2017年天津市南開區(qū)高考英語模擬試卷四

1、2017年天津市南開區(qū)高考英語模擬試卷（四）第一部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）1Thank you for your KindleIll ask Tony to take it back to you soon_Ive bought a new one（）ANo senseBNo hurryCNo wayDNo use2As economy is declining，jobs_to the young，continue to be scarce（）AavailableBconvenientCcomfortableDvaluable3 The education system in C

2、hina is very different from_in the USA（）AoneBitCthoseDthat4 Work_they might，they didnt get the result they expected（）AalthoughBsinceCasDas though5 _the effect of culture shock，he is trying to read a lot about it before going to France for further study（）ATo reduceBReducedCReducingDHaving reduced6 Ma

3、ry_to writing classes every night since June and the course will end this week（）Ahad goneBhas been goingCis goingDwent7What do you think of Putin？He is an outstanding leader who _ his reputation（）Alooks out forBcomes up withClives up toDlooks forward to8 I think her opinion_，because she is an experi

4、enced teacher（）AnumbersBcalculatesCfiguresDcounts9 Humans spend a lot of time and money on their pets and the pets give all they have_for that（）Ain returnBin factCin shortDin all10 _the author of the book intends to express is not the loneliness of being trapped on a deserted island but the faith in

5、 overcoming any problem ahead（）AThatBHowCWhatDWhy11 He used to study in a village school，_was rebuilt two years ago（）AwhichBthatCwhereDwhose12 The new playground to be built next year will be_the old one（）Aas three times big asBthree times as big asCas big as three timesDas big three times as13 Dont

6、 leave the water_while you brush your teeth（）AracingBrushingCrunningDrolling14 Only when he apologized for his ignorance_him（）AI forgaveBI did forgiveCforgave IDdid I forgive15 If you _ to my advice carefully，you wouldnt have made such a terrible mistake（）AlistenedBhave listenedCwould listenDhad lis

7、tened第二節(jié)：完形填空 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16-35各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，將短文內(nèi)容補(bǔ)充完整（40分）16 The （16） picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the teacup and placed it on the small table in front of his （17） ，who were a father and daughter，and put the lid on the cup with a clinkObviously （18） of somethi

8、ng，he hurried into the inner room，leaving the （19） on the tableHis two guests heard several drawers opening and a rustling （颯颯響聲）They （20） sitting in the livingroom，the 10yearold daughter，looking at the flowers outside the windowThe father was just about to take his cup when the （21） came，right ther

9、e in the livingroomSomething was hopelessly brokenIt was the thermos，which had fallen to the floorThe girl looked （22） her shoulder at once，startled （嚇一跳），（23） It was（24） Neither of them had touched it，not even a little bitThe sound caused the host to rush back from the inner roomHe looked at the （2

10、5） floor and blurted out（脫口而出），It doesnt matter，it doesnt matter!The father started to say somethingThen he muttered（嘀咕），Sorry，I （26） it and it fellIt doesnt matter，the host saidLater，when they left the house the daughter said，Daddy，I saw your（27） in the windowpane （窗玻璃）You were sitting perfectly （2

11、8） Why did you say？The father （29） ，What then would you （30） as the cause of its fall？It fell by itself!Maybe the floor is unevenIt wasnt steady when MrLi put it thereIt wont （31） ，girlIt sounds more （32） when I say I touched itThere are things people accept less the more you （33） themThe truer your

12、 story is，the less true it soundsThe daughter was （34） in silence for a whileThen she said，Can you explain it only this way？Only this way，the father laughed againSince life is not perfect，sometimes we need to deal with it with a white （35） 16AownerBhostCguestDmaster17AfriendsBneighborsCchildrenDgues

13、ts18AknowingBrememberingChearingDthinking19AthermosBcupClidDtea20AenjoyedBremainedCimaginedDhated21AstrangerBhostCcrashDnoise22AaroundBatCbehindDover23AstaringBglaringCobservingDglancing24AhelplessBexcitingCstrangeDterrible25AbreakingBsteamingCsinkingDflooding26AtouchedBusedChitDmoved27AexpressionBs

14、hadowCreflectionDaction28AcalmBstillCsilentDstraight29AshoutedBrecalledClaughedDrepeated30AtellBmakeCacceptDgive31AdoBhelpCgoDsuit32AcomfortableBfriendlyCacceptableDagreeable33AdefendBsupportCdiscussDargue34AkeptBshutCworriedDlost35AactionBlieCexcuseDdevotion第二部分：閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選

15、項(xiàng) Food festivals around the worldStilton Cheese RollingMay Day is a traditional day for celebrations，but the 2，000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plansTeams of four，dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes，roll a c

16、omplete cheese along a 50metre courseOn the way，they must not kick or throw their cheese，or go into their competitorslane（賽道）Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos （disappointingly，but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden on

17、es）All thecompetitors arc served with beer or port wine，the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheeseFiery Foods FestivalThe Hottest Festival on EarthEvery year more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New MexicoThey come from as far away as Australia，the Caribbean and China，but t

18、hey all share a common addictionfood that is not just spicy，but hot enough to make your mouth burn，your head spin and your eyes waterTheir destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every MarchYou might like to try a chocolatecovered habanero pepperoffi

19、cially the hottest pepper in the worldor any one of the thousands of products that are on showBut one things for sureif you dont like the feeling of a burning tongue，this festival isnt for you!La TomatinaThe Worlds Biggest Food FightOn the last Wednesday of every August，the Spanish town of Bunol hos

20、ts Ea Tomatinathe worlds largest food fightA weeklong celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the weeks eventsThe early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoesofficial fightstarters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowdThe battle lasts little

21、more than half an hour，in which time around 50，000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves，runs，or fights backThen everyone heads down to the river to make friends againand for a muchneeded wash!Melbourne Food and Wine FestivalAustralias cultural capital has hosted th

22、is 20 years，a showcase of the continents culinary（烹調(diào)用的）mastery through cooking demonstrations，special tours and food tastings throughout the cityMeet celebrity chefs and artisan food crafters，go to gals dinners and discover Down Unders most fantastic flavors36In the Stilton cheese rolling competitio

23、n，competitors on each team must Awear various formal clothesBroll a wooden cheese in their own laneCkick or throw their cheeseDuse a real cheese weighing about four kilos37Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held according to the passage？ AIn AustraliaBIn the CaribbeanCIn the USA DIn Mexico38Th

24、e celebration of La Tomatina lasts Athree daysBseven daysCless than three daysDmore than seven days39Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ AThe chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wineBMore than 10，000Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ F

25、estivalCThousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ FestivalDAn exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina40In which food festival you may meet cooks？ AMelbourne Food and Wine FestivalBLa TomatinaCStilton Cheese RollingDFiery Foods FestivalIn business，there

26、s a speed difference：Its the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually movesThe difference is important regardless of industry and company sizeCompanies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time a

27、nd money looking for ways to pick up the speedIn our study of 343businesses，the companies that chose to go，go，go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right trackWhats more，the firms thatslowed down

28、to speed upimproved their top and bottom lines，averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a threeyear periodHow did they disobey the laws of business physics，taking more time than competitors yet performing better？They thought differently about whatslowerandfastermeanFirms some

29、times fail to understand the difference between operational speed （moving quickly） and strategic speed （reducing the time it takes to deliver value）Simply increasing the speed of production，for example，may be one way to try to reduce the speed differenceBut that often leads to reduced value over tim

30、e，in the form of lowerquality products and servicesIn our study，highercompanies with strategic speed always made changes when necessaryThey became more open to ideas and discussionThey encouraged new ways of thinkingAnd they allowed time to look back and learnBy contrast，performance suffered at firm

31、s that moved fast all the time，paid too much attention to improving efficiency，stuck to tested methods，didnt develop team spirit among their employees，and had little time thinking about changesStrategic speed serves as a kind of leadershipTeams that regularly take time to get things right，rather tha

32、n plough ahead full bore，are more successful in meeting their business goalsThat kind of strategy must come from the top41What does the underlined partgain an edgein Paragraph 2 mean？ AGet an advantage BIncrease the speedCReach the limitDSet a goal42The underlined partthe laws of business physicsin

33、Paragraph 3 means Aspending more time and performing worseBspending more time and performing betterCspending less time and performing worseDspending less time and performing better43What can we learn from the text？ AHow fast a firm moves depends on how big it isBHow competitive a firm is depends on

34、what it producesCFirms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changesDFirms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit44According to the author，what is the key to deciding strategic speed？ APausing at key momentsBThe size of companyCThe bossDThe quality of

35、the products45Which could be the best title for the text？ AImprove quality？Serve betterBDeliver value？Plough aheadCReduce time？Move fasterDNeed speed？Slow down46（10分）My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid，firstgeneration，Italian immigrantShe came to this country with her family on a tiny sh

36、ip during World War I when she was only 8years oldDuring the trip she survived stormy seas，little food，and an attack by a German UboatAfter getting here，her large family worked hard to build a new life in AmericaThey never had much money but were rich in loveOne day，when I was about 5or 6years old，m

37、y parents and brothers went on a tripIt was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekendNanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herselfShe made me a special breakfast that first morningHowever，all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made itNanny quietl

38、y put down the plate and went into the living roomI followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyesIt was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused itI walked over to Nanny，climbed on her lap，and for the first time in my short

39、life I did something else tooI apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive meShe smiled，rubbed my head，and told me I was a good boy even though I didnt feel like one thenThat memory just like my Nannys love will stay in my heart foreverIt is a sign of both strength and wisdomAsking f

40、or forgiveness helps us to learn，to grow，and to love46Nannys family immigrated to America mainly because Athey suffered starvation in their homelandBthey wanted to start a rich life in the new landCthey tried to get away from the terrible climateDtheir country was in war and they needed peace47The b

41、oy complained to Nanny that the food Awasnt cooked the way his mom did Bwas served a bit later than usualCwas prepared in a special way Dwas just to his parentstaste48When seeing Nanny crying in the living room，the author felt Asurprised Bashamed Cshocked Dannoyed49The author mainly wants to tell us

42、 that Aforgiveness can be beneficial to people asking for itBhardships can make children more indifferentCgrandparents are more tolerant than their grandchildrenDfamily ties can sometimes be misused50What kind of person is Nanny in authors eyes？ AJoyous and jealousBHardworking and carefulCStrongwill

43、ed and wiseDKind and sensitiveWouldnt it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different language？In a recent Wall Street Journal article，technology policy expert Alec Ross argued that，within a decade or so，well be able to commun

44、icate with one another via small earpieces with builtin microphonesThats because technological progress is extremely rapidIts only a matter of timeIndeed，some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent that theyre wondering if their kids should even learn a second languageIts true tha

45、t an increase in the quantity and accuracy of the data loaded into computers will make them cleverer at translatingNo es bueno dormir muchoasIts not good to sleep too muchReplacing a word with its equivalent （同義詞）in the target language is actually theeasy partof a translators jobBut even this seems

46、to be a discouraging task for computersIts so difficult for computers because translation doesntor shouldntinvolve simply translating words，sentences or paragraphsRather，its about translating meaningAnd in order to infer meaning from a specific expression，humans have to interpret a mass of informati

47、on at the same timeThink about all the related clues that go into understanding an expression：volume，gesture，situation，and even your cultureAll are likely to convey as much meaning as the words you useTherefore，we should be very skeptical of a machine that is unable to interpret the world around usI

48、f people from different cultures can offend each other without realizing it，how can we expect a machine to do better？Unless engineers actually find a way to breathe a soul into a computer，undoubtedly when it comes to conveying and interpreting meaning using a natural language，a machine will never fu

49、lly take our place51What does the underlined wordimminentin Paragraph 2probably mean？ AReadyBApproachingCHelpfulDAdvanced52Why is it hard for computers to replace a word with its equivalent？ ATheir data is not adequate enoughBThe real meaning of words can varyCTheir accuracy needs big improvementDA

50、soul hasnt been breathed in them53What view does the author hold about translation？ AProper translation can be tough for humansBSlight distinctions matter little in translationCSome machines will interpret our world properlyDCultures deserve more attention than words used54What is the best title for

51、 the text？ AAn Experts Precise Prediction BThe Complexity of TranslationCWho Will Be a Better Translator DWill Language Barrier Actually Fall55What is the authors attitude the modern technology？ AUnclear BObjective COptimistic DNegative第三部分：寫作 第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá) 閱讀短文，按照題目要求用英語回答問題Some years ago industries had

52、 more freedom than they now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must todayThey did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developedThey took little notice of the health and safety of the people who worked for themOften new products were dangerous for the pe

53、ople who used them and conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workersOf course，sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changesAlso scientists who were doing research into the health of workers some

54、times produced information which governments could not ignoreAt such times，there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problemsNew safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries； however，the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seri

55、ously illToday many governments have special departments which protect customers and workersIn the US，for example，there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problemsIt also makes the rules that aircraft producers must followAnother department controls the foods

56、 and drugs that companies sellA third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workersOf course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness，but they are havin

57、g some good resultsOur work places are safer and cleaner than beforeThe planes and cars which we use for travel are betterProducers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products56What had bad effects on the health of the workers？（No more than 6words） 57In

58、 what ways do the departments protect customers and workers？（No more than 20words） 58Please explain the underlined phrasetook little notice ofin the first paragraph in English（No more than 5words） 59What is the passage mainly about？（No more than 15words） 60Do you think working or living place is saf

59、er and cleaner than before？Please give one or two examples（No more than 20words） 第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）61（25分）假如你班李津（男）和王英（女）兩位同學(xué)在高三階段有不同的學(xué)習(xí)方法，請(qǐng)描述下列各圖，并談?wù)勀愕目捶?注意：（1）詞數(shù)不少于100；（2）可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；（3）開頭己給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)Li Jin and Wang Ying are two students of Senior ThreeThey both work hard but they have different

60、 learning methods 2017年天津市南開區(qū)高考英語模擬試卷（四）參考答案與試題解析第一部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）1（1分）（2017南開區(qū)模擬）Thank you for your KindleIll ask Tony to take it back to you soon_Ive bought a new one（）ANo senseBNo hurryCNo wayDNo use【分析】謝謝你的電子書閱讀器我會(huì)很快讓托尼帶給你不必著急我已經(jīng)買了一個(gè)新的【解答】答案：B 考查語言交際 no sense沒感覺；no hurry不要著急；no way沒門；no use