2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（四川卷）英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷1页至9页，第Ⅱ卷10页。

考试结束后，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）注意事项：1.必须使用2B铅笔将答案标号填涂在答题卡上对应题目标号的位置上。

2.第Ⅰ卷共两部分，共计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 productsfaster and at a lower 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 begood friends with one another.A.whileB. althoughC. soD. as5.This is not my story, nor the whole story. My story plays outdifferently.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 getready for guests.A.onlyB. alsoC. evenD. still8.I looked up and noticed a snake its way up the tree to catch itsbreakfast.A.to windB. windC. windingD. wound9.--- Did you catch what I said?--- Sorry. I a text message just now.A.had answeredB. have answeredC. would answerD. was answering10. If you happen to get lost in the wild, you’d better stay you are andwait for 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 yourincome by 40%.A. as well asB. so long asC. so much asD. as soon as15. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. It’s just a matterof .A. luckB. valueC. timeD. fact16. 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 a17. Scientists study human brains work to make computers.A. whenB. howC. thatD. whether18. We are said to be living in Information Age, time ofnew discoveries and great changes.A. an; theB. 不填; theC. 不填；aD. the; a19. I got close enough to hear them speaking Chinese, and I said “Ni Hao”, just as Ido in China.A.mustB. mightC. canD. should20. It’s surprising that your brother Russian so quickly--- he hasn’t livethere 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）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’ 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 bed took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 .That was when hesaw 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 second floor 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. until22. A. on B. in C. through D. 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。