had
46、been to the deepest place on Earth D he wouldnt stop exploring the deepest place in the future 【小题 4】 According to the passage, which of the following words best describes Cameron A Generous. B Diligent. C Self-centered. D Adventurous. 【小题 5】 Whats the best title of the passage A James Camerons Fant
47、asy Films. B The First to Explore the Deepest Place on Earth. C A Dive to the Deepest Place on Earth. D Crazy Cameron. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C Loneliness is all about feeling isolated, but its actually quite common. In general, there are three different types of loneliness.
48、The first kind of loneliness is temporary. It is the most common type but usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation, such as, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is chronic (the opposite of “temporar
