2017广西高考英语模拟试题(含答案）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthewomangoingtodotonight？

A.WatchTV.B.Attendaparty.C.Finishherwork.

2.Whendoesthewomanwantthemantocome？

A.At7:00.B.At6:00.C.At6:30.

3.Whathitthewindscreen？

A.Aball.B.Astone.C.Atree.

4.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforthesweaters？

A.40dollars.B.25dollars.C.50dollars.

5.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo？

A.LloydStreet.B.TheTBSBuilding.C.FourthStreet.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题．

6.Howlongdidthewomanstayinthedesert？

A.Abouttwodays.B.Abouteightdays.C.Abouttendays.

7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’sexperience？

A.Enjoyable.B.Adventurous.C.Educational.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoesthewomanwork？

A.InWorkmanCompany.B.InTelephoneCompany.C.InVideoTV.

9.Whatistheman’stelephonenumber？

A.447-9626.B.447-9662.C.447-9262.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wherewerethewomanandhermothergoing？

A.Adepartmentstore.B.Thetrainstation.C.Abank.

11.Howlonghasthewomanbeenlookingforhermother？

A.About10minutes.B.About15minutes.C.About20minutes.

12.Whatcolorcoatisthewoman'smotherwearing？

A.Black.B.Red.C.Blue.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatkindofactivitywillthetwospeakershave？

A.Abirthdayparty.B.Adancingparty.C.Apicnic.

14.Wherewillthetwospeakershavetheactivity？

A.Intheclassroom.B.Inthecanteen.C.Inthemeetingcenter.

15.Whendothetwospeakersplantohavetheactivity？

A.ThisSaturday.B.ThisSunday.C.NextSaturday.

16.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodolater？

A.preparethemusic.B.Sendinvitationsout.C.Gohome.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howdidthespeakerusetogotowork？

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Byunderground.

18.WhatisoneofthedisadvantagesintakingtheundergroundinLondon？

A.Thestationsarefarther.B.Itcostsmoremoney.C.Itwastesmoretime.

19.Whosuggestedthespeakergotoworkbybike？

A.Herdoctor.B.Hercolleague.C.Herfriend.

20.Howlongwillittakethespeakertogotoworkbybike？

A.30minutes.B.40minutes.C.50minutes.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.—Didyouenjoyyourselfduringthejourney？

—____.Weshouldn’thavetakensomuchluggagewithus.

A.NotlikelyB.NotnearlyC.NotreallyD.Notsurprisingly

22.Keepevidenceofthedangerousgoodsandanydamage____incasethesellerdoes

notadmitit.

A.causingB.causedC.havingcausedD.tocause

23.—Look,dad!Someone____ourwindows.

—Well.Itmustbeyourmom.Ididn’tdoit.

A.iscleaningB.cleansC.hascleanedD.hadcleaned

24.Nooneintheofficeknew____causedthisobviouschangeintheyoungman’sbehaviorandattitude.

A.whatwasitB.whatitwasC.whatwasitthatD.whatitwasthat

25.Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwas____Sundaybecauseeverybodywasat____church.

A.不填;theB.a;不填C.不填;aD.a;the

26.—Billdidn’tturnupatourpartyyesterdayashehadpromised.

—____？Healwayskeepshisword,sofarasIknow.

A.WhynotB.SowhatC.HowcomeD.Whatfor

27.Einstein’stheorywasfoundtobe____tooadvancedtounderstand.

A.veryB.quiteC.fairlyD.rather

28.Studiesshowthatasurprisinglylargenumberofpeoplearesufferingfromphysicalormentalproblems,or____.

A.allB.neitherC.noneD.both

29.WhenMr.Smithgetsangry,___heoftenis,he’lllockhimselfinhisroomforhours.

A.inwhichB.asC.thatD.what

30.—Soyou’lltellthebossthetruth？

—Definitely.____itmeanslosingmyjob.

A.IncaseB.EvenifC.SothatD.Nowthat

31.—Waitforawhile,Iwillgetyousomethingtodrink.

—Don’t____.Ihavetoleavenow.

A.hurryB.interruptC.disturbD.bother

32.progress____everydayontheissueofhumanrights,thoughthereremainsalottobedesired.

A.ismakingB.hasmadeC.isbeingmadeD.willbemade

33.Afterherparentspassedaway,sherealized____wasimportanttoherwasherfamily.

A.whatB.thatC.itD.as

34.Whydidn’tyoumakeaphonecallandtellusaboutyourtrouble？We____youahand,youknow.

A.weretogiveB.shouldhavegiven

C.hadgivenD.couldhavegiven

35.peoplehopetoliveinlargerandbetterhousesandthisincreaseindemandwill______theriseinprices.

A.resultinB.respondtoC.benefitfromD.takeover

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Learningisacontinuousprocessoflife.Wealllearnfrom36thingsinlife.Oneofthethingsthat37merecentlyiswhatIlearnedfromturtles（海龟）.

Turtlescouldteachavastnumberofpeoplealotaboutreachinggoals.38,haveyoueverwatchedaturtlemakingitswaytoastream？Theturtle39whereitisgoing;inotherwords,ithassetagoal.Manypeople40gothroughlifewithnospecificgoalinmind.Theyseemtoweavebackandforthbecausetheirlifedirectionseemsto41

inrelationtowhateverinfluencesthematthattime.

Turtles,ontheotherhand,haveagoalinmindeasily42ifyoutaketimetowatchthem.Theturtlehasonlyone43.Nomatterhowlongit44them,theywilldoeverythingtheycantoreachtheirgoal.

45,theturtlemaybeslow.46theturtlekeepsgoing.Eachsteptheytake,nomatterhowsmall,theykeeptakingit47totheirdestination.Theturtlenever48asteporbreaksintoarun.Thereasonisthatturtleshaveabettersenseofthe49oftakingsmallstepsoverandoveragaintoreachthefinalvictory.

The50thingaboutturtlesisthattheyhaveahardshell.Thesignificanceofthisshellistohelpthem51themselvesfromanythingthatmayattackthem.And,astheturtlestaughtme,wealsoneedtodevelopahardshellagainstthosethatwouldwantusto

52.

Finally,theturtletoldmethatthegreatestcharacteristictopossessinreachingagoalis53.Nomatterwhattheobstacle（障碍）is,thereisa(n)54aroundit.Nomatterhowmanytimesoneis55bynegativitythereisstrengthinconviction(坚定的信念).

36.A.unusualB.importantC.practicalD.different

37.A.impressedB.worriedC.disturbedD.aroused

38.A.AsaresultB.InotherwordsC.ForexampleD.Aboveall

39.A.wondersB.knowsC.forgetsD.guesses

40.A.unfortunatelyB.regularlyC.seriouslyD.peacefully

41.A.delayB.stretchC.followD.change

42.A.examinedB.explainedC.observedD.monitored

43.A.ideaB.goalC.wishD.guide

44.A.takesB.affectsC.wastesD.annoys

45.A.AnywayB.OtherwiseC.ThusD.Sure

46.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Or

47.A.higherB.closerC.fartherD.straighter

48.A.rejectB.movesC.skipsD.seeks

49.A.necessityB.possibilityC.creativityD.difficulty

50.A.restB.lastC.extraD.other

51.A.removeB.protectC.preventD.separate

52.A.competeB.continueC.fallD.judge

53.A.honestyB.perseveranceC.braveryD.generosity

54.A.edgeB.holeC.pathD.entrance

55.A.praisedB.blamedC.inspiredD.stopped

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Onceuponatime,amanwaswalkingonamountainwhenhefoundanincrediblecavewithallkindsoftreasureinsideit.Sohegaveuphisjob,hishome,andhisfriends,andspentallhistimeguardingthecave.

Hewassodedicatedtoitthathehardlyateordrankandbeforelonghefellill.Oneday,whenhecouldhardlymoveatall,hedecidedtosharethetreasure.

Hecrawled(爬)intothecavetogetahandfulofjewels,butdiscovered,tohishorror,thatitwasemptyexceptforasmallemerald（绿宝石).Themantookitandgaveittothefirstpersontocomeby，awoman.

Thenanoldmancameby.“Whatbadluck!”themansaid.“JustamomentagoIgaveawomanthelastofthetreasureIwasguarding.”

“Areyousurethereisnothingleft？”theoldmanasked.

Themantookhimintothecave,wheretheyfoundachestwithjewelsandsomebagsofgold.Themanwasshocked,andtheoldmanexplainedtohim,“Atlast!Atlastsomeonehasbrokenthespell(咒语)ofthiscave.ThisistheCaveofTreasure,andyou’rethefirsttohavepasseditsgreattest.Manyhavededicatedtheirlivestothiscave,onlytoenduprealizingtherewasnothinghere…”

“Andwhydoesthishappen？”themanasked.

“Thismagiccavehasonlyasmanyrichesasyourownheart.Whensomeonediscoversit,thecavefillswiththetreasuretheybringwiththem,butlater,whentheyhavedevotedthemselvestoguardingthetreasure,theirheartsbecomeempty,asdoesthecave.Theonlywaytofillitisbyfillingyourheartwithallthatisgood,asyoudidbygivingthewomanthatlastjewel.”

Fromthatdayon,themanunderstoodthatitwasbettertosharethantokeep.Thankstothecaveandtheoldman,hebecamenobleandgenerous.

56.Whydidthemangiveuphisjob,homeandfriends？

A.Becausehepossessedavarietyoftreasure.

B.Becausehehadtoguardthetreasurecave.

C.Becausehewantedtofindthetreasurecave.

D.Becausehedevotedhimselftoagreattest.

57.Whatdidthemanfindwhenheshowedthecavetotheoldman？

A.Asmallemerald.

B.Ahandfulofjewels.

C.Allkindsoftreasure.

D.Achestfilledwithjewelsandsomegold.

58.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeoplewhodedicatedtheirlivestothecavebefore？

A.Theyallfoundthecaveemptyatlast.

B.Theoldmanfreedthemfromitsspell.

C.Theyallfilledthecavewiththetreasuretheyhad.

D.Theythoughtitwasbettertosharethantoenjoythetreasurealone.

59.Whatdowelearnfromthetext？

A.purelymaterialthingscannotmakeustrulywealthy.

B.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews.

C.Treasureonlybelongstothosewhopossessit.

D.Somepeopleneverlearnwhatisreallyvaluable.

B

Howdidtheseahorsegetitsname？It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.Butlookingattheseahorse’stail,youmightthink“seamonkey”isabettername.Thenthere'stheseahorse’spouch(育儿袋).“Seakangaroo”mightalsobeagoodnameforthisfish.

Seahorsesliveinwarmoceanwatersallovertheworld.Theykeepsafefromotherfishbyhidinginplantsandgrassesthatgrowunderthesea.Theycanalsochangecolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.Aseahorseremainsinoneplaceforhoursatatimebywindingitstailaroundaplant.Itfeedsonlivefood,suchassmallshrimp.Forafishthatdoesn'tmovearoundmuch,theseahorseeatsalot—injustoneday,aseahorsecaneat3,000shrimp!

Aseahorsekeepsthesamemateforitswholelife,andit’sthemaleseahorsethatgivesbirthtobabyseahorses.Howdoesthishappen？Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggs,whichcomefromthefemale’sbody.Themalecarriestheeggsinitspouchforaboutthreeweeksuntiltheyhatch.Soonafterthebabiesareborn,thefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.

Sadly,thenumberofseahorsesisbecomingsmaller.Whyisthishappening？Someplaceswhereseahorsesoncelivedhavebeenfilledintomakenewland.Also,manyseahorsesarecaughtandsoldasaquariumfish.Thisreallyisnotagoodideabecausemostseahorsesdon’tlivelonginaquariums.Thebestplaceforaseahorseistheocean.

60.Theseahorsegotitsnamebecauseofits______.

A.skinB.headC.pouchD.tail

61.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatseahorses_______.

A.liketomovearoundB.liveincoldoceanwaters

C.feedonsmallliveshrimpD.changecolorswiththetemperature

62.Whatdoesafemaleseahorsedowithhereggs？

A.Shehatchesthem.

B.Shehidestheminseagrasses.

C.Shecarriesthemaround.

D.Sheputstheminthemale’spouch.

63.Whyisthenumberofseahorsesbecomingsmaller？

A.Becausetheygrowataverylowspeed.

B.Becausetheirhomesarebeingdestroyed.

C.Becausetheyarekilledbypeopleforfood.

D.Becausetheirfoodisbecominglessandless.

C

Withmoderntechnologyevolving,anincreasingnumberofjobsinvolvesittingatacomputerforatleast8hoursaday.Thiscanactuallycausepainsandstrains,knownasRepetitiveStrainInjuries(RSI).Thefollowingarecommoncomplaintsofpeoplewithofficejobs.

poorposture

Hunchingover（弯腰驼背）andtwistingthespine（脊柱）canruinyourpostureandleadtomanyproblemslaterinlife.poorposturecanalsomakeyouseemshorterthanyouactuallyare.

Ensuringyouhavethecorrectofficefurnitureforyourheightisanimportantpartofreducingbackpain.Doingyoga20minuteseverydaycanhelpimproveyourfitness,burnfat,andimproveyourposture.

EyeStrain

Commonsymptomsofeyestrainincludedry,tiredeyes,sharppainsbehindthem,unclearvision,andheadaches.Althoughthesesymptomsaretemporary,theycanbeveryuncomfortable andmakeyouloseconcentration.

Blinkfrequentlytokeepyoureyesfromgoingdry.Takeshortfrequentbreaks,orperformtaskshichdon’tinvolvelookingatyourscreen.Certainfacialyogasequencescanreallyhelptorelaxtiredeyes.Trythe“clock”sequence,forexample.Imagineaclockinfrontofyoureyes.Withthemaswideopenaspossible,dothesequenceoftheclock,startingat12,movingto5past,andsoon.Ifyourepeatthistwiceclockwise(顺时针方向地)andthentwicecounter-clockwiseyoureyesshouldfeelrefreshed.

poorCirculation

SittinginthesamepositionalldaycanhavenegativeeffectsonyourlegmusclesandincreasetheriskofdevelopingDeepVeinThrombosis(DVT),whichinvolvespainfulbloodclots（凝块）inthelegmuscles.

Takeregularwalks.Trypracticingyogasequencesthattargetlegmusclestoincreasecirculationinthelegsandfeet.

Yogabringswithitdefinitementalandphysicalbenefits.Manypeopleseeaerobicexerciseasachore,butviewyogaasapastime.Whenyouwakeupinthemorning,tryafewstretchestoseehowrefreshingitfeels.

64.Whichistherightorderforpeopletodofacialyogatorelaxtheireyes？

a.Opentheeyesaswideaspossible.

b.Repeatthemovementclockwise.

c.Imagineaclockinfrontofyoureyes.

d.Moveyoureyesfrom12to5past.

e.Moveyoureyescounter-clockwise.

A.c,a,d,b,eB.a,c,d,b,eC.c,a,e,d,bD.a,c,b,e,d

65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythetext？

A.properofficefurniturehelpseasebackstrain.

B.Eyestrainmakesithardforyoutofocusonwhatyou’redoing.

C.Havingproperposturehelpsincreaseyourheight.

D.SittingalldayincreasestheriskofdevelopingDVT.

66.Thetextisdevelopedmainlyby_________.

A.showingproblemsandgivingsolutions

B.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences

C.describingchangesinaspatial（空间的）arrangement

D.tellingstoriesandgivingexplanations

67.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.raisepeople’sawarenessofhealth

B.introducetheimportanceofyoga

C.describeRepetitiveStrainInjuries

D.tellpeoplehowtostretcheffectively

D

DoyouknowthatthefirstdocumenteduseofOMG(ohmygod)wasin1917,orthatLOLwasonceacommontermmeaninglittleoldladiesin1960？That’swhattheworldlearnedwhenOMG,LOLandFYI(foryourinformation)wereaddedtotheOxfordEnglishDictionarylastweek.ThisdictionaryisconsideredbymanypeopletobethereferencebookthatdefinestheEnglishlanguage.

WordsaddedtotheOxfordEnglishDictionaryaretrulyconsiderednewmembersofthelanguage.peopleinventnewwordsallthetime,butonlyafewbecomepopularenoughtogetdefinedindictionaries.

Typedonlineorintextmessages,LOL,OMGandFYIareinitialisms(首字母缩略词)，whichcanbesaidaloudletterbyletter.Fastertotypethanthefullphrases,initialismslikethesehavebeenusedonlinesincethe1990s.ButthesethreeonlinetermsarenowspokenoutsidetheInternettoo,makingthemdifferentfromotheronlinelingo(行话).Dictionaryeditorsthoughtthatthewordswereusedsocommonlythattheyhadtobedefinedthisyear.

Anotherimportantadditiontothedictionarythisyearwas,asin“INY”.This

isthefirstgraphic(图形的)symboleverdefinedintheOxfordEnglishDictionary.The

editorsaddedasaverbunderthedefinitionof“heart”,meaning“tolove”.

Someslangwords—informallanguageusedmorecommonlyinspeechthaninwriting—werealsoadded,likewassup,ashortenedwaytosay“What’sup？”Eventhewordsthathavebeeninuseformanyyears,likebikerandhappycamper,werefinallyaddedtothedictionary.

TheOxfordEnglishDictionarynowdefinesmorethan600,000words.Thataddsuptomorethan21,730pages!GuinnessWorldRecordscallsitthelongestdictionaryintheworld.TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisknownforrecordingwordsofallkinds—popular,outdated,andevenforeignwordsusedbyEnglishspeakersthroughoutthelanguage’slonghistory.

68.Thepassageismainlyaboutthefactthat_______.

A.expressionslikeLOLandFYIhavebeenaddedtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary

B.manyEnglishwordschangetheirmeaningswiththetimepassingby

C.theEnglishlanguageisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttolearn

D.theOxfordEnglishDictionarybreaksGuinnessWorldRecords

69.WhatcannotbeusedtoprovethattheOxfordEnglishDictionaryhasbeenupdated？

A.Someonlinetermsareaddedtoit.

B.Graphicsymbolisfirstintroducedintoit.

C.Someslangwordsarecollectedinit.

D.Someoutdatedwordsareleftoutbyit.

70.BeforeanynewwordisaddedtotheupdateoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary,it_____.

A.mustbespreadwidelyontheInternet

B.mustbeusedcommonlybytheeditors

C.mustbeusedwidelyineitherspokenorwrittenlanguage

D.mustbeshortenedwithlargeletters

71.ItcanbeinferredthattheOxfordEnglishDictionary_______.

A.includesallwordsfromalllanguages

B.getsoneoftheGuinnessWorldRecords

C.changessomewords’meaningsattimes

D.isthemostrespecteddictionaryintheworld

E

Graduatingfromhighschoolisoneofthemostsatisfying,butforthefirsttime,youarefacedwiththetaskofleadingyourselftoasuccessfulfuture.Advicefloodsinfromeverybodyinalldirectionsandeventuallyyouhaveobtainedsomuchinformationabouthowtodowellincollegethatitstartstobecomeconfusing.

Manypeoplesaythebestwaytogetthroughcollegewiththebestgradesistostudymostofthetimeandrelaxtherestofthetime.Whilethisisagreatstrategy,thewholesocialaspectofthecollegelifeiscompletelyignored.Sociallifeplaysalargeroleinoverallwell-being(福利).Collegeoffersthebestchanceyouwilleverhavetosurroundyourselfwithgreatpeoplefortherestofyour1ife.

Youneedtocreateschedulesforyourselftomanageyourtime.Itissometimesdifficultforstudentstoseparatehavingfunandstudying.Ifyouwanttomakeitthroughcollege,youmustgotoclass.Studentsoftenfailoutbecausetheycompletelyneglect(忽视)goingtoclassanddoingrequiredassignments.Andthenthere’sthecompleteoppositeside,thestudentswhograduatewitha4.0gradepointaveragebuthaveneverbeentoasocialeventintheircollegecareer.Thekeytosuccessisbalance.Whatisthepointofspendingfouryearsinthesameplaceifyoubuildnosupportiverelationships,goodmemoriesorfunnystories？

Obviouslycollegeisnotoftotalfun.Youwillsometimesneedtolockyourselfinyourroomandturnoffyourcellphoneforafewhourstocrackdownonloadedprojectsandabandonallcontactfromtheoutsideworld.Butafteryouarefinishedwiththeproject,youshouldrewardyourselfbyrelaxingandhavingagoodtime.Aslongasthereisagoodbalanceofworkandplay,youshouldhavefewproblems.Tobesuccessful,youneedtocreateyourownuniqueschedule.Ifonethingdoesn’twork,shiftyourschedulearounduntilitdoes.Whenyouandyourbestfriendsfinallygraduate,youcanrememberallthegreattimesyou’vehadtogether,andtalkabouthowcollegewasn’tasdifficultasyouoncethoughtitwasgoingtobe.

72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“crackdownon”inthelastparagraphprobablymean？

A.payattentionto.B.Keepintouchwith.

C.Trytocomplete.D.Breakdown.

73.Whichstatementdoestheauthorseemtoagreewith？

A.Collegelifeisveryconfusing.

B.Itseasytomanageone’stimeincollege.

C.Everyonecanmakemanyfriendsincollege.

D.Sociallifeplaysanimportantpartincollege.

74.Thelastparagraphtellsthatonemaysucceedatcollegeifhe/sheknows______.

A.howtodealwithproblems

B.howtomanagehis/hertime

C.howtofinishhis/herprojects

D.howtoavoidtheoutsideworld’sinterruption

75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage？

A.HowtoWinatCollegeB.WhattoLearnatCollege

C.TheImportanceofCollegeD.TheDifficultiesMetwithatCollege

第Ⅱ卷

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华，应英国笔友peter的要求，写一封英文信介绍你学校的基本情况，内容必须包括下面图中的相关信息。

要求：1．描述各建筑物的位置和功能；

2、可适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；

3、开头语已为你写好；

4、词数：100左右。

Dearpeter，

Thankyouforyourlastletteraskingaboutmyschool.

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Yours，

LiHua

2014年高考模拟考试试题参考答案

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84.interesting—interested85.didn’t—doesn’t