浙江省温州市2012届高三上学期期末八校联考英语试题.doc

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浙江省温州市2012届高三上学期期末八校联考（英语）

本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分．全卷共11页．满分120分，考试时间120分钟．

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上．

第Ⅰ卷选择题（共80分）

第一部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：

单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1.Thebigearthquakeis_____terribleblowtoJapaneseandpeoplefromallovertheworldfeel_____pityforthem.

A.the;/B.a;theC.a;/D.a;a

2.Thenewtaxpolicyonlyaffectspeopleonyearlyincomesover￥120,000,____theveryrich.

A.bytheway B.asaresult C.inotherwords D.asamannerof

3.2008isaspecialnumber,________Isuppose,thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.

A.whichB.whatC.one D.it

4.Themoneycollectedshouldbemadegooduse______thepeoplewhosufferedalotintheearthquake.

A.ofhelpingB.tohelpingC.tohelpD.oftohelp

5.—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?

—Thetrees____well,butIdidn’twaterthem.

A.mightgrowB.needn’thavegrown

C.wouldhavegrownD.wouldgrow

6.___makesmesickthatshethinkssohighlyofherself.

A.It B.That C.What D.This

7.I’vealwayswantedaMP5andI’vejustsavedenoughmoneytobuy_____.

A.it B.that C.one D.this

8.Notonly______apromise,butshealsokeptit.

A.didshemake B.shemade C.doesshemake D.hadshemade

9.----Howwasthedance?

-----______________.

A.That’sOK. B.Don’tmentionit.

C.I’dloveto. D.Itwassomuchfun.

10.-----Hewillbeextremelyangryatthenews.

------_______________.Thisisbetweenyouandme.

A.Itdoesn’tmatter. B.Notatall.

C.It’snoneofhisbusiness. D.I’msorrytohearthat.

11.H1N1controlandpreventionisatoChinaaswellasthewholeworld．

A．surpriseB．challengeC．reactionD．threat

12.—Guesswhat!

IhavegotAformytermpaper.

—Great!

You______readwidelyandputalotofworkintoit.

A.mustB.should C.musthaveD.shouldhave

13.—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?

—________.Isitdisturbingyou?

A.Takeiteasy. B.I’msorry.C.NotabitD.Itdepends

14.Youcanonlybesureof_________youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.

A.that;whatB.which;that C./;thatD.what;/

15.Johnreceivedaninvitationtodinner,andwithhiswork________,hegladlyacceptedit.

A.finishedB.finishingC.havingfinishedD.wasfinished

16.He_____bereallydifficultattimeseventhoughhe,generallyspeaking,isaniceperson.

A.canB.shouldC.shallD.must

17.Accordingtothelatestresearch,gettingenoughsleepis_____tomaintaininggoodhealthandreducingstress.

A.essentialB.promisingC.specialD.sensible

18.Afterseveralroundsofcompetition,thelittlegirl_____becauseofherexcellentspokenEnglishandquickresponse.

A.putoutB.pickedoutC.brokeoutD.stoodout

19.Asatypist,themostimportantaspectofthejobistobeabletotypequicklyand_____.

A.faithfullyB.actuallyC.roughlyD.accurately

20._____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.

A.IntermsofB.RegardlessofC.InsteadofD.Infavorof

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题：

每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

ItwasaSundayinMarchandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,21,wasbeautiful:

blueskies,warmairandacalm,22seatouchingtheshoregently.

Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayfor23andinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterrible24onthecoast,buttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshape.25,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetiny26tothesea.Wenoticedtwobighumps（脊背）inthedistance,27wegotonboard.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Thestormmusthavedriventhem28theoceanintothebay,inwhichthe29waterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcould30.

Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat—wasobviously31andcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameup32,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）andwaves.“She’stryingto33herbaby,butonthewrongside,”myfathersaid.Withourseveralgentle34thebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheir35attemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthe36direction.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthem37thebaychannel.Slowly,theylet38leadthem.Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusa39withhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearlyfourdecadeslater,Istill40fondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

21.A.though B.although C.but D.anyhow

22.A.inviting B.exciting C.disturbing D.demanding

23.A.cycling B.climbing C.fishing D.travelling

24.A.situation B.scenery C.destruction D.stage

25.A.Inaword B.Afterall C.Inshort D.Aboveall

26.A.channel B.tunnel C.canal D.river

27.A.because B.until C.before D.as

28.A.from B.through C.across D.throughout

29.A.silent B.gentle C.quiet D.still

30.A.survive B.flow C.live D.secure

31.A.escaping B.held C.dying D.stuck

32.A.slowly B.suddenly C.steadily D.surprisingly

33.A.circle B.carry C.help D.take

34.A.pushes B.pulls C.pumps D.struggles

35.A.desperate B.pleasant C.exhausted D.diligent

36.A.improper B.proper C.right D.wrong

37.A.over B.above C.against D.towards

38.A.them B.us C.him D.themselves

39.A.turn B.nod C.wave D.pat

40.A.lookedup B.lookedforward C.lookedback D.lookedthrough

第二部分：

阅读理解

（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：

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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Menhavealwaysbelievedthattheyaresmarterthanwomen.Now,astudyhasfoundthatwhilethisiscertainlytrue,menalsohavetodealwiththefactthattheyarealsomorestupidthanthefairersex.

Inthestudy,scientistsmeasuredtheIQof2500brothersandsistersandtheyfoundanunevennumberofmennotonlyinthetoptwopercent,butalsointhebottomtwopercent.

Thestudy'sparticipantsweretestedonscience,maths,Englishandmechanicalabilities.

Thoughthereweretwiceasmanymenaswomeninthesmartestgroup,therewerealsotwiceasmanymenamongthedolts.

Theaggregatescoresofmenandwomenweresimilar.

Oneofthestudy'sauthors,psychologyprofessorTimothyBates,saidthatthephenomenonmaybebecausemenhavealwaysbeenexpectedtobehighachieversandwomenhavebeenrestrictedtospendmoretimetakingcareoftheirhome.

"Thefemaledevelopmentalprogrammaybetiltedmoretowardsensuringsurvivalandthesafetyofthemiddleground.,"theDailyMailquotedProfessorBates,ofEdinburghUniversity,assaying.

TheresearchtallieswithpastresultsthatmenweremorelikelythanwomentoreceivefirstclassUniversitydegreesorthirdsandwomensecuredtheseconds.

Ithasbeensaidthatmenaremorereadytotakeriskwhenitcomestoacademics.Womenhavealwaysfoundtobesteadierintheirlearning.

Apaststudyhasshownthatwomenaresecuringmorefirstsandseconds,whilemenarecontinuingtoreceivemorethirds.

Theargumentforthechangeisthattheincreaseofcourseworkatthecostofexamsfavorswomen'ssteadyapproach.

41.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellusthat________.

A.manaresmarterthenwomen

B.manaremorestupidthewomen

C.anewfactabouttheIQofmenandwomenhasbeenfound

D.menaremorelikelytoreceivefirstclassuniversitydegrees

42.AccordingtoTimothyBates,lesswomenareinthesmartestgroupbecause_________.

A.theyarebornstupid

B.theyhavetospendmoretimetotalecareoftheirhomethanmen

C.theydon’tliketotakerisk

D.theyarenotexpectedtobehighachievers

43.Theunderlinedwordtallieswithintheeighthparagraphmeans________.

A.agreewithB.dealwithC.goagainstD.gowith

44.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.Womenaresteadierintheirlearning.

B.menaremorereadytotakeriskineverything

C.womenaresecuringmorefirstsandseconds

D.womenaredoingmuchbetterinacademy

45.WhichofthefollowingquestionshasNOTbeendiscussedinthepassage?

A.Whyaremensmarterthanwomen?

B.Whyaremenmorestupidthanwomen?

C.Howdoestheresultgoalongwiththepastresearch?

D.Howcanwehelpthemeninthebottom?

B

Along-termAmericanstudyshowstheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren.ThestudyisknownastheAbecedarian（初步的）Project.Itinvolvedmorethanone-hundredyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesinNorthCarolina.

Halfofthechildrenattendedanall-dayprogramatahigh-qualitychildcarecenter.Thecenterofferededucational,healthandsocialprograms.Childrentookpartingamesandactivitiestoincreasetheirthinkingandlanguageskillsandsocialandemotionaldevelopment.Theprogramalsoincludedhealthfoodsforthechildren

Thechildrenattendedtheprogramfromwhentheywereafewweeksolduntiltheageoffiveyears.Theothergroupofchildrendidnotattendthechildcarecenter.Aftertheageoffive,bothgroupsattendedpublicscho