2012年高考英语冲刺试题及答案

2012年高考英语冲刺试题及答案

2012年高考英语冲刺2012年高考英语冲刺试题本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。PartIListeningComprehension（30marks）SectionA（22．5marks）Directions:Inthissection,you'llhear6conversationsbetween2speakers．Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3choicesmarkedA,BandC．Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion．YouwillheareachconversationTWICE．Conversation11．Whatisnotmentionedintoday’snewspaper?A．Theweather.B．Arobbery.C．Acaraccident.2．WhatdoesMrs.Greensayaboutthenewspaperstories?A．Theytellmuchabouttheworld.B．Theyarealwaysthesamedayafterday.C．Theyareagoodwayofpassingthetime.Conversation23．HowlongwillthemanstayinGuilin?A．16days.B．7days.C．9days.4．Whathasthemanplannedtododuringthevacation?A．Shopping.B．Dancing.C．Boating.Conversation35．WhatdidKarlMarxdoaccordingtothetalk?A．Heledsomepoliticalmovements.B．Hegavesomeadvicetolanguagelearners.C．HetaughtEnglishinaschool.6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thewomanisinterestedinpoliticalleaders.B．Thewomandecidedtoreadthebookfinally.C．ThemanbelievesinMarxism.Conversation47．HowoftendoestheNo.1busrun?A．Every5minutes.B．Ever10minutes.C．Every15minutes.8．HowdoesJohn’ssistercome?A．Bycar.B．Byair.C．Bytrain.9．WhendoesJohn’ssisterarrive?A．At4:30.B．At4:20.C．At4:10.Conversation510．Wheremightthedialoguetakeplace?n2012年高考英语冲刺A．Inasmallrestaurant.B．Ataparty.C．Atanightclub.11．Howmanykindsofvegetablesdidthemanorder?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.12．Whatdrinkdidthemanorder?A．Milk.B．Wine.C．Coffee.Conversation613．WhatisBobgoingtodotomorrowafternoon?A．Togobackhome.B．Totrysomeseafood.C．Togotothesciencemuseum.14．WhatdoesJoanthinkofthesciencemuseum?A．Shelikesitverymuch.B．Shehasnointerestinit.C．Shedoesn’tthinkmuchofit.15．WhydoesJoansuggestthatBobtakeabustour?A．Becauseit’sverydearandpleasant.B．Becauseit’sthebestwaytogettoknowthecity.C．Becauseit’soneofthewaystotourthecity.SectionB（7．5marks）Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage．Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard．FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS．YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE．Howtobepopular?ThefirststepImprovingourappearance:·stayingoodshapeand16.·17.andappearfriendlyThesecondstepBemoreconsiderate:·beinterestedinotherpeopleandwhatthey’resaying·learnto18.·encourageotherstotalkaboutthingswhichthey’reinterestedinThethirdstepUsing19.:·makeeyecontactwhilespeaking,using20.toshowimportantpoints,andsmilingtothepersonyou’reinvolvedinaconversationwithPartⅡLanguageKnowledge（45marks）SectionA（15marks）Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD．Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence．21．Thesubwayoperator,ShanghaiShentongMctroGroup,apologizedfortheaccident,andn2012年高考英语冲刺describedthedayasadarkdayinShanghai’ssubwayhistory,wewillneverforget.A．itB．oneC．thatD．what22．Innocity,Kunming,ashasbeensaid,willoneexperienceveryslightclimatevariationinthefourseasons.A．otherthanB．morethanC．betterthanD．ratherthan23．ontheportrait,motherwasdeepinthought.A．FixedhereyesB．HereyesarefixedC．HereyesfixingD．Hereyesfixed24．Theassignmentseemsnotsotoughtome.Onemorehour,Icanfinishit.A．orB．soC．不填D．and25．TherehavebeenfrequentrailwayaccidentsinChinarecently,andthatispeopleareconcerned.A．whatB．whereC．howD．that26．Iammorethanhungrynow.IstherearestaurantaroundIcanhavearichlunch?A．thatB．whichC．whatD．where27．—Couldyoupleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproblem?—Sorry.Withsomuchworkmymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled28．differentlifetodayiswhatitwas50yearsago.A．How;fromB．Whata;fromC．What;fromD．What;with29．inSuperGirlsthatDuanLinxibecameknowntoalmostallteenagers.A．SosuccessfulherperformancewasB．SosuccessfulwasherperformanceC．SoherperformancewassuccessfulD．Sowashersuccessfulperformance30．Theteacherthem,otherwisethey’dneverhavebeenabletosolvetheproblem.A．hadhelpedB．helpedC．havehelpedD．help31．Afantasticideaoccurredtohimthathecoulduseaplasticbottle,cutoff,asacontainertogrowyoungplantsin.A．ofwhichthetopB．whosetopC．thetopofwhichD．withitstop32．NowcomestheannouncementfromApple,oneoftheworld’sbest-knowncompanies,SteveJobs—whoisconsideredaleadingfigureinboththecomputerandentertainmentindustries—passedaway,shockingallofus.A．thatB．whichC．oneD．what33．—Doweneedtobuyseveralmorebottlesofbeer?—No,therearealreadyten,Thatbeenoughforustwo.A．canB．mayC．shouldD．might34．Mybrotherusedtosleepwiththewindowandthelight.A．open;burningB．opened;burnedC．opening;burningD．opening;burned35．—Didyouhaveagoodtimemeetingyouroldfriendsyesterday?n2012年高考英语冲刺—Yes,Idid.Ithemsincewegraduatedfromcollege.A．didn’tseeB．hadn’tseenC．haven’tseenD．wouldn’tseeSectionB（18marks）Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext．Onceandonlyonce,Iaskedthatquestionandgotaseriousanswer,36thatiswithmestill.First,Imusttellyou37thishappened,becausetheplacehasispowerifitsown.InGreeceagain.NearthevillageofGoniaonrockybayoftheislandofCrete38aGreekmonastery(修道院).Alongsideit,onlanddonatedbythemonastery,isinstitute39humanunderstandingandpeace,andespeciallytorapprochement(友好关系的重建)betweenGermansandCretans.Animprobabletask,giventhebitterresidue(后遗影响)ofwartime.Againstthisheavycurtainofhistory,inthisplacewherethestoneof40ishardandthick,theexistenceofaninstitutedevotedtohealingthewoundsofwarisafragileparadox(自相矛盾的荒谬说法).Howhasitcometobehere?Theanswerisaman.AlexanderPapaderos.Adoctorofphilosophy,teacher,politician,residentofAthens41asonofthissoil.Atwar’sendhecametobelievethattheGermansandtheCretanshadmuchtogiveoneanother—muchto42oneanotherandthattheyhadanexampletoset.43iftheycouldforgiveeachotherandconstructacreativerelationship,thenanypeoplecould.Tomakealovelystoryshort.Papaderossucceeded.Theinstitutebecame44—aconferencegroundonthesiteofhorror—anditwasinfactasourceofproductiveinteractions45thetwocountries.Bookshavebeenwrittenonthedreamsthatwere46bywhatpeoplegavetopeopleforasummersession.47hadbecomealivinglegend.36．A．oneB．theoneC．asD．so37．A．whyB．whereC．whenD．how38．A．hasB．therewasC．sitsD．being39．A．dedicatedtoB．resultedfromC．duetoD．adaptedto40．A．thebuildingB．hatredC．themonasteryD．happiness41．A．orB．eitherC．butD．therefore42．A．arguewithB．competewithC．distinguishwithD．learnfrom43．A．ForB．HoweverC．EvenD．As44．A．atheoryB．arealityC．amythD．apuzzle45．A．inB．byC．betweenD．for46．A．gotB．lostC．dreamtD．realized47．A．ThemonasteryB．TheGermansC．TheCretansD．AlexanderPapaderosSectionC（12marks）Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext．Aftersellingpiggybanksformorethanayear48.suddenlydawnedonme—whyaretheycalledpiggybanks?Whatdoesapighavetodo49.savingmoney?Apigwouldbethen2012年高考英语冲刺50.animalyou’dassociatewithsaving!Whynotbunnybanks51.doggybanksandforthatmatter,whyananimalat52.IAdditionally,piggybanksoundslikeitwasintendedasachild’sitemashowmanyadultswoulduseapiggybankforcollectingchange?Tosatisfy53.curiosity,IdidsomepiggybankresearchandhavelearnedsomeinterestingthingsandthoughtIwouldsharethemwithyou.54.youwellknow,many,particularlyceramic(陶器的),piggybanksdonothaveanopeningtoremovethemoney.Nowwhyisthat?Thetheorygoesthatthisistoserveasalessoninfinancesforchildren.Thepiggybanksenablesachildtosavehismoney,butforceshimtojustifyhisspendingasinordertoaccessthemoneyheneedstobreakhispiggybank.Thislessonseemstohavebeenforgottenbymanyadults!Maybeweshouldkeepapiggybankinourfrontfoyeranddeposit(存储)ourloosechange55.wecomehomeeachday!PartⅢReadingComprehension（30marks）Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements．Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．ATheRiverThameswasoncedescribedas“biologically(生物学地)dead”.Awaterwaypollutedwithsomuchindustrialwastethatnowildlifecouldsurviveinit.Buttodayithasbecomeathriving(繁荣的)naturalhabitatandateamofconservationistsrestoringthefamousriverhavebeenofferedatopenvironmentawardfortheirwork.Ncarly40milesoftheriverhavebeenimprovedinthelastfiveyearsthroughalmost400EnvironmentAgencyrestorationprojects.Asaresult,theriverisnowhometosome125speciesoffish,whilemanyothersarereturning.Therivermouthsupportsshellfisheriesandisanurseryground(育苗场)forbass(鲈鱼)stocks,andthewaterqualityoftheThameshasimproved.AlastairDriver,theEnvironmentAgency’snationalconservationmanager,saidthatinthelast150years,theThameshadbeenpollutedseriouslyandthatithadtakenthousandsofpeopledecadestorestoreittoitscurrentcondition.“Strictregulationsforpollutingindustriesandourworkwithfarmers,businessesandwatercompaniestoreducepollutionandimprovewaterqualityhavehelpedtomaketheThamesalivingriveronceagain.”Buthewarnedthattheriver’srecoverywasstill“fragile”,sinceitwasunderthepressurefromagrowingpopulationandclimatechange.HesaidadvancedprojectsandcooperationwithvariouspeopleandorganizationsaimatdealingwiththeproblemstheThamesfacesandensuring(确保)itstillafamousriverformanycenturiestocome.Actor,DavidSuchet,askillfulboaterandchairmanoftheRiverThamesAlliance,said,“Iamfortunateinmylifetohavetraveledwidelyandenjoyedmanyotherriversworldwide.ButtheRiverThamesispricelessanditisoneofthemostglitteringjewelsinthecrownofourEnglishheritage.”n2012年高考英语冲刺BorisJohnson,MayorofLondon,said,“TheThamesisoneofourmostpreciousresources,soIamexcitedtoseethateffortstoimproveandpreserveitsgoodhealtharebeingpraisedontheworldstage.”The￡220,000prize,awardedattheInternationalRiveSymposiuminAustralia,willgototheThamesRiversRestorationTrust.56．WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TheRiverThameshasbecomeanurserygroundnow.B．TheRiverThameshasbeenawell-knownriverinEngland.C．ManyagenciestookpartintherestorationprojectsontheRiverThames.D．TheRiverThameswasoncepollutedbyindustrialwaste.57．WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidSuchet?A．Hesaidsomefactorieshavebeenregulatedtoreducepollutants.B．Heisanactorwhoisgoodatboating.C．Hehastraveledtoalriversintheworld.D．HeisamanageroftheEnvironmentAgency.58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragile”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．Closelyprotected.B．Mostvisited.C．Easilydamaged.D．Stronglypraised.59．WhatwasBorisJohnson’sattitudetowardsthehonor?A．Excited.B．Moved.C．Concerned.D．Disappointed.60．Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.A．peoplearetryingtobringmorelifetotheThamesnowadaysB．theMayorofLondonthinkstherestoringworkisworthwhileC．DavidSuchetthinkshighlyoftheThamesD．AustraliawasalsoawardedinthecompetitionBThoreauandothernaturalistshavepraisedthebenefitsofnaturetoyourstateofmindintheirworks,buttherearesomeresearchesshowinghownaturemakesyousmarter.Astudyhasfoundthatexposuretothegreatoutdoorsimprovescognitive(认知的)function.Expertshavecalledthisattentionrestorationtherapy(注意力修复治疗).Inthestudy,researchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganaskedagroupofvolunteerstocompleteatakedesignedtochallengememoryandattention.ThevolunteersthentookawalkineitheraparkorindowntownAnnArbor.Afterthewalk,volunteersreturnedtothelabandwereretestedonthetask.Theperformanceonthememoryandattentiontaskgreatlyimprovedinpeoplefollowingthewalkinthepark,butdidnotimproveinthosewhowalkeddowntown.Whynaturemakesyousmarter?Accordingtotheexperts,onereasonhastodowithhownatureaffectsyourattention.Youhavetwotypesofattention.Oneisinvoluntary,whereyourattentionisattractedbysomestimuli(刺激物).Andtheotheroneisdirectedattention,whereyoucontrolyourattention.Directedattentionisimportantformemory,resolvingconflictandn2012年高考英语冲刺reducingabsentmind.Beinginnatureexposesyoutosoothingstimulithatengagesyourinvoluntaryattention.Itgivesyourdirectedattentionarestandachancetobecomerenewed.Whenyouareinacity,youareconstantlyvigilant(警觉的),yourdirectedattentionisturnedonandcannotgetarest.RichardLuovcreatedtheterm“naturedeficit(缺乏)disorderdisorder”todescribeaconditionofbeingsooutoftouchwithnaturethatwelosehumility,ourspirituality,ourhumanityandwealsoareathigherriskofobesity(肥胖),depressionandotherdisease.Hisfirstbook,LastChildintheWoods,wasaboutthenegativeeffectsofanaturedeficitonchildren,buthisnewbook.TheNaturePrinciple,describeshowadultsareequallyatriskiftheyseldomspendtimewithnature.Ifyoucan’tbeinnaturetoday,getascreensaverofnature.Inanotherpartofthestudy,peoplewhoweresimplyshownphotosofnaturedidbetteroncognitivefunctionthanthoseshownurbanimages.ButIthinkitwillbebetterforyoutogooutandexperiencetherealthings.61．Whichofthefollowingprobablybelongstotheattentionrestorationtherapy?A．Doingexerciseinthegym.B．ReadingThoreau’sworksathome.C．Joggingaroundintheshoppingmall.D．Walkingorrunningthroughalocalpark.62．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanlearnallEXCEPTthat.A．thestudywasconductedbyexpertsofUniversityofMichiganB．thestudyisaboutpeople’smemoryandattentionC．thestudyindicatesnaturehasagoodeffectonmemoryandattentionD．theparticipantsshouldwalkinboththeparkanddowntown63．Accordingtothepassage,whenoneisconsideredtoengageyourinvoluntaryattention?A．Rememberingthings.B．Relaxinginnature.C．Solvingproblems.D．Beingcautious.64．WhichistheCORRECTinformationaboutRichardLuov?A．Hefoundthereasonforobesity.B．Hewroteabookaboutchildren’sproblems.C．Hehaspublishedanewhealthbook.D．Hecreatedatermtodescribepeoplewhospendlittletimeinnature.65．whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorhighlyadvisereaderstodo?A．Getapictureofnature.B．Avoidwatchingurbanimages.C．Setyourscreenwithanimageofnatureasthebackground.D．Gooutandspendtimeinnature.CThoughmucheffortandmanyresourceshavebeenspentonprotectingtheendangeredgiantpanda,researchbyaninternationalteamofscientistsshowsthatmuchsuitablepandan2012年高考英语冲刺habitatisoutsidethenaturereservesandareaswherethepandaisreportedtolive.“ThisresearchcanhelptheChinesegovernmentandinternationalnongovernmentalorganizationsdevelopfullstrategic(战略上的)plansformoreeffectiveconservationofthepanda,”saidJianguo“Jack”Liu,MSUUniversityDistinguishedProfessoroffisheriesandwildlife.“Overall,about40percentofthesuitablehabitatforpandasisinsidethenaturereserves,”saidAndresVina,aspecialist.“Butwehavealsoidentifiedpotentiallysuitablehabitatoutsidethereserves.”Thegiantpandaistherarestmemberofthebearfamily.PandasoncerangedthroughoutmostofChina,northernVietnamandnorthernMyanmar.Today,fewerthan1,600giantpandasliveinthewildinthreeChineseprovinces;Gansu,ShanxiandSichuan.Humanactions—includinglogging(伐木),residentialdevelopmentandtheexpansionoffarming—areconsideredthemainreasonsforthedramaticdecreaseofthegiantpanda’shabitat.Theresearchteamdevelopedhabitatmodelsusinggeographicalandenvironmentalinformationgatheredbysatellitesoverlaidwithinformationonpandaoccurrence.Afteranalyzingsixmountainregionsinthethreeprovinceswherepandasareknowntolive,thescientistsdevelopedahabitatsuitabilityindex(索引)fortheentire48,328square-milearea.Therange-widehabitatanalysismodelgivesthegovernmentandotheragenciesanewtoolastheydevelopconservationstrategiesnotonlyforpandasbutalsoformanyotherendangeredspecies.“TheChinesegovernmentplanstoaddabout69,500squaremilesoflandtothecountry’snaturereservesystembetween2010and2020,”saidZhiyunOuyang,directoroftheLabofUrbanandRegionalErologyattheChineseAcademyofSciencesinBeijing.“Soopportunitiesexisttocreatenewreserves,toexpandexistingreservesandtocreatepathwaysthatincreasetheconnectivityamongthereserves.Onthebasisofourresults,wesuggestsomenewareasbeincludedinChina’snaturereservesystem.”66．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Chinahasmadelotsofeffortstoprotectthegiantpanda.B．Pandaslivebetteronlyoutsidethenaturereserves.C．Moreplansshouldbecreatedtoprotectthegiantpandas.D．LiuJianguoisaprofessorwhodevoteshimselftofisheriesandwildlife.67．Accordingtothepassage,thegiantpandas.A．havethesamelivinghabitasbearsB．areonlysuitabletoliveinGansu,ShanxiandSichuanC．willallbeprotectedinthenaturereservesD．areendangeredmainlyduetothedamagetotheirhabitat68．Thepurposeofdevelopinghabitatmodelsis.A．toknowwherepandasactuallyliveinChinaB．tobuildalargernaturereserveforthepandasC．todevelopconservationstrategiesforendangeredspeciesD．togivegovernmentsawarning69．Theunderlinedword“overlaid”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．coveredB．connectedC．copedD．variedn2012年高考英语冲刺70．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．ZhiyunOuyanghopesmoreareaswillbecomenaturereservesinChina.B．Chinahasabout69,500squaremilesofnaturereservesnow.C．Theexistingreserveswillremainthesame.D．Theexistingreservesshouldn’tbeexpanded.PartⅣWriting（45marks）SectionA（10marks）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage．FillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheInformationfromthepassage．WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer．PriortotheexplosiveexpansionofHome-basedbusinessopportunities,theusualworkformhomepositionnormallyinvolvedanactualindividualofferingaservicetothenearbycommunityorneighborhood.Thistypeofenterprisestillneededanumberofthelogistical(逻辑的；运筹的)functionsofstandardsmallbusinesses,suchasstockinginventory,sendingorders,makingsalescalls,andsoon.Andformany,suchaslandscapedesignorshippingcompany,thisalsorequiredhavingvehicles,equipmentandalsomanagingemployees.Althoughtheseopportunitiescontinuetoexistcurrently,thegrowingunitizationoftheInternethasalsoopenedyetanotherbusinessopportunity,theOnlinebasedworkformhomebusiness,inwhichthepersonhardlyeverreallywillhavetoleavehisorherhome.Mostoftheregulardutiesstatedearlierarenolongernecessary.Productssuchase-booksandprogramsaregenerallytransportedtotheclientwiththeclickofamouse.Even“hard”goodssuchasbikes,videogames,DVDsandflowersareoftenshippedbymeansofdropshippersand/orwholesalersthereforereducingtherequirementforstockingandtransporting.Businessisabletobecarriedoutoverthephoneaswellasviaemailmessagesandthereforethepossibilitiesappeartoincreaseeveryday.Anyonehavingsometypeofcomputer,orsimply,onlyaccesstoone,cancertainlyhaveanOnline-basedhomebusiness.Alright,sowhattypesoffolksaresearchingforInternetbasedhomebusinessopportunitiesnowadays?Inthepast,Internetbusinesseshavebeengenerallycreatedbyanunsatisfiedemployeethinkingtheywerenotreallygettingcompensatedwhattheyweretrulyworthandalso,forjustoneofmanygoodreasons,wantedtospendmoreoftheirtimeintheirhome.Manypeoplewishedformoresuitableworkinghoursorresentedhisorhermanager.Althoughnowadays,increasinglymoreOnlinebusinessownerswanttosupplementtheirregularincome.Forafew,theonlineenterprisemayultimatelybecometheirfulltimemethodofearningaliving,asthisworkathomerevenuegetsmoredependable.OneothergroupoffolksobtainingsuccessontheInternetareactuallyindividualsthatdon’thaveacollegedegreeorwithnoparticularbusinessschooling.AsaresultofturnkeynottomentionautomatedcharacteristicsofcountlessInternetbusinesses,positionswhichpreviouslydemandedofficialschoolingor,attheveryleast,abasicknowledgeofbusiness,arebecomingobsolete(过时的，淘汰的).Thesedays,countlessstayathomeparentsarediscoveringorganizationsthatallowthemton2012年高考英语冲刺spendtheirtimeworkingasanaffiliatemarketerforalargebusinessinanMULTILEVELMARKETINGornetworkmarketingopportunity.Theyareschedulingtheirown“convenient”workinghours,butstillcarningenoughmoneytopaythebills—andthensome.Tobeabletoremaininyourownhometospendtimewiththefamilyandotherlovedonesbutstillbeingproductiveseemstohavemadeworkinganonlinehomebusinessaperfectopportunityforquiteafew.Forothers,ontheotherhand,workingahomebusinesshasallowedthemtosystematicallyfillthatdesireforself-employmentthatrunsthroughouttheveins(脉)ofmoreandmoreindividuals,duetotheenormousfinancialsuccesscurrentlybeingattainedbynumerousOnlineentrepreneurs!TheRisingAttractivenessOfAn71.Previousworkfromhomeposition72.anactualindividualofferingaserviceneeding73.ofstandardsmallbusinessesrequiringvehicles,equipmentandalsomanagingemployeesOnline-basedworkpersons74.leavinghome75.generallytransportedorshippedtotheclientonlinebusinessesabletobecarriedoutveryconvenientlynotonly76.butalsooverthephone77.SearchingforInternetbasedhomebusinessopportunitiesunsatisfiedemployeesnotreallygettingcompensatedand78.tospendmoreoftheirtimeintheirhomeownerswantingtosupplement79.AsaresultduetotheenormousfinancialsuccesscurrentlybeingattainedbynumerousOnlineentrepreneurs,80.OnlinebusinessesbeingdonenowadaysSectionB（10marks）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage．Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage．RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlie.Becausealmosteverything—allexternalexpectations,allpride,allfearofembarrassmentorfailure—thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatistrulyimportant.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.Aboutayearago.Iwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andthatIshouldexpecttolivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctor’scodeforpreparingtodie.Itmeanstotrytotellyourkidseverythingyouthoughtyou’dhavethenext10yearstotelltheminjustafewmonths.Itmeanstomakesureeverythingisbuttonedupsothatitwillbeaseasyaspossibleforyourfamily.Itmeanstosayyourgoodbyes.Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.LaterthateveningIhadthesurgeryandthedoctorsn2012年高考英语冲刺startedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatiscurablewithsurgery.AndI’mfinenow.ThiswastheclosesI’vebeentofacingdeath,andIhopeit’stheclosestIgetforafewmoredecades.Havinglivedthroughit,Icannowsaythistoyouwithabitmorecertaintythanwhendeathwasausefulbutpurelyintellectualconcept:Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becauseDeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionofLife.ItisLife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.Sorrytobesodramatic,butitisquitetrue.81.Whatisthewordfor“unabletobecured”inthepassage?(Nomorethan1word)(2marks)82.Whathappenedtotheauthoraboutoneyearago?(Nomorethan5words)(2marks)83.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?(Nomorethan16words)(3marks)84.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdeath?(Nomorethan11words)(3marks)SectionC（25marks）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.据报道，某大学上演了排队占座“大战”，为了在空调教室中争得一个学习的座位，数百人从晚上11点开始在教学楼前通宵排队，两名学生甚至带上了蚊帐搭成简易帐篷。请你就此现象用英语写一篇不少于120词的作文，包括下列要点：1．简单介绍此现象；2．你对此现象的看法，通宵排队不值得；影响白天的学习效率；……3．你的建议。参考词汇：有空调的air-conditionedn2012年高考英语冲刺n2012年高考英语冲刺