-
2012
年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
英
语
（
北京卷
）
第二部
分：知识运用（共两节，
45
分）
第一节
单项填空（共
15
小题：每小题
1
分，共<
/p>
15
分）
从每
题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四
个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：
It’s so nice to hear from
her again ______, we last met more than thirty
years ago.
A. What’s more
B.
That’s to say C. In
other words D. Believe it or not
答案是
D
。
21.
—
Look at
those clouds!
—Don’t worry. ______ it
rains, we’ll still have a great time.
A. Even if though C. In case D. If
only
22. By the time you have finished
this book, your meal ______ cold.
A.
gets B. has got C. will get getting
23. One learns a language by making
mistakes and ______ them.
A. corrects
B. correct correct D. correcting
24.
Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt
______ he could have expressed it differently.
A. why B. how C. that D. whether
25. George said that he would come to
school to see me the next day, but he ______.
A. wouldn’t B. didn’t C. hasn’t D.
hadn’t
26. When deeply
absorbed in work, ______ he often
was
，
he would forget all
about eating or sleeping.
A. that B.
which C. where D. when
27. _______
with care, one tin will last for six weeks.
A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To use
28. Many people have donated that type
of blood; however, the blood bank needs _____.
A. some B. less C. much D. more
29.
—
Have you
heard about that fire in the market?
—
Yes, fortunately no one
_____.
A. hurt B. was hurt C. has hurt
D. had been hurt
30. Our friendship
_____ quickly over the weeks that followed.
A. had developed B. was developing
C. would develop D. developed
31. ______ at the door before you enter
my room, please.
A. Knock B. Knocking
C. Knocked D. To knock
32. Birds
singing is sometimes a warning to other birds
_____away.
A. to stay B. ataying C.
stayed D. stay
33. We ______ the
difficulty together,
but why didn’t you
tell me?
A. should face B.
might face
C. could have faced D. must
have faced
34. Do you think this shirt
is too tight ____ the shoulders?
A. at
B. on C. to D. across
35. Don’t handle
the vase as if it ____ made of steel.
A. is B. were C. has been D. had been
【答案】
21-25 .
ACDCB 26-30 . BCDBD 31-35 AACDB
第二节
完形填空（共
20
小题；每小题
1.5
分，
共
30
分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项
涂黑。
Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be
one of those!” I said this after seeing the
Capit
al Dancing Company perform
when I was three. It was the first time
that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as
something important to start my
training. As I grew older and was
__37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance
__38__ varied but that
little girl’s
dream of someday becoming a __39__ in
the company never left me. In the summer of 2005
when I was 18, I received the
phone
call which made that dream a __40__; I became a
member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it
surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I
stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief
__43__ I was halfway through rehearsals
(
排练
) on my first day. I
never actually __44__ to get the job. After being
offered
the position, I was completely
__45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with
the change, it did not come without its fair share
of __46__. Through the strict
rehearsal
period of dancing six days a week, I found it
vital to __47__ up the material fast with every
last bit of
concentration. It is that
extreme __48__ to detail
(
细节
) and stress on practice
that set us __49__. To then follow those
high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy
show schedule of up to five performances a day, I
discovered a new __51__ of the
wo
rds “hard work.” What I
thought were my physical __
52__ were
pushed much further than I thought __53__. I
learned to
make each performance better
than the last.
Today, when I look at
the unbelievable company that I have the great
__54__ of being a part of, not only as a member,
but as a dance captain, I see a __55__
that has inspired not only generations of little
girls but a splendid company that
continues to develop and grow-and
inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
36. A. hobby B. plan C.
dream D. word
37. A connected B.
expanded C. exposed D. extended
38. A.
rarely B. certainly C. probably D.
consistently
39. A. director B.
trainer C. leader D. dancer
40. A. symbol B. memory C. truth
D. reality
41. A. bouncing B. dating
C. turning D. tracking
42. A.
lacks B. adds C. makes D.
brings
43. A. while B. since
C. until D. when
44. A. Cared
B. Expected C. Asked D. Decided
45. A. motivated B. relaxed C.
convinced D. astonished
46. A.
challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures
47. A. put B. mix C.
build D. pick
48. A.
Attention B. association C. attraction D.
adaptation
49. A. apart B. aside
C. off D. back
50. A. over
B. by C. with D. beyond
51. A. function B. meaning C.
expression D. usage
52. A. boundaries
B. problems C. barriers D. efforts
53. A. necessary B. perfect C.
proper D. possible
54. A. talent
B. honor C. potential D. responsibility
55. A. victory B. trend C.
tradition D. desire
36-40. CCBDD
46-50
．
ADAAC 51-55. BADBC
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，
40
分）
第一节（共
15
小题；每小题
2
分，共
30
分）
阅读下列
短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The Basics of
Math
—
Made Clear
Basic Math introduces students to the
basic concepts of mathematics, as well as the
fundamentals of more tricky areas.
These 30 fantastic lectures are
designed to provide students with an understanding
of arithmetic and to prepare them for
Algebra(
代数
) and
beyond.
The lessons in Basic Math cover
every basic aspect of arithmetic. They also look
into exponents(
指数
), the
order of
operations, and square roots.
In addition to learning how to perform various
mathematical operations, students discover why
these operations work, how a particular
mathematical topic relates to other branches of
mathematics, and how these
operations
can be used practically.
Basic Math
starts from the relatively easier concepts and
gradually moves on to the more troublesome ones,
so as to
allow for steady and sure
understanding of the material by students. The
lectures offer students the chance to “make sense”
of mathematical knowledge that may have
seemed so frightening. They also help students
prepare for college mathematics
and
overcome their anxiety about this
amazing
—
and completely
understandable
—
field of
study.
By the conclusion of the course,
students will have improved their understanding of
basic math. They will be able to
clear
away the mystery(
神秘性
) of
mathematics and face their studies with more
confidence than they ever imagined. In
addition, they will strengthen their
ability to accept new and exciting mathematical
challenges.
Professor H. Siegel,
honored by Kentucky Educ
ational
Television as “the best math teacher in America,”
is a devoted
teacher and has a gift for
explaining mathematical concepts in ways that make
them seem clear and obvious. From the basic
concrete ideas to the more abstract
problems, he is master in making math lectures
learner-friendlier and less scary.
With
a PhD in Mathematics Education from Georgia State
University, Dr. Siegel teaches mathematics at
Central
Arizona College. His courses
include various make-up classes and a number of
lectures for future primary school teachers.
If the course fails to provide complete
satisfaction to you, you can easily exchange it
for any other course that we offer.
Or
you can get your money back.
56. What
does the course Basic Math mainly cover?
A. Algebra. B. College Mathematics.
C. Arithmetic. D. Mathematics Education.
57. What benefits can students expect
from Basic Math?
A. Stronger
imaginative ability. B. Additional
presentation skills.
C. More
mathematical confidence. D. Greater
chances of becoming teachers.
58. What
can we learn about Professor H. Siegel?
A. He is a guest lecturer at Kentucky
Educational Television. B. He is to deliver 30
lectures in Basic Math.
C. He works in
Georgia State University.
D. He specializes in training teachers.
59. Where is the passage most likely to
have been taken from?
A. A news report.
B. A book review C. A lesson plan. D. An
advertisement
CCBD
B
Peanuts to
This
3
Proudly reading my words, I
glanced around the room, only to find my
classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and
tears in their eyes. Confused, I
glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no
choice, I slowly raised the report I had
slaved over, hoping to hide myself.
“What could be causing everyone to act this
way?”
Quickly, I flashed
back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task.
This was the first real talk I received in my new
school.
It seemed simple: go on the
Internet and find information about a man named
George Washington. Since my idea of history
came from an ancient teacher in my home
country, I had never heard of that name before. As
I searched the name of this
fellow, it
became evident that there were two people bearing
the same name who looked completely different! One
invented
hundreds of uses for peanuts,
while the other led some sort of army across
America. I stared at the screen, wondering which
one my teacher meant. I called my
grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip
(
掷
) a coin.
Heads
—
the commander, and
tails
—
the peanuts
guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great
man who invented peanut butter, George Washington
Carver.
Weeks later,
standing before this unfriendly mass, I was
totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat
down at my desk,
burning
to
find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate
began his report, it all became clear, “My report
is on George
Washington, the man who
started the American Revolution.” The whole world
became quite! How could I know that she
meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful.
Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this
around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she
insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I
felt that the punishment was not justified, and I
believed I deserved a second chance.
Consequently, I threw myself heartily
into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten
months later, that chance unfolded
as I
found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office
with my grandfather, now having an entirely
different conversation. I
smiled and
flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the
beginning of the year as the headmaster informed
me of my
option to skip the sixth
grade. Justice is sweet!
60. What did
the author’s classmates think about his
report?
A. Controversial.
B. Ridiculous. C. Boring. D. Puzzling.
61. Why was the author confused about
the task?
A. He was unfamiliar with
American history B. He followed the
advice and flipped a coin.
C. He forgot
his teacher’s instruction.
D. He was new at the school.
62. The
underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably
means _______.
A. annoyed
B. ashamed C. ready D. eager
63.
In the end, the author turned things around
_______.
A. by redoing his task
B. through his own efforts
C. with the
help of his grandfather D. under the
guidance of his headmaster
BADB
C
Decision-making
under Stress
A new review
based on a research shows that acute stress
affects the way the brain considers the advantages
and
disadvantages, causing it to focus
on pleasure and ignore the possible negative
(
负面的
) consequences of a
decision.
The research suggests that
stress may change the way people make choices in
predictable ways.
“Stress affects how
people learn,” says Professor Mara Mather. “People
learn better about positive than negative
outcomes under stress.”
For example, two recent studies looked
at how people learned to connect
images(
影像
) with either
rewards or
punishments. In one
experiment, some of the participants were first
stressed by having to give a speech and do
difficult