1、 2017年福建省漳州市高三 5月质量检查试题英语 第一卷（选择题 满分 100分） 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 Stephanie Plum Novels by Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovichs series about brash and beautiful New Jersey bounty hunter(赏金猎人 ) Stephanie Plum has rea
2、ders addicted. Start with One for the Money and follow the number titles to follow Stephanies adventures. Jackson Brodie Mysteries by Kate Atkinson Atkinsons literary thrillers are will written, intelligent and suspenseful. Jackson Brodie is a detective who solves cases in Scotland and England, and
3、the books also have plenty of personal details about Brodie. No need to read these novels in order, although there are some connections from book to book. Alex Cross Novels by James Patterson Pattersons Alex Cross series started with Along Came a Spider in 1993 and has been keeping readers entertain
4、ed ever since. Patterson writes short chapters from several viewpoints, keeping the pages turning as readers solve homicides with this likable detective. Kinsey Milhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton Starting with A is for Alibi, Grafton has written an alphabet of mysteries starring detective Kinsey Milho
5、ne. These murder mysteries are fast and fun. The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark is the first book in Charlenes Southern Vampire series, which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood. These novels are fast and sexy, but well written and full of interesting characters. If yo
6、u like vampires(吸血鬼 ) or supernatural elements in stories, this is the series for you. 1. If you are interested in books about adventure, youd like to read _. A. Kinsey Milone Mysteries B. Alex Cross Novels C. Stephanie Plum Novels D. The Southern Vampire Series 2. Which of the following is NOT the
7、name of a book? A. True Blood. B. Along Came a Spider. C. One for the Money. D. A is for Alibi. 3. Whose books dont need to be read in order? A. Janet Evanovichs. B. Kate Atkinsons. C. Sue Graftons. D. James Pattersons. 解析： 1.细节理解题。根据第一本书的介绍 Start with One for the Money and follow the number titles
8、to follow Stephanies adventures.可找到关键词 adventure，因此对探险的书感兴趣就可以读 Stephanie Plum Novels，故答案为 C。 2.细节理解题。 BCD三个选项都是书名， A项是一个电视连续剧的名称，可从最后一本书的介绍中 which inspired the HBO TV series True Blood.知道，故选 A。 3.细节理解题。根据第二本书 Jackson Brodie Mysteries by Kate Atkinson的最后一句的描述 No need to read these novels in order, a
9、lthough there are some connections from book to book.可知没有必要按顺序阅读这些小说，故答案为 B。 答案： 1. C 2. A 3. B B There are plenty of things you can feel positive knowing about Garfieldthe cat who loves lasagna, hates Mondays and adores a teddy bear named Pooky. But last week, without warning, there rose a strange
10、and sudden debate around a question about the famous cat that even creator Jim Davis needed to weigh in on: Is Garfield a boy， a girl, or no gender(性别 ) at all? The argument appears to have begun when writer Virgil Texas came across a 2014 Mental Floss interview with Davis where he described his tab
11、by creation Garfield as “not really male or female or any particular race or nationality, young or old.” In response to the quote(引用 )， Virgil wrote on Twitter: “FACT： Garfield has no gender. This. Is. Definite.” So sure was he of Garfields true gender status that Virgil even took it upon himself to
12、 update the Garfield character Wikipedia page with the information。 But it was quickly clear that not everyone agreed with Virgils edits, and thus began a war over the Wikipedia entry edits. Some mentioned that Garfield is male. Others wrote that it shouldnt matter at all whether Garfield is male or
13、 female. Washington Post reported that the battle took place over 60 hours and eventually ended when Wikipedia shut things down by locking the page. It was a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate, shutting everything down in one line to Wa
14、shington Post: “Garfield is male.” The 71-year-old cartoonist also pointed out that Garfield has a girlfriend, Arlene, and claimed that his 2014 quotes had been “taken out of context”. “Ive always said that I wanted to work with animals because theyre not regarded as being any particular gender, rac
15、e, age or ethnicity,” he said. “In that sense, the humor could be enjoyed by a broader group.” 4. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. An argument about the gender of Garfield. B. The interview between Jim Davis and Virgil Texas. C. An update of Wikipedia entry edits about Garfield. D. The popul
16、arity of the famous cartoon character Garfield. 5. What does the underlined phrase “weigh in on” probably mean? A. Agree with. B. Join in. C. Put forward. D. Care about. 6. The debate online upon the gender of Garfield was ended up by _. A. writer Virgil Texas B. Wikipedia C. Washington Post D. crea
17、tor Jim Davis 7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Jim Davis 2014 quotes had been cut out. B. Garfield becomes more famous than before. C. Washington Post shut everything down in one line about Garfield. D. The creation of Garfield is aimed at entertainment rather than anything else.
18、解析： 4.主旨大意题。第一段的最后一句 Is Garfield a boy， a girl, or no gender（性别）at all?具有引出下文以及统领全文的作用，从第二段开始，全文都在对加菲猫的性别提出各方的一些争论，所以本文的主旨就是对加菲猫性别的争论，故选 A。 5.词义猜测题。根据本句话中的关键词 debate about a question，对一个奇怪问题的争论，甚至是加菲猫的创造者 Jim Davis也都（）。既然后争论，肯定是大家就某个问题集结在一起进行争论，所以此处括号里应填参加参与之类的意思的词，因此选项 B就是对的。 6.推理判断题。根据最后一段 It was
19、a statement that soon appeared to have been made in hurry as Jim Davis indeed soon joined the debate, shutting everything down in one line to Washington Post: “Garfield is male.”可知加菲猫的作者在华盛顿邮报上写了一行字作为整件事的一个终结，加菲猫是男的，因此终结这场性别之争的正式加菲猫的创造者 Jim Davis，答案为 D。 7.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句 “In that sense, the humor c
20、ould be enjoyed by a broader group.”可知， Jim Davis认为，动物没有种族，性别，年龄之分，那么更多的人就能享受到快乐和愉悦，因此加菲猫的创造也是旨在娱乐而不是其他，故选 D。 答案： 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. D C How do you pay for things in a shop? Perhaps you like the touchable reliability of hard cash? Maybe the financial flexibility of a credit card suits you better? Or
21、perhaps you prefer the simple convenience of a smartphone? Whatever you use today, experts believe all these methods could soon become outdated. Instead, we will use our bodies: our eyes, our fingerprints, even our mere presence in the store. In fact its happening already. Amazon are trialing stores
22、 which have no checkouts, where technology tracks the items youve taken from the shelves and deducts(扣除 ) the total from your account when you leave the shop. French supermarket Monoprix takes a different path: you choose your groceries and leave them with a human cashier. You then leave the shop wh
23、ile the cashier adds up your bill, charges your account, and organizes delivery to your home. Amir, CEO of Barclaycard predicts that such new developments mean the end of the plastic credit card. Instead, wearable items such as rings, necklaces and key chains will carry chips(芯片 ) that allow shopper
24、s to shop, going between the web, an app or in store. And while all the above payment methods are supported by accounts held in traditional currencies, lets not forget the rise of alternatives such as Litecoin. Virtual(虚拟 ) currencies can rise in value very quickly. One such possibility is explored
25、in the movie In Time. It imagines a futuristic society in which the currency is time itself, where people trade the amount of time they have left to live. Or perhaps wed do better to wind back the clock to the simpler financial world of the equal exchange economy. While the term recalls images of ba
26、gs of grain and herds of sheep being exchanged in ancient times, there are signs that are making a comeback in todays world of modern technology. Maybe the only thing we know for certain is that money will keep updating. 8. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Payment is done by the cashier
27、s at Amazon. B. All the methods of payment have become outdated. C. Shopping at Monoprix is convenient for customers. D. Customers can leave their credit cards at Monoprix. 9. What might replace the credit cards in the future according to Amir? A. Smartphones. B. Wearable items. C. Virtual currencie
28、s. D. Fingerprints. 10. What is used as a currency in the movie In Time? A. Litecoin. B. Human life. C. Time. D. Bags of grain. 11. Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Rise of Virtual Currencies. B. The History of Money. C. The Ending if Credit Cards. D. The Changing Nature of Money. 解析：
29、 8.推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可知：你把选好的货物留给收银员，然后你就可以走了，收银员算好账直接从你的账户扣钱，然后他们会直接把你的东西快递到你家，所以这对顾客来说非常方便，故选 C。 9.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段 wearable items such as rings, necklaces and key chains will carry chips（芯片） that allow shoppers to shop, going between the web, an app or in store.可知今后一些可穿戴的东西，如项链、戒指等将会携带芯片来给购物者付款，故答案为 B。
30、10.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 One such possibility is explored in the movie In Time. It imagines a futuristic society in which the currency is time itself, where people trade the amount of time they have left to live.可知在电影 In Time中，描述的是一个未来的社会，货币就是时间，故答案为 C。 11.标题判断题。本文从第一段开始就介绍了不同的货币付款方式，然后又分别介绍了几个大的零售公司的货币结算方式
31、的不同，最后进行了总结，货币是在不断变化 、不断更新，这样才会适应不断发展的社会，故选 D。 答案： 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D D Dangers from Outer Space What is the greatest threat to life on our planet? Is it climate change? Shortages of food or water? Or might an altogether bigger danger come from somewhere further away: space? Were not talking abou
32、t an attack by little green men here. Instead, how about being hit by a large falling star, beat by deadly universal rays or fried by the energy of an erupting star? It wouldnt be the first time that our Earth has had a rough ride over the last 3.7 billion years, with some disastrous events. The mos
33、t famous mass extinction(灭绝 ) was 66 million years ago, when its widely believed that a meteorite(陨石 ) killed off the dinosaurs. A 110-mile-wide crater in Mexico with the same geological age supports this theory. Believe it or not, this wasnt the worst catastrophe in our planets history. That was wh
34、en 96% of life was wiped out at the end of the Permian period, 252 million year ago. Scientists dont know for sure why this happened, but any potential explanations carry with them the possibility that similar events could happen again. Some experts believe that our Sun has a twin star which is too
35、far away to observe directly. This huge sleeping star could twist the paths of orbiting icy rocks and cast them towards the rest of the Solar System. Is this what happened 252 million years ago? Or is there instead, perhaps, a distant, ninth plant in our Solar System which pulls in passing comets(彗星
36、 ) and sends them dashing our way? The Sun that has given us the warmth is gradually turning into a deadly enemy. Like all stars, it is slowing dying, burning through its energy supplies. As it does so, it expands, and in about 2 billion years it will have grown so much that the heat will make life
37、on planet Earth unbearable. While all this sounds a little horrible, take comfort from the fact that the chance of being hit by a huge interstellar projectile(星际碰撞物 ) is unbelievably slim, and that 2 billion years is a very long time. 12. When did dinosaurs die out according to the passage? A. 3.7 b
38、illion years ago. B. 252 million years ago. C. 66 million years ago. D. 2 billion years ago. 13. Why was 96% of life destroyed at the end of the Permian period? A. The cause is still unknown. B. A huge falling star hit the earth. C. A twin star cast icy rocks towards the Solar System. D. A ninth pla
39、net pulled in passing comets. 14. What can we learn from the passage? A. All stars will eventually run of energy. B. Our planet will be attacked by little green men. C. We will be fried by the energy of an erupting star. D. A huge sleeping star will hit the earth in millions of years. 15. What is th
40、e authors attitude toward the dangers from outer space? A. Frightened. B. Relieved. C. Worried. D. Doubtful. 解析： 12.细节理解题。根据第三段 with some disastrous events. The most famous mass extinction（灭绝） was 66 million years ago,可知恐龙灭绝发生在六千六百万年前，故选 C。 13.推理判断题。根据第四段 That was when 96% of life was wiped out at t
41、he end of the Permian period, 252 million year ago. Scientists dont know for sure why this happened,可知两亿五千二百万年前地球上 96%的生命遭毁灭的原因，科学家到现在都不确定是为什么，故选 A。 14.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段 Like all stars, it is slowing dying, burning through its energy supplies.可知所有的星星都会逐渐地消亡，将所有的能量燃烧殆尽，故选 A。 15.推理判断题。根据最后一段 the chance of
42、 being hit by a huge interstellar projectile（星际碰撞物） is unbelievably slim, and that 2 billion years is a very long time.可知地球被星级碰撞物撞到的可能很小，而且也是在 20 亿年之后，作者认为没有必要担心那么长时间以后的事情，故作者的态度是很放松的，故选 B。 答案： 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. B 笫二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。 How to Become
43、 a Morning Person? Here are some habits you can focus on that can help you become a better morning person: 16 For five minutes each morning, write three things you are grateful for today. Practicing gratitude about what we have going for us can restructure our brain to focus on positive things. Alwa
44、ys have breakfast If youre pressed for time, pick something. A breakfast gives you energy and its fuel for your brain. Try reflecting Reflecting early in the day, even for 10 minutes, help to “clean” your brain of any disordered thoughts. 17 With an app called Headspace you can try a guided 10-minut
45、e reflection. Get moving To really wake your entire body up, pick any type of physical. 18 or it can be something shorter and even simpler: a morning yoga routine. Light Leave your bedroom curtains open. 19 , holding back melatonin(褪 黑素 ) production and waking you up. Try to expose yourself to as mu
46、ch sunlight as possible. Enough sleep This might seem obvious but most Americans dont get enough sleep these days. And if youre short on sleep, youll tend to sleep late. With time, that will push you into a later and later sleep cycle. 20 Some people seem to be morning people, some night people. A.
47、Develop a positive attitude B. Force yourself to get up in the morning C. Keep a gratitude diary D. It can be an exercise at the gym E. Its not as difficult as it sounds F. This will allow natural sunlight to come in G. And finally remember that people differ 解析： 16.本空属于小标题类。可根据本段第一句 For five minute
48、s each morning, write three things you are grateful for today.是让你每天早上写三件你今天感激的事情，还有第二句的关键词 gratitude更是一个很好的提示，故选 C。 17.根据空后 With an app called Headspace you can try a guided 10-minute reflection.可知有一个叫 Headspace的手机应用可以帮助你去思考，所以思考很方便，很容易，并没有听起来那么困难，故选 E。 18.本段的标题是动起来，再结合空前一句话 To really wake your enti
49、re body up, pick any type of physical.可知是让你参加运动来唤醒你的身体， D项中有关键词 exercise at the gym，健身房的运动，和本段匹配，故选 D。 19.本段标题是光，且由空前一句 Leave your bedroom curtains open.可知让卧室的窗帘开着别拉起来，这样就会有阳光照进来，故选 F。 20.根据空后一句 Some people seem to be morning people, some night people.可知有的人是早起的人，有的是夜猫子，所以人和人是不同的，故选 G。 答案： 16. C 17. E 18. D 19. F 20. G 笫三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分） 第一节完形填空（共 20小题；每题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（
