高考英语模拟试题.docx

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高考英语模拟试题

2017年高考英语模拟试题

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15题；每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A）

VolunteeratShelter-NorthToronto

CatRescue---Bayview/Hwy7

Doyoulikeanimals?

Comeandvolunteeratourcatshelter.

NorthTorontoCatRescueisano-cage,no-killcatshelter.Weareavolunteerorganization,fundedtotallybydonation,andarealicensedCanadiancharity.

Wearelookingforvolunteerswhocanjoinusonceaweekfora3monthperiod（atleast）.Theworkisnotwonderfulbutitisveryrewarding.Mainly,wefeed,clean,andscooplitter.Ofcoursewealsospendqualitytimewithourcats.

Wehave2shifts（换班）perday,7daysperweek:

Morningsare9am-1pm.

Eveningsare5-7pmor6-8pm.

Pleasenotethatanynewvolunteerwhowishestoworkeveningshiftmustbeabletowork4morningshiftsonateambeforemovingtoaneveningshift.Thisisrequiredinordertogaintheabilitytoworkmoreindependently,asrequiredduringeveningshifts.

Studentsmustbeatleast16yearsold.Adultsarealsowelcome.

Ifyoudonothaveyourownpersonaltransportation,pleasecheckthepublictransportationfromyourareatoourlocationatBayview/Hwy7areabeforerespondingtothisad.

1.Whereistheadmostlikelytoappear?

A.Inthelocalnewspaper         B.OntheInternet      

C.OnTV                      D.Inamagazine

2.Whichofthefollowingvolunteerscanworkeveningshift?

A.Acollegestudentwhocanworkforhalfayearperiod.

B.Acollegestudentwholivesneartheshelter.

C.Aworkerwhohasworkedfivemorningshiftsattheshelter.

D.Acarownerwhowillworkthereforthefirsttime.

3.Howmanyhourswillanewvolunteerworkatleastfortheshelter?

A.14         B.32        C.48        D.24

（B）

Duringmyvisittomyparents,Idecidedtoexploretheirattic（阁楼）.Theyhavelivedintheirhomeinthemountainssince1953,soinvestigatingtheatticwasatripdownmemorylaneforme.

　　Iclimbedtheunstableladdertothedusty,coldthirdfloor.Ilookedaroundandnoticedaveryoldbasketinthecomer,inwhichIfoundletterspiledhigh,fadedanddirty-untouchedthere.AsIopenedeachletter,Idiscoveredanewandpreviouslyunrevealedpageofmyparents'lives.

　　MyfatherservedintheArmy.Hewroteabouthisdailyexperienceswithcivilians,GermanPOWs,bathsandmore.Iwasdrawntotheseletters.Eachofmymother'sletterswassealedwithher1944lipstickkiss.Daddywrotethathesealedhisreturnlettersbyrekissingherlipstickkiss.Oh,howtheymissedeachother!

　　Ifinishedreadingsixmonthsofthelettersanddiscoveredtherewereatleastelevenmonthsmissing.Wherecouldtheybe?

　　Justsixweeksaftermyvisit,Daddybecameveryillandwashospitalized.Hewasscheduledforkidneydialysis（肾透析）whenIdecidedtoflytovisithim.Wediscussedtheletters.Hetoldmehowmuchreceivingthoselipstick-kissedlettershadmeanttohimwhenhehadbeensofarfromhome.AsIleft,thethoughtracedthroughmymindthattomorrowwasValentine'sDay.ButIquicklydismissedthisthought.Myfatherwasn’tinanykindofshapetoshopforavalentine.Myparentshadbeenmarriedforfifty-sixyears.Mymotherwouldunderstandthathervalentinewouldjusthavetobeskippedthisyear.

　　Laterthatevening.MotherandIrevisitedtheatticinsearchofthelostletters.Towardthebottom,wediscoveredanunmarkedgoldcardboardbox.Yes!

Herewerethelong-lostletters!

Ibeganlookingthroughthem.Lyingseparate,ontopoftheletterswasthevalentinecardmyfatherhadsentMotherin1944!

　　Thenextday,MotherandIvisitedDaddyinthehospital.Ijokedwithhim,sayingsoftly,“TodayisValentine'sDay,andIknowyouhavebeenalittlebusylately,butI’vegotsomethingyoucovered.”Ihandedhimthecard.Hecarefullyopenedthecard,andwhenherecognizedit,hiseyesfilledwithtears.

　　TherewasnothinglackingthatValentine'sDayafterall.Myfather,inavoiceshakingwithemotion,readthelovingmessagehe’dsenttomymotherfifty-sixyearsearlier.Andthistime,hecouldreadittoherinperson.

4.Whatinformationdowegetfromthepassage?

　　A.TheValentine’scardtoMumsentbymyfatherin1944wasarealtreasuretothem.

　　B.Irevisitedtheattic,hopingtofindsomegoldboxes.

　　C.Myfather’sstateofhealthwasnothingserioussixweeksaftermyfirstvisit.

　　D.Myfatherhadbeeninthearmyforjustoneyear.

5.Theunderlinedword“dismissed”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_____.

　　A.sentaway    B.laidoff       C.turneddown        D.gaveup

6.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat_____.

　　A.myfatherbecametotallywellafterhegotthelostletters

　　B.myfatherwasexcitedtoreadthelovingmessagetomymompersonally

　　C.mymotherwasfifty-sixyearsoldwhenshegotthecard

　　D.myfatherandmotherhadneversentValentine’scardstoeachotherbefore

7.Thelettersinthispassagearethesymbolof ____.

　　A.kiss        B.faith           C.love            D.promise

　　（C）

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?

Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?

Startwriting.

Byputtingthoughtsintowords,youaretellingyourselfthelogic（逻辑）behindwhatyouthink,feel,oronlypartlyunderstand.Often,explainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwords,youincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyour“explainpower.”

Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpower,evenifyouhavenoidearightnow.Juststartwithanything,andcreateanexplanation.Forexample,startwith“I’lllearnchess,”or“I’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.”Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplan,andifyouactuallydothis,you’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbrainfromnow.

Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Many,ifnotmost,highlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourhead,butifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigproject,you’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.

Wanttounderstandatopic?

Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexample,butifyouarelearningsomethingnew,writealettertoafriendaboutit,andyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?

Writeanexplanationoftheproblem,whyyouwanttosolveit,andwhyitisworthsolving,andyou’rehalf-waythere.

Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Often,theywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AWayonHowtoWrite.          B.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWriting.

C.HowtoStartYourWriting.        D.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWriting.

9.Accordingtothetext,writingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT_____.

A.theincreaseofyourbrainpower         B.theabilitytoremember

C.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudy  D.thebetterunderstandingofatopic

10.Theunderlinedsentence“you’rehalf-waythere”inthefifthparagraphimplies

that______.

A.youarealreadysuccessful             B.youstillneedtoworkhard

C.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfway      D.Youhavebeenonthewaytosuccess

11.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?

A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.    B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.

C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.    D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.

（D）

FreeWi-Fihasbecomeveryimportanttous:

manystoresandshoppingmallsofferit,restaurantsuseittoattractcustomers,andforlibrariesandcoffeeshopsitisamust-haveservice.

Evenwhenpeoplearetraveling,theyscanforfreeWi-Fi.Whenselectingorratingahotel,sixintentravelersbelievethatunlimitedWi-Fiisthemostimportantfactor.

“Today,peoplewillneverforgettopacktheirsmartphones,tabletsandlaptopsintothesuitcase,”saidtheDailyMail.“WerelyonfreeWi-Fiheavilywhentraveling—especiallywhenitcomestocheckingsocialmedia,checkingouttraveltips,andaccessingwebsites.”

However,despitetheopportunitiesthatfreeWi-Figivesus,“ourover-relianceontechnologyhascomeataprice,withtravelersfeelingunabletoescapesocialmedia”,saidLonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidebrand.

AnitaIsalska,LonelyPlaneteditorandtechaddict,wasforcedtounplugwheninanisolated（隔绝的）campinGreenlandrecently.“Adjustingtothisslowerpace,Ibegantorealizethat:

socialmediahadchangedintoahabit,”shewrote.“IhadbelievedIwascapturing（捕捉）moments,butinrealitymybusyfingerswerepreventingmeenjoyingtravel’sdeepestpleasures.Howfullycanyouappreciateahugeglacierorwildflowerswhenyourbrainisselectingtherightphotofilter（滤镜）ortheperfectsixsecondstotakephotos”

InSeptember,LonelyPlanetreleased10predictionsforthefutureofglobaltravel.Oneofthemwasthattrueescapeswillbehighlyvaluedinfuture,soremotehotelswillstarttomaketheirlackoftheInternetintoanappealingfeature.Wouldyouliketohaveanunpluggedholiday

12.According to the passage, people nowadays tend to do the following EXCEPT .

A.gettingoutofalibrarythathasnoaccesstotheInternet

B.thinkingillofahotelwithoutWi-Fi

C.makingtravelplansviatheInternet

D.enjoyingtravellingbetterwithoutcarryinganyHi-Techequipment

13.Throughthefourthparagraph,theauthor