2012 年福建高考英语试题及答案
第 I 卷(选择题共 115 分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30 分)
第一节
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a bookstore.
B. In a classroom.
C.
In
a
library.
2. At what time will the film begin?
A. 7:20.
B. 7:15.
C. 7:00.
3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their friend Jane.
B. A weekend trip.
C.
A
radio
programme.
4. What will the woman probably do?
A. Catch a train.
B. See the man off.
C.
Go
shopping.
5. Why did the woman apologize?
A. She made a late delivery.
B. She went to the wrong place.
C.
She
couldn't take the cake back.
笫二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。
6.
Whose CD is broken?
A. Kathy's.
What does the boy promise to do for the girl?
A. Buy her a new CD.
B. Mum’s
7.
B. Do some cleaning
10 dollars.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8.
What did the man think of the meal?
A. Just so-so.
B. Quite satisfactory.
disappointing.
9.
What was the 15% on the bill paid for?
A. The food.
B. The drinks.
C. Jack's.
C. Give her
C.
A
bit
C. The service.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why is the man at the shop?
A. To order a camera for his wife.
B. To have a camera repaired.
C. C. To get a
camera changed.
11. What colour does the man want?
A. Pink.
B. Black.
C. Orange.
12. What will the man do afterwards?
A. Make a phone call.
B. Wait until further notice.
C. Come again
the next day.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?
A. Go to a play.
B. Stay at home.
C.
Visit
Kingston.
14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?
A. Attend a party.
B. Meet her aunt.
C. See a car
show
15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?
A. To call up Betty.
B. To buy some DVDs
C. To pick up
Daniel.
16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Guide and
tourist.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where does Thomas Manning work?
A. In the Guinness Company.
B. At a radio station.
C. In a
museum.
18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?
A. A bird-shooting trip.
B. A visit to Europe.
C.
A
television talk show.
19. When did Sir Hugh's first book of records appear?
A. In 1875.
B. In 1950.
C. In 1955.
20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?
More records of unusual facts.
A.
B. The founder of the company.
C.The oldest person in the world.
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
21. — What are you going to do this weekend?
— _____. If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends.
A. Don't mention it
C. Forget it
B. It doesn't matter
D.
It depends
22. — Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? —$4,000, or _____ like that.
A. anything
B. everything
C. something
D.
nothing
23. The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the
past two months.
A. that
B. it
C. as
D. what
24. — When did the computer crash?
— This morning, while I ______ the reading materials downloaded from some websites.
A. have sorted
had
B. was sorting
C. am sorting
D.
sorted
25. — Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?
— Well, you know, English is my _____. So it is my best choice.
A. strength
C. ability
B. talent
D: skill
26. China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ____all its citizens.
A. in charge of
B. for the purpose of
C. in honor of
D.
for
the
benefit of
27. Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be _____respected.
A. especially
B. equally
C. naturally
D. normally
28. China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent
Chinese fishing boats from ______in the South China Sea.
A. attacking
B. having attacked
C. being attacked
D. having been
attacked
29. You had better _____some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself
energetic.
A. set aside
B. take up
C. put away
D. give out
30. It is hard for the Greek government to get over the present difficulties ____ it gets
more financial support from the European Union.
A. if
B. unless
C. because
D. since
31. We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ____ more places of interest
yesterday.
A. visited
B. had visited
C. would visit
D. would
have visited
32. — Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind?
— Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ____.
A. available
B. affordable
C. acceptable
D.
valuable
33. Nothing is so easy as _____ parents to raise their expectations of their children
too high.
A. of
D. for
B. to
C. by
34. Pressed from his parents,and _____that he has wasted too much time, the boy is
determined to stop playing video games.
A. realizing
B. realized
C. to realize
D.
being
realized
35. We promise _____attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.
A. who
第二节 完形填空
B. whom
C. whoever
D. whomever
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left 36
. Why do these
people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37
?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38
children from different
in harmony. At that time my family lived a
from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and
our differences. Perhaps,our elders had not filled
races and religions played and studied 39
stone's 40
I was an Indian Hindu—we just 41
our heads with unnecessary advice, well 42
or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd 43
countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 44
accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45
the
the unexpected. At times Ismail would
.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their
village, and I 46
touch with him.
but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49
If we can allow our children to be 53
my destination.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47
The driver acknowledged my 48
at me.
“Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 50
addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51
we still recognized
to describe.
each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52
without prejudice, they'll build friendships
their side through thick
we can truly be, as William
with people,regardless of race or religion, who will be 54
and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55
Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers".
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
interested
parties
why
together
drop
refused
paid
explore
get through
arrival
A. lost
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
stated
attempts
anxiously
familiarly
departures
possible
them
from
still
第三部分 阅读理解
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
pleased
cities
which
around
throw
made
meant
search
deal with
choice
gained
ordered
instructions
carelessly
strangely
months
funny
themselves
by
otherwise
A
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
C.
puzzled
villages
how
alone
move
sought
preserved
discover
D. excited
D. races
D. when
D. apart
D. roll
D. accepted
D. treated
D. desert
come across
D. take away
effort
developed
decided
opinions
D. company
D. missed
D. chose
D. arrangements
disappointedly
D. fixedly
fully
years
hard
us
with
then
D. coldly
D. decades
D. clear
D. ourselves
D. against
D. instead
Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work,others that a wealthy person simply
wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending
envelopes with cash to deserving causes,accompanied by an article from the local paper,
has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话).
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with
a cutting from the BraunschiveigerZeitungabout how the group supported a woman who was
robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名)envelopes, each containing
€10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and; so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last
month, one of them was sent to the newspaper 's own office. It came after a story it
published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident.
The receptionist at the Braunschiveiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to
find 20 notes of € 500 inside with a copy of the article. The name of the family was
underlined.
“I was driving when I heard the news," Claudia Neumann, the boy's mother, told Der
Spiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless."
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible and
for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
"For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which
everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether
the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske,the editor of the BraunschiveigerZeitung, said: "Maybe it is an old
person who is about to die. We just do not know." However, he has told his reporters not
to look for the city's hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
56. The Braunschiveiger Zeitung is the name of ______.
A. a church
B. a bank
C. a newspaper
D. a magazine
57. Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?
A.
The donation amounted to €190,000.
B.
The donation was sent directly
to his house.
C.
The money will be used for his education.
D.
His
mother
felt
astonished at the donation.
58. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A.
the donator is a rich old man
B.
the
donation
will
continue to come
C.
the donation comes from the newspaper
D.
the donator will soon be
found out
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.
Money Is Raised by the Newspaper.
B.
Newspaper Distributes Money
to the Needy.
C.
Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes
D.
Robin Hood Returns to the City
B
At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every
line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life, and he obviously knew it.
“You may wonder, Sir Percival," said Laura calmly, "if I am going to ask to be released
(免除)from ray promise to marry you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father's
wishes too much. ”
His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.
“No, if we are going to withdraw.(退出)from our planned marriage, it will be because
of your wish, not mine. ”
"Mine?” he said in great surprise. ”What reason could I have for withdrawing?”
"A reason that is very hard to tell you,” she answered. "There is a change in me. ”
His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one
side.
“What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.
" When the promise was made two years ago", she said, “ my love did not belong to
anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another
person?"
“I wish you to understand", Laura continued, “that I will never see this person
again, and that if you leave me, you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest
of my life. All I ask is that you forgive me and keep my secret.”
“I will do both those things, " he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting
to hear more.
"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage,’,
she added quietly.
"No. You have said enough to make it the 七彩教育网 est wish of my life to marry you, ”
he said.
60. How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?
A. Angry.
D. Excited.
B. Calm.
C. Nervous.
61. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Laura had once promised to marry Percival
Laura's father wished to end her marriage
Percival had been married to Laura for two years
Percival asked to be released from the marriage
62. The passage is probably taken out of_.
A. a novel
B. a report
C. a diary
D. an essay
C
Finally, a cell phone
That's ... a phone
With rates as low as $3.75 per week!
“Well, I finally did it. I finally decided to enter the digital age and get a cell
phone. My kids have been annoying me and the last straw was when my car broke down,
and I was stuck by the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help. But when I
went to the cell phone store, I almost changed my mind. The phones all have cameras,
computers and a "global-positioning" something or other that's supposed to spot me from
space. Goodness, all I want to do is to be able to talk to my grandkids! The people at
the store weren't much help. They couldn't understand why someone wouldn't want a phone
the size of a postage stamp. And the rate plans! They were confusing, and expensive ...
and the contract (合同)lasted for two years! I'd almost given up until a friend told
me about her new Jitterbug phone. Now, I have the convenience and safety of being about
to stay in touch --- with a phone I can actually use. ”
Affordable plans that I can understand 一 and no contract to sign (签订)! Unlike
other cell phones,Jitterbug has plans that make sense. Why should I pay for minutes I'm
never going to use? And if I do talk more than I plan, I won't find myself with no minutes
like my friend who has a prepaid phone. Best of all, there is no contract to sign—so
I'm not locked in for years at a time. The US-based customer service is second to none.
And the phone gets service anywhere in the country.
Monthly Minutes
Monthly Rate
911 Access
50
$14.99
FREE
100
$19.99
FREE
Long Distance Calls
No additional charge
No additional charge
Friendly Return Policy
30 days
30 days
Call now and receive a FREE gift when you order. Try Jitterbug for 30 days and if
you don't love it, just return it! Why wait, the Jitterbug comes ready to use right out
of the box. If you aren't as happy with it as I am, you can return it and get your money
back. Call now, the Jitterbug product experts are ready to answer your questions. Call
1-888-809-8794 or visit www. jitterbugdirect.com.
63. What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Being stuck by the highway.
Being urged by his grandkids.
Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.
Being attracted by the friendly return policy.
64. On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about ____.
A. $3.75
D. $19.99
B. $4.99
C. $14. 99
65. An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is _____.
A.
its discount price with a free gift
B.
its reasonable rate plans
without a contract
C.
its “global-positioning” system with 911 access
D.
its
good
customer
service all over the world
66. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.
A.
tell a customer's story of Jitterbug
B.
provide two ways to order
Jitterbug
C.
give a brief introduction of Jitterbug
D.
attract potential customers
to Jitterbug
D
Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how
hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's
because we have mirror neurons (神经元)in our brains.
Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone
else do something, our brains imitate (模仿)it, whether or not we actually perform the
same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance
or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain
physical actions,they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we
understand other people.
Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains,but especially in the
areas which relate to our ability to use languages,and to understand how other people
feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group
of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example:
"The hand took hold of the ball"), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the
action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).
Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much
research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons
which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries
might help find treatments for social disorders.
Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning
how humans behave and interact(互动).Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相
等物)for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the
next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does—well, perhaps
you'll understand why.
67. Mirror neurons can explain _____.
why we cry when we are hurt
B. why we cough when we suffer from
A.
a cold
C. why we smile when we see someone else smile
D. why we yawn when we see someone
else stay up late
68. The underlined word "triggered" in the third paragraph probably means “____”.
A. set off
B. cut off
C. built up
D. broken up
69. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _____.
A.
relate to human behavior and interaction
B.
control
human
physical
actions and feelings
C.
result in bad behavior and social disorders
D.
determine our knowledge
and language abilities
70. What is the passage mainly about?
A.
Ways to find mirror neurons.
B.
Problems
of
mirror
neurons.
C.
Existence of mirror neurons.
D.
Functions
of
mirror
neurons.
E
Holidays are really important. Many of us will have childhood memories of summer
holidays where we were taken away from home to experience new environments and learn in
different ways.
But holidays are expensive and, for those on low wages or living on benefits,they
are often unobtainable. Even the cheapest holidays require travel and other additional
costs that are difficult for many families to meet.
For working parents,the long summer break can be a very difficult problem for
childcare. When an annual leave allowance amounts to only five weeks,there is a need
to spread this across the year. Couples can find themselves taking leave in turn in order
to care for children who are on holiday. For some,this makes even an affordable family
holiday difficult.
The schools that I visit in Nottingham are full of experienced staff committed to
giving our children a caring and inspiring learning environment. The number of children
receiving free school meals is quite large in Nottingham and many schools have breakfast
clubs to make sure that children get a healthy start to the day. Most schools undertake
programs of group or individual educational support. Schools also have an important role
in safeguarding children、 welfare through the ongoing touch and support with their pupils.
During the long summer holidays,much of this is missed.
While teachers are holidaying in the UK, many of their pupils spend the whole six
weeks on the street where they live. The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result