2012 年英语高考模拟试题（含答案） 第 1 页 共 11 页 2012年普通高考模拟试卷英语 本试卷共 10页，三大题，满分 135分。考试用时 120分钟。 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115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。 The old man awoke just before sunrise, as he often did. He was walking by the oceans edge to 1 the new day. As he moved through the morning dawn, he 2 on a faint, far away motion. He saw a young man, bending and waving arms, dancing on the beach, no 3 that he was in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin. As he 4 , he realized that the young man was not dancing to the bay, but rather bending to looking through what was left by the nights 5 , stopping now and then to 6 up starfish and then standing, to throw it back into the 7 . He asked the youth the 8 of the effort. The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot 9 to the sea by themselves, the youth replied. When the sun rises, they will die, unless I put them back into the sea. As the youth made his 10 , the old man looked at the vast expanse of beach, stretching in both 11 beyond eyesight. Starfish littered the shore in 12 beyond calculation. The hopelessness of the young man s plan became 13 and the old man countered, But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is down. Surely you cannot expect to make a(n) 14 . The young man paused briefly to consider the words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as 15 . Turning to the old man, he said, I made a difference to that one. 1. A. accept B. inspect C. inspire D. greet 2. A. focused B. insisted C. carried D. stepped 3. A. wonder B. doubt C. way D. problem 4. A. approached B. left C. thought D. remained 5. A. coldness B. darkness C. tide D. steam 6. A. set B. pick C. take D. hold 7. A. river B. pond C. lake D. sea 8. A. cause B. excuse C. purpose D. idea 9. A. swim B. return C. fly D. dive 10. A. decision B. conclusion C. instruction D. explanation 11. A. directions B. arms C. length D. methods 12. A. piles B. need C. numbers D. danger 13. A. worried B. anxious C. eager D. clear 14. A. sense B. effort C. difference D. effect 15. A. possible B. likely C. necessary D. probable 2012 年英语高考模拟试题（含答案） 第 2 页 共 11 页 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，在空格处填人一个适当的 词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为1625的相应位置上。 It was New Years Night. An aged man raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white flowers on the surface of a clear calm lake. He had already passed sixty of the stages 16 (lead) to his certain goal the tomb, and he had brought from his journey nothing 17 mistakes and regret. Now his health was poor, his mind empty, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts. The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled 18 serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads 19 leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with beautiful flowers, fresh fruits; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, 20 was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes crawled. 21 this New Years night, he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to 22 (success) and were now honored and happy. The clock in the church tower 23 (strike) and the sound made him remember his parents early love for him. They had taught him 24 prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of 25 (tear), and with a desperate effort, he burst out a cry: Come back, my early days! Come back! II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节阅渎理解（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 ,并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。 A She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili. When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: It s a waste of life. Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didn t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, so that you can develop your independence . We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents meetings. Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under control. I want to be perfect and I don t expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals. After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other. In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me. 2012 年英语高考模拟试题（含答案） 第 3 页 共 11 页 That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them. She took me to see a therapist (治疗师 ). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was like a wheel