2017年全国高考英语试题及答案-全国卷2

In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors , relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.

Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasn’t a true, intentional back and forth.

Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on. 32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?

A. It makes noises. C. It stands quietly

B. It gets help from other plants. D. It sends out certain chemicals.

33. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?

A. The attackers get attackeD.

B. The insects gather under the table. D. The perfumes attract natural enemies.

C. The plants get ready to fight back.

34. Scientists find from their studies that plants can .

A. predict natural disasters

B. protect themselves against insects D. help their neighbors when necessary

C. talk to one another intentionally

35. what can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The word is changing faster than ever. B. People have stronger senses than before C. The world is more complex than it seems D. People in Darwin’s time were imaginative. 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you’re trying to get work done. 36 , there are several ways to handle things. Let’s take a look at them now.

37 .Tell the person you’re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the of you can talk at a different time.

When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you’ll find them then. 38 .It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.

When you need to someone, don’t do it in your own office. 39 .it’s much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are

If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. 40 . If someone knocks and it’s not an important matter. Excuse yourself and let the person know you’re busy so they can get the hint(暗示) than when the door is closed, you’re not to be disturbeD.

A. If you’re busy, don’t feel bad about saying no B. When you want to avoid interruptions at work C. Set boundaries for yourself as your time goes D. If you’re in the other person’s office or in a public area E. It’s important that you let them know when you’ll be available F. It might seem unkind to cut people shirt when they interrupt you G. Leave it open when you’re available to talk and close it when you’re not 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 一 第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

二 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

In1973,I was teaching elementary school. Each day,27kids 41 “The Thinking Laboratory.”That was the 42 students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too 43 .

Freddy was an average 44 ,but not an average person .He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）.He would 45 the loudest over fun and be the saddest over anyone’s 46 .

Before the school year 47 ,I gave the kids a special 48 , T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your 49 on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（动词）may seem dull ,most of the 50 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide 51 on old

classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 52 from high school and remained the same 53 person I met forty years before .Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man 54 in his truck. Another time ,he 55 a friend money to buy a house .

Just last year, I was 56 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman 57 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 58 it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a 59 from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted you to have this.”

I told the story to the class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all 60 something from Freddy. 41. A. built B. entered 42. A. name B. rule 43. A. small B. dark 44. A. scholar B. student 45. A. speak B. sing 46. A. misfortune B. disbelief

C. decorated C. brand C. strange C. citizen C. question C. dishonesty

D. ran D. plan D. dull D. worker D. laugh D. mistake D. ended D. message D. Tasks D. clever D. updates D. resignation D. smart D. live D. owed D. conducting D. ignored D. held D. diary D. borrowed

47. A. changed B. approached C. returned 48. A. lesson B. gift C. report 49. A. friends B. Awards C. Masters 50. A. simple B. unique C. fun 51. A. assessments B. comments C. instructions 52. A. graduation B. retirement C. separation 53. A. daring B. modest C. caring 54. A. wait B. sleep C. study 55. A. paid B. charged C. lent 56. A. observing B. preparing C. designing 57. A. regretted B. avoided C. excused 58. A. opened B. packed C. gave 59. A. picture B. bill C. note 60. A. chose B. took C. expected

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1863 the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible __61__ (crowd) on the roads above as they travelled to and ___62__ world. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, ____63___ (lay) the track and then building a strong roof over___64___ top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced. Steam

engines

___65__(use)

to

pull

the

carriages

and

it

must

have

been___66__(fair)unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using___67__ every day.

Later, engineers ____68___(manage) to construct railways in a system of deep tunnels（隧道）, which became known to the tube. This development was only possible with the ___69___ (introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most ___70___ (success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school. They live far from the school, and it takes them about a hour and a half to go to work every day. In their spare time, they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden, that is on the rooftop of their house. They often get up earlier and water the vegetables together. They have also bought for some gardening tools.