2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语(四川卷)

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2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(四川卷)
英语
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共100分)
第一部分　英语知识运用(共两节,满分50分)
第一节　语法和词汇知识(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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。
1.(2012四川高考,1)—Excuse me.How much is the shirt?
—　　　　. 
A.Extra Large　　　　　B.50 each
C.It sells well D.Altogether there are 5
B　考查交际用语。问句询问衬衫的价格是多少,因此“每件衬衫50元”符合句意。Extra Large“特大号”;It sells well“销售得好”;Altogether there are 5“总共5件”。
2.(2012四川高考,2)New technologies have made　　　possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost. 
A.that B.this
C.one D.it
D　考查代词。在此句中it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost。句意:新的技术使得在高效能低成本的前提下生产新的产品成为了可能。故选D项。
3.(2012四川高考,3)—Goodbye,John.Come back again sometime.
—Sure.　　　. 
A.I did B.I do
C.I shall D.I will
D　考查时态。第一句话是告别时的用语,并邀请对方抽时间再回来,回来的动作应该是将来才发生的并且含有非常愿意的意思,因此选用I will。
4.(2012四川高考,4)At school,some students are active　　　some are shy,yet they can be good friends with one another. 
A.while B.although
C.so D.as
A　考查连词。句意:在学校里,有些学生很积极,然而有些很害羞。但他们彼此都可能成为好朋友。while“然而”,并列连词,符合句意。
5.(2012四川高考,5)This is not my story,nor　　　the whole story.My story plays out differently. 
A.is there B.there is
C.is it D.it is
C　考查倒装句。nor放在句首,表示“也不”时,常用倒装结构。第一句句意:这不是我的故事,它也不是整个故事。主语应该是it而不是there be句型。故选C项。
6.(2012四川高考,6)Tom took a taxi to the airport,only　　　his plane high up in the sky. 
A.finding B.to find
C.being found D.to have found
B　考查非谓语动词。only后接不定式形式表示意想不到的结果。to have done表示动作发生在主句谓语动作之前,与句意矛盾。句意:汤姆乘出租车去了机场,却发现飞机已经飞在高空了。
7.(2012四川高考,7)The hotel is almost finished,but it　　　needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests. 
A.only B.also
C.even D.still
D　考查副词。句意:这家旅馆就要竣工了,但仍然需要一两周才能向客人开放。still“仍然”符合句意。
8.(2012四川高考,8)I looked up and noticed a snake　　　its way up the tree to catch its breakfast. 
A.to wind B.wind
C.winding D.wound
C　考查非谓语动词。句意:我抬起头来,注意到一条蛇正盘旋着往树上爬,去捕捉它的早餐。snake和wind之间为主动关系,注意到蛇在往树上爬,表示动作正在进行。故选C项。
9.(2012四川高考,9)—Did you catch what I said?
—Sorry.I 　　　a text message just now. 
A.had answered B.have answered
C.would answer D.was answering
D　考查时态。由问句“你听到我说的话了吗”可知是过去的动作;答语为“对不起。我刚才在回一条短信息”。故用过去进行时。
10.(2012四川高考,10)If you happen to get lost in the wild,you’d better stay　　　you are and wait for help. 
A.why B.where
C.who D.what
B　考查状语从句。句意:如果你偶然在荒野中迷路,你最好待在原地等待帮助。where在此引导地点状语从句,符合句意。
11.(2012四川高考,11)They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house　　　. 
A.is being rebuilt B.has been rebuilt
C.is rebuilt D.has rebuilt
A　考查时态和语态。房子和重建为被动关系,由句意可知应用现在进行时的被动形式,表示“正在被重建”。句意:目前他们和父母住在一起,因为他们自己的房子正在重建。故选A项。
12.(2012四川高考,12)Before driving into the city,you are required to get your car　　　. 
A.washed B.wash
C.washing D.to wash
A　考查非谓语动词。car和wash为被动关系,故选用过去分词washed作补语。句意:在你开车驶入这所城市前,你应该先洗车。
13.(2012四川高考,13)In our class there are 46 students,　　　 half wear glasses. 
A.in whom B.in them
C.of whom D.of them
C　考查定语从句。句意:我们班共有46名学生,其中一半的学生戴眼镜。先行词是students,“一半的学生”应表达为half of the students,在介词之后关系代词应为whom。故C项正确。
14.(2012四川高考,14)This training program can give you a lift at work,　　　increase your income by 40%. 
A.as well as B.so long as
C.so much as D.as soon as
A　考查连词。as well as“也,和,除了”;so long as“只要”;so much as“甚至于”;as soon as“一……就……”。句意:这次培训项目除了提高你工资的40%外,还可以使你在工作上得以晋升。故选A项。
15.(2012四川高考,15)He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later.It’s just a matter of　　　. 
A.luck B.value
C.time D.fact
C　考查名词。句意:他迟早会明白你的努力的,这只是时间问题。a matter of time“时间问题”,符合句意。
16.(2012四川高考,16)I make $2,000 a week.60 surely won’t make　　　difference to me. 
A.that a big B.a that big
C.big a that D.that big a
D　考查副词。that在此句中是副词,相当于so的用法,修饰形容词big。故选D项。句意:我每周赚2000美元,60美元对我而言根本没什么影响。
17.(2012四川高考,17)Scientists study　　　human brains work to make computers. 
A.when B.how
C.that D.whether
B　考查宾语从句。句意:科学家通过研究人类大脑是如何运转来制作电脑。此句中指大脑运转的方式,因此应选用how。
18.(2012四川高考,18)We are said to be living in　　　Information Age,　　　time of new discoveries and great changes. 
A.an;the B.不填;the
C.不填;a D.the;a
D　考查冠词。第一个空指的是信息时代,是对Information Age的特指,应使用the。第二个空a time of...作了前面Information Age的同位语,意为“一个……的时代”,是泛指概念。句意:据说我们生活在信息时代,一个拥有新的发现和巨大变化的时代。故选D项。
19.(2012四川高考,19)I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese,and I said “Ni Hao,”just as I　　　do in China. 
A.must B.might
C.can D.should
B　考查情态动词。might表示可能性。句意:我走近了,听见他们在说汉语。然后我就以在中国可能的打招呼方式说了声“你好”。must“必须,偏要”,can“能够,可能”,should“应该”,均不符合句意。
20.(2012四川高考,20)It’s surprising that your brother　　　Russian so quickly—he hasn’t lived there very long. 
A.picked up B.looked up
C.put up D.made up
A　考查动词辨析。pick up在此句中意为“无意中获得或学到”。句意:你哥哥学俄语如此之快让人感到惊讶——他住在那儿也没有多长时间。look up“仰望,尊敬”;put up“建造,搭起”;make up“组成,构成,弥补”。
第二节　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。
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight(天窗).Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder　21　he knew what was happening.The storm had moved directly　22　his two-story wooden house.Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. 
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to　23　;he opened the door to the basement(地下室),and flames　24　out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt　25　because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,”he explains. 
But the phone didn’t work,and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway,he was　26　by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped(困住). 
Sibson’s house was three kilometers　27　the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be　28　. 
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor,Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm　29　his ears.He jumped out of bed,took his　30　and flashlight,and headed down the hillside toward the 　31　.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke. 
Huggons dialed 911,and the operator warned him not to　32　the house.But Huggons said,“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson　33　and die in that fire.” 
“Anyone there?”Huggons called out.Then he heard “Help!I’m trapped!”coming from the secondfloor balcony(阳台).He entered the house,but soon had to run back to catch his　34　. 
After one more　35　inside the house,Huggons gave up and　36　around back. 
The wind parted the smoke just　37　for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He 　38　the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and　39　Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off. 
Sibson is still　40　when he tells the story.“I was alone that night,”he says.“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Huggons.” 
21.A.before 　　B.while　　 C.since　　 D.until
A　闪电在黑暗中划过西布森寝室的天窗。在西布森还没有意识到所发生的事情之前,一声巨雷让他感到震颤。before引导时间状语从句,说明了雷电速度之快。故选A项。
22.A.on B.in C.through D.over
D　over“在……的上方”。此处指他的两层木房之上。
23.A.hide B.wait C.check D.escape
C　第一段提到暴风雨发生的突然性,导致烟雾报警器响了。为了查明原因,西布森赤着脚冲下了楼。check“检查”,符合文意。
24.A.moved B.gave C.went D.exploded
D　explode“爆炸;爆发”。此句指:他打开地下室的门时,火焰窜了出来。说明了事态的严重性和紧迫感。
25.A.safe B.worried C.glad D.tired
A　当时的西布森认为自己还是比较安全的,因为房间有着独立的室外楼梯。根据句意,A项正确。
26.A.burned B.stopped C.shocked D.covered
B　根据下一句“Sibson realized he was trapped(困住)”,可知西布森在下楼时被火焰挡住了去路。故选B项。
27.A.beside B.off C.across D.along
B　这句话说明了西布森居住处的位置,离主路3公里远,而且隐藏于树林中。off指远离一段距离,故选B项。
28.A.limited B.false C.fruitless D.regretful
C　本句前一部分介绍了其住处的隐蔽性,让人难以发现险情。因此他觉得请求帮助将会是徒劳的。fruitless“不成功的,徒劳的”,符合文意。limited“有限的”;false“错误的,虚伪的”;regretful“后悔的”。
29.A.struck B.missed C.touched D.passed
A　strike“敲击,打击,(声音)传到”。句意:西布森的邻居哈根斯躺在床上,听到了烟雾警报声。miss“错过”,touch“接触,碰到”,pass“经过”,均不符合句意。
30.A.coat B.key C.basin D.phone
D　根据下一段第一句哈根斯拨打了911求助电话可知,他在动身时带了电话。
31.A.noise B.road C.smoke D.danger
A　上文提到哈根斯听到烟雾警报器的声音,因此是前往发出这一声音的地方。noise“噪音”,符合文意。故选A项。
32.A.search B.enter C.leave D.damage
B　因为房内浓烟滚滚,接线员警告哈根斯不要进入那所房子。选用enter“进入”符合常理。search“搜查,寻找”,leave“离开”,damage“损坏”,均不符合文意。
33.A.call B.roll C.scream D.sigh
C　这句话的意思是:听到西布森的喊叫,让他在火中丧生,这是我不能接受的。紧急情况下的求助声音用scream更为恰当。
34.A.breath B.attention C.ladder D.flashlight
A　catch one’s breath“喘息”。进入布满浓烟的房子后,哈根斯又不得不跑回来喘息。故选A项。
35.A.stay B.chance C.thought D.attempt
D　又一次尝试进入房子,又一次放弃了。attempt“努力;尝试”符合文意。
36.A.climbed B.circled C.looked D.jumped
B　上一段最后一句提到哈根斯进入房子之后,又折了回来。根据这一信息可知circled around back指的是又绕了回来。
37.A.clear B.open C.enough D.fit
C　这句话的意思是:风吹开了浓烟,能够让哈根斯看到了西布森。enough to do sth.“足以,足够做”,故选C项。
38.A.led B.put C.drove D.shone
D　他用手电筒照进树林里,看到一张梯子。shine“使闪耀;把……的光投向”与flashlight搭配,指的是打开手电筒之意。
39.A.persuaded B.kicked C.pulled D.forced
C　pull“拖,拉”,符合当时紧急的情境。persuade“说服”,kick“踢”,force“强迫”,均不符合文意。这句话的意思是:他把梯子搬到阳台处,把西布森从阳台上拖了下来,这时房子的二楼倒塌了。
40.A.nervous B.surprised C.proud D.thankful
D　根据最后西布森所说的一番话,可以看出他对哈根斯及时的救助充满感激之情。thankful“感激的,感谢的”体现了西布森的心情。故选D项。
第二部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land,we watch the lines of rain move across the scene,the moon rise over the hills,and the stars appear in the sky.The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house.
Every window in our wooden house has a view,and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before.Each look reminds us where we are.
There is space for our three boys to play outside,to shoot arrows,collect tree seeds,build earth houses and climb trees.
Our kids have learned the names of the trees,and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation.As they tell all who show even a passing interest,maple(枫树)makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees.
The air is clean and fresh.The water from the well has a pleasant taste,and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink.Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water,they never say anything against that.
The seasons change just outside the door.We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars’(杨树)putting out the first green leaves of spring.The rainbow smelt fills the local stream as the ice gradually disappears,and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter.A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.
41.What can be learned from Paragraph 2?
A.The scenes are colorful and changeable.
B.There are many windows in the wooden house.
C.The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.
D.The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.
A　推理判断题。第二段提到透过每扇窗户都能看到一番风景,森林和湖泊看起来此时一个样彼时又一个样,这都揭示出景色是美丽而善变的。故A项正确。
42.By mentioning the names of the trees,the author aims to show that　　　. 
A.the kids like playing in trees
B.the kids are very familiar with trees
C.the kids have learned much knowledge
D.the kids find trees useful learning tools
C　推理判断题。根据第四段前两句可知,孩子们知道了树的名字,对树很熟悉并有欣赏之情,后两句又提到枫树和白松的用途,因此说孩子们学到了很多知识。故C项正确。
43.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A.The change of seasons is easily felt.
B.The seasons make the scenes change.
C.The weather often changes in the forest.
D.The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.
A　推理判断题。本句为该段的主题句。下面描写了在不同的季节里都有明显代表性的植物和动物的变化,因此通过外面景色的变化我们就能感受到季节的变化。故A项正确。
44.What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?
A.To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.
B.To introduce her children’s happy life in the forest.
C.To show that living in the forest is healthful.
D.To share the joy of living in the nature.
D　主旨大意题。本文通过动静结合的方式来描述景色的美丽。四季不同的景色变化,雨中、雨后的景色,作者的感受及小孩子在这里玩耍的欢乐,都在和我们分享生活在大自然中的乐趣。故D项正确。
B
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45.The voucher can be used for a stay at the chosen B&B on　　　. 
A.09/01/2012 B.04/02/2012
C.01/03/2012 D.28/04/2012
D　细节理解题。根据第三段可知A、B、C三项的时间都不在有效期之内,D项正确。
46.How much should be paid for a two-night stay in October 2012 at a chosen B&B?
A.￡70. B.￡40.
C.￡35. D.￡30.
B　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,在2012年9月1日至10月31日期间,一晚上20英镑,两晚上应是40英镑,故B项正确。
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A.To charge extra ￡10 for bookings with no vouchers.
B.To refuse bookings for guests under the age of 18.
C.To charge at full price for stays not confirmed.
D.To request extra charges as tips.
B　细节理解题。根据最后一段可知,B项正确。C项存在干扰性,文章倒数第四段提到如果没有活动券就收全款,并不是没确认就收全款,故C项错误。
48.By taking up the offer,the voucher holders can choose to　　　. 
A.book either a basic twin or double room at the chosen B&Bs
B.have lunch or evening meal without paying extra money
C.use the B&B offer together with other offers
D.book the stays through B&B Daily
A　细节理解题。根据第四段可知,A项正确。根据第七段和第九段可知B、C两项错误。D项与题目要求不符。
C
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Then I met an agent(代理商)who said I should send my novel out to agents.So,I did and,to my surprise,got some wonderful feedback.I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and,after signing with an agent,I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher.After two-and-a-half years of no income,just waiting and wondering,a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate,really.When you set out to do something different,there’s no end in sight,so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).
49.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.I was waiting for good fortune.
B.I was trying to find an admirable job.
C.I was being aimless about a suitable job.
D.I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
C　推理判断题。根据画线句后面的“...just trying to earn an income.”以及后面第三、四、五句可知作者找工作没有目的性,只是为了有点收入。故C项正确。
50.The author decided to write a novel　　　. 
A.to finish the writing course
B.to realize her own dream
C.to satisfy readers’ wish
D.to earn more money
B　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“...a deep-down wish to write a novel.”可知写小说是作者心底的愿望,故B项正确。
51.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?
A.Disturbed. B.Ashamed.
C.Confident D.Uncertain.
D　推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第三句“...but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.”可知,D项正确。
52.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?
A.It pays to stick to one’s goal.
B.Hard work can lead to success.
C.She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.
D.There is no end in sight when starting to do something.
A　主旨大意题。最后一段“When you set out to do...rewarding.”可知,坚定自己的目标是有回报的。故A项正确。
D
In a recent announcement,Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide.
Beginning this fall,a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program,known as edX.“Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,”Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan.
MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online.It has been used by more than 100 million people.In December,the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate,known as MITx,for people who complete certain online courses.Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program.
The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform.
MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course.She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.
“Fasten your seatbelts,”Hockfield said.
Other universities,including Stanford.Yale and Carnegie-Mellon,have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.
The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit(非盈利的)organization based in Cambridge,to be owned equally by the two universities.Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program.They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.
53.According to this text,edX is　　　. 
A.a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWare
B.a free computer program by MIT and Harvard
C.a Harvard-MIT platform of free online courses
D.a free program online for universities worldwide
C　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,这是哈佛大学和麻省理工学院投资6 000万美元联手推出的一个免费网上课程项目,所以C项正确。
54.What is said about online education in the text?
A.Universities have been trying online courses.
B.About 2,000 online courses have been offered.
C.Over 100 million people have finished courses online.
D.Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.
A　细节理解题。根据第一段可知A项正确。具体提供多少网上学习的科目文中没提到,故B项不正确;根据第三段第三句可知大学将提供证书给毕业者,但现在没有毕业的,故A项不正确;根据倒数第二段可知,D项错误。
55.The underlined part in the text probably means“　　　”. 
A.Get ready for the difficulties
B.Get ready for this educational change
C.Get prepared to complete the online courses
D.Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses
B　推理判断题。该句承上启下,上句是说Hockfield希望其他大学加入到他们当中来,下一句马上就提到其他大学的做法。因此这一句是希望他们做好适应教育变革的准备。故B项正确。
56.What can be said about MITx according to the text?
A.It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.
B.It is another free MITHarvard online learning program.
C.It is a standard to recognize online learners’ achievement.
D.It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.
C　细节理解题。根据第三段第三句可知MITx是麻省理工学院为完成学业者颁发的证书,故C项正确。根据本段第三句和第四句可知,MITx是MIT颁发的证书,与Harvard没有关系。故A、B、D三项错误。
E
Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted(预测) in reaction to climate change,which could have long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.
Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world,changing some living patterns,scientists say.
Increased carbon dioxide (CO2)in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants produce oxygen,while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth.
“Predicting species’ reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology,”said the researchers of several U.S. universities.They said plants had been the key object of study because their reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.
The study,published on the Nature website,uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species.It found that some experiments had underestimated(低估) the speed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times.
“Across all species,the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance—for both leafing and flowering — that results from temperature increases,”the study said.
The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how plants will react to climate change,it said.
Plants are necessary for life on the Earth.They are the base of the food chain,using photosynthesis(光合作用) to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water.They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.
Scientists believe the world’s average temperature has risen by about 0.8 ℃ since 1900,and nearly 0.2 ℃ every ten years since 1979.
So far,efforts to cut emissions (排放) of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2 ℃ this century— a point scientists say will bring the danger of a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common,leading to drought,floods,crop failures and rising sea levels.
57.What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1?
A.Plants’ reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystems.
B.The increasing speed of flowering is beyond scientists’ expectation.
C.Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns.
D.Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.
B　细节理解题。第一段的主要信息是“植物的开花周期比科学家预测的还要短”,故B项正确。句意:气候变化使植物的开花周期比科学家预想的要缩短了,这将对食物链和生态系统产生长期的灾难性的影响。
58.We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that 　　　. 
A.plants’ flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing
B.there are 1,634 plant species on the four continents
C.scientists should improve the design of the experiments
D.the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change
C　细节理解题。第五、六、七段都围绕The study来说。由第五段第二句可知A项错误;由第五段第一句可知B项错误;由第六段可知D项错误;由第七段可知,C项正确。
59.Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because　　　. 
A.they can prove the climate change clearly
B.they are very important in the food chains
C.they play a leading role in reducing global warming
D.they are growing and flowering much faster than before
B　细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知B项正确。A项不能成为科学家们关注植物的原因;C项本身表述错误;D项只是气候改变造成的一种现象,不能成为引起科学家们关注的原因。
60.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the world’s temperature?
A.It has risen nearly 0.2 ℃ since 1979.
B.Its change will lead to weather extremes.
C.It is 0.8 ℃ higher in 1979 than that of 1900.
D.It needs to be controlled within 2 ℃ in this century.
D　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,到目前为止,人类在温室气体减排方面付出的努力还没有达到能控制这一危险指标的程度,我们应继续努力使全球气温在本世纪内上升不超过2度。故D项正确。根据倒数第二段“and...every ten years...”可知A项错误;由倒数第二段可知C项在表述方面错误;B项在倒数第一段中提到,属于文中表述的事实,而非推断的内容,故不选。
第二节根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
—What seems to be the problem?
—　61　 
—How long have you been like this?
—Since Saturday night.
—　62　 
—Yes,I also feel lightheaded.
—Can you think of anything you ate Saturday that might have caused it?
—All I can think of is the fish I had.It didn’t taste quite right.
—　63　Now I’ll give you some medicine.Take it and you should be feeling better soon. 
—　64　 
—I also suggest that you follow a special diet.
—　65　 
—You should stick to eating lighter foods.
A.What’s that?
B.That might be it.
C.Thank you,doctor.
D.Any other problems?
E.I have a running nose.
F.Have you seen a doctor?
G.I have a terrible stomachache.
61.G　62.D　63.B　64.C　65.A

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题,共50分)
第三部分　写作(共两节,满分50分)
第一节　短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Mom,
Mother’s Day is coming.I’m sorry that I am abroad
66.　　 
and can’t send your flowers,so I’m writing to you.
67.　　 
Mom,I know I have never expressed my thank to you
68.　　 
before.But on today,at this special time,I just want to tell
69.　　 
you loudly:I love you,Mom!Thank you so much by not
70.　　 
only giving me life,but also teach me how to be a good
71.　　 
person.Thank you for all you had done for me.Mom,though
72.　　 
I may often say it,I do love you.Nobody can take your
73.　　 
part in my heart.Whenever I am,I will always love you.
74.　　 
Hope you good health and much happiness every day!
75.　　 
Your little girl,
Jennifer

答案:
Dear Mom,
Mother’s Day is coming.I’m sorry that I am abroad
66.　√ 
and can’t send your flowers,so I’m writing to you.
67.　you　 
Mom,I know I have never expressed my thank to you
68.　thanks　 
before.But on today,at this special time,I just want to tell
69.　on　 
you loudly:I love you ,Mom!Thank you so much by not
70.　for　 
only giving me life,but also teach me how to be a good
71.　teaching　 
person.Thank you for all you had done for me.Mom,though
72.　have　 
I may ∧ often say it,I do love you.Nobody can take your
73.　not　 
part in my heart.Whenever I am,I will always love you.
74.　Wherever　 
Hope you good health and much happiness every day!
75.Wish
Your little girl,
Jennifer

第二节　书面表达
假如你是大学一年级新生李华。开学之初,你的英语老师Ms Li希望了解每位同学的英语学习情况,并征求教学建议。请按以下要点用英语给她写一封信。
1.对英语学习的认识;
2.自己目前的英语水平;
3.自己英语学习存在的主要问题;
4.对英语教学的两点建议。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Ms Li,
I’m very happy to have you as our English teacher.　 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you!
Li Hua
参考范文:
Dear Ms Li,
I am very happy to have you as our English teacher.
As the world is becoming a global village,English is getting more and more important,so mastering English means we can see the world through a new window.
My English is just OK and the two main problems in my study are that I feel it difficult to learn words by heart,and that I often feel nervous when speaking English.I really hope that you can give me good advice on how to memorize new words.Another suggestion is to give us more chances to practice speaking.I believe we can make much progress in English with your help.
Thank you!
Li Hua