【由山东省枣庄市2017模拟
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It's hard to find Alice Munro in the media．Even after she won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview and then dropped out of 8ight．On Dec 29, she still didn't seek the spotlight（聚光灯）when she was named one of the rive Women of the Year by the Financial Times．
In Munro's eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas． So she records what we casually think ofthe everyday actions of normal people, She often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which 8he is most familiar with．She writes about the ordinarings in the village－fox forming;, trees felled in the Ontario wilderness, poor country achool8 and long last illnesses．Above all, she talk8 about girls and women who have seegly ordinary lives but struggle against daily misfortune．
She has a special talet for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary． These are ordiy people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic． Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting．
Raway, one of Munro's representative works, is a good example of her writing style．One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who live in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark．The tory slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building into desperation until she decide8 to flee．The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love．It is about lost children and l08t chance8 that we can all find in life, There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart．
Since she published her frst collection of 8hort stories in 1968, Munro has won many a wards, with the Nobel Prize being her bigge8t honor．On Oct 10, 2017, the Nobel Prize comt-tee named Munro the "master of the contemporary short story"．
1．We lea from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro
A．didn't get on well with the media
B．was 8urprised at winning the Nobel Prize
C．didn't value the title of Women of the Year
D．remained modest though very successful
2．Many of Alice Munro's works
A．focus on everyday life of ordinary people
B．are about betrayals of love and violence
C．center on the happy life of country women
D．are romantic stories setting in her hometown
3．What makes Alice Munro's stories fascinating according to he text?
A．The complicated plots．B．Her writing techniques．
C．The humorous language．D．Her ch imagination．
4．In her representative work Run．away, Carla
A．leads a happy life with Clark
B．is a faithful wife to her husband
C．tries to run away from her husband
D．loses all hopes for a better life
5．What is the text mainly about?
A．Alice Munro and her hometown．B．The awards Alice Munro won．
C．Alice Munro's literary life．．Alice Munro and her writing syle．
—5、DABCA
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2017·西宁市质检一，D)
If you feel at present that you don't have enough friends in your life, one reason may be that you have let yourself become too busy to make time for the relationships you already have. Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment. Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don't get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal with the friends, relatives and acquaintances we already have.
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
Are there any people you could call right now and be assured of a pleasant welcome? Are there people that you could count on to help you in time of difficulty? Can you have close talks with them? Do you have fun when you are together? Are you happy to have them in your life?
If you haven't seen much of them lately, is it because you have become too busy? Have you grown apart? Was there an argument?
If the main reason why you haven't been getting together with the people you already know
is that you have gotten too busy, take a good look at how you spend your time. Compare it with
your real values and priorities in life. Is your busy lifestyle really bringing you the quality of life
that you want?
If you have become too busy for friends, why has this happened? Are you seeking material
toys in your life at the expense of relationships with other human beings? Have you allowed your time to be overcommitted because you never say “No” to anyone? Do you insist on doing things
yourself that could be left to others? If so, why? Do you believe that everything depends on you?
Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities. Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you.
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。你是不是感到生活中缺少朋友？如果是这样，那么也许是因为你忙于工作而疏远了朋友。交朋友和维持友谊需要努力和承诺，因此，不论工作多么繁忙，都应该留出时间给朋友。
12．In this passage the author mainly discusses ________.
A．how to balance friendship and work
B．how to spend our spare time
C．whether we should keep friendship
D．whether we should invite friends to dinner
答案：A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要就繁忙的工作状态下不要忘了和朋友联系而展开讨论，讲述了如何去平衡友谊和工作的关系。故A项正确。
13．Which of the following doesn't indicate a good relationship?
A．You have someone to count on when you are in trouble.
B．You have someone to have close talks with.
C．You feel depressed with others in life.
D．You have fun when you are with someone.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三、四段可知，如果你遇到困难时有依靠，有人和你进行亲密交流，你和别人在一起能得到乐趣，说明你和他人关系良好。由此可知，A、B、D三项能表明友谊良好。故选C项。
14．The reason why you have become too busy for friends may be the following except that ________.
A．you spend too much time seeking material toys in your life
B．you feel it difficult to keep friendship
C．you stick to doing everything all by yourself
D．you never refuse whatever other people ask you to do
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二至四句“Are you seeking material toys... Have you allowed your time to be overcommitted because you never say ‘No’ to anyone? Do you insist on doing things yourself that could be left to others？”可排除选项A、C和D。故选B项。
15．The best title for the passage may be
________.
A．Too busy for Friendship?
B．Too busy with work?
C．How to Spend Your Time
D．How to Make New Friends
答案：A 标题概括题。通过对全文的整体理解可知，文章重点论述了生活中淡忘了朋友可能是自己太忙的缘故。故A项正确。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2017·济南市4月模拟，D)
More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hitech current, allowing wearers to glance at messages and even take calls without touching their phones. The i'm Watch, available since 2011, is the flagship product of an Italian company—i'm. This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone, with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology. It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call, review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.
The i'm Watch also has its own applications, such as i'm Sport, which links with a heart rate detector (检测器) to allow a runner to check his pulse. Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.
With a square shape, a 3.8centimeter touch screen and various colors, the i'm Watch sells for a minimum of 300 Euros ($390) for the basic model and prices climb to 16 000 Euros for a luxury model in silver or decorated with diamonds.
So far, the watch has already found 30 000 buyers, 80 percent of whom are men aged 25 to 50. ?Seventy percent are iPhone users, 25 percent Samsung and the rest are other telephones using Google's Android operating system，” said Massimiliano Bertolini, a manager of the company, which aims to sell more than 200 000 watches this year. The company's target market is the person who is always glued to his smart phone, even in meetings or at the movies, or people who wish to keep an eye on their heartbeat during exercise. They will especially target women with advertisements emphasizing its design rather than its technology.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款最新的智能手表。
16．The text is meant to ________.
A．advertise a handheld device
B．show an example of hightech
C．introduce a new type of watch
D．compare the phone with the watch
答案：C 写作意图题。根据文章第一段第一句“More over smart phone, the intelligent watch is about to take your spot as the latest hitech current...”和对全文的整体理解可知，本文主要介绍最新的科技产品：智能手表，故答案C符合文义。
17．Which of the following best describes the i'm Watch?
A．Economical.
B．Typical.
C．Multifunctional.
D．Traditional.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后两句“This smart watch is an assist to the smart phone... review emails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.”可推知，文中介绍的智能手表是多功能的，故答案C符合文义。
18．Why is the i'm Watch superior to other specialized sports watches?
A．It provides a better service.
B．It is linked to smart phones.
C．It has a heart rate detector.
D．It owns fancy appearance.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smart phones.”可知，答案B符合文义。
19．Which group of people may be attracted by the i'm Watch?
A．Sports lovers having smart phones.
B．Women preferring advertisements.
C．People using Android system.
D．iPhone users seeking convenience.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第二句“Seventy percent are iPhone users...”可知，答案D符合文义。
20．What can we learn about the i'm Watch according to the text?
A．It can control a runner's pulse.
B．It has a wide range of prices.
C．It can replace the smart phones.
D．It is popular among teenagers.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“a minimum of 300 Euros... to 16 000 Euros... with diamonds.”可推知，根据i'm Watch这款智能表的款式和材质不同，它的售价有很大的范围，故答案B符合文义。
【广东省东莞市2017模拟试题】
读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Once upon a time in a land far away, there was a wonderful old man who loved everything：animals, spiders, insects...
One day while walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later, a small opening appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther.
Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then came out with ease.
But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled（萎缩的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the kind-hearted man did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid（液体）from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any hardships, it would fail us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
【写作内容】
1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2.以约120个词就“个人成长需要艰难生活的磨砺”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：
（1）你读了这个故事的感受；
（2）叙述当前父母溺爱子女的现象和由此造成的后果；
（3）假如你是父母的一方，你会如何磨砺自己的孩子？
【写作要求】
1.你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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【参考范文】读写任务：One possible version:
A kind man cut a cocoon open in order to lessen/ ease/ relieve the pain of a butterfly when he saw it struggling out of the coccon, only to find that it could never fly because of his help.
The story sets me thinking a lot. Our life is more or less like this. Sometimes, struggles or obstacles in our life are a must for our growth. It is these struggles or hardships that increase our willpower and contribute to our success. Without these trials, we could never achieve our life goal just as the butterfly did in the story.
Nowadays, with only one child in most families, parents do whatever they can to satisfy the child’s needs and even do for him what should be done on his own. Consequently, the child is unable to look after himself without his parents’ presence. Too much care from parents rids children of their chances to grow strong by conquering obstacles. Just as a saying goes, “Flowers from a greenhouse can never withstand a storm”,
If I were a parent, I would first keep him well informed that life is never easy and that he should be ready to face any challenges. Besides, I would expose him to the hardships in life instead of protecting him from difficulties, providing them with chances to fight for his own bright future by overcoming difficulties.