天津市南开区年高考英语模拟试卷(二)(解析版)

1、天津市南开区2017年高考英语模拟试卷(二)(解析版)天津市南开区2017年高考英语模拟试卷（二）（解析版）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）1Unfortunately，_ stone hit him on _ head and he got injured（）Athe； aBa； 不填Ca； theDthe； the2_ to Annes birthday party，MrBrown is now searching shop after shop for a nice present for her（）AHaving invitedBHaving been invitedCH

2、ave been invitedDBeing invited3The activities organized by our school really gave us a platform _ we learned team spirit（）AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen4_ I say Clancy is a smart boy，he still needs to work hard to achieve his goal（）AThenBWhenCWhileDAs5The new buyer identified a dozen new sources for the mat

3、erial，_ proved to be reliable（）Amost of themBmost of whichCmost of whomDmost of those6The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years have been settled in a nursing home now（）AlivedBhave livedChad livedDhas been living7I phoned you yesterday morningA girl answered，but I didnt recognize

4、 the voiceOh，it _ my younger sisterShe was in my room at that moment（）Amust have beenBshould have beenCcould have beenDmay have been8Do you mind if I look at your new mobile phone？Of course not（）APlease dontBIt dependsCBe my guestDNo way9In the reading room，we found her _ at a desk，with her attentio

5、n _ on a book（）Asitting； fixingBto sit； fixedCseating； fixingDseated； fixed10How long do you think _ the computer company brings out a new product？（）Awill it be whenBwill it be untilCit will be beforeDit will be that11Monitor？Im not monitor of our classI _with the teacher until the monitor is electe

6、d（）Awill just helpBam just to helpCam just helpingDhave just helped12How could they reach an agreement？Some said one thing，but others _（）AotherBanotherCthe otherDothers13It is important to pay your electricity bill on time，as late payments may affect your _（）AconditionBincomeCcreditDstatus14Bless yo

7、ur heart，I know you didnt break the vase _Dont cry!（）Aon purposeBby accidentCon businessDby mistake15Had the governments and scientists not worked together，AIDSrelated deaths _ since their highest in 2005（）Ahad not fallenBwould not fallCdid not fallDwould not have fallen第二节 完形填空（满分30分）16（30分）My hear

8、t beat with that feeling，pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keysAs the piece neared the end，I （16）up to take my final bowFor a second，the room was（17）Yet，even in that one second，I had enough time to （18）whether I had done perfectlyThen，（19），the applause cameThank yo

9、uso muchI said，（20）to the person standing on my other sideOlga，my piano teacher for six years，smiled back at meYouve been an （21） student all these yearsShe said，I hope that whatever you do，you never stop （22）I leaned forward，（23）I would keep playing because I loved piano，and hugged herIt （24） to be

10、 that the promises werent as meaningful as Id hopedRight after the （25），I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day（26），it began slipping away from meThe reason I had stopped taking （27）was because of my busy schedule with homeworkNot long after，I stopped practicing altogetherIt was （28） not t

11、o have to stress about piano anymoreBut something was （29）inside of meI was empty insideOne day I met Michelle，who had also taken piano lessons from OlgaAre you （30）taking lessons from Olga？she askedUm，no!Actually I just quit a while ago，I repliedThats a （31），she responded，You used to be so （32）I re

12、member your performance a year ago； it was breathtakingTwo days （33）talking to Michelle，I subconsciously sat down on the bench and started playingI wasnt even trying to make the notes sound musically correctI was simply doing what I should have been this entire time：playing，（34） to be playingAs the

13、music spread，a（n） （35）feeling rose inside me16AstoodBsatCshowedDlooked17AlightBnervousCcolorfulDquiet18AexpectBremindCknowDdoubt19AimmediatelyBsuddenlyChopefullyDsuccessfully20ArunningBwavingCturningDpointing21AeasygoingBimaginativeCamazingDhonest22ApracticingBtrainingCcompetingDgaining23AadmittingB

14、tellingCpromisingDspeaking24Acarried onBturned outCbrought upDshowed off25AplayBfinalCpresentationDperformance26ASoonBBesidesCThusDInstead27AlessonsBpartsClecturesDpieces28AdisappointingBpuzzlingCinspiringDpleasing29AbeatingBrisingCchangingDshining30AevenBstillCmuchDyet31AshameBreliefCpleasureDdeal3

15、2ApoorBgoodCniceDold33AafterBbeforeCwhenDuntil34AstillBalwaysCalsoDjust35AunknownBfamiliarCawfulDempty第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）36（10分）ActingMusical TheaterThe Summer ActingMusical Theater program，which starts on Friday，July 3and ends on Thursday，July 23，is created for talented students who have been inspired

16、 by musical theaterThe program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hardOur goal is to help you grow creatively through fulltime，collegelevel theatre training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachersThe students

17、 can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater，the style of theater and so onStudents will complete the program with improved audition （试演） skillsClasses aim to improve your command of body，mind and voiceStudents will take a trip to see at least one prof

18、essional production with program teachersAn exhibition of the studentsclass work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family，friends，students from other Summer College programs，and the University communityProgram Costs：Accommodation：3，359；Traffic：2，234Audition requirements：Auditions

19、 should include the following video materials：Two different songs；One agesuitable monologue （独白）；One short dance part；A personal statement regarding your background and training，experience in performances，and personal goals in theater；Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length；Yo

20、u should be the only person shown in the audition；The audition is given online with your applicationTypical day：9：00am to noon classes focus on musical theater，including acting，voice，movement，dance and scene study1：00 to 4：00 pm classes involve additional work in acting，movement，and voice，along with

21、 rehearsals（排练）for public performances36What do you know about the program？AStudents can have chances to audition in filmsBThe program helps students grow healthilyCThe program will last for three weeksDThe program provides accommodation for free37The underlined wordproductionin Paragraph 4 refers t

22、oAwriting Bperformance Cconference Dguidance38It can be learnt from the passage that studentsAseldom attend classes in the morningBcannot be taught by wellknown actorsCwill get some information about theaterDwill usually perform for college students39The audition materials include the following EXCE

23、PTAa performance with your partnerBa short dance part in one minuteCan online introduction of yourselfDa suitable monologue in one minute40What is the purpose of the passage？ATo tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfullyBTo call on more and more students to pay attention to theaterCT

24、o introduce the development of the Summer Acting programDTo attract more students loving performances to attend the program41（10分）After a terrible electrical accident，which caused him to become both blind and deaf，the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten yea

25、rsThe loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his lifeHis family，especially his wife，did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to liveOne hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a

26、 thunderstorm started all at onceHe stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet，but he was struck by the lightningWitnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the treeHe was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he could har

27、dly believe what he saw：a plough and a wallWhen Mrs Edwards came running up to him，shouting to their neighbors to call for help，he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten yearsThe news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread，and many doctors came to examine

28、 himMost of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightningHowever，none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happenedThe only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result

29、 of a sudden shock，perhaps，the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock41The reason for Roberts attempts to kill himself was thatAhe had to live in a dark and silent worldBa terrible traffic accident happened to himChe was struck by the lightning once moreDnobody in the world care

30、d about him42What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning？ATaking a walk with a stickBDriving a carCSheltering from the rain under a treeDLying on the ground43What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock？AA plough and a wallBHis neighborsCHis wife who called for

31、help to save himDMany doctors surrounding him44Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？ARobert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten yearsBRobert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutesCRobert could hear his wifes shouting for help when he woke upDThe familys love h

32、elped Robert regain confidence to live45We can infer from the text thatAmany doctors came because Robert was badly injuredBa sudden injury in the head led to Roberts recoveryCRoberts wife sent for doctors immediately after the shockDthere was no accurate explanation for Roberts recovery46（10分）The te

33、mperature is sharply rising with each passing dayPeople，including many experts，find it difficult to slow down the processHowever，leaving coal and major fossil fuels in the ground could help to limit climate change in the future，according to a new studyThat is to say，a third of oil reserves on the ea

34、rth，half of gas reserves and over 80 percent of current coal reserves should not be used before the year 2050If we are to prevent global temperatures from rising above 2 degrees Celsius in the near future，we ought to carry some measures to severely control the emissions from factories vehicles and e

35、ven our dailylife cookingHowever，it is a goal that seems to be impossible in our eyesPolicy makers in different countries must realize that their attempt to completely use the fossil fuels within their countries is wholly incompatible（矛盾的） with their hope to reach the 2degree goal，DrChristophe Mc Gl

36、ade at University College Londons Energy Institute said in a statementIf they go ahead with developing their own resources，he added，they must be asked which reserves elsewhere should remain unburned in order for the carbon budget not to go beyond the limitIts not surprising to see how tapping into t

37、hese unused reserves would be attractiveEnergyrelated industry is a big business all over the worldThere are many coal reserves in China，Russia and the United States，along with over 260 thousand million barrels of oil reserves in the Middle EastNot to mention that oil is currently being developed in

38、 the ArcticCompanies spent over $670 billion last year in the expansion of fossil fuels，but according to the new model used in this latest study，developers may need to rethink their plans to develop these underground resources so as to make some contributions to control the world temperature from ri

39、sing high in the futureWeve now got practical figures of the quantities and locations of fossil fuels that should remain unused in trying to keep within the 2degree temperature limit，added Mc GladeWorld leaders and policy makers should take the advice to heart，because a recent IPCC report warned tha

40、t if immediate and great actions are not taken soon，climate change will cause irreversible（不可逆转的） impacts on environments worldwide，leaving the world an unsafe place for us to live in46According to Paragraph 1，our goal is toAdiscover more fossil fuels for the future generationBslow down the climate

41、changeCrefuse to use reserves on the earthDkeep the temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius47The underlined wordemissionsin Paragraph 1refers toAthings that are sent out into the airBproducts that are made from fossil fuelsCfactors that cause the climate changeDchanges that happen after temperature

42、 rise48According to what Mc Glade said in Paragraph 2，all countries shouldAmake full use of their fossil fuelsBwork together towards the 2degree goalCfind better ways to dig out the coalDincrease the global carbon budget49We can infer from Paragraph 3 that great efforts have been made inAdigging out

43、 the oil in the Middle EastBgetting people to rethink their fuel plansCdeveloping fossil fuels around the worldDdeveloping energyrelated industry worldwide50What is the authors attitude towards the future of temperature control？AConfidentBNegativeCSatisfiedDUnclear51（10分）Its hard to find Alice Munro

44、 in the mediaEven after she won the 2013Nobel Prize in Literature，the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of sightOn Dec 29th，she still didnt seek the spotlight when she was named one of the five Women of the Year by the Financial TimesIn Munros eyes，ordinary liv

45、es always hide larger dramasSo she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal peopleShe often focuses on life in her hometown，a small village in Ontario which she is most familiar withShe writes about the ordinary things in the villagetrees in the Ontario wilderness，poor cou

46、ntry schools and long last illnessesAbove all，she talks about girls and women who have seemingly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortuneShe has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinaryThese are ordinary people，ordinary stories，but she has the magicHer precise la

47、nguage，depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories invitingRunaway，one of Munros representative works，is a good example of her writing styleOne of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla，who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband ClarkThe story

48、 slowly forms a picture of Carla，trapped in a bad marriage，her unhappiness building into desperation until she decides to fleeThe story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of loveIt is about lost children and lost chances that we can all find in lifeThere is pain beneath the surface，like

49、a needle in the heartSince she published her first collection of short stories in 1968，Munro has won many awards，with the Nobel Prize being her biggest honorOn Oct 10th，2013，the Nobel Prize committee named Munro themaster of the contemporary short story51We learn from Paragraph 1that Alice MunroAdid

50、nt get on well with the mediaBwas surprised at winning the Nobel PrizeCdidnt value the title of Women of the YearDremained modest though very successful52Many of Alice Munros worksAcenter on the happy life of country womenBare about betrayals of love and violenceCfocus on everyday life of ordinary p

51、eopleDare romantic stories setting in her hometown53What makes Alice Munros stories fascinating according to the text？AThe complicated plotsBHer rich imaginationCThe humorous languageDHer writing techniques54In her representative work Runaway，CarlaAtries to run away from her husbandBis a faithful wi

52、fe to her husbandCleads a happy life with ClarkDloses all hopes for a better life55What is the text mainly about？AAlice Munro and her hometownBAlice Munro and her writing styleCAlice Munros representative worksDThe awards Alice Munro won第三部分：写作 第一节：阅读表达 阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题56（10分）Science has a lot of

53、usesIt can uncover laws of nature，cure diseases，make bombs，and help bridges to stand upIndeed science is so good at what it does that theres always a temptation （诱惑） to drag it into problems where it may not be helpfulDavid Brooks，author of The Social Animal：The Hidden Sources of Love，Character，and

54、Achievement，appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptationBrooks gained fame for several booksHis latest book The Social Animal，however，is more ambitious and serious than his earlier booksIt is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topicsThe book focus

55、es on big questions：What has science revealed about human nature？What are the sources of character？And why are some people happy and successful while others arent？To answer these questions，Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplinesConsidering this，you might expect the book to be a dry recitation （背诵）of factsBut Brooks has structured his book