山东省春季英语高考题2017及英语月考试题(2)
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
( A )
Poor bears comes to the UK, bringing only a red hat, a suitcase, a sandwich, and jars of marmalade (果酱) with him. Heading straight to a major London train station, he sits on his suitcase and stops passers-by from time to time in the hope of finding a free home.
This is how Paddington Bear, the main character of the UK animated movie Paddington, is introduced to audiences. On March 3, during Prince William’s visit to China, he attended the Chinese premiere (首演) of the film in Shanghai.“Many Britons were raised on tales of Paddington, the second-best-known bear in fiction after Winnie the Pooh,” the Economist noted. While Winnie the Pooh reminds people of the innocence and simplicity of the past, “the well- meaning Paddington always causes chaos when he goes through cultural misunderstandings.”
The movie, described as “a total delight, as warm and welcome as a hot pair of socks on a winter morning” by the Telegraph, tells the story of the bear, who is sent to London by his family, after an earthquake destroys their home in Peru. At Paddington station, he meets Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown and their two kids. The Brown family name him Paddington, because they can’t say his Peruvian name. After the fuzzy (毛茸茸的) stranger enters the Browns’ home, he teaches everyone how to laugh and love. In the end, Mr. Brown says that “even if he’s from a different species, he’s still family.”
As Phoenix magazine put it, “The story shows British sympathy and kindness” as the refugee Paddington is given a new home and a loving family in London.
Released at a time when immigration is a hot topic in the UK, “Paddington has a very clear message: welcome the other into your home”, the Philadelphia Inquirer noted.
And Paddington Bear is also a great example of the traditional politeness that British people are well known for. For example, Paddington Bear calls people “Mr.”, “Mrs.” and “Miss”, rarely using their first name. he also loves making small talk with people. For instance, Paddington often has polite conversations about unimportant things with people like his housekeeper.
66. Which of the following statements about Paddington Bear is true?
A. He is saved by the Brown family from an earthquake in Peru.
B. With the help of the Brown family, he learns how to laugh and love.
C. He is traditional and prefers to greet strangers using their first name.
D. As an immigrant to the UK, he experiences many cultural misunderstandings.
67. Which of the following words best describe the qualities of Paddington bear?
A. kind and polite. B. innocent and unintelligent.
C. humorous and optimistic. D. honest and straightforward.
68. We can infer from the article that _________________.
A. the tales of Paddington have reminded British people to be kind to those who immigrate to the UK
B. at the time when the Paddington stories were released, immigrants were not welcomed in the UK
C. the Paddington stories once encouraged a large number of Germans to go to the UK
D. Paddington’s British habit of making “small talk” helped to enrich the German language
69. According to the last paragraph, “small talk” probably means _____________.
A. polite greetings to unfamiliar people
B. conversation about unimportant things
C. conversations about other people’s private lives
D. Arguments between close friends
( B )
4 Hotels That Will Make Your Life Easier
BY JOHN BRANDON
For the business traveler who is all about efficiency: Check out these hotels that will get you in and out with a minimum of trouble.
When you are pressed for time on a business trip, nothing can infuriate you more than a slow hotel check-in process. On your next trip, try these hotels that offer a speedier check-in process.
1. Yotel New York
The self-service kiosks at this high-tech New York hotel work just like the ones you’d see at an airport. There are just five-steps to register and obtain your card key. There is even a robotic luggage bellboy. You tap in the number of bags you are carrying and sizes, then wait for a robot arm to swing down and store your luggage in a locker (say, for a day trip). This also speeds up the check-in process if the first thing you need to do, like me, is head to a series of meetings.
2. Marriott Detroit Airport
Another option for business travelers in a hurry: Marriott is rolling out its mobile check-in app to 325 hotels this year, including the Marriott Detroit Airport hotel. (I’ve tested the app itself but not for a real visit quite yet.) Here is the basic idea: you download the iphone or Android app. The night before, you can “check-in” virtually. When you arrive, you get an alert that the room is ready and your key, which is already tied to your reservation, is waiting for you at the desk.
3. Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
I happened to stay at this hotel recently and liked how fast the kiosk check-in works. Like the Yotel, the kiosk asks you to insert your credit card, similar to an airport terminal. The whole process took about three minutes, when I left, I was equally impressed with the fast check-out. An agent meets you in the lobby with an ipad and asks for an email to use for a receipt. The big advantage: you never have to wait in line.
4. Radisson: LaCrosse
The Radisson is trying to make the kiosk process even faster, at a few select hotels like the Radisson Lacrosse in Wisconsin, you use a mobile app to register and then receive a barcode by email or text. When you get the kiosk, you scan the barcode to get your key without any other steps required. It’s super fast. You can find this new check-in system at the Radisson hotels in Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Phoenix as well.
70. What does the word “infuriate” in paragraph 2 most mean?
A. annoy. B. remind . C. amuse. D impress.
71. Which two hotels offer a mobile app for customers to check in?
A.Yotel New York and Marriott Detroit Airport.
B.Marriott Detroit Airport and Radisson: LaCrosse.
C.Marriott Detroit Airport. and Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and Radisson: LaCrosse.
72. Which hotel will send you a receipt by email?
A.Yotel New York.
B.Marriott Detroit Airport.
C.Radisson: LaCrosse.
D.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.At Yotel New York, a robot will help you with all the check-in process.
B.With its check-in app, you may enter your room in Marriott without a key.
C.Hyatt Regency Minneapolis is close to an airport terminal.
D.The barcode you receive from Radisson contributes to the fast check-in.
( C )
Scriptwriters love to complain. They are disrespected by producers, regarded dispensable (可有可无的) by directors, not duly credited by critics, treated like employees by actors – although few complain about being historically and chronically overpaid. Another thing they don’t complain about is “the exhaustion of narrative”, though it weighs very much on their minds. For scriptwriters to complain about the insufficiency of original ideas would be like a salesman complaining about a lack of inventory. It’s not good for business.
Writers have always known there are a limited number of storylines. And it is increasingly difficult to get out in front of a viewer’s expectations. Almost every possible subject has not only been covered but covered exhaustively. How many hours of serial killer plot has the average viewer seen? Fifty? A hundred? This becomes painfully clear to any writer who attempts to orally tell his story (scriptwriter is closer to the oral tradition than it is to literature). Originality has always been in short supply. Does the proliferation (泛滥) of media mean that it is harder to be original today than it was 50 years ago? Well, yea. Today’s viewers live in a biosphere of narrative. Twenty-four-seven, multimedia, all the time. When a storyteller competes for a viewer’s attention, he not only competes with simultaneously occurring narratives, he competes with the variations of his own narrative. That’s real competition. This exhaustion of narrative is behind the rise of recent “counter-narrative” entertainments, such as:1. Reality TV. Any regular viewer knows that reality television follows its own scripted formulas, but the appearance of being unscripted is essential to its appeal. Weary of so much predicable plot, the jaded viewer turns to reality.
2. Anecdotal narrative. The attraction of films such as Slacker and its mumblecore progeny (呢喃类) is the enjoyment of watching behavior impeded by the artifice of plot. It is not “fake”, not “designed” (although of course it is).
3. Reenactment drama. Whether based on famous events or lesser-known ones, reenactment entertainment sells the premise that these events actually happened and were not cooked up by a staff of writers (though, again, if not actually cooked up, they were seasoned and served by writers).
4. Video games. The ability of the viewer to participate in the storytelling process creates an illusion of non-plan.
5. Mini-mini drama. Part of the appeal of three-to five-minute stories created for cellphones, YouTube and original programming is the illusion of not being crafted narratives. Just bits of life.
6. Documentaries. A staple of filmed entertainment since its beginnings, documentaries, historically the poor cousins of commercial cinema, have grown in number and viewership, an increase owed in part to the desire of viewers to look beyond predictable narratives.
Storytelling began as ceremony and evolved into ritual. It was commercialized in the medieval times, became big business in the 19th century and international industry in the 20th. The traditional concept of movies, a projected image in a dark room of viewers, feels increasingly old. Narrative will mutate (变异) and endure. Audio-visual entertainment is changing and narrative will change with it.
74. According to the author, scriptwriters seldom complain of having ____________.
A. been looked down upon by producers
B. suffered the exhaustion of narrative
C. been considered unimportant by directors
D. been badly treated by actors and actresses
75. In which of the following entertainment forms can the viewers take part in its narrative process?
A. Reenactment. B. Video games.
C. Mini-mini drama. D. Documentaries.
76. Which of the following statements is TRUE to the fact?
A. Narrative became commercialized in the middle age.
B. Storytelling became commercialized after the Middle Ages.
C. Narrative became a worldwide industry in the 19th century.
D. Storytelling grew into large business in the 20th century.
77. Which of the following statements is NOT in agreement with the author’s ideas?
A. Scriptwriting is nearer to the oral tradition than it is to literature.
B. Narrative exhaustion is responsible for the rise of anti-narrative entertainment.
C. It is less difficult to be original today than it was half a century ago.
D. The appearance of being unscripted is important to the appeal of Reality TV.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Plans kick off soon
For years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph from the national team. However, hope for Chinese soccer has been ignited (点燃) recently, as the government released an overall reform plan to boost the development of soccer in China on march 16.
By 2025, 50000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum. According to the plan, students will be given textbooks that teach the positions of players and soccer tactics (战术). They will also be encouraged to form soccer teams and participate in competitions regularly. The extraordinary young players will be enrolled into local leagues and training camps, helping to build up a large soccer talent pool.
Chinese soccer, with the national team currently ranked at No 83 in the world, has been lagging behind many other countries for a long time. Critics say the biggest reason is a lack of a well-built youth training system, which is the key to creating a strong soccer culture, according to the BBC.
Take Spain, a team that has dominated the world of soccer for a long time, as an example. It has the world’s best soccer school, La Masia. This FC Barcelona youth academy is widely known for producing skillful and creative soccer talents. Teams in the academy are divided into 12 levels, from U8(for players under 8 years old) to U19. Its talent scouts (星探) are stationed around the world, always looking for boys who show outstanding potential for soccer. Studying there is free of charge. A talented 10-year-old boy can walk into La Masia and come out eight years later as a superstar.
The rising soccer giant Germany also knows the importance of youth training. Germany scored only one goal at the 2000 European Championships, which started a national discussion over why the country could no longer produce good, young players. So in 2001, the German Football League required that all Bundesliga (甲级联赛) clubs set up academies with youth teams from U12 to U23. The clubs now spend over 100 million on youth development each year. And they have successfully raised the standards of young German players.In 26-year-old midfielder Thomas Muwller, 25 year-old midfielder Toni Kroos and 33-year-old full back Philipp Lahm, for instance, the world has witnessed Bayern’s youth work paying off handsomely.
“Youth is the key to China’s soccer, as late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said” but it takes time to gain results,” said President Xi Jinping in 2014, “China’s soccer dream looks far away, but we cannot stop.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 13 WORDS)
78. What is the detail of China’s soccer reform plan?
79. According to critics, why has Chinese soccer been left behind many other countries?
80. La Masia in Barcelona is well famous for____________________________ .
81. _________________________ has raised the young German players.
第Ⅱ卷 (共47分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.和外国友人进餐时, 带上一份小礼物是有礼貌的。(manners)
2. 这次竞赛之后，我意识到是愚蠢的骄傲蒙蔽了自己。(blind)
3. 没有什么比看到村民依然住在缺水的环境里更令人揪心的了。(upset)
4. 这些电视节目不仅制作质量差，而且会误导青年人，让他们以为不努力也可以一夜成名。(Not only)
5.看到照片中这位父亲不顾自己，在倾盆大雨中为他的孩子撑伞，网民们 (netizens) 情不自禁想起了自己的父亲。(regardless)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
根据新规，上海高中生必须在毕业前完成至少60小时的志愿者实践活动 (public service practice)，这项政策引发了人们的热议。有人抱怨60小时太长，占用了学生的学习时间;也有人认为志愿者实践活动是有意义的，有助于培养学生社会责任感。对此，你的看法如何?请写一篇120-150 词左右的文章表达你的观点。
(注意:文章中不得出现本人真实的姓名与学校)
参考答案
I. Listening
1-10 BBCCC BAACB 1-13 BCD 14-16 BCB
17. 3:15 18. cash 19. jewelry 20. Switzerland 21. Leisure sporting activities
22. jogging and tennis 23. athletic shoes 24. conscious and concerned
II. Grammar and vocabulary
25. Beyond 26.the 27. as 28. can 29. but 30. what 31. that 32. had been made
33. are taking 34.every time 35. to respond 36. easier 37. those 38. Communicating
39. mixed 40. moving
41-50 JBIKC DFGAH
III. Reading
51-65 ACBAD BDCAD CBADB
66-69 DAAB 70-73 ABDD 74-77 BBAC
78. By 2025, 50,000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum.
79. Because it lacks a well-built youth training system.
80. producing skillful and creative soccer talents.
81. Clubs’ setting up academies with youth teams from U12 to U23.
Translation:
1. It is good manners to bring along a small gift when you are having dinner with a foreign friend.
2. After the competition, I found that it was my own stupid pride that had blinded me.
3. Nothing is more upsetting than seeing the villagers still living in an environment where water is scarce.
4. Not only are these TV programs badly/poorly produced but also they mislead young people into thinking that one can become famous overnight without effort.
5. Seeing the father holding an umbrella for his kid in the pouring/heavy rain regardless of himself in the photo, the netizens cannot help thinking of their own fathers.
II. Guided Writing www.2abc8.com
In 2015, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission stipulated that Shanghai high school students must accomplish at least 60 class hours of public service practice, which is a prerequisite for graduation. This policy has triggered a wide discussion and various reactions. Different people have different opinions. Personally speaking, this policy isn’t good to students.
First of all, students may be refused in a public service project. One of my classmates said that a group of students once applied for volunteer positions in a library and were refused. The library gave them the volunteer certificates directly and dismissed them. So sometimes there are obstacles that stop students from putting their enthusiasm into practice, and students can’t choose the public service they like to do. It seems that under some circumstances, high school student public service becomes a mere formality.
Besides, the motive of the policy is to make students more engaged in social practice, but the goal is hard to achieve as long as the whole education system remains unchanged. Students have a lot of homework to do, and at weekends, most students will go to tutorial centers to have supplementary place. I think the time set of 60 hours is too long. It will even take up some of students’ study time, so it is time-consuming.
Last but not least, the policy results in the comparison between schools. Some schools compare their students’ total hours of public service practice with other schools. If students haven’t reached the set time, teachers will criticize them and force them to do service practice at a set place, which made students unhappy and angry.
In conclusion, public service is a meaningful thing only if students do it voluntarily instead of being forced to. So students should finish their study first, and then do the public service practice in their spare time.