2012年郑州市二模英语试题

河南省郑州市2012届高中毕业班考前检测（二）

英 语 试 题

本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间100分钟，满分120分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。

第一卷（选择题共85分）

第一部分 听力（略）

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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．—What did you think of ____ concert yesterday? —It couldn't be ____ better one． A．the; 不填 B．the; the C．the; a D．a; a 22．—What are you going to do this weekend? —___．Why? A．Nothing else B．Nothing much C．Nothing special D．Nothing important

23．In Norway, it' s common ____ for the husband to stay at home to look after the baby． A．practice B．process C．sense D．act 24．____ has the right medical knowledge can give first aid in time of danger． A．Who B．No matter who C．Anyone

D．Whoever 25．The test was so difficult that half of the students ____ failed this time． A．almost B．hardly C．still

D．somehow

26．I still remember the accident and the troubles ____ has caused to me． A．which B．what C．it D．that 27．Harry Potter describes a world full of magic, in which anything strange ____ happen． A．may B．shall C．will D．can 28．—Why didn't you attend the ceremony yesterday? —Because my cousin came to see me, which I ____． A．didn' t expect B．haven' t expected C．wasn' t expecting D．hadn' t expected

29．It was about 600 years ____ the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made． A．before B．that C．when D．until 30．The new products will not sell well unless they ____ properly． A．will be promoted B．are promoted C．have promoted D．are being promoted

31．She turned on the light and listened to the wind outside, ____ why her son hadn’t been back

yet at such a late time．

A．having wondered B．wondering C．to wonder D．wondered

32．Yao Ming, now a student of Shanghai Jiaotong University, ____ basketball in NBA for nine

years． A．has played B．was playing C．has been playing

D．played

33．He has got himself into a dangerous situation ____ he may lose his life as well as his job． A．that B．which C．where

D．why

34．____ once a year, whether you are old or young, man or woman, is a way to keep healthy． A．Being examined B．Examined C．To be examined D．Be examined 35．While studying, fix your mind on what is really important, or you will ____ remembering nothing． A．show up B．take up C．bring up D．end up 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。

One day a naughty boy, Tom, was taking a walk on the road with his uncle, a professor in a famous university．As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying on the path, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was working in a field close by, and who had 36 finished his day' s work． Tom 37 the professor, saying, \" Let' s play a 38 on the man: we hide hi's shoes, stay behind those bushes, and wait to see his 39 when he cannot find them．\"

\" Tom,\" said the professor, \" we should never 40 ourselves by making fun of the poor． You are 41 , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by helping the poor man．Put a 42 into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the 43 affects him．\" Tom did so, and they both hid themselves behind the 44 close by． The poor man soon finished his work, and came 45 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes．While putting on his coat, he 46 his foot into one of his shoes, but felt something 47 , so he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin． Surprised, he stared at the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again．He then looked around himself, 48 no person was seen．He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe．But his surprise was 49 , because he found a coin in the other shoe, too． His feelings 50 him．He fell upon his 51 , looked up to heaven and let out a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and 52 , and his dying children without bread．

The naughty boy stood there deeply affected, his eyes filled with tears．\" Now,\" said the professor, \"are you not much more pleased than if you have played your 53 trick? The boy replied regretfully, \"You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget．I feel now the 54 of those words, which I never understood before —It is more blessed to give than to 55 ．\"

36．A．nearly B．hardly C．closely D．already

37．A．walked around B．referred to C．turned to D．puzzled over 38．A．fun B．joke C．hide D．trick 39．A．opinion B．reaction C．emotion D．thought 40．A．show B．help C．amuse D．behave 41．A．healthy B．good C．kind D．rich 42．A．coin B．button C．grain D．penny 43．A．pleasure B．discovery C．chance D．possibility 44．A．bushes B．trees C．crops D．stones 45．A．around B．toward C．into D．across 46．A．wore B．stepped C．slipped D．tried 47．A．hard B．tight C．cold D．loose 48．A．and B．so C．while D．but 49．A．folded B．developed C．doubled D．improved 50．A．overcame B．beat C．grasped D．controlled 51．A．hands B．knees C．feet D．legs 52．A．beautiful B．merciless C．hopeful D．helpless 53．A．intended B．required C．devoted D．determined 54．A．faith B．fact C．truth D．belief 55．A．demand B．receive C．fool D．posses 第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题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

I must have been about fourteen then, and I put away the incident from my mind with the easy carelessness of youth．But the words, which Carl Walter spoke that day, came back to me years later, and ever since have been of great value to me．

Carl Waller was my piano teacher．During one of my lessons he asked how much practice I was doing．I said three or four hours a day． \"Do you often practice so long at a time?\" asked my teacher． \"I try to,\" I answered．

Well, don' t,\" ge said． “When you grow up, time won' l come in long periods．Practice in minutes whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, or between household tasks．Spread the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life．\"

When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to write, but class periods, theme-reading and committee meetings filled my days and evenings．For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my．excuse was that I had no time．Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said．

During the next week I conducted an experiment．Whenever I had five minutes to spare, I would sit-down and write a hundred words or so．To my astonishment, at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript （手稿） ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same means．

Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were free moments which could be caught and put to use．I even took up piano-playing again, finding that

the small intervals of the day provided enough time for both writing and piano practice．

There is an important trick in this time-using formula; you must get into your work quickly．If you--have only five minutes for writing, you can't afford to waste four minutes chewing your pencil．You must make your mental preparations ahead of time, and focus on your task almost immediately when the time comes．Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize．

I admit I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes．But life can be counted on to supply interruptions （中断时间）．Carl Walter has had a great influence on my life．To him, I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I begin without delay．

56．Which of the following can be the best tide of this passage? A．Concentrate on Your Work B．A Little at a Time C．How I Became a Writer D．My Teacher' s Advice 57．Which of the following statements is true? A．The writer owes great thanks to his teacher for teaching him to work in long periods． B．Carl Walter has had a great influence on the writer' s life since he became a student． C．The writer didn't take the teacher' s words to heart at first． D．Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine．

58．The underlined part \"counted on\" in the last paragraph can be replaced by \"____\"． A．enriched B．concentrated C．valued

D．expected

59．We can infer from the passage that the author ____． A．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is B．is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy C．has got into the bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels D．is devoted to work immediately because he can find enough time for preparations B

LONDON —For sale: the world' s smallest country with its own flag, stamps, currency and passports．

Apply to Prince Michael of Sealand if you want to run your own nation, even if it' s just a wartime fort （堡垒） lying on two concrete towers in the North Sea．Built in the Second World War as an anti-aircraft base to fight against German bombers, the deserted platform was taken over 40 years ago by a retired army officer Paddy Roy Bates, who went to live there with his family． He declared the platform, lying seven miles off the east coast of England and just outside Britain's territorial （领土的） waters, to be the principality （公国） of Sealand．The self-styled Prince Roy adopted a flag, chose a national anthem and made silver and gold coins．

The family saw off attempts by Britain' s Royal Navy to force them to leave and also an attempt in 1978 by a group of German and Dutch businessmen to seize Sealand by force．

\"I was held prisoner out there for three or four days and then managed to get back to England ,\" Roy' s son Michael said．

Prince Michael, whose 85-year-old father now lives in Spain, said his family had been approached by customers \"who wanted freedom, more than the houses\"．

Asked what were the delights of living on Sealand, the 54-year-old prince said, \"The

neighbors are very quiet．There is a good sea view．There is no jurisdiction （管辖权） by any other country in the world．\"

Calling it a cross between a house and a ship, the prince acknowledged it was not the world' s most beautiful country but two large concrete towers with eight rooms in each tower．But it is quite pleasant sitting inside in the warm and watching the frightening weather fighting past the windows．

60．What is the passage mainly about? A．Paddy Roy Bates and his son Prince Michael． B．The sale of the world' s smallest country． C．The history of the country in the North Sea． D．The introduction of the world' s smallest country． 61．What might attract buyers most? A．The freedom． B．The easy traffic． C．The beauty． D．The quietness． 62．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A．Paddy Roy Bates never left Sealand． B．Sealand has its own stamps and national day． C．You can be caught in the bad weather． D．Many people want to buy this island．

C

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D

Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep．He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine, but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the thread to run smoothly around the needle．

Though he was tired, Howe slept badly．He turned and turned．Then he had a dream．He dreamed that he had been caught by terrible savages （ SHS A．） whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine．When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before．The thread kept getting caught around the needle．The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe．They came up towards him with their spears raised．But suddenly the inventor noticed something．There was a hole in the tip of each spear． The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem． Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle．This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practical sewing machine．

Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way． Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams．So did the great physicist Albert Einstein．Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre．

To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep． Even then, a part of your mind is still working．This unconscious （无意识的） but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day．It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed．It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake．However, the unconscious part acts in a special way．It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first．This is why dreams are sometimes called \" secret messages to ourselves\"．

67．According to the passage, Elias Howe was ____． A．the first person who solved problems in his sleep B．much more hard-working than other inventors

C．the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked D．the only person who knew the value of dream at the time 68．The problem Howe was trying to solve was ____． A．what kind of thread to use B．how to design a needle which would not break C．where to put the needle D．how to prevent the thread getting caught around the needle 69．Thomas Edison is spoken of because ____． A．he also tried to invent a sewing machine B．he got some of his ideas from dreams C．he was one of Howe’s best mends D．he also had difficulty in falling asleep

70．Dreams are sometimes called \"secret messages to ourselves\" because ____． A．strange images are used to communicate ideas B．images which have no meaning are used C．we can never understand the real meaning D．only specially trained people can understand them 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are you cooperative? Are you a good team member? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think．

71 That' s happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers． But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive．High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean exploration．

Through computer networking, scientists, engineers and technicians at different locations —often thousands of miles apart —can work on the same project at once． 72

Examples— An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system ?a new manufacturing process or an entire factory —before it is built． 73 A medical team can simulate （模拟） a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient．

Of course, computer-assisted team effort doesn't end with investigation and simulation．74 \"CAD-CAM —computer-aided design and manufacture—is breaking down barriers between traditional design and manufacturing functions,\" explains Dr．Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric．\"Interdisciplinary （跨学科的） teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production．Everything is interconnected like a network．\"

Sometimes, a computer-aided effort can extend beyond production．A team that produces robots may use them to explore space and ocean depths． 75 A．They can exchange ideas, try out different designs and test their results． B．In the future, teamwork will be highlighted by the introduction of new technology． C．An architectural team can do the same with a building or a bridge． D．It ends in the products which are extensions of the traditional design． E．It now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing and testing．

F．High technology, some predicted, would make teamwork a thing of the past． G．For high-technology teamwork, the future seems limitless．

第二卷（非选择题，共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear friend,

I' m an Australian boy of 16 years old, live in Sydney．I like Chinese very much, but I want a pen pal in China．At school I like playing football and tennis．Our favorite subject is science because it' s very interesting．I won' t like history, for I think it' s rather boring． I play guitar well, so I join in the school rock band．In the afternoon we usually play foot- ball or tennis．We usually got home at about 5: 30 pm．For weekends I often go out for a swim, which is really relaxed．Do you like sports and games? Which do you like to play? I' d like to get your early reply．

Yours truly,

Jack 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 现在，网络语言已经引起了大众的担忧。请根据下面表格中的内容，用英语写一篇短文，并发表自己的观点。

注意： 1．词数：100左右，开头已为你写好，不计人总词数； 2．短文需包括表格中所有要点，内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：负面的negative

Nowadays, the Internet is flooded with cyberlanguage, which has aroused great public concern.