2012 年高考英语试卷（新课标版） 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。 例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child A. however B. whatever C. whichever he or she wants. D. whenever 答案是 B. 21. — Which one of these do you want? A. I don’t mind B. I’m sure 22. Sarah looked at A. 不填; a — . Either will do. C. No problem D. Go ahead finished painting with B. a; the C. the; 不填 satisfaction. D. the; a 23. “Life is like walking in the snow”, Granny used to say, “because every step . A. has shown B. is showing C. shows D. showed 24. It is by no means clear the president can do to end the strike. A. how C. that B. which D. what 25. I don’t believe we’ve met before, A. therefore B. although I must say you do look familiar. C. since D. unless 26. The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much A. the best B. best C. better . D. the better 27. Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can almost every word her teacher says. A. put out B. put down C. put away D. put together 28. The party will be held in the garden, weather . A. permitting D. permit B. to permit 29. This restaurant wasn’t C. permitted that other restaurant we went to. A. half as good as B. as half good as 30. I C. as good as half D. good as half as use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train 第 1 页（共 36 页） comes by my house. A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t 31. Larry asks Bill and Peter to go on a picnic with him, but of them wants to, because they have work to do. A. either B. any C. neither D. none 32. Film has a much shorter history, especially when such art forms as music and painting. A. having compared to B. comparing to C. compare to D. compared to 33. I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers before my eyes. A. swim B. swum C. swam D. had swum 34. You have to move out of the way A. so B. or C. and the truck cannot get past you. D. but 35. If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will A. persuade B. promise C. invite her. D. support 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。 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 36 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 37 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal (非言语) communication takes up about 50% of what we really 38 . And body language is particularly 39 when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 40 a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 41 , different societies treat the 42 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 43 contact ( 接 触 ) even with friends, and certainly not with 44 . People from Latin American countries, 45 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it’s possible that in 46 , it may look like a Latino is 47 a Norwegian all over the 第 2 页（共 36 页） room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 49 48 . The — which the Latino will in return regard as 50 . Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 51 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 52 cultures, there’s a strong possibility of 53 . But whatever the situation, the best 54 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 55 . 36. A. straighter B. louder C. harder D. further 37. A. sounds B. invitations C. feelings D. messages 38. A. hope B. receive C. discover D. mean 39. A. immediate B. misleading C. important D. difficult 40. A. well B. far C. much D. long 41. A. For example B. Thus 42. A. trade B. distance C. connection D. greetings 43. A. eye B. verbal C. bodily D. telephone 44. A. strangers B. relatives C. neighbours D. enemies C. However D. In short 45. A. in other word B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means 46. A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment 47. A. disturbing B. helping C. guiding D. following 48. A. closer B. faster C. in D. away 49. A. stepping forward B. going on C. backing away D. coming out 50. A. weakness B. carelessness C. friendliness 51. A. talk B. travel C. laugh D. think 52. A. different B. Eur