1、 1 2017年山西省重点中学协作体高三下学期高考模拟（一）试题英语 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分） （略） 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。 A Time:2017-01-24 From: Editor: clover The head of Chinas largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade war
2、despite comments from the Trump administration. Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he said, China and (the) U.S. will never have a trade war. Give Trump some time. Hes open-minded, hes listening. The Chinese billionaire said he wo
3、uld do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse. Last week, Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City. The Chinese billionaire is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S. businesses to sell goods on Alibabas online shopping pl
4、atform. During the campaign and after winning the presidential election, Trump strongly criticized the Chinese governments support for its businesses. He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S. jobs. And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency, the yuan. Tru
5、mp also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies. According to the South China Morning Post, Ma said, American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization. He added that the U.S. should not b
6、lame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization. However, a new study by an American business group says many U.S. businesses feel unwelcome in China. The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing. They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consis
7、tent way. The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study, which looked at responses from 462 companies. William Zarit is chairman of the chamber. He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies. He says, we feel that over the last few years that weve been taken adva
8、ntage of to some extent, with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market. Another major concern for U.S. companies in China is fake products. Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesses with the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each year. Ma defen
9、ded Alibabas efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform. He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem. Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness, Ma said. Im Mario Ritter. 21. The underline phrase “The Chinese billionaire” refers to_. 2 A. Trump B.
10、 Jack Ma C. Mario Ritter D. Willian Zarit 22. The text likely take from the_. A. economic magazine B. trade speech C. website D. global news 23. About this passage, the most suitable title is_. A. Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War. B. The American international companies removed mo
11、st tariffs on products traded between the U.S and China. C. Group says American businesses in China concerned. D. The war about fighting against fake products. 解析： 21.推理判断题。文章提到的“ The Chinese billionaire”指 Jack Ma，及阿里巴巴集团董事长马云，故选 B。 22.推理判断题。根据文章开头 Time: 2017-01-24 From: kekenet. com Editor: clover及
12、文章中的时效性可知此文来自网站，故选 C。 23.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是中国的亿万富翁阿里巴巴集团董事长马云表示尽管川普政府发表了不少批评言论，但是中美之间不会爆发贸易战。他将尽一切努力防止两国之间的毛衣关系恶化。 A项能概括 全文，故选 A。 答案： 21.B 22.C 23.A B Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aw
13、are that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment. Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses(球场 ) in go
14、od condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas. There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You dont
15、 need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you dont have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you f
16、eel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control. Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be green gyms. They are better replacements(代替物 ) for traditional healt
17、h clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, its free. 24. Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of? 3 A. Playing basket
18、ball in a gym B. Motor racing in the desert. C. Cycling around a lake. D. Swimming in a sports center. 25. What do we know about golf from the passage? A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain. B. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green. C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and was
19、tes. D. It causes water shortages around the world. 26. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because _. A. it uses fewer resources B. it improves our health C. it is an outdoor sport D. it is recommended by experts 27. The author writes the passage to _. A. show us the function of majo
20、r sports B. encourage us to go in for green sports C. discuss the major influence of popular sports D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports 解析： 24.推理判断题。根据最后一段 Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made fro
21、m recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms.可知作者主张绿色运动， C项耗费能源少于绿色运动，故选 C。 25.细节理解题。根据文章第二段 Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场） in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Po
22、rtugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.可知高尔夫运动耗费的资源很多。故选 B。 26.推理判断题。根据文章第三段 There are many environment-friendly sports Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You dont need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes;
23、 and you dont have to worry about resources and your purse.可知这是一些耗费资源很少的运动，故选 A。 27.推理判断题。文章中简述了一些对资源耗费较多的运动如高尔夫，也讲述了一些不怎么耗费资源的运动如 power walk，文章的主旨就是为了让我们绿色运动，故选 B。 答案： 24.C 25.B 26.A 27.B C The poaching(偷猎 ), or illegal killing， of rhinos(犀牛 ) in South Africa is growing worse each year The governme
24、nt recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2015, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa. That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world Edna Molewa, South
25、Africas Environment Minister， says, “During 2015， we are sad to say this, 1, 215 rhinos were killed This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2014 and indeed very worrying.” 4 The animals are hunted for their horns(角 ). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power， which
26、drives poachers, at all costs， mad for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief The horn is made of keratin(角蛋白 ) That is the same thing as human hair, fingernails and toenails. Ms Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year, an increase from the year before. Bu
27、t rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest. South Africas legal system is ineffective. Ms. Mo1ewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos. The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring coun
28、tries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2015 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year,” Molewa said. Jo Shaw, the rhino program manager at the WWF， said, “Were talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month, or more than three a day.
29、We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally.” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Tr
30、ade. 28. According to paragraph 2, we know_. A. Half of rhinos live in South Africa B. Less than 1,000 rhinos were killed in 2014 C. The killing in 2015 was more than that in 2014 D. There are only 20,000 rhinos left in the world 29. What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos? A. To get more
31、keratin. B. To protect the farmland. C. To use them for decoration. D. To make money from horns. 30. Jo Shaw thinks that_. A. many criminal groups are well organized B. new laws are needed to punish the killers C. rhino protection needs international cooperation D. conferences about protecting rhino
32、s are to be held every year 31. What can we infer from the text? A. Rhino protection has a long way to go. B. No one would like to buy horns in the future. C. The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear. D. Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries. 解析： 28.细节理解题。根据第二段 During 2
33、015， we are sad to say this， 1, 215 rhinos were killed This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2014 and indeed very worrying.可知 2015 年犀牛被捕杀的情况比 2014年更严重，故选 C。 29.推理判断题。根据第三段 The animals are hunted for their horns(角 ) Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power， which d
34、rives poachers， at all costs， mad for more horns 可知犀牛被猎杀是因为它们的角。 很多人认为犀牛角有治病的功能，这驱使偷猎者不惜任何代价去获得更多的犀牛角，据此推断，偷猎者猎杀犀牛是为了卖犀牛角从而获得金钱。 故选 D。 5 30.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段 We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally 可知 Jo Shaw认为保护犀牛不仅需要全国的合作，也需要国际的合作。故选 C。 31.推理判断题。根据整篇文章的
35、描述可知，目前对犀牛的猎杀情况很严重，而且稳重提到保护犀牛需要国际的合作，因此保护犀牛任重道远。故选 A。 答案： 28.C 29.D 30.C 31.A D One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the f
36、arthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced
37、in Pennsylvania. Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”(矮星 ) in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system Plutos underdog discovery story is part o
38、f what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaughs task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a plan
39、et that the observatorys founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18， 1930， Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depressions dark encroachment(入侵 ). Pluto is much more than somethi
40、ng that is not a planet. Its a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isnt the limit at all. We dont know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look. 32. Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to
41、the passage? A. Because it lost its major planet status. B. Because it disappeared in the sky. C. Because it was discovered by an American. D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe. 33. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh B. Pl
42、uto was First Discovered by a Boy C. Plutos Strange Romance D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania 34. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression. B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. C. C
43、lyde Tombaughs job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory. D. Clyde Tombaughs telescopes used for searching stars were very simple. 35. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph most probably mean? A. Pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system. 6 B. Pluto is much more t
44、han a planet in the solar system. C. Pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky. D. Pluto is not a planet in the solar system, but it is more than a planet. 解析： 32.推理判断题。根据第三段 Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”（矮星） in 2006, captured our imagi
45、nation because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system可知在 2006年冥王星被从太阳系大行星中被去除，失去了其大行星的地位，故选 A。 33.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是冥王星的被发现和被从太阳系中去除的经过，更表现了它的神秘和魅力。 C项：冥王星 的奇怪浪漫史，概括全文，故选 C。 34.推理判断题。根据第四段 Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy w
46、ho built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaughs task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatorys founder thought existed beyond the orbit of
47、Neptune. On February 18， 1930， Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depressions dark encroachment (入侵 ).可知是 Clyde Tombaugh用他简陋的仪器发现了冥王星，成了第一个发现行星的美国人。并且给黑暗的大萧条时期带来了一线光明。故选 D。 35.猜测句意题。此句指冥王星的发现并不仅仅是一颗行星，它
48、还让我们知道了宇宙无限大，超出我们想象的还有更多的世界，它们是不断变化的需要我们去探索。故选 D。 答案： 32.A 33.C 34.D 35.D 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。 Whether you re a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect for your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, d
49、evoting time, energy and money to your development. 36 No matter your age, there are 5 ways to show respect. Respect their belongings. One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in g
