河南省南阳信阳等六市2017届高三第二次联考英语试题含答案

1、.2017年河南省六市高三第二次联考英 语注意事项：1答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、准考证号填写在答题 卡和试卷规定的位置上。2本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第1卷每小 题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮 擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3第卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在题目指定区域内相应的位 置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、 修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5

2、小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面五段对话。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。1. What food did the woman cook? A. Chinese food. B. Thai food. C. Japanese food.2. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Go home by bus. B. Wait for him. C. Drive to the garage.3. W

3、hat sport does the man speaker like? A. Table tennis. B. Football. C. Basketball4. When was the train supposed to leave? A. At 8:55 B. At 8:30 C. At 7:555. Why is the man unhappy? A. The car moves too slowly. B. It has been snowing for an hour. C. He hates traveling by car. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分

4、） 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，每小题5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至7题。6. How does the woman feel now? A. Exited. B. Hungry. C. Exhausted.7. What does the man want to watch now? A.A concert. B.A movie. C.A sports match. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

5、8. What will the speakers do tomorrow? A. Visit a museum. B. See a doctor. C. Go shopping.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where was the woman born? A. In Argentina. B. In the United States. C. In Chile.11. Wh

6、at made the man's family often move? A. The poor economy. B. His father's work. C. The passion for adventure.12. What's the man? A.A soldier. B.A psychologist. C.A student. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the woman want to do? A. Lose weight. B. Kill time. C. Get rid of her tiredness.14.

7、When can non - members enjoy the special offer? A. This month. B. During holidays. C. On their birthdays.15. How much does a swimming class cost non - members each time? A$35 B$25 C$1016. What class will the woman choose? A.A weight training class. B.A swimming class. C.A yoga class.听第10段材料，回答第17至20

8、题。17. Which country has the most effective education system? A. South Korea. B. Japan. C. The United States.18. What is the study based on? A. The number of students. B. The level of education. C. The abilities of students.19. What is Germany's ranking? A. 18th. B.19th. C.24th.20. What is stress

9、ed in the end? A. Home education. B. School faculties. C. Teaching methods.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Explore the possibility of using the iPad App Store in the classroom. App Name: Bridge Constructor/Cost:$1.99 Bridge Construc

10、tor lets players build increasingly challenging bridges over deep valleys, canals and rivers. Stress tests reveal whether the bridge kids build can withstand continual use from cars. trucks, and more recently, super - heavy tank trucks. Players can choose from among a range of bridge - building mate

11、rials such as wood, steel, cables or concrete pillars（混凝土柱）Each bridge also has a budget, and there are numerous ways to successfully complete each challenge. App Name: Tap the Cat/Cost:$2.99 Tap the Cat appeals to younger students' natural sense of playing with a wide variety ofactivities. Stud

12、ents can match spaceship letters, drag letters to make words, match words to pictures and build their vocabulary. Each activity will keep them motivated and engaged with colorful animations, catchy music and reward screens. App Name: Pyramids 3D/Cost: $13. 99The interface allows users to fly around

13、the plateau where the pyramids and the Sphinx are located at Giza near Cairo. Interactive, three - dimensional maps let students wander around the labyrinthine tombs and passageways. Users can examine wall paintings in detail, or view royal statues and o:bjects with a 360 - degree feature. App Name:

14、 Grammar Up/Cost: $ 4. 99 Grammar Up is a multiple choice quiz system for English grammar. Kids and adults can learn most quickly when playing learning games with real - time error feedback, which Grammar Up provides. The app also offers students practice tests so they can see how much they've l

15、earned. A summary is presented at the end of each test, showing time spent, score, and questions answered correctly and incorrectly. The results are also emailable.21. By playing Bridge Constructor, you can . A. advance your ability of building B. build a real bridge any time you like C. save a larg

16、e amount of money D. try many ways to become suecessful22.1f someone is interested in Egyptian culture, he/she may choose . A. Bridge Constructor B. Tap the Cat C. Grammar Up D. Pyramids 3D23. The text is meant to . A. show the development of modem technology B. compare the differences among the iPa

17、d Apps C. introduce some practical Apps to the students D. offer some helpful tips to buying some cheap apps B Once Chinese students in American schools were largely limited to graduate students. Gradually that trend shifted, with more students coming from China to earn bachelor' s degrees at Am

18、erican institutions. Now, the population is widening once again, with many Chinese students studying in the U, S. from ever - younger ages. Bill Zhou, a resident of California, though born in Shenzhen, and his wife are currently housing just such a student: Hsu, also from Shenzhen, who is living wit

19、h Zhou (a paid arrangement) while he attends a private, religious institution. . Although Zhou is caring, he knows there are many people taking advantage of the trendwho lack conscience. In a Lost Angeles Times article, Zhou described his reservations about the current system.”They don't know if

20、 the school is good. They don't know if the home stay is good. But everyone else is doing it, so they do it, too," Zhou said, addressing the parents of so - called parachute(降落伞) children, who earn the nickname by "parachuting" into the U.S. by themselves, unaccompanied by family.

21、 Based on statistics, Zhou has reason to be concerned. A recent article in Sixth Tone', stated that the number of Chinese students enrolled at U. S. secondary schools increased from just 647 in 2006 to more than 46,000 in 2016. Those numbers are reflected in Chinese society and even popular cult

22、ure, where a new television drama titled " A Love for Separation" was released several months ago. "It is a common misunderstanding that studying in a private American high school is easier than in China, a mother told. " My son is under enormous pressure to compete with accompli

23、shed peers. He was very lonely during his first year of high school, and found it hard to assimilate into an unfamiliar environment. " Chinese parents send their teenagers abroad for varieties of reasons. For some students, it is to escape the strict Chinese education system; for others, it is

24、a second chance to recover from bad grades or a low score on China's college entrance exam. For still others, it is simply a lifelong dream.24. What's Bill Zhou' s attitude towards the trend of growing parachute children? A. Positive ' . B. Indifferent C. Concerned D: Opposed25. What

25、 does the underlined phrase " assimilate into" in Paragraph 5 mean? A. show respect to B. get rid of C. take advantage of D. fit in with26. Which is not the reason why increasing parents send their little children abroad? A. They just follow the crowd. B: They just show off their large tre

26、asure. C. They want their children to break away from Chinese education system. D. They want to give their children with poor grades another chance to succeed. .27. What' s the author' s purpose in writing the text? A. To help these parents to choose a reliable home stay. . B. To remove thes

27、e parents doubts about studying abroad. . C. To encourage these parents to send their kids abroad as early as possible. D. To remind these parents to be more sensible before sending their kids abroad. .C There is an island called Kitava, way out there in the Pacific Ocean, in the Milne Bay Province

28、of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the four main Trobriand Islands with a total population of 12,000 native residents. Rich with culture, surrounded on all sides by clear blue water and abundant rainforest, Kitava is as apealing as it is remote. But it has more to offer than good views. As Byrdie rep

29、orts, Kitava is also home to a people whose diet and nutritional habits remain healthy, untouched by Western influence. A lifetime of not knowing the sweet, sweet sensation of the salt from a potato chip hitting the roof of your mouth has done more than just spare Kitavans from illnesses like diabet

30、es and cardiovascular disease; it's also given them a lifetime of smooth, acne(痤疮) - free skin. In a study of l',200 subjects - including 300 teens and young adults - conducted by a team led by medical doctor and professor Steffan Lindeberg over 843 days, not one breakout was reported. They

31、also found that genetics played little to no role in the results. In fact, the average Kitavan diet is fairly common. It' s simple, with no " miracle fruit" or " rare nut" to speak of, and Kitavans don' t even exercise much. That diet consists mainly of yams( 山荮) , sweet

32、potatoes, and taro (芋头) , local fruits (namely coconut) ,fish, and vegetables. But if you're already pulling out your suitcases and drafting a resignation letter to your boss, you might want to slow your step. For one thing, the closest airport is over 700 miles away from the island, so good luc

33、k getting there. And consider this: do you really want to move somewhere where you'll be the only person with acne until the diet kicks in? I don't think so.28. Which are the contributing factors of attracting visitors to the island? a. Rich culture . b. Clean white sand c. Thick rainforest

34、d. Clear blue water e. Romote tribes A. abc B. acd C. bcd D. ade 29. What accounts for the fact that the Kitavans own good skin? A. They don't like eating salt. . B. They enjoy varieties of rare fruits. C. They are sick of exercising. . D. They follow simple but healthy diet. 30. What is unlikel

35、y to be included in the Kitavans' diet? . A. Taro B. Fish C. Potato chips D. Coconut 31. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Think twice before moving to Kitava. B. Dont hesitate to quit your job and move there. C. One can reach Kitava by plane without difficulty. D. Anyone will own ac

36、ne - free skin on stepping on Kitava. D Are you still worried about overcharging for your luggage over the weight limit? An " Airport Jacket" containing up to 15kg luggage is designed to help frequent flyers bypass(绕过) airport baggage queues, reduce baggage fees and really lower the risk o

37、f lost luggage. " With airlines beginning to charge for carry - on baggage as well as severely limiting 10aggage allowances for the low fare economy traveler, my partner and I have designed a jacket that can wear your laptop, tablet, two pairs of shoes, a pair of jeans, five T - shirts, a jumpe

38、r and a camera," designer Claire Murphy explains. "It totals 14 deep pockets, including 8 pockets at hip length, 11 pockets at three - quarter length and 14 pockets at full length. " . Claire and Benke Murphy came up with the idea while traveling home with their newborn child. They ha

39、d so much extra carry - on luggage that the airline tried to charge them $ 140 for it, more than the cost of their tickets. So they had to put clothes, chargers, diapers and toys into their pockets, until just over the weight limit. They escaped the tax, but everything sticking out of their pocket s

40、aw a pretty uncomfortable plane ride. However, people have been raising questions about the usefulness of the Airport Jacket, especially the trouble of going through security checkpoints. They are arguing that having to take all out and then putting them back into the pockets is not worth the few te

41、ns of dollars you save on a checked luggage. But Benke claims that walking through airport security is not an issue as long as you follow guidelines for carry - on luggage. " It only needs to be worn when checking in and at the boarding gate. What' s more, Airport security is not looking at

42、 how you store your luggage but checking its contents. " Its makers are currently running a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, trying to raise $ AU100, 000. But they've only raised $ AU3, 675 so far, although they still have 37 days to go, so it's still hopeful And even if this fails

43、, they may still find a way to get it to market.32. What's the least possible benefit of using the Airport Jacket? A. it may cut down on the luggage fees. B. it may decrease the risk of losing luggage. C. it may save the time of passing long queues. D. it can guarantee you a comfortable flight s

44、ervice. .33. What does the paragraph 3 mainly discuss about? A. how much luggage the couple carried B. how luckily the couple avoided overcharging C. how the designers got their inspiration D. how painful the couple's flying experience was34. What can we infer from this passage? A. The pockets o

45、f the 'Airport Jacket have 28 in total. B. Not all regard the Airport Jacket as a perfect invention. C. Crowdfunding is the best way to collect money you need. D. Airports now begin to limit the number of economy travelers.35. What will the author probably mention in the next paragraph? A. Their

46、 kinds of anxiety and fear facing failure. B. Their possible measures to market their product. C. Their sharp and powerful attack against those opposed. D. Their attempts to improve and enlarge the production capacity.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。Things to Know Befor

47、e Adopting a Dog The idea of giving someone a puppy for Christmas provides a warm fuzzy response for most people. 36 Pets carry a lot of responsibility, but they reward their owners with years of love and devotion. Be Realistic About How Much Time You Have In a busy world, full of work, soccer games

48、, and family dinners, time is more precious. When adopting an animal it is important to consider how much time you have. to devote to training and caring for it. 37 If you have plenty of extra time to devote to a pet, a puppy is a good choice. Think About How Much Space You HaveLarge dogs naturally

49、require more room than small dogs. They need big yards to run in, or a nearby area where they can go for longer walks. If you live in a small apartment on an upper floor, this can be a problem. 38 Smaller dogs take up less space and are often easier to transport up and down stairs and in elevators.

50、If you have a large home with a big backyard where your dog can run and play, then a larger breed may be a good fit for you. 39 If you have small children, a patient dog with a high tolerance level is necessary. Kids explore with their hands, and they are likely to touch, tug, pet, and crawl all ove

51、r the new dog. In this situation, you need to choose a dog with an easygoing temperament-who will not become frustrated and bite. 40 A. Consider the Other Pets in Your Home B. Choose the Right Dog for Your Situation C. However, adopting a dog is not something to be taken lightly. D. A puppy requires

52、 a lot more time and attention than an older dog. E. Walking around a small space with a Labrador underfoot can be frustrating. F. Adopting a dog rather than buying one benefits both the animal and your family. G. Breeds like Golden Retrievers, Labradors, and Border Collies are well known for their

53、family friendly attitude.第三部分：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。 Mr. William remembered to buy some bananas after he left his office. It was 41 cold outside when he saw an ill -looking old lady selling bananas on the street across

54、. He usually shopped in a grocery shop a few 42 away from his office but as he was in a 43 to reach home today, not intending to go there. Quickly he 44 the old lady and she offered $7 per kg. Mr. William said,” But the store where I usually buy sells them for$5 per kg, why not the same price?"

55、 The lady said,” No Sir, I can not afford to 45 that price. $6 per kg, and that's the lowest. Shaking his head, he left in his car towards the 46 grocery shop. After picking up a good 47 0f bananas there, he was surprised when the cashier told that price per kg was $10. He told the cashier,” I have been buying bananas from here only for some years and cant you offer me a better deal for being a 48 customer?"The manager overheard him and told Mr. William，Sorry Sir, but our prices are