江苏省2017届高考英语冲刺选编试题（一）

2017年高考冲刺英语学科试题选编（一）

一、单项填空

1. Lots of artists tend to believe that nature is not only all that is ________ to the eye but it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. A. relevant

B. visible

C. similar

D. close

2. It is writers’ traditional role to absorb different popular social ________ and reflect them back into their books. A. customs currents

3. McDonald’s USA announced that it ________ to serve fresh beef or pork, prepared when ordered, in all burgers across the majority of its restaurants by mid-2018. A. had decided

B. will decide

C. would decide

D. has decided

B. controversies

C. constitutions

D.

4. Now a recent Canadian study suggests that a young baby ________ from interactive music classes has better communication skills than one who takes a less-active class. A. benefited benefit

5. ________ you obviously would not eat Spaghetti with your fingers, using a spoon to twist it into a basketball mound of noodles is incorrect. A. When

B. As

C. Since

D. While

B. benefit

C. benefiting

D.

to

6. —It looks you are feeling down. Any trouble?

—All my hopes were ________ when my application was denied. A. crushed

B. hammered

C. sunk

D. faded

7. To have faith is to believe that the path we are traveling along is longer than ________ we can anticipate.

A. that B. what C. how D. as 8. —What about the new bakery at the street corner near our school?

—You ________ not want to eat its cheese cakes, for they are very calorific. A. dare

B. must

C. might

D. need

9. —With the booing housing price, more investors tend to spend all they have buying one.

—That’s really risky. Never should we ________. A. boil an egg

B. have egg on our face

C. walk on eggshells D. put all your eggs in one basket

10. Alaska, of ________ most part is lightly populated, is known for its diverse landscapes, with abundant wildlife and many small towns. A. what 二、完形填空

Kathrine Switzer, now 70, repeated the 26.2-mile journey in this year’s Boston Marathon. When Switzer became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon with a 11 , in 1967, she knew she’d be chasing history. She didn’t expect to be driven off the 12 .

At the time, women weren’t allowed 13 entry into the race. To be accepted, Switzer 14 with her initials as “K. V. Switzer.” On race day, though, she 15 her femininity proudly. In lipstick and earrings, she took her place at the starting line.

Switzer was at mile two 16 race manager John “Jock” Semple, angered by a woman 17 into the male-only marathon, ran up and tried to 18 her off the course, yelling, “Get the hell out of my race!” However, 19 her boyfriend knocking Semple back, she fended off the official and finished in four hours and twenty minutes.

To 20 the 50th anniversary of her barrier-breaking run, Switzer repeated the journey, wearing the number 261, the same one the official tried 21 it from her 50 years ago. In her honor, the Boston Marathon will 22 the number in future races.

Switzer has 39 marathons under her 23 , including coming in first in New York in 1974 and running in the Olympics in 1984. The last time she finished one in Boston was in 1976, two years after successfully 24 to let women publicly

B. that C. which D. whose

enter it.

Her bib number might not 25 in the Boston Marathon again, but Switzer’s movement goes 26 letting women enter that race. Founding a nonprofit international women’s running club, Switzer chose the name 261 Fearless, appealing 27 for female participation in the sport.

“My goal is to 28 women in places right now where they’re not allowed to leave the house alone, drive a car or get a 29 ,” Switzer told CBS Boston. “If running can give them a sense of strength, where they are no longer 30 and vulnerable, that’s what I hope it can do.” Of her legacy, Switzer said it came as no surprise that women continued to embrace the “sense of empowerment” that came from running. “But we have a long way to go.” she said. 11. A. identity privilege 12. A. event

B. course

C. application

C. personal C. attended

D. track

D. national D. equipped D.

B. fame

C. number

D.

13. A. official 14. A. signed

B. professional

B. registered B. discovered

15. A. provided concealed 16. A. since 17. A. hiding 18. A. take 19. A. with 20. A. label 21. A. tearing possessing 22. A. run out leave out 23. A. belt 24. A. urging

C. exhibited

B. after

C. before

D. when

B. sneaking B. drop B. for B. mark

C. marching C. break C. since

D. rising

D. chase D. as

C. observe

D. congratulate

D.

B. handing C. grasping

B. give out C. check out D.

B. name C. control D. credit

B. persuading C. campaigning D. bothering

25. A. come up 26. A. without

off

B. hang up

C. bring up

D. turn up

D.

B. beyond C. alongside

27. A. passively 28. A. reach

B. inclusively B. convince

C. extensively C. wake

D. decisively D. prepare

D. grant

29. A. inspiration 30. A. housewives 三、阅读理解

B. permit C. diploma

B. breadwinners C. servants D. victims

A

The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia houses one exhibit near the entrance that inspires unmatchable awe. Look closely at the display, and you can see marks left by museumgoers pressing their foreheads against the glass.

The object that fascinates them is a small wooden box containing 46 microscope slides, each displaying a slice of Albert Einstein’s brain. A magnifying glass positioned over one of the slides reveals a piece of tissue about the size of a stamp. Einstein’s brain represents potential, the ability of one exceptional mind, one genius, to catapult ahead of everyone else.

Throughout history rare individuals have stood out for their meteoric contributions to a field. Lady Murasaki for her literary creation. Michelangelo for his masterful touch. Marie Curie for her scientific acuity. “The genius,” wrote German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, “lights on his age like a comet into the paths of the planets.” Consider Einstein’s impact on physics. With no tools available other than the force of his own thoughts, he predicted in his general theory of relativity that massive accelerating objects—like black holes orbiting each other—would create ripples (波纹) in the fabric of space-time. It took one hundred years, enormous computational power, and massively sophisticated technology to definitively prove him right, with the physical detection of such gravitational waves less than two years ago.

Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the very laws of the universe. But