2012年高考英语模拟试卷8(含答案)

2012年高考英语模拟试卷第1页共6页2012年高考英语模拟试卷第一卷第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。）21．ThenewsthatObamawaselectedpresidentoftheUnitedStatesisnotmystery.A．the；theB．a；/C．/；aD．the；a22．—HowlonghaveyoubeengoingtoinTanggouSeniorMiddleSchool？—Morethantwoyears.—Soitwillbelessthanoneyearyougraduatefromthisschool.A．whenB．thatC．beforeD．since23．Irememberthe5·12earthquakeexactlyasifityesterday.A．washappeningB．happensC．hashappenedD．happened24．Ijustwonderthatyoudon’twanttocooperatewithme.A．whyitdoesB．whatitdoesC．howitisD．whyitis25．downtheradioalittle-thebabyissleeping．A.TurningB.TurnC.ToturnD.Turned26．Don’tmentionthatatthebeginningofthestory,oritmaytheshockingending.A.giveoffB.giveoutC.giveupD.giveaway27．Bytheendoflastyear,anothernewthemeparkcompletedinthatarea.A.wasbeingB.wouldbeC.hasbeenD.hadbeen28．—Listen！Itisraining．—Oh，really！Iitatall．29．ThePlainsIndiansbelieveintheGreatSpiritwhohaspowerallthingsincludinganimals，trees，stonesandclouds．A．ofB．atC．overD．in30．—Doyouthinkanadvertisementisahelpwhenyoulookforajob?—Well，itdepends．，itgivesmeachancetotry．A．HoweverB．AnywayC．ThereforeD．Though31．Wasitinthebeautifulparkwaslocatedbytheseawefirstmetournewchineseteacher？A．where；thatB．which；whichC．that；thatD．which；where32．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingaboutB．wasthinkingaboutC．hadthoughtaboutD．willthinkabout33．Mosthighwaysarelinedwithbillboardsofadvertisement，whichbypassingcat-drivers．A．areintendingtoreadB．areintendedtobereadingC．areintendingtoreadingD．areintendedtoberead34．ObamawaselectedpresidentoftheUSAisabigsuccessfortheblacksinAmerica．A．／B．ThatC．WhatD．As35．Afterthebellrings，whichindicatestheendingoftheexam，youstaywhereyouareuntilallyourpapersarecollected．A．shallB．wouldC．willD．can第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）HowtoBePoliteataDinnerParty?It’snotpolitetoarriveatadinnermorethan15to20minuteslate.Thehostorhostessusuallywaitsforallthe36toarrivebeforeservingthemeal.Ifsomeoneislate，thefoodmaybespoiled(变味)，and37maythehostorhostess’spirits．Ifyouhavetobe38callandtellthemtostart39you．It’sevenworsetobeearly!Thehostorhostesswillprobablynotbe40．Ifyouareearly，driveorwalkaroundtheblockafewtimes，orjustsitinyourcaruntiltherighttime．Thoughit’soften41toarriveatapartyontime，ontheotherhand，thehostorhostess42gueststoarriveandleavebetweencertaintimes，soyoucan43atanytimebetweenthetimesheorshegivesyou．密……………………………………………………封…………………………………………………线2012年高考英语模拟试卷第2页共6页It’snicetobringanemptystomach，butit’sevennicertobring44present．Thepresentshouldnotcostalot，oryoumightmakethehostorhostess45．Flowers，wine，oraboxofcandywillbefine．46bringmoneyasapresent．Inanintroduction，the47ofanameis：(1)thegivenname；(2)thefamilyname．Inother48，thegivennamecomes49.It’simportantnotonlytolearnandremember50，buttorepeatthemofteninconversation．Aftertheintroduction，weusuallycallfriendsbytheir51names．Olderpeoplemaywantyoutocallthembytheirtitlesandfamilynames，suchas“MrsSmith”，“MrJohnosn”，“Dr.Brown”.Amaiden(闺女)nameisa52familynameatbirth.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada，afterawoman53，shetakesthefamilynameofher54inplaceofhermaidenname．Itisnowbecomingcommon，however，forwomento55theirmaidennamesaftertheygetmarried,36．A．guestsB.visitorsC.customsD.passengers37．A．orB.soC.butD.yet38．A．tiredB.hungryC.1ateD.early39．A．withoutB.forC.withD.after40．A．awakeB.readyC.upD.friendly41．A．uselessB.impossibleC.unableD.important42．A．forcesB.invitesC.begsD.orders43．A．playB.flyC.arriveD.start44．A．abigB.asmallC.agoodD.anexpensive45．A．pleasedB.satisfiedC.interestedD.uneasy46．A．NeverB.AlwaysC.DoD.Besureto47．A．spellingB.callingC.orderD.pronunciation48．A．wordsB.1ettersC.idiomsD.sentences49．A．1astB.firstC.finallyD.inthemiddle50．A．expressionsB.appearancesC.namesD.addresses51．A．givenB.familyC.middleD.pen52．A．gentleman’sB.boy’sC.woman’sD.man’s53．A．worksB.marriesC.bearsD.dies54．A．husbandB.motherC.fatherD.sister55．A.stopB.giveupC.keepD.find第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）AManyofthemostdamagingtypesofweatherbeginquickly，strikesuddenly,anddisappearrapidly，destroyingsmallareaswhileleavingneighboringareasuntouched,Sucheventasatornado(龙卷风)struckthenortheasternpartofEdmonton，Alberta，inJuly1987．Totaldamagesfromthetornadowentbeyond250million，thehighesteverforanyCanadianstorm．Traditionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort—livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado．becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstostudycarefullytheslightatmosphericchangesthatcomebeforethesestorms．Inmostnations，forexample，weather—balloonobservationsaretakenjustonceeverytwelvehoursatplacesseparatedbyhundredsofmiles．Withsuchlimiteddata，traditionalforecastingmodelsdoamuchbetterjobpredictinggeneralweatherconditionsoverlargeareasthantheydoforecastingspecificlocalevents．Untilrecently，theobservationintensivemethodneededforexact，veryshort—rangeforecasts，or“Nowcasts，”wasnotpossible．Thecostofequippingandoperatingmanythousandsofconventionalweatherstationswasextremelyhigh，andthedifficultiesconcernedinrapidlycollectingandprocessingtheweatherdatafromsuchanetworkwerehardtoovercome．Fortunately，scientificandtechnologicaladvanceshaveov