山东英语高考真题2017及英语质量检测试题(2)

　　Section B

　　Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

　　(A)

　　Located in northern Manitoba on the west side of Hudson Bay, Churchill is out in the middle of nowhere. But polar bears like it that way. They spend summers on the tundra (苔原) around Churchill. In the fall, they wait anxiously along the shore of Hudson Bay for the ice to form. Then they go out onto the frozen sea to hunt ringed seals -- their favorite food. October and November are the best polar-bear viewing times. From tundra vehicles, visitors to Churchill observe the bears. Some enjoy day trips or stay overnight on large tundra vehicles that have private cabins and eating facilities. Others stay at a wilderness lodge on the bears' migration route to view the vigorous creatures. These lodges can be reached only by air and feature luxury food and living arrangements.

　　Despite the large number of polar bears that visit Churchill each year, there is growing concern about the animals' future. Because the earth is getting warmer, the ice forms later in the year now and disappears sooner in the spring. As a result, polar bears have less time to hunt for seals. Polar bears can also find smaller animals, bird eggs and berries on land, but this kind of food is not sufficient to support the animals.

　　Polar bears are also affected by plastic and chemicals that get into the ocean. A research project carried out in northern Europe has found high concentrations of both plastic and chemicals in the tissue of polar bears. These materials and substances can damage the animals' internal organs, especially when the animals are not yet mature. Many people are researching polar bear health. Their goal is to gather the information that is needed to help save these animals.

　　66. What does this article imply about Churchill?

　　A. It's located in a very remote area.

　　B. It's attracting fewer tourists now.

　　C. It's surrounded by smaller towns.

　　D. It's dependent on the oil industry.

　　67. What does this article explain about polar bears?

　　A. The ways in which they threaten people

　　B. The most important elements of their diets

　　C. The mating behavior that they exhibit

　　D. The time of year when they give birth

　　68. How is the polar bears' seal winter hunting season changing?

　　A. It's starting earlier.

　　B. It's becoming colder.

　　C. It's finishing later.

　　D. It's getting shorter.

　　69. What can we learn about polar bears from this article?

　　A. How they avoid traffic accidents

　　B. How they learn good habits from one another

　　C. How they're endangered by pollution

　　D. How they find a hiding place during bad weather

　　(B)

　　When the end of the year rolls around, movie fans get excited. This year is no exception! Some of the year's best movies are coming soon to a theater near you!

　　The Peanuts Movie brings Charlie Brown, Snoopy and all their friends to the big screen. Snoopy is after his opponent, The Red Baron, and Charlie Brown has his own mission to complete.

　　The Good Dinosaur takes place in a world where dinosaurs did not become extinct. A dinosaur named Arlo makes a human friend. Together they travel through a dark and mysterious area, where Arlo must face his fears.

　　James Bond fans are eager to see 007 in his latest film, Spectre. A curious message from his past leads Bond to a sinister organization. He must discover the truth behind it and shut it down.

　　Alvin and the Chipmunks return in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. They misunderstand what their good friend Dave is up to. They think he is going to propose to his girlfriend in New York City and dump them. They have just three days to stop him!

　　Almost 40 years ago, the boxing film Rocky captured people's imaginations. Now in Creed, Rocky Balboa becomes trainer to the son to his late friend Apollo Creed.

　　Don't miss the adventure, action and laughs at your local movie theater!

　　70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Movie fans won't get excited this year.

　　B. Snoopy has two enemies, The Red Baron and Charlie Brown.

　　C. Arlo is afraid of his human friend.

　　D. James Bond is faced with a dangerous situation in the new film.

　　71. Why do Alvin and the Chipmunks stop Dave from what he is doing?

　　A. Because they are afraid Dave will leave them once he gets married.

　　B. Because Dave gives his girlfriend proposal in New York.

　　C. Because Alvin and the Chipmunks return.

　　D. Because Dave misunderstands them and will probably attack them.

　　72. What can we infer from the passage?

　　A. In Creed, Rocky's friend Apollo Creed is one of the leading characters.

　　B. People showed great interest in the boxing film Rocky 40 years ago.

　　C. Rocky Balboa is the trainer to his friend's son in Creed.

　　D. Rocky is a boxing film while Creed is not.

　　73. How many kinds of film can you choose to see according to the passage?

　　A. 7. B. 5. C. 3. D. 4.

　　(C)

　　You know the feelings of operating on autopilot, running from one meeting to the next--or skipping from one email distraction to another.

　　Before you know it, the month has passed, the season has changed and you're left scratching your head, wondering how to bring meaning back to your career and life.

　　Kory Kogon, FranklinCovey productivity expert and co-author of The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity, says the problem is widespread. In fact, an international six-year study by FranklinCovey found that 40 percent of respondents indicated they spent 40 percent of their time on things that were "not important" to them or to their companies.

　　Based on the timeless principles of human productivity and backed by the latest neuroscience (神经系统科学) research, Kogon's co-authored book aims to help people increase productivity at work and in their personal lives by making wise choices on a daily basis.

　　"Our attention is under attack, and people feel overburdened like never before," Kogon says.

　　Kogon says the condition is that people live with the effects of a productivity paradox (悖论). Technology has left individuals feeling overburdened with the number of decisions they must make during the day, the number of tasks that require their attention and the drain of their personal energy.

　　Adam Merril, another co-author of The 5 Choices, says that the book research made him much more aware of how these challenges make harmful impact on individuals.

　　"You can see the cost of this on our daily lives, on our relationships that have not been cultivated and on our goals that have not been met," Merril says. People waste time, attention and energy on things that don't drive the most important results.

　　Before jumping into the specific choices, it's important to note that the book builds on the FranklinCovey principles of time management, specifically the idea of fitting activities into quadrants (象限) based on what's urgent, not urgent, important and not important.

　　Quadrant 2, the home of activities that are important but not urgent, is seen as the place of extraordinary productivity. Kogon says it's in this quadrant that you can focus on doing proactive (积极主动的) work, achieving high-impact goals, creative thinking, planning, relationship building and learning.

　　"Unlike the other quadrants, where things come at you, you have to consciously choose to be in quadrant 2," she notes.

　　But to get there, you must learn to rewire your brain, which has become accustomed to responding to the urgent and feeling that dopamine (多巴胺) high. Kogon says that the latest brain science shows that individuals can overcome "urgency addiction" by taking time to pause and consider what's actually important.

　　The strategy, which the authors call "pause-clarify-decide", puts emphasis on the difference between the "reactive brain" and the "thinking brain".

　　When you can pause long enough to ask yourself if something is important, you can clarify and decide what will give you the best return on every moment of your day.

　　74. The expression "scratch your head" in the second paragraph refers to _____.

　　A. seize your head firmly B. strike your head violently

　　C. think hard about something D. recall something in the past

　　75. According to the passage, what is the book The 5 Choices based on?

　　A. The theory of Extraordinary Productivity.

　　B. The latest science research.

　　C. The effects of a productivity paradox.

　　D. Principles of time management.

　　76. The best title for the passage is _____.

　　A. Make Time for What Matters

　　B. The Functions of The 5 Choices www.2abc8.com

　　C. Four Quadrants of Time Management

　　D. The Aspects to Affect Productivity

　　77. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A. Except things in quadrant 2, other things need to be done immediately.

　　B. It should be importance not urgency that guides your workflow.

　　C. A good way to overcome urgency addition is to take your time.

　　D. The strategy, pause-clarify-decide focuses on reactive brain.

　　Section C

　　Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

　　After 10 years in the spotlight, country-music star Carrie Underwood is still enjoying herself, still growing and still staying true to who she is. But these personal accomplishments are not easy, even when you're living a dream come true.

　　Growing up in small-town Oklahoma, Underwood currently lives a life that is many miles removed from her childhood, literally and figuratively (象征性地). She grew up comfortably on a cattle farm, but her interest in performing was clear from the beginning as she sang in church and talent shows. Proving to be a more than competent singer, she was offered a record deal at 14, though it fell through.

　　Underwood's proper music career began with her audition on the TV singing competition American Idol at age 21 in 2005. After impressing the judges, Underwood competed in Hollywood. Show producer Simon Cowell made a prediction: "Not only will you win this show, you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner." Indeed, Underwood did win that year's competition and has managed to outsell even Idol winner Kelly Clarkson.

　　After winning American Idol, Underwood debuted (首发) the album Some Hearts, which was a great success, now seven times platinum (白金). She has released four other albums, most recently Greatest Hits: Decade #1, implying she's far from finished, though she's not interested in stepping on familiar ground. "I don’t want to make the same album over and over again... Then I've gotta decide which version am I gonna be tonight – country Carrie or Pop Carrie? I'd rather just make country music that anybody can get into no matter what they listen to."

　　As Underwood continues to grow her fan base (Australia and the U.K. have become significant followers), she knows her situation is rare. "...If I hadn't made my place in country music via American Idol, I probably could have tried to make it for the rest of my life and never made any progress," she says. Country singer Brad Paisley has also heard her express that she feels she is a star for no reason, that others are annoyed about her smooth success. "I told her she was one of the greatest gifts we have been given in Nashville," says Paisley.

　　78.According to the passage, Underwood's present life and her childhood are _______________.

　　79.How do you find Underwood's first record deal?

　　80.What does Simon Cowell's prediction mean?

　　81.Underwood named her latest album Decade #1 because ______________.

　　(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)

　　第II卷 (共47分)

　　I. Translation

　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

　　82.只有自己愿意投身其中你才能做好你正在做的事情。(Only)

　　83.一个人大笑时，其体内的一切都会运作得更健康，更有效率。(operate)

　　84.许多人喜欢用手机记录下给他们留下深刻印象的动人瞬间。(impress)

　　85.调查发现，许多国家的人都视照顾年迈的父母为重要的责任。(consider)

　　86.面对越来越严重的恐怖袭击，许多国家决意联手铲除恐怖组织。 (determine)

　　II. Guided Writing

　　Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

　　87. 学校学生会将举办一次题为"LIFE BALANCE"的征文活动，请根据下面活动举办方提供的图片写一篇征文。你的文章必须包括以下内容：

　　解读图片内容;

　　简单阐述你的观点。

　　(文中不能使用真实的人名和校名)

　　参考答案

　　1—10 CCBDC BCDBD 11—16 BAD ADB

　　17.Website 18. semester 19. technology 20. Interests 21. production and advertisements 22. board and staff 23. keep ahead of 24. higher profits

　　25.how 26.that/which 27.the biggest 28.to be checked 29.are developed 30.encouraged 31.what 32.for 33.leading 34.before 35.When 36.(being) handled 37.should 38.a 39.strengthening 40.its/the

　　41.D 42. A 43. I 44. F 45. K 46. B 47. C 48. E 49.J 50.G

　　51—65 ACDBD ABCBA BCDAB

　　66—69 ABDC 70--73 DABC 74—77 CDAB

　　78.quite different

　　79.It was a failure.

　　80.He believed that she would be the most popular singer.

　　81.she would release more albums later.

　　82. Only when you will devote yourself to what you are doing can you do it well.

　　83. Everything in his body operates in a healthy way more efficiently when a person laughs.

　　84.Many people love to record some touching moments which impress them with their cellphones.

　　85. A survey finds that people in many countries consider caring for aging parents an important responsibility.

　　86. Faced with more and more serious terrorist attack, many governments have determined to unite together to eliminate terrorist organizations.