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2017年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試英語試卷II第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。AInthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare'splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.NationalTheatreofChinaBeijing|ChineseThisgreatoccasion（盛會）willbethenationaltheatreofchina'sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany'sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare'sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational'sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.Date&Time:Saturday28April,&Sunday29April,&MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|GeorgianOneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指導(dǎo))bythecompany'sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.Date&Time:Friday18May,&Sunday19May,DefinitelyTheaterLondon|BritishSignLanguage(BSL)BytranslatingtherichandhumoroustextofLove'sLabour'sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DefinitelyTheatercreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare'scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.Date&Time:Tuesday22May,&Wednesday23May,HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|HebrewTheHabimaisthecenterofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide,foundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognized

asthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare'sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.Date&Time:Monday28May,&Tuesday29May,21.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?A.RichardIII.B.Love'sLabour'sLostC.AsYouLikeItD.ThemerchantofVenice22.WhatisspecialaboutDefinitelyTheatre?A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.theatreinLondon.C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.producingcomedies.canyouseeaplayinHebrew?A.OnSaturdayA.Ithastwogroupsofactors.theatreinLondon.C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.producingcomedies.canyouseeaplayinHebrew?A.OnSaturday28April.B.ItistheleadingD.ItisgoodatB.OnSunday29April.C.OnTuesday22C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn'twantmeforthefilm--itwantedsomebodyaswell-knownasPaul--hestoodupforme.Idon'tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft（技藝）andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother--butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore（核心）ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebriefthatifyou'refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback--hewithhisNewman'sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn'tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He'dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn'ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn'tneedalotofwords.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn'tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn'tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?Theywereofthesameage.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.Theircareforchildren.A.Theirbelief.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetest?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.CTerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle--namedtheTransition--hastwoseats,fourwheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115intheair.Itfliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon'texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It'sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon'thelpifyou'restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration'sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.

Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A.Itcauserstrafficjams.B.Itisdifficulttooperate.C.Itisveryexpensive.D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.Whatisthegovernment'sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A.Cautious.B.Favorable.C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FlyingCaratAutoShowTheTransition'sFistA.FlyingCaratAutoShowTheTransition'sFistFlightPilots'DreamComingTrueD.FlyingCarClosertoRealityDWhenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn'tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It'saplant'swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdon'tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn'tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate（親密的）thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There'sawholelotgoingon.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.

C.ItstandsquietlyD.ItsendsoutcertainC.ItstandsquietlyD.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inparagraph3?A.Theattackersgetattacked.B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsectsC.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessaryWhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theworldischangingfasterthanever.B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore.C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems.D.PeopleinDarwin'stimewereimaginative.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou'retryingtogetworkdone.36,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let'stakealookatthemnow.37.Tellthepersonyou'resorryandexplainthatyouhaveamillionthingstodoandthenaskiftheofyoucantalkatadifferenttime.Whenpeopletrytointerruptyou,havesethoursplannedandletthemknowtocomebackduringthattimeorthatyou'llfindthemthen.38.Itcanhelptoeliminate（消除）futureinterruptions.Whenyouneedtosomeone,don'tdoitinyourownoffice.39,it'smucheasiertoexcuseyourselftogetbacktoyourworkthanifyoutrytogetsomeoneoutofyourspaceevenafterexplaininghowbusyyouareIfyouhaveadoortoyouroffice,makegooduseofit.40.Ifsomeoneknocksandit'snotanimportantmatter,excuseyourselfandletthepersonknowyou'rebusysotheycangetthehint（暗示）thanwhenthedoorisclosed,you'renottobedisturbed.Ifyou'rebusy,don'tfeelbadaboutsayingnoWhenyouwanttoavoidinterruptionsatworkSetboundariesforyourselfasfarasyourtimegoesIfyou'reintheotherperson'sofficeorinapublicareaIt'simportantthatyouletthemknowwhenyou'llbeavailableItmightseemunkindtocutpeopleshortwhentheyinterruptyouLeaveitopenwhenyou'reavailabletotalkandcloseitwhenyou'renot第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20小題：每小題分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。In1973,Iwasteachingelementaryschool.Eachday,27kids__41__“TheThinkingLaboratory.”Thatwasthe__42__studentsvotedforafterdecidingthat“Room104”wastoo__43__.Freddywasanaverage__44__,butnotanaverageperson.Hehadtherarebalanceoffunandcompassion（同情）.Hewould__45__theloudestoverfunandbethesaddestoveranyone's__46__.Beforetheschoolyear__47__,Igavethekidsaspecial__48__,T-shirtswiththewords“VerbsAreYour__49__”onthem.Ihadadvisedthekidsthatwhileverbs（動詞）mayseemdull,mostofthe__50__thingstheydothroughouttheirliveswillbeverbs.Throughtheyears,I'drunintoformerstudentswhowouldprovide__51__onoldclassmates.IlearnedthatFreddydidseveraljobsafterhis__52__fromhighschoolandremainedthesame__53__personImetfortyyearsbefore.Once,whileworkingovernightatastore,heletahomelessman__54__inhistruck.Anothertime,he__55__afriendmoneytobuyahouse.Justlastyear,Iwas__56__aworkshopwhensomeoneknockedattheclassroomdoor.Awoman__57__theinterruptionandhandedmeanenvelope.Istoppedteachingand__58__itup.Insidewerethe“Verbs”shirtanda__59__fromFreddy'smother.“FreddypassedawayonThanksgiving.Hewantedyoutohavethis.”Itoldthestorytotheclass.Assadasitwas,Icouldn'thelpsmiling.AlthoughFreddywastakenfromus,fromFreddy.weall__60__something41.A.builtB.enteredC.decoratedD.ran42.A.nameB.ruleC.brandD.plan43.A.smallB.darkC.strangeD.dull44.A.scholarB.studentC.citizenD.worker45.A.speakB.singC.questionD.laugh

46.A.misfortuneB.disbeliefC.dishonestyD.mistake47.A.changedB.approachedC.returnedD.ended48.A.lessonB.giftC.reportD.message49.A.friendsB.AwardsC.MastersD.Tasks50.A.simpleB.uniqueC.funD.clever51.A.assessmentsB.commentsC.instructionsD.updates52.A.graduationB.retirementC.separationD.resignation53.A.daringB.modestC.caringD.smart54.A.waitB.sleepC.study

live55.A.D.paidowedB.chargedC.lent56.A.observingB.preparingC.designingD.conducting57.A.regrettedB.avoidedC.excusedD.ignored58.A.openedB.packedC.gaveD.held59.A.pictureB.billC.noteD.diary60.A.choseB.tookC.expectedD.borrowed第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。In1863thefirstundergroundpassengerrailwayintheworldopenedinLondon.Itranforjustundersevenkilometersandallowedpeopletoavoidterrible61(crowd)ontheroadsaboveastheytravelledtoand62work.Ittookthreeyearstocompleteandwasbuiltusinganinterestingmethod.Thisincludeddigginguptheroad,63(lay)thetrackandthenbuildingastrongroofover64top.Whenallthosehadbeendone,theroadsurfacewasreplaced.Steamengines65(use)topullthecarriagesanditmusthavebeen66(fair)unpleasantforthepassengers,withallthesmokeandnoise.However,therailwayquicklyprovedtobeagreatsuccessandwith