my memories of my father are slim

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my memories of my father are slim篇一：2012北京市海淀区高三二模英语word版(含答案)

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What sport does the man play now?

A. Basketball. B. Football. C.Badminton.

2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At a grocery store. C. At a snack bar.

3. When will the man go for his holiday?

A. In June. B. In July . C. In August.

4. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Scholarship. B. Major. C. Travelling.

5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May.

7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. In which country are transport workers on strike?

A. France. B. Australia. C. Singapore.

9. Why are some of the farmers angry?

A. They are stricken by the worst drought.

B. The financial assistance is not enough.

C. The government reacts too late.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C. November 17 and 18.

11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite.

12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the woman doing?

A. Complaining about campus food.

B. Seeking comments on campus food.

C. Pushing for changes in campus food.

14. What does the man think of the campus food?

A. Acceptable. B. Excellent. C. Unsatisfied.

15. What is the man unhappy with?

A. The vegetable. B. The closing time. C. The soup.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。[来

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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。

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life.

A. that B. what C. as D. which

22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot.

A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______

February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers.

A. it B. that C. which D. them

25. ---Have you received your new shoes?

---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order

26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today.

A. should B. would C. must D. could

27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection A. of B. with C. to D. between

28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest.

A. to expect B. expecting C. expected D. expect

29.---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has no t done

30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. where B. since C. when D. whether

31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ will do.

A. what B. that C. which D. who

32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed

33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last

month.

A. would be B. would have been C. were D. had been

34. At no time

A. I said B. said I C. I did say D. did I say

35. One of the glorious moments in my school life was I was awarded the Mayor’s Award.

A. why B. how C. that D. when

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of When I was small I was somewhat of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a

better later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled the air it made the air so hot that it

where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been in science.

36. A. others

37. A. science

38. A. sure

39. A. depth B. few B. nature B. fond B. words C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures

C. command

C. for

C. along

C. expanded

C. avoid

C. hoping

C. voice

C. clear

C. imagine

C. related

C. extend

C. even

C. absorbed

C. explain

C. mysteries

C. successful D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful 40. A. understanding B. knowledge 41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap 47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat 51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories 55. A. engaged B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested

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。

Until last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood went to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, canceling Nia’s bus. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised (监护) by an adult or two, who make the walk together.

Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves. According to a 1979 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2011. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have reduced.

Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to cancel extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling(挂空挡). They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.

There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 ti mes safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids B. kids’ physical strength

C. time spent on the way D. changes in the route

57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routes

C. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses

58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikes

B. more students taking public transportation

C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions

D. a decrease in the safety of school buses

A metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose.

Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particular image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The

my memories of my father are slim篇二：北京海淀2012年高三英语二模试题(精校版)

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

1. What sport does the man play now? A. Basketball. A. In a restaurant. A. In June. A. Scholarship.

B. Football. B. At a grocery store. B. In July .

C. Badminton. C. At a snack bar. C. In August.

2. Where does the dialogue probably take place? 3. When will the man go for his holiday? 4. What are they mainly talking about?

B. Major. C. Travelling.

5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy. 6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May. 7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. 8. In which country are transport workers on strike? A. France.

B. Australia. C. Singapore.

9. Why are some of the farmers angry? A. They are stricken by the worst drought. B. The financial assistance is not enough. C. The government reacts too late. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C. November 17 and 18. 11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite. 12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50. 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。 13. What is the woman doing? A. Complaining about campus food. B. Seeking comments on campus food. C. Pushing for changes in campus food. 14. What does the man think of the campus food? A. Acceptable. A. The vegetable.

C. In Toronto.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

B. Excellent.

C. Unsatisfied.

C. The soup.

15. What is the man unhappy with?

B. The closing time.

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。 21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life. A. that B. what C. as D. which 22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot. A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved 23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______ in

February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers. A. it B. that C. which D. them 25. ---Have you received your new shoes? ---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order 26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today. A. should B. would C. must D. could 27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer. A. of B. with C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest. A. to expect

B. expecting

C. expected D. expect

29. ---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done 30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. where B. since C. when D. whether 31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who 32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed 33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month. A. would be B. would have been C. were D. had been 34. At no time I would blame you for your being slow in your English study. A. I said B. said I C. I did say D. did I say

A. why

B. how

C. that

D. when

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of .

When I was small I was somewhat of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled the air it made the air so hot that it and the air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I but no longer remember. What I did in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been in science. 36. A. others 37. A. science 38. A. sure 39. A. depth 40. A. understanding 41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap 47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat

B. few B. nature B. fond B. words B. knowledge B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect

C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend

D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light

51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories 55. A. engaged

B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested

C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful

D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

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。

There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids C. time spent on the way A. shorten the school week C. stop using school buses

58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikes C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions

B. more students taking public transportation D. a decrease in the safety of school buses B

A metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar

B. kids’ physical strength D. changes in the route B. take the shortest routes D. use fuel-efficient buses

57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particular image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefore, the poet’s job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does.

Let’s analyze this remarkably simple metaphor concerning love and the rose to see what it offers. Because the poet uses a comparison with a rose, first we must examine the characteristics of that flower. A rose is impressive in its beauty, its petals（花瓣）are nicely soft, and its smell is pleasing. It’s possible to say that a rose is actually a feast to the senses of sight, touch, and smell. The rose’s appearance seems to border on perfection, each petal seemingly equal in form. Isn’t this the way one’s love should be？A loved one should be a delight to one’s senses and seem perfect.

However, there is another dimension added to the comparison by using a rose. Roses have thorns. The poet wants to convey the idea that roses can be tricky. So can love, the metaphor tells us. When one reaches out with absolute trust to touch the object of his or her affection, ouch, a thorn can cause great harm! “Be careful,” the metaphor warns, “Love is a feast to the senses, but it can overwhelm us, and it can also hurt us and cause acute suffering.” This is the poet’s understanding of love—an admonition (劝诫). What is the point？Just this: It took almost 14 sentences to clarify what a simple metaphor communicates in only four words! That is the artistry and the joy of the simple metaphor.

59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a ________.

A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way B. literary device specially employed in poetry writing

C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid image

D. comparison between two different objects with similar features 60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a rose ________. A. add a new element to the image of love C. symbolize reduced love

B. protect the rose from harm D. cause acute suffering

B. rich in meaning D. perfect in form

B. a rose is a good image in poetry

D. a poet should be careful to use a metaphor

When I opened it, I read:

“Sweet piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work.”

61. It can be inferred from the passage that a metaphor is _______. A. difficult to understand C. simple to use

62. The main idea of this passage is that ________. A. love is a rose in metaphor C. a metaphor is a great poetic device

my memories of my father are slim篇三：2012海淀区高三年级(2012海淀二模英语)

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

3．答题卡上选择题必须用2B铅笔作答，将选中项涂满涂黑，黑度以盖住框内字母为准，修改时用橡皮擦除干净。非选择

题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区

域内作答，未在对应的答题区域内作答或超出答题区域作答

的均不得分。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10

秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一

遍。

1. What sport does the man play now?

A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Badminton.

2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At a grocery store.

a snack bar.

3. When will the man go for his holiday?

A. In June. B. In July . C. In August. C. At

4. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Scholarship.

Travelling. B. Major. C.

5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C.

Easy.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从

每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给

出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st

week of May.

7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C.

Toronto.

8. In which country are transport workers on strike?

A. France. B. Australia. C.

Singapore.

9. Why are some of the farmers angry? In 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

A. They are stricken by the worst drought.

B. The financial assistance is not enough.

C. The government reacts too late.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C.

November 17 and 18.

11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite.

12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the woman doing?

A. Complaining about campus food.

B. Seeking comments on campus food.

C. Pushing for changes in campus food.

14. What does the man think of the campus food?

A. Acceptable.

Unsatisfied.

15. What is the man unhappy with?

A. The vegetable. B. The closing time. C. B. Excellent. C.

The soup.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填

写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后．．

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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。

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life. A. that B. what C. as D. which 22. ---What makes you a history major? ---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot. A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245

friends, according to a study ______ in

February. A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish 24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers. A. it B. that C. which D. them 25. ---Have you received your new shoes? ---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____. A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order 26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today. A. should B. would C. must D. could 27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer. A. of B. with C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest.

A. to expect B. expecting C. expected

D. expect

29. ---Is dinner ready? ---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes. A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done 30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools. A. where B. since C. when D. whether 31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who 32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year. A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed 33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month. A. would be B. would have been C. were D.

my memories of my father are slim篇四：2012年北京市海淀区二模英语试题

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

本

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

1. What sport does the man play now?

A. Basketball.

A. In a restaurant.

A. In June.

4. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Scholarship. B. Major. C. Travelling.

5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May.

7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. In which country are transport workers on strike?

A. France. B. Australia. C. Singapore.

9. Why are some of the farmers angry?

A. They are stricken by the worst drought.

B. The financial assistance is not enough.

C. The government reacts too late.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C. November 17 and 18.

11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite.

B. Football. B. At a grocery store. B. In July . C. Badminton. C. At a snack bar. C. In August. 2. Where does the dialogue probably take place? 3. When will the man go for his holiday? 英语第1页（共12页）

12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the woman doing?

A. Complaining about campus food.B. Seeking comments on campus food.C. Pushing for changes in campus food.

14. What does the man think of the campus food?

A. Acceptable. B. Excellent.

C. Unsatisfied. C. The soup. 15. What is the man unhappy with? A. The vegetable. B. The closing time.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间．．

阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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15分）

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life.

A. that B. what C. as D. which

22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot.

A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______ in

February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers.

A. it B. that C. which D. them

25. ---Have you received your new shoes?

---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order

26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today.

英语第2页（共12页）

A. should B. would C. must D. could

27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer. A. of B. with C. to D. between

28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest.

A. to expect

29. ---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done

30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. where B. since C. when D. whether

31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who

32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed

33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month.

D. when A. why B. how C. that B. expecting C. expected D. expect

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of .

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled the air it made the air so hot that it air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I but no longer remember. What I did , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 55 in science.

36. A. others

37. A. science

B. few B. nature C. some C. weather D. all D. universe 英语第3页（共12页）

38. A. sure

39. A. depth

40. A. understanding

41. A. but

42. A. above

43. A. shone

44. A. fill

45. A. trying

46. A. clap

47. A. cold

48. A. explore

49. A. committed

50. A. heat

51. A. ever

52. A. selected

53. A. consider

54. A. memories

55. A. engaged B. fond B. words B. knowledge B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested C. tired C. gestures C. command C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful D. afraid D. data D. confidence D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

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。

footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids B. kids’ physical strength

C. time spent on the way D. changes in the route

57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routes

C. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses

58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikesB. more students taking public transportation

C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D. a decrease in the safety of school buses

A metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particular image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefore, the poet’s job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does.

59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a ________.

A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way

英语第5页（共12页）

my memories of my father are slim篇五：海淀高三英语二模试题及答案

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习英语 2012.05 本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1．考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

2．答题前考生务必将答题卡上的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 1. What sport does the man play now? A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Badminton. 2. Where does the dialogue probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. At a grocery store. C. At a snack bar. 3. When will the man go for his holiday? A. In June. B. In July . C. In August. 4. What are they mainly talking about? A. Scholarship. B. Major. C. Travelling. 5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May. 7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. In which country are transport workers on strike?

A. France. B. Australia. C. Singapore. 9. Why are some of the farmers angry?

A. They are stricken by the worst drought. B. The financial assistance is not enough. C. The government reacts too late.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C. November 17 and 18. 11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite. 12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50. 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。 13. What is the woman doing?

A. Complaining about campus food. B. Seeking comments on campus food. C. Pushing for changes in campus food.

14. What does the man think of the campus food? A. Acceptable. B. Excellent. C. Unsatisfied. 15. What is the man unhappy with? A. The vegetable. B. The closing time. C. The soup.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你．．将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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。

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life. A. that B. what C. as D. which 22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot. A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______ in

February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers.

A. it B. that C. which D. them 25. ---Have you received your new shoes? ---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order 26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today.

A. should B. would C. must D. could

27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer. A. of B. with C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest. A. to expect B. expecting C. expected D. expect 29. ---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done 30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed 33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month.

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of

When I was small I was somewhat of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 40 later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled the air it made the air so hot that it . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I but no longer remember. What I did 53 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been in science.

36. A. others B. few C. some D. all 37. A. science B. nature C. weather D. universe 38. A. sure B. fond C. tired D. afraid 39. A. depth B. words C. gestures D. data 40. A. understanding B. knowledge C. command D. confidence

41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap 47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat 51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories 55. A. engaged B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also

B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful D. or

D. through D. broke D. break

D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still

D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

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。

There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids B. kids’ physical strength C. time spent on the way D. changes in the route 57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routes C. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses 58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikes B. more students taking public transportation C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions D. a decrease in the safety of school buses

59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a ________.

A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way B. literary device specially employed in poetry writing

C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid image

D. comparison between two different objects with similar features

60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a rose ________. A. add a new element to the image of love B. protect the rose from harm C. symbolize reduced love D. cause acute suffering

61. It can be inferred from the passage that a metaphor is _______. A. difficult to understand B. rich in meaning C. simple to use D. perfect in form 62. The main idea of this passage is that ________. A. love is a rose in metaphor

B. a rose is a good image in poetry C. a metaphor is a great poetic device

D. a poet should be careful to use a metaphor

On my first job as a sports editor for the Montpelier Leader Enterprise, I didn’t get a lot of fan mail, so I was intrigued by a letter plopped on my desk one morning. The envelope bore the logo of the closest big-city paper, the Toledo Blade. When I opened it, I read: “Sweet piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work.” It was signed by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words could not have been more exciting. I kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared. Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Don’s note and walk on air again. Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a habit of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in all walks of life. “When I make others feel good about themselves,” he told me, “I feel good, too.” Why are upbeat note writers in such short supply? My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious. They are afraid they will be misunderstood, sound old-fashioned or flattering. Also, writing takes time and it is far easier to pick up the phone. The drawback with phone calls, of course, is that they do not last. A note attaches more importance to our well-wishing. It is a matter of record, and our words can be read more than once, appreciated, and treasured. What does it take to write notes that lift spirits and warm hearts? Perhaps just a desire and a willingness to express our appreciation. The most successful people write notes that are short on words and long on feeling, sincere, short, specific, and usually spontaneous in nature. It is difficult to be spontaneous, however, when you have to hunt for letter writing materials; so, keep paper, envelopes, and stamps close at hand, even when you travel. Fancy stationery is not necessary; it’s the thought that counts. So, who around you deserves a note of thanks or approval? A neighbor, your librarian, a relative, your mate, a teacher, or your doctor? You do not need to be poetic. If you need a reason, look for a milestone, the anniversary of a special event you shared, a birthday, or holiday, and do not hold back your praise. Such words as: “greatest,” “smartest,” “prettiest” make us all feel good. Even if your praises run a little ahead of reality, remember that expectations are often the parents of dreams fulfilled.

63. On seeing the letter on the desk, the author felt _____.

A. annoyed B. curious C. doubtful D. shocked

64. According to the author, many people don’t write upbeat notes mainly because they are _____. A. afraid of being out of date B. too shy to flatter others

C. prepared to make phone calls D. too concerned about what others think 65. It can be learned from the last paragraph that ______. A. praises often run ahead of reality

B. praises help in pursuing a dream C. parents often write upbeat notes

D. parents expect children’s success 66. What might be the suitable title for the passage? A. The Power of a Positive Note B. Notes Help to Fulfill Dreams C. The Necessity of Writing Notes D. Note or Phone, Your Own Choice

Homeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed that owning a home was undoubtedly good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was “unconquerable.” Homeownership could even save babies, save children, save families and save America. A house with a lawn and a fence wasn’t just a nice place to live in or a risk-free investment; it was a way to transform a nation. No wonder leaders of all political types wanted to spend more than $100 billion a year on subsidies and tax breaks to encourage people to buy.

But the dark side of homeownership is now all too apparent: Indeed, easy lending stimulated by the cult of homeownership may have triggered the financial crisis. Housing remains a drag on the economy. Existing-home sales in April dropped 27% from the prior month, For the better part of a century, politics, industry and culture lined up to create a fetish of the idea of buying a house. Homeownership has done plenty of good over the decades; it has provided stability to tens of millions of families. Yet by idealizing the act of buying a home, we have ignored the downsides. In the bubble years, lending standards slipped dramatically, allowing many Americans to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing. And we ignored longer-term phenomena too. Homeownership contributed to the hollowing out of cities and kept renters out of the best neighborhoods. It fed America’s overuse of energy and oil. It made it more difficult for those who had lost a job to find another. Perhaps worst of all, it helped us become casually self-deceiving: By telling ourselves that homeownership was a pathway to wealth and stable communities and better test scores, we avoided dealing with these frightening issues head-on.

Now, as the U.S. recovers from the biggest housing bust（破产）since the Great Depression, it is time to rethink how realistic our expectations of homeownership are—and how much money we want to spend chasing them. Many argue that homeownership should not be a goal pursued at all costs.

67. Political leaders wanted to spend money encouraging people to buy houses because ______.

A. owning a home was undoubtedly good B. homeownership was unconquerable C. houses could save families and America D. homeownership could shape a country

68. The underlined sentence in Para. 2 means ______.

A. homeownership has quite a lot of bad effects

B. there might be another housing breakdown in the U.S. C. the existing-home sales will keep decreasing in the U.S. D. the result of homeownership is much worse than it appears 69. It can be inferred from Para. 3 that ______.

A. it is hard for Americans to get a home loan B. it is the way to wealth to have one’s own house C. many Americans choose to live out of urban areas D. homeownership has made many people out of work 70. What is the author’s attitude towards homeownership?

A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous. C. Cautious. D. Optimistic.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Look it up in the dictionary” is the usual comment when people are in doubt about the meaning or spelling of a word. Dictionaries are considered the final authority on these matters as well as on pronunciations and other facts about a word.

Until a few hundred years ago, however, people could not “look it up” because there were no English dictionaries. The ancient Greeks and Romans and the scholars of the Middle Ages had made lists of Latin and Greek words. The first great English dictionary listing both common and uncommon words was written by Samuel Johnson in 1755.

In America, the most famous name in dictionary writing is that of Noah Webster. He stressed American rather than British ways of speaking. His great dictionary, which first appeared in 1828, has been republished many times. The latest edition is still considered “the” dictionary. It defines over 450,000 words, including radar, television and many others undreamed of by Webster.

The huge ones that rest on stands in libraries are called unabridged, meaning “not shortened.” They tell not only a word’s meaning and spelling but also its pronunciation, origin, history, part of speech, grammatical forms, and ways of use. The smaller ones do not provide all this information.

A bilingual dictionary, such as a Spanish-English dictionary, translates words from one language into another. A thesaurus lists other words that mean the same as each listed word. A gazetteer lists place names, and a glossary is a small dictionary in a book defining

technical words in that book. There are also dictionaries of scientific terms and ones on many other topics. There is even a dictionary of slang. The dictionary is one of our most valuable language tools.

A. Each time, it has been updated.

B. General dictionaries are not the only kind.

C. Thus there are many kinds of special dictionaries.

D. In a general dictionary, each word may have multiple meanings.

E. Dictionaries that list all kinds of words are known as general dictionaries. F. Over the previous 150 years more than 20 dictionaries had been published. G. But it was not until 1604 that a book of uncommon English words appeared.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节情景作文（20分）

假设你是某校高二(1)班学生李华。下面是你校布告栏里张贴的“征集接待家庭”的通知，请根据其内容用英语写一封申请信。词数不少于60。

注意：信的开头和结尾已经给出（不计入词数）。

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior Two. _________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I would appreciate it if my application is taken into account.

Yours sincerely, Li Hua

my memories of my father are slim篇六：2012海淀区高三年级一英语一模二模完形填空汇总及答案

2012海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习（二模）

2012.05

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 37 .

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 42 the air it made the air so hot that it 43 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 46 .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 48 and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

36. A. others 37. A. science 38. A. sure 39. A. depth 40. A. understanding 41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap 47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat 51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories 55. A. engaged

B. few B. nature B. fond B. words B. knowledge B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested

C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful

D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 36 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing（influence）on my love of 37 . When I was small I was somewhat 38 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 39 that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 40 later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

(unlearn=to deliberately forget something you have learned, in order to change the way you do something: It's difficult to unlearn bad driving habits.)

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 41 it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 42 the air it made the air so hot that it 43 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 44 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 45 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 46 .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 47 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 48 and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 49 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 50 the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 51 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I 52 but no longer remember. What I did 53 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 54 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 55 in science.

36. A. others 37. A. science 38. A. sure 39. A. depth 40. A.

B. few B. nature B. fond B. words B. knowledge C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command D. all

D. universe D. afraid D. data

D. confidence understanding 41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap 47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat 51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories 55. A. engaged

B. and B. to

B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed

B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested

C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related

C. extend C. even

C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful D. or

D. through D. broke D. break

D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still

D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

2012海淀区高三年级第二学期期中练习（一模） 2012.04

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

When you’re a preteen, a huge problem might be that you just have to have a new rock-rap CD, 36 your parents won’t give you the money for it. I thought life was so 37 when things like this happened—until September 11, 2001.

I was in P.E. when the planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As soon as I got home and for weeks after, I saw the disaster 38 on TV. Seeing the innocent people running for their as the debris(瓦砾) started coming down the fire and smoke rose out of the brought tears to my eyes. I couldn’t help imagining what the people on the and in the buildings were thinking and going through, not 42 what was going on. I admired the courage of the firefighters who rushed in and risked their own lives to others. It tore my heart apart to watch the looks on the faces of so many people who didn’t know if their loved ones were dead or alive while in all the debris.

Then it me: All my life I had thought mainly of myself. I had it easy in life and had been taking it all for granted.

A feeling of coldness down my back, and I cried just thinking of the possibility that it could have easily to my family. My mom or dad could have been killed like that, and I would never, ever see them again. I began to evaluate what a real in life was.

This disaster me that awful things can happen to anyone at any time. Now when my mom or dad or sister go somewhere, even if it’s just 51 the store, I try to remember to tell them that I love them because I know there is a that I may never tell them that . Not getting a new CD is not going to make or my life. I can live with those kinds of problems. But losing someone I love would 55 make my life miserable.9/11 showed me just what I am.

36. A. but

37. A. unbelievable 38. A. expand 39. A. lives 40. A. curtains 41. A. seats 42. A. believing 43. A. join 44. A. puzzled 45. A. hidden 46. A. rewarded 47. A. cooled 48. A. happened 49. A. relationship 50. A. taught 51. A. on 52. A. story 53. A. again 54. A. end

B. so

B. uncomfortable B. occur B. families B. buildings B. planes B. thinking B. save B. severe B. found B. surprised B. dropped B. compared B. problem B. reminded B. in B. doubt B. once B. change

C. or C. unfair C. strike C. houses C. gates C. corners C. knowing C. meet C. dirty C. placed C. hit C. ran C. related C. need C. persuaded C. at C. chance C. enough C. spare

D. for

D. uncertain D. unfold D. friends D. bedrooms D. streets D. caring D. calm

D. desperate D. trapped D. told D. passed D. turned D. fate D. informed D. to D. plan D. ever D. break

my memories of my father are slim篇七：2012年海淀二模英语试题

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What sport does the man play now?

A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Badminton.

2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At a grocery store. C. At a snack bar.

3. When will the man go for his holiday?

A. In June. B. In July . C. In August.

4. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Scholarship. B. Major. C. Travelling.

5. What does the woman think of the math puzzle?

A. Difficult. B. So-so. C. Easy.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When is the woman available for the meeting?

A．In 4th week of May. B. In 3rd week of May. C. In 1st week of May.

7. Where is the meeting going to be held?

A．In Mexico City. B. In Chicago. C. In Toronto.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. In which country are transport workers on strike?

A. France. B. Australia. C. Singapore.

9. Why are some of the farmers angry?

A. They are stricken by the worst drought.

B. The financial assistance is not enough.

C. The government reacts too late.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Which day(s) does the man finally make a reservation for?

A. November 10. B. November 17. C. November 17 and 18.

11. Which type of room does the man book?

A. Standard. B. Deluxe. C. Suite.

12. How much does the man have to pay to hold the room?

A. $ 220. B. $ 160. C. $ 50.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the woman doing?

A. Complaining about campus food.

B. Seeking comments on campus food.

C. Pushing for changes in campus food.

14. What does the man think of the campus food?

A. Acceptable. B. Excellent.

15. What is the man unhappy with?

A. The vegetable. B. The closing time.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将．．

有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

C. Unsatisfied. C. The soup.

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。

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life.

A. that B. what C. as D. which

22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot.

A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______ in

February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to

expand our frontiers. A. it B. that C. which D. them

25. ---Have you received your new shoes?

---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order

26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today.

A. should B. would C. must D. could

27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer.

A. of

A. to expect B. with B. expecting C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest. C. expected D. expect

29. ---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done

30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. where B. since C. when D. whether

31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good

_____ will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who

32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been

gassed

33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you

hadn’t been caught drunk driving last

month.

A. why B. how C. that D. when

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But

there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of .

When I was small I was somewhat of lightning and thunder. My father explained it.

The explanation was in that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything.

What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled the air it made the air so hot that it was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that

36. A. others

37. A. science

38. A. sure

39. A. depth

40.

understanding

41. A. but

42. A. above

43. A. shone

44. A. fill

45. A. trying

46. A. clap

47. A. cold

48. A. explore

49. A. committed

50. A. heat

51. A. ever

52. A. selected

53. A. consider

54. A. memories

55. A. engaged

B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful B. few B. nature B. fond B. words A. B. knowledge C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence

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。

Until last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood went to school on Bus

59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, canceling Nia’s bus. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised (监护) by an adult or two, who make the walk together.

There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids B. kids’ physical strength

C. time spent on the way D. changes in the route

57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routes

C. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses

58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikes

B. more students taking public transportation

C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions

D. a decrease in the safety of school buses

A metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose.

my memories of my father are slim篇八：2012海淀二模

2012海淀二模

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of .

36. A. others 37. A. science 38. A. sure 39. A. depth 40.

understanding 41. A. but 42. A. above 43. A. shone 44. A. fill 45. A. trying 46. A. clap

B. and B. to B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark

C. for C. along C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice

D. or D. through D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash

B. few B. nature B. fond B. words A. B. knowledge

C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command

D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence

47. A. cold 48. A. explore 49. A. committed 50. A. heat 51. A. ever 52. A. selected 53. A. consider 54. A. memories B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders 55. A. engaged B. interested

C. successful

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分） 36. C 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. A 41. B 42. D 46. A 47. C

48. C

49. B

50. A

51. D

52. C

D. skillful

43. B 53. D

44. A 45. D 54. C

55. B

my memories of my father are slim篇九：2012海淀高三英语二模试题

海淀区高三年级第二学期期末练习

英语 2012.05

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共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。

21. Reading books, _______ takes the reader to other worlds, is a wonderful way to enjoy life. A. that B. what C. as D. which

22. ---What makes you a history major?

---Interest. I _____ it because my high school history teacher influenced me a lot.

A. loved B. had loved C. love D. have loved

23. The average Facebook user in the United States has 245 friends, according to a study ______ in February.

A. publishing B. published C. publish D. to publish

24. As the intelligence of robots increases to match ________ of humans，we may use them to expand our frontiers. A. it B. that C. which D. them

25. ---Have you received your new shoes?

---Yes. And at the same time I got the jacket I _____.

A. had ordered B. ordered C. have ordered D. order

26. A mistake _____ have been made on our bill. We didn’t order any fish today.

A. should B. would C. must D. could

27. One doesn’t have to look far to realize the direct connection smoking and cancer.

A. of

A. to expect B. with B. expecting C. to D. between 28. She came to Beijing on April 28, _____ Mayday's concert in the Bird’s Nest. C. expected D. expect

29. ---Is dinner ready?

---Not yet. The main course ______. It needs another ten minutes.

A. was not done B. had not done C. is not done D. has not done

30. House prices vary from place to place and are usually high _____ there are famous schools.

A. where B. since C. when D. whether

will do. A. what B. that C. which D. who

32. More than ten people _____ in their own homes during the first 3 months of this year.

A. were gassed B. had been gassed C. are gassed D. have been gassed

33. I actually believe that we _____ in Xi’an now if you hadn’t been caught drunk driving last month.

31. You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ 英语第1页（共12页）

A. why B. how C. that D. when

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。

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 37 .

He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were to the universe. Our warmth was going to the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

36. A. others

37. A. science

38. A. sure

39. A. depth

41. A. but

42. A. above

B. few B. nature B. fond B. words B. and B. to C. some C. weather C. tired C. gestures C. command C. for C. along 英语第2页（共12页）

D. all D. universe D. afraid D. data D. confidence D. or D. through 40. A. understanding B. knowledge

43. A. shone

44. A. fill

45. A. trying

46. A. clap

47. A. cold

48. A. explore

49. A. committed

50. A. heat

51. A. ever

52. A. selected

53. A. consider

54. A. memories

55. A. engaged

B. burned B. make B. proving B. remark B. bright B. foresee B. exposed B. protect B. also B. arranged B. promise B. blankets B. interested C. expanded C. avoid C. hoping C. voice C. clear C. imagine C. related C. extend C. even C. absorbed C. explain C. mysteries C. successful D. broke D. break D. pretending D. crash D. foggy D. identify D. led D. light D. still D. delivered D. learn D. thunders D. skillful

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。

There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. If every formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand them better due to their 英语第3页（共12页）

size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.

56. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.

A. safety of their kids B. kids’ physical strength

C. time spent on the way D. changes in the route

57. To save money, some schools choose to _____.

A. shorten the school week B. take the shortest routes

C. stop using school buses D. use fuel-efficient buses

58. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____.

A. fewer complaints about long morning hikes

B. more students taking public transportation

C. an increase in carbon dioxide emissions

D. a decrease in the safety of school buses

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59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a ________.

A. description of two similar objects in a poetic way

B. literary device specially employed in poetry writing

C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid image

D. comparison between two different objects with similar features

60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a rose ________.

A. add a new element to the image of love

B. protect the rose from harm

C. symbolize reduced love

D. cause acute suffering

61. It can be inferred from the passage that a metaphor is _______.

A. difficult to understand B. rich in meaning

C. simple to use D. perfect in form

62. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A. love is a rose in metaphor

B. a rose is a good image in poetry

C. a metaphor is a great poetic device

D. a poet should be careful to use a metaphor

When I opened it, I read: “Sweet piece of writing on the Tigers. Keep up the good work.” It was signed by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid the grand total of 15 cents a column inch), his words could not have been more exciting. I kept the letter in my desk drawer until it got rag-eared. Whenever I doubted I had the right stuff to be a writer, I would reread Don’s note and walk on air again.

Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a habit of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in all walks of life. “When I make others feel good about themselves,” he told me, “I feel good, too.”

Why are upbeat note writers in such short supply? My guess is that many who shy away from the practice are too self-conscious. They are afraid they will be misunderstood, sound old-fashioned or flattering. Also, writing takes time and it is far easier to pick up the phone. The drawback with phone calls, of course, is that they do not last. A note attaches more importance to our well-wishing. It is a matter of record, and our words can be read more than once, appreciated, and treasured. 英语第5页（共12页）

my memories of my father are slim篇十：2014福州市英语高考完形填空练习

Education from My Father

My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 1 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 2 .

When I was small I was somewhat 3 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 4 that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 5 later, but I didn't have to unlearn anything. What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 6 it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 7 the air it made the air so hot that it 8 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 9 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 10 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 11 . He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 12 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 13 and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 14 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 15 the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 16 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.

I am sure there were many other lessons that I 17 but no longer remember. What I did 18 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 19 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 20 in science.

1. A. others B. few C. some D. all

2. A. science B. nature C. weather D. universe

3. A. sure B. fond C. tired D. afraid

4. A. depth B. words C. gestures D. data

5.A. understanding B. knowledge C. command D. confidence

6. A. but B. and C. for D. or

7. A. above B. to C. along D. through

8. A. shone B. burned C. expanded D. broke

9. A. fill B. make C. avoid D. break

10. A. trying B. proving C. hoping D. pretending

11. A. clap B. remark C. voice D. crash

12. A. cold B. bright C. clear D. foggy

13. A. explore B. foresee C. imagine D. identify

14. A. committed B. exposed C. related D. led

15. A. heat B. protect C. extend D. light

16. A. ever B. also C. even D. still

17. A. selected B. arranged C. absorbed D. delivered

18. A. consider B. promise C. explain D. learn

19. A. memories B. blankets C. mysteries D. thunders

20. A. engaged B. interested C. successful D. skillful

1. A. took away B. brought up C. moved off D. set down

2. A. occasion B. opportunity C. ceremony D. anniversary

3. A. mustn’t B. mightn’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t

4. A. Occasionally B. always C. almost D. seldom

5. A. unhappily B. unfortunately C. unforgettably D. unkindly

6. A. casual B. remote C. special D. conventional

7. A. Even if B. So that C. In case D. Now that

8. A. proud B. Capable C. sure D. afraid

9. A. sharpened B. weakened C. widened D. brightened

10. A. excited B. Alarmed C. Inspired D. satisfied

11. A. thinking B. imagining C. welcoming D. watching

12. A. steadily B. wildly C. nervously D. randomly

13. A. discontent B. loneliness C. disappointment D. annoyance

14. A. patient B. anxious C. urgent D. mild

15. A. immediately B. cheerfully C. angrily D. unwillingly

16. A. Pinned B. Folded C. Lined D. Roped

17. A. card B. bonus C. cheque D. cash

18. A. bent B. leaned C. struggled D. stretched

19. A. painful B. sad C. expensive D. lovely

20. A. moving B. trembling C. reacting D. freezing

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