【正文】 e a greater tendency to slow down C. women focus more on outes D. men are more likely to take risksDWilderness“In wilderness(荒野) is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved. As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched。 flip (擲) a coin. Heads—the mander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No redos。 I became a member of the pany __41__ back to 1925.As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排練) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was pletely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not e without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (細(xì)節(jié)) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those highenergy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.Today, when I look at the unbelievable pany that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid pany that continues to develop and growand inspires people every day to follow their dreams.36. A. hobby B. plan C. dream D. word37. A connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended38. A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. consistently39. A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer40. A. symbol B. memory C. truth D. reality41. A. bouncing B. dating C. turning D. tracking42. A. lacks B. adds C. makes D. brings43. A. while B. since C. until D. when44. A. Cared B. Expected C. Asked D. Decided45. A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished46. A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures47. A. put B. mix C. build D. pick 48. A. Attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation49. A. apart B. aside C. off D. back50. A. over B. by C. with D. beyond51. A. function B. meaning C. expression D. usage52. A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts53. A. necessary B. perfect C. proper D. possible54. A. talent B. honor C. potential D. responsibility55. A. victory B. trend C. tradition D. desire第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。2012年高考英語(yǔ)真題21. —Look at those clouds!—Don’t worry. ______ it rains, we’ll still have a great time.A. Even if though C. In case D. If only22. By the time you have finished this book, your meal ______ cold.A. gets B. has got C. will get getting23. One learns a language by making mistakes and ______ them.A. corrects B. correct correct D. correcting24. Jerry did not regret giving the ment but felt ______ he could have expressed it differently.A. why B. how C. that D. whether25. George said that he would e to school to see me the next day, but he ______.A. wouldn’t B. didn’t C. hasn’t D. hadn’t 26. When deeply absorbed in work, ______ he often was，he would forget all about eating or sleeping. A. that B. which C. where D. when 27. _______ with care, one tin will last for six weeks.A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To use28. Many people have donated that type of blood。 however, the blood bank needs _____.A. some B. less C. much D. more29. —Have you heard about that fire in the market?— Yes, fortunately no one _____.A. hurt B. was hurt C. has hurt D. had been h