2012年福建高考英语试题
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
21. - What are you going to do this weekend?
- _____. If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends.
A. Don't mention it B. It doesn't matter C. Forget it D. It depends
22. - Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? -$4,000, or _____ like that.
A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
23. The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.
A. that B. it C. as D. what
24. - When did the computer crash?
- This morning, while I ______ the reading materials downloaded from some websites.
A. have sorted B. was sorting C. am sorting D. had sorted
25. - Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?
- Well, you know, English is my _____. So it is my best choice.
A. strength B. talent C. ability D: skill
26. China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ____all its citizens.
A. in charge of B. for the purpose of C. in honor of D. for the benefit of
27. Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be _____respected.
A. especially B. equally C. naturally D. normally
28. China recently tightened its waters controls near the Huangyan Island to prevent Chinese fishing boats from ______in the South China Sea.
A. attacking B. having attacked C. being attacked D. having been attacked
29. You had better _____some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.
A. set aside B. take up C. put away D. give out
30. It is hard for the Greek government to get over the present difficulties ____ it gets more financial support from the European Union.
A. if B. unless C. because D. since
31. We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ____ more places of interest yesterday.
A. visited B. had visited C. would visit D. would have visited
32. - Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind?
- Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ____.
A. available B. affordable C. acceptable D. valuable
33. Nothing is so easy as _____ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high.
A. of B. to C. by D. for
34. Pressed from his parents，and _____that he has wasted too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.
A. realizing B. realized C. to realize D. being realized
35. We promise _____attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.
A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever
第二节 完形填空
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's 40 from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just 41 our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 42 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we 'd 43 the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to 44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I 46 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49 at me. “Raddar? he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few. We band of brothers.
36. A. interested B. pleased C. puzzled D. excited
37. A. parties B. cities C. villages D. races
38. A. why B. which C. how D. when
39. A. together B. around C. alone D. apart
40. A. drop B. throw C. move D. roll
41. A. refused B. made C. sought D. accepted
42. A. paid B. meant C. preserved D. treated
43. A. explore B. search C. discover D. desert
44. A. get through B. deal with C. come across D. take away
45. A. arrival B. choice C. effort D. company
46. A. lost B. gained C. developed D. missed
47. A. stated B. ordered C. decided D. chose
48. A. attempts anxiously B. instructions C. opinions D. arrangements
D. fixedly
49. A. B. carelessly C. disappointedly
50. A. familiarly B. strangely C. fully D. coldly
51. A. departures B. months C. years D. decades
52. A. possible B. funny C. hard D. clear
53. A. them B. themselves C. us D. ourselves
54. A. from B. by
otherwise C. with D. against
55. A. still B. C. then D. instead
第三部分 阅读理解
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Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work，others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）.
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained 10，000 with a cutting from the Braunschiveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing 10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and; so far at least 190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper 's own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschiveiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of 500 inside with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
“I was driving when I heard the news, Claudia&n