2012年浙江省高考英语试卷
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分10分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
1．（.5分）Is there anything else to discuss？ _________，I guess．（ ） A．Not at all C．Yes，I'm sure
B．No，that's all D．Yes，of course
2．（.5分）The development of industry has been _______ gradual process throughout ______human existence from stone tools to modern technology．（ ） A．不填； the
B．the；a
C．a；不填
D．a；a
3．（.5分）No matter how bright a talker you are，there are times when it's better ______ silent．（ ） A．remain C．having remained
B．be remaining D．to remain
4．（.5分）I made a promise to myself _______ this year，my first year in high school，would be different．（ ） A．whether
B．what
C．that
D．how
5．（.5分）Studying Wendy's menu，I found that many of the items are similar to ______ of McDonald's．（ ） A．those
B．ones
C．any
D．all
6．（.5分）_______ all the animals I've ever had，those two dogs are the most sensitive to the spoken word．（ ） A．From
B．Of
C．For
D．With
7．（.5分）Your _______ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn．（ ） A．opinion C．performance
B．growth D．character
8．（.5分）I think Tom，as the head of a big department，should either study regualrly or ______
his job．（ ） A．quits
B．to quit
C．quitting
D．quit
9．（.5分）We live in an age ________ more information is available with great ease than ever before．（ ） A．why
B．when
C．to whom
D．on which
10．（.5分）The research lacks ________ evidence，and therefore，its conclusions are doubtful．（ ） A．solid
B．fierce
C．severe
D．potential
11．（.5分）\such a nice place，\said as she sat at the table______ for customers．（ ） A．to be reserved C．reserving
B．having reserved D．reserved
12．（.5分）According to scientists，our mental abilities begin to ___ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22．（ ） A．differ
B．shrink
C．fail
D．decline
13．（.5分）Peter had intended to take a job in business，but ______ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010．（ ） A．had abandoned C．abandon
B．abandoned D．will abandon
14．（.5分）Brown said he was by no means annoyed； _______ he was glad to be able make himself clearly understood．（ ） A．all in all C．on the contrary
B．for one thing D．by the way
15．（.5分）Armed with the information you have gathered，you can ________ preparing your business plan．（ ） A．set out
B．set about
C．set off
D．set up
16．（.5分）﹣﹣﹣Alvin，are you coming with us？
﹣﹣﹣I'd love to，but something unexpected __________．（ ） A．has come up C．had come up
B．was coming up D．would come up
17．（.5分）Ellen was a painter of birds and nature，_______，for some reason，had withdrawn from all human society．（ ） A．which
B．who
C．where
D．whom
18．（.5分）Mike was usually so careful，________this time he made a small mistake．（ ） A．yet
B．still
C．even
D．thus
19．（.5分）Had they known what was coming next，they ________ second thoughts．（ ） A．may have C．must have had
B．could have D．might have had
20．（.5分）I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days． ________，I wish I could get away for a while．（ ） A．It doesn't matter C．I really envy you
B．Forget it． D．I can't agree more
第二节完形填空（共1小题；每小题20分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．
21．（20分）\，sir，\． The package consisted of a long，narrow box （21） wrapped in brown paper．（22） the box，Oscar saw an umbrella inside﹣﹣a very old one with a beautifully carved handle．（23） He had not seen it in more than 20years，he recognized it （24） ． Oscar was 16when he first saw the （25） umbrella．He had gone to a concert with his grandparents．As they were leaving，he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat．Impressed by its （26） ，Oscar felt a strong desire to find its （27） ．
Oscar （28） the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales．Just as he thought，a name matched the seat （29） Oscar had found the umbrella．The name was Mrs．Katie O'brien．
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs O'brien's （30） on their way home．He rang the bell，the door opened，and an elderly woman appeared．\（31） you？\．
\，\，（32） the umbrella as if presenting a （33） that had long been wished for．
\，yes!it's mine，\．Brien with a （34） smile and shining eyes．\
was given to by my father years ago．Thank you so much for returning it．May I offer you a reward for your （35） ？\
\，ma'am，\．\
\，that's （36） my father used to say．What is your name，Young man？\ Years later，Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remember Mrs．O'Brien．It was in perfect condition，considering how（37） it was．Why had it arrived here today？
As if （38） ，a note fell from the paper．It read：Mrs O'brien wanted you to （39） this umbrella as a present for a kind，（40） gesture long ago．
21．A．strictly 22．A．opening 23．A．After 24．A．clearly 25．A．average 26．A．beauty 27．A．designer 28．A．convinced 29．A．until 30．A．family 31．A．invite 32．A．putting up 33．A．chance 34．A．wide 35．A．patience 36．A．obviously 37．A．old
B．carefully B．seizing B．When B．fully B．unusual B．shape B．seller B．forced B．before B．theater B．help B．turning out B．fact B．confident B．kindness B．naturally B．rare
C．roughly C．observing C．Since C．immediately C．plain C．origin C．user C．encouraged C．which C．house C．bother C．picking up C．gift C．proud C．courage C．exactly C．precious
D．casually D．searching D．Although D．suddenly D．typical D．history D．owner D．advised D．where D．neighborhood D．know D．holding out D．result D．shy
D．determination D．probably D．nice
38．A．in contrast 39．A．possess 40．A．attractive
B．in return B．accept B．significant
C．in exchange C．carry C．unselfish
D．in answer D．value D．sympathetic．
第二部分、阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题10分，共50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．
22．（10分）Easter （复活节） is still a great day for worship，candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs，but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies．
And no，not because the kids like to pull their ears．The culprit is climate change，and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US，
Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit，for instance．An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys，this species of cottontail is a great swimmer﹣﹣it lives on the islands!﹣﹣but it is already severely affected by
development and now by rising sea levels．According to the Center for Biological Diversity，an ocean level rise of only 0.6meters will send these～ys jumping to higher ground and a 0.9﹣meter rise would wipe out their habitat （栖息地） completely．
The snowshoe hare，on the other hand，has a color issue．Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer，each designed to give them better cover from predators （～I～'）～As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country，however，more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring，making them an easier mark for predators．Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight，but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question．The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down．
American pikas or rock rabbits，a relative of rabbits and hares，might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change．About 7﹣8inches long，pikas live high in the cool．damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains．As global temperatures rise，they would naturally migrate （J～2～） to higher ground﹣﹣but they already occupy the mountaintops．They can't go any higher．The National Wildlife Federation reports that they
2012年浙江省高考英语试题(学生版)
