北京市2017届高三综合练练习
英语
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节
单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
21. Quancheng Square is one of _____ largest in China, _____ second to Tiananmen Square.
A. the; the
B. the: a
C. /; the
D. the; /
22. ______ road out of town is good, but this one is better than the other.
A. Both
B. All
C. None
D. Neither
23. — I don’t know whether I should go abroad or not, Mum.
— I leave ______ to your own judgment whether you should do it.
A. that
B. it
C. this
D. what
24. I don’t drink now, but I ______ for almost ten years.
A. ever drank
B. was ever drinking
C. have ever drunk
D. had ever drunk
25. Most of the audience wondered what idea a man who’s deaf from birth can have__ music.
A. with
B. in
C. of
D. at
26. Education knows no limits. It___take place anywhere, whether in a kitchen or in the job.
A. should
B. can
C. need
D. must
27. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he ____ to the meeting.
A. would come
B. would have come
C. came
D. had come
28. — This is a good place for a picnic.
— Yes, it couldn't be ____ .
A. better
B. best
C. worse
D. worst
29. In the rainforest of the Amazon, 50 to 150 plant species ______ every day.
A. are being destroyed
B. are destroying
C. have been destroyed
D. destroyed
30. Many companies give away small quantities of their produce as samples ______ people can try them before buying them.
A. if
B. because
C. so that
D. since
31. We often talk a great deal about English language teaching, ______ that it is the learning that really matters.
A. having forgotten B. forgotten
C. forgetting
D. to have forgotten
32. One advantage of eating a balanced breakfast is ______ it can keep you energetic throughout the day.
A. that
B. how
C. when
D. whether
33. At least 200,000 people were reported ______ in the ever recorded worst earthquake that struck Haiti that winter.
A. being killed
B. to be killed
C. killing
D. to have been killed
34. This city, ______ lies in the northeast, was the country’s busiest port from 1648 to 1950.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. where
35. Not until he arrived home _____ he find that this wallet had been stolen.
A. that
B. would
C. when
D. did
第二节
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve __36__ to be held in Vermont. The father was __37__ about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The __38__ that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.
So he drove to Vermont, got completely __39__ and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to __40__ the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety (not drunk) __41__. However, the policeman __42__ him out. He was __43__ standing off to the side while the others were __44__ the police officer how well they could walk a __45__ line, etc.
At 7:00 a.m., his father got up to answer the __46__. There were __47__ policemen there. They asked him if he was the __48__ of that red FIAT. He replied, "Yes, I am," One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.
When the young man __49__ himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of __50__. Upon questioning, he __51__ that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been __52__, he said, "No!" When the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the __53__. He said that it was in the garage.
And when the four of them walked out to look at the car，instead of looking at the car he had driven the __54__ before, they saw a __55__ car parked there.
36. A. party
B. meeting
C. concert
D. sports meeting
37. A. sure
B. worried
C. curious
D. anxious
38. A. suggestion
B. condition
C. conclusion
D. agreement
39. A. excited
B. tired
C. drunk
D. pleased
40. A. stop
B. get out of
C. drive
D. get into
41. A. punishment
B. test
C. education
D. talk
42. A. gave
B. made
C. missed
D. found
43. A. considered
B. required
C. suggested
D. left
44. A. showing
B. explaining
C. asking
D. telling
45. A. long
B. straight
C. calm
D. direct
46. A. telephone
B. call
C. doorbell
D. question
47. A. two
B. many
C. four
D. one
48. A. manager
B. father
C. student
D. owner
49. A. stood
B. found
C. put
D. took
50. A. trouble
B. test
C. danger
D. accident
51. A. believed
B. told
C. admitted
D. said
52. A. driving
B. hurting
C. missing
D. drinking
53. A. drive
B. test
C. time
D. line
54. A. day
B. morning
C. afternoon
D. night
55. A. similar
B. familiar
C. police
D. damaged
第三部分
阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
A
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d know better. I'd really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.
My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he’s scared, I hope you'll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.
I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract in your head.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
56. Who wrote the letter?
A. A grandmother.
B. A grandfather.
C. A father.
D. A mother.
57. What does the author hope for the boys?
A. they learn a lesson from a fight with others.
B. they know how to calculate with computers.
C. they have a close relationship with one another.
D. they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole.
58. Why does the author write the letter?
A. To show the boys it’s not easy growing up.
B. To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up.
C. To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up.
D. To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up.
B
Saying “thank you” is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language. After all, we’re brought up to be polite, and it is important to make a good impression upon other people — especially across national divides.
So, what exactly are you supposed to say when “thank you” is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey, 19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of “thank you” in a poll of 3,000 people.
Pollsters(民测调查员) found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal “cheers”, while others liked to use such expressions as “ta”, “great” and “nice one”.
So, just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?
Fortunately, the clue is in the language itself. “Cheers”, despite its popularity, is considered an informal way to say thank you — and this is a definite clue as to when you can best use it.
For instance, when going for a drink with friends, a smile and a “cheers” by way of thanks is not only appropriate to the situation, it is also culturally accurate.
“Ta”, originated from the Danish word “tak”, was the second-most popular expression of thanks, and is also commonly used in informal situations, along with phrases such as “nice one”, and “brilliant”. Interestingly, one word that didn’t make it into the top 20 was “thanks”, Thank you is shorter, more informal cousin.
“Thanks” can be useful, as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of “thank you” and the downright relaxed “cheers”.
Certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well as delight. Again, the words themselves offer the clue as to when best to use them.
For example, words like “awesome”, “brilliant” and “you star” featured highly in the new poll and they can hint at both your pleasure at someone’s action, as well as serving to express your thanks. If you are on the receiving end of a “new” thank you, you can respond with a simple “no problem”, or “sure”.
Of course, in certain circumstances, a simple wave, nod or smile may be appropriate. For instance, if a car driver slows down to let you cross the road, simply raising your hand in acknowledgement is enough to show that you appreciate the driver’s consideration.
Sometimes, formality is necessary, and “thank you” is still the best choice in such situations. But students should not worry about when exactly to use certain expressions.
Many people in Western countries are worried that good manners are in decline. People are tired of seeing their acts of kindness and service pass without comment. So don’t think your “thank you” is clumsy or awkwardly formal. The chances are, if you said “thank you”, you made someone’s day. You star.
59.We can tell from the results of the poll that __________.
A. people are unconcerned about politeness nowadays.
B. “thank you” remains the best expression of gratitude.
C. there is a variety of expressions of appreciation.
D. there are more formal expressions than informal ones.
60. According to the passage, which is an appropriate response to “awesome” or “brilliant”?
A. Thanks.
B. Sure.
C. Nice one.
D. Cheers. .
61.In the last paragraph the author encourages people to
.
A. show their gratitude to others.
B. behave themselves well.
C. continue their acts of kindness.
D. stop worrying about bad manners.
62. Which of the following can serve as the best title of this passage?
A. How to Appear More Polite.
B. Ways to Show Gratitude.
C. Never hesitate to Say “Thank You”.
D. Good Manners in Decline!
C
Recent research has claimed that an excess of positive ions in the air can have an ill effect on people’s physical or psychological health. What are positive ions? Well, the air is full of ions, electrically charged particles, and generally there is a rough balance between the positive and the negative charged. But sometimes this balance becomes disturbed and a larger proportion of positive ions are found. This happens naturally before thunderstorm, earthquakes when winds are blowing in certain countries. Or it can be caused by a build-up of static electricity indoors from carpets or clothing, or from TV sets, duplicators or computer display screens.
When a large number of positive ions are present in the air many people experience unpleasant effects such as headaches, fatigue (疲劳), excessive anger, and some particularly sensitive people feel sick or even suffer mental disturbance. Animals are also affected, particularly before earthquakes, snakes have been observed to come out, rats to flee from their burrows, dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably. This has led the US Geographical Survey to fund a network of volunteers to watch animals in an effort to foresee such disasters before they hit vulnerable areas such as California.
Conversely, when large numbers of negative ions are present, then people have a feeling of well-being. Natural conditions that produce these large amounts are near the sea, close to waterfalls or fountains, or in any place where water is sprayed, or forms a spray. This probably accounts for the beneficial effect of a holiday by the sea, or in the mountains with streams or waterfalls.
To increase the supply of negative ions indoors, some scientists recommend the use of ionisers. They claim that ionisers not only clean and refresh the air but also improve the health of people sensitive to excess positive ions. Of course, there are the detractors, other scientists, who dismiss such claims and are skeptical about negative/positive ion research. Therefore people can only make up their own minds by observing the effects on themselves, or on others, of a negative rich or poor environment. After all it is debatable whether depending on seismic readings to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than watching the cat.
63. What is an ion according to the passage?
A. It’s a charged particle.
B. It’s basically static electricity indoors.
C. It’s a balance between the positive and negative charged.
D. It’s an ill effect on people’s physical and psychological health.
64. What effect does exceeding positive ionization have on most of the people?
A. They will throw up.
B. They will be sick and tired of life.
C. They may feel rather bad-tempered.
D. They may feel they are out of their mind.
65. A high negative ion count is likely to be found
.
A. in a mountainous area.
B. by a water spray in a garden.
C. close to a slow-flowing river.
D. near a pound with a water pump.
66. What is the author’s attitude towards the use of ionisers?
A. Neutral.
B. Opposed.
C. Supportive.
D. Ambiguous.
D
At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy. Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets. So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality?
There are a number of familiar theories. Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers. Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails. Still others emphasize the role of race, arguing that foreigners add to the nation's fears and insecurities. There's some truth to all these explanations, but they aren't quite sufficient.
To get a better understanding of what's going on, consider the way immigration's impact is felt. Though its overall effect may be positive, its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly. David Card, an economist at UC Berkeley, notes that the ones who profit most directly from immigrants' low-cost labor are businesses and employers – meatpacking plants in Nebraska, for instance, or agricultural businesses in California. Granted, these producers' savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store, but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter? As for the drawbacks of illegal immigration, these, too, are concentrated. Native low-skilled workers suffer most from the competition of foreign labor. According to a study by George Borjas, a Harvard economist, immigration reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9% between 1980-2000.
Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services. What worried them most, in other words, was the fiscal (财政的)burden of immigration. That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits.
The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect(净效应) of immigration is minimal. Even for those most acutely affected – say, low-skilled workers, or California residents – the impact isn't all that dramatic. "The unpleasant voices have tended to dominate our perceptions," says Daniel Tichenor, a political science professor at the University of Oregon. "But when all those factors are put together and the economists calculate the numbers, it ends up being a net positive, but a small one." Too bad most people don't realize it.
67. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Whether immigrants are good or bad for the economy has been puzzling economists.
B. The American economy used to thrive on immigration but now it's a different story.
C. The consensus among economists is that immigration should not be encouraged.
D.The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of immigration.
68. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?
A. They can access all kinds of public services.
B. They can get consumer goods at lower prices.
C. They can mix with people of different cultures.
D. They can avoid doing much of the manual labor.
69. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “curb” in paragraph four?
A. strengthen
B. deny
C. encourage
D. limit
70. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?
A. People care too much about something of small impact.
B. Those who are opposed to it turn out to benefit most from it.
C. Even economists can't reach a consensus about its impact.
D. There is no essential difference between seemingly opposite opinions.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
____71___ Because, from what I could see, it seemed that grown-ups often forgot. I never wanted to forget --- I wanted to be able to remind other adults and myself when the time came. I began consciously thinking this at quite an early age.
As soon as I was fully aware of myself, I regarded me as a little person and liked adults who thought of and treated me the same way. I didn’t have a doll and I didn’t want one. I wanted animal toys, even a single animal. Why wouldn’t my parents give me the one thing I wanted? __72____
Instead, my dad somehow managed to buy me a full set of encyclopedia(百科全书) and books with maps and color pictures long before I could read. Well, guess what? I learned to read without realizing it! Later, I found out when I started school and it all came so easy especially geography. ___73__ Because of all the books my father bought me, I knew a lot of words that other children didn’t know at my age.
I love words. They opened up new worlds for me. ___74___ Parents, please make sure your kids have a computer. Let them explore--- as safely as possible---- let them do their own things and discover the world.
Now, most kids lead a happy life. They can get what they want from their parents. But children should learn to be independent. ____75__ Be independent to do your own things.
A. Because of them, I read and thought, and today, I write.
B. When I was a child, I promised myself to try to remember as much as I could.
C. I listened and heard everything, even if I didn’t understand everything.
D. I nearly knew every place on the map like the teacher.
E. But more than anything, it made me feel uncomfortable and I knew it wasn’t nice.
F. Later, I knew we didn’t have much money, but how expensive could a toy be?
G. Be independent to learn some useful knowledge.
第四部分，书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节
情景作文（20分）
假如你是你校英语协会的成员，你向你校学生会推荐一份你认为很好的英文报纸《英语桥》，并附带你的感受。
该报纸有以下优点：
1.所选文章地道，时代感强，信息量大，趣味性强。
2.有许多学生喜欢的栏目
如: “Crosswords”, “ Cultural exchange”, “Writing Gardens”.
3.练习与课本同步。
4.《作文园地》对学生帮助大。
5.报纸的版面设计好，图文并茂 。
参考单词： 地道的材料original materials
栏目 column
第二节 开放作文（15分）
In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.
答案
【单项选择】21---25 DDBAC
26—30 BDACC
31---35CADBD
【完型填空】36-40 ABDCB
41-45BCDAB
46-50CADBA
51-55CDADC
【阅读理解】
A篇ACD
B篇CBCB
C篇 ACBA
D篇DBDA
E篇BFDAG
【情景作文】
English Bridge is a widely known English newspaper featuring a lot of columns. Among them, Crosswords, Cultural Exchange and writing gardens stand out as the students favorites. The newspaper is published in a modern style with original materials, providing general readers with abundant information as well as vigorous entertainment.
Besides, the exercises in the newspaper go hand in hand with the textbooks with timely supporting exercises. The students especially benefit a lot from the column “Writing Gardens”. Furthermore, the wonderful design of the newspaper’s outlook proves to be a great success with its attractive pictures and texts.
Thanks to the newspaper, my English has improved a lot by reading the articles and doing the exercises. The paper can make your English better as long as you keep reading it.
【开放作文】
立意1：努力做最好的自己 快乐生活
As can be seen in the picture, two birds are singing at the top of their voices, deeply immersed (absorbed) in their own songs. However, when we examine the picture more closely, we can see that the white bird is singing beautifully, with perfect musical notes coming out of its mouth, in contrast, the black bird can only make unpleasant / noisy sounds.
I think this picture conveys the message —be your personal best / be the best of yourself. Beautifully as the white bird can sing, it is still singing to perfect itself. Unpleasant as others may think the black bird’s voice is, the black bird is singing to improve itself. Indeed, there are so many people around us, like the white bird, who are blessed with talents and can excel in whatever they want to do. On the other hand, there are also people, like the black bird, who are unfortunate. Whatever they do, their results are just the average. In my opinion, if we cannot change our birth, why bother? Just be our best selves. If we are born clever, be outstanding. If we are born average, try to be better. Just enjoy the life as it can be.
立意2：认识自己不足，虚心学习，不怕丢脸，努力提高
In the picture, we can see there are two birds that are singing high up in the tree. Obviously, both of them are vigorous and devoted in their songs. However, the only difference is the melody coming out of the white bird’s beak is intoxicating(醉人的). On the contrary, the black bird’s cacophony(刺耳的音调) destroys the whole atmosphere.
I bet the poor black bird himself knows how annoying his voice is. But why is he still standing there singing with an expert? In my opinion, that is courage and persistence of pursuing the best. Poor singer as he is, he didn’t give up his passion of singing. Humiliating himself in front of the “Pavarotti”, he is actually learning from the white bird which is his teacher in his mind. All of us might respect the little black creature’s spirit from this point, but in our real life how many of us can actually do what he does? How many times did we give up chasing our dreams just because others are better than us? How many times did we escape from embarrassment when we knew others might laugh at our incompetence? Every single one of us is afraid of losing face in front of others as long as we are human beings. But if we are eager to excel at what we do, we might as well lose it and humbly learn from the best. Because only in this way, can we truly improve ourselves and one day in the future sing aloud songs as enchanting as the white birds’ euphony.
立意3：认识到世界的多元，要互相包容。