2017寧夏高考英語真題及答案

1、2017寧夏 ? 考英語真題及答案?考英語單項選擇題覆蓋 ?,考點多 , 強調(diào)在語境中考查學 ?時詞匯、語法等基礎知識和 ?常交際? 語的靈活運 ?能?。下?是店鋪為你整理關于2017 寧夏?考英語真題的內(nèi)容，希望 ?家喜歡!2017寧夏?考英語真題第 卷第?部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分)第?節(jié) (共 20 ?題：每?題2分，滿分 40 分)閱讀下列短 ?，從每題所給的四個選項(A 、 B、 C和 D) 中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡該項涂 ?。AThis brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone

2、learning at any stage of life.Its formal, serious style closelymatches its content, a school-masterlybook on schooling.Theauthor, W. H. Armstrong,starts with the basics: readingand writing.In his opinion, readingdoesn jut st mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information,

3、 digesting it and incorporating itinto oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of him. The goal is to bring the informationback to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Readingand writingcannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim

4、of reading is to express the information you have gotfrom the text. I ve seen it again and：agSaoinmeone who can t express an idea after reading a text is justas ineffective as someone who hasn t read it at all.Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specifi

5、c tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion) regarding historyto his students,that wasa hundredtimesmore than my historyteachersever got across

6、.To mydisappointment,in this part of the book he ignoresthe arts. As a matter of fact, they demandall theconcentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind. Although itscommonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the art

7、s is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960snone of the references( 參考 ?獻 )seemnewerthan the late 1950s.As a result,the discussionmissesthe entire computer age.These are small points, though, and dont

8、 affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.1. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to.A. gain knowledge and expand ones viewB. understand the meaning between the linesC. express ideas based on what one has readD. gets infor

9、mation and keeps it alive in memory2. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts.A. requires great efforts B. demands real passionC. is less natural than learning maths D. is as natural as learning a language3. What is a shortcoming of Armstrongs work according to the author?A. Some id

10、eas are slightly contradictory.B. There is too much discussion on studying science.C. The style is too serious.D. It lacks new information.4. This passage can be classified as.A. an advertisement B. a book reviewC. a feature story D. a news report5. Which of the following words can best describe the

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16、oduced in detail.B. They all want people in the proper position.C. Each of them is commented by their manager.D. They are located in the south of the same city.7. The applicants for the post of a secretary in City College Union Inc should have the following qualities except.A. ability of organizatio

17、n B. knowledge about filling the formC. typing skill D. writing rapidly8. The attractiveness of the post in Emu Airline is.A. its promising future B. its free flyingC. its good salary D. its nice working conditions9. If you want to be a sewing machine operator, you may contact this company by.A. Ema

18、il B. fax C. phone D. visit CEnvy seems to be bad, but it doesn't have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an advantage.Psychologistsclassifyenvy in two ways: negativeand positive.With positiveenvy, you aremotivated by another person's succ

19、ess and struggle to follow it. With negative envy, you want to cut the advantaged person down so you look better by comparison. Let's say you feel sufferings of envy after your rival( 對? ) at another firm gets promoted. Negative envy might drive you to destroy his success, but positiveenvy would

20、 inspire you to work harder and get promoted, too.Studies show positive envy can be a great motivator( 動 ? ). In a 2011 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, researchers in the Netherlands conducted a series of experiments with more than 200 university students. Research

21、ers found that when they caused feelings ofpositive envy-as opposed to admiration or negative envyin the students, it drove them to want to studymore and perform better on a test measuring creativity and intelligence. While admiration may feel better, the researchers found, it doesn't motivate p

22、erformance like the pain and frustration of envy.“Those painfulsufferingsof envyare there for an evolutionary( 進 化 的 ) reason, ” says TexasChristian University researcher Sarah E. Hill,“ warning us that someone has something of importance to us.”Building on this theory, Dr. Hill and others conducted

23、 a series of experiments, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, to test whether envy improves attention and memorythe tools neededto copy a rival's steps to success. In one experiment, half of the participants were asked to recall past feelings of envy; the other half we

24、ren't. The two groups were then shown mock( 模 擬 的 ) interviews of imaginary peers. The group filled with envy paid closer attention and better recalled details about theinterview subjects. In other words, envy made them more astute(機敏的 ). Not only can envy motivate us to reach for higher goals,

25、it may even give us the cognitive push to get there.10. What s the bad effect of negative envy?A. It makes you lose heart and gets discouraged.B. It has you feel motivated.C. It makes you harm or hurt others on purpose.D. It reminds you to struggle to follow your dreams.11. What s the benefit of pos

26、itive envy?A. It inspires you to find a possible rival to try to defeat them.B. It encourages you to work harder with a positive attitude.C. It won t hurt your opponents in the same firm.D. It won t destroy your success at another firm.12. Compared to admiration, positive envy can.A. make you feel w

27、orse in all sidesB. be more likely to get you to admire othersC. make you feel the pain in your performanceD. be more likely to get you inspired to get success13. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Envy seems to be bad. B. Keep your envy in secret.C. Make full use of positive envy. D. Forget ab

28、out your envy now.DTulou, the specialresidentialarchitectureof FujianProvincewas includedon the UNESCOs World Heritage List during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec, Canada.In the fourth century, Han Chineselivingin the CentralPlains area beganto migratesouth, graduallygathe

29、ringin Fujian and forming the Hakkacommunities.As a defenceagainstenemies,theHakkas chose to live in compact(緊湊的 ) communities, and the tulou was their preferred houses. Tens of thousands of such earthen structures were constructed in Fujian Province.Most tulous are to be found in the valleys, surro

30、unded by high mountains, and some are in thedepths of the great mountains. Most are three to four stories high, and look like circular blockhouses(堡壘 ). Rooms on the first floor are used as kitchens, rooms on the second floor are used as barns(? 倉 ), and roomson the third and fourth floors are for b

31、edrooms and living rooms. For defensive purposes, the rooms on the first floor have no windows.Raw materials for the tulou were obtained locally. Their main building material was a mixture ofclay, sand, lime and water, and egg whites, brown sugar and rice water were added as adhesive agents(粘合劑 ). I

32、t was then mixed to form the walls. Once they dried, the walls were so hard that driving a nail intothem would have been difficult.Fir branches,which are extremelystrong and do not rot, were used to strengthen them, and many centuries later they have remained their original look.Tulousare locatedin

33、a regionwhereearthquakeshappenfrequently,andtheir circular construction helps them resist the regular shocks.The provendesigneven inspiredone famousPeruvianarchitect,who paid severalvisits toYongding, to build a tulou back home. Not long after, an earthquake struck only 10 kilometers away, and while

34、 all the houses around the earthen building fell down, his tulou remained.14. From the passage , we know that Tulou.A. is a special residential architecture of Han Chinese in Fujian even todayB. was once the place where the Hakkas chose to live togetherC. stands in the valleys and is also modern peo

35、ples preferred housesD. looks like circular blockhouses but easy to fall down in the earthquake 15.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Hakkas built tulous when they lived in the Central Plains areaB. Raw materials for the tulou were obtained from far awayC. It is difficult to

36、dig a hole into the walls of the tulouD. Fir branches may help them resist the regular shocks 16.What would be the best title for the passage?A. One of UNESCOs World Heritage ListB. The Function of TulousC. Yongding County and The HakkasD. The special Earthen Architecture of Fujian EA sunflower is a

37、 sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to dosomethingfor your local environment?As early as next year it may well be possible.When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower.A biodegrada

38、ble(?物所能分解的)mobilephone was, this month, introducedby scientists.It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle.Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over

39、 time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone coverthat contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. These feedthe seed and help the flower grow.Eng

40、ineers have designed a small transparent(透明的 )window to hold the seed. They have madesure it only grows when the phone is thrown away.“ We ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far.But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses i

41、n next time,” said one scientist.As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away.This means manufacturersare under pressureto find ways of recyclingthem. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within t

42、wo years, adding plastic, heavymetal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(緩解 )for nature , according to the scientists.“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you dont have to concern yourself with thephone when you have finished using it,

43、” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.17. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones.B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone.C. To discuss the development of phone

44、 technology.D. To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers.18. People throw away their cell phones most probably because .A. there is something wrong with themB. no sunflowers can grow out of themC. they are out of fashionD. they are becoming cheaper and cheaper19. It could be learn

45、ed from the passage that .A. developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environmentB. phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phoneC. the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the worldD. the phones that can be recycled are available only in

46、Britain now20. What might be the most suitable title for this passage?A. Sunflower and Phone. B. Plant Your Phone.C. Protect Our Environment. D. No Worry about Phone.第?節(jié) (共 5?題：每?題2 分，滿分 10 分)根據(jù)短 ?內(nèi)容，從短 ?后的選項中選出能填 ?空?處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the

47、origins of chocolate can betraced back to Central and South America. 21 but how did chocolate go from being the food of the gods tobeing the food of love?22 They established the first cocoa plantation and used the cocoa beans as the main ingredient ina dark, bitter drinkthat we wouldcall “ chocolate

48、Th”e . Mayasbelievedthat chocolatehad mysticalproperties. 23 In fact, cocoa beans were used as a form of currency that was worth its weight in gold.SpanishconquistadorHernandoCortezwasthefirst Europeanexplorerto realizecocoscommercial possibilities. 24 in 1529, Cortez returned Spain and introduced c

49、hocolate as a drink mixed with sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon to European society.It caught on, especially with the nobility. As its popularity spread, people found new ways to makeand use chocolate. 25 Whether it is in delectable desserts or crunchy candy, people all over the world are still in love

50、with chocolate.A. But cocoa also had commercial value.B. But not all the people all over the world love cocoa.C. For centuries, the native there regarded cocoa as a gift from the gods.D. When he arrived in the New World in 1519, he soon established his own cocoa plantation.E. Around A. D. 600, the M

51、ayas were the main aboriginal group in Central America.F. These days, chocolate is enjoyed as both a tasty treat and a romantic indulgence.G. Doctors said cocoa plays an active part in medicine.第?部分英語知識運?( 共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分)第?節(jié)完形填空(共 20 ?題 ;每?題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分)閱讀下 ?短?，從短?后各題所給四個選項(A 、B 、C 和D) 中，選出可以填 ?空?處的最

52、佳選項，并在答題卡該項涂 ?。A group of graduatesgot togetherto visit their old universityprofessor.Theconversationsoon turned into complaints about 26 in work and life. Offering his 27 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and28 with a large pot of coffee and a 29 of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal,

53、some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful telling them to 30 themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said,“if you have 31 , all the nice- looking expensive cups have been 32 , leaving behind the plain and 33 ones. While it is normal for you

54、towant only the best for yourselves, that is the 34 of your problems and stress.”“Be assured that the cup 35 adds no quality to the coffee. 36 it is just more expensive and in some cases 37 hides what we drink.”“ 38 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 39 you consciously went for the best

55、cups. And then you began 40 each other s cups.”Now consider this: 41 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 42 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 43 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on th

56、e cup, we 44 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups!Don t let the cups 45 you enjoy the coffee instead.26. A. stress B. dream C. sorrow D. truth27. A. friends B. customers C. fellows D. guests28. A. carried B. returned C. arrived D. reached29. A. kind B. variety C. sort D. number30. A. devote B. expose C. help D. addictedgkstkCom31. A