1、2017 届安徽省普通高中高考考前考试大纲模拟调研（六）英语（解析版）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。AThe National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass SeriesA pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks
2、 and national wildlife refuges as well as standard amenity（便利设施）fees and day use fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas at national forests and grasslands, and at lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation and U. S. Army Corps o
3、f Engineers. Children aged 15 or under are admitted free. The following passes make up the series：Annual Pass $ 80 Available to everyone. Can be obtained in person at a federal recreation site, right here online, or contact us. Non-transferable（不可转让的） .Senior Pass $ 10, lifetime pass For U. S. citiz
4、ens or permanent residents aged 62 or over. May be obtained online, in person at a federal recreation site or through the mail using this application form. Applicants must provide documentation of age and residency or citizenship.Access Pass Free For U. S. citizens or permanent residents with perman
5、ent disabilities. May be obtained in person at a federal recreation site or through the mail using this application form. Applicants must provide documentation of permanent disability and residency or citizenship.Volunteer Pass Free For volunteers who acquire 250 service hours with the federal agenc
6、ies that participate in the Interagency Pass Program. Contact your local federal recreation site for more information about volunteer opportunities or visit Volunteer, gov.21. Which pass is suitable for a healthy U. S. citizen in his seventies?A. Annual Pass. B. Senior Pass.C. Access Pass. D. Volunt
7、eer Pass.22. What do we know about the pass series?A. Only U. S. citizens can access the series.B. Ownership of Annual Pass can be handed over.C. Access Pass can be got through two ways.D. Volunteering guarantees Volunteer Pass.23. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A report. B. A poster. C
8、. A newspaper. D. A webpage.BWhen Seattle-based poet Heather McHugh won $500,000 from the Mac Arthur Foundation, she didnt buy a Maserati or fly to Paris. Instead, she put the money in the bank and continued teaching college courses and writing poetry. It wasnt until about two years later, in 2011,
9、that she finally figured out what to do with it.She discovered there are millions of caregivers in the United States taking care of the chronically（长期地）ill or disabled. “Its a heartbreaking contract of love,” she says. So in 2012, Heather formed Caregifted, a non-profit organization that offers a se
10、ven-day, all-expenses-paid vacation to Vancouver Island to people who have been caregivers for at least ten years.”Its hard physical, psychological, and emotional work. “Its clear they deserve and need a respite,” she says.Tricia Eisner, a single mother of 19-year-old triplet（三胞胎中的一个）boys，two of the
11、m with severe illness, was one of the first caregivers to go on vacation, in 2013. When Tricia got a phone call saying Caregifted wanted to send her to Eastport，Maine ，she “couldnt believe” someone would pay for her to go on a vacation; disbelief gave way to concern about her sons. But after two day
12、s away, the worry was gone. n After being in Maine by myself, with nobody to take care of or think about except myself, I realized that rock was gone,“ says Tricia. She was afraid the heaviness would return when the week was over, but to her surprise, it hasnt been back since.Heather says, “Everybod
13、y needs restorative time. For some, its life-extending.” Tricia and the other guests arent the only ones to benefit from Caregifted ； Heather has too. “I thought I was the queen of love, being a poet, ” Heather says. “But I didnt know a thing about love until I met these people.”24. Whom is Caregift
14、ed intended for?A. The disabled. B. The kids.C. The caregivers. D. The patients.25. What does the underlined word “respite” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. reward B. rest C. job D. promotion26. How did Tricia feel after staying in Maine for two days?A. Concerned. B. Relieved. C. Excited. D. Doubtful
15、.27. What does the last paragraph suggest?A. People benefit when they give.B. Poets are full of love and helpful.C. Caregifted is life-extending.D. Heather once lackedlove.CA nerve-zapping（电击神经）headset caused people to get rid of fat in a small preliminary study. Six people who had received the stim
16、ulation（刺激）lost on average about 8 percent of the fat on their trunks in four months, scientists reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,The headset stimulated the vestibular nerve（前庭神经）, which runs just behind the ears. That nerve sends signals to the hypothalamus, a brain st
17、ructure thought to control the bodys fat storage. By stimulating the nerve with an electrical current, the technique shifts the body away from storing fat toward burning it.Six overweight and obese people received the treatment, consisting of up to four one-hour-long sessions of stimulation a week.
18、Because it activated the vestibular system, the stimulation created the sensation of gently rocking on a boat or floating in a pool, said the studys co-author Jason McKeown of the University of California, San Diego.After four months, body scans measured the trunk fat for the six people receiving th
19、e treatment and three people who received unreal stimulation. All six in the treatment group lost some trunk fat, despite not having changed their activity or diet. In contrast, those in the unreal group gained some fat. Researchers suspect that changes in the set of life-sustaining chemical transfo
20、rmations within human cells are behind the difference. “The results were a lot better than we thought theyd be,” McKeown said.Earlier studies found that vestibular nerve stimulation causes mice to drop fat and pack on muscle, resulting in what McKeown called Schwarzenegger mice. Though small, the cu
21、rrent study suggests that the approach has promise in people. McKeown and his colleagues have started a company based on the technology and plan to test it further.28. What is an electrical current used for?A. Causing the body to bum its fat.B. Controlling the bodys storage of fat.C. Seeing if the h
22、eadset will be affected.D. Speeding the process of ones digesting.29. Whats the probable reason for the different results in participants?A. The length of stimulation they received.B. The type of stimulation they received.C. The difference in their vestibular system.D. The way chemicals process in t
23、heir body.30. Which is true about McKeowns current findings?A. They have a kind of practical value.B. They go against those of earlier tests on mice.C. They were widely recognized at the meeting.D. They have been tested by MeKeowns company.31. What can be the best title of the text?A. The science of
24、 zapping fatB. A new trial of weight lossC. Zapping certain nerves leads to fat lossD. Exercise for weight loss and get fitDWhen we smile, our system recognizes that theres an absence of threat, and relaxes: It slows down our heart rate, and may temporarily reduce blood pressure, too, promoting over
25、all heart health. Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax your heart rate.Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality. We all know that when you smile at people, even strangers, they almost always smile back, spr
26、eading a kind of peace and goodwill. This contagious（有感染力的）smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other peoples emotions. Its why people who spend time around children，who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.People who are generous with smiles ar
27、e considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan（面无表情的）expression. Consider successful salesmen and politicians. Can you imagine how wed react if they wore sour expressions? People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust and earn better tips than someone who provi
28、des the same service with an impassive face.In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore full-faced, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or didnt smile at all, who lived 5 to 7 years less. Smiling can make
29、 us look younger, too: People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiley counterparts.We now have evidence that we are hardwired to smile. While smiling used to be considered a learned behavior that babies acquired at around six weeks of
30、 age, more advanced ultrasound testing has shown that even babies who are bom blind can smile. Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb（子宫）, and these reactions are thought to prepare them for their life outside. Now smiling has joined the list. Say chee
31、se!32. What can smiling do according to Paragraph 1?A. Remove your life pressure.B. Improve the condition of the heart.C. Make your blood pressure steady.D. Prevent you from being absent-minded.33. What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?A. Stay more with people smiling
32、more.B. Approach smart children.C. Care more about others feelings.D. Volunteer together with more strangers.34. What does the author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians?A. A false smile may hurt people.B. Smiles contribute to a career.C. Generous people tend to smile more.D. Work pr
33、essure stops people smiling.35. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?A. Babies smile within 2 months.B. Blind babies learn to smile.C. Smiling is a natural ability.D. Breathing and sucking are similar to smiling.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。Techno
34、logy sometimes goes wrong. And the more you use technology, the more you know it can go wrong. A connection drops. A printer will not print or an app crashes. Tech troubles can let users down quickly. First reactions may be to scream，throw the device（设备）against the wall, or cry. 36 By following thes
35、e steps, you could solve some of the most common tech problems on your own.Search the Web. Learn about your tech problem on a search website, such as Google. See what others have experienced. Find expert articles about solving the problem. If your issue is with recent technology, such as a software
36、update, be sure to look for the most recent articles. 37_Check connection speed. Maybe you find that streaming, downloading orupdating is moving slowly. 38 You may think something is wrong with your device when, really, your network is just noe. A website such as Speedtest. net can check your connec
37、tion speed.39 Make sure you have the most recenl version of apps and software. You might ba expperiencing a problem from a bug（漏洞）that has been fixed in an update. But if you have not yet had the latest version you may miss the solution.Ask the developer. 40 You can communicate with developers over
38、email, Twitter or a contact form on their website. Explain the issue giving as much detail as possible, including the device you are using and the problem you are having.A. Update.B. Fix bugs.C. Tech tips from years ago may not work now.D. Contact the developer of the app or software.E. Have you eve
39、r struggled when technology went wrong?F. First, be sure to check your Internet connection speed.G. However, you may be able to solve the problem by yourself.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。In 2010, Alec Johnson presented hi
40、s father Michael with a Christmas list with a number of high-priced items. Wanting to show his son what really 41 in life, Michael and his wife Mehmaz brought Alec and his best friend Luke to downtown San Diego, where they 42 home-made burritos（墨西哥玉米卷饼）to the people living on the streets.At first, A
41、lec viewed the exercise as a 43 . But after communicating with the 44 in San Diego, Michael says, “The boys had such a great time that they asked if they could do it 45 ” The project quickly grew bigger,46 more and more of Alecs friends got involved.Over the years, the boys have 47 a lot about not o
42、nly themselves but the people theyre helping to 48 as well. One volunteer told People that taking part in the project has changed his sense of those less 49 . “When you go out there you see theyre just people who have had a hard 50 of luck.”On Sundays, Michaels day 51 as early as 4：30 a.m., when he
43、heads to a local restaurant 52 to begin preparing ingredients（配料）that will soon be used to make over 600 burritos. As the morning 53 , more and more people come to 54 their services. They quickly create these warm meals. 55 the burritos are all made around 8:30, the 56 pack up and drive to two diffe
44、rent57 locations in downtown San Diego. 58 round burritos, the group gives out drinks to those in need.“Our goal is to get people 59 the streets and provide them with a little nutrition, a little hope and a little 60 ,” says Michael.41. A. matters B. succeeds C. lacks D. happens42. A. picked up B. b
45、egged for C. handed out D. ate up43. A. course B. punishment C. relaxation D. reward44. A. hopeless B. stateless C. nameless D. homeless45. A. again B. well C. once D. hard46. A. unless B. as C. if D. although47. A. attempted B. shared C. conveyed D. learned48. A. free B. feed C. save D. cure49. A.
46、intelligent B. anxious C. guilty D. fortunate50. A. turn B. role C. trial D. plan51. A. breaks B. comes C. pauses D. begins52. A. kitchen B. reception C. counter D. court53. A. catches on B. works on C. wears on D. carries on54. A. acknowledge B. lend C. purchase D. consume55. A. Because B. Even tho
47、ugh C. Once D. In case56. A. volunteers B. employees C. waiters D. customers57. A. production B. camp C. market D. distribution58. A. In case of B. On account ofC. In addition to D. In response to59. A. into B. off C. near D. on 60. A. confidence B. belief C. pity D. dignity第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分
48、15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填写 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Foreigners with basic Chinese language skills can generally ask for advice on restaurants or how 61 (get) to the subway. But the fact is, many still find it 62 (challenge) to use the language in real-life settings. Some even think that no one in China actually speaks Putonghua, at least not 63 (nature). This is an opinion that many Chinese themselves would be quick to agree with.However, in a small county 64 (name) L
