2017高考英语压轴卷(四)

1、2017 高考英语压轴卷（四）（时间： 120 分钟分值 150 分）注意事项 ：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。2全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分7.5 分）听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你都有5 秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。例： How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.18.答

2、案是 C。1.What is the woman doing?A. Trying to go to sleep.B. Eating in the next room.C. Writing a paper.2.What is the forecast for tomorrow?A. It will rain a lot.B. It will be a little cold.C. It will be windy.3.What is the man?A. A salesman.B. A writer.C. A publisher.4.What are the two speakers going

3、 to do?A. Have lunch in the park.B. Have a good meal in a restaurant.C. Go to a park to have some fun.5.What time does the last train leave for London?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:35.C. At 8:45.第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A 、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每

4、小题五秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第6-8题。6.Where does the conversation take place?A. In a companyB. In a factory.C. In a hospital.7.Why can t the woman sleep well?A. She has been working too hard.B. She has a family problem. C. She has a high fever.8. What does the man advise the woman

5、to do?A. Take a holiday.B. Change her job.C. Do some business.听第 7 段材料，回答第9-11 题9. What do we learn about the couple?A. The husband likes to sit in the same chair.B. They went on a trip last year.C. The wife doesn t like to travel.10. How long does the voyage in the advertisement take?A. 10 days.B.

6、10 weeks.C. 21days.11. Why doesn t the wife like that kind of vacation?A. She thinks it will be expensive.B. They will stay at the same hotel.C. The doctor says they shouldn t go too far听第 8 段材料。回答第12-13 题。12. Who did Fred have a fight with?A. The storekeeper.B. The policeman.C. His brother13. What

7、did Fred do last night?A. He drove into a store and caused a lot of damage.B. He went shopping with his girlfriend.C. He went to the police station.听第 9 段材料，回答第14-16 题。14. Where does this conversation take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At a ticket office.C. At a cinema.15. When does the woman plan to

8、leave?A. On Wednesday morning.B. On Friday afternoon.C. On Saturday night.16. What does the woman think about the cost?A. It s cheap.B. It s reasonable.C. It s expensive.听第 10 段材料，回答第17-20 题。17. Who is the man speaking to?A. StudentsB. TeachersC. Reporters18. How often does the voice come out?A. Eve

9、ry other day.B. Five days a week.C. Every day.19. What does the speaker think is the best reason for taking the job?A. To learn to type.B. To make some money.C. To enjoy oneself.20. When are volunteers expected to begin working?A. ImmediatelyB. TomorrowC. In a few days第二部分阅读理解 （共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题

10、；每小题2 分，满分30 分）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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AA number of students are studying hard because you have to compete with many others inthe upcoming national college entrance exam. But have you ever consideredthat one of yourcompetitors is a robot. An artificial intelligence(AI) r

11、obot will take part in the 2017 National College Entrance Exam, reported China Daily.“The robot will sit three exams: math, Chinese, and a comprehensive test of liberal arts(文科 ), which includes history, politics and geography,”Lin Hui, CEO of an AI company inChengdu. Like the others who take the ex

12、am, the robot will have to finish the tests in the given time. But instead of taking exams together with other students, the robot will take its exams in aclosed room without anyone else present, except for proctors( 监考人 )and a notary( 公证人 ). It is expected to be totally disconnected from the Intern

13、et and solve the problems with its AIprogram.It s believed that Chinese and the test of its liberal arts skills, rather than its math skills, willgive the robot its biggest challenges. Questions in math are objective with specific answers,whilein the other test subjects there are some subjective que

14、stions that test skills such asreading comprehension and essay writing.The robot aims to be enrolled in one of the first-class Chinese universities in 2017, and thentry to get into the more famous universities of Tsinghua or Peking University in 2020.21. The author wrote the passage in order to _.A.

15、 lay more burden on Grade 3 studentsB. inform readers of the explosive newsC. introduce the function of the robotD. predict what robots will do in the future22. What s the main idea of the second paragraph?A. The differences between the robot and other candidatesB. The specific information about how

16、 the robot will take the examC. The ideal universities of the robotD. The advantages the robot has23. Which is one of the biggest challenges for the robot candidate?A. Math calculatingB. Objective questionsC. Liberal arts skillsD. Physics questions24. Choose the correct one according to the passage.

17、A. The robot candidate will have its separate proctorsB. The robot will participate in Chinese, English, math and scienceC. The robot is not designed to be admitted to universitiesD. The robot connected from the Internet will sit for the college entrance examBLets think about it. Nobody drinks diet

18、sodas for the taste. People drinking diet sodas hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it. Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study.Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had wai

19、st size increases that were six times greater than those who didnt drink diet sodas.“ What we saw was that the more diet sodas a person drank, the more weight they were likely to gain, ” said Sharon Fowler.The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large, ongoing research project, where

20、the participants were followed for nearly 10 years.While the findings are surprising ， they also offer some explanations.Nutrition expert, Melanie Rogers, who works with overweight patients in New York, hasfound that when patients are switched from regular to diet sodas, they dont lose weight at all

21、.“ We werent seeing weight loss necessarily, and that was confusing to us,” said RoSo why would diet soda cause weight gain? No one knows for sure yet ，but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet sodas, and so over compensate(弥补 ) for the missing calories.A related study f

22、ound some sweeteners ( 甜味剂 ) raised blood sugar levels in some mice.“ Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky, ”said Helen P. Hazuda, professor at School of Medicine of theUniversity of Texas.They may“ be free of calo

23、ries, but not of consequences.”25 People drink diet sodas to_.A. enjoy its tasteB. stay in fashionC. achieve weight lossD. gain more energy26 We can learn from the passage that_.A. regular sodas make people lose more weightB. diet soda drinkers tend to eat more foodC. diet sodas do help reduce calor

24、iesD. most blood diseases come from diet sodas27 The underlined wor d “ They ” in the last paragraph probably refers to“ _ ”.A. wweetenersB. diet sodas and artificial sweetenersC. SodasD. diet soda drinkers and sweetener takersCSmith called in some architects in Palm some years ago and asked them wh

25、at it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs, ”Smith says.Smith manages school facilities for his county, a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018

26、, 143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public-education system. Smith needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes （样品） ; they plan to construct their schools starting in2012. The district will then assess

27、how well the schools perform, and three winners will copythose designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.Green schools are appearing all over, but inSmith s county, whichstands outfor itsvastness, such aggressive targets are difficultbecause design requirementslikemorenaturallight for students go against th

28、e realities of a desert climate.“ One of the biggest cgettingthe rightsite orientation（朝向） , ”Mark,a director atSH Architecture, says. Hiscompany recently completed a high school in Palm .“ You have the same building, same set ofwindows,but ifits orientationis incorrectand it faces the sun, itwill b

29、e reallyexpensive tocool.”Surprisingly,the manresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitions has doubts about ideas of eco- friendly buildings.“ I don t believe in the new greenreligion,Smith”says. “ Someofthe buildingtechnologiesthat you get are impractical. I minterested in those th

30、at work.” But he wouldn t mind if some green features inspire students. Hesays he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process ofharvesting wind and solar power.“ You never know what s goingnteresttostartofathechildto study math and science,” he says.28. How did th

31、e architects react to Smith s design requirements?A. They lost balance in excitementB. They expressed little interestC. They showed strong disbeliefD. They burst into cheers29. Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?A. Design-Prototype Assessment-ConstructionB. Assessment-Proto

32、type-Design-ConstructionC. Assessment-Design-Prototype ConstructionD. Design-Assessment-Prototype-Construction30._ makes it different to build green schools in Smith s country.A. The large sizeB. Limited facilitiesC. Poor natural resourcesD. The desert climate31.What does Smith think of the ideas of

33、 green schools?A. Out of dateB. QuestionableC. AdvancedD. PracticalDAs far as the influence the digital age has on this generation of American teenagers is concerned, there is always a good one and a not-so-good one, teachers say. Over 2,000 teachers took an online survey. Three-quarters of the teac

34、hers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a “mostly positive ”effect on their students research habits and skills. But 64 percent said the technologies do more to distract students than to help them academically. ” And 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an “easily

35、distracted generation with short attention spans.”The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the National Writing Project. Judy Buchanan is a vice director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report. Ms. Buchanansays digital research tools are helping students learn more and fas

36、ter. “ Teachersreally favor these tools because they are ways to make some of learning exciting and engaging. Youngpeople favor these tools. The goal is to really help them become creative of meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers. ”But one problem the survey found is that many students

37、lack digital literacy. They trust toomuch of the information they find on the Internet. Judy says these students haven tdeveloped the skills to determine the quality of online information. ”It s something that really has to betaught and paid attention to. Because in a world in which things happen qu

38、ickly, you do need to step back, reflect and analyze the information you have. ”Another problem is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: beingable to quickly find information online. Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work h

39、ard to find answers. They say students are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research librarians.Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copywork done by others, instead of using their own abilities.32. The next

40、 mainly tells us _.A. all the students use digital toolsB. the Internet is playing a key roleC. teachers encourage using digital toolsD. digital tools bring about benefits and problems33. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means_.A. students do not have the right digital toolsB.

41、 students do not always have access to the InternetC. students haventthe ability to adjust themselvesD. students cantjudge online information properly34. Some students donttend to work hard because _.A. they can get answers on the Internet quicklyB. printed books and libraries around aren tenoughC.

42、the Internet can tmake students concentrateD. they can copy each others work without being punished35. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? =Para1 =Para2 =para3 =para 4 =Para5第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容， 从短文后的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。There is only limited time in th

43、e day. If you would like to get more work finished , you really have two choices. Stay up late or get up early. Which are you . an Early Bird or the Night Owl?Productive birds of a featherYou have the same amount of time each day as everyone else. If you want to reach your goals and dreams you have

44、to be willing to pay the price. 36, Sometimes it is your time.Sometimes it is money. And sometimes it is sleep. One of the best ti mes to get ahead and be “ in the zone ”is when everyone else is sleeping. Get up early or stay up late. Those are your choices.Early birds: working before others get up“

45、 I am an early bird. I often get asked when I get my writing work done. 37 I usually get up at 4 am and work until the rest of the house wakes up. I find that working first thing in the morning gets my day going. Getting a head start on the rest of the world, just feels good.Many people use the excu

46、se that they can t get up earlyeyare.Maybenight thowls.Night owls: working with the moonOther people prefer to stay up long after the rest of the world has crashed out. 38 They may be more productive at midnight than they are at noon. Just make sure that if you stay up late, you are being productive

47、.(Not watching mindless TV or endlessly surfing the Net.)39It doesn t matter which productivity bird represents your work style40. It depends on your environment and energy levels. Do you have the drive to get up early or stay up late? While others are dreaming, make your dreams real.Ask yourself, “

48、 What do you want more than a little extra sleep? ” Are you a night owl or an early bird?A. They both can work.B. They work by the moonlight.C. Have a good sleep every day.D. Work while others are sleepingE. Early birds are better than night owls.F. That sacrifice often involves giving up something.

49、G. The simplest answer is that I do it before everyone else gets up.笫三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节完形填空（共20 小题；每题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。There is no denying the fact that everybodywillsometimes feel surprised in his life. Iwas surprised when I received a shor

50、t message from my father wishing me a happy birthday.I had 41 to hear from my mother, my grandmother and my other relatives 42 never frommy father. Lying in bed, 43 of my father flooded back.When I was a little boy, I regarded my father as a (n) 44 able to do anything. 45， thingsslowly began to 46 T

51、he more I learned, the more I doubted what he said. The gap between usgrew and, at last, I didn47 like communicating with him.My father, in my mind, had no 48 in talking with me. Dinner was the only time we weretogether. He had no time to watch TV with me. He would tell me to ask my mother 49 I need

52、ed something. He even refused to answer my 50 when I phoned from school. I 51 the changes. I thought that perhaps my father no longer 52 me any more.Over time, however, I began to wonder whether my 53 was right. One day, my mother toldme that each time I called, father was 54 listening beside her. Suddenly, I hated myself for my55 behavior toward him.I planned thousands oftimes to 56 myfather. In the end, however, I was alwaystooembarrassed about what I had done.But that Saturday, I was so 57 by his short message. I r