1、2017 年辽宁省大连市普通高中高三学业水平考试第二次模拟试卷英语 第 I 卷 （选择题 满分 60 分） 第一部分 阅读理解 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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 Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty. Mrs. Matthews lives in the country but s
2、he went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride. Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizens card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
3、 The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he notices that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked（眨眼） at her and whispered, “Dont forget to give your mothers card back to her when you see her again.” Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard th
4、is. 1. Senior citizens in the story refer to _. A. those who have special cards B. old people with special cards C. those who want to travel cheaply D. people holding high positions 解析： 细节推理题。根据第一段 Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get ca
5、rds when they are sixty.可知 Senior citizens指老年人达到一定年龄（如女性 60 岁）会拥有一种特殊卡，坐公交时优惠。故选 B. 答案： B 2. Women over sixty_. A. have to pay their special card B. dont have to pay for taking buses C. have to pay the full price for their ride D. pay less for their ride if they have a special card 解析： 细节推理题。根据第一段 S
6、enior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.可知超过 60 岁的女性有了这种特殊卡坐公交时便宜，但不是免费。故选 D. 答案： D 3. How often does Mrs. Matthews go to the town? A. twice a week B. once a year C. every other week D. once a week 解析： 细节推理题。根据第二段 M
7、rs. Matthews lives in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house 可知 Mrs. Matthews 每周去一次城里购物，故选 D. 答案： D 4. Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because _. A. she still had to pay for the tide B. the card wasnt hers C. she felt she was now an old woman
8、D. the driver whispered to her 解析： 细节推理题。根据第三段 when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.可知当 Mrs. Matthews 使用优惠卡时并不高兴，因为她感觉自己老了。故选 C. 答案： C 5. The driver whispered to Mrs. Matthews because _. A. he hoped to make her feel younger B. he knew her mother was still alive C
9、. she did not pay money for taking the bus D. she shouldnt have used her mothers card. 解析： 推理判断题。根据文中司机对 Mrs. Matthews 说的话和 Mrs. Matthews 听完后的反应Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.可知司机是为了让她感觉自己年轻，为了让她高兴。故选 A. 答案： A B Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the
10、sport the young and the old, boys and girls, and now even robots. Recently at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots. Robot football is very different from human football. Only two robots play in each match. The field is as big as a ping-pong ta
11、ble. One half is black and the other is white. Each robot tries to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals wins. Gao Linge, a boy from Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match. “My school bought the main board (主板 ),” said Gao, 14. “Then
12、I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer program for it.” Gaos robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器 ) to “see” and “kick” the “football”. Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gaos school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gaos. The m
13、atch decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robots parts to Gao. Even so, Gaos robot didnt win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the p
14、roblem the robot ran out of batteries (电池 )! “Well solve the problem and beat the other schools next time!” said the two boys. 6. _ is popular in China. A. Football B. Robot C. Sensor D. Game 解析： 细节推理题。根据第一段 Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport the young and th
15、e old, boys and girls, and now even robots.可知足球在中国很受欢迎，不分男女老少都喜欢，故选 A. 答案： A 7. How many robots are needed in a match? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 解析： 细节推理题。根据第三段 Robot football is very different from human football. Only two robots play in each match. 可知比赛中只有 2 个机器人参赛，故选 B. 答案： B 8. The thir
16、d paragraph mainly talks about _. A. a wonderful robot football game B. how robots can score more goals C. the rules of robot football games D. how robots can win the matches 解析： 细节推理题。根据第三段 The field is as big as a ping-pong table. One half is black and the other is white. Each robot tries to catch
17、 the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals wins.可知本段主要讲机器人比寨的 规则，故选 C. 答案： C 9. Gao Linge lost the match for the reason that _. A. his robot ran out of power B. he broke the rules of the game C. he used Ying Xuehais robots parts D. his robot happened to be out of order 解析： 细节推理题。根据倒
18、数第二段 By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem the robot ran out of batteries (电池 )!可知 Gao Linge的机器人比赛失败是由于没电了，故选 A. 答案： A 10. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Gao Linge is as old as Ying Xuehai. B. Ying Xuehais robot was 8 centimeters
19、 tall. C. Gaos and Yings robots were both bought. D. The passage doesnt tell us who won the final. 解析： 推理判断题。根据文中 Ying lost the game.和 Even so, Gaos robot didnt win the final.可知文章并没有告诉我们最后谁赢了比赛，故选 D. 答案： D C I Am A Pencil Childrens book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third-graders i
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24、r commander (海军中校 ) carrying out the attack that killed Jeff. A powerful story of brotherhood, bravery and understanding carried out. Cover Price: $59.40 Price: $10.00 You Save: $49.40 (About 83%) 11. Which of the following books offers the biggest price cut? A. I Am A Pencil B. What It Takes To Hel
25、p Me Out C. The Most Scenic Drives in America D. Our Brothers Keeper 解析： 细节理解题。根据各篇后的 You Save 内容比较可知， Our Brothers Keeper 中的 You Save: $49.40 (About 83%)降价最多，故选 D. 答案： D 12. If you are interested in pictures, you would probably choose _. A. Our Brothers Keeper B. What It Takes To Help Me Out C. The
26、 Most Scenic Drives in America D. I Am A Pencil 解析： 细节理解题。根据 The Most Scenic Drives in America 中的 this travel book includes over 200 brand-new photographs of the wonderful places along 120 selected routes. 可知此书中有许多精美的照片，故选 C. 答案： C 13. From the book I Am A Pencil, we can learn that Sam Swopes studen
27、ts _. A. are homeless children B. have the same beliefs C. like writing poetry D. are in different grades 解析： 细节理解题。根据 I Am A Pencil 中的 But there were a few things they had in common: family troubles, money struggles and poetry.可知他的学生们的共同点：都喜欢写诗，故选 C. 答案： C 14. What can we learn from the passage? A.
28、 I Am A Pencil is written by Jedwin Smith. B. What It Takes To Help Me Out is about troubled teens. C. You have to pay $47.88 for The Most Scenic Drives in America. D. Jedwin Smith was killed in Vietnam. 解析： 推理判断题。根据 What It Takes To Help Me Out 中的 Marcus takes us inside a boarding (寄宿 ) school for
29、troubled teens. He shows the great stresses that are put on these teens and make them lose their confidence. This should cause us to think hard about troubled teens.可知这本书的主要讲述的是困惑的青少年的故事，故选 B. 答案： B 15. What type of writing is this passage? A. An advertisement. B. A news report. C. An announcement.
30、D. A tour guide. 解析： 推理判断题。文章是四本书的广告，分别介绍了书的内容、价格及折扣。故选 A. 答案： A D Its 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write . Wait a minu
31、te! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is Johns house, and he is a telecommuter he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet. Like John, millions of people and their employers are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Tel
32、ecommuters can work on their own schedule(预定表 ). They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that tel
33、ecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems. Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with informat
34、ion, a telecommuter can probably do it. 16. From the passage we can learn that John does his job _. A. by telephone B. in his office C. away from home D. through the Internet 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段的句子： actually it is Johns house, and he is a telecommuter he works at home, communicating with the workplace t
35、hrough the Internet.可知约翰是通过网络工作的，故选 D. 答案： D 17. One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can _. A. get along well with other workers B. follow your own timetable C. work for several employers D. enjoy a lot of traveling 解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段 Telecommuters can work on their own schedule(预定表 ).可知
36、远距离工作者可以有自己的时间安排，故选 B. 答案： B 18. Telecommuters change jobs less often, so _. A. they can get more work experience B. they will have a longer paid holiday C. their employers can save lots of money D. their employers will give them a higher pay 解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段 Studies show that telecommuters change jo
37、bs less often. This saves employers even more money.可知远距 离工作者不会经常换工作，所以老板也会省下很多钱，故选 C. 答案： C 19. What does the underlined words “suited to” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. 相似于 B. 不同于 C. 适合于 D. 有益于 解析： 猜测词义题。根据从后面的举例： include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting.可知这些是适合做远距离的工作，和
38、 C 项同义，故选 C. 答案： C 20. The writer wrote the passage to_. A. introduce telecommuting B. call on a better workplace C. reduce pollution and traffic problems D. show the disadvantage of telecommuting 解析： 主旨大意题。文章介绍了通过网络工作的远距离工作者，列举远距离工作的好处，和适合人群。目的是让我们了解这类 人，故选 A. 答案： A 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分 35 分 第一节 完形填空
39、 （共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面的短文，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。 Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his _21_ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?” I was _22_ to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such _23_. I would
40、 excitedly turn the tap _24_ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that Id done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would _25_ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet. Two years later, Dad started his own _26_, which wasnt doing so well. That was when things starte
41、d to _27_ . Dad didnt come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became _28_with him for placing our family in trouble. With _29_ , an uncomfortable silence grew between us. After my graduation, Dads business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home _30_. As usually
42、 I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me _31_ my comb?” I looked at him a while, then _32_ the comb and headed to the sink. It hit me then: why, as a child, _33_ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯 ) meant Dad was home
43、early to _34_ the evening with Mum and me. It _35_ a happy and loving family. I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and _36_ placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something _37_. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles(皱纹 ) next to his eyes when he smiled, _38_ his smile was s
44、till as _39_ as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good _40_ for his family. 21. A. bag B. wallet C. comb D. brush 解析： 考查名词。 A. bag 袋，包； B. wallet 钱包； C. comb 梳子； D. brush 刷子。根据文章首句 Dad had a green comb可知此处指作者的父亲会把梳子 (comb)交给她，让她去清洗这把梳子。故选 C. 答案： C 22. A. energetic B. disappointed C. up
45、set D. pleased 解析： 考查形容词。 A. energetic精力充沛的； B. disappointed失望的； C. upset心烦的； D. pleased高兴的。根据上下文语境可知作者是很高兴 (pleased)地去做这件事情的。下文的 excitedly和 .clean his comb was such a pleasure也是暗示。故选 D. 答案： D 23. A. joy B. sadness C. courage D. pain 解析： 考查名词。 A. joy 快乐； B. sadness 悲哀； C. courage 勇气； D. pain 疼痛。根据上下
46、文语境可知此处指这份乏味的工作给作者带来了快乐 (joy)。故选 A. 答案： A 24. A. out B. over C. in D. on 解析： 考查固定搭配。 A. out B. over C. in D. on 根据上下文语境可知，此处指的是作者打开水龙头。 turn on“ 打开 ” ,符合文意。故选 D. 答案： D 25. A. smile B. stare C. shout D. laugh 解析： 考查 动词。 A. smile 微笑； B. stare 凝视， 盯 着看 C. shout 大声说，喊叫 D. laugh 笑，发出笑声。根据上下文语境可知 it 处表示父亲
47、会亲切地对 着 “ 我 ” 笑 (smile)， 然后把梳子放到他的钱包上。 B,C,D 均不符合文意，故选 A. 答案： A 26. A. family B. task C. business D. journey 解析： 考查 名词。 A. family 家庭； B. task 任务； C. business 事业； D. journey 旅行。根据下文的 Dads business可知两年之后父亲幵创了自己的事业 (business)， 但是情况不太好。故选C. 答案： C 27. A. progress B. change C. improve D. form 解析： 考查 动词。 A. progress 进步 ； B. change 变化 ； C. improve 改善 ； D. farm 形成。根据后文的 “ Dad didnt come home as early and as much as he used to” 以及 “ for placing our family in trouble” 可知就是那时候，事情幵始变化 (change)了。故选 B. 答案： B 28. A. satisfied B. delighted C. mad D. strict 解析： 考查形容词。 A. satisfied 满意的； B. delighted 高兴的；
