山东省、湖北省部分重点中学联考2017年高考英语二模试卷(含解析)

1、10 . Why did the man stay up?2017 年山东省、湖北省部分重点中学联考高考英语二模试卷10 . Why did the man stay up?第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）1.What is the man selli ngA. Computers. B. Clothes .C. Cell phones2. How is Calvi n?A.Responsible. B.Nice. C.Patient.3.Where does the con versatio n take placeA. At theairport.4. What does the m

2、an thi nk of using chopsticksA.Easy . B . Difficult . C. In teresti ng5.Whatca n we know about Harry ?A.He ofte n loses his temper听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题.What can we know about the woma nsA.Hes 90 years oldB.C.A.How is the mans gra ndmaVery wealthy . B . Very healthy . C. Very in depe ndent听第 7 段材料，回答第 8

3、、9 题.How long did the man stay at Wash ington,D. C?A. Aweek .Why was the man warmly welcomed there ?A.He desig ned the World War II Mon ume ntB. He was a soldier in World War IIC.He saved the city from pollutio n10 .听第 8 段. C . He directs a play.B . He acts in a playHe lives in an apartme ntHe lives

4、 with the woma n315 . What is the age gap betwee n the man and his youn gerbrotherB . 10years . C. 18years .ChrisfamilyA. Go to college.B . Get married. C.Go to work.尸 / / *J17 .听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题.17. How long did Russia ns have to wait to taste their first Big Mac in 1990A. Over 4 hours. B.Ove

5、r 6h ours. C.Over 8 hours18 . How many McD on alds restaura nts are being closed in Russia?A. 8.B . 9. C.10.19 . Whats the main reas on for the closures?A. Politics . B . Busin ess . C . Food safety .16 . Whatwas the oldestchild going to do when the lastchild wasborn inA. To play computer gamesB. To

6、 research the programmeC. To prepare for an exam11. What does the man think of sleeping?A. Very importa nt.B.He does nt know. C.Unimportant .12. How long at least does the woman sleep a dayA.6 hours . B.5 hours . C.7 hours .13 .听第 9 段13. What can we know about ChrisfamilyA. There are ten people in t

7、otalB.Her mother was an only childC.Her father came from a small family14. Whats the problem in Chrisbig familyA.Her gra ndpare nts n ever get their n amesrightB.Childre n cannot have their own thingsC. Childre n ofte n fight andquarrelA. 8years .420 . What is many Russia nsattitude to the closures?

8、A. Negative . B . Angry . C. Positive 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 30 分）21 My Favourite Travel BooksThe Old Patagonian Express by Paul TherouxChoosing my favorite Paul Theroux book is like picking my favorite place in the world ：Its impossibleto settle on just one But The Old Patagonian Express ，which is about

9、 a train journey Theroux madefrom Boston，USA to southern Argentina， isright up there at the top of my list Theroux has a wicked sense of humor He brings so much wisdomand experience to his travels Walden by Henry David ThoreauIf he were alive today ， Thoreau would probably frown if he heard someone

10、refer to Walden as atravel book . But I regard it as a travel- writing masterpiece . Iwent into the woods，he writes ， because I wished to live deliberately，to frontonly the essentialfacts of life ， and see if I could not learn what it had to teach ，and not ，when I came to die ，discover that I had no

11、t lived Thats the same spirit of discovery thatdefines so many great contemporary travel recordsThe Dharma Bums by Jack KerouacLike so many people ，I fell in love with Kerouacs novels in my late teens and early 20s On the Roadgets all the press ，but I always love The Dharma BumsKerouac beautifully c

12、aptures the romance ofCalifornia trains，Berkeley ， and backpackingin the Sierras Its hard to read this book without wanting to leave for the mountains to brainstorm badhaikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire Confucius Lives Next Door by T R ReidThis is sort

13、of A Year in Provence in Japan，only the cross - cultural differences are much greater Reid and his family moved to Tokyo when he became the chief for The Washington Post ， enabling himto uncover truths about the country Among the5highlights are his observations about Japanese schools ， including Yod

14、obashi No.6ElementarySchool ，where his daughters were greeted by the whole school staff 621.Which book enables readers to experienee great cross22. What will people feel after reading Jack Kerouacs The Dharma Bums?A. A strong desire to follow.B.A love for novels .C. A wish to learn cookingD. An exci

15、tement to write poems .23. Which writer based his book on a train journey from home to abroad?A. T. R. Reid . B. Henry David Thoreau . C. Paul Theroux . D. Jack Kerouac .24 . What features most moder n travel books accord ing to the author?A. Experienee . B . Observation . C . Culture . D . Discover

16、y .25 . Hen rietta Lacks was born in 1920 in Virginia and raised on a tobacco farm. Shemarried her first cousin , David Day and later settled near Baltimore in Turner Station where Day workedat a steel mill. After giving birth to her fifth child, she was（PSdiagnosed with cervical cancer . She was tr

17、eated at Johns Hopkins , the only hospital within twentymiles that treated black patients and had been established as a charity hospital .In an attempt to grow everlasting cells , Dr . George Gey took samples of all women who came toHopkins with cervicalcancer . After taking a biopsy （活检）of Henriett

18、ascervical cancer , researcher Dr . George Gey discovered that unlike any cells they had seen before ,Henriettas cells could not only reproduce , but thrive outside the body a breakthrough that wouldchange modern medicine . Actually , her cells doubled in size every 24 hours and Dr . Gey shared thes

19、ecells for free with any researcherinterested . Later , Dr . Stanley Gartler found that Henriettas cells were even capable of jumping out ofthe petri dish（培养皿）and taking other cell types . As a result : these cells , named HeLa（for HenriettaLacks）were essential in the research into cancer , AIDS, th

20、e effects of radiati on and pois onous substa-cultural differencesA. The Old Patagonian ExpressC.On the Road. D.Walden.B. Confucius Lives Next Door7nces, gene mapp ing ,and countless other scientific pursuits . And theyve been used in tens of thousands of research studiesMs.Lacks died not too long a

21、fter her diag no sis in 1951.She unknowin gly heldthe key to uniocking medical advancements in her tumor cells.Now decades afterHenriettas death,her cells are still alive.For many years,her family knew nothing about the impact hercells had on medical scienee-she provided a crucial sampleof cells tha

22、t has furthered the knowledge of medical scienee and disease preventionNow nearly 60years after her death,in May 2011,Morgan State University inBaltimore awarded her an honorary degree.25. What is the passage mainly about ? _A.A womans contribution to medical progress.B.The contribution of Johns Hop

23、kinsC.The original research of cancerD.The death of a black patient26. Which word can describe the cells of Henrietta Lacks? _A. Radioactive.B. Poisonous.C. Active.D. Interesting27. What does the underlined wordthrivemean probably? _A. Die.B. Grow. C. Break.D. Change.28.The book Outliersmakes a list

24、of the seventy-five richest people inhistory.Do you know whats interestingabout that list?Of the 75 names, an astonishing14are America ns born with in nine years of each other in the mid 19th cen tury.Think about that for amomentHistoriansstart with Cleopatra and the Pharaohs and combthrough every y

25、ear in humanhistoryever since,looking in every corner of the worldfor evidenee of extraordinary wealth,and almost 20percent of the names they endup with come from a sin gle gen erati on in a sin gle countryHeres the list:8Ra nkNameBirthRa nkNameBirth01Joh n Rockefeller183944James G.Fair183102An drew

26、 Carn egie183554Henry H.Rogers184028Frederick Weyerhaeuser183457J.P.Morgan1837933Jay Gould183658Oliver Payne183934Marshall Field183462George Pullma n183135George Baker184064Peter Wide ner183436Hetty Green183465Philip Armor1832Whats going on here?The answer is obvious,if you think about it.In the 186

27、0sand 1870s,the American economy went through perhaps the greatest transformation in its history . Thiswas when the railways were built , and whenWall Street emerged. Itwas whe n in dustrial manu facturi ng started properly.It was whe n all the rules bywhich the traditional economy functioned were b

28、roken and remade.What that list saysCis that it really matters how old you were whe n that tran sformatio n happe nedIf you were born in the late 1840s,you missed it.You were too young to takeadvantage of that moment.If you were born in the 1820s,you were too old:yourmindset was shaped by the pre-Ci

29、vil War pattern.But there is a particular,narrow nine-year windowthat was just perfect for seeing the potential that the futureheld.All of the 14 men and wome non that list had visi on and tale nt.But they also were give n anextraord inary opport unity28. What does the author think of the fact that

30、14 of the 75 richest people wereborn in USA?-1A.Surpris ing.B.Excit ing. C.Un fair. D.Proud.29. What does the author think leads to the great wealth of the richest people inz/戶the USA?A.Their strong hardwork.B.Their talented mindset.C.The in dustrial traditi onD.The economic transformation30. What d

31、oes the author think is the most importa nt to the 14 richest America nsin the last paragraph ? _A. Tale nt . B. Visio n . C. Opportu nity . D. Pote ntial1031.What is right about the 14 Americanbornrichest people on the list?11A They were chosen throughout USAB They were born from 1831 to 1840C They

32、 were shaped by the Civil warD They were interesting and wealthy-manure (马粪)crisis drove most observers todespair.19th - century cities depended on horses for daily functioning. In NewYorkin 1900 ， 100， 000 horses were used in all transport， and in delivering the goodsneeded by the growing populatio

33、n The problem was that all these horses produced huge amounts of manure A horse on averageproduces 15- 35 pounds of manure per day Consequently ，the streets of19th - century cities were covered by horse manure This ， in turn ， attracted hugenumbers of flies ，and the dried manure was blown everywhere

34、 Every day 2.5 millionpounds of horse manure were produced and had to be swept up and disposed ofYorkIt was abandoned after three days，instead of the scheduled ten ，because nobody could see anysolution to the growing crisis by urban horses and their outputThe problem did seem tough The larger and ri

35、cher that cities became， the more horses theyneeded The more horses ， the more manure In 1894 ， a writer estimated that in 50 years every streetin London would be buried under nine feet of manure Moreover ，all these horses had to be stabled，which used up ever - largerareas of increasingly valuable l

36、andAnd as the number of horses grew ，ever- moreland had to be devoted to producing hay to feed them( rather than producing foodfor people )， and this had to be brought into cities and distributed- by horse -drawn vehicles It seemed that urban civilization was doomedOf course ，urban civilization was

37、not buried in manureBecause millions of horses were replaced bymotor vehicles!This was possible because of cleverness of inventors and entrepreneurs such as GottliebDaimler and Henry Ford，and a system that gavethem the freedom to put their ideas into practiceEven more important ，however，32 About 100

38、 years ago the horseIn 1898the first- planning conference was held in New12was the existence of the price mechanismWhenthe price of horse - drawn transport rose steadily withthe increasing cost of feeding and housing horses ， strong13incen tives(动机)were created for people to find alter natives32. Ho

39、w would you feel if you were walking on the New York street of 1900?A.Sick. B.Light-hearted. C.Excited. D.Satisfied.33.What was theproblem that New York faced one hundred years ago? _A. Heavy traffic.B. Narrow streets.C.Little valuable landD. Horse manure.34.What was the probable targetof the firsti

40、nternationalurba n planningconference in 1898?A. To feed more horses.B. To find a solution to horse manureC. To reduce public buses.D. To produce motor vehicles.d J35. What was the most important factor in solving the urban civilization problemof New York ?A.EntrepreneursfreedomB.Peoples incentives

41、.C.Price mechanism .D.Governments appeal.第二节(满分 10 分)N)36.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.Snowblind its a frighteningword . Thankfully , its a condition that is totallypreve ntable,temporary loss of vision due to overexposure to theSnow bli ndn ess is apainful14(36) _Though it is commonly

42、called snowblindness , the condition can (and oftendoes ) occur in the absenee of snowThe termss no wbli nda nds now bli ndn esshave become popular becausereflective of ultraviolet radiation . (37) _Also , skiing , mountain climbingsuns UV raysEssentially,snow blindness is caused by a sunburned eyes

43、now is highly15and sno wboard ing usually take place at relatively high altitudesUV rays are stronger. Combined, these factors can double your risk ofgettingsun bur ned eyes, compared with being outdoors at lower altitudes in the summertime .(38)Television journalist Anderson Cooper experieneed snow

44、- free snowblindness first- hand a few years ago when he spent a couple hours on a boat inPortugal without sun glasses and en ded upbli nd for 36hours , accord ing to his report of the in cidentNot only can you become sno wbli nd without snow it can happe n without sun light,too! (39) _ For example

45、, sun lamps can cause temporarysnowblindnessif propereye protect ion is not used.(40) _ To relieve pain or discomfort from snow bli ndn ess, stay in doors andwear sun glasses . Keep your eyes well - moiste ned with artificial tears . For additi onal relief , useover - the - counter pain relievers .

46、Be sure to use only pain relievers you know you can take withoutworry of an allergic react ion . You also may find that placing a cool , dampened washcloth over yourclosed eyelids is comfortingA. You dont need snow to become snowblindB. It will likely affect those traveling in snowy conditionsC. To

47、preve nt snow bli ndn ess on the slopes, wear sun glasses .D.Sometimes it occurs from man made sources ofultraviolet radiati onE. .ln fact, snow can reflect over 80percent of the UV rays that fall upon it.F. Snow blindness is scary , but usually its temporary , and there are ways to relieve the disc

48、omfort .G. But water and white sand also are highly reflective of the suns UV rays, thusin creas ing the risk., where the suns16第三部分： 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)41.第一节：完形填空There was a bus in essma n who was deep in debt and could see no way out.He sat on the park bench , head in hands , (41) _ if anything c

49、ould save his17compa ny from ban kruptcy（破产）.Sudde nly an old man appeared before him .I can see that someth ing is ( 42)you ,he saidhelp you .up and grabbed the old manypOIm so delighted I (54)escap ing from the rest home and tell ing people hes Joh nD. Rockefeller .And she led the old man away(56)

50、 _the arm .The bus in essma n just stood there , (57) _. All year long hed bee n buying andselling , (58) _he had half a million dollars behind him.Sudde nly , he realized that it was nt the mon ey, real or (59) _ , that had turnedhis life around . It was his (60) _ self - con fide nee that gave him

51、 the power toachieve anything he went afterAfter liste ning to the bus in essma nstroubles,the old man said , I believe I canHe asked the man his name , wrote out a(43),and pushed it into his hand 一saying , Take this money. Meet mehereexactlyone year from today , and you can payme back at that timeI

52、IThen he turned and disappeared as(44)The bus in essma n saw in his hand a check for $500,000 , ( 45)by JohnD. Rockefeller , then one of the richest men in the world!I can (46)1my money worries in an instant!herealized . But (47)he decided to put the un cashed check in his safe* Just knowing it was

53、there mightgive him the(48),he thought .With renewed ( 49)to work out a way to save his bus in essI 0,he n egotiated better deals . With in a few mon ths, he wasout of debt and making money once aga inExactly one year later , he returned to the (50)with the uncashed check. Atthe (51)to(52)_ time , t

54、he old man appeared . But just as the bus in essma n was about thecheck and share his success story , a (53)came runninghim!she cried . I hope he has nt bee n botheri ngyou. Hes (55)as he had come18式.eno ugh to take part in an event calledSha nxi in the eyes of foreig nersis on UNESCOs World Heritag

55、e List41.A. wonderingB.suspectingC. estimatingD.hesitat ing42.A. attackingB.disturbingC. interruptingD.amus ing43.A. numberB.noteC. letterD.check44.A. calmlyB.quietlyC. quicklyD.proudly45.A. sig nedB.handedC. drawnD.deposited46.A. loseB.removeC. faceD.ignore47.A. in steadB.thereforeC. ratherD.mea nw

56、hile48.A. weaknessB.beliefC. urgeD.stre ngth49.A. creativityB.permissionC. optimismD.curiosity50.A. hospitalB.companyC. streetD.park51.A. advaneedB.appo in tedC. announcedD.delayed52.A. hand backB.give outC. put outD.turn over53.A. policemanB.bankerC. nurseD.guard54.A. beatB.cheatedC. pushedD.caught

57、55.A. neverB.seldomC. alwaysD.occasi on ally56.A. onB.inC. byD.at57.A. exhaustedB.astonishedC. disappo in tedD.excited58.A. convincedB.in formedC. remindedD.warned59.A. createdB.imaginedC. discoveredD.don ated60. A.long-lostB.nonexistentC. ever-lastingD.newly-found第二节语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词

58、的正确形61.I made my first visit to China in 2008and last year,I(61)(be)luckyShanxi is Chin ese forwest of the mountains,meaning the Taihang Mountains.Forpopular tourist attract ions,Shanxi hasHengshanfivesacredTaoist mountains and the Wutai Mountains,a sacred Chinese Buddhist site,(62)19The good tran s

59、portati on and easy access(63)Shanxi province,especiallyfrom Beijing,make it a comfortable tripIt is convenient for people to go on to20neighboring Shaanxi provinee , homeof the(64)or to Huashan Mountain . Thanks to the high - speed trains , (65)(visitor )can see such well - known places as Pin gyao

60、 and the Mian sha n Mountains with in a days ride fromTaiyuan . ( 66)(locate ) south of Taiyuan , Pingyao , an Old Townwith its own several - kilometer - long wall , has man aged (67) _ (preserve )its Ming and Qing appeara neeIn traveli ng across China and visit ing its cities , tow ns , and tourist