2017届江苏高三高考考前英语试卷最后一卷 - 图文

―It’s not frills. I quite understand what she means. It wouldn’t have been very nice for the Davidsons to have to mix with all that rough lot in the smoking-room.’

―The founder of their religion wasn’t so special,‖ said Dr. Macphail with a laugh.

―I’ve asked you over and over again not to joke about religion,‖ answered his wife. ―I shouldn’t like to have a nature like yours, Alec. You never look for the best in people.‖

He gave her a sidelong glance with his pale, blue eyes, but did not reply. After many years of married life, he had learned that it was more conducive to peace to leave his wife with the last word. He was undressed before she was, and climbing into the upper bed, he settled down to read himself to sleep.

When he came on deck next morning they were close to land. He looked at it with greedy eyes. There was a thin strip of silver beach rising quickly to hills covered to the top. The coconut trees, thick and green, came nearly to the water’s edge, and among them you saw the grass houses of the Samoaris; and here and there, sparkling white, a little church. Mrs. Davidson came and stood beside him. She was dressed in black, and wore round her neck a gold chain, from which hung a small cross. She was a little woman, with brown, dull hair very simply arranged, and she had outstanding blue eyes. Her face was long, like a sheep’s, but she gave no impression of foolishness, rather of extreme alertness; she had the quick movements of a bird. The most remarkable thing about her was her voice, high, metallic, and without variety; it fell on the ear with a hard dullness, irritating(刺激) to the nerves like the pitiless scream of the drill.

―This must seem like home to you,‖ said Dr. Macphail, with his thin, difficult smile.

―Ours are low islands, you know, not like these. Coral. These are volcanic. We’ve got another ten days’ journey to reach them.‖

―In these parts that’s almost like being in the next street at home,‖ said Dr. Macphail jokingly.

―Well, that’s rather an exaggerated way of putting it, but one does look at distances differently in the J South Seas. So far you’re right.‖

Dr. Macphail sighed faintly.

65. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that Dr. Macphail __________. A. preferred quietness to noise

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B. enjoyed the sound of the mechanical piano D. wanted to befriend the Davidsons B. liked each other

D. had similar religious belief

B. She tended to quarrel with her husband D. She was easy to get along with. C. absurd

D. fearful D. quick-tempered

C. was going back to his hometown A. had similar experience

66. The Macphails and the Davidsons were in each other’s company because they __________. C. shared dislike for some passengers A. She was good at making friends

67. Which of the following statements best DESCRIBES Mrs. Macphail? C. She was skillful in dealing with strangers A. foolish A. proud

B. helpful

68. What does the underlined word ―conducive‖ (Para. 8) probably mean? 69. Which of the following adjectives cannot be used to depict Mrs. Davidson?

B. unapproachable

C. unpleasant

70. The following statements about Dr.Macphail is true EXCEPT __________. A. He was sociable.

B. He was intelligent.

C. He was afraid of his wife.

D. He was fun of the Davidsons.

第II卷（两部分, 共35分）

第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填上一个最恰当的词。 Let’s face it. We all fail.

As we go through life we have relationships that don’t work out, jobs that just aren’t right, exams that we fail, initiatives that don’t succeed. The more new things we try, the more failures we are likely to have. In fact, the only way to avoid failure is to do nothing new.

The important thing is how we deal with failure. It can be part of a downward slide in which lack of confidence reinforces feelings of inadequacy and incompetence. But experiencing failure can be a learning experience and an opportunity for a fresh start. A good way to begin this process is by asking yourself some tough questions. 1. What can I learn from this?

Take responsibility for what went wrong. Ok, so it was not all your fault — but some of it was. Successful people don't make excuses or blame others. They take ownership of the issues. Be critical but constructive. Try to look at the experience objectively. Make a list of the key things that happened. Analyze the list step-by-step and look for the learning points.

2. What could I have done differently?

What other options did you have? What choices did you make? How could you have handled it differently? What different steps would you have taken? Keep in mind, ―A fall in the pit, a gain in your wit.‖ 3. Do I need to acquire or improve some skills?

Did the problem reveal some lack of skill on your part? How could you learn or improve those skills? Perhaps there are books or courses or people you could turn to. Make a self-development plan to acquire the skills and experiences you need. 4. Who can I learn from?

Is there someone to whom you can turn for advice? Did a boss, colleague or a friend see what happened? If they are constructive and supportive, then ask them for some feedback and guidance. Most people do not ask for help because they believe it to be a sign of weakness rather than strength. It’s not. It shows that you are ready to learn and change. Any good friend will be happy to help. 5. What will I do next?

Now draw up an action plan. Will you try something similar or something different? Revisit your goals and objectives. Think of the setbacks as a journey rather than a destination. You can now reset your sights on your destination and plan a new course.

If you read the life stories of successful people — especially inventors, explorers, scientists or statesmen — you will find that their early careers are littered with failures. Walt Disney, Thomas Edison and Henry ford are typical examples. Abraham Lincoln, suffered many defeats in his career in politics including losing the nomination for vice president in 1856 and his second run at being a U.S. senator in 1858.

The important point is to use your setbacks as learning experiences and make them stepping stones to future

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success. There are always positives you can take from every experience in your life. Asking yourself these five questions can help find them.

Face Failure Positively ? There’s no royal road to 71 . We may meet with different unsmooth things in our Brief introduction ? ? daily lives; We are more 72 to have failures when we try more new things; We can regard failure as a 73 of a learning experience and a restarting opportunity. 1. What can I learn from this? ? Being 74 for what went wrong: ? Looking at the experience objectively; ? Making a list of the key things that happened; ? Analyzing the list step-by-step and look for the learning points. 2. What could I have done differently? Five tough questions ? 75 the chance to live it again, we could have coped with the problem differently. 3. Do I need to acquire or improve some skills? ? Turning to books or courses or people and 76 out a self-development plan. 4. Who can I learn from? ? Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; 77 , it shows that we are brave enough to learn and change. 5. What will I do next? ? Never get 78 by the setbacks on our journey. Reset our new goals and prepare ourselves for the new journey. ? Even the successful people couldn’t 79 failures in their early careers. Conclusion ? Using setbacks as learning experiences, we can make them stepping stones 80 to future success 第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)

成功的秘诀是什么？请阅读下面文字及图片，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

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要求如下：

【写作内容】

1、用约30词概括上述信息的主要内容；

2、结合上述信息, 以你或他人的实例简要分析你认为最重要的因素； 3、你的启示和打算 【写作要求】

1、写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句; 2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称; 3、不必写标题。 【评分标准】

内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。

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