河南省郑州市2017届高中毕业年级第二次质量预测(英语)

1、精品- 可编辑 -河南省郑州市 2017 届高中毕业年级第二次质量预测英语本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间120分钟，满分150分（听力成绩算作参考分） 。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。交卷时只交答题卡。第I卷第一部分 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。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。l.Where c

2、an the woman see the mans artwork now?A.At his studio. B.In the museum.C.On bis website.2.What will they do tonight?A.Watch a play. B.See movie.3.How much did the woman give the waiter as a tip?C.Have a drink.A. 35 dollars.B. 45 dollars.C. 10 dollars.C.In a restaurant.4. Where does this conversation

3、 probably take place?A.In a clothes shop. B.In a hotel.5. What does Maria ask Jim to do?A.Join the hiking club.B.Go hiking with her.C.Call her back.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或对白，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。每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对

4、话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 、 7 题。6. What does Mary think of science?A.Interesting. B.Puzzling. C.Boring.7. Which course docs Tony like best?A.Science. B.P.E. C.English. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What is the woman going to do next?A Check in at the hotel.B.Ask the room prices.C.Meet herfriends.9. Which ki

5、nd of room does the woman want?A.A king-size regular room.B.A king-size special room.C.A twin-sizeregular room.10. How much will the woman pay?A.160 dollars.B.200 dollars.C.360dollars.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Teacher and s

6、tudent.C.Father anddaughter.12. How long does the Spanish class last?A.One hour.B.An hour and a half.13. What does Lucy think of her Spanish teacher?A.Humorous.B.Strict.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What is the woman doing?A.Buying a dress.B.Choosing a sweater.make-up.15. What is the woman going to do

7、in the evening?A.Go to visit her aunt.B.Watch a football game.party.16. What is the man s attitude towards the woman? A.Positive. B Indifferent.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When did Michael lose his cellphone?A.On Friday right.B.On Saturday morning.evening.18. Where did the speaker plan to meet the t

8、axi driver?A.At a bus stop.B.At his home.19. What did the taxi diver leave to the speaker?A.Nothing.B.Only the cellphone.and his name.C.Two hours.C.Friendly.C.Putting on herC.Go to a dinnerC.Flexible.C.On SundayC.At a taxi center.C.The cellphone20. How did the speaker tell Michael the message?A. By

9、email. B.By blog. C.By telephone. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；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。AThere were many famous poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and thousands of their poems are still read and appreciated today.To arouse people

10、sinterestin those classic Chinese poems and promotecultural heritage, China Central Television （CCTV ） produced a TV show-Chinese Poetry Competition. The finale（终场） of the hit shows second season was shown onFeb.7 this year.Wu Yishu,16,who studies at the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in

11、 Shanghai, came out on top. In an earlier episode （一集） ,Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section entitled Feihualing. The games theme was yue, meaning moon or month in Chinese. She recited the lines from the Classic ofPoetry, the earliest collection of poems in China:the cricketsln JU蟋蟀） a

12、re inthe field. In August, they are in the yard. In September they are at the door. In October, they enter and crawl under our beds.”“l really admire her knowledge of poems, ”said Huang Zijin,16,a Senior 2 student from Ningbo High School in Zhejiang province.“ The first time l saw herwearing traditi

13、onal Han clothing an TV,l was very impressed by her classical looks.She fulfills all my fantasies for classic Chinese womens talents. Whats more, she always appears so calm throughout the show,which is very unusual for her age.As the old saying goes, “ One who is filled with knowledge always behaves

14、 with elegance. ”“ Learning poems isnt about winning or losing. The power of poetry lies in shaping ones view of life and developing ones inner world, said Li Bo, an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Competition s second season.When it comes to teaching people about poetry, Li Dingguang, the shows

15、academic advisor, suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic（审美的） and emotional sides, and guide thestudents to lose themselves in the poems rhythmic（有节奏的） and rhyming lines.“ Although the amount of ancient Chinese poetry in the textbooks of pr

16、imaryand secondary schools has increased,many students still learn them for exams, LiDingguang told C. Therefore, it simportant to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry.21 Whats one of the purposes of the TV show Chinese Poetry Competition?A To entertain people by enjoying Ch

17、inese poems.B To see who can recite the most classic Chinese poems.C To fulfill peoples fantasies for Chinese womens talents.D To make more people interested in classic Chinese poetry.22 From Paragraphs 3 and 4,what can we infer about Wu Yishu?A She is a talented and elegant Chinese teenager.B She h

18、as learned a large amount of poetry from textbooks.C She is always calm in the show like other competitors of her age.D She amazed the audience with the lines from the Classic of Poetry in the finale.23 According to Li Bo, why do people learn poetry?A To gel good marks in examinations.B To help buil

19、d up their inner world.C To win the Chinese Poetry Competition.D Ta appreciate the beauty of rhythm and thyme.24 What is Li Dingguangs attitude to poetry teaching?A Doubtful.B Supportive.C Critical.D Casual.BAt 23,my career got going. I was midway through a masters degree at the London School of Eco

20、nomics and Political Science and had been hired as a part-time reporter for a finance website. I got a great one-month review and my boss asked if I was interested in staying with the company after graduation.However, balancing graduate studies with work was challenging. To deal with it,I checked my

21、 real self at my office door. I came in to work, greeted my colleagues and listened mare than I contributed in each morning meeting. The small team I worked with often seemed busy, so rather than giving ideas that might get turned down, I stayed back.After four months, my bass called me into his off

22、ice. The meeting was goingwell until he told me that despite the great work I had produced, the team had helda meeting and decided, We dont think its the right fit.I must have looked confused. Youre ambitious, intelligent and will he very successful, my boas said. But you havent made enough effort t

23、o join the team.You lost the enthusiasm you showed in your interview. That wont work lone term ,and if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be to let your guard down. I couldnt believe that performing well at my job wasnt enough to keep it.But I knew my boss was right. They knew that when

24、they hired me, I had no experience in finance reporting, yet they took a chance on me. In meetings I usually contributed last, after I had heard everyone elses suggestions. I did it to show that I was a listener, but also to hide my fears. They liked the person who walked into the interview, and the

25、y didnt respect me when I hid that person from them.Dont leave before you leave. That advice is essential far women at all stagesof our careers. Because we work so hard for success. we dont like to think that wehurt ourselves sometimes. But each of us must change when necessary. In trying toearn a f

26、ull-time job, I “ leaned back in ”order not to show too much of myself or my lack of expertise （专门知识） .I learned that the hard way wasnt the way to achieve our goals.25 Why was the author offered a job at the company at first?A She just got her masters degree in finance.B She greatly impressed her b

27、oss in her first month.C She had quite a lot of experience in finance reporting.精品D. She showed her special finan cial tale nt while work ing there.26 . During her n ext four mon ths at the compa ny, the author.A. performed well eno ugh to earn the teams respectB. .didnt balanee her graduate studies

28、 with work very wellC. was a good listener and contributed a lat in the meetingsD. was afraid to offer her ideas because of her lack of con fide nee27 . What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?A . We should always keep up our en thusiasm at work.B . Expertise and experie nee are greatl

29、y valued in the workplace.C . We should not shy away from shari ng our ideas whe n work ing in a team.D . Its un wise of wome n to show themselves off whe n tak ing part in teamwork.CAre you sick of going to bed late and wak ing up tired? Then grab your hik ing boots and a tent. A new study suggests

30、 that camp ing in the great outdoors for a couple of days can reset your body clock and help you get more sleep.The body clock is an internal system that tells our bodies whe n its time to go to sleep and when its time to wake up. Scientists track this clock by measuring the amount of melat onin（褪黑激

31、素） circulati ng in a persons blood at any give n time.In a healthy sleeper, melatonin levels rise a few hours before bedtime, stay high through the ni ght, and the n settle back dow n whe n its tune to wake up.In our moder n society, however, most of us stay up many hours past sun set and would prob

32、ably sleep in many hours after sun rise if we could. And the trouble is,your melatonin levels may still he high when your alarm clock goes off in the morning, which leads to fatigue. It may also have other health con seque nces as well, such as diabetes（糖尿病）overweight and heart disease.Professor Ken

33、n eth Wright of the Un iversity of Colorado in the US wan ted to seeif our body clocks can be reset by a short stay in n ature. His team recruited（招募）fourtee n physically active volun teers in their 20s and 30s. Nine went on a weeke nd campingtrip, while the other five stayed home. At the end of the

34、 weekend,theresearchers reported that in just two days, the campers body clocks had shifted so that their melatonin levels began to rise more than an hour earlier than they did before they left on the trip. By contrast, the body clocks of the group that stayed home shifted even later over the course

35、 of the weeke nd.This tells us we can reset our clocks fast, Wright said.Therefore, if you want to cha nge your sleep patter ns you could try to in creaseyour exposure to natural light during the day and decrease the amount of artificiallight you see at ni ght. And if that does nt work, heres always

36、 camp ing.28 . What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?A. To explain how a lack of sleep is bad for our health.B. To inform us of a possible way to adjust the body clock.C. To an alyze how the body clock in flue nces our sleep ing habits.D. To explore how the body clock is connected

37、with melatonin levels.29 . The underlined word“ fatigue ” in Paragraph 4 probably means .A. tirednessB. excitementC. refreshmentD . pressure30 . What did Wrights team discover from their experiment?A. The body clocks of the two groups did nt show much differe nee.B. The body clocks of those who stay

38、ed at home remained the same.C. Those stay ingoutdoors reset the clock in side their bodies over a short period.D. Chan ges to the body clock don t n ecessarily affect melato nin levels in ourbodies.31 . According to the passage, to change our sleeping habit, wed better.A. set an alarm clock to wake

39、 us up on time in the morningB. try to reduce melatonin levels as much as possible at night.C. spend several weeks staying in the open air every now and thenD. get exposed to more n atural light in the day but less artificial light at ni ghtDWhen people argue about whether coffee is good for health,

40、 theyre usuallythinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it good for your heart? Does it in crease blood pressure? Does it help you concen trate? However, coffee affects the health of the huma n populati on in other ways, too.Traditi on ally, coffee bushes were pla nted un der the can opy（树荫）

41、of taller trees.However, more and more farmers in Lati n America are deforesti ng the land to growfull sun coffees. At first, this in creases product ion because more coffee bushes canbe pla ntedif there arent any trees. With in creasedproducti on come in creasedprofits.-可编辑-精品Unfortunately, defores

42、ting for coffee production immediately decreases the local wildlife habitat, because native birds nest and hide from predators（捕食者） inthe tall trees and migrating birds rest there.Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pest

43、icides（杀虫剂） are needed togrow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat coffee plant, and then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sickenwill eventuallyother animals as well, and can even enter the water that people drink.Fortunately, farmers

44、 in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as shade-grown and bird-friendly. Sure, these varieties might cost a little more. But were paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and

45、the planet. I think its worth it.32 Which opinion does the author agree with?A People should buy full-sun coffee.B Shade-grown coffee should be supported.C Farmers should change the places to grow coffee.D Pesticides should be forbidden in coffee planting.33 Compared with the traditionalmethod, what

46、 advantagedoes thefull-sunmethod have?A It can protect the ecosystem.B It canpromotepeopleshealth.C It can provide mare nests for birds.D It can increase theproduction of coffee.34 How do farmers get more land to grow full-sun coffee?A They cut down trees.B They move to other countries.CThey turn gr

47、assland into farmland.D They buy more land fromother farmers.35 What can we learn from the passage?A It is quite worthwhile to buy shade-grown coffee at any cost.BFarmers all have realized the importance of protecting the environment now.C South American farmers are taking action to plant coffee in

48、the traditionalway.D The full-sun method does good to the health of human beings in the longrun.笫二节（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， 并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。What does travel consist of? Answers can be as varied as worrying about yourbudget, trying new dishes at meals, climbing

49、mountains and riding on crowded local buses, etc. But to Mishana Khot, a US travel fanatic （狂热者） , travel is more than just a stamp in your passport-its a stamp in your soul. On the travel website Vagabondish. com, Khot listed some ways that you will change after taking a trip.- 可编辑 -精品Now, please t

50、ake a look.Travel shows the big picture.Khot believes we may lose ourselves in our own lives from time to time.“ Sometimes we cant separate our daily existenee from the broader perspective（视角） . ” she argues. 36 “ It forces you to see your life from the outside.37When you are on the way, chances are

51、 that you will deal with flight delays, slowbuses, bad food, horrible accommodation and much more. As Khot pointed out, ifthere is one constant in a travelers life, it is that travel will throw up situations thatchallenge you. You may have made the most detailed plan, but thenext minutesometh ing ju

52、st goes wrong.38Travel makes you more grateful.Whether you travel from a big city to a quiet coun tryside, or vice versa（反之亦然） ,there will come a moment when you are grateful for all you have. When you meet some one with one leg who is hik ing up a hill, you will close your eyes for a sec ond and sa

53、y tha nk you, she said.39During travel, youll be forced to com muni cate with many more people tha nyoure used to. 40 So ,just throw away your shyness. That wont guide you toyour desti nati on. Go and com muni cate with people. Theyre an importa nt part ofthe experie nee.A . Travel makes you more ad

54、aptable.B. Travel makes you more single-minded.C. Travel helps you overcome your shyness.D . You may meet something pleasant when you travel.E. Travel provides a chanee to get away from your routine.F. And sometimes you wont even be able to use your first Ianguage.G. Youll go through an ger and disa

55、ppo in tme nt, but hopefully, youll lear n to laughat it and move on.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。I was sta nding in the checkout li ne beh ind a woma n who looked to be in her60s.Whe n it was her run to pay, the cashier（收银员） 41 her by n ame and askedher how she was doing. The woma n looked dow n, shook her head and said, Not sogood. My husba nd just lost his job and my42 s on is up to his old tricks aga in.The truth is, I dont know how I m going t 43 the holidays.Th”n she gavethe cashier food stamps.My heart