2012年英語高考試題答案及解析-浙江

1、2012年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（浙江卷）英語選擇題部分 （共80分)第一部分 英語知識運用第一節(jié) 單項填空1. Is there anything else to discuss?_. I guess.A. Not at allB. No, that's all C. Yes, I'm sure D. Yea, of course1. 【考點】交際用語征求意見或看法【答案】B【解析】根據句意：-還有其他事要討論嗎？-沒有，就這么多（no, thats all），我想。故選答案B。not at all一點兒也不；yes, Im sure是的，我確定；yes, of cou

2、rse是的，當然，均是答非所問，不合題意，故排除。 【難度】偏小2.The development of industry has been_ gradual process throughout _ human existence, from stone tools to modern technology.A. 不填, theB. the; aC. a; 不填D. a; a2. 【考點】冠詞零冠詞和不定冠詞【答案】C【解析】第一空process是可數名詞，第一次出現(xiàn)一般用不定冠詞，且此次表示“一個”的概念；第二空existence是不可數名詞，其此處表示抽象概念，故用零冠詞。【難度】中等3

3、.No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it's bettersilent.A. remainB. be remainingC. having remained D. to remain3. 【考點】非謂語不定式【答案】D【解析】it做形式主語，真正的主語是后面的不定式：to remain silent. 可歸結為句型：it is +形容詞/名詞+to do/that。當然it也可以做形式賓語，如find/feel it +to do/that.。 【難度】中等4.I made a promise to

4、myself_this year, my first year in high school, would be different.A. whetherB. whatC. thatD. how4.【考點】名詞性從句同位語從句【答案】C【解析】that引導同位語從句，在從句中不做句子成分，補充說明同位語promise的內容?！倦y度】中等5.Studying Wendy's menu, I found that many of the items are similar to_ of McDonald's.A. thoseB. onesC. anyD. all5. 【考點】代詞2

5、 / 37【答案】A【解析】 those=that ones, 代指前面的many of the items，表示復數、特指，被of McDonalds修飾，符合語境。Ones表示復數、泛指；any任何一個；all全部，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】較大6. all the animals I've ever had, these two dogs arc the most sensitive to the spoken word.A. FromB. OfC. ForD. With6. 【考點】介詞【答案】B【解析】 two dogs所屬與all animals，故用介詞of表示這種關

6、系，如：many of us, 我們其中的許多人，故答案B符合語境。From從；for為了；with有，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】中等7.Youras a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A. operationB. growthC. performanceD. character7.【考點】名詞【答案】C【解析】根據句意：作為一個學生，你的學習（performance）會很棒的如果你能夠養(yǎng)成對所學的的東西進行反思的話。operation操作、手術；growth增

7、長；character人物、角色，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】偏小8.I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should cither study regularly or_his job.A. quitsB. to quitC. quittingD. quit8.【考點】并列結構【答案】D【解析】 eitheror+并列結構，前后形式上保持一致，由此與study相呼應，故答案選D，用動詞原形?！倦y度】中等9.We live in an agemore information is available with greater ease

8、than ever before.A. whyB. whenC. to whomD. on which9.【考點】定語從句 【答案】B【解析】when引導定義從句，在從句中做時間狀語，修飾先行詞an age（時代）. 此處的when=at which?！倦y度】中等10.The research lacksevidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.A. solidB. fierceC. severeD. potential10.【考點】形容詞詞義辨析【答案】A【解析】根據句意：研究缺乏實證（solid evidence），因此所得

9、出的結論還有待考證。fierce激烈的；severe嚴重的；potential，有潛力的，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】較難11."It's a such nice place," Mother said as she sat at the table_ for customs.A. to be reserved B. Living reserved C. reservingD. reserved11.【考點】非謂語過去分詞【答案】D【解析】reserve和謂語動詞sat之間沒有連詞，故用非謂語，且和其邏輯主語the table邏輯上構成被動關系，故用過去分詞表示被

10、動、完成的概念，在句子中做后置定語。【難度】中等12.According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to_from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.A. differB. shrinkC. failD. decline12. 【考點】動詞詞義辨析【答案】D【解析】根據句意：根據科學家研究，我們的精神氣在22歲達到高峰值之后便從27歲開始下滑（decline）。Differ不同；shrink縮水；fail失敗、衰竭，均不符合語境，故排除。【難度】稍難13.Peter

11、 had intended to take a job in business, but _that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010.A. had abandoned B. abandonedC. abandonD. will abandon13. 【考點】動詞時態(tài)一般過去時【答案】B【解析】根據but提示，是并列句，故前后時態(tài)一致。與had intended相呼應，可知此空應在表示過去時的范圍選擇，由此排除C、D選項。且abandon動作只是陳述了過去所發(fā)生的一件事而已，沒有在intend之前，故排除A選項（過去的

12、過去），由此可知答案B符合文意。一般過去時表示對過去所發(fā)生的一件事情的簡單陳述而已?！倦y度】中等14.Brown said he was by no means annoyed;_ he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.A. all in allB. for one thingC. on the contrary D. by the way14. 【考點】介詞短語詞義辨析【答案】C【解析】根據句意：布朗說他一點兒都不惱火。相反（on the contrary）他很高興能夠被透徹理解。All in all總而言之；fo

13、r one thing其一；by the way順便講一下，均不符合語境，故排除。解題的關鍵是對詞組by no means=never（決不）的理解?！倦y度】中等15.Armed with the information you have gathered, you can_ preparing your business plan.A. set outB. set aboutC. set offD. set up15.【考點】動詞詞組詞義辨析【答案】B【解析】根據句意：有這么些個你所收集的信息，你可以著手（set about doing sth）準備你的商業(yè)計劃了。Set out to do

14、 sth著手；set off出發(fā)；set up建立，均不符合語境，故排除。【難度】中等16. Alvin, are you coming with us? I'd love to, but something unexpected.A. has come up B. was coming up C. had come upD. would come up16.【考點】動詞時態(tài)現(xiàn)在完成時【答案】A【解析】 根據句意：-艾琳，你要和我們一起去嗎？-我想去，但是發(fā)生了點意外。現(xiàn)在完成時表示過去發(fā)生的動作或事情到現(xiàn)在為止，且對現(xiàn)在造成了一定的影響，符合語境，故答案選，過去進行時，表示過去某段時

15、間正在進行的的動作或所處的狀態(tài)；，過去完成時表示過去的過去；，過去將來時表示過去將來要發(fā)生的事情，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】中等17.Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature, _, for some reason, had withdrawn from all human society.A. whichB. whoC. whereD. whom17. 【考點】定語從句【答案】B【解析】who引導非限定性定語從句，在從句中做主語，修飾先行詞Ellen（人名）。Which修行先行詞是物的定語從句；whom修飾先行詞為人，且在從句中做賓語；wher

16、e修飾先行詞是地點名詞，且在從句中地點狀語，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】中等18.Mike was usually so careful, _this time he made a small mistake.A. yetB. stillC. evenD. thus18. 【考點】副詞【答案】A【解析】根據句意：麥克通常很認真的，然而（yet）這次他犯了個小錯誤。Still仍舊；even甚至；thus因此，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】中等19.Had they known what was coming next, they_ second thoughts.A. may haveB. c

17、ould haveC. must have had D. might have had19. 【考點】虛擬語氣中的情態(tài)動詞【答案】D【解析】本句是一個倒裝句，可還原為：if they had known what was coming next, they might have had second thought。根據had known提示，可知是與過去事實相反，因此虛擬語氣主句中應該用would/might +have done，由此可見答案D符合語境?！倦y度】較難20. I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days. . I wi

18、sh I could get away for a while.A. It doesn't matter B. Forget itC. I really envy you D. I can't agree more20.【考點】交際用語征求意見或看法【答案】C【解析】根據句意：-我要去圣弗朗西斯科幾天。-真羨慕你（I really envy you）。我多么希望我也可以離開一會兒呀。與I wish相呼應，故答案C符合語境。It doesnt matter ，沒有關系；forget it別提了；I cant agree more完全贊同，均不符合語境，故排除?！倦y度】中等第二節(jié)

19、完形填空"Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.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 wooden handle. 23 he had not seen it in more than 20 y

20、ears, he recognized it 24 .Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 25 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h 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 adva

21、nce 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. "May I31y

22、ou?" she asked."I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, 32 the umbrella as if presenting a 33 that had long been wished for."Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a 34 smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago

23、. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your _35_ ?""No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. ""Well, that's 36 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"Years later Oscar was s

24、taring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered 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 reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to 39 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 40. gestur

25、e long ago.21.A. strictlyB. carefullyC. roughlyD. casually22.A. OpeningB. SeizingC. ObservingD. Searching23.A. AfterB. WhenC. SinceD. Although24.A. clearlyB. fullyC. immediatelyD. suddenly25.A. averageB. unusualC. plainD. typical26.A. beautyB. shapeC. originD. history27.A. designerB. sellerC. userD.

26、 owner28.A. convincedB. forcedC. encouragedD. advised29.A. untilB. beforeC. whichD. where30.A. familyB. theaterC. houseD. neighborhood31.A. inviteB. helpC. botherD. know32.A. putting upB. turning outC. picking upD. holding out33.A. chanceB. factC. giftD. result34.A. wideB. confidentC. proudD. shy35.

27、A. patienceB. kindnessC. courageD. determination36.A. obviouslyB. naturallyC. exactlyD. probably37.A. oldB. rareC. preciousD. nice38.A. in contrastB. in return C. in exchange D. in answer39. A. possessB. acceptC. carryD. value40. A. attractiveB. significantC. unselfishD. sympathetic【考點】日常生活類記敘文【文章大意

28、】本文記敘了一個人拾金不昧，撿到別人的傘之后專程還給失主，很多年之后又收到的失主贈送傘的故事，啟迪我們：善有善報這樣一個樸實的真理和美德。21.【答案】B【考點】副詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.相呼應，可知答案，仔細地，符合文意。 22.【答案】A【考點】動詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與之后the box ，Oscar saw an umbrella inside相呼應，可知答案，打開，符合文意。23.【答案】D【考點】連詞詞義辨析【試題解析】根據had not seen it和recognize

29、的對比關系，可知答案D，盡管，表示讓步關系，符合文意。24.【答案】C【考點】動詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與26空前的impressed by相呼應，可知答案C，立刻、馬上，符合文意。25.【答案】B【考點】形容詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與26空前的impressed by相呼應，可知這邊傘很是不尋常（unusual），故答案B符合文意。Average普通的；plain平凡的；typical典型的，均不符合語境，故排除。26.【答案】A【考點】名詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與上文23 空a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.和下句Yea

30、rs later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella相呼應，可知答案A，對傘的美印象深刻，符合文意。27.【答案】D【考點】名詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與32空前"I'd like to return it if it's yours,"相呼應，可知Oscar特別想找到傘的主人，故答案符合文意。28.【答案】A【考點】動詞詞義辨析【試題解析】根據句意：Oscar使經理確信（convince），符合文意。Force強迫；encourage鼓勵；advise建議，均不符合語境，

31、故排除。29.【答案】D【考點】連詞詞義辨析【試題解析】where引導定義從句，在從句中做地點狀語，修飾 先行詞the seat.30.【答案】C【考點】名詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與下句He rang the bell, the door opened,相呼應，可知答案C符合文意。31.【答案】B【考點】動詞詞義辨析【試題解析】根據常識，可知本句的意思是：我可以 幫你嗎？故答案B符合文意。32.【答案】D【考點】動詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與之后的as if presenting相呼應，故答案D，提供，符合文意。 Put up張貼；turn out結果證明是；pick up撿起、接人，均不符合語境，

32、 故排除。33.【答案】C【考點】名詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與之后的that had long been wished for相呼應，可知答案C，禮物，符合文意。34.【答案】A【考點】形容詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與and shinning eyes相呼應，可知答案A，燦爛的微笑，符合文意。35.【答案】B【考點】名詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與40空前的for a kind相呼應，可知此處答案B符合文意。36.【答案】C【考點】副詞詞義辨析【試題解析】根據句意：哦，這也是（exactly，確切地）我父親過去經常這樣講的。 Obviously明顯地；naturally自然地；probably可能地，均不

33、符合語境， 故排除。37.【答案】A【考點】形容詞詞義辨析【試題解析】根據31空前an elderly woman和37空前years later提示，可知此處Oscar在納悶這把傘究竟有多少年的歷史，故答案A符合文意。38.【答案】D【考點】介詞短語詞義辨析【試題解析】根據37空及之后的Why had it arrived here today?這兩個問題困擾著Oscar，由此可以推斷答案D，好像是為了回答（in answer）這些疑問，符合文意。 in contrast對比；in return作為回報；in exchange作為交換，均不符合語境， 故排除。 39.【答案】B【考點】動詞詞

34、義辨析【試題解析】根據句意：Mrs OBrien想讓你接受（accept， 樂意接受）這把傘。 Possess擁有；carry 攜帶；value珍視，均不符合文意，故排除。40.【答案】C【考點】形容詞詞義辨析【試題解析】與32空前"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said,相呼應，可知多年前Oscar把傘物歸原主是一種無私的行為，故答案C符合文意?！倦y度】一般 【長難句解析】As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, i

35、mpressed by its beauty.當他們正準備離開是，他注意一個空位是有一把傘，它的美給他留下了深刻的印象。Impressed，過去分詞做狀語，與句子主語he邏輯上構成被動關系。 第二部分閱讀理解第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文,從每題 所給四個選項中選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑.AEaster(復活節(jié)) is still a great day for worship, randy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunn

36、ies.And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears. The culprit is climate change, and some researchers found that rising temperatures arc having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.Take the Lower Keys March rabbit, for instance. An endangered species that lives in the

37、 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 levels. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0. 6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher gr

38、ound and a 0.9-meter rise would wipe out their habitat (棲息地) 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（捕食者）. As the numbe

39、r of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies arc 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 whet

40、her 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 firs' of these species to

41、go extinct due to climate change. About 7-8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool, damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains. As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate (遷徙) to higher ground but they already occupy the mountaintops. They can't go any higher. The National Wildl

42、ife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat beats up.The volcano rabbit has the same problem. These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward

43、about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle. Scientists are concerned about their populations.Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the wo

44、rld. Their habitats have been destroyed by development. Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs. Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving

45、them exposed.All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter. 41 The writer mentions Easter at the beginning of the passage in order to_.A. show the importance of Easter DayB. introduce the issue about bunniesC. remind people of Easter traditions D. discuss the rela

46、tionship between Easter and bunnies42. The word "culprit" ( Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to_.A. criminalB. judgeC. victimD. producer43.According to the passage, some rabbits can now be easily Uncovered by predators because they_A.are exposed lo more skillful huntersB.have moved to ha

47、bitats with fewer plantsC.haven't adapted themselves to climate changeD.can't change their fur color into white in the fall and the spring44,The problem faced by volcano rabbets and rock rabbits is that_.A. both are affected by 1ess snowB. both are affected by rising sea levelsC neither can

48、find enough food0. neither can migrate to higher places45 Which best describes the writer's tone in the postage?A. Approving.B. Concerned.C. Enthusiastic.D. Doubtful.【考點】日常生活類環(huán)境話題小品文【文章大意】每年復活節(jié)可愛兔子給大家?guī)砹硕嗌贇g樂，然而隨著全球溫暖趨勢的加劇，這種給我們帶來的愉悅兔子也不可避免地受到了一定的影響。不久的將來，復活節(jié)上兔子的服飾也會因此而有所變化。41.【答案】B【試題解析】目的意圖題。根據

49、第一段在全文中的作用可以看出，本段主要目的是導入主題，即：關于兔子的問題。42.【答案】A【試題解析】詞義猜測題。根據文章第一段最后一句后半句：but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.和第二段的第一句：And no, not because the kids like to pull their ears.可知答案A，罪過，符合文意。43.【答案】C【試題解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段的整體理解和倒數第二句but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to su

50、rvive is a big question.的總結，可知答案C符合文意。44.【答案】D【試題解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據文章倒數第三段的第三句they would naturally migrate (遷徙) to higher ground but they already occupy the mountaintops. They can't go any higher.和倒數第二段第二句的后半部分but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher,可知，故答案D符合文意。45.【答案】B【試題解析】作者態(tài)度題。根據文

51、章的整體理解，可知推斷出作者對兔子這一問題很是關切(concerned)，故答案B符合文意。Approving贊同的；Enthusiastic熱情的；Doubtful質疑的，均不符合語境， 故排除。【難度】一般【長難句解析】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（捕食者）。大多數這種兔子會把冬天時的白色皮毛變成夏季的棕色，每一種顏色

52、的變化是為了讓他們更好地避免捕食者的發(fā)現(xiàn)。Designed是非謂語，與其邏輯主語each構成被動關系，故用過去分詞作狀語。此外由于each和句子主語most of these rabbits不是同一事物，因此這種非謂語結構在語法上被稱之為獨立主格結構。BBelow is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯） World Records.Top 6 Unusual Guinness World RecordsFastest 100 m running on all fours The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, accord

53、ing to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power&quo

54、t; is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.Most people inside a soap bubbleThe Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversar

55、y of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang fa

56、mily cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.Lo

57、ngest ears on a dogA bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.Most living generationsDid you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living ge