1、2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标卷）英语 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 A、 B、 C和 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A San Francisco Fire Engine Tours San Francisco Winery Tour Running: February 1st through April 30th This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we
2、will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price) Departing from the Cannery: Tour times upon request. Duration(时长 ): 2 hours Price: $90 Back to the Fifties Tour Running: August 16th through August 31st This
3、tour transports you back in time to one of San Franciscos most fantastic periods, the 1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for a free taste of ice cream. Departing from the Cannery: 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm Duration: 2 hours Price: $90 Spooky Halloween Tour Running: October 10th
4、through October 31st Join us for a ride through the historical Presidio district. Authentic fire gear(服装 ) is provided for your warmth as our entertainers take you to some of the most thrilling parts of San Francisco. Departing from the Cannery: 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Pr
5、ice: Available upon request Holiday Lights Tour Running: December 6th through December 23nd This attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciss most cheerful holiday scenes. Authentic fire gear is provided for your warmth as you get into the holiday spirit. Departing from the Cannery: 7:00 pm and
6、 9:00 pm Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes Advance reservations required. 21. Which of the tours is available in March? A. San Francisco Winery Tour. B. Back to the Fifties Tour. C. Spooky Halloween Tour. D. Holiday Lights Tour. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的 “ Running: February 1st through April 30th” 可知，这个旅游活动
7、是从 2月份持续到 4月份。 答案： A 22. What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours? A. Go to Treasure Island. B. Enjoy the holiday scenes. C. Have free ice cream. D. Visit the Presidio district. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第二则广告中的 “ Enjoy fun history as we take you through San Francisco for free taste of ice cream” 可知，在活动中
8、人们可以享受到免费的冰激凌。 答案： C 23. What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour? A. Take some drinks. B. Set off early in the morning. C. Wear warm clothes. D. Make reservations in advance. 解析： 细节理解题。根据最后一个活动中的 “ Advance reservations required” 可知，参加 Holiday Lights Tour 需 要人们提前预约。 答案： D B Minu
9、tes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theaters 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried o
10、ut the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the buildings end. The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wantin
11、g to say good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to close down. Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to c
12、ompete. He added that the theaters location(位置 ) was also a reason. This used to be the center of town, he said. Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses. Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting pl
13、ace. However, these plans were abandoned because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located. The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time
14、. After 75 years the Plaza Theater had shown its last movie. The theater will be missed. 24. In what way was yesterdays cleanup at the Plaza special? A. It made room for new equipment. B. It signaled the closedown of the theater. C. It was done with the help of the audience. D. It marked the 75th an
15、niversary of the theater. 解析： 细节理解题。根据 首段 的最后两句可知，这次散场后的清理工作与之前不同的是工人不仅清理走了垃圾，而且还挪走了座椅和剧院的其他设备，因为剧院已经被转卖出去了。 答案： B 25. Why was The Last Picture Show put on? A. It was an all-time classic. B. It was about the history of the town. C. The audience requested it. D. The theater owner found it suitable. 解
16、析： 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知，剧院老扳选择这部电影是因为这部电影本身讲述的就是小镇上唯一的电影院准备关门停业的故事，与 Plaza Theater的现状一样。 答案： D 26. What will probably happen to the building? A. It will be repaired. B. It will be turned into a museum. C. It will be knocked down. D. It will be sold to the city government. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第四段末句中的 “ which pl
17、ans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.” 可以推断出这个剧院将被拆除，职而代之的是一个现代的购物中心。 C 答案： 27. What can we infer about the audience? A. They are disappointed with Bradford. B. They are sad to part with the old theater. C. They are supportive of the city officials. D. They are ea
18、ger to have a shopping center. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “ most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building” 可知，人们 非常 难过，不愿意看到老剧院被拆掉。 答案： B C After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were c
19、aught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves. Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States, but they were gradually displaced by human development. By the 19
20、20s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area. They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer humans around. The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results. Deer and elk populations major food sources (来源 ) for the wolf grew rapidly.
21、These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation (植被 ), which reduced plant diversity in the park. In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly. The coyotes killed a large percentage of the parks red foxes, and completely drove away the parks beavers. As early as 1966, biologists
22、 asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems. Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets. The government spent nearly 30 years coming up
23、 with a plan to reintroduce the wolvers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone. Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer, and coyote populations are down, while beavers and red foxes have
24、 made a comeback. The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well. 28. What is the text mainly about? A. Wildlife research in the United States. B. Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area. C. Th
25、e conflict between farmers and gray wolves. D. The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park. 解析： 主旨大意题。 文章 幵门见山地提出黄石公园引进灰狼的举措，然后在下文中详细介绍其原因以及带来的良好的 转机 ，由此判断本文的中心话题是美国黄石公园对灰狼的引进。 答案： D 29. What does the underlined word displaced in paragraph 2 mean? A. Tested. B. Separated. C. Forced out. D. Trac
26、ked down. 解析： 词义猜测题。根据本段后两句可知，因为人类的发展，侵占了灰狼的领域，灰狼逐渐向北迁徙，由此推断灰狼被人类棑挤走了。 答案： C 30. What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about? A. Damage to local ecology. B. A decline in the parks income. C. Preservation of vegetation. D. An increase in the variety of animals. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知，灰狼的减少造成了
27、鹿群的增多，从而植被遭到了破坏；造成了土狼数量的快速增长，它们猎杀了大量的赤狐，赶走了海狸，由此可推断出灰狼的消失导致了当地生态平衡被破坏。 答案： A 31. What is the authors attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Disapproving. D. Uncaring. 解析：推理判断题。根据文章末段的最后一句可知，作者认为引进灰狼的项目是很有价值的实验，因此可推知作者对这一举措持肯定的态度。 答案： B D The Intelligent Transport
28、 team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory named DriveLAB in order to understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are. Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and wel
29、l-being among older people, leading to them becoming more isolated(隔绝 ) and inactive. Led by Professor Phil Blythe, the Newcastle team are developing in-vehicle technologies for older drivers which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life. These include custom-made navigation(导航
30、 ) tools, night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations. Phil Blythe explains: For many older people, particularly those living alone or in the country, driving is important for preserving their independence, giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others. But
31、 we all have to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in their driving skills. The result is that people stop driving before they really need to. Dr Amy Guo, the leading resea
32、rcher on the older driver study, explains: The DriveLAB is helping us to understand what the key points and difficulties are for older drivers and how we might use technology to address these problems. For example, most of us would expect older drivers always go slower than everyone else but surpris
33、ingly, we found that in 30mph zones they struggled to keep at a constant speed and so were more likely to break the speed limit and be at risk of getting fined. Were looking at the benefits of systems which control their speed as a way of preventing that. We hope that our work will help with technol
34、ogical solutions(解决方案 ) to ensure that older drivers stay safer behind the wheel. 32. What is the purpose of the DriveLAB? A. To explore new means of transport. B. To design new types of cars. C. To find out older drivers problems. D. To teach people traffic rules. 解析： 细节理解题。根据 文章 首段的内容可知，研制 DriveLA
35、B的目的是为了更好地了解老年司机所面临的挑战，从而发现关键的压力所在。 答案： C 33. Why is driving important for older people according to Phil Blythe? A. It keeps them independent. B. It helps them save time. C. It builds up their strength. D. It cures their mental illnesses. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第四段中 Phil Blythe 所说的 “ .driving is important for
36、 preserving their independence, giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others”可知，在 Phil Blythe 看来，能够 开车 是老年人能够保持独立生活和自由外出的重要条件。 答案： A 34. What do researchers hope to do for older drivers? A. Improve their driving skills. B. Develop driver-assist technologies. C. Provi
37、de tips on repairing their cars. D. Organize regular physical checkups. 解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后三段的内容可知，研究人员希望能够通过研制一些司机辅助技术来帮助老年司机延长驾龄、享受更多的独立生活。 答案： B 35. What is the best title for the text? A. A new Model Electric Car B. A Solution to Traffic Problems C. Driving Services for Elders D. Keeping Older Drive
38、rs on the Road 解析： 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了科研人员通过把电动车改装成一款 DriveLAB来研究如何帮助解决老年司机在开车时候遇到的问题，以便延长他们独立生活的时间，提高他们的生活质量。 答案： 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。 Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy mor
39、ning wake-up lies in resting your body clock. 36 Heres how to make one. 37 In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your r
40、easons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make. Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and
41、 bags. 38 Thats a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the
42、following week, a recent study found. 39 Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 40 If not, take another look at other methods you could try. A. Get a sleep specialist. B. Fin
43、d the right motivation. C. A better plan for sleep can help. D. And consider setting a second alarm. E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up. F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee. 解析： 本文是一篇
44、说明文，主要介绍了如何帮助人们制订一个计划去调节生物钟，确保起床不再是一件令人头疼的事。 36. C 根据后句中的关键词 one可以判断出，根据空前及空后的内容可知，空处应为解决方法，再结合所给选项可知只有 C选项符合语境。 37. B 本段内容是建议人们要先确定为什么要早起，弄清早起的目的是什么，也就是早起的动机是什么。因此 B项可以概括本段的中心。 38. G 根据下句内容可知 ， 作者建议人们买一个可以定时的咖啡机 ， 这样可以节约 15 分钟的喝咖啡时间 ， 能够多睡 15分钟 ， 文中的 a quarter-hour 和选项中的 15 minutes相 呼应 ， 是信息提示词。故选
45、G。 39. F 根据段落的中心句可知 ， 本段是建议人们在周末也要坚持自己的作息时间 ， 由此推断出 Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day符合语境 。故选 F。 40.E 后句建议人们如果这样做没作用就尝试新办法，由此推断出该空与 If not对应，即如果有效果的话如何去做。故选 E。 答案： 36.C 37.B 38.G 39.F 40.E 第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节，满分 45分 ) 第一节 (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 A、 B、 C和 D
46、四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air ticket to the right woman. But 41 apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian 42 . Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tic
47、kets in May, but their 43 ended and he did not want her ticket to 44 . The ticket had a strict no-transfer（不可转让） 45 , but since passport information was not required when 46 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 47 it. I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 48 a lot of joy,
48、 said Axani. He posted his 49 on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the 50 passports. More 51 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 52 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, Axani said. It was absolutel
49、y out of 53 , thousands of e-mails, people around the world 54 their stories of travel. Axani wrote in his post that he is not 55 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 56 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 57 the ticket and travel on her own. The 58 is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue
