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西城一模英语
北京市西城区2012届高三4月第一次模拟考试试题
英语试题
第二部分:
英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:
单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.—Didyouhappentoheartherecentnews?
—Yes,Alice____thegoldmedalinthespeechcontest,whichIfindhardtobelieve.
A.winsB.wonC.hadwonD.willwin
22.Walkingexercises____beboringattimes,butonaclearsunnymorningnothingcouldbebetter.
A.mayB.willC.mustD.should
23.Manythingssuchasgoingabroadandowningacar,____impossibleinthepast,arenowverycommon.
A.beingconsideredB.tobeconsidered
C.consideringD.considered
24.Mostpeoplegotothetheatrenottoseeaplay____plotiscomplicated,buttolistentobrilliantdialoguesbetweenactors.
A.whereB.whatC.whichD.whose
25.I____towardthedoortogooutsidewhensuddenlyJimopeneditunexpectedly.
A.walkedB.waswalkingC.hadwalkedD.hadbeenwalking
26.____madethingsworse,hesaid,wasthathisroommateneverlookpartinanyofthecleaningwork.
A.WhatB.WhichC.ThatD.Who
27.Theteahousesituatednearplatform6isnowofferingfreecupsofteatothose____fortheXi'antrain.
A.waitingB.waitC.towaitD.waited
28.—Bobisalwayscomplainingaboutnothavinganymoney.
—Theproblemisthathedoesn'tworkhardandnever____.
A.doesB.hadC.hasD.did
29.Whydosomerichpeoplestealthings____theycouldeasilyaffordtobuythem?
A.unlessB.beforeC.ifD.when
30.Weshouldn'thavecomenorthforChristmasvacation.Ifwe____,wewouldn'tbestuckinthesnowrightnow.
A.wasn'tB.didn'tC.hadn'tD.weren't,
31.Inordertoassess____thetreatmentwillfityourlifestyle,pleasetakeamomenttoanswerafewquestionsaboutyourself.
A.whatB.howC.whyD.where
32.Mostofthetelephonelines____inthehurricanelastnight,andsotodayit'salmostimpossibletogetthroughtoanybody.
A.destroyedB.haddestroyed
C.weredestroyedD.hadbeendestroyed
33.—Let'shaveafurthertalk.
—Sorry,Idon'thavetimetotalk.MyreportisdueonFridayandIaminarace____time.
A.overB.inC.onD.against
34.WhenHelenbeganlookingforajobaftercollege,shefoundthatshecouldn'tget____withoutworkexperience.
A.itB.oneC.thatD.this
35.—Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterdinner?
—Whydon'tweget____beerattheKaraokebardownthestreet?
Itiskindof___funtohearallthebadsinging.
A.a;不填B.a;aC.the;aD.a;the
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
AGoodCustodian
Iknowawomanwhotrieshardtobeagoodcustodian.
Ipasshereverydayafterschoolasshepusheshercartdownmy
hallway.Ofcourse,sheismybuilding'scleaner,
OneTuesdaymorningIcameintoschoolandsawa36onmy
deskfrommycustodian,
Itseemedthatsomeunbearablefirstyearstudentshaddamagedthebathroominaparticularlydisgustingwayandshehadbeen37tocleanit.Thistook38thanshehadexpected.Shehadleftthetypewrittennoteonmydeskto39fornotbeingabletocleanmyroomasshewas40todo.
Atthebeginningoftheperiod,Isharedhernotewithmyfirstperiod41WhenImentionedthatourcustodianhadapologizedtous,theirfirst42wastovolunteertoseekoutandbeatupthosefirstyearstudentsformakingourcustodianhavetocleanuptheir43.Itturnedoutthatjustaboutallofmystudentsalsoknewourcustodianbyname-allofthemrespondedwithsmilesand44foralongtimeaboutthistimeorthattimewhenshe'd45eachoftheminthehallway.Thatshefeltsheneededtoapologize46astrongreactionfrommanyofthekids.
Astheclassperiodwasabouttoend,Iaskedthemto47thefloorlikeIdoeveryperiodandthankedthemforpickingupanygarbage48itwasn'ttheirs.Myentireclassdisappeared;theyeachdisappearedinstantly49theirdeskstopickupthoseannoyingtinypiecesofpaperthat50soeasilyfromnotebooks.Onegirlmadea(an)51thatIlaterusedwithmyotherclasses:
"Herjobmightbetocleantheroom,butsheshouldn'thavetocleanup52us.There'sadifference.”
Ibelievethatpeopleknowthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong.Ibelievethatpeopleappreciateitwhenothers53takecareofthem.AndIbelievethatpeople,evenadolescentswhoarenotquiteyetmature,appreciateitwhentheyseesomeonewhotakes54inherwork.Sometimesweneeda55ofthethingswetakeforgranted...thingslikeagoodcustodiantotakecareofus.
36.A.paperB.handbookC.noteD.letter
37.A.advisedB.persuadedC.allowedD.charged
38.A.shorterB.longerC.mareD.less
39.A.apologizeB.regretC.appealD.complain
40.A.recommendedB.believedC.approvedD.scheduled
41.A.classB.colleaguesC.staffD.members
42.A.answerB.reaction,C.decisionD.behavior
43.A.roomB.desksC.messD.chaos
44.A.talkedB.askedC.quarreledD.discussed
45.A.visitedB.calledC.praisedD.greeted
46.A.madeB.showedC.earnedD.accepted
47.A.sweepB.examineC.checkD.mop
48.A.evenifB.onlyifC.ifonlyD.ifever
49.A.aboveB.underC.beyondD.across
50.A.leaveB.fallC.flyD.miss
51.A.promiseB.agreementC.announcementD.comment
52.A.afterB.beforeC.withD.for
53.A.freelyB.gentlyC.hopefullyD.sincerely
54.A.advantageB.prideC.actionD.chance
55.A.keeperB.caretakerC.reminderD.observer
第三部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhenIwasababy,Ientertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwas"bad",you'dshakeyourfingeratmeandask:
"Howcouldyou?
"—butthenyou'dgiveup,androllmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.
Myhousetrainingwasalongprocess,becauseyouwereterriblybusy,butweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalks,runsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.
Gradually,youbeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareer,andmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.Eventually,youfellinlove.She,nowyourwife,isriotadogperson,butIstillwelcomedherintoourhome.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitement,Iwasfascinatedbytheirpinkness,howtheysmelled,andIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.Butnevertheless,astheybegantogrow,Ibecametheirfriend.
Now,youhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyour"family",buttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.
Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound.Itsmelledofdogsandcats,offear,ofhopelessness.Youfilledoutthepaperworkandsaid:
"Iknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher."Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye.And"Howcouldyou?
"weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind.
Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?
Atfirst,wheneveranyonepassedmypen,Irushedtothefront,hopingitwasyou,thatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.
Mybelovedmaster,Iwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome.
56.Whotellsthisstory?
A.Adog.B.Achild.C.Adog'sowner.D.Adogtrainer
57.Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound?
A.Hehadanewbornbaby.B.Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.
C.Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding.D.Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome.
58.Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?
A.Ithopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamily.B.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.
C.Itdidnottrusthumansanymore.D.Itwasexcitedaboutthepound.
59.Whatisthethemeofthestory?
A.Bereadyforchanges.B.Neverexpecttoomuch.
C.Nevercomplainaboutyourlife.D.Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.
B
PresentorFuture?
Americansarefuture-minded.Theyreallyliveinthefuture.Thepresentisjustawaystation.ThisenthusiasmforthefutureisreallynotsharedevenbyallEuropeancountries.TheFrenchareknowntobepresent-mindedwhiletheBritishareoftencalledpast-minded.ForJapaneseZenfollowers,timeislikeapoolofwater.Thingsjusthappen.Thereisnopast,presentorfuture.Egyptiansarewellknownfortheirpastmindedness.
Ididnotgrowupwithatelephone.SotheYellowPagesweresomethingbrandnewformewhenIfirstarrivedintheU.S..Istillhadthehabitofgoingtoastoreonlytofindoutthatitdidn'thavewhatIneeded.Mywifeusedtoask,"Didn'tyoucallbeforegoingthere?
"Theconceptofcallingaheadoftimerequiresplanningandafuturemind,whilemyupbringingwasinapresent-mindedculture.
Onethingmynuclearfamilyenjoyswhenmymomvisitsishercooking.SonormallyIaskmymomacoupleofdaysinadvancewhatthingssheneedsfortheupcomingmeals.Sheisalwayssurethatshehaseverything.Thetruthisthatmanytimes,inthemiddleofcooking,shewillaskforitemswedon'thave.Thatshowsapresentmind.Youdealwithitwhenyougetthereinsteadofdoingadvancedplanning.
Listeningtoweatherforecastsandthenlivingyourlifeaccordinglyisasignofafuturemind.Normally,whenIgettoworkandseeeveryonewalkingaroundwiththeirumbrellas,Ifigurethatitwillraintoday.Herepeoplearetrainedfromtheirchildhoodtofigureoutatleastthatday'sexpectedweatherbeforeleavingthehouse.Iamnormallymissingmyumbrellabecauseitwasnotrainingandtheskydidnothavedarkclouds.Heremypresentmindgetsmeweteverytime.
MainstreamAmericanshaveputinsidethemselvestheclocktoadegreewhichisbeyondthecomprehensi