1、江苏省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. close2. It is writers traditional role to absorb different popular social _ and reflect
2、 them back into their books. A. customs B. controversies C. constitutions D. currents3. McDonalds 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 decide
3、d4. 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 B. benefit C. benefiting D. to benefit5. _ you obviously would not eat Spaghetti with your fingers, using a spoon to twist
4、it into a basketball mound of noodles is incorrect. A. When B. As C. Since D. While6. It looks you are feeling down. Any trouble?All my hopes were _ when my application was denied. A. crushed B. hammered C. sunk D. faded7. To have faith is to believe that the path we are traveling along is longer th
5、an _ we can anticipate.A. that B. what C. how D. as8. 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. need9. With the booing housing price, more investors tend to spend all they have buyi
6、ng one. Thats 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 basket10. Alaska, of _ most part is lightly populated, is known for its diverse landscapes, with abundant wildlife and many small towns. A. what B. that C. which D.
7、whose二、完形填空Kathrine Switzer, now 70, repeated the 26.2-mile journey in this years Boston Marathon. When Switzer became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon with a 11 , in 1967, she knew shed be chasing history. She didnt expect to be driven off the 12 .At the time, women werent allowed 13 en
8、try 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-on
9、ly 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 journ
10、ey, 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 f
11、inished one in Boston was in 1976, two years after successfully 24 to let women publicly enter it.Her bib number might not 25 in the Boston Marathon again, but Switzers movement goes 26 letting women enter that race. Founding a nonprofit international womens running club, Switzer chose the name 261
12、Fearless, appealing 27 for female participation in the sport.“My goal is to 28 women in places right now where theyre 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, t
13、hats 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 B. fame C. number D. privilege12. A. event B. course C. application D. track13.
14、A. official B. professional C. personal D. national14. A. signed B. registered C. attended D. equipped15. A. provided B. discovered C. exhibited D. concealed16. A. since B. after C. before D. when17. A. hiding B. sneaking C. marching D. rising18. A. take B. drop C. break D. chase19. A. with B. for C
15、. since D. as20. A. label B. mark C. observe D. congratulate21. A. tearing B. handing C. grasping D. possessing22. A. run out B. give out C. check out D. leave out23. A. belt B. name C. control D. credit24. A. urging B. persuading C. campaigning D. bothering25. A. come up B. hang up C. bring up D. t
16、urn up26. A. off B. beyond C. alongside D. without27. A. passively B. inclusively C. extensively D. decisively28. A. reach B. convince C. wake D. prepare29. A. inspiration B. permit C. diploma D. grant30. A. housewives B. breadwinners C. servants D. victims三、阅读理解AThe Mtter Museum in Philadelphia hou
17、ses 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
18、Einsteins brain. A magnifying glass positioned over one of the slides reveals a piece of tissue about the size of a stamp. Einsteins 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
19、 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 Einstei
20、ns 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 objectslike black holes orbiting each otherwould create ripples (波纹) in the fabric of space-time. It took one hundred years, enormous com
21、putational 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 our understanding of how a mind like his works rem
22、ains stubbornly stagnant. What set his brainpower, his thought processes, apart from those of his merely brilliant peers? What makes a genius?Philosophers have long been puzzling over the origins of genius. Early Greek thinkers believed an overabundance of black bileone of proposed by Hippocratesend
23、owed poets, philosophers, and other famous souls with “extraordinary powers,” says historian Darrin McMahon, author of Divine Fury: A History of Genius. Phrenologists (骨相学家) attempted to find genius in bumps on the head; they collected skullsincluding philosopher Immanuel Kantswhich they examined, m
24、easured, and weighed.None of them discovered a single source of genius, and such a thing is unlikely to be found. Genius is too abstract, too subjective, too wedded to the verdict of history to be easily identified. And it requires the ultimate expression of too many features to be simplified into t
25、he highest point on one human scale. Instead we can try to understand it by cracking the complex and mixed qualitiesintelligence, creativity, perseverance, and simple good fortune, to name a fewthat combine to create a person capable of changing the world.31. Why does the author talk about the “mark
26、s” in paragraph ONE?A. He is unsatisfied with the untidy environment of the museum.B. He is angry about the disrespect to the exhibitC. He is about to explain the exhibits popularity. D. He is amazed at the huge population visiting the museum. 32. The underlined phrase “catapult ahead of” in the sec
27、ond paragraph is closest in meaning to _. A. excel at B. tower overC. differentiate between D. shine in33. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3? A. It took Einstein years to prove the existence of gravitational waves. B. Arthur Schopenhauer was widely acknowledged as a genius in history. C. Einstei
28、n made incredible prediction despite lack of sources. D. Geniuses have limited influences just as comets do.34. What is the author most likely to talk about after this passage? A. Examples of geniuses who possess such qualities. B. Importance of such qualities in becoming a genius. C. Ways to combin
29、e qualities with good fortune. D. Means to make a genius. BYou may be reading this while on a conference call, pushing your child on a swingor both. But is multitasking really a good idea, or does it make us do everything more slowly and less well than ifwe were concentrating on one task ata time?Ps
30、ychologists cite convincing research thatpaying more attention to a task improves performance. Humans, theyargue, are good at doing rapidly sequential tasks, rather than simultaneous ones. My teenagers insist it isfine to revise while texting and watching YouTubebut they are wrong. In 2009, a resear
31、ch team fromStanford, led by Clifford Nass, compared heavy versus light media multitaskers in a series of tests. Nass thought the heavier multitaskers would be better at organizing and storing information and have superior memories, but it turned out that the opposite was true. When the groups were shown layout of colored shapes and asked to remember their positions and ignore others, the multitaskers couldnt do it. They were constantly distracted and their ability
