1、2012年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試（四川卷）第一部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分50分）第一節 語法和詞匯知識（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）1.-Excuse me. How much is the shirt? - .A. Extra LargeB. 50 eachC. It sells well D. Altogether there are 52. New technologies have made possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.A. thatB. this C. oneD. it3

2、. - Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime. -Sure. .A. I didB. I doC. I shallD. I will4. At school, some students are active some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.A. whileB. althoughC. soD. as5. This is not my story, nor the whole story. My story plays out differently.A. is th

3、ereB. there isC. is itD. it is6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only his plane high up in the sky.A. findingB. to findC. being found D. to have found7. The hotel is almost finished, but it needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.A. onlyB. alsoC. evenD. still8. I looked up and noticed a snake

4、 its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.A. to windB. windC. windingD. wound9. - Did you catch what I said? - Sorry. I a text message just now.A. had answered B. have answered C. would answer D. was answering10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, youd better stay you are and wait for help.A.

5、whyB. whereC. whoD. what11. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house .A. is being rebuiltB. has been rebuilt C. is rebuiltD. has rebuilt12. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car .A. washedB. washC. washingD. to wash13. In our class there are

6、46 students, half wear glasses.A. in whomB. in themC. of whomD. of them14. This training program can give you a lift at work, increase your income by 40%.A. as well asB. so long asC. so much asD. as soon as15. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. Its just a matter of .A. luckB. v

7、alueC. timeD. fact16. I make $2, 000 a week. 60 surely wont make difference to me.A. that a bigB. a that bigC. big a thatD. that big a17. Scientists study human brains work to make computers.A. whenB. howC. that D. whether18. We are said to be living in Information Age, time of new discoveries and g

8、reat changes.A. an; theB. 不填; theC. 不填；aD. the; a 19. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “Ni Hao”, just as I_ do in China.A. mustB. mightC. canD. should20. Its surprising that your brother Russian so quickly- he hasnt live there very long.A. picked upB. looked upC. put upD.

9、 made up第二節，完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson bedroom skylight（天窗）. Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder 21 he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly 22 his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.Sibson rushed down the

10、 stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway, ” he explains.But the phone didnt work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 2

11、6 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.Sibsons house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .Up a hill nearby lived Sibsons neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears

12、. He jumped out bed took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 .That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire.”“An

13、yone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! Im trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（陽臺）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight

14、 of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story, “I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the

15、most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”21. A. beforeB. whileC. sinceD. until22. A. on B. in C. throughD. over23. A. hideB. waitC. checkD. escape24. A. moved B. gaveC. wentD. exploded25. A. safeB. worriedC. gladD. tired26. A. burned B. stoppedC. shockedD. covered27. A. besideB. offC. across

16、 D. along28. A. limited B. falseC. fruitlessD. regretful29. A. struckB. missed C. touchedD. passed30. A. coatB. keyC. basinD. phone31. A. noiseB. roadC. smoke D. danger32. A. searchB. enterC. leaveD. damage33. A. callB. rollC. scream D. sigh34. A. breathB. attentionC. ladder D. flashlight35. A. stay

17、B. chance C. thoughtD. attempt36. A. climbed B. circled C. looked D. jumped37. A. clearB. openC. enoughD. fit38. A. led B. putC. droveD. shone39. A. persuadedB. kicked C. pulled D. forced40. A. nervous B. surprisedC. proud D. thankful第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）AOn a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land

18、, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour

19、 before. Each look reminds us where we are.There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees.Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show eve

20、n a passing interest, maple makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is

21、water, they never say anything against that.The seasons change just outside the door. We watch maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears, and the wo

22、od frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of bird rules our skies and flies over the lake.41. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.B. There are many windows in the wooden house.C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden

23、house.D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.42. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that .A. the kids like playing in treesB. the kids are very familiar with treesC. the kids have learned much knowledgeD. the kids find trees useful learning tools43.

24、What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. The change of seasons is easily felt. B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.44. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?

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34、ugh B&B DailyCI left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didnt think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as

35、a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my f

36、irst 55, 000 words.It takes confidence to make a new start- theres a dark period in-between where youre neither one thing nor the other. Youre out for dinner and people ask what you do, and youre too ashamed to say, “Well, I m writing a novel, but Im not quite sure if Im going to get there. ” My con

37、fidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.Then I met an agent（代理商） who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hop that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an

38、agent, I finished the second half of the novel.The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal - that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck- o

39、f fate, really. When you set out to do something different, theres no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher- to be a published writer - is unbelievably rewarding（有回報的）. 49. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A. I w

40、as waiting for good fortune. B. I was trying to find an admirable job.C. I was being aimless about a suitable job.D. I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.50. The author decided to write a novel .A. to finish the writing course B. to realize her own dreamC. to satisfy readers wish D. to ea

41、rn more money51. How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?A. DisturbedB. Ashamed.C. Confident.D. Uncertain.52. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?A. It pays to stick to ones goal.B. Hard work can lead to success.C. She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.D.

42、There is no end in sight when starting to do something.DIn a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.Beginning this fall, a number of

43、courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.MIT has offered a

44、program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2, 000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online co

45、urses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120, 000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universiti

46、es will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.“Fasten your seatbelts, ” Hockfield said.Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-

47、profit（非盈利的） organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.53. According

48、 to this text, edX is .A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWareB. a free computer program by MIT and HarvardC. a Harvard-MIT platform of free online coursesD. a free program online for universities worldwide54. What is said about online education in the text?A. Universities have been trying online c

49、ourses.B. About 2, 000 online courses have been offered.C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online.D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.55. The underlined part in the text probably means “ ”.A. Get ready for the difficultiesB. Get ready for this educational changeC.

50、 Get prepared to complete the online coursesD. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses56. What can be said about MITx according to the text?A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.B. It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.C. It is a standard to recognize

51、 online learners achievement.D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.EPlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted in reaction to climate change, which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of

52、plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth

53、.“Predicting species reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology, ” said the researchers of several U. S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.The study, publ

54、ished on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1, 634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated the speed of flowering 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.“Across all species, the experiments under-predicted the s

55、peed of the advance - for both leafing and flowering - that results from temperature increases, ” the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plats will react to climate change, it said.Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of

56、 the food chain, using photosynthesis to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the worlds average temperature has risen by about 0.8 since 1900, and nearly 0.2 every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions o