（学生版）2017年3月2017届高三第二次全国大联考（江苏卷）英语卷（考试版）

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（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child _________ he or she wants. A. however

B. whatever

C. whichever D. whenever

答案是B。

21. _________ reading books is rewarding on the whole, not all books are necessarily good for children.

A. Since B. When

C. Until D. While

22. Nowadays many people can’t keep pace with fast and competitive city life, and they are longing for old __________ life. A. industrial B. rural

C. personal D. formal

23. The criminal was desperate to get out. He tried everything to escape, but _________. A. in person B. in company

C. in favor D. in vain

24. Though its GDP ranks second in the world, China remains a developing country with its average family income far below _________ of western

developed countries.

A. it B. those C. one D. that

25. Many students are at a loss as to _________ they spend so much time on language learning, but achieve little. A. that B. why C. how D. which

26. Our new English teacher speaks English very fast and I sometimes have difficulty __________ to what he says. A. counting on B. catching on C. turning on D. taking on

27. _________ the teenage brain, the expert decided to write a book about how to help teenagers fight against attention problems. A. To explore

B. Having explored C. Exploring

D. Having been explored

28. _________ the hard work in the past few months, the crops wouldn’t grow so well now.

A. Apart from B. But for C. Due to D. Regardless of 29. —Mike, what’s your opinion about the problem Jack has described?

—I’m sorry I have missed his problem, but I _________ about another one.

A. thought B. have thought C. had thought D. was thinking

30. When it comes to those who have made a big difference to our lives, we cannot _________ Henry Ford, who made cars available to common families. A. overlook B. betray C. desert D. separate

31. According to the rule, the first to purchase goods on the opening day in the supermarket _________ get 20% off the total price.

A. mustn’t B. shall C. needn’t D. dare 32. Thank you for your applause, from which I can see your kindness, _________ and support. A. proportion B. assumption C. comprehension D. motivation 33. _________ is generally believed, it is human activities that have contributed to the global warming. A. It B. As C. that D. what 34. To be honest, ________ your advice we would have been able to finish the project in time. A. we followed

B. we had followed

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C. did we followed D. had we followed

35. Don’t go to that fancy new restaurant. The food isn’t very good and they charge you _________ for it!

A. an arm and a leg C. skin and bones

B. flesh and blood D. all ears

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mother has spent the past 9 years working with Special Olympics. But her story of love doesn’t __36__ there. It began 20 years ago when my younger sister, Natalie, was born. Natalie is mentally delayed and always __37__ extra help. My mother secretly 38 that she would try her best to make Natalie live a 39 life and would never let Natalie’s 40 stop her from living her life to the fullest.

In 2000, my mother got a(n) 41 as a teacher at a middle school. She has always 42 us that is when her eyes were 43 opened to all the different things that were 44 to people with special needs, things that most families with special needs individuals don’t know about. In November 2001, my 45 was changed forever. That’s when my sister 46 a Special Olympics team. At first, my parents and I would 47 go and watch her, but we quickly 48 to get more involved.

When my family moved to Idaho in 2006, we were 49 to find that the town had no Special Olympics teams. So my mother made up her mind to 50 teams by herself. Now ten years later my family is still in full Special Olympics mode and sets a good 51 to people who want to change others’ life for better.

My mother is not only my hero, but the hero of the over 30 Special Olympics athletes in Rigby, ID. It is __52__ my mother that I get to know the 53 of understanding those people who are “ 54 ”. I have also learned to judge people by the size of their heart 55 their looks or intellectual abilities. 36. A. start

B. exist

C. survive C. avoids

D. end D. requires D. remembered

D. simple

37. A. refuses 38. A. expected 39. A. peaceful 40. A. ignorance

B. attracts B. explained B. normal B. fear

C. decided

C. rich

C. disability C. position

D. prejudice D. development D. assured

D. truly

41. A. promotion 42. A. informed

B. appointment B. warned

C. convinced

C. frequently

43. A. immediately 44. A. available 45. A. career 46. A. noticed

B. randomly B. acceptable B. habit B. joined B. ever

C. adaptable C. routine

D. affordable D. family D. supported D. never D. tended D. amused D. account for D. fashion

C. organized C. just

47. A. even 48. A. refused 49. A. annoyed 50. A. set up

B. promised B. embarrassed B. settle on B. example

C. hesitated C. disappointed C. appeal to C. standard B. because of D. on behalf of C. importance C. determined C. less than

51. A. record 52. A. instead of

C. for the sake of 53. A. purpose 54. A. different 55. A. other than

B. difficulty B. ambitious B. more than

D. power D. sensitive D. rather than

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Waterpebble: Saving water one drop at a time

Waterpebble is a harmless and trendy Eco-gadget designed to help raise awareness regarding how much water is being used while in the shower, and to help decrease that amount so gradually that it’s practically undetectable. The goal is to make saving water fun and easy while bringing its

importance to the forefront. Inventor:

Paul Priestman is the innovative mind behind Waterpebble and was originally inspired by a hotel

bathroom sign that read, “Please Use Water Sparingly（俭省地）.” Usage:

The Waterpebble is a small round device that has three light indications of red, orange and green. They indicate, respectively, “Too much”, “Just enough” and “Well done — you’re saving the planet” .Simply place Waterpebble in the bottom of the shower and it records the length of your showers. From that point on it starts gradually encouraging you to reduce your shower time by flashing the appropriate light. If you let it go all the way to red, then you have exceeded（超过）the amount of time of your shower. If you stop showering at green, you have kept your shower at six minutes or less and have beat your record. Effects:

Families who use Waterpebble can look forward to low water fees on their future water bills. It is a clever and environmentally-friendly way to make the process of saving water more instinctive. Waterpebble is not only encouraging people to use less water, but also helping people to become educated about conservation. Families report that their kids love the idea of playing a role in protecting the planet and without being constantly reminded. Waterpebble is being praised as a constructive device that allows people to ease into water conservation in a way that is enjoyable and educational.

For more information, please visit Waterpebble online. 56. According to the passage, Waterpebble ________. A. was initially used in a hotel bathroom

B. helps users predict the exact price they will pay for water C. gets users to save water unconsciously

D. aims to warn users of the lack of water resource on our planet 57. When using Waterpebble, you ________. A. should pay attention to its light indication B. need put it beside the shower before showering C. should stop showering when its light turns orange D. have to control your shower time at less than 6 minutes

B

In the U.S. we are raised to appreciate the accomplishments of inventors and thinkers — creative people whose ideas have transformed our world. We celebrate the famously imaginative, the greatest artists and innovators from Van Gogh to Steve Jobs. Viewing the world creatively is supposed to be a valuable quality, even a virtue. Online job boards burst with ads recruiting（招收）“idea people” and “out of the box” thinkers. We are taught that our own creativity will be celebrated as well, and that if we have good ideas, we will succeed.

It’s all a lie. This is the thing about creativity that is rarely acknowledged: Most people don’t actually like it. Studies confirm what many creative people have suspected all along: People are biased（有成见的）against creative thinking, despite all of their insistence otherwise.

“We think of creative people in a heroic manner, and we celebrate them, but the thing we celebrate is the after-effect,” says Barry Staw, a researcher at

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the University of California. Staw says most people are risk-averse and he refers to them as satisfiers. “As much as we celebrate independence in Western cultures, there is an awful lot of pressure to conform（墨守成规）,” he says. Satisfiers avoid stirring things up, even if it means giving up the truth or rejecting a good idea.

All of this negativity isn’t easy to digest, and social rejection can be painful in some of the same ways physical pain hurts. But there is a glimmer of hope in all of this rejection. A Cornell study makes the case that social rejection is not actually bad for the creative process — and can even accelerate it. The study shows that if you have the sneaking（暗中的） suspicion you might not belong, the act of being rejected confirms your interpretation. The effect can liberate creative people from the need to fit in and allow them to pursue their interests.

Perhaps for some people, the pain of rejection is like the pain of training for a marathon training the mind for endurance. Research shows you’ll need it. Truly creative ideas take a very long time to be accepted. The better the idea, the longer it might take. Even the work of Nobel Prize winners was commonly rejected by their peers for an extended period of time.

Most people agree that what distinguishes those who become famously creative is their resilience（复原力）. While creativity at times is very rewarding, it is not about happiness. Staw says a successful creative person is someone “who can survive conformity pressures without being influenced by social pressure” . To live creatively is a choice. You must make a commitment to your own mind and the possibility that you will not be accepted. You have to let go of satisfying people, often even yourself. 58. What is the lie mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. That people appreciate creativity very much. B. That people are biased against creative thinking. C. That people insist on doing everything creatively. D. That people are taught to transform our world when young. 59. Which of the following is typical of “satisfiers”? A. They are easily pleased. B. They celebrate independence. C. They tend not to like sudden changes. D. They are always prepared to take risks.

60. According to Staw, successful creative people ________. A. tend to sacrifice personal happiness for their career B. will have to face reality sooner or later C. tend to make their own choices D. seldom give in to social pressure

C

A well-known study in 1979 found that people who socialize with others live longer than people who keep to themselves. A new study shows that socializing online may have health benefits as well.

To test the theory, researchers from Harvard, Yale, Northeastern and the University of California at San Diego looked at the Facebook profiles of 12 million people. Then they compared the profiles with the California Department of Public Health records over a two-year period from 2011 to 2013. The researchers found that people with more friends online were less likely to die than similar people who were not as connected. The researchers published their findings in an article titled “Online social integration is associated with reduced mortality risk” in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Of all the kinds of Facebook usage, it was getting friend requests rather than sending friend requests that related to reduced mortality. Not all Facebook usage was connected to a longer life. Getting friend requests related to reduced mortality. Similarly, posting photos and being tagged in photos was connected to living longer, but sending messages on Facebook was not. People who were tagged in many photos had the lowest mortality rates in the

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