2017海南省英語高考真題試題

2017海南省英語高考真題試題

第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),

并在答題卡該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?Youmightliketotryone

ofthesefourexperiences.

Crocodilewatching

Doyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifying

animalsonearth?CrocosaurusCove,inDarwin(Australia)hasthe“Cage

ofDeath”.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgives

youa360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfed.Thecablebroke

onceandthecagesanktothebottom,butthey’vefixeditsincethen.

Edgewalk

Howaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundred

metersupintheair?Ifthatsoundslikefun,headofftotheCNTower

inToronto(Ontario,Canada).Builtin1976,thetoweris553.33meters

tall.

TheEdgewalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5

meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.

Duringthewalk,you’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookover

Toronto’sskyline(輪廓線).

Plasticballrolling

Doyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?

Plasticballrollingispopularallovertheworld,butthe

placetogiveitagoisinRotorua(NewZealand).BrotherDavidand

AndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.Atypicalorb(球)isabout

3metersindiameter,withaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’s

nobrakeorsteeringmechanism,buttheinnerlayeroftheplasticball

helpsabsorbtheshock.

Volcanobungeejumping

Ifyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetime,howabout

goingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?

Aspartofthejumping,ahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarreal

volcano,oneofthemostactiveinChile.Onceyou’reatthedropzone,

youleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finally,you

enjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.

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21.Accordingtothepassage,therewasanaccidentoncewhen

people_____.

A.jumpedintotheVillarrealvolcano

B.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTower

C.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotorua

D.watchedcrocodilesinthe“CageofDeath”inDarwin

22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?

A.Edgewalk.B.Crocodilewatching.

C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.

23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.

A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextreme

C.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.

Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,because

theyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextra

minutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”

rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,I

alwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,

whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeaway

fromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemore

worksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglass

coffeetable.

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomesto

safety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonal

relationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregretted

thattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“I

forgiveyou.”Whenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctor

acrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,Itoldhimthatitwasaholiday

formycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthe

factthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupan

opportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogoto

workonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“if

only”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmy

policyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeven

thoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,orit

occasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonal

connection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyself

peaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotional

well-being.

24.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”

rule?

A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.

B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.

25.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto

______.

A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor

B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman

C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany

D.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached

26.Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosest

inmeaningto______.

A.avoidedB.lackedC.abandonedD.took

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEmotionalWell-being

B.TheTwoSaddestWords

C.TheMostUsefulRule

D.ThePeaceofMind

C

Areyouaddictedtocomputergames?Doyoustayupallnight

playingthem?Doyoufeelhappyafteryouplaycomputergames?

There’snodoubtthattheexcitementandappealingofgames

thesedaysmakesthemhardtoputdown.Weareattractedbythechoice

whenitcomestogaming:Youcanroleplay--creatingyourownfantasy

charactersandstories,givingyouachancetostepoutofeverydaylife

intoanimaginaryworld.Andthereareshootinggameswhereyoucanlet

outyourangeranddepressioninviolentsituationswhereyoukill

peoplewithguns.Youcangetexcitedfromthegames.

However,canthesekindsofgamesreallybefunandcanbeing

absorbedinvirtualrealitybegoodforus?Shouldweworryabouttheir

effectsonourhealth?PopulargameslikeGrandTheftAutohavebeen

blamedforeverythingfromfallingresultsatschooltocausingactsof

extremeviolence.Internetsafetyadviser,AlanMacKenzie,thinks“any

peopleunderstandablywilljustthinkthatagameisjustagameandnot

realizingtheexactcontentthat’sinthere”.Hegivesanexampleof

theviolence,whichhesaysis“whollyinappropriateforanybody,not

tomentionchildren.”

Otherswillarguethatgamingisaharmlessformof

entertainment.Thereisevidencethatplayingvideogamescouldactually

begoodforus.SomegameslikeGameofThronesandWorldofWarcraft

areeducationalandusinggamescertainlycanhelpchildrenlearngood

qualities.Studieshavealsoshownthattheskillsusedinplayinggames

cancausegrowthincertainareasofthebrain,theabilitytothinkin

3Dandevenimproveoureyesight.

Videogameplayersarealsonolongerjustsimplecreatures.For

some,gamingishavingapositiveeffectontheirsocialliveswith

gameslikeHaloandWorldofWarcraftoftenbeingplayedingroups.When

yourgroupworkstogethertowinthegame,yoursenseofachievementis

higherthanwhenwinningbyyourself.

Soeverycoinhastwosides.Itseemstoday,gamingisn’tjust

forgamefansandifusedinaproperway,wecanalltakepart.If

videogameshavetwosides,whatsidedoyoustandby?

28.Thewriterusedalotofquestionsatthebeginningto

_______.

A.showhisworriesabouttheeffectonhealth

B.leadintothetopicofthepassage

C.askthereaderfortheirownopinionsaboutgames

D.doubttheadvantageofplayingcomputergames

29.Paragraph3mainlytalksabout_______.

A.thecontentsofthegamearecomplex

B.gamescontainextremeviolence

C.populargamesleadtostudents’fallingresultsatschool

D.gamingisaharmfulformofentertainment

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingshowsthe

goodinfluenceonsociallives?

A.HanMeimeipassedtheexamafterplayingthegames.

B.LiHualeantmanyEnglishwordsfromplayinggames.

C.Sunyanworkedwellwithhisteammates.

D.YangLiletouthisangerandexpressions.

31.InParagraph4,theauthorsupportshisidea_______.

A.bygivingsomeexamplesB.withdescriptivewords

C.byprovidingsomenumbersD.withsomeresearchresults

D

WhenTakinganUber—ShouldYouTiporNot?

TakinganUbercarmaynolongerbeadirectdriver-passenger

andguilt-freeexperience.Theride-sharingexperienceisabouttoget

awkward.

WiththewideapplicationoftheInternet,Uber,anewapproach

toyourdestinationinsteadoftakinganordinarytaxi,hasbecomemore

popularrecently.However,benefitswon’tcomewithoutitsfairshare

ofdrawbacks.

Uberdriversareapartoftheso-calledsharingeconomy:They

usetheirownvehicles,receivecustomerreviewsviatheapp’sfive-

starratingsystemandmaketheirownhours.Unlikeotherservices,Uber

claimedthatdriversalloverthecountrycouldclearlyalertcustomers

thattippingisnotincluded.Thosedriversthatexpecttobetippedcan

maketheirwishesknown.Butthecompanyisholdingtoitsofficialno-

tip-requiredline,accordingtoitswebsite.“Onceyouarriveatyour

destination,yourfareisautomaticallychargedtoyourcreditcardon

file—There’snoneedtotip.”Althoughdriversvaluetheir

independence—thefreedomtopushabuttonratherthanpunchaclock,

lackofaclearpolicy,however,leavesUberdriversinavulnerable(脆

弱的)position:Iftheyaskacustomerforatiporputupasign,that

customercouldgivethedriveralowstar-rating,andthedrivercould

finallybedeactivatedfromtheapp.

Buthasthecompanydoneagoodjobworkingwithcustomers?Some

observerssaythatthisnewgreyareafortippingwillcreate

awkwardnessaboutwhethertheyshouldtipornot—somethingmostUber

customershavenothadtodealwithuntilnow.Uberdidnotrespondto

customers’comment,justleavingtheirratingintheair(ignoringit).

Providinganoptiontotiponanappsendsaclearmessageto

customerstoreachintotheirpockets.Nearly30%peoplewouldbemore

likelytoleaveatipiftheywerepresentedwitha“notip”button,

accordingtoGuinn’s2015surveyofroughly500people.Whenpeopleare

presentedwiththreetipchoices—20%,25%or30%—they’remorelikely

tochoosethemiddleoptionevenifit’smorethanthetraditional20%,

accordingtoaseparate2014analysisof13millionNewYorkCitytaxi

rides.

Iftheserviceistwiceasexpensiveduringarainstormor

publictransportdelay,thecustomerhastherightnottotip.However,

ifthedriverisextrahelpfuloravoidstraffictoreachyour

destinationinamoretimelymanner,youcouldgiveanextratip,says

Uber,whowillleavetippingoptionsinthehandsoftheconsumerrather

thantheapp.

32.Comparedwithtaxidrivers,Uberdrivers______.

A.enjoymorefreedomandchoicesB.supportthecompany’s

practice

C.clockupthemileswhiledrivingD.receivecustomersreviews

directly

33.Theunderlinedword“deactivated”inParagraph3probably

means______.

A.removedB.degradedC.trackedD.charged

34.Fromthesurveywecanconcludemostcustomers______.

A.wouldprobablytipifthereisanoption

B.usuallydoasthe“notip”signsuggests

C.tipbecauseofUberdrivers’goodservice

D.aredisappointedtoreachintotheirpockets

35.WhatcausestheawkwardnessbetweenUberdriversandtheir

customers?

A.Customerstakeadvantageofthenewgreyareafortipping.

B.ThereisnospecificpolicyfromtheUbertofollow.

C.It’suptocustomerstodecidethedrivers’earnings.

D.Customerstendtopayleastamongthe3choices.

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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。有兩項(xiàng)

為多余選項(xiàng)。

Inourwork,hobbiesareoftenconsideredtobeawasteoftime.

___36___,considerthesebenefits.Therearemanycaseswhereworkingon

ahobbywillhelpyouimproveyourperformanceatyourdayjob.

___37___.Fittingyourhobbyintoyourdailyandweeklyschedule

isachallengeformanypeople.Makingthemostoflimitedtimeisa

greatskilltodevelopanditappliestotheworkingworld.

Youwillimproveyourmentalhealth.Howwellyoumanageyour

mentalhealthandstresslevelshasamajoreffectonyourwork

performance.Fortunately,manyhobbiesofferhealthbenefitstomind.

ScientistDr.JeffBrownfoundthatrunningimprovesyourmental

health—heshareshisfindingsinthebook,TheRunner’sBrain.

___38____,youwillbeabletosolvemoreproblemsatworkandgetahead.

Youwillhavebetterphysicalhealth.___39___.Consider

startingahobbythatwillimproveyourhealthsuchasasportor

healthycooking.Asyouimproveyourphysicalhealth,youwillhavemore

energyandthatwillhelpyouatwork.

Youwillbemorecreative.Developingcreativewaystodealwith

problemsatworkisoneofthebestwaystosetyourselfapartfromthe

restofthepack.___40___.Creativehobbiessuchasphotographyand

needleworkimproveperformanceatwork.Simplyoccupyingyourmindwith

anactivitybeyondyourregularworkgivesyouachancetoasknew

questionsandnewapproachestolife.

A.Youwillmanageyourtimebetter

B.Youwillunderstandwhatmatterstoyou

C.Whenyouhavetheabilitytothinkclearly

D.Asyouexperimentwithdifferenthobbies

E.Ifyoustrugglewiththeideaofputtingtimeintoahobby

F.Activelyformingahobbyisagreatwaytoimproveyour

creativity

G.Likeitornot,yourappearanceandphysicalhealthdirectly

improveyourworkresults

第三部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡該項(xiàng)涂黑。

WhenahomelessmannamedMarcuswanderedintoAbigail’sCafe

askingforsparechange,hedidn’tgetturnedaway.Lookingattheman,

theownerAbigailasked,“Whydon’tyouhavea41?Youknownothing

isgiventomeforfree?”Marcus42thathehad“alotofcrimes”.

Becauseofhis43,noonewantedtohirehim,sohehadmademoneythe

onlywayheknewhow:“44oraskingformoney.”

Althoughtheyoungownerhadhitsomehardtimesforhercafe,

Abigailwas45ofhandsthatdayandthendecidedto46Marcusthetask

ofwashingdishes.“His47openedwideandhissmilemademy48!”She

wroteonFacebook.

“Hesaidhewoulddo49forsomefood.”Forthepasttwoweeks,

Marcushasbeenontimeeverydayforhis50ofworkingfortwohours

whenhewashesdishes.Heusesthemoneyhe51tobuyhisownfoodat

therestaurant,52totakeitforfree.

“AlotofpeoplearesayingthatI’vebeenablessingforhim.

53,atthatpointIwastheonewhoneededablessing,”Abigailtold

CBSNews.Herposthasearnedalotofattentionwithplentyof54on

theInternet.Becausemanypeoplehaveasked55theycanhelppeople

likeMarcus,she56aGoFundMepagewithamodestgoalof$1,000.“The

hope,”shesaid,“istocreatemorehoursandopportunitiesforhim57

othersinthecommunity.”

Abigailsaidshesharedthestory,hopingthatpeoplemightbe

movedtohelpa58,too.“Dosomethingniceforwhoevermaynotbe

familiartousanddon’t59themjustbecausetheygooutthereasking

formoney,forwedon’tknowtheirreal60,”shesaidinherpost.

“Theydeserveanotherchance.”

41.A.familyB.friendC.walletD.job

42.A.respondedB.concludedC.doubtedD.added

43.A.stateB.natureC.recordD.appearance

44.A.borrowingB.stealingC.raisingD.saving

45.A.fullB.fondC.sickD.short

46.A.awardB.offerC.spareD.show

47.A.eyesB.noseC.lipsD.arms

48.A.choiceB.decisionC.dayD.plan

49.A.nothingB.lessC.moreD.anything

50.A.turnB.promiseC.practiceD.burden

51.A.borrowsB.earnsC.lendsD.prints

52.A.tryingB.hopingC.regrettingD.refusing

53.A.ThereforeB.FortunatelyC.HoweverD.Besides

54.A.measuresB.commentsC.explanationsD.materials

55.A.howB.whyC.whenD.where

56.A.setdownB.setfootinC.setupD.setfireto

57.A.bymeansofB.inrewardofC.onbehalfofD.aswellas

58.A.strangerB.murdererC.madmanD.beggar

59.A.believeB.judgeC.limitD.accept

60.A.identityB.goalC.situationD.potential

第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正

確形式。

A19-year-oldgirlposingforaphotoontherailroadtrackswas

hitandkilledbyatrainonSaturdayafternoon.Thegirl,__61__name

hasyettobereleased,was__62__(report)posingforaselfieona

trackinavillage,Guangdongprovince.Thesectionoftherailwayis

famousforitsbeautifulroseblossoms.

Witnessessaidthatthegirldidnotrealizeatrainwas

approaching.Thereweremanyvisitors__63__(take)photosalongsidethe

tracks,andsomepeopleshoutedwarnings,__64__noonesucceededin

gettingthegirl’sattention.__65__employeegotoffthetrainto

examinethegirlandcalledthepoliceimmediately__66__theaccident

occurred.__67__(late),shewassenttoanearbyhospitalbyambulance.

Accordingtothenurseondutythatday,thevictimshowednosignof

lifeuponherarrivalatthehospital.

Thisisnotthefirsttimethatavisitor__68__(kill)bya

trainonthatsectionofthetracks,saidoneofthevillagers.Moreand

morevisitors,especiallyyoungpeople,arefindingtheirwayontot