高考英语全国卷新课标1模拟题二带详解.docx

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高考英语全国卷新课标1模拟题二带详解

2017高考英语总复习模拟题二

第二部分阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，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

My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:

whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlight,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlights,protectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.

Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnight-timesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.

Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.

Forusmoms,seeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou,”saidoneofthem.

Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.

21.ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.

A.shewatchedthescenewithherdaughter

B.thescenewasveryexcitingandinteresting

C.thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlesson

D.thesceneshowedamother’sdeeploveforherchildren

22.Afterherdaughterwenttocollege,thewriter________.

A.didn’tgetusedtothechangeforalongtime

B.oftencriedasshemissedherdaughtersomuch

C.realizedshehadn’tdoneenoughforherdaughter

D.failedtohaveagoodsleepeverynight

23.Whatistheunderlinedword“melancholy”inParagraph3similarinmeaningto

A.Happiness.B.Anger.C.Sadness.D.Excitement.

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed

A.Tocallherdaughteranytime.

B.Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.

C.Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter.

D.Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.

B

Televisionhasturned88yearsoldonSeptember7,2015,andithasneverlookedbetter.Initsyouth,televisionwasapieceoffurniturewithatiny,roundscreenshowingunclearpicturesoflow-budgetprograms.Inspiteofitsshortcomings,itbecamepopular.Between1950and1963,thenumberofAmericanfamilieswithatelevisionjumpedfrom9%to92%ofthepopulation.

Astheaudiencegotlarger,thetechnologygotbetter.Televisionsetsbecamemorereliablethroughthe1960s.Thereception（接收效果）improved.Thepictureimproved.Themajornetworksstartedbroadcastingprogramsincolor.

EvengreaterimprovementswerecomingaccordingtoSanfordBrown,whowroteanarticleforthePostin1967.Surprisingly,justabouteverypredictionhemadeinthearticlebecameareality.Forexample:

Allsetsinthenot-distantfuturewillbecolorinstruments.HealsopredictedthatTVsetswouldbecomesmaller,simpler,morereliableandlessexpensiveandmayforeverputtheTVrepairmanoutofwork.Smallersetsdonot,ofcourse,meansmallerscreens.TVengineersexpectscreenstogetmuchbigger.However,today’s3-DTVisevenfartheraway,ifit’scomingatall.Thereissomedoubtwhetherthepublicwouldbeeagertopayforit,inviewofpeople’scoldreceptiongivento3-Dmovies.

Butthetechnologywiththegreatestpotential,accordingtoBrown,wascabletelevision（有线电视）,whichwasstillinitsearlystagesthen.Ashepredicted,thefutureofcabletelevisionwashighlyinteractive（互动的）.Itwasn’tcabletelevisionthatgaveAmericanstheirelectronicconnectiontotheworld,however.ItwastheInternet.Heevenforesawthefutureoffice:

usingpicturephones,big-screentelevisionsforconferences,andcomputersprovidinginformationatthetouchofabutton.

Browneversaid,“Thefutureoftelevisionisnolongeraquestionofwhatwecaninvent.It’saquestionofwhatwewant.”

25.Whatcanweinferabouttelevisionsetsinthe1960s

A.TheywereverypopularwithAmericans.

B.Thereceptionshowednoimprovement.

C.Theyshowedblack-and-whitepictures.

D.Theywereoutofordernowandthen.

26.WhichofthefollowingsdidSanfordBrownfailtopredict

A.Television’sgoodquality.B.Theinventionof3-DTV.

C.Thefutureoffice’smodel.D.ThepotentialofcableTV.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout

A.Theshortcomingsoftelevision.B.Thebrightfutureoftelevision.

C.Thedevelopmentoftelevision.D.Theinventionoftelevision.

C

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TheWinnersClubisabankaccountspeciallydesignedforteenagers.Ithasbeenmadetohelpyoubettermanageyourmoney.TheWinnersClubisatransactionaccount（交易账户）whereyoureceiveakeycardsoyoucangettoyourmoney24/7—that’s24hoursaday,7daysaweek!

It’saclubwithimpressivefeaturesforteenagers:

●Noaccountkeepingfees!

You’renomillionairesowedon’texpectyoutopaylargefees.Infact,therearenoaccountkeepingortransactionfees!

●Excellentinterestrates!

Youwantyourmoneytogrow.TheWinnersClubhasagoodrateofinterestwhichgetsevenbetterifyoumakeatleasttwodeposits（存款）withouttakingthemoutinamonth.

●Convenient

Teenagersarebusy—wegetthat.Youmayneverneedtocometoabankatall.WiththeWinnersClubyoucanchoosetousehandytellersandtobankfromhomeusingthephoneandtheInternet...YoucanhavemoneydirectlydepositedintoyourWinnersClubaccount.Thiscouldbeyourpocketmoneyoryourpayfromyourpart-timejob!

●Megamagazineincluded

Alongwithyourregularreport,youwillreceiveaFREEmagazinefullofgoodideastomakeevenmoreofyourmoney.TherearealsofantasticoffersandcompetitionsonlyforWinnersClubmembers.

TheWinnersClubisagreatchoiceforteenagers.Anditissoeasytojoin.Simplyfillinanapplicationform.Youwillhavetogetpermissionfromyourparentorguardian（sowecanorganizethatcoolkeycard）butitiseasy.Wecan’twaittohearfromyou.It’sthebestwaytochoosetobeawinner!

28.TheWinnersClubisabankaccountaimedfor________.

A.parentsB.teenagersC.winnersD.adults

29.TheWinnersClubprovidesmagazineswhich________.

A.encouragespendingB.arefreetoallteenagers

C.arefullofadventurestoriesD.helptomakemoreofyourmoney

30.IfyouwanttobeamemberoftheClub,youmust________.

A.beanInternetuserB.bepermittedbyyourparent

C.haveabigsumofmoneyD.beinyourtwenties

31.Whatisthepurposeofthistext

A.Tosetupaclub.B.Toprovidepart-timejobs.

C.Toorganizekeycards.D.Tointroduceanewbankingservice.

D

AnenvironmentalgroupcalledtheFoodCommissionisunhappyanddisappointedbecauseofthesalesofbottledwaterfromJapan.Thewater,itangrilyarguesinpublic,hastraveled10,000“foodmiles”beforeitreachedWesterncustomers.TransportingwaterhalfwayacrosstheworldissurelytheextremelystupiduseoffuelwhenthereisplentyofwaterintheUK.ItisalsoworryingthatwewerewastingourfuelbybuyingprawnsfromIndonesia（7,000foodmiles）andcarrotsfromSouthAfrica（5,900foodmiles）.

Countingthenumberofmilestraveleddonebyaproductisastrangewayoftryingtotellthetruesituationoftheenvironmentaldamageduetoindustry.Mostfoodistransportedaroundtheworldoncontainershipsthatareextremelyenergyefficient.Itshouldbenoticedthatatonofbuttertransported25milesinatrucktoafarmers’marketdoesn’tnecessarilyuselessfuelonitsjourneythanasimilarproducttransportedhundredsofmilesbysea.Besides,theideaof“foodmiles”ignorestheamountoffuelusedintheproduction.ItispossibletocutdownyourfoodmilesbybuyingtomatoesgrowninBritainratherthanthosegrowninGhana.ThedifferenceisthattheBritishoneswillhavebeenraisedinheatedgreenhouseandtheGhanaianonesintheopensun.

Whatistheideaof“foodmiles”doesprovide,however,isthechancetocutoutThirdWorldcountriesfromFirstWorldfoodmarkets.Thenumberofmilestraveledbyourfoodshould,asIseeit,beregardedasasignofthesuccessoftheglobaltradesystem,notasignofdamagetotheenvironment.

32.TheFoodCommissionisangrybecauseitthinksthat________.

A.UKwastesalotofmoneyimportingfoodproducts

B.someimportedgoodscausesenvironmentaldamage

C.growingcertainvegetablescausesenvironmentaldamage

D.peoplewastedenergybuyingfoodfromothercountries

33.Thephrase“foodmiles”inthepassagereferstothedistance________.

A.thatafoodproducttravelstoamarket

B.thatafoodproducttravelsfromonemarkettoanother

C.betweenUKandotherfoodproducingcountries

D.betweenaThirdWorldcountryandaFirstWorldfoodmarket

34.BycomparingtomatoesraisedinBritainandinGhana,theauthortriestoexplainthat________.

A.Britishtomatoesar