1、海淀西城东城一模英语试题2012海淀一模英语试题阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Education from My FatherMy memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 36 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 37 .When I was sma
2、ll I was somewhat 38 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 39 that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 40 later, but I didnt have to unlearn anything.What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 41 it travelled to the
3、ground like a spark. When it travelled 42 the air it made the air so hot that it 43 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 44 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 45 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thu
4、nder, I can still hear that 46 .He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 47 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 48 and they had color too. He said that if there were
5、no clouds, we had no blankets and were 49 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 50 the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 51 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night.I am sure there were many other lessons that I 52 bu
6、t no longer remember. What I did 53 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 54 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 55 in s
7、cience. 36. A. othersB. fewC. someD. all37. A. scienceB. natureC. weatherD. universe38. A. sureB. fondC. tiredD. afraid39. A. depthB. wordsC. gesturesD. data40. A. understandingB. knowledgeC. commandD. confidence41. A. butB. andC. forD. or42. A. aboveB. toC. alongD. through43. A. shoneB. burnedC. ex
8、pandedD. broke44. A. fillB. makeC. avoidD. break45. A. tryingB. provingC. hopingD. pretending 46. A. clapB. remarkC. voiceD. crash47. A. coldB. brightC. clearD. foggy48. A. exploreB. foreseeC. imagineD. identify49. A. committedB. exposedC. relatedD. led50. A. heatB. protectC. extendD. light51. A. ev
9、erB. alsoC. evenD. still52. A. selectedB. arranged C. absorbedD. delivered53. A. considerB. promiseC. explainD. learn54. A. memoriesB. blanketsC. mysteriesD. thunders55. A. engagedB. interestedC. successfulD. skillful第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂
10、黑。 BA metaphor is a poetic device that deals with comparison. It compares similar qualities of two dissimilar objects. With a simple metaphor, one object becomes the other: Love is a rose. Although this does not sound like a particularly rich image, a metaphor can communicate so much about a particu
11、lar image that poets use them more than any other type of figurative language. The reason for this is that poets compose their poetry to express what they are experiencing emotionally at that moment. Consequently, what the poet imagines love to be may or may not be our understanding of love. Therefo
12、re, the poets job is to enable us to experience it, to feel it the same way as the poet does.Lets analyze this remarkably simple metaphor concerning love and the rose to see what it offers. Because the poet uses a comparison with a rose, first we must examine the characteristics of that flower. A ro
13、se is impressive in its beauty, its petals（花瓣）are nicely soft, and its smell is pleasing. Its possible to say that a rose is actually a feast to the senses of sight, touch, and smell. The roses appearance seems to border on perfection, each petal seemingly equal in form. Isnt this the way ones love
14、should be？A loved one should be a delight to ones senses and seem perfect.However, there is another dimension added to the comparison by using a rose. Roses have thorns. The poet wants to convey the idea that roses can be tricky. So can love, the metaphor tells us. When one reaches out with absolute
15、 trust to touch the object of his or her affection, ouch, a thorn can cause great harm! “Be careful,” the metaphor warns, “Love is a feast to the senses, but it can overwhelm us, and it can also hurt us and cause acute suffering.” This is the poets understanding of lovean admonition (劝诫). What is th
16、e point？Just this: It took almost 14 sentences to clarify what a simple metaphor communicates in only four words! That is the artistry and the joy of the simple metaphor. 59. According to the passage, a metaphor is a _.A. description of two similar objects in a poetic wayB. literary device specially
17、 employed in poetry writing C. contrast between two different things to create a vivid imageD. comparison between two different objects with similar features60. As is meant by the author, thorns of a rose _ _. A. add a new element to the image of love B. protect the rose from harm C. symbolize reduc
18、ed love D. cause acute suffering61. It can be inferred from the passage that a metaphor is _. A. difficult to understand B. rich in meaning C. simple to use D. perfect in form62. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. love is a rose in metaphor B. a rose is a good image in poetry C. a metaphor
19、is a great poetic device D. a poet should be careful to use a metaphor DHomeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed that owning a home was undoubtedly good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was “unconquerable.”
20、 Homeownership could even save babies, save children, save families and save America. A house with a lawn and a fence wasnt just a nice place to live in or a risk-free investment; it was a way to transform a nation. No wonder leaders of all political types wanted to spend more than $100 billion a ye
21、ar on subsidies and tax breaks to encourage people to buy.But the dark side of homeownership is now all too apparent: Indeed, easy lending stimulated by the cult of homeownership may have triggered the financial crisis. Housing remains a drag on the economy. Existing-home sales in April dropped 27%
22、from the prior month, worsening fears of a double-dip. And all that is just the obvious tale of a housing bubble and what happened when it popped. The real story is deeper and darker still.For the better part of a century, politics, industry and culture lined up to create a fetish of the idea of buy
23、ing a house. Homeownership has done plenty of good over the decades; it has provided stability to tens of millions of families. Yet by idealizing the act of buying a home, we have ignored the downsides. In the bubble years, lending standards slipped dramatically, allowing many Americans to put far t
24、oo much of their income into paying for their housing. And we ignored longer-term phenomena too. Homeownership contributed to the hollowing out of cities and kept renters out of the best neighborhoods. It fed Americas overuse of energy and oil. It made it more difficult for those who had lost a job
25、to find another. Perhaps worst of all, it helped us become casually self-deceiving: By telling ourselves that homeownership was a pathway to wealth and stable communities and better test scores, we avoided dealing with these frightening issues head-on.Now, as the U.S. recovers from the biggest housi
26、ng bust（破产）since the Great Depression, it is time to rethink how realistic our expectations of homeownership areand how much money we want to spend chasing them. Many argue that homeownership should not be a goal pursued at all costs. 67. Political leaders wanted to spend money encouraging people to
27、 buy houses because _.A. owning a home was undoubtedly goodB. homeownership was unconquerable C. houses could save families and AmericaD. homeownership could shape a country68. The underlined sentence in Para. 2 means _.A. homeownership has quite a lot of bad effectsB. there might be another housing
28、 breakdown in the U.S.C. the existing-home sales will keep decreasing in the U.S.D. the result of homeownership is much worse than it appears69. It can be inferred from Para. 3 that _.A. it is hard for Americans to get a home loanB. it is the way to wealth to have ones own houseC. many Americans cho
29、ose to live out of urban areasD. homeownership has made many people out of work70. What is the authors attitude towards homeownership?A. Favorable. B. Ambiguous. C. Cautious. D. Optimistic. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“Look it up in the dictionary” is the usual com
30、ment when people are in doubt about the meaning or spelling of a word. Dictionaries are considered the final authority on these matters as well as on pronunciations and other facts about a word.Until a few hundred years ago, however, people could not “look it up” because there were no English dictio
31、naries. The ancient Greeks and Romans and the scholars of the Middle Ages had made lists of Latin and Greek words. 71 The first great English dictionary listing both common and uncommon words was written by Samuel Johnson in 1755.In America, the most famous name in dictionary writing is that of Noah Webster. He stressed American rather than British ways of speaking. His great dictionary, which first appeared in 1828, has been republished many times. 72 The latest edition is still considered “the” dictionary. It defines over 450,000 words, including radar, television and many others undreamed
