2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(浙江卷)
英语
选择题部分 (共80分)
第一部分 英语知识运用 第一节 单项填空
1. — Is there anything else to discuss? —_____________. I guess. A. Not at all B. No, that's all C. Yes, I'm sure D. Yea, of course 1. 【考点】交际用语—征求意见或看法
【答案】B
【解析】根据句意:---还有其他事要讨论吗?---没有,就这么多(no, that’s all),我想。故选答案B。not at all一点儿也不;yes, I’m sure是的,我确定;yes, of course是的,当然,均是答非所问,不合题意,故排除。
【难度】偏小
2. The development of industry has been_______ gradual process throughout _______ human existence, from stone tools to modern technology. A. 不填, the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. a; a 2. 【考点】冠词—零冠词和不定冠词
【答案】C
【解析】第一空process是可数名词,第一次出现一般用不定冠词,且此次表示“一个”的概念;第二空existence是不可数名词,其此处表示抽象概念,故用零冠词。
【难度】中等
3. No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it's better silent. A. remain B. be remaining C. having remained D. to remain 3. 【考点】非谓语—不定式
【答案】D
【解析】it做形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式:to remain silent. 可归结为句型:it is +形容词/名词+to do/that…。当然it也可以做形式宾语,如find/feel it +to do/that….。 【难度】中等
4. I made a promise to myself______ this year, my first year in high school, would be different. A. whether B. what C. that D. how 4.【考点】名词性从句—同位语从句 【答案】C
【解析】that引导同位语从句,在从句中不做句子成分,补充说明同位语promise的内容。
【难度】中等
5. Studying Wendy's menu, I found that many of the items are similar to______ of McDonald's. A. those B. ones C. any D. all
5. 【考点】代词
【答案】A
【解析】 those=that ones, 代指前面的many of the items,表示复数、特指,被of McDonald’s修饰,符合语境。Ones表示复数、泛指;any任何一个;all全部,均不符合语境,故排除。
【难度】较大
6. ___ all the animals I've ever had, these two dogs arc the most sensitive to the spoken word. A. From B. Of C. For D. With 6. 【考点】介词
【答案】B
【解析】 two dogs所属与all animals,故用介词of表示这种关系,如:many of us, 我们其中的许多人,故答案B符合语境。From从;for为了;with有,均不符合语境,故排除。 【难度】中等
7. Your ___ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn. A. operation B. growth C. performance D. character 7.【考点】名词
【答案】C
【解析】根据句意:作为一个学生,你的学习(performance)会很棒的如果你能够养成对所学的的东西进行反思的话。operation操作、手术;growth增长;character人物、角色,均不符合语境,故排除。
【难度】偏小
8. I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should cither study regularly or______ his job. A. quits B. to quit C. quitting D. quit 8.【考点】并列结构
【答案】D
【解析】 either…or+并列结构,前后形式上保持一致,由此与study相呼应,故答案选D,用动词原形。
【难度】中等
9. We live in an age __ more information is available with greater ease than ever before. A. why B. when C. to whom D. on which 9.【考点】定语从句
【答案】B
【解析】when引导定义从句,在从句中做时间状语,修饰先行词an age(时代). 此处的when=at which。
【难度】中等
10. The research lacks__ evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful. A. solid B. fierce C. severe D. potential 10.【考点】形容词词义辨析
【答案】A
【解析】根据句意:研究缺乏实证(solid evidence),因此所得出的结论还有待考证。fierce激烈的;severe严重的;potential,有潜力的,均不符合语境,故排除。 【难度】较难
11. \A. to be reserved B. Living reserved C. reserving D. reserved 11.【考点】非谓语—过去分词
【答案】D
【解析】reserve和谓语动词sat之间没有连词,故用非谓语,且和其逻辑主语the table逻辑上构成被动关系,故用过去分词表示被动、完成的概念,在句子中做后置定语。 【难度】中等
12. According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to______ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22. A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline 12. 【考点】动词词义辨析
【答案】D
【解析】根据句意:根据科学家研究,我们的精神气在22岁达到高峰值之后便从27岁开始下滑(decline)。Differ不同;shrink缩水;fail失败、衰竭,均不符合语境,故排除。 【难度】稍难
13. Peter had intended to take a job in business, but _____ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010.
A. had abandoned B. abandoned C. abandon D. will abandon 13. 【考点】动词时态—一般过去时
【答案】B
【解析】根据but提示,是并列句,故前后时态一致。与had intended相呼应,可知此空应在表示过去时的范围选择,由此排除C、D选项。且abandon动作只是陈述了过去所发生的一件事而已,没有在intend之前,故排除A选项(过去的过去),由此可知答案B符合文意。一般过去时表示对过去所发生的一件事情的简单陈述而已。
【难度】中等
14. Brown said he was by no means annoyed;_____ he was glad to be able to make himself
clearly understood. A. all in all B. for one thing C. on the contrary D. by the way 14. 【考点】介词短语词义辨析
【答案】C
【解析】根据句意:布朗说他一点儿都不恼火。相反(on the contrary)他很高兴能够被透彻理解。All in all总而言之;for one thing其一;by the way顺便讲一下,均不符合语境,故排除。解题的关键是对词组by no means=never(决不)的理解。
【难度】中等
15. Armed with the information you have gathered, you can_______ preparing your business plan.
A. set out
【答案】B
B. set about C. set off D. set up
15.【考点】动词词组词义辨析
【解析】根据句意:有这么些个你所收集的信息,你可以着手(set about doing sth)准备你的商业计划了。Set out to do sth着手;set off出发;set up建立,均不符合语境,故排除。
【难度】中等
16. — Alvin, are you coming with us?
— I'd love to, but something unexpected ___ .
A. has come up B. was coming up C. had come up 16.【考点】动词时态—现在完成时
【答案】A
【解析】 根据句意:---艾琳,你要和我们一起去吗?---我想去,但是发生了点意外。现在完成时表示过去发生的动作或事情到现在为止,且对现在造成了一定的影响,符合语境,故答案选A.B,过去进行时,表示过去某段时间正在进行的的动作或所处的状态;C,过去完成时表示过去的过去;D,过去将来时表示过去将来要发生的事情,均不符合语境,故排除。
【难度】中等
17. Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature, _____, for some reason, had withdrawn from all
human society. A. which B. who C. where D. whom 17. 【考点】定语从句
【答案】B
【解析】who引导非限定性定语从句,在从句中做主语,修饰先行词Ellen(人名)。Which修行先行词是物的定语从句;whom修饰先行词为人,且在从句中做宾语;where修饰先行词是地点名词,且在从句中地点状语,均不符合语境,故排除。 【难度】中等
18. Mike was usually so careful, ______this time he made a small mistake. A. yet B. still C. even D. thus 18. 【考点】副词
【答案】A
【解析】根据句意:麦克通常很认真的,然而(yet)这次他犯了个小错误。Still仍旧;even甚至;thus因此,均不符合语境,故排除。
【难度】中等
19. Had they known what was coming next, they________ second thoughts. A. may have B. could have C. must have had D. might have had 19. 【考点】虚拟语气中的情态动词
【答案】D
D. would come up