2012高考英語預(yù)測試題（1）閱讀表達(dá)題

1、2012年高考預(yù)測系列試題【英語】高考預(yù)測試題（1）·閱讀表達(dá)題一、閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AThe Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppe

2、rs who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder informa

3、tion. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms are now fighting against o

4、n-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.Ask about your credit-card firms on-line rules: Under British law, cardhol

5、ders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺騙性的) spending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address

6、 may also start https: /the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.1. What do most people worry about the Inter

7、net according to this passage?A. A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.B. Fraud on the Internet. C. Many Web sites are destroyed. D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.2. What is the meaning of “fraud”?A. Cheating.B. Sale. C. Payment. D. Safety.3. How can the thieves get the

8、 information of the credit card?A. The customers give them the information.B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.C. The customers sell the information to them.D. The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms.4. How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?A. Four.B.

9、Three.C. Five.D. Six.5. You are shopping on the site: http: / www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A. Order the TV set at once. B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.D. Tell the site your password and b

10、uy the TV set for you. BSelf-employed private physicians who charge a fee for each patient visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most physicians have a contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community. They send their patients to this hospital, which usu

11、ally charges patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities(operating room, tests, medicines that they use). Some hospitals belong to a city, a state or, in the case of veteran's hospitals, a federal government agency. Others are operated by religious orders(教會) or other n

12、on-profit groups.Some medical doctors are on salary. Salaried physicians may work as hospital staff members, or residents, who are often still in training. They may teach in medical schools, be hired by corporations to care for their workers or work for the federal government's Public Health Ser

13、vice.Physicians are among the best paid professionals in the United States. In the 1980s, it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than $ 100 000 a year. Specialists, particularly surgeons, might earn several times that amount. Physicians list many reasons why they deserve to

14、be so well rewarded for their work. One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a physician in the United States. Most would be physicians first attend college for four years, which can cost nearly $ 20 000 a year at one of the best private institutions. Prospective physician

15、s then attend medical school for four years. Tuition alone can exceed $ 10 000 a year. By the time they have obtained their medical degrees, many young physicians are deeply in debt. They still face three to five years of residency(實習(xí)階段) in a hospital, the first year as an apprentice physician. The

16、hours are long and the pay is relatively low.Setting up a medical practice is expensive, too. Sometimes several physicians will decide to establish a group practice, so they can share the expense of maintaining an office and buying equipment. These physicians also take care of each other's patie

17、nts in emergencies.Physicians work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility. Many medical procedures, even quite routine ones, involve risk. It is understandable that physicians want to be well rewarded for making decisions which can mean the difference between life and death.1. Acc

18、ording to the passage, it is very unlikely that an American hospital is owned by _. A. a churchB. a corporationC. a cityD. a state2. The expenses for becoming a doctor are spent on _.A. schooling and retrainingB. practice in a hospitalC. facilities he or she usesD. education he or she receives3. Acc

19、ording to the passage, how long does it take for a would-be physician to become an independent physician in the USA?A. About seven years.B. Eight years. C. Ten years.D. About twelve years.4. Sometimes several physicians set up a group medical practice mainly because _.A. there are so many patients t

20、hat it is difficult for one physician to take care all of themB. they can take turns to work long hoursC. facilities may be too much of a burden for one physician to shoulderD. no one wants to assume too much responsibility5. Which of the following statements could fully express the author's vie

21、w towards physicians payment in the USA?A. For their expensive education and their responsibility, they deserve a handsome pay.B. It is reasonable for physicians to have a large income because their work is very dangerous.C. Physicians should be better paid because they work long hours under bad con

22、ditions.D. Physicians have great responsibility, so it is understandable that they should be well rewarded.CThe common cold is the worlds most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.The most widespread fallacy(謬誤) of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are

23、caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explo

24、rers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(戰(zhàn)壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch

25、 colds.In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(奧斯維辛集中營), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts o

26、f being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the vol

27、unteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is

28、 that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on. No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms. 1. The writer

29、offered _ examples to support his argument.A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 32. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.B. Colds are not caused by cold. C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.D. A person may catc

30、h a cold by touching someone who already has one.3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _.A. they are working in the isolated arctic regionsB. they are writing reports in terribly cold weatherC. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regionsD. they are coming into touch again with the outs

31、ide world4. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit _.A. suffered a lot B. never caught coldsC. often caught colds D. became very strong5. The passage mainly discusses _.A. the experiments on the common coldB. the fallacy about the common coldC. the reason and the

32、way people catch coldsD. the continued spread of common colds二、書面表達(dá)就“The Power of Praise”這個主題進(jìn)行議論并發(fā)表你的看法, 至少包括如下要點：1) 在你周圍，人們對贊美的看法和做法。2) 你的觀點如何？你怎么做？舉例說明贊美的力量。注意：1詞數(shù)120詞左右；2可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫；【參考答案】一、閱讀 A(15 BABAB)【答案與解析】本文介紹了網(wǎng)上黑客人員盜用信用卡資料進(jìn)行欺騙的行為以及我們該怎樣防衛(wèi)的措施。1. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第1句(因特網(wǎng)已導(dǎo)致使用信用卡欺騙行為大量增加)可推知此題

33、答案為B。2. A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第1段第2句(你的卡上資料可能會在網(wǎng)上非法出售)和第4段最后一句(可采用下列步驟防止受欺騙)可推知此題答案為A。3. B。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第2段的提醒(當(dāng)心那些提供便宜商品或服務(wù)的網(wǎng)址)可推知此題答案為B。也可采用排除法：根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，排除A和C(并且此兩項也不合情理)；根據(jù)文章第4段第1句可知選項D也不正確。因此選B。4. A。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)對文章第五、六、七、八段的歸納可推知此題的答案為A。5. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段中的說明：安全的網(wǎng)址應(yīng)在電腦的右下角有一個小字母，或在網(wǎng)址中有一個字母S，而問題中的網(wǎng)址中沒有字母S，從而可推知此題答案為B。 B1

34、5 BDDCA【答案與解釋】在美國，醫(yī)師是高報酬職業(yè)之一。這是由于他們需要較長時間的學(xué)習(xí)和高學(xué)費投入的緣故。1. B。語義理解題。從第 1 段最后兩句話中可得出答案。2. D。主旨題。從第 3 段的最后部分中可得出答案。3. D。計算題。從第 3 段的 Most would be physicians first attend college for four years Prospective physicians then attend medical school for four yearsThey still face three to five years of residency

35、 可知答案為 D。4. C。細(xì)節(jié)題。從第 4 段第2句可找到答案。5. A。主旨題。通讀全文便知高額學(xué)費和職業(yè)風(fēng)險是醫(yī)師獲得高報酬的原因。C15 BCDAC【答案解析】本文通過大量事例證明感冒不是由寒冷引起的， 而是由病毒感染引起的。1. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)由第 2 段的兩個例子、第 3 段的 1 個例子和第 4 段的兩個例子可知 B 為正確選項。2. C。細(xì)節(jié)題。 根據(jù) One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at o

36、ther times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on 可知人們得感冒不是因為喜歡呆在家里，而是因為經(jīng)常呆在一起病毒更容易感染，故選 C。3. D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes 可知北極地區(qū)探險者是因為與外界接觸后