2017上海高考英语试卷.pdf

2017年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试

上海英语试卷

（满分140分，考试时间120分钟）

Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension

Section A:

Directions:In section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper and delete which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.A.The man should stop the program. B.The program is too difficult to learn.

C.She can help the man learn the program.

D.The man should keep learning the program.

2.A.They like reading today's paper.

B.They are interested in today’s paper.

C.They found nothing interesting in today’s paper

D.They have no idea what the paper is about.

3.A.In a theater. B.In a concert. C.In a park. D.In an exhibition.

4.A.Feed the dog B.Clean the dog's house

C.Give the dog a bath.

D.find something to eat.

5.A.Expensive B.Cheap C.unsuitable D.unnecessary

6.A.Maths test B.English test. C.Biology test D.history test

7.A.Because he was in Chengdu.

B.because the concert was held in Chengdu.

C.because he was too tired to attend the concert.

D.because the concert was not good enough

8.A.He couldn’t help Mary. B.He could lend Mary his bicycle.

C.Mary could ask someone else for help.

D.Professor hanks would help Mary.

9.A.Doctors should not lecture people about life styles

B.Doctors'own life styles are different from others

C.She doesn't t agree with the man.

D.Doctors'lecture is of little use

10.A.He likes watching instead of playing. B.He is a good team sports player.

C.he doesn't like any kinds of sports.

D.He likes taking part in team sports.

Section B

Directions:In section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation,after each passage or conversation,you will be asked several questions,the passage and the conversation will be read twice,but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions1l through13are based on the following talk.

11. A.Buy some small bottles to hold shampoo.

B.Collect samples of shampoo for holiday use.

C.Take more clothes in case of emergency.

D.Roll up clothes to save space and reduce wrinkling.

12. A.put a lock on the suitcase.

B.Take a plain case instead of an expensive one.

C.Draw some symbols on the suitcase.

D.Do not take a suitcase.

13. A.How to keep yourself safe during a holiday.

B.How to make the packing easier for a trip.

C.How to keep yourself away from theft.

D.How to make your suitcase simple and plain.

Questions14through16are based on the following passage.

14. A.It can increase the rate of learning and the likelihood of remembering.

B.It can help gather related information.

C.The information can be easily recalled during an actual debate.

D.It makes remembering information difficult.

15. A.Reading and thinking alone. B.Talking about a movie to friends.

C.Writing down what they've read.

D.Read the information loudly.

16. A.Related information is put together logically.

B.All the information is put together.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,rmation is related and can be recalled.

D.You can recall any information anytime.

Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.

17. A.Cutting down public water supply during part of a day in some cities.

B.Ways to change the public toilet.

C.Suggestions for the public to change their bathrooms.

D.How to save water by making changes to the bathrooms.

18. A.Change the toilet. https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,e a water-saving shower head.

C.Brush teeth once a day.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,e toilets as less as possible.

19. A.6liters. B.10liters. C.20liters. D.16liters.

20. A.How to use water when the public supply is cut.

B.How to make the best use of water.

C.Criticizing people for wasting water.

D.How to protect water from pollution.

II.Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.

In the presence of animals

A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form of health care.As far back as the1790s,the elderly at a senior citizens’home in England21__________(encourage)to spend time with farm animals.This would help patients’mental sate more than the cruel therapies22__________(use)on the mentally ill at the time.In recent years, scientists have finally begun to find proof23__________contact with animals can increase a sick person’s chance of survival and has been shown 24__________(lower)heart rate,calm upset children,and get people to start a conversation.

Scientists think that animals companionship is beneficial25__________ animals are accepting and attentive,and they don’t criticize or give orders. Animals have the unique ability to be more social.For example,visitors to nursing homes get more social responses from patients when they come with animal companions.

The iPhone X,Apple’s new smartphone,is equipped with facial recognition.31______,its scanner can unlock the system.It requires no buttons to be pressed,being always ready to read your face.Android users can expect similar32______as well.

For the millions of people who will soon depend on facial recognition to check their email,send a text or make a call,it will be quick,easy and pretty “cool”to use.However,as we grow33______to the technology,we cannot become numb to the problems that come with it.

Facial recognition is already used everywhere.In China,police use the technology to identify people who jaywalk(乱穿马路).In the United State, more than half of all adults are in a facial recognition database that can be used for criminal https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,ernments,however,are not the only users of facial recognition.Retailers use the technology in their stores to identify 34______shoplifters.One social media app in Russia allows strangers to find out who you are just by taking a photo of you.

However,different users of facial recognition produce different levels of accuracy.Camera distance,lighting,facial pose all affect the accuracy. Officials at the New York Police Department,for example,have35______at least five misidentifications by their facial recognition system.If the iPhone’s new system is similarly36______,no one will consider it to be acceptable security for our personal information.37______it probably won’t be.But for

many of the systems elsewhere,mistakes and38______of privacy might be unavoidable.

As the smartphone of choice for many users,the iPhone’s39______of facial recognition may encourage consumers to accept the technology elsewhere.However,even as we choose to explore the convenience facial recognition might offer,we should also be suspicious of the many ways it can be used.Facial recognition may well be40______.Its risks need not be!

III.Reading Comprehension(45%)

Section A

Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B，C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to“do what you love.”But mastering a skill,even one that you deeply love,41___a huge amount of dull work.Anyone who want to master a skill must run through the cycle of practice,42___feedback,modification,and increasing improvement again,again and again.Some people seem able to concentrate on practicing an activity like this for years and take pleasure in their gradual improvement.Yet others find this kind of focused, time-intensive work to be43___or boring.Why?

The difference may turn on the ability to enter into a state of“flow,”the felling of being completely44___in what you are doing.Whether you call it being“in the zone,”or something else,a flow state is a special experience. Since Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi developed the45___of flow in the1970’s,it has been a mainstay of positive-psychology research.Flow states can happen in the course of any activity,and they are most common when a task has well-defined goals and is at a(n)46___skill level,and where the individual is able to47___their performance to clear and immediate feedback.

Csikszentmihalyi suggested that those who most48___entered into flow states had an“autotelic personality(自带目的性人格)”—a disposition to seek out challenges and get into a state of flow.While those without such a personality see difficulties,autotelic individuals see opportunities to build skills.Autotelic individuals are receptive and open to new challenges.They are also49___and have low levels of self-centeredness.Such people,with their capacity for“disinterested interest”have a great advantage over others in developing their innate abilities.

Fortunately for those of us who aren’t51___blessed with an autotelic personality,there is evidence that flow states can be52___by environmental factors.53___,the learning framework prescribed by Montessori schools seems to encourage flow states.

While there isn’t(yet)a pill that can turn mundane practice into a thrilling activity for anyone,it is heartening that we seem,at least to some

54___,to be able to nudge ourselves toward flow states.By giving ourselves unstructured,open-ended time,minimal55___,and a task set at a moderate level of difficulty,we may be able to love what we’re doing while we put in the hard work practicing the things we love doing.

41.A.inquiresB.requiresC.acquiresD.gains

42.A.preventableB.maintainableC.sustainableD.critical

43.A.frustratingB.encouragingC.concerningD.instructing

44.A.improvedB.indicatedC.involvedD.inspired

45.A.conceptB.receiptC.receptionD.condition

46.A.alternativeB.appropriateC.approximateD.sufficient

47.A.makeB.adoptC.adaptD.adjust

48.A.fullyB.reallyC.readilyD.accidentally

49.A.generousB.persistentC.courageousD.resistant

50.A.addictB.advanceC.advantageD.admire

51.A.necessarilyB.obviouslyC.graduallyD.occasionally

52.A.forbiddenB.functionedC.fastenedD.facilitated

53.A.In particularB.For exampleC.In conclusionD.In comparison

54.A.intentionB.extentC.purposeD.intent

55.A.temptationB.charmingC.attractionsD.distractions

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,D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.

(A)

The adaptation of books to the big screen is nothing new to our society. Books have become well-respected tools for creating a better Hollywood. However,films should be just as respected for their ability to create better writers.

The main skill films help writers develop is attention to progress.Most directors and screenwriters know that the majority of people are not willing to sit through a five-hour film.Thus,every scene must have a purpose.This is a vital objective to keep in mind when writing a novel or short story.With most writing courses placing emphasis on literary techniques,it is easy to become more invested in diction than with actually moving the plot forward. Films remind the writer that while a novel ought to have some degree of literary complexity,the goal at the end of each chapter,page,or sentence is simple:keep the story moving.Films not only help writers develop a plot,but also help writers develop specific moments within their stories.Although writing a means of expression,not all things are easy to express in writing, especially facial expressions and emotions.Films allow writers to study the

bodily and emotional actions that make characters read more realistically and make stories more tempting.

Lastly,sometimes it takes a film to bring about a story idea in the first place.Stop using a horribly specific or extremely uninteresting prompt.A pleasing theme or aesthetic can be enough to inspire a character or setting. As writers,whether fiction or independent,our works often arise from the things we see around us or the thins we wish we could see.Nonetheless,our works also arise from the visuals that have been created for us.As literature continues to enter the film industry,perhaps we should make use of film techniques in our literature.

56.reminded by films,a writer can move the plot forward by.

A.keeping in mind that every word should mean something.

B.providing a description of as many details as possible.

C.paying attention to further enhancing literary complexity.

D.choosing the perfect word to go with his/her thought.

57.according to the passage,films help writers develop in many aspects except.

A.getting an improved expressiveness

B.focusing on keeping the story moving.

https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,plicating their thinking and life.

D.bringing in inspiration for new works.

58.the word“prompt”(paragraph3)probably means.

A.a reason to write.

B.a topic to start from.

C.an excuse to put off working.

D.an element to attract relationship.

59.which of the following statements best represents the author’s thoughts in this passage?

A.book writers are the ones promoting the growth of the film industry.

B.directors and screenwriters are more respected than fiction writers.

C.writers should spend more time on wording rather than on other things.

D.filmmaking technique could help book writers to improve themselves.

(B)

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(C)

There are classes for the mothers of babies,but there’s no helping with your mum and dad growing old.

Old people’s wards are hell for old people.Geriatric wards are bedlam and bonkers.A toothless woman screaming when left alone,a cry that reaches the high hospital ceiling.A woman effing and blinding----the polite curtain will not protect her from the indignity of a nappy change.A woman who lives the same moment in repeat,dressed up for going home in a bright red,over the dressing grown,asking for the key to her house,saying over and over:“Am I going home today?”

And though my mum,by the time she was released,knew that her life was charmed compared with the lives of the world’s refugees.It seems to me as if the plight of old people,while not a horrible as the plight of refugees, shares some of the horror.Just as we live in a society that hasn’t caught up with technology,the kind of moral choices it gives people,we also live in a world that hasn’t kept up with its ageing population.We have the advances in medical science and technology that have kept people alive longer,but not the advances in how to treat our ageing population.Society is lagging behind the old,failing and falling.

There are certain small but piercing similarities between the treatment of the old and the treatment of refugees.The old are often displaced from their homes,moved out against their will;decisions are often made for them that

they have no say over.Often,they are treated as fools or halfwits,crowded together in one place,given clothes that don’t belong to them,treated as a fallen tribe,incapable of any individuality.Nobody imagined my mother was a secretary of the Scottish peace movement,a primary teacher,a lifelong socialist,a witty woman.Out of hospital,my85-year-old mum said:”going into hospital at my age puts years on you.God save from old people’s wards. You never think of yourself as old.You look across the ward and think,am I like that?”

63.the treatment of the old is compared of that of the refugees in order to.

A.prove they have a lot in common.

B.show the terrible status of the old.

C.display their similarities and differences.

D.indicate that old people have to leave their home.

64.we can be inferred from the passage?

A.refugees lead a better life than old male patients.

B.old people are ill-treated due to their loss of individuality.

C.the author’s mom is capable of teaching and being a socialist in the meanwhile.

D.the treatment of the ageing population doesn’t develop as science advances.

65.the author’s mom felt that life in the hospital.

Summary Writing：

Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more https://www.360docs.net/doc/4313491508.html,e your own words as far as possible.

Learning by Rote in the Digital Age

Rote learning has become seen as an outdated method of teaching.The dictionary defines learning‘by rote’as:‘from memory,without thought of the meaning;in a mechanical way’.

The decline of rote learning has been quickened by technology.No one needs to memorize friends’phone numbers or email addresses because such data is conveniently stored and accessible electronically.And why remember when and where World War Two broke out when you can find the answer on the internet in about6seconds?But now there are voices for a need to return to rote learning.