保密★启用前【考试时间：2014年11月1日15:00-17:00】
绵阳市高中2012级第一次诊断性考试
英语
本试题卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），第I卷1至8页，第II卷9至10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考生作答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
注意事项：
1．必须使用2B铅笔在答题卡上将所选答案对应的标号涂黑。
2．第I卷共两部分，共计90分。
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
1. —Darling,makeacarefulbudgetforoursonatuniversity.
—_______,hewasn’tbornyesterday.
A.Comeon B.Lookout C.That’ssettled D.That’sgreat
2. TheGreatWallleavesvisitorsapuzzle_______earlyChinesepeoplemanagedtobuilditwithoutmoderntools.
A.why B.when C.where D.how
3. Iboughtmywifethedressforalotofmoney,buthardly_______herwearit.
A.Isee B.doIsee C.seeI D.Idosee
4. Lessons,when_______infunways,willcertainlyinspirethestudents’interest.
A.organizing B.tobeorganized C.toorganize D.organized
5. Heisatypicalcouchpotato_______hiswifelikestogooutdoors.
A.since B.while C.when D.as
6. RecentlyImethimfortheproject,butIdon’tknowifhe_______hismind.
A.changed B.hadchanged C.haschanged D.wouldchange
7. —Idon’tthinkthemedicinehasmagicpowerformytrouble.
—Anyhow,you’dbettertry—it_______helpsomeway.
A.must B.should C.may D.shall
8. Weexpectyoutobecomesomeone_______we’llfeelveryproudinthefuture.
A.ofwhom B.forwhom C.who D.that
9. Mr.Clarkdidn’texplainveryclearly.Infact,_______studentsreallyunderstood.
A.quiteafew B.quitealittle C.justafew D.justalittle
10. Myteacherusedtogivemehelpfuladvice.NowIdoregret_______it.
A.nottaking B.nottotake C.nottake D.nottaken
第二节完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
Iwasblind,butIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickand??11??askingforhelp.Afterall,Iwasateenagegirl,andIcouldn’t??12??peopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlike??13??.Imusthavebeenaterribledangeronthe??14??.Comingacrossme??15??throughthetraffic,motoristsprobablywouldhavetosteprapidlyontheir??16??.
Oneevening,I??17??thebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebuses,??18??asusualIranintosomething,“I’mawfullysorry,”Isaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.Whenithappenedathirdtime,IrealizedIhadbeen??19??toalamppost.Thiswasjustoneofthe??20??thingsthatconstantlyhappenedtome.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstop,whichwasarequeststop,wherethebuswouldn’tstopunless??21??wantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtotryto??22??ifthebushadarrived.Generallyinthissituation,becauseIhated??23??Iwasblindbyaskingforhelp,Itriedtoguessatthesound.SometimesIwould??24??abiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.Intheend,Iusuallymanagedto??25??myprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butonthisparticulareveningnoone??26??meatthestop;Itseemedthateveryonehad??27??decidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespass,orI??28??Idid.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemfor??29??ofmakingafoolofmyself,Iletthemallgoby.Istoodthere??30??forhalfanhourwithoutstoppingone.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.
11.A.started B.risked C.hated D.liked
12.A.understand B.bear C.blame D.forgive
13.A.it B.him C.me D.them
14.A.campus B.ground C.roads D.floor
15.A.wandering B.running C.rolling D.cycling
16.A.vehicles B.phones C.companions D.brakes
17.A.gotoff B.goton C.gotthrough D.gotup
18.A.so B.and C.or D.but
19.A.apologizingB.explaining C.complaining D.reporting
20.A.cool B.stupid C.clever D.unforgettable
21.A.visitors B.guests C.drivers D.passengers
22.A.count B.discover C.guess D.calculate
23.A.admitting B.showing C.hiding D.remembering
24.A.catch B.move C.cheat D.stop
25.A.swallow B.trade C.express D.recover
26.A.invited B.joined C.bothered D.reminded
27.A.rapidly B.cautiously C.directly D.suddenly
28.A.thought B.planned C.prepared D.demanded
29.A.fun B.joy C.fear D.hope
30.A.again B.alone C.aloud D.around
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，共50分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
A
ItwassuchanextremelyfreezingdaythatIdecidedtogetacupofhotdrinkingfirstafterwork.Asmycolleague,Ricky,andIweremakingourwaytoacoffeeshop,Inoticedanoldgentlemanratherpoorlydressedsittingonabenchnearby.Obviouslyhewasfrozen,seeminglyoneofthehomelessorsomeonelikethat.
Wejoinedthelineandwaitedtobeserved.Rickyhandedtheserveratwenty-dollarbill,orderedthreecupsofhotcoffee,andgesturedthesevertogiveonetotheoldgentlemanoutsideonthebenchasafavour.TheserverlookedatRicky,alittleperplexed,withoutfullcomprehensionoftherequest.Afterwards,therewasawonderfulexchangebetweentheserverandtheoldmaninneedofsomeattention.IonlywishIhadtakenaphotoofthesmilesonthebothfaces.
AsIwasthinkingaboutthiseventlateron,IwonderedtomyselfwhyRickydidn’tperformthisactofkindnesshimself.Isuspectthatdeepdowninhishearthewashopingthatthisactofkindnessmightinspireotherstodosomethingforthisoldermanaswell.Absolutelybeautiful!
Therearemanywaysofthinkingwhenwemetsomeoneastheoldmaninneedofkindnessandattention.PerhapsheneedsalittlehelpinghandandthankGodformycolleaguewhoinspiredtheotherstogoodnessaswell.Oh,bytheway,thelastwordsRickytoldtheserverwas,“TheregoI,butfortheGraceofGod.”
31.Whatwastheauthor’simpressionoftheoldgentleman?
A.Hewasagreedyman. B.Hetookonasignofpoormanners.
C.Hewasinpoorhealth. D.Heneededsomekindofhumancare.
32.Theunderlinedword“perplexed”inthe1stparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.annoyed B.confused C.embarrassed D.determined
33.Whydidn’tRickygivethefavourtotheoldgentlemanhimself?
A.Hedidn’tknowtheoldgentleman.
B.Hewastooshytospeaktostrangers.
C.Hetriedtoinfluenceotherstobekind.
D.Hefearedtheoldmanwouldrefusehishelp.
34.Whattheauthorreallythinksabsolutelybeautifulisthat________.
A.anactofkindnesscouldgowidespread
B.acupofcoffeecouldwarmtheoldman
C.theserverwasverykindtocustomers
D.Rickyhadcreatedgoodimpressions
B
DearParent,
Ihaveexperiencewithparentswhoareoverprotective,alwayswantingtoknoweverystepthattheirchildmakesnomatterwheretheyare.
Iknowaparentwhodroveherkidalmostmadwithhowprotectiveshewas.Theparentwouldnotletherchilddoanythingwithouther.Shewouldalwayswanttobewithherchildnomatterwhathewasdoing.Ifthechildwantedtostaythenightatafriend’shouse,shewouldsayno.Andnowherchildgetsmoreannoyedwithhisparentthananythingelse.Itistoughhavinganover-protectiveparent.
Butbeingaprotectiveparentcanbeagoodthing.Wantingtoknowwhereyourkidsareisjustaninstinct,somethingthatcomesbynature.Butitbecomesoverprotectivewhensomeone’sparentiscallinghimorher20timesadayjusttoseewhatheorsheisdoing.Parentslikethisaren’treallylikeparents.Theyaremorelikeprisonguardswiththeirchildbeingtheprisoner.
Havingaprisonguardforachildisatorture.Theonlythingthechildcandoissitathome.Parentslikethiswon’tlettheirchildrendoanything.Theysometimesallowthemtogooutwithfriends.Buttheyhavetobewiththemondatesandwillnotevenletthemoutoftheirsight.Withparentslikethis,itmakesthekidsfeelliketheyhavetoescapejusttohavetheirownlifeoutsideoftheirparents.
Wantingtoprotectachildisjustsomethingthatcomeswiththejobofbeingaparent,butbeingsoprotectivetothepointthatyouwouldputatrackingchip(芯片)inyourchildishorrible.
Sincerely,
Over-protectedchild
35. Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthortriesto_______.
A.tellparentstostoptheirpracticesofovercontrol
B.makeparentsseeifitisgoodtoovercontrolkids
C.tellhis/herpersonalstoriesofbeingoverprotected
D.showparentswhatitisliketobeoverprotected
36. Ifaparentkeepstrackofthechildbycallingoneortwotimes,itcanbeseenas_______.
A.overprotective B.considerate
C.unconcerned D.unreasonable
37. Whenachildhasatorturefromparentaloverprotection,heorsheprobably_______.
A.mentallyandphysicallysuffers B.dropsoutofschool
C.academicallyandmorallyfails D.endsupinprison
38. What’sthemainmessageforparentsinthisletter?
A.Beingoverprotectiveisgoodfortheirchildren.
B.Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtogooutontheirown.
C.Childrendon’twanttobewatchedallthetime.
D.Parentsshouldleavetheirchildrencompletelyalone.
C
Ifyouhaveaprivatecar,theremaybeopportunitiestodomorethanjustdrivearoundwhereyoulive.Youneedtoworkoutthedetailsforalongtrip.Anywhereyougo,yourendgoalistoarrivesafelyandingoodtimeatyourdestination.Youmightbeveryannoyedifyourcarbreaksdownoryouexperiencesomeemergency,particularlyifitcouldhavebeenprevented.Soifyouwanttohaveasmoothtrip,thesetipscanbehelpful.
Firstly,itisbesttoguaranteethatyourcarisrunningproperlyanddoesn’trequireanygeneralmaintenance(维修).Becertaintosetupanyneededserviceinadvancesoitcanbecompletedbeforeyourtrip.
Itisadditionallyimportanttohavewhatyoumayneedifyoumeetcartroublealongtheway.Forexample,willyouremembertochecktheairpressureinyoursparetirewhenyoucheckthefourtirescurrentlyonyourvehicle?Itshouldbeadequatelyinflated(鼓起的)soyoucoulddriveonitifsomethinghappenstooneoftheothertires.
Ifyouneedtofixyourcarduringthetrip,youshouldhavetherightequipmentwithyouandbeabletouseit.Thereareofcourseothermechanicalproblemsthatyousimplydon’tknowhowtodealwith.Itmightbewisetohavecontactinformationfortowing(拖车)servicesandroadsideassistancereadilyavailableincaseofemergency.
Forafamilytrip,beequippedforunexpectedinterruptions.Whenyouhavekids,itisessentialtohavethingsavailableforthemtodoaswellasfoodanddrink.Remembertohaveeverythingpacked,alsoincludingafirstaidbagincaseofanyminorinjuriesorsickness.Incoldweather,youshouldhaveextraslikeblanketstokeepyouwarmifyougetstuck.
39. Whydoyouhavetogetadequatelypreparedforyourlongcartrip?
A.Toavoidbreakingtrafficlaws. B.Tomakethetraveltrouble-free.
C.Toreducethecostonthetrip. D.Tobehavenormallyasdrivers.
40. Beforestartingthetrip,youmustmakesure_______.
A.yourcarisinperfectcondition B.yourcarneedsgeneralmaintenance
C.youhavelongtripdrivingexperience D.yourpassengerslistentoyou
41. Whenyoucan’tmanageaself-serviceforyourcar,you’dbest_______.
A.borrowconvenientequipment B.reviewtheservicedocuments
C.informtheinsurancecompany D.seeknearestroadsideassistance
42. Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthat_______.
A.you’vegottolearnhowtofixacarbeforestartingalongtrip
B.mostlongdistancetripsaredangerousinonewayoranother
C.childrenneedmorethanjustfoodanddrinkforalongtrip
D.itisnotagoodideatotakekidswithyouonalongtrip
D
Forsomereasonweareremindedthatweprimates(灵长目动物)needlove.KimBardandhercolleaguescarriedoutastudyon46chimpanzee(大猩猩)orphans,whichhadlosttheirmothers.Thestudyshowedthatprimatebabiesthathadtightrelationshipswithmotherfiguresdidmuchbetteroncognitive(认知)teststhanbabieswhoonlygrewupwithfellows,butthisisnotbreakingnews.Infact,it’soldnews.
Inthe1950s,HarryHarlowdidaseriesofexperimentswithbabymonkeys,whichshowedthatlackofloveandcomfortwouldmakeforacrazymonkey.Harlowmadeacagethatincludedawiremonkey“mother”withaplasticface.Thenheequippedthe“mother”withamilkbottle.Thecagealsohadanotherwire“mother”whowascoveredwithsoftcloth.Thebabymonkeysspentalltheirtimewiththecloth“mother”andonlywenttothewire“mother”tofeed.
Harlow’smonkeyexperimentwasimportantbecause,atthetime,childcareexperts,andeverybody’sgrandmotherhada“notouch,nocomfort”policytowardchildren.Theyadvisedparentsnottorespondtocryingbabies.Theythoughtthatbabiesshouldsleepalonetobecomeindependent.ButHarlow’sworkchangedthatpolicy.Mothersweresoonallowedtohavetheirbabiesnexttotheminthehospital.
ThecurrentchimpanzeesresearchbasedonHarlow’sworkshowsthatmother’slovedoesn’tjustmakeforapsychologically(心理)healthychild,italsomakesforasmartchild.Thehighlyraisedchimpanzeesdobetterthanthosethatarenotloved,andthewell-raisedchimpanzeesdoevenbetterthanhumankidsonIQtests.
Wearesocialanimalswhichneedlove.Weneedtobeheldandtalkedtoandmadetofeelthatatleastonepersonwantstobewithusallthetime.
43. Throughthestudy,KimBardconcludedthat_______.
A.lackofmotherloveaffectsachild’smentalgrowth
B.motherloveimprovesachild’sphysicaldevelopment
C.chimpanzeesdobetterthanmonkeysinIQtests
D.motherlovehelpsraiseamoreindependentchild
44. InHarlow’sexperiment,thebabymonkeys_______.
A.staymoreoftenwiththewire“mother”withmilk
B.areemotionallyattachedtotheclothedwire“mother”
C.refusetotakethetwowire“mothers”asrealmothers
D.respondinthesamewaytobothwire“mothers”
45. WhatshowsHarlow’sexperimentchangedthechildcarepolicy?
A.Babies’separationformmothers. B.A“notouch,nocomfort”policy.
C.Babiesstayedwiththeirmothers. D.Grandmothersreplacedmothers.
46. Thecurrentresearchonchimpanzeesfurtherprovedthatmotherlove_______.
A.isnotneededbyeverybody B.contributestooverweight
C.preventsindependence D.helpsbabiesinmorethanoneway
E
Youhavetoread“betweenthelines”togetthemostoutofanything.Imeanyouneedto“writebetweenthelines.”Markingupabookisanactoflove.Youshouldn’tmarkupabookwhichisn’tyours.Librariansoryourfriendswholendyoubooksexpectyoutokeepthemclean,andyoushould.IfyoudecidethatIamrightabouttheusefulnessofmarkingbooks,youwillhavetobuythem.Mostoftheworld’sgreatbooksareavailabletoday,inreprinteditions,atlessthanadollar.
Therearetwowaysonecanownabook.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythefirststeptopossession.Fullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourself,andthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.Anexamplemaymakethepointclear.Youbuyabeefsteakandgetitfromthebutcher’sice-boxtoyourown.Butyoudonotownthebeefsteakinthemostimportantsenseuntilyoueatitandgetitintoyourblood.Iamarguingthatbooks,too,mustbeabsorbedinyourbloodtodoyouanygood.
Confusionaboutwhatitmeanstoownabookleadspeopletoafalserespectforpaper,cover,andtype—arespectforthephysicalthing—theartoftheprinterratherthanthewisdomoftheauthor.Theyforgetthatitispossibleforamantogettheidea,topossessthebeauty,whichagreatbookcontains,withoutsigninghisnameonthecover.Havingafinelibrarydoesn’tprovethatitsownerhasamindenrichedbybooks;itprovesnothingmorethanthathe,hisfather,orhiswife,wasrichenoughtobuythem.
47. Inthebeginning,theauthoradvisesreadersto_______.
A.borrowabook B.purchaseabook
C.keepcleanabook D.writeinabook
48. Accordingtotheauthor,realownershipofabookcomestoyouwhenyouhave_______.
A.paidforit B.signedyournameonit
C.reallylearnedfromit D.borroweditfromafriend
49. Markingupabookisasignthat_______.
A.youunderstanditandhaveitdogoodtoyou
B.youhaveitsownershipandtherighttomarkit
C.youdon’thavethehabittokeepitclean
D.youaren’tawareofthewriter’swisdom
50. Whatdoestheauthordiscussinthelastparagraph?
A.Theprocessofprintingabook.
B.Themeaningofowningabook.
C.Thewisdomofwritingabook.
D.Thevalueofbuyingabook.
第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
M:Goodevening,Lily.Welcometoourtalkshow.
W:Goodevening,Mr.Smith.Thankyou.
M:51
W:Yes,ofcourse.MyhometownisLondonandIwasbornthere.Butduetomyfather’sjob,IwenttoPariswithmyfamilyandIgrewupthere.52
M:Well,Isee.Whatisthatcitylike?
W:53Itisequippedwithgoodfacilities,soyoucanfindeverythingyouneedthere.
M:Andwhatdoyoulikebestaboutit?
W:54Ithasfreshairandtheenvironmentiswonderful.
M:Whatdoyouusuallydoinyoursparetime?
W:SometimesIgohikingwithmyfriendstoenjoythebeautifulnaturethere.
M:55Thankyou.Now,let’stalkaboutyourjob.
A.Soundsgreat.
B.Ireallyenjoyit.
C.What’sitfamousfor?
D.Ilikeitsbeautifulscenerythemost.
E.Now,IhavemovedtoasmallcityinItaly.
F.Ithasalargepopulationandthecitizensareveryfriendly.
G.First,couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyourhometown? |
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