高考真题——英语重庆卷解析

高考真题——英语重庆卷解析

‎ 版权所有：高考资源网(www.ks5u.com)‎ ‎2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题解析 ‎(重庆卷)‎ 英语试题卷共16页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。‎ ‎2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。‎ ‎3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。‎ ‎4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。‎ ‎5.考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 一、听力（共三节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试题卷上的答案转涂或转填到答题卡上。‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。‎ 例：How much is the shirt?‎ A.£19.15 B. £‎9.15 C. £9.18‎ 答案是B。‎ ‎1.How old is the girl?‎ A.7 B‎.8 C.10‎ ‎2 . Where does the conversation most probably take place ?‎ A In a bank B In a store C In a library ‎ ‎3. How will the two speakers travel ?‎ A By bus B By car C By train ‎ ‎4. What are the two speakers talking about ?‎ A Their work B Their manager C Their meeting ‎ ‎5. What is the woman’s problem ?‎ A She is thirsty B She is sick C She is tired ‎ 第二节 （共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）‎ 请听下面4端对话或独白。 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 请听第六段材料，回答第6至第8题。‎ ‎6. Which TV program does the women like best ?‎ A Sports program B Morning news C Talk show ‎ ‎7. How much time does the woman spend watching TV every day ?‎ ‎ A About half an hour B About two hours C About four hours ‎ ‎8. What is the conversation mainly about ?‎ A. Types of TV programs. B. Popular TV shows C.TV watching habits 请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. Who will take the guitar lessons?‎ A. The woman B. The woman’s son C. The woman’s friend ‎10.How long has the woman played the piano ？‎ A. For two years B. For three years C. For five years ‎11. How much do the Tuesday lessons cost per hour?‎ A. $ 4 B. $‎8 ‎‎ C. $10 D. $12‎ 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. What does the conversation most probably take place?‎ A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Saturday.‎ ‎16. What kind of food might the woman have tonight?‎ A. Italian food. B. French food. C. Japanese food.‎ ‎17. How many people will go for dinner?‎ A. Three. B. Six. C. Eight.‎ 第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）‎ 请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。‎ 请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ Timetable of a Radio Station Time Program Radio Four ‎7:30‎ ‎__18__‎ Radio Three ‎7:30‎ Concert Radio Two ‎8:00‎ ‎__19__ Match Radio One ‎10:00‎ News Radio One ‎__20__‎ Travel 二、英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ ‎ 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。‎ ‎ 例：A computer can only do ________ you have instructed it to do.‎ ‎ A. how B. after C. what D. when 答案是C.‎ ‎21.-John, when shall we meet again, Thursday or Friday?‎ ‎ -_________.I’ll be off to London then.‎ ‎ A. Either B. Neither C. Both D. None ‎21.【考点】不定代词用法 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】根据答语“I’ll be off to London then.”可知，约定的星期三或者星期五对John来说，都不行。在选项中B选项是“两者都不”之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎22.-kevin,you look worried. Anything wrong?‎ ‎ -Well, I____ a test and I’m waiting for the result.‎ ‎ A. will take B. took C. had taken D. take ‎22.【考点】动词的时态 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】根据答语的后半句可知，现在Kevin正在等待测试的成绩，参加测试为一个过去的动作，应该使用一般过去时态。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎【知识拓展】一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作或状态，也可表示过去某段时间内经常或反复发生的动作。其标志性状语常为in the past, yesterday, just now, the day before yesterday, last week, in 2000, two weeks ago等。‎ ‎23.______to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film.‎ ‎ A. Having been asked B. To ask C. Having asked D. To be asked ‎23.【考点】非谓语动词用法 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】逗号前为原因状语，空白处与句子的主语为逻辑上的动宾关系，由此可排除表示主动关系的B和C选项，D选项常作目的和结果状语，不作原因状语，也可排除，而A选项为现在分词完成式的被动形式，可作时间状语、原因状语、结果状语、伴随状语等。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎24.Sam has been appointed _______ manager of the engineering department to take ____ place of ‎ George.‎ ‎ A. /,/ B. the,/ C the the D./, the ‎24.【考点】冠词用法辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】句意：Sam被任命为工程部经理取代了George。表示官衔职务的名词作补语和同位语时，前不加冠词。在题干中，“manager”表示职务，作主语补足语，不需要加冠词，而第二个空白处为固定短语“take the place of”，是“代替，取代”之意。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎ ‎【知识拓展】不使用冠词的情况：在节日名称、星期、月份、季节前；一日三餐、球类棋类等运动的名称前；系动词turn（变成）后的单数名词作表语用零冠词；人名、地名、机构等专有名词前；与by连用表示交通方式的名词前；以and连接的两个相对的名词连用时；名词前已有this, that, my, your, some, any 等词作定语；复数名词表示一类人或事物时；在某些固定搭配和习惯用语中等。‎ ‎25.-____you interrupt now? Can’t you see I’m on the phone?‎ ‎ -Sorry Sir, but it’s urgent.‎ ‎ A. Can B. Should C. Must D. Would ‎25.【考点】情态动词用法 ‎【答案】 C ‎【解析】句意：“——你现在一定要打断我吗？难道你不能看到我在打电话吗？——对不起，先生，事情很急。”根据语境结合选项的词义，C选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎26.-The Modern Art Exhibition in the City‎ ‎Museum has been cancelled.‎ ‎ -Oh, no!______.‎ ‎ A. It’s a pity B. It doesn’t matter C.I knew it already D. It’s not interesting at all ‎26.【考点】交际用语 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】分析题干语境可知，答语表示的是对于现代艺术展览活动的取消表示遗憾。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎27. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area ______.We must act immediately before there’s left.‎ A. have run out B. are running out C. have been run out D. are being run out ‎27.【考点】动词的时态 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】分析题干语境可知，食品供应即将耗尽。run ‎ out为不及物动词短语，不能使用被动形式，由此可排除C和D两个选项。B选项为现在进行时态，可以表示将来，符合题意。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎28. We’re having a meeting in half an hour. The decision ______ at the meeting will in the future of our company.‎ A. to be made B. being made C. made D. having been made ‎28.【考点】非谓语动词 ‎【答案】 A ‎ ‎【解析】分析句子结构可知，空白处为后置定语，与被修饰的名词是逻辑上的被动关系，而且是将要发生的动作。由此可知，表示被动和将来的A选项符合题意。B表示被动进行，C表示被动完成，D表示被动完成，但是不作定语。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】困难 技巧点拨：考查非谓语动词。分析题干的句子结构可知，此处是非谓语动词作后置定语，publish与book之间存在被动关系，next month是表示将来的时间状语，因此，空格处表示被动将来，故正确答案为B选项。A表示被动完成；C表示主动将来；D表示被动进行，均不合语境。‎ ‎29. Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales A. which B. that C. when D. where ‎29.【考点】定语从句 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】“position”为先行词，后面是其定语从句，关系词在从句中作的是地点状语，因此，应该使用关系副词“where”来引导定语从句。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 技巧点拨：句意表示“我已经达到人生的一个转折点，应该自己做决定。”先行词是point, 关系词在从句中作地点状语，因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎30.—Coach, can I continue with the training? ‎ ‎—Sorry, you can’t ______you haven’t recovered from the knee injury.‎ A. until B. before C. to consider D. unless ‎30.【考点】状语从句 ‎【答案】 C ‎【解析】短语语境表示“抱歉，你不能继续训练因为你膝盖受的伤还没有恢复。”由此可知，空白处后面为原因状语从句，C选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎【易错点】审题时粗心大意，很容易误认为是not…until…句型，从而误选成A选项。‎ 技巧点拨：‎ 考查原因状语从句。A和B选项主要用于引导定语从句；C选项引导目的和结果状语从句；D选项是“因为”之意，引导原因状语从句。分析句子结构，本题不是定语从句。根据语境，应该选择D选项。‎ ‎31. Before you quit your job, ______how your family would feel about your decision.‎ A. consider B. considering C. to consider D. considered ‎31.【考点】祈使句用法 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】结合选项来分析句子结构，逗号前为时间状语从句，后面实际上是一个祈使句。由此可知，A选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎32. It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic______ Zheng sailed to ‎East Africa A. when B. that C. after D. since ‎32.【考点】特殊句式—强调句型 ‎【答案】B ‎ ‎【解析】句子虽然比较长，但是其主干为强调句型，是对“80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic”进行了强调，由此可知，空白处应该填写“that”。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 技巧点拨：考查强调句型。分析题干，句子是强调句型的一般疑问句，是对地点状语on a lonely island进行强调，故正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎33. The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor______ it a thought.‎ A. does he even given B. he even gives C. whether D. he will even given ‎33.【考点】特殊句式—倒装结构 ‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】空白处前为否定词“nor”位于句首，句子应该使用部分倒装结构，而且根据语境空白处应使用一般将来时，C选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 技巧点拨：考查倒装。否定副词never位于句首，句子应该使用部分倒装结构；根据语境即关键词before，句子应该用现在完成时，故正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎34. Evdence has been found through years of study______ children’s early sleeping problem likely to continue when they grow up.‎ A. why B. how C. whether D. that ‎34.【考点】名词性从句 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】分析句子结构可知，空白处后面为句子主语“Evidence”的同位语从句，在这一从句中，句意完整，不缺少成分，应该使用“that”作为引导词。因此，正确答案为D选项。 ‎ ‎【难度】一般 技巧点拨：考查同位语从句。evidence后面的部分是其内容，即同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，应该that作为引导词，故正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎35.—Look, here comes your dream girl. Invite her to dance.‎ ‎—______W hat if she refuses me?‎ A.I don’t know B. Why me? C. With pleasure D. So what?‎ ‎35.【考点】交际用语 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】分析语境可知，对于是否邀请对方跳舞拿不定主意，害怕对方拒绝。在四个选项中，A选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。‎ I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originate from my love for nature. It was to _37__my parents.‎ ‎ At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her,“something else to __39__!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.‎ At that age, I always did something__40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found__41__, I would plant a garden!‎ ‎ I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to _42___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild __43__joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.‎ ‎___45__, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even__46___at me because found it was __47__to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __48__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds__49__flowers.‎ Regardless of their __50__, I kept on planting my garden and _51__to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they___52__to care and love.‎ ‎ It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __53___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__54_.And now I could say it is my affection for___55__they makes me a real gardener.‎ ‎36. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design ‎37. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy ‎38. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement ‎39. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in ‎40. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite ‎41. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting ‎42. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through ‎43. A. to B. with C. in D. by ‎44. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually ‎45.‎ A.‎ Instead B. However C. Therefore D Besides ‎ ‎46.‎ A.‎ shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped ‎ ‎47.‎ A.‎ convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous ‎48.‎ A.‎ sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief ‎49.‎ A.‎ other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than ‎50.‎ A.‎ dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion ‎51.‎ A.‎ decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled ‎52.‎ A.‎ devote B. turn C. respond D. lead ‎53.‎ A.‎ defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge ‎54.‎ A.‎ proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed ‎55.‎ A.‎ freedom B. life C. growth D. nature ‎【考点】记叙文 ‎【文章大意】作者小时候出于反叛心理，在院子里种花，结果最终喜欢了园艺，后来作者在这方面做出了成绩，成为一名真正的园艺师，使当初持反对意见的父母为之倍感自豪。‎ ‎36.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎ ‎【解析】作者早期从事园艺的意图并非源于对大自然的热爱。C选项为意图、打算之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎37.【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【答案】 D ‎ ‎【解析】根据下文可知，作者从事园艺只是给父母添烦恼。D选项是惹恼、使生气、使烦恼之意，符合文意。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎38.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】根据下文可知，可知作者的母亲以怀疑地目光看着大自然的杰作。由此可知，A选项符合文意。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎39.【考点】动词短语辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】作者的父亲认为清扫院内的树叶是浪费时间，难道没有别的东西需要清扫吗?在四个选项中，C表示“清理，打扫”，符合文意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎ ‎40.【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】作者小时候有一种反叛的心理，总是按照父母相反的去做。A表示“相等的，相当的，均等的”；B表示“相似的，类似的”；C表示“较高的，上级的”；D表示“相反的，对立的，对面的”。由此可知，D选项符合文意。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎41.【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】由于作者有反叛心理，作者想到如果园艺是父母感到烦恼的事，就种植一个花园。在选项中，C选项表示令人烦恼之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎42.【考点】动词短语辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎ ‎【解析】作者在院子里种了百合花种子，但是没有发芽。A表示“发芽，走进，上楼”；B表示“爆发，发生”；C表示“不挂断，等—会”；D表示“接通，完成”。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎43.【考点】介词用法 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】作者高兴地发现第一束玫瑰花开花了。with joy为常用短语，表示高兴地之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎44.【考点】副词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎ ‎【解析】朵朵鲜花竞相绽放，最终，作者被眼前的景象所感动。由此可知，D选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎45.【考点】副词用法辨析 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】然而，作者的父母对作者的花园不感兴趣。空白处表示的是一种转折的语气，B选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎46.【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎ ‎【解析】作者的父亲甚至对作者大声叫嚷。由此可知，A选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎47.【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】作者的父亲觉得花挡住了车道，令他烦恼不已。B选项有令人烦恼之意，符合文意。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎48.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】B ‎ ‎【解析】作者把自己的真玫瑰花放进母亲的花瓶里，使她感觉不愉快。to one’s displeasure为常用短语，而且意思符合语境。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎49.【考点】短语用法辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎ ‎【解析】在作者母亲的眼里，那些只是杂草而不是鲜花。C选项是而不之意，符合文意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎50.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】尽管作者的父母不喜欢作者的所作所为，但是作者一直坚持自己的做法。由此可知，A选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎51.【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎ ‎【解析】作者继续享受园艺的快乐。在四个选项中，C选项是继续之意，符合文意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎52.【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】植物成为作者的好伙伴，他们呼吸，他们开花。他们对作者的呵护和爱有回应。respond to为常用短语，是“对……反应， 响应”之意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎53.【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】根据上文，由于具有反叛心理，作者种植花园是出于挑战父母。A表示“战胜，击败”；B表示“使满意，使高兴，使满足”；C表示“尊敬，敬重，尊重”；D表示“向……挑战，怀疑，反对”。由此可知，D选项与文意相符。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎54.【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎ ‎【解析】现在作者已经成为一名著名的园艺师，使其父母为之自豪。在四个选项中，A选项的词义符合文意。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】‎ ‎55.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】作者认为是自己对大自然的钟爱使自己最终成为一名真正的园艺师。由此可知，D选项符合文意。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 三 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)‎ A One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).‎ On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!‎ One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.‎ Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough. " As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.‎ The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" "Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.‎ From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs.‎ ‎ My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!‎ ‎【考点】记叙文——日常生活类 ‎【文章大意】短文介绍了作者深爱的小弟弟因病住院，情况不容乐观。在圣诞节即将来临之际，全家人正在为此感到悲伤难过时，来自医院的电话给全家人带来了好消息，作者的弟弟康复了，作者认为这是圣诞节最为特别的礼物。‎ ‎56. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?‎ A He got a baby brother B He got a Christmas gift ‎ C He became four years old D He received a doll ‎ ‎56.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】根据短文第2段开头可知，作者的母亲在1958年9月11日生了一个男孩，也就是作者得到了一个小弟弟。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】较易 ‎57.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？‎ A. Impossible. B. Boring C. Difficult D. Fearful ‎57.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】根据短文第3段，划线词前面提到“‘hopeless’, ‘pitiful’，and ‘dying’”。由此可猜测D选项的词义与划线词一致。因此，正确答案为D选项。 ‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎58. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?‎ A. Excitement. B. Happiness. C. Sadness. D. Disappointment.‎ ‎58【答案】C ‎【试题解析】根据短文，在圣诞节即将来临之际，作者的弟弟仍然在住院而且情况不容乐观，为此，作者的父亲感到悲伤。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎59. What is the passage mainly about ?‎ A A sad Christmas day B Life with a lovely baby ‎ C. A special Christmas gift. D. Memories of a happy family ‎59.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】作者以一个特别的圣诞礼物为中心线索来展开故事情节，因此，最佳标题应该是“A special Christmas gift.”。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 B Top lists are lecturing people on everything from"100 books to read ". Aren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?‎ Now you have a list to end all lists!‎ Take a look at the following two examples from the list of "101 things not to do":‎ Swim with Dolphins（海豚）？‎ ‎ Swimming with dolphins is one of the world’s most profitable tourist activities. However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy ,tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨).‎ Here’s a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they’re just opening mouths.‎ Go to See the Mona Lisa?‎ There must be something about the mysterious(神秘的)smile. The 6 million people who the lady in the Louvre every year can’t all be wrong after all. But they can be quite anno standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security read. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds most.‎ If the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn’t just be smiling, she laughing.‎ So, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20％ discount.‎ ‎【考点】说明文——广告 ‎【文章大意】短文为一则广告，向读者推荐一本书。‎ ‎60. According to the passage, swimming with dolphins________.‎ ‎ A. is the world’s most popular tourist activity ‎ B. gives fun to both tourists and dolphins ‎ C. will make tourists busy and tired ‎ D. can cause danger to dolphins ‎60.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】短文提到“Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers(螺旋桨)”。由此可知与海豚共泳可能会给海豚带来危险。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎61. what does the author think about going to see the Mona Lisa?‎ ‎ A. It is wrong to go and see the mysterious smile.‎ ‎ B. It is not as satisfying as expected.‎ ‎ C. Fifteen seconds in front of the painting is enough.‎ ‎ D. Queuing for hours is worthwhile.‎ ‎61.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】短文提到“… holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security read. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds most.”。由此可知，看蒙娜丽莎并没有预期的那样令人满意。B选项内容与此相符合。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎62. The list of “101 things not to do” is made most probably because its author_______.‎ ‎ A. thinks it boring to do the things suggested by other lists ‎ B. believes other lists are not humorous enough ‎ C. intends to persuade people to read more lists ‎ D. wants to provide a list different from other lists ‎62.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】根据短文，作者推出了“101 things not to do”，是想提出有以往不同的内容，D选项与此相符。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎63. What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ ‎ A. To advertise a book B. To introduce a website ‎ ‎ C. To comment on popular lists D. To recommend tourist activities.‎ ‎63.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】短文最后一段提到“If you want to find out more about the list, read 101 Tings NOT to Do Before You Die. Visit www.not2dobeforeidie.co.uk and buy the book at a 20％ discount.”。由此可知，作者是在推销一本书，也就是短文的目的是为一本书做广告。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 C There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the in 1873 she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot ,” And she didn’t even go fishing.‎ Scotland‎ is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grass mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold. As you settle down with just a people and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy castle , any frustration will float away as gently as the circling water. It’s just you and purple , pink ,white flowers, a perfect harmony . If you are a new comer to fishing, Learning the basics form a fishing leave you with a lifetime’s fun. Four many,‎ ‎ fishing is more than a sport; it is an art Scotland‎ offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day’s fishing. Set wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland’s mountains . Ben Nevis is the highest of mountains, and reaching its 1342-metre top is a challenge. But it’s not just what goes matters; what comes down is unique . More than 900 metres high, on the mountain’s north an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes form the Gaelic language “usqueba “water of life”; And it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best know whisky.‎ ‎【考点】说明文 ‎【文章大意】短文介绍了苏格兰是一个好地方，是一个著名的旅游胜地，漂亮的城堡，美丽的河流等会令人流连忘返。‎ ‎64. The story of Queen Victoria is to show that _____.‎ A. the queen is rich in tour experience B. the Castle is a good place to go in ‎Scotland C. tasting whisky is better than going fishing D.1873 is a special year for the queen ‎64.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】短文第1段提到“‘I never saw a lovelier spot.’ And she didn’t even go fishing.”，由此结合上下文可知，苏格兰的这座城堡是值得去的好地方。在四个选项中，B选项内容与此相符。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎65. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?‎ A. By giving descriptions. B. By flowering time order.‎ C. By analyzing causes. D. By making comparisons.‎ ‎65.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】浏览短文第2段，会发现作者以描写的方式来展开内容要点的。由此可知，A选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎66. What is Ben Nevis special for?‎ A. The Inverlochy Castle Hotel. B. The beauty of its surroundings.‎ C. The water from the mountain. D. The challenge up to its top.‎ ‎66.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】短文最后一段提到“Ben Nevis is the highest of mountains…And it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best know whisky.”。由此可知，Ben Nevis的特别之处在于它的水纯正，是生产威士忌的最重要原料。在选项中，C选项内容与此相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎67. What is the main purpose of the passage?‎ A. To introduce Scottish traditions to tourists.‎ B. To show the attractions of Scotland to readers.‎ C. To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland.‎ ‎67.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】浏览全文，不难发现短文的主要目的是想向读者展示苏格兰的这座胜地。由此可知，C选项符合题意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 D To take the apple as a forbidden fruit is the most unlikely story the Christians（基督教徒）ever cooked up. For them, the forbidden fruit from Eden is evil（邪恶的）.So when Colu brought the tomato back from South America, a land mistakenly considered to be eden, ever jumped to be the obvious conclusion. Wrongly taken as the apple of Eden, the tomato was shut out of the door of Europeans.‎ What made it particularly terrifying was its similarity to the mandrake, a plant that was the to have come from Hell （地狱）.What earned the plant its awful reputation was its roots w looked like a dried-up human body occupied by evil spirits. Tough the tomato and the man were quite different except that both had bright red or yellow fruit, the general population consio them one and the same, to terrible to touch.‎ Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s most of the We people continued to drag their feet. In the 1880s, the daughter of a well-known plant expert that the most interesting part of an afternoon tea at her father’s house had been the “introduction this wonderful new fruit-or is it a vegetable?” As late as the twentieth century some writers classed tomatoes with mandrakes as an” evil fruit”.‎ But in the end tomatoes carried the day. The hero of the tomato was an American named R Johnson, and when he was publicly going to eat the tomato in 1820,people journeyed for hun of miles to watch him drop dead.” What are you afraid of?” he shouted. ”I’ll show you fools these things are good to eat!” Then he bit into the tomato. Some people fainted. But he sur and, according to a local story, set up a tomato-canning factory.‎ ‎【考点】社会生活类——夹叙夹议 ‎【文章大意】西红柿开始被人类食用是经历了一个非常复杂的过程，短文主要介绍的西红柿从最初的被认为是邪恶的水果到被接受的过程。‎ ‎68. The tomato was shut out of the door of early Europeans mainly because ______.‎ A it made Christive evil B it was the apple of Eden ‎ C it came from a forbidden land D it was religiously unacceptable ‎ ‎68.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】根据短文第1段内容可知，西红柿被被教徒们认为是邪恶的水果，而被御之门外。由此可知，D选项内容与文意相符。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎69. What can we infer the underlined part in Paragraph 3 ?‎ A The process of ignoring the tomato slowed down ‎ B There was little progress in the study of the tomato ‎ C The tomato was still refused in most western countries ‎ D Most western people continued to get rid of the tomato ‎ ‎69.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】短文第3段提到“Cautious Europeans long ignored the tomato, and until the early 1700s…”。由此结合语境可知，西红柿在大部分西方国家仍然遭受拒绝。C选项内容与此相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎70. What is the main reason for Robert Johnson to eat the tomato Publicly ?‎ A To make himself a hero B To remove people’s fear of the tomato ‎ C To speed up the popularity of the tomato ‎ D To persuade people to buy products from his factory ‎ ‎70.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】根据短文最后一段内容可知，Robert Johnson当众吃西红柿的主要原因在于他想让人们摆脱对西红柿的恐惧。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎71. What is the main purpose of the passage ?‎ A To challenge people’s fixed concept of the tomato ‎ B To give an explanation to people’s dislike of the tomato ‎ C To present the change of people’s attitudes to the tomato ‎ D To show the process of freeing the tomato from religious influence ‎ ‎71.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】浏览全文，短文主要介绍的是人们对于西红柿的态度的变化，从不接受到最后接收。由此可知，C选项符合文意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎ E ‎ In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren “, John Keynes, economist,‎ ‎ rewrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are indeed what other have , and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) this is not true of absolute ‎ Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending id decided by the super- iority He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this derive as the only source of demands ‎ ‎ Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the den almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.‎ There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example, Porsche famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the mark Priced at over $120,000,it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 200 the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.‎ By placing the desire to be superior to other at the heart of his description of negation demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has natural limits.‎ ‎【考点】议论文 ‎【文章大意】经济学家约翰·凯恩斯把人类的需求分为两类：绝对需求和相对需求。相对需求可能确实是无止境的。短文举出了几个具体的实例来阐述这一观点。‎ ‎72. According to the passage, John Keynes Believed that_______.‎ A. desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs B. absolute needs come from our sense of superiority C. relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands D. absolute needs are stronger than relative needs ‎72.【答案】C ‎【试题解析】短文第段提到“He thought although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) this is not true of absolute”。由此可知，C选项内容与此相符。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎73. What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?‎ A. They want to show their superiority B. They find specialty important to meals C. Their demands for food are not easily satisfied.‎ D. Their choice of dinner is related to ideas of quality.‎ ‎73.【答案】D ‎【试题解析】短文第3段提到“The goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.”。由此可知，这对夫妇出去就餐的只是改善一下。在四个选项中，D选项内容与此相符。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎74.What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?‎ A. Understanding. B. Increase C. Difference D. Study ‎74.【答案】B ‎【试题解析】根据短文，人们对于质量的需要呈上升的趋势，由此可推测划线词的词义与B选项的词义相符。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎75. The author of the passage that ______.‎ A. absolute needs have no limits B. demands for quality are not insatiable C. human desires influence ideas of quality D. relative needs decide most of our spending ‎75.【答案】A ‎【试题解析】浏览全文，短文主要探讨的是绝对需要无止境，A选项与此相符。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 四、写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正；‎ 此行多一个词，把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。‎ 此行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。‎ 此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。‎ 注意：请在答题卡上作答。‎ Dear Grandpa,‎ How are you those days? I have been missing you very 76._________‎ much after I went to college a year ago. Whenever I think of 77._________‎ the old days, I feel very happily. I still remember when I 78._________‎ was child, you always held me in your arms and told me stories 79._________‎ till I fall asleep. We often went to the fields to enjoy the pleasant 80._________‎ view there. You told me the name of different plants and their 81._________‎ characteristics. Gradually, I became interesting in biology 82._________‎ and chose to learn biology when I entered into the college. Now 83.________‎ my friend Ann, together with me, are going to do field study 84.________‎ and the findings will be use as materials for our research. Since 85.________‎ we’ll do the study in our hometown, I hope to see you by then.‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Daisy 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 某国际网站提供个人闲置物品交换服务。现在，你打算通过该网站将自己的一件闲置物品与他人交换（exchange）。请你用英文在该网站上发帖，发布物品交换信息。内容应包括：‎ ‎·你将拿出什么物品进行交换 ‎·具体介绍该物品 ‎·你希望换回什么物品 ‎·请愿意交换的朋友给你留言 注意：‎ ‎（1）词数100左右；‎ ‎（2）格式不限；‎ ‎（3）文中不得使用考生真实姓名和学校名称。‎ ‎【考点】问题解决型—提纲作文 ‎【写作指导】在试题材料中给出了四方面的内容要点，考生需要在此基础上进行适当地发挥。试题虽然已经对写作内容进行了界定，但是仍然具有一定的开放性，给考生留有一定的自由发挥空间。写作时，应该以一般现在时为中心时态，内容充实，积极健康，应尽可能多运用学过而且熟练的词汇、短语和句型，尽量变换句式，长短句交错使用，并且恰当地穿插一些过渡性词语，以使短文上下连贯，行文紧凑，如，and, or, but, then, in a word, after all, neither…nor…, so… that…, in other words等。考生在有把握的情况下，才可以使用较高级的词汇、短语或者句式。否则，为此出现了大量的错误，是得不偿失的。而且考生在书写时，还需要注意书写工整，卷面整洁，尽可能避免出现典型性错误。‎ 试卷综评：试题整体设计科学，严密规范，难度适中。单项填空考查的知识覆盖面广，考查了时态、名词性从句、情态动词、定语从句、状语从句、特殊句式、冠词用法、代词用法、交际英语等。完形填空是一篇记叙文，介绍的是作者如何成为一名有成就的园艺师，突出考查了动词、名词等实词的用法，考生做题时，需要把握好整个语篇，注意上下文的联系。阅读理解除选材丰富，集知识性与教育性为一体，重点考查的是细节理解能力和推理判断能力，辅以词义猜测和主旨大意概括等方面的能力。短文改错考查的是考生准确纠错的能力，考生需要凭借自己掌握的知识仔细查看短文，注意词法、句法及逻辑关系等方面可能存在的错误。书面表达是提纲类作文，给出了部分中文要点，写作时，尽可能多运用学过而且运用熟练的词汇、短语和句型，避开没有把握的词汇和语句，而且注意书写工整，卷面整洁。 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（重庆卷）‎ 英语试题答案 一、 听力 ‎1. 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