1、陕西省榆林市 2017 届高考模拟第二次测试英语试题第 I 卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.151. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a laundry
2、. B. At a nursery. C. In a library.2. When are Jennys parents coming?A. In April. B. In June. C. In October.3. What will the woman probably do?A. Write a book review. B. Go to visit the writer. C. Buy the writers new book.4. What does the man mean?A. The ladys room is a long way from here.B. She has
3、 to sign up for using the ladys room.C. She is not able to use the ladys room right now.5. Why wont the woman eat any more food?A. She is losing weight. B. She isnt feeling well. C. She has had enough第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22. 5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对
4、话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What do we know about Kate?A. Shes too busy to see a doctor.B. The doctors advice does her no good.C. She hasnt got well though she has seen a doctor.7. Who will go to see Kate?A. The woman. B. The man. C. Both the man a
5、nd the woman.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What does the man want?A. Less work. B. More fun. C. A good dinner.9. How does the man feel?A. Dissatisfied B. Excited. C. Sleepy.10. What is the mans attitude towards his older generation?A. Doubtful. B. Uninterested. C. Wishful听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why do
6、es the man hire some bikes?A. To visit the island with his friend.B. To go to visit the bicycle rental shop.C. To go traveling abroad.12. What does the woman suggest?A. Seeing her tomorrow. B. Going to the beach. C. Hiring a motorbike.13. Where is the man staying?A. At Burts Bicycle Rental. B. At th
7、e Holiday Sun Hotel. C. At No. 100 Teckman Street.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. When did Meg hand in the report?A. On September 1st. B. On September 3rd C. On September 5th.15. What is the most important to Starbucks success?A. Its management. B. The taste of its coffee. C. Its selections of stores and
8、 service.16. What does the professor advise Meg to do?A. To leave out some figures. B. To find a new topic. C. To do more research.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is Task Rabbit?A. A service company.B. An old company with new ideas.C. A successful magazine that offers many services.18. What could a
9、 Task Rabbit worker do?A. Give people a job to do. B. Lend people money for rent. C. Help people move their furniture.19. Who founded the company Task Rabbit?A. Sally. B. Leah Busque. C. Mary.20. What is the theme of Task Rabbit?A. Making millions of dollars.B. Finding ways to help the elderly.C. Co
10、nnecting neighbors to help each other.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。AWelcome to The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Met, which is short for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to exp
11、erience and enjoy. Millions of people take part in The Met experience online or offline.Since it was founded in 1870, The Met has always tried to be more than a storeroom of rare and beautiful objects. Every day art comes alive in the Museums galleries and through its exhibitions and events, reveali
12、ng both new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures.Notes：I. How can I obtain permission to film or photograph at The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Please email a detailed request to communicatiomnietmuseum.org.II. How can I obtain suitable images to reproduce in a magazine, n
13、ewspaper, or website? To view and request press images for the Museums current and upcoming exhibitions and news stories about the Met, please sign in or register for a press account in the Press Images section of the online Press Room.III. All other image requests should be directed to Art Resource
14、 through its website (http:/www.artres. com), by telephone at 212-505-8700, or email at . You may also submit your request using the Image Request Form available on the Mets website.IV. If you have any other questions, please contact the Museums Digital Department:Digital DepartmentThe Metropolitan
15、Museum of Art1000 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10028-0198Telephone: 212-650-2550Email: prtvacypolicymetmuseum.org1. What type of writing is this text?A. A business guide. B. An art survey.C. A research report. D. An advertisement.2. What can we learn about the Met from the text?A. The Met has a hi
16、story of 5,000 years.B. People started to visit the Met online to buy objects.C. The Met stops collecting arts right now.D. People cannot take a photo without the permission of the Met.3. What should you do if you want to have images used for a magazine?A. Email to communicationsmetmuseum.org.B. Tel
17、ephone at 212-505-8700.C. Write an application at the online Press Room.D. Contact the Museums Digital Department.【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C【解析】本文主要介绍了大都会艺术博物馆的情况，并且欢迎大家来参观。1. 本文主要介绍了大都会艺术博物馆的情况，并且欢迎大家来参观，所以这篇文章是一则广告。2. 根据 How can I obtain permission to film or photograph at The Metropolitan Museum of Art?
18、Please email a detailed request to communicatiomnietmuseum.org. 可知没有大都会博物馆的允许，不能拍照。3. 根据 How can I obtain suitable images to reproduce in a magazine, newspaper, or website? To view and request press images for the Museums current and upcoming exhibitions and news stories about the Met, please sign i
19、n or register for a press account in the Press Images section of the online Press Room. 可知如果你想把图像用于杂志，你需要给网上新闻中心写申请。BVolunteering Is FunOne afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new experiences so I decided to start vo
20、lunteering. I searched on my computer and found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.My time working on a farm was a new experience for me. It was basically a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. However, it was not your typical holiday as I had to look after fiftee
21、n horses and sleep at the top of a tower in a castle! I was an awful farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends.However, you do not need to go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a hobby. For example, I love singing so I had a g
22、ood laugh waving my arms in an attempt to conduct my local choir. I did slowly improve and it felt great to conduct the choir in a concert. At university, I organised a concert for charity with my friends. It was really fun finding hands and raising money for a cause we believe in.It is true that yo
23、u feel good volunteering but there are also other advantages. I once vol-unteered as a server at a charity sports event where the organizers gave me cupcakes to thank me for my services. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to update my wardrobe (衣柜).While this
24、 is all fun, my favourite aspect of volunteering is creating and sharing stories. My terrible attempts at farming have given me hilarious stories to tell! Talking to volunteers from different countries and backgrounds has also helped me learn more about the world. I feel thankful to have had so much
25、 fun with many nice people thanks to volunteering.4. Why did the author want to be a volunteer?A. He wanted to go abroad.B. He felt ashamed of himself.C. He wanted to taste new life and make friends.D. He wanted to be a farmer.5. The underlined word “hilarious” in the last paragraph is closest in me
26、aning to “ ” .A. sad B. criticalC. awful D. funny6. The author did many volunteering work except .A. taking care of horses and sheep B. conducting a choir in a concertC. helping in a charity sports event D. helping in a charity shop7. How does the author feel according to the last paragraph?A. Curio
27、us. B. Anxious.C. Cautious. D. Grateful.【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D【解析】本文主要讲了作者去农场当志愿者的一次经历，作者认为这次经历非常有意义。4. 根据 I wanted to meet people and have new experiences so I decided to start volunteering.可知作者想要成为一名志愿者，是因为他想体验一种新的生活和结交新的朋友。5. 根据 While this is all fun, my favourite aspect of volunteering is creat
28、ing and sharing stories. 可知“hilarious” 的意思是有趣的。6. 根据 However, it was not your typical holiday as I had to look after fifteen horses and sleep at the top of a tower in a castle! 可知作者没有过照顾马和羊这样的经历。7. 根据 I feel thankful to have had so much fun with many nice people thanks to volunteering. 可知作者对这次经历充满了感
29、激。CThe worlds first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated-and itll give anyone a touch of dizzi-ness, unless he or she is not bothered by heights.Situated in the capitals new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the glass pool, hanging 10 storeys, or 110 feet up as a bridge between two apartmen
30、t buildings, is 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 metres to the street below as they take a dip, with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world Its even got a bar, folding chairs and an orange garden.The pool will be part of
31、Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge billion building pro-ject beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thou-sands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $ 1 million, and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners.Embassy Garden
32、s takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been done before. The Sky Pools transpa
33、rent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade.The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London.Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a faultless view of the Palace of West-mins
34、ter and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market.8. Who can swim in the Sky Pool?A. Anyone at Nine Elms. B. Visitors to London.C. People living in Embassy Gardens. D. Those who are not terrified of heights.9. People luck
35、y enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except .A. drinking with friends B. sitting in the orange gardenC. appreciating the London Eye D. experiencing diving and surfing10. What do we know from the text?A. The pool is 25 metres above the ground.B. The pool was similar to New Yorks mode
36、rn constructions.C. The pool lies in the centre of London.D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens.11. We can infer from the text that .A. The apartments of Embassy Garden are fairly expensiveB. the new American Embassy has been moved awayC. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy G
37、ardensD. building the pool is not a complex job【答案】8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A【解析】这篇文章主要介绍了大使馆花园的空中泳池，这个空中泳池对于销售公寓是非常有益的。8. 根据 and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners. 可知住在大使馆花园里的人可以在空中泳池游泳。9. 根据 Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a faultless view of the Palace of West-minst
38、er and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market. 可知人们不能在空中泳池体验潜水和冲浪。10. 根据 It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market. 可知这个空中泳池对于销售公寓是非常有益的。11. 根据 The project
39、 is creating thou-sands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $ 1 million, and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners. 推断出大使馆花园的公寓是非常贵的。DEvery day, people come into contact with thousands of chemicals. These chemicals are said to be harmless to human health. I
40、n fact，the chemicals are considered so safe that we wash with them. We put them on our bodies and even our faces. Other chemical products are used throughout our homes.By the time you walk out of your front door, you have already been exposed to thousands of chemicals.On its own, each chemical seems
41、 harmless. But in combination with other chemicals, they may become deadly. That is the finding of a two-year study by a high-profile task force of scientists. The task force was told to investigate the cancer-causing possibility of chemical mixtures.Linda Gulliver was one of 174 scientists on the t
42、ask force. Their job was to study the cancer-causing potential of 85 chemicals. All 85 are said to be common in the environment.Ms. Gulliver explains that chemicals have the potential or y to form dangerous mixtures. Even simple minerals can become dangerous when mixed with chemicals found in plasti
43、cs or beauty products.Working in groups, the scientists explored how different chemical mixtures could lead to cancer. Ms. Gullivers team looked at the ability of different combinations to support the in- crease of malignant (恶性的) human cells.She says the current way to identify whether chemicals ca
44、use cancer is to test them one at a time. This method leads, she adds, to a long list of supposedly “safe” chemicals. She and her team say that approach needs to change.“We definitely need certain research to find out what mixtures of chemicals would be more harmful than others; what groups of chemi
45、cals, when together, would produce more harmful effects. And at the moment, that is not known.”An estimated one in five cancers has been linked to chemical exposure. It may turn out that the cancer-causing villain (恶棍) is not a single chemical at all.12. What effect may one single chemical have on u
46、s according to the text?A. It may let us suffer from cancer.B. It may not cause danger to us.C. It may destroy our body.D. It may let our body make a change.13. What can we learn about Ms. Gullivers research?A. She has found reasons for five kinds of cancers.B. She has found that only one chemical c
47、an cause cancer.C. She has found 85 cancer-causing chemicals.D. She is not sure what mixtures of chemicals are more harmful.14. According to the text we can infer that the study .A. is just wasting time and moneyB. is in need of great effortsC. will cause panic in publicD. will be resisted by the pu
48、blic15. What is the best title for the text?A. Mixtures of Safe Chemicals May Cause CancerB. Being Exposed to One Chemical Is DangerousC. How Mixtures of Safe Chemicals Come into Being?D. What Is the Real Cause for Cancer?【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A【解析】这篇文章主要讲了科学家研究表明单一的化学物质并不会造成癌症，多种化学物质混合就可能会造成癌症，目前阶段并不能确定哪些化学物质混合会更有害。12.
