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. —Excuse me. How much is the shirt?A. Extra LargeB. 50 eachC. It sells wellD. Altogether there are 52. New technologies have made __ possible to turn out new products faster and at alower cost.A. thatB. thisC. oneD. it3. —Goodbye, John. Come back again sometime.—Sure. ___ .A. I didB. I doC. I shallD. I will4. At school, some students are active ___________ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.A. whileB. althoughC. soD. as5. This is not my story, nor ____ the whole story. My story plays out differently.A. is thereB. there isC. is itD. it is6. Tom took a taxi to the airport, only ___ his plane high up in the sky.A. findingB. to findC. being foundD. to have found7. The hotel is almost finished, but it ____ needs one or two weeks to get ready forguests.A. onlyB. alsoC. evenD. still8. I looked up and noticed a snake ____ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.A. to windB. windC. windingD. wound9. —Did you catch what I said?—Sorry. I ___ a text message just now.A. had answeringB. have answeredC. would answerD. was answering10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, you ' d better stay ______ you are and waitfor help.A. whyB. whereC. whoD. what11. They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house __ .A. is being rebuiltB. has been rebuiltC. is rebuiltD. has rebuilt12. Before driving into the city, you are required to get your car __ .A. washedB. washC. washingD. to wash13. In our class there are 46 students, __ half wear glasses.A. in whomB. in themC. of whomD. of them14. This training program can give you a lift at work, ___ increase your income by 40%.A. as well asB. so long asC. so much asD. as soon as 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 16. I make $2,000 a week, 60 surely won' t make _____ difference to me.A. that a bigB. a that bigC. big a thatD. that big a 17. Scientists study __ human brains work to make computers. A. when B. how C. that D. whether very long.A. picked upB. looked upC. put upD. made up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 wasshaken 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 thebasement （地下室） , and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “ Ifelt25 because the room had a separate outdoorstairway, ” he explains.But the phone didn ' t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor s tairway, hewas 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住） .Sibson 's house was three kilometers27 the main road and was so wellhidden 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 whensomething 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“Anyone there? ” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I 'm trapped! ” coming from the second18. We are said to be living in Information Age, ___ time of new discoveries andgreat changes.A. an; theB.19. I got close enough to I ___ do in China. A. must B. might不填 ; the C. 不填 ; a D. the; ahear them speaking Chinese, and I said “ Ni Hao ” just asC. canD. should20. It ' s surprising that your brother____ Russian so quickly — he hasn ' t lived theredie in thatfloor balcony （阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run backto 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 Sibsondown 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. before22. A. onB. whileB. inC. sinceC. throughD. untilD. over23. A. hide B. wait C. check D. escape24. A. moved B. gave C. went D. exploded25. A. safe B. worried C. glad D. tired26. A. burned B. stopped C. shocked D. covered27. A. beside B. off C. across D. along28. A. limited B. false C. fruitless D. regretful29. A. struck B. missed C. touched D. passed30. A. coat B. key C. basin D. phone31. A. noise B. road C. smoke D. danger32. A. search B. enter C. leave D. damage33. A. call B. roll C. scream D. sigh34. A. breath B. attention C. ladder D. flashlight35. A. stay B. chance C. thought D. attempt36. A. climbed B. circled C. looked D. jumped37. A. clear B. open C. enough D. fit38. A. led B. put C. drove D. shone39. A. persuaded B. kicked C. pulled D. forced40. A. nervous B. surprised C. proud D. thankful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。