1、2017年陜西省西安市高三下學期第一次模擬試題英語第I卷 （選擇題共100分） 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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項。ATEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2

2、016 participants will once again better New York City and influence thousands of lives!When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016?Sunday, April 20, 2016Where is TEENSGIVING?All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y(92nd and Lexington) at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off. Then, all TEENSG

3、IVING volunteers will go across the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGE difference and have fun!Who participates in TEENSGIVING?Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the 92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in th

4、e area. In addition, many adult volunteers (aged 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016.What projects do participants do at the agencies?Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with poor and disabled children, assisting at ani

5、mal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING?Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive 6 hours of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation

6、 and college application requirements. Adult volunteers will be thanked with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our citys youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2

7、016 T-shirt. This sounds awesome！ How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016? Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hyman at jhyman92Y.org ( subject: TEENSGIVING) to receive more information and to register for this fantastic event!Teens can also contact

8、 their schools Community Service Advisor.TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y.1. TEENSGIVING is an event which is held _.A. twice every yearB. every two yearsC. once every yearD. from time to time解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event可知，TEENSGIVING是一個一年一度的激動人心的事件。故選C。答案：C2. W

9、hat can the teenagers do in this event?A. Give thanks to the adults.B. Take good care of animals.C. Clean the streets of New York.D. Work for high schools and colleges.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with the poor children, assembling

10、model planes for children in hospitals, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.可知，活動包括在公園長椅上繪畫，園藝勞動，看望貧困兒童并且與他們玩耍，在動物收容所協(xié)助照看動物等等。故B項正確。答案：B3. An adult volunteer may get _ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRIN

11、G 2016.A. a T-shirt and a gift certificateB. community service credit and a T-shirtC. a high school certificate and a light breakfastD. a gift certificate and community service credit解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Adult volunteers will be “thanked” with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the

12、satisfaction of helping our citys youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 T-shirt可知，成年志愿者將獲得一份愛心早餐，一個解決他們煩惱的禮品券以及幫助我們城市青少年為他們的社區(qū)做貢獻的滿足感。另外，所有的青少年和成人志愿者都會獲得一個很酷的TZENSGIVING2016舂季T恤。故選A。答案：A4. The writers purpose in

13、 writing this passage is to _.A. ask readers to donate their advice to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016B. encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVINGC. introduce TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2016 to readersD. inform readers of some frequently asked questions解析：推理判斷題。這篇文章給讀者介紹了2016年舂季TCENSGIVING的主要內

14、容，以及如何申請參加這項活 動。故作者的目的是給讀者介紹這個活動，選C。答案：CBTwo young giant-panda twins born in the United States have returned home to China, but are struggling to adapt to the language and food.The 3-year-old sisters, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, were the first surviving panda twins to be born in the United States, and wer

15、e returned to China from Zoo Atlanta on Nov. 5. But the pair still understand English better than Chinese, and prefer American biscuits to Chinese bread.A zoo-keeper said that his main concern is that the pair are so addicted to American biscuits that everything they eatfrom bamboos to appleshas to

16、be mixed with biscuits. They even want to snack on (零食) biscuits when drinking water.The zoo-keeper is trying to wean them off their biscuit habit, gradually replacing the American food with Chinese bread. Mei Huan is adapting, but Mei Lun doesnt want to touch the unfamiliar bread.Mei Lun is the liv

17、elier of the two, often jumping onto the roof and hanging upside down from a rail, but her slightly younger sister Mei Huan is calmer, preferring to sit still, observe her new environment and occasionally snack on bamboo.A language barrier is also reported. While the pair respond to their own names,

18、 and understand some English phrases such as come here, they dont understand the Sichuan dialect of Chinese.The news caused some laughter on Chinese social media, with some users commenting that the pandas would soon get used to Sichuans famously spicy cuisine.5. Based on the passage, which statemen

19、t do you think is right?A. The panda twins can fit in well in Sichuan.B. The panda twins are only fond of Sichuan food and dishes.C. The panda twins have been used to the new environment very quickly.D. Its hard for the panda twins to get used to the new environment soon.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中but are strug

20、gling to adapt to the language and food可知，這對雙胞胎熊貓回國后適應語言和食物都很費力、困難，尤其是后面的2;3,4段更細節(jié)地描述了適應這個新環(huán)境的困難。故答案為D。答案：D6. What does the underlined part wean them off in the fourth paragraph mean?A. help them get rid of.B. help them form.C. help them strengthen.D. help them keep.解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短語所在句子的后一句gradually re

21、placing the American food with Chinese bread (逐漸地用中國面包（饅頭）代替美國食物，故前一句The zoo-keeper is trying to wean them off their biscuit habit 的意思肯定是飼養(yǎng)員正試圖讓他們戒掉吃美國餅干的習慣，故此處的wean them off就可以斷定為“去除”的意思， 答案為A。答案：A7. From the passage we learn that of the two sisters, _.A. Mei Huan mainly eats bambooB. Mei Lun is li

22、ving a more active lifeC. Mei Huan is not smarter than Mei LunD. Mei Lun is as quiet as her younger sister解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段Mei Lun is the livelier of the two, often jumping onto the roof and hanging upside down from a rail, but her slightly younger sister Mei Huan is calmer, preferring to sit still 可

23、知，美輪更充滿活力一點，喜歡上S$下跳地玩耍，美奐則更安靜點，喜歡靜坐，故答案為B。答案：BCThe American newspaper has been around for about three hundred years. In 1721, the printer James Franklin, Benjamins older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with

24、 stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.Three centuries after the appearance of Franklins Courant, few believe that newspapers in their present printed form will remain alive for long. Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, marke

25、t value, and in some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, At places where they gather, editors ask one another, How are you?, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.

26、 An article about the newspaper appeared on the website of the Guardian, under the headline NOT DEAD YET. Perhaps not, but the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and out of step with the world, has brought about a real sense of death. Some American newspapers have los

27、t 42% of their market value in the past three years. The New York Times Company has seen its stock (股票) drop by 54% since the end of 2004, with much of the loss coming in the past year. A manager at Deutsche Bank suggested that stock - holders sell off their Times stock. The Washington Post Company

28、has prevented the trouble only by changing part of its business to education; its testing and test-preparation service now brings in at least half the companys income.8. What can we learn about the New England Courant?A. It is mainly about the stock market.B. It carries articles by political leaders

29、.C. It marks the beginning of newspapers.D. It remains a successful newspaper in America.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段the printer James Franklin, Benjamins older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper.可知，James Franklin創(chuàng)辦的New England Courant就是我們今天所知的

30、真正的報紙，也就標志著美國報業(yè)的開始，故答案為C。答案：C9. What can we infer about the newspaper editors?A. They often accept readers suggestions.B. They care a lot about each others health.C. They stop doing business with advertisers.D. They face great difficulties in their business.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Newspaper companies are losi

31、ng advertisers, readers, market value可知，報社正在逐漸失去廣告商，讀者和市場價值，以及后面編輯的話At places where they gather, editors ask one another, How are you?, as if they have just come out of the hospital or a lost law case.，編輯們現(xiàn)在見面聊天的時候都會互相問候“你還好嗎”仿佛剛出院或輸了一場官司，其實隱含的意思就是因為報紙業(yè)的不景氣，編輯們現(xiàn)在正面臨著困難，所以這個問候應該是你們報社生意怎么樣？故答案為D。答案：D1

32、0. Which of the following found a new way for its development?A. The Washington Post. B. The Guardian.C. The New York Times. D. New England Courant.解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，找到一種新的發(fā)展方式的是The Washington Post華盛頓郵報。故答案為A。答案：A11. How does the author seem to feel about the future of newspapers?A. Satisfied. B. Ho

33、peful. C. Surprised. D. Worried.解析：推理判斷題。通讀全文，作者列舉了報業(yè)所面臨的種種問題，可以判斷作者對此很擔憂。故答案為D。答案：DDMoney is the root of all evil (邪惡) and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely t

34、o do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA美國國家科學院院刊). They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. The

35、y noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive cars ignored a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving more modest cars. In another experiment, a group of coll

36、ege students was asked if they would do immoral things in various everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher-class families were more likely to act dishonestly. According to the scient

37、ists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other peoples feelings. Finally, it just makes them greedier. Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to ben

38、d the rules or break the rules to serve your self-interest, said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study.Piff pointed out that the findings dont mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations

39、 express their instincts (本能) and values in different ways.12. By saying money is the root of all evil, the author wants to _.A. link wealth with bad behaviorB. draw readers attention to the researchC. show how the saying proves the findingsD. defend rich people who do immoral things解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段ne

40、w study claims there may be some truth behind the sayingthat rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people.可知，用這個俗語“金錢是萬惡之源”來引出本文的話題富人們是否比窮人們更加有可能做不道德的事情，通過一些實驗來證實，讓讀者們看到這一研究，目的是吸引讀者對這個研究的注意，故答案為B。答案：B13. According to the scientists, which is NOT the fact

41、or that makes rich people immoral?A. They welcome risks.B. They have more desires.C. They believe money talks.D. They become more selfish.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means t

42、hey care less about other peoples feelings.（按照科學家的研究，富人們通常認為錢可以解決一切麻煩，所以他們更不害怕冒險，也意味著他們更少在乎其他人的感受）可知，他們喜歡冒險并不是讓他們不道德的因素，而且從常識來說，并不是所有喜歡冒險的人就是富人，而且喜歡冒險也不代表不道德，故答案為A。答案：A14. Why did the scientists do the experiments?A. To show how social status affects peoples morality.B. To show peoples instincts and

43、 values in different ways.C. To test whether the saying money is the root of all evil is true.D. To show the difference between higher-class people and lower-class people.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts(本能)a

44、nd values in different ways.可知，實驗的目的是展示生活在不同的社會狀況下的人們如何以不同的方式來表達他們的本能和價值觀。故選A項。B項“以不同的方式來展示人們的本能和價值觀并不是實驗的目的；C項“去檢驗”金錢是萬惡之源的說法是否屬實也不是實驗的目的，文章只是引用這句話來激發(fā)讀者的興趣；D項“展示上層人和下層人的區(qū)別也不是實驗的目的。答案：A15. What does the passage really want to show us?A. The poor are respectable.B. Money is the root of all evil.C. Al

45、l rich people are untrustworthy.D. The rich are more likely to act badly.解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Piff pointed out that the findings dont mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest.可知，并不是所有的富人都是不值得信任的，也并不是所有的窮人都是誠實的，故A， C都錯誤；B項“金錢是萬惡之源”這只是一個引子，并不是文章要告訴我們的；根據(jù)文章第一段科學家發(fā)表的聲明可知，富人們更加有可能不

46、道德，也就是行為上更糟糕，惡劣。故D項是對的。答案：D第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內容，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。 How to Make Plans Most people get scared when talking about planning or writing plans. _16_.And you need to plan for success as planning really works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to creat

47、e effective plans is still a problem. Dont worry, and just follow the steps below. Step 1 _17_ What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you havent ended up where you thought you were going to end up. Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you havent done

48、 in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now. Step 2 Think about the What - Ifs When you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What -Ifs. Because not everything just goes smooth

49、ly as you believe. _18_. Step 3 Document the plans When starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future. _19_In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details. Step 4 Update the plans A

50、ccording to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and havent completed. _20_Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.A. Review historical plansB.

51、Make new plans immediatelyC. Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned wayD. And you need to continue what you havent done and update itE. Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought wellF. And what you should do next is to check your plans monthly or quarterlyG. For

52、your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies(偶發(fā)事件).解析：本文就如何制定計劃提出了一些建議。16. 根據(jù)后一句And you need to plan for success（你需要制定計劃來獲得成功）可知，計劃和成功之間的關系，而C項正好有這兩個關鍵詞，人們以有計劃的方式行事就更有可能成功，故選C項。17. 根據(jù)本段第一句What plans have you had in the past?問過去的計劃，故本段的標題是關于過去的計劃，A項有關鍵詞：histo

53、rical plans，故答案為A。18. 根據(jù)空格前一句Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe（并不是每件事都如你想的那樣順利），因此為了防止意外事件的發(fā)生，得多制定幾個計劃，正如G項中的Plan A and Plan B，G項意思與前一句銜接緊密，故選G。19. 根據(jù)前一句you should try to write them down（要把計劃寫下來），因為不是所有人都能記住他們說的每句話和每個想法，前后因果關系銜接緊密，故選E。20. 根據(jù)前一句you should check out the plans yo

54、u have completed and havent completed（你得查看你已經完成的和還沒有完成的），所以對于沒有完成的，接下來就是要繼續(xù)去做，正好D項意思符合此空，故選D。答案：16. C 17. A 18. G 19. E 20. D第三部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45)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，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。The other day I was offered two tickets to a special preview of the latest movie

55、 for free. I wasnt interested, _21_I knew my two boys would be.That evening, we were a bit _22_ for time. So instead of having dinner at home, we had fast food near the movie theater Oscar. There went the _23_ of eight movie tickets.Then I met up with a friend and we sat around _24_ for a while, and

56、 another movie ticket went into a cup of coffee. After that, we figured we might as well _25_ around until the movie ended to pick up the boys. To help _26_ the time, I bought snacks. However, the _27_ went for an hour longer than expected. To watch the free movie, we always have to _28_ an hour of ads.Oh, did I _29_ parking and fighting my way through the _30_ to get to the right theater? I could have sent the _31_to a movie theater in walking distance and had enough _32_ left over to watch ten more movies!Next time Im of