甘肃省2017年夏季普通高中学业水平考试试卷英语(含答案)

第1页共4页座位号甘肃省2017年夏季普通高中学业水平考试试卷英语本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为1~6页，第Ⅱ卷为7~8页。全卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟。考生注意：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡和试卷密封线内规定的位置，然后在答题卡上作答。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）Ⅰ.单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Thisaccidenthappened_______arainyday,causingtwodeaths.A.inB.forC.atD.on2.______oldladywatchingflowersinthegardenis________artist.A.An;anB.The;aC.The;anD.An;the3.Idon’tthink______possibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.A.itB.thisC.thatD.its4.Thenurselookedafterthepatientwithunbelievable_______.A.requestB.patienceC.timeD.rest5.-----Thishotelisuncomfortable.Let'sfindanotherone.-----Well.Thisisasmalltown.Youcan'tfinda______hotelhere.A.betterB.goodC.bestD.well6.Toour______,hedidn'tpasstheexam.A.astonishB.astonishedC.astonishmentD.astonishing7.-----We’vedecidedtoinvitehimfordinner.-----_____hedoesn'tcome?A.HowaboutB.WhataboutC.WhynotD.Whatif8.Thefire_____putoutbeforethefiremenarrived.A.hasB.hadbeenC.wasD.had9.Yourwishistobecomeawriter,_____?A.isn’titB.isitC.isn’theD.ishe10._____ofthesurfaceoftheearthiscoveredbywater.A.TwothirdB.OnethirdsC.OnehalfD.Twothirds11.Mr.Doctorwithhiswife_____sittingherewhentheirsoncamein.A.isB.areC.wasD.were12._____we’rehaving!Beautifulsunshineandclearsky.A.WhatafineweatherB.WhatfineweatherC.HowafineweatherD.Howfineweather13.When_____,themuseumwillbeopentopublicnextyear.A.completedB.completingC.beingcompletedD.tobecompleted14.Motheriscooking_____fatherisreadingnewspaper.A.butB.forC.whenD.while15.-----WhichonedoyouthinkIshouldchoose?-----_______.A.YouspeakB.It'suptoyouC.That'sitD.YougotitⅡ.阅读理解（共10题，每题2分，共20分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中选择最佳答案，用2B铅笔在答题卡相应位置处涂黑。AMr.Robertwasafamouswriterinthetown,whowasalwayssurroundedbylotsoffriendsfromallwalksoflife.Oneday,heaskedhisfriendstodinnerathishome.Twoofthemwerebusinessmen.Onehardlyeverwenttoschoolwhenhewasyoungandwasworriedthathecouldnotanswerotherpeople’squestions.Buthisfriendsaid,“don'tworry,Tom.JustdowhatIdo,anddon’ttalkaboutanythingifyoudontunderstandit.”Everythingwentonquitewell.Butbytheendoftheevening,Tomhadhadalotofdrink,andhewasnotsocarefulashehadbeen.AmanaskedhimifhelikedShakespear,andTomanswered,“It'spleasant,butIlikeScotch(苏格兰威士忌)better.”Allthepeopleintheroomlaughedandsoontheybegantoleave.Whenthetwobusinessmenwereoutofthehouse,Tom’sfriendsaidtoTom,“YoucertainlymadeyourselfafoolbecauseyoutoldusShakespearelikethat.”“Whatdoyoumean?”askedTom.“WeallknowthatShakepeareisn’takindofdrink,”hisfriendsaid.“It'sakindofmusic.”16.Tomwasafraidtoanswerthequestionsbecause_________.A.hewasabusinessmanB.hewas’tastudentC.Hewasn’tateacherD.hehadnoknowledgeaboutliterature17.TomthoughtthatShakespearewas______andhisfriendthoughtthatShakespearewas_________.A.akindofdrink;amanB.Scotch;amusicianC.akindofdrink;akindofmusicD.awriter;akindofmusic18.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat__________.A.Tom’sfrienddidn’thavemoreknowledgethanTomB.onlyonebusinessmanhadmuchknowledgeC.allbusinessmenknewlittleaboutShakespeareD.thetwobusinessmenwereclever姓名：_______________班级:：_______________考场：____________________考号：______________________……………………………………装………………………………………订…………………………………线……………………………………第2页共4页BWhenitcomestocamels,wequicklythinkofthedesert----usuallytheSaharaDesertofNorthAfrica.ButdidyouknowthecamelwasnativefirsttoNorthAmerica?40,000,000yearsago,thecamelprobablygottoAfricabymigratingtoSouthAmerica.Thiswasalargelandmassthatbrokeintwo.TheeastermpartwenowcallAfrica.Thejourneytookmillionsofyears.Camelsstandsixtosevenfeettallandweighupto1,600pounds.Theyhavelong,stronglegsandpowerfulmuscles.Acamelcancarryasmuchasathousandpoundsforashortdistance.Butforalongdistance,itstypicalloadisabout400pounds.Whenacamelwalksorruns,bothlegsononesideofitsbodymoveforwardatthesametime.Thenthelegsontheothersideswingforward.Thislegactionmakesforarockingmotion.Someridersget“seasick”.Thismaybepartofthereasonwhycamelsaresometimescalled“shipsofthedesert”.Acamelsbackisbroad.Itistoobroadtoletbothoftherider’sfeethangdown.Thereisnouseforstirrups(马镫).Well,asforyourhands,youcanholdthereins(缰绳)gently.Onceyougetusedtothecamelsconstantrockingmotion,though,youcanalmostfallasleep.19.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.CamelsmigratedtoAfrica1,600yearsago.B.TheSaharaDesertislocatedinSouthAfrica.C.CamelswerenativetoNorthAmerica40millionyearsago.D.AfricaandNorthAmericaoncebelongedtoonecontinent.20.Whatdoweknowaboutcamels?A.Theyweigh1,600kilograms.B.Theyaresixtosevenfeettall.C.Theyhaveshort,stronglegs.D.Theycancarry1,000poundsforalongjourney.21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.StirrupsareusedtohelpthecamelridersB.CamelshaveawiderbackthanhorsesC.Peopleget“seasick”becausecamelsarethe“shipsofthedesert”.D.Thecamelsrockingmotioniscausedbyitslonglegaction.22.Theauthorwrotethetextmainlyto________.AintroduceB.argueC.compareD.entertainCName:SusanMillerSchool:BalmoralStateHighSchoolGrade:8Termends:16,JulySubjects:English:Sheisthebestintheclass.Keepitup!Mathematics:Sheisabitweakinthis,butshehastriedherbesttocatchupwithothers.Comeon!Scie