1、2017 年吉林省实验中学高三上学期第二次模拟考试试题英语 本试卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。 第 I 卷（选择题 共 100 分） 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 Share with us! Would you like to have your writing published in this magazine? Then let us know! We pay for stories, anecdo
2、tes and jokes: Anecdotes and Jokes $50 Whats made you laugh recently? A funny sign? A colleagues behaviour? Got a joke? Send it in for Laughter is the Best Medicine! Email: J Smart Animals Up to $100 Send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words. Email: Po
3、wer of Love Up to $150 Acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feeling full of love. Share your moments in 100-500 words. Email: My Story $350 Do you have an inspiring or life-changing story to tell? Your story must be true, unpublished, original and 800-1000 words. Email: F
4、or more information, please visit: http:/./share 1. How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published? A. $50. B. $100. C. $150. D. $350. 解析：细节理解题。根据 Anecdotes and Jokes 部分提到的 $50 可知，刊登一个笑话付费 50美元。故选 A 项正确。 答案： A 2. If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to subm
5、it it to _. A. Anecdotes and Jokes B. Smart Animals C. Power of Love D. My Story 解析： 细节理解题。根据 Smart Animals 部分提到的句子 “Send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets (x wildlife in up to 300 words.”可知，如果 你想与读者分享宠物故事，应提交给 Smart Animals。故选 B 项 正确。 答案： B 3. A story showing peoples generosity s
6、hould be emailed to the editor at _. A. B. C. A D. 解析： 细节理解题 。 根据 Power of Love 部分提到的句子 “Acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feeling full of love. Share your moments in 100-500 words. Email: 答案： B 4. An inspiring story sent to the magazine should _. A. describe strange
7、behavior B. contain less than 800 words C. be real and original D. be published before 解析： 细节理解题。根据 My Story 部分提到的句子 “Your story must be true, unpublished, original and 800-1000 words.”可知，发送给杂志的鼓舞人的故事应是真实的原创的。故选 C。 答案： C B Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bou
8、ght a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey. And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料 ). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about
9、the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter. As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed
10、with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜 ).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot b
11、egan to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out. Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad
12、was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak! Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didnt look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didnt offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It wo
13、uld never win a prize in a cooking competition, but it was surprisingly edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup! 5. Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgins chicken house regularly? A. To earn some money for the family. B. To collect manure for his crops. C. To get rid of the terrible smell. D. T
14、o set a good example to us. 解析： 细节理解题。根据文意第 一 段的 And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料 ).可知选择 B，是为了收集肥料。 答案： B 6. What can we infer about Dads stew? A. It is popular among the neighbors. B. It contains honey and vegetables. C. It looks very wonderful. D.
15、 It tastes quite delicious. 解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段的 we drank up every last drop of soup.可知，选择 D，意为父亲的 炖 菜非常美味。 答案： D 7. What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean? A. To attract. B. To upset. C. To air. D. To shut. 解析： 词义判断题。根据文意上文的 the first wave had shut down my ability to smell,可
16、知，此处指的是 鼻子 闻不到那种味道，故选择 B， 意为搅乱。 答案： B 8. What can we learn about Dad form the text? A. He is an experienced cook. B. He is a troublesome father. C. He has a positive attitude to life. D. He suffers a lot from his disability. 解析： 推理判断题。根据文意内容可知，父亲在背部受伤后，不愿意休息，而是自己经营着小农场，而且在收货后，还自创菜，故选择 C 最为恰当，指父亲对于生活
17、有着积极的态度。 答案： C B How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone. The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer
18、Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection. The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (dont forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure youre brushing long enough.
19、 “Its kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor. The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could sc
20、ore points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Several says. Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush he
21、ads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed. The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, developing on features. The U.S. is the first target market. Serval says that one day, itll be possible to replace the brush on the ha
22、ndle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush. 9. Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush? A. It can sense how users brush their teeth. B. It can track users school performance. C. It can detect users fear of seeing
23、a dentist. D. It can help users find their phones. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段第四句 “An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.”可知，这种电动牙刷会感知你刷牙的时间和刷牙的情况，可以通过你的手机获悉你的表现。故选 A 项正确。 答案： A 10. What can we learn from Servals words in Paragraph 3?
24、 A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist. B. You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis. C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist. D. Youd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day. 解析： 细节理解题。由 Serval 说的话 “Its kind of like having a dentist actually watc
25、h your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”可推断 ，使用这种电动牙刷就好像有一个牙医天天监督指导你刷牙一样。故选 C 项正确。 答案： C 11. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. How Serval found out his kids lied to him. B. Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary. C. How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth. D. What inspired Serval
26、to invent the toothbrush. 解析： 段落大意题。第五段主要阐述了 Serval 作为父亲发现孩子没有刷牙却说自己刷牙了这种情况之后，决定设计一种能够清楚地知道孩子刷牙情况的牙刷。因此推断本段主要讲述什么激励 Serval 发明了这种电动牙刷。故选 D 项正确。 答案： D 12. What can we infer about Servals children? A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes. C. They pre
27、ferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head. D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home. 解析： 推理判断题。根据第五段二、三两句 “He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.”可知， Serval 的孩子没有刷牙却说自己刷牙了，因此推
28、断孩子们不喜欢刷牙。故选 A 项正确。 答案： A D Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if youre unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnot that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you dont have enough tastes.
29、 Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力 ) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped (淹没 ) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut. Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅
30、), a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have. Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed
31、your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when youre hungry. Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a ri
32、ch person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library. Music like Mozarts and Bachs shouldnt be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when youve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them.
33、 And life is a matter of thrills. Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit. Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, t
34、he secret of enjoying life is to keep adding. 13. The author intends to tell us that _. A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means B. big houses are peoples most valued possessions C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches 解析： 推理判
35、断题。根据 文章 4， 5， 6， 7 段第一句 Art should be a desire for you 和 Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly famished room 和 Music like Mozarts and Bachs shouldnt be absent.和 Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life.可知，真正幸福的人需要懂得和拥有：艺术，文学，音乐和运动等，而这些主要是与我们精神上的丰富有关系的。也就是说真正的幸福是精神上
36、的富有。故选 D 项正确。 答案： D 14. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that _. A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life D. though their house is big,
37、it seems to be a cage 解析： 句意猜测题。根据本句句意可知，很多人住的是豪宅，但是他内心里的生命的住所是一个小棚屋。因此推断无论他物质上多么富有，但是内心的精神世界是贫穷的。故选 B 项正确。 答案： B 15. What would be the best title for the passage? A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm 解析： 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述了现实生活里很多人物质上非常丰富，住豪宅，享美食。
38、但是他们精神上却是贫穷的，要想得到内心的幸福，需要了解艺术，文学，音乐等等不同的内容来丰富我们的内心世界。文章中多次提到 house，把生活比喻为一所房子，要想幸福，必须在这所房子里填满艺术、文学、音乐等精神上的东西。故 A 项中 House of Life 涵盖了这些内容。故选 A 项正确。 答案： A 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。 Dos and Donts of Donating Giving up your unused or unwanted stuff is a great
39、 way to make space in your home for the items that you do enjoy on a regular basis. Not sure where to start? Here are some dos and donts of donating your belongings. Do Prepare Your Clothes Youve thoroughly cleaned out your closet and drawers, and have a mountain of clothing waiting to be donated. _
40、16_ Make sure all buttons are accounted for, and that you cant see any dirty marks, or damage. _17_ The number one rule of donating your stuff is to make sure that its in good, usable condition. Dont pass along old clothes or furniture, chipped dishes, books that are missing pages, or toys with lost
41、 pieces. Nobody wants to accept your damaged belongings. Find a local company that will recycle these items instead. Dont even think of donating these items With a little common sense its easy to figure out items that are ideal for donations._18_As a gentle reminder, its never a good idea to donate
42、car parts, dangerous waste, construction materials and weapons. Dont donate large appliances Major appliances such as stoves, fridges, freezers, washers and dryers typically reside on the do not donate list due to health and safety reasons. All items accepted for donation must be thoroughly clean an
43、d in good working order. With secondhand appliances, it can be difficult to guarantee that they fit the bill._19_ Dont donate recalled items Every so often a product recall hits the news headlines. Highchairs, toys, holiday lights for Christmas treesthe list of recalled items due to safety concerns
44、is endless. _20_ A dangerous product should be thrown away, and not passed on to an unsuspecting person. Think of the well-being of others before dropping off something thats viewed as a hidden danger in your own home. A. Theyre all acceptable items for donation, too. B. Instead of donating an unwan
45、ted large appliance, call your local trash collection company and arrange for their safe disposal. C. But unfortunately some people will throw away the contents of their home without a second thought. D. Before you bag up these pieces, inspect each one to ensure that theyre in good condition and rea
46、dy to be owned by someone else. E. Dont donate damaged items. F. Clothes arent the only household items that can be donated. G. Never donate recalled items! 解析 ： 16.考查上下文理解和推理判断。根据段落标题和空格下文 “Make sure all buttons are accounted for, and that you cant see any dirty marks, or damage.”可知，本段讲述捐赠前的准备工作，需要
47、保持捐赠物没有污渍、没有损坏 ，因此推断空格处选 D 项 “在你打包以前，检查每一件物品确保它们都状况良好可以为别人拥有 ”合适。故 D 项正确。 17.考查段落大意和推理判断。本段主要讲述捐赠最需要记住的是确保物品状况良好，可以使用，没有人想要坏掉的物品。因此推断空格处选 E 项 “不要捐赠坏掉的东西 ”合适。故选 E项正确。 18.考查上下文理解和推理判断。本段讲述不能捐赠的物品。有点常识的人就知道哪些东西可以捐赠，因此推断空格处选 C 项 “但是不幸地是，一些人不假思索就扔掉家里的东西 ”合适。故选 C 项正确。 19.考查上下文理解和推理判断。本段讲述不要捐赠大电器，处于健康和安全考虑
48、二手电器不能捐赠，因此推断空格处选 B 项 “不要捐赠不受欢迎的大型电器，打电话给当地的垃圾收集公司让他们安全处理。 ”合适。故选 B 项正确。 20.考查段落理解和推理判断。本段主要讲述危险物品应当扔掉，不要捐赠给别人，扔掉被看作是有隐藏危险的东西之前要考虑别人的健康，因此推断空格处选 G 项 “不要捐赠召回产品 ”合适。故选 G 项正确。 答案 ： 16. D 17. E 18. C 19. B 20. G 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第 一 节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 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（ A， B， C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my often _21_ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pret
