2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试卷（全国卷二）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. theater

A. treasure

B. wheat

C. season

D. realize

2. persuade

A. usual

B. insist

C. sugar

D. trousers

3. Company

A. alone

B. carrot

C. money

D. knock

4. opposite

A. service

B. outside

C. pioneer

D. police

5. society

A. official

B. recent

C. chocolate

D. difficult

第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

6. —What shall we do tonight then?

—_____—whatever you want.

A. Help yourself

B. It's a deal

C. No problem

D. It's up to you

7. He missed______gold in the high jump, but will get______second chance in the long jump.

A. the; the

B. 不填; a

C. the; a

D. a; 不填

8. That evening,______I will tell you more about later, I ended up working very late.

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. when

9. Sarah made______to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.

A. herself

B. this

C. that

D. it

10. Tony lent me the money,______that I'd do as much for him.

A. hoping

B. to hope

C. hoped

D. having hoped

11. I had hardly got to the office______my wife phoned me to go back home at once.

A. when

B. than

C. until

D. after

12. We______to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.

A. set about

B. set up

C. set out

D. set down

13. Next to biology, I like physics______.

A. better

B. best

C. the better

D. very well

14. —Did you ask Sophia for help?

—I______need to—I managed perfectly well on my own.

A. wouldn't

B. don't

C. didn't

D. won't

15. The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy______anything that happened to be on.

A. to watch

B. watching

C. watched

D. to have watched

16. 100℃ is the temperature______which water will boil.

A. for

B. at

C. on

D. of

17. I'm going to Europe on vacation together with John if I______find the money.

A. can

B. might

C. would

D. need

18. The manager______the workers how to improve the program since 9 am.

A. has told

B. is telling

C. has been telling

D. will have told

19. The Harry Potter books are quite popular; they are in great______in this city.

A. quantity

B. progress

C. production

D. demand

20. —Try not to work yourself too hard. Take it easy.

—Thanks.______

A. So what?

B. No way.

C. What for?

D. You too.

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find 22work.

I was 23a school bus to make ends meet and 24with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25five interviews（面试）with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26the job. “Why has my life become so 27?”I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 28a little girl, she handed me an earring 29I should keep it 30somebody claimed（认领）it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 31me—I had been giving all of my 32to what was going wrong with my 33rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36from a lady who was a director at a large 37. She asked me if I would 38a one-day lecture on stress（压力）management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 39there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life.

21. A. As　B. Though　C. If　D. When

22. A. successful　B. extra　C. satisfying　D. convenient

23. A. driving　B. repairing　C. taking　D. designing

24. A. working　B. travelling　C. discussing　D. living

25. A. prepared for　B. attended　C. asked for　D. held

26. A. lose　B. like　C. find　D. get

27. A. hard　B. busy　C. serious　D. short

28. A. wave at　B. drop off　C. call on　D. look for

29. A. ordering　B. promising　C. saying　D. showing

30. A. in case　B. or else　C. as if　D. now that

31. A. hurt　B. hit　C. caught　D. moved

32. A. feelings　B. attention　C. strength　D. interests

33. A. opinions　B. education　C. experiences　D. life

34. A. list　B. book　C. check　D. copy

35. A. connect　B. turn　C. keep　D. add

36. A. her　B. a passenger　C. me　D. my friend

37. A. hospital　B. factory　C. restaurant　D. hotel

38. A. listen to　B. review　C. give　D. talk about

39. A. plan　B. choice　C. day　D. tour

40. A. operation　B. speaking　C. employment　D. thinking