1、2017 年河北专接本（英语）真题试卷及答案与解析0 There is a tale that straw (稻草) is the worst material from which to build a house, particularly if you are a pig with a hungry wolf around. So the cards were stacked against Warren Brush when local officials learned that he had several buildings made of straw bales (大捆) on
2、 his land.They have tried to fine him a lot. But the case is still unresolved. The problem is that Californias building codes make no provision for the use of straw. And Mr. Brush has many defendersamong them several university scientists and David Eisenberg, the chairman of the United States Green
3、Building Councils code committee. They would like to see the prejudice against straw houses eliminated, for straw is, in many ways, an ideal building material.It is, for one thing, a great insulator(绝热体). That keeps down the healting bills houses made from it. It is also a waste product that would o
4、therwise be burned, and is therefore cheap. Andvery much to the point in a place like Californiait is earthquake-resistant. Last year a test conducted at the University of Nevada showed that straw-bale constructions could withstand twice the amount of ground motion recorded in the Northbridge earthq
5、uake that hit Los Angeles in 1994.There are other straws in the wind: a post office in suburban Albuquerque, a school in Maryland, and on office complex in suburban Los Angeles have all been built from straw. Even California is having a rethink, and may change its rules to adapt to straw-bale constr
6、uction. As Mr. Eisenberg observes, “The lesson of the Three Little Pigs isnt to avoid straw. Its that you dont let a pig build your house. “1 By “the cards were stacked against Warren Bruch“ , the anthor means .（A）Brush disliked playing cards（B） cards were piled around Brush（C） Brush might lose the
7、card game（D）Brush could be in trouble2 The underlined word “eliminated“ in paragraph 2 most probably means_.（A）the prejudice can be removed（B） the prejudice can be ignored（C） the quality of the house can be improved（D）the quality of the house can be guaranteed3 According to paragraph 3, which of the
8、 following is NOT the advantage of using straw to build a house?（A）It can keep warm.（B） It is cheap.（C） It is earthquake resistant.（D）It is wind-proof.4 The tale of “the Three Pigs“ may illustrate(说明)_.（A）straw is the worst material to build a house（B） straw is the best material to build a house（C）
9、the house should not be built by a pig（D）pigs are good at building houses5 The authors purpose in writing the passage is to_.（A）show that straw cannot be used to build houses（B） to explain how to build a house with straw（C） describe the prejudice against straw houses（D）introduce a new building mater
10、ial5 In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Australian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Eu rope after the Second World War.It quickly attracted famous names such as Alec Guinnes, Richard Bu
11、rton, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Marlene Dietrich as well as the big symphony orchestras (交响乐团). It became a fixed event ev ery August and now attracts 400, 000 people yearly.At the same time, the “Fringe“ appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 194
12、7, in the belief that eveiyone have the right to perform, and they did so in public house disused for years.Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summ
13、er to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe“ , once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1, 500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959,
14、 with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1 , 695 shows by ove
15、r 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1. 25 million tickets were sold.6 Why Edinburgh Festival was held in 1947?（A）To attract theatre groups in Europe.（B） To bring Europe together again.（C） To introduce symphony orchestras.（D）To honor the Second World War.7 Who joined the “Fr
16、inge“ after it appeared?（A）University students.（B） Popular artists.（C） Famous theatre groups.（D）Big symphony orchestras.8 How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?（A）Half a month.（B） The whole month of August.（C） All year round.（D）Three weeks.9 Which of the following is NOT true about the Edinburgh
17、 Festival in 1947 according to the passage?（A）People held an international festival in Edinburgh.（B） Some uninvited groups took part in the Edinburgh Festival.（C） About 400, 000 people were attracted by the Edinburgh Festival.（D）There were no paid administrators in Edinburgh Festival.10 What can be
18、inferred about Edinburgh Festival from this passage?（A）It has gone beyond an art festival.（B） It gives shows all year round.（C） It keeps growing rapidly.（D）It has become a non-official event.10 Conconut(椰子) is an unusual food for many reasons. It is one of the largest edible seeds produced by any pl
19、ant. Its unusual contents also make it【B1】_in the seed world. It【B2】_of both “meat“ and “water“ inside. The coconut meat is the white substance with which we are familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings: the coconut water is a white and sweet liquid.Portuguese (葡萄牙的) explorers
20、gave the nut its name in the 15 century, 【B3】_to it as coco, meaning “ghost“ in the their language. The outside appearance of coconuts【B4 】_them of a ghosts face, and the tree has had that name ever since.The coconut has varied uses. It is used to make various cooking oil for fast-food restaurant a-
21、round the world to make diet【B5】_.The coconut fluid is a favourite drink in hot climates, providing a cool and refreshing【B6】_right off the tree. This water is also used by manufacturers of various sport drink. Even the shell itself has many uses, 【 B7】_animals food and fertilizer.Yet the coconut is
22、 also useful in many ways that have【B8】_to do with food. Coconut oil is used for cosmetics(化妆品) .medicines, and so on. Dried coconut shells are used in many countries as a tool shinning wood floors, the shells are also used for shirt buttons, and are【B9】_found on Hawaiian clothing. They are even use
23、d for musical instruments and bird houses.And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut fruit. The coconut tree, which produces the nut, also produces many useful things. Its no【B10】_that the coconut tree has been taken as “the tree of life“. A. limits D. materials G. commonly J. con
24、sists M. referringB. beverage E. some H. meaning K. chance N. uniqueC. wonder F. reminded I. including L. nothing O. spirit11 【B1 】12 【B2 】13 【B3 】14 【B4 】15 【B5 】16 【B6 】17 【B7 】18 【B8 】19 【B9 】20 【B10 】一、Cloze20 Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regular phys
25、ical activity. It requires no【C1 】_everyone knows how to do it and it carries the lowest risk of injury. The human body is【C2】_to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get【C3】_benefit from walking, aiming for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week.Strengt
26、h training is another important component of【C4】_activity. Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle mass, both of which【C5】_with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week, allowing【C6】_days between sessions.Finally, flexibility and balance training a
27、re increasingly important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high【C7】_the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are【C8】_and simple flexibility training can prevent these by making nuscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated(润
28、滑) . Some of this you do【C9】_you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, youll get an idea of how natural it is. The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one【C10 】_for a while, it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position.21 【C1 】（A）muscles（B） energy（C） equipment（D）str
29、ength22 【C2 】（A）designed（B） planned（C） useful（D）mastered23 【C3 】（A）minimum（B） maximum（C） ordinary（D）lower24 【C4 】（A）mental（B） physics（C） physical（D）chemical25 【C5 】（A）shrink（B） add（C） accumulate（D）deduct26 【C6 】（A）harsh（B） beautiful（C） recovery（D）dismissed27 【C7 】（A）in（B） between（C） of（D）on28 【C8 】（
30、A）avoidable（B） critical（C） serious（D）necessary29 【C9 】（A）however（B） wherever（C） whatever（D）whenever30 【C10 】（A）motion（B） position（C） gesture（D）body language二、Writing31 In this part you are required to write a composition entitled Haze and Air Pollution in not less than 100 words according to the fol
31、lowing Chinese outline. Please remember to write it on the Composition Sheet.1有些人认为，大学生要多写社会实践，为将来工作做准备；2有些人认为，大学生要把时间和精力放在学习上；3你的观点是什么?三、Phonetics（A）link（B） windown（C） kite（D）think（A）dark（B） war（C） shark（D）smart（A）southern（B） math（C） cloth（D）thief（A）debt（B） comb（C） blimb（D）establish（A）mouse（B） thou
32、gh（C） south（D）houseSection B36 Mary: Hello! 【D1】_?John: Sure, my name is John Smith and Im from a small town called Brentwood in Essex which is in England.Mary: Ok, Esses. 【D2】_?John: Thats in the southeast.Mary: Southeast.John: Yeah, yeah. Its attached to London, just next to London.Mary: Oh , OK,
33、but you said its a small town.John: Its relatively small. 【D3】_Mary: Oh, when I think of a small British town, you know, I think of really old houses, and nothings changed, 【D4 】_?John: The cinema in Brentwood actually closed down, but it does have a very nice health centre and, as I said, lots of p
34、arks to play in.Mary: Wow, 【D5】_.A. The population is only about 50, 000B. How are you doingC. sounds like a nice place to live inD. Thank you very muchE. Which part of England is thatF. so do you have modern stuff, like a health club, a movie theatre of things like thatG. Can you introduce yourself
35、, please37 【D1】38 【D2】39 【D3】40 【D4】41 【D5】2017 年河北专接本（英语）真题试卷答案与解析1 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 ABC 三项，都采用的是 card 的原意“纸牌”，而原文与“纸牌”没有任何关系。另外，我们也能从第二段第一句话中，“他们试图给他以重罚”，可以判断，Brush 可能会陷入困境。因此正确答案为 D。2 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 从第二段可以得知，David Eisenberg 和其他大学时的科学家，是支持用稻草建造房屋的，所以他们想要看到的是“反对用稻草建造房屋的偏见”能被移除。因此正确答案为 A。3 【正确答案】 D【试题
36、解析】 由第三段第一句和第二句话可知 A 项正确。第三句话可知 B 项正确。第三行可知 C 项正确。稻草房屋的优点不包括 D，稻草是不能防风的。因此正确答案为 D。4 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 由第一段第一句话可以得知，稻草是建造房子的最糟糕的材料，尤其是在外面有一头饿狼的时候，因此正确答案为 A。5 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 A 项表述错误，稻草是可以建造房屋的。 B 项是臆造选项，文章并没有介绍如何用稻草建造房屋。C 项错误，作者写作目的并不是为了描述人们对于稻草作为建筑材料的偏见，而是为了说明稻草可以作为一种新型建筑材料。文章通篇都在介绍稻草这种建筑材料，因此正确答案为 D。6
37、【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 细节题。根据文章第一段内容最后一句，“这个想法是为了在二战之后重建欧洲”，因此，正确答案为 B。7 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 推断题。根据第三段第一句话“At the same time，theFringeappeared as a challenge to the official festival”和第四段，可以得出 “艺穗节”是作为官方节目的对立面出现的，而后吸引了一些大学生的加入。因此，正确答案为A。8 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 细节题。根据第五段“Today theFringe，once less recognized，has far out g
38、rown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts”可以得出，“艺穗节”持续时间为 21 天。因此，正确答案为 D。9 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 细节题。根据第一段“In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Australian conductor decided to hold and international festival
39、 of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh”得出 A 正确。根据第三段“Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947”得出 B 正确。根据最后一段“A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971”得出第一个雇佣管理者是 1971 年才出现的，因此，1947 年还没有雇佣管理者，D 正确。根据文章第二段 “It because a fixed event every August and now attracts 400，000 people yea
40、rly”可以看出是现在吸引了 400，000 人，而不是 1947 年，C 错误。因此，正确答案为 C。10 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 全文推断题。根据全文，并没有说“艺穗节”已经超过了艺术节的范畴，A 错误。“艺穗节”的演出时间为每年八月份，持续时间为 21 天，并不是全年，B 错误。 “艺穗节”是以非正式节日出现，之后慢慢发展成正式节日，D 错误。根据全文可知，“艺穗节”从非正式节日发展成为正式节日，演出人员、演出节日逐年增加，可以说发展迅速。因此，正确答案为 C。11 【正确答案】 N【试题解析】 根据本句话的含义可以判断，它的特殊成分也让它在种子世界中很独特。根据“unusual”
41、 不寻常的，可判断该题是选择“unique” 独特的。12 【正确答案】 J【试题解析】 当在名词或代词后设空时，需要填动词，本句中主语为 it, 所以本题需要填动词，答案为 consists，“包含”。它既包含果肉，也包含水分。13 【正确答案】 M【试题解析】 本题考查 refer to，意思是指的是“涉及”。14 【正确答案】 F【试题解析】 本题考查 remind sb of sth 的用法，意思是让某人想起某物。15 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 本题考查上下文，下文提到了椰汁可以在很多方面被食用，因此，椰汁可以用来做 diet materials，饮食材料。16 【正确答案】 B【
42、试题解析】 当在形容词后设空时，应当填名词，refreshing 意思是提神的，所以本题需要填名词，根据句意，选择 beverage，材料。17 【正确答案】 I【试题解析】 本题考查上下文，上文提到甚至连椰子壳也有很多用处，后面提到做动物饲料或肥料，所以本题应当选择 including，包括。18 【正确答案】 L【试题解析】 本题考查短语 have nothing to do with sth和没有关系。19 【正确答案】 G【试题解析】 根据句意，椰子壳可以被用来做衬衫纽扣，而且还常常被发现用在夏威夷人的衣服上。20 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 由于全文的内容都是椰子的诸多用途，因此，
43、椰子被称为“生命之树”就没有什么慷讶的了。wonder，惊讶，惊奇。一、Cloze21 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 步行不需要任何设备，人人都知道怎么步行。A 项“肌肉”，B 项“精力”，C 项“设备”，D 项“力量”。由第一段第二行“It requires no 31 ，everyone knows how to do it and it carries the lowest risk of injury”可知。22 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 人体的构造适合走路。A 项“设计” ，B 项“计划”，C 项“有用的”，D 项“掌握”。由第一段第三行“The human body is 32
44、 to walk”可知。23 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 为了从步行中获得最大的利益，一周平均五天的时间，一天时间在45 分钟。A 项“最小化”，B 项“最大化”，C 项“普通的”，D 项“更低的”。由第一段第四行“To get 33 benefit from walking ，aiming for 45 minutes a day，an average of five days a week”可知。24 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 力量训练应该是另外一个体育活动中重要的组成部分。A 项“精神的”，B 项“物理学”，C 项“物理的”，D 项“化学的”。由第二段第一行“Strength tr
45、aining is another important component of 34 activity”句意可知。25 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 力量训练的目的是为了增强和维持骨骼和肌肉的质量，骨骼和肌肉随着年龄的增长而流失。A 项“收缩”，B 项“增加 ”，C 项“积累”，D 项“减法”。由第二段第二行“Its purpose is to build and maintain bone and muscle massboth of which 35 with age”句意和固定搭配可知。26 【正确答案】 C【试题解析】 一般而言，你会想要每周做两到三天力量训练，而这么做会使你在训练之
46、间有恢复期。A 项“严厉的”，B 项“漂亮的 ”，C 项“恢复”，D 项“解雇”由第二段第三行“you will want to do strength training two or three days a week，allowing 36 days between sessions”句意可知。27 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 身体疼痛是老年人最常抱怨的症状。该题考察的是介词的用法。由第三段第二行“Aches and pains are high 37 the list of complaints in old age”可知，在抱怨的清单上，用介词“on”最合适。28 【正确答案】 A【
47、试题解析】 肌肉紧张和关节僵硬所带来的许多结果通过运动是可以避免的，简单的柔韧性训练会使肌肉变得更强壮，使关节润滑，因此能够阻止肌肉紧张和关节僵硬。A 项“可避免的”，B 项“批评的”，C 项“严重的”，D 项“有必要的”由第三段第三行“many of them are 38 and simple flexibility training can prevent these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated(润滑)”句意可知。29 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 一些伸展运动在任何时候都可以做。A 项“然而”，B 项
48、“任何地方”，C 项“无论什么”，D 项“无论何时”由第三段第四行“Some of this you do 39 you stretch”句意可知。30 【正确答案】 B【试题解析】 只要身体保持某个姿势有一定时间了，用反向的姿势稍微伸展一下身体是很有用的。A 项“动作”，B 项“位置，姿态 ”，C 项“手势”，D 项“肢体语言”由第三段最后一句“whenever the body has been in one 40 for a while，it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position”句意可知。二、Writing31 【正
49、确答案】 To Learn or to PracticeSome people assert that it is of great importance to learn at college, while others believe that to practice is beneficial.Students who choose to practice believe that there are a variety of benefits that can be brought by it. To begin with, there is no doubt that to practice can help them enrich their mind and expand their scope of knowledge.
