2012届高三第一次六校联考英语试题

Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用(共两节。满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 1 that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 2 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard as Robby tried, he 3 the basic sense of music. However, he persisted (坚持), and at the end of each weekly 4 , he always said, “ My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 5 . He just did not have any inborn (天生的) ability.

I only knew his mother from a distance as she 6 Robby off or waited in her old car to pick him up. She always 7 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 8 .

Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital (独奏会) when Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ve just got to 9 !” he insisted.

The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was packed with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. 10 Robby came up on stage. I was 11 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto (协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 12 that everyone rose to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 13 . “Oh! Robby! How did you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf… I kept on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 14 she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well…she was born deaf, so tonight was the 15 time she ever heard me play…” 1. A. prefer

B. imagine C. suppose D. wish

D. dream D. showed D. show

2. A. plan B. belief C. need 3. A. held B. lacked C. hid 4. A. seminar B. lesson C. test

5. A. meaningless B. senseless C. useless D. hopeless 6. A. put B. saw C. dropped D. sent 7. A. waved B. waited

C. jumped

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D. left

8. A. tired B. deaf 9. A. succeed B. learn 10. A. Suddenly B Then 12. A. badly B. hardly 13. A. platform B. stairs 15. A. best B. first

C. sick D. unhappy

C. play D. act C. Finally D. Later C. differently D. wonderfully C. stage D. floor C. last

D. worst

11. A. surprised B. puzzled C. disappointed D. annoyed

14. A. unluckily B. therefore C. however D. actually

第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡括号为16-25的相应位置上。

Over years, I’ve been teaching children about a simple 16 powerful concept—the ant philosophy. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. First, ants never quit. They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, and they’ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat (了不起的) philosophy, to never quit 17 (look) for a way to get 18 you are supposed to go. Second, ants think winter all summer. That’s 19 important perspective. You can’t be so naive (幼稚的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in the middle of summer. It’s important to be 20 (reality). You have got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead. The third part is 21 ants think summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 22 , “This won’t last long; we’ll soon be out of here.” And 23 the first warm day, the ants are out. If it 24 (turn) cold again, they will dive back down. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he 25 (possibility) can. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

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Born in 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois, the American Richard Bach is the direct descendant (后代) of J.S. Bach, the famous composer. He attended Long Beach State College in 1955.

As an airplane pilot, Bach got married to his first wife and had six children, but divorced later and then left his family because he didn’t believe in marriage.

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Everything concerning airplane was his field, including an aviation (航空) technical writer and flight instructor.

Though aviation was his true love, Bach always wanted to write. During his high school years, one of his teachers made him realize his potential. In 1959 he had this idea of a bird learning to pass beyond the walls of limitations-Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In almost all his books he used airplanes as a way to pass the message. In Running from Safety, Bach shares with us his childhood: at age 8, he lost one of his brothers: Bobby.

In 1970, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a story about a seagull who flew for the sake of flying rather than merely to catch food, was published by Macmillan Publishers after the manuscript (手稿) was turned down by many other publishers. The book, which included unique photos of seagulls in flight, became a best-seller. In 1973, the book was turned into a movie. It’s said that Bach charged the production with changing the movie without his permission. In fact, those who saw the movie noticed that his name wasn’t mentioned.

26. About Richard Bach, we know from the passage that____________ A. his grandson was a famous composer B. he stayed with his family all the time C. he began to study in college at age 19 D. he majored in music in college

27. Bach used to be all the following EXCEPT ______________. A. a pilot B. a writer C. an instructor D. a fighter 28. Who probably led Richard Bach to his writing career? A. His family B. His teacher C. His publisher D. His brother 29. What do we know about Jonathan Livingston Seagull? A. It took Richard Bach a year to finish it. B. It tells about Richard Bach’s childhood. C. It is about a pilot’s experiences in flight. D. The idea for the book dates back to 1959. 30. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A. few publishers thought highly of the manuscript at first

B. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was turned into a movie five years after it was

published

C. Bach didn’t agree to turn the book into a movie.

D. the movie Jonathan Livingston Seagull made Bach rich.

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B

Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.

“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily,” Tony said. “You don’t have any luggage, right?”

“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”

“That’s right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.” “Thanks.”

Is Brian a criminal? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.

Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vocation!

31. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

A. Because they were the uniforms for air couriers. B. Because that made him easier to be recognized. C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. D. Because he did not have any luggage with him. 32. An air courier is a person who ______________.

A. manages a business company in foreign countries B. organizes international flights for tourist C. travels around the world with cheap tickets D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries

33. Businesses choose the air-courier service because ____________.

A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast 34. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he _________.

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