2017年高考英语模拟试题 (2)

2017年高考英语模拟试题

一、单项选择题

1．--- Does he study very hard at school?

--- Yes, he studies _____.

A. very indeed hard

B. hard very indeed

C. very hard indeed

D. indeed very hard

2．I expect you’ve already done it,______the manager asked you to give him a ring this afternoon. A. but B. and C. though D. So

3．When you get the paper back,pay special attention to what ______.

A.have marked

B.have been marked

C.had marked

D.had been marked

4．All the preparations for the task ______, and we're ready to start.

A. completed

B. complete

C. had been completed

D. have been completed

5．I have always been honest and straightforward , and it doesn’t matter _____ I’m talking to .

A. who is it

B. who it is

C. it is who

D. it is whom

6．

She can speak _______ in front of Mack, but she can’t eat ______ in his restaurant.

A. free, free

B. free, freely

C. freely, free

D. freely, freely

7．Schools in the south tend to be better equipped，_______those in the north are relatively poor. A.while B.since C.when D.as

8．—How about camping this weekend，just for a change?

—OK，________you want.

A．whichever B．however C．whatever D．Whoever

9．

serious the economic situation is, they still have confidence in overcoming all the difficulties.

A．Whatever B．Although C．Even though D．However

10．Every time he had a chance，he would talk about the great difficulty he had _____ in the new country．A．settled B．settling C．to settle D．settle

11．Shy people often avoid situations would force them into close contact with other people．A．which B．where C．when D．what

12．The lack of health facilities and necessary protection for medical workers partly ______ the epidemic (蔓延) of Ebola.

A. accounted for

B. headed for

C. called for

D. sent for

13．Look out! Don’t get close to the house, ______ the roof is under repair．

A．whose B．which C．of which D．that

14．The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.

A．sold B．had been sold C．were sold D．would sell

15．—Our family will go to Australia for a holiday.

—Oh, really? That sounds __________!

A. fantastic

B. fragile

C. flexible

D. fragrant

16．Some of the European languages come from Latin，________ French，Italian and Spanish.

A. for example

B. such as

C. including

D. as

17．We finished the job last night, but it was already midnight ____________ I arrived home．

A. while

B. when

C. where

D. that

18．Helen looked at _________ finished report with ______ satisfaction.

A. a, /

B. the, /

C. a, the

D. the, an

19．–What’s wrong with your ipad2? The sound ____is not clear.

--Yes. It has been broken for some time.

A. come out

B. coming out

C. to come out

D. came out

20．It was __________ he took off his dark glasses __________ I realized he was a famous singer.

A. until，that

B. not until，that

C. not until，when

D. when，then

二、阅读理解

She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year,

according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.

“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

21．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

A. is losing its value

B. is being damaged after so many years

C. is getting more valuable with years passing

D. will rot away

22．Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

A. it is now in a poor chemical state

B. they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel

C .they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used

D. they are afraid it will be done further damage.

23．The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

A. by indirect vision

B. at a distance

C. by direct vision

D. in shadows

24．From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A. many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B. people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

C. some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

D. Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

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Eat Blueberries

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Drink Pomegranate（石榴）Juice

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Relax

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Break a Sweat

Even a small amount of exercise can offer major cancer-fighting benefits. In a study of 29,110 men published in the International Journal of Cancer, men who exercised just once a week had a percent lower risk of prostate cancer than men who didn’t work out at all. The better the frequency, duration and intensity of the exercise, the bigger the reduction in risk, according to the study.

25．To prevent yourself from catching colon cancer, you should eat ____ as often as possible.

A. selenium

B. blueberries

C. pomegranates

D. Vitamin D

26．A person is very likely to catch some type of cancer if ______.

A. he is very fond of exercise every day.

B. he is addicted to drinking

C. he always feels extremely stressed or worried

D. he likes to have meals in restaurants

27．will remarkably reduce the risk of men’s prostate cancer.

A. Having a proper supplement of selenium

B. Drinking a cup of pomegranate juice every day

C. Breathing fresh air now and then

D. Taking exercise at least once a week

28．If you want to keep cancer away, it is very important to ______.

A. have a daily supplement of vitamins B and C

B. try to ignore the secondhand smoking

C. take in as much selenium as possible

D. have exercise as often as possible

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。

Depression is much higher amongst female bosses than male bosses，a new US survey finds.Dr Tetyana Pudrovska，the study's first author，explained：“Women with job authority－the ability to hire，fire，and influence pay－have greatly more symptoms of depression than women without this power.But men with job authority have fewer symptoms of depression than men without such power.”

The study followed 1，500 middle-aged women and 1，300 middle-aged men who all graduated from high

schools in Wisconsin.The men and women were surveyed in 1993 and 2004 to look at the connection between how much authority they had at work and symptoms of depression.

The results showed that amongst men and women with lower levels of authority at work，women had slightly higher levels of depression.This is normal since overall women suffer from depression slightly more than men.Amongst men and women with higher levels of authority at work，however，it was women who had many more symptoms of depression than men.Men in authority actually had a 10% lower risk of depression，while authority increased the risk of women having depressive symptoms by 9%.

Dr Pudrovska continued：“What shocked us is that women with job authority in our study are advantaged in terms of most characteristics that are strong signs of positive mental health.These women have more education，higher incomes，better jobs，and higher levels of job satisfaction than women without job authority.Yet，they have worse mental health than lower－status(地位)women.”

The cause of this discrepancy is not known，but Dr Pudrovska says：“Years of social science research suggests that women in authority positions deal with interpersonal anxiety，negative social interactions，negative stereotypes，prejudice，social isolation(社会孤立)，as well as resistance(抵抗)from colleagues.Women in authority positions are viewed as lacking in the assertiveness(果断)and confidence of strong leaders.But when these women display such characteristics，they are judged negatively for being unfeminine(不像女性的)．This causes mental stress.”

Men，on the other hand，do not have to face these kinds of negative stereotypes about their abilities. 29．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Female bosses get less stress from work than male bosses.

B．Female bosses get the same stress from work as male bosses.

C．Female bosses get the same stress from work as employees.

D．Female bosses get more stress from work than male bosses.

30．What conclusion can we draw from the passage?

A．The higher levels of authority，the fewer women suffer depression.

B．The higher levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.

C．The lower levels of authority，the more men suffer depression.

D．The lower levels of authority，the more women suffer depression.

31．What did Dr Pudrovska think of the results?

A．Exciting. B．Surprising.

C．Disappointing. D．Inspiring.

32．What does the underlined word“discrepancy”in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Difference. B．Excellence.

C．Prefe rence. D．Reference.

Dear Guys,

I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.

One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly (勉强地) agreed.

Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching an d hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.

However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, and threw it as hard as I could.

It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.

Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, and then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While out wardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.

The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.

This is the point wh ere I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.

Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed

at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.

Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.

“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.

“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.

And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”

I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.

Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.

It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.

I surprised myself—and I’m sure you as well—by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.

Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”

Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period were just enough blows for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.

Sincerely,

Jen Cordery

33．The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.

A．she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries

B．she wanted to refresh her childhood memories

C．she could not refuse the polite request from the young man

D．she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight

34．Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined word “game”?

A．anxious B．brave C．afraid D．curious