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　　2017年北京高考英语题目

学习啦在线学习网 　　第一部分：听力理解(共三节：30 分) 第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分)

　　听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后， 你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

　　例： What is the man going to rend?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. A newspaper

　　B. A magazine

　　C. A book

　　答案是 A

　　1. What room does the man want?

　　A. Sinple B. Double C. Twin

　　2. What will the man buy?

　　A. Vegetables B. Meat C. Bread

　　3. What does the man plan to do?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. Go fishing B. Go jogging C. Go camping

　　4. How much is the change?

　　A. B. $ 42 C.

　　5. What’s the weather like this afternoon?

　　第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独

　　白你将听两遍。

　　听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。

学习啦在线学习网 　　6. When will the woman go to see the movie?

　　A. Friday. B. Saturday C. Sunday

　　7. Where will the woman sit for the movie?

　　A. In the front. B. In the middle C. At the back

　　听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。

　　8. When will the two speakers meet?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. On the 13th B. On the 14th C. On the 15th

　　9. What is the man doing?

　　A. Persuading the woman to accept his suggestion.

　　B. Making an apology to the woman.

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. Inviting the woman to lunch.

　　听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

　　10. Where are the two speakers?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. In the library. B. In the café. C. In the classroom

学习啦在线学习网 　　11. What does the woman like about the summer school?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. The size of the class.

学习啦在线学习网 　　B. The math book.

　　C. The teachers.

学习啦在线学习网 　　12. Where is the man planning to do?

　　A. Boston B. Washington D.C. C. New York

　　听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。

　　13. Where does the speaker get information for the trip?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. The internet. B. Travel agents. C. Guidebooks.

　　14. What public transportation does the speaker seldom take?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. Planes. B. Buses. C. Trains.

学习啦在线学习网 　　15. What kind of hotels does the speaker usually stay in?

　　A. Hotels with low prices.

学习啦在线学习网 　　B. Hotels providing meals.

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. Hotels near sightseeing places.

　　第三节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分)

　　听下面一段对话，完成第 16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前，你将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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学习啦在线学习网 　　第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45 分)

　　第一节 单项填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，共 15 分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

　　例：It，s so nice to hear from her again. , we last met more than thirty years ago.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. What’s more B. That’s to say

　　C. In other words D. Believe it or not

　　答案是 D。

学习啦在线学习网 　　21. Volunteering gives you a chance lives, including your own.

　　A. change B. changing C. changed D. to change

　　22. Don’t turn off the computer before closing all programs you could have problems

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. or B. and C. but D. so

　　23. Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films over the past years.

　　A. had been made B. was made

　　C. has been made D. would be made

　　24. the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. Find B. Finding C. To find D. Found

学习啦在线学习网 　　25. --- Do you think Mom and Dad late?

　　--- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. were B. will be C. would be D. have been

　　26. I have an appointment Dr. Smith, but I need to change it.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. to B. off C. with D. from

学习啦在线学习网 　　27. Many countries are now setting up national parks animals and plants can be protected.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. when B. which C. whose D. where

学习啦在线学习网 　　28. Hurry up! Mark and Carl us.

　　A. expect B. are expecting C. have expected D. will expect

　　29. When we saw the road with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.

　　A. block B. to block C. blocking D. blocked

　　30. I took my driving license with me on holiday, I wanted to hire a car.

　　A. in case B. even if C. ever since D. if only

学习啦在线学习网 　　31. makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.

　　A. That B. What C. Who D. Which

学习啦在线学习网 　　32. --- So what is the procedure?

学习啦在线学习网 　　--- All the applicants before a final decision is made by the authority.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. interview B. are interviewing

　　C. are interviewed D. are being interviewed

　　33. Experts believe people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary. A. why B. where C. that D. what

　　34. If we a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

　　A. have booked B. booked C. book D. had booked

学习啦在线学习网 　　35. --- You needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain.

学习啦在线学习网 　　--- Well, I don’t know. It do.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. might B. need C. would D. should

　　第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分)

　　阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项 涂黑。

　　A Leap(跳跃)to Honor

　　Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

　　To perfect her skills, Lola 36 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

　　That’s especially impressive. 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38 how far away things are.

　　When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never

　　quit. She doesn’t let her _43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

学习啦在线学习网 　　She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to 45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

　　To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 46 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

　　Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50 attitude.

　　Lola never thinks about 51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grew up.

　　Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life

　　outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe yourself”.

学习啦在线学习网 　　36. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

　　37. A. since B. unless C. after D. though

学习啦在线学习网 　　38. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict

　　39. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed

　　40. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely

　　41. A. task B. sport C. event D. show

　　42. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory

学习啦在线学习网 　　43. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

　　44. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

　　45. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

　　46. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

　　47. A. to B. on C. off D. against

　　48. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

　　49. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

　　50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution

　　51. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining

学习啦在线学习网 　　52. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal

　　53. A. until B. as C. when D. before

学习啦在线学习网 　　54. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

学习啦在线学习网 　　55. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility

学习啦在线学习网 　　第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，20 分)

　　第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分，共 30 分)

　　阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。

　　A

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学习啦在线学习网 　　C. makes people get sleepy D. is unsuitable for children and pets

　　58. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means .

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. continuously B. separately

　　C. quickly D. equally

学习啦在线学习网 　　59. The main purpose of the passage is to .

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. persuade people to buy the product

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　　B

　　TaIL Spin

　　Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.

　　Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.

　　The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had t

学习啦在线学习网 　　o be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.

学习啦在线学习网 　　The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t

　　necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”

　　Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.

　　60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her .

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. physical build B. potential ability

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. chance of survival D. adaptation to the surroundings.

　　61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to _.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortable

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. adjust her way of swimming D. help her perform better tricks

　　62. The story of Grace inspires people to_ .

　　A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendly

　　C. treasure what they have D. face difficulties bravely

　　C

学习啦在线学习网 　　Does Fame Drive You Crazy?

学习啦在线学习网 　　Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just

学习啦在线学习网 　　imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.

学习啦在线学习网 　　According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”

　　The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited america in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨)about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something

学习啦在线学习网 　　ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.

学习啦在线学习网 　　If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.

学习啦在线学习网 　　63. It can be learned from the passage that stars today .

　　A. are often misunderstood by the public

　　B. can no longer have their privacy protected

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. spend too much on their public appearance

　　D. care little about how they have come into fame

　　64. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

　　A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.

学习啦在线学习网 　　B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.

　　C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.

　　D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.

学习啦在线学习网 　　65. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. Availability of modern media.

学习啦在线学习网 　　B. Inadequate social recognition.

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. Lack of favorable chances.

　　D. Huge population of fans.

　　66. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

　　A. Sincere. B. Sceptical. C. Disapproving. D. Sympathetic.

　　D

学习啦在线学习网 　　Multitasking

　　People who multitask all the time may be the worst at doing two things at once, a new research suggests. The findings, based on performances and self-evaluation by about 275 college students, indicate that many

　　people multitask not out of a desire to increase productivity, but because they are easily distracted (分心) and can’t focus on one activity. And “those people turn out to be the worst at handling different things,” said David sanbonmatsu, a psychologist at the University of Utah.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues gave the students a set of tests and asked them to report how often they multitasked, how good they thought they were at it, and how sensation-seeking (寻求刺激) or imperative (冲动)they were. They then evaluated the participants’ multitasking ability with a tricky mental task that required the students to do simple mathematical calculations while remembering a set of letters.

　　Not surprisingly, the scientists said, most people thought they were better than average at multitasking, and those who thought they were better at it were more likely to report using a cellphone while driving or viewing multiple kinds of media at once. But those who frequently deal with many things at the same time were found to perform the worst at the actual multitasking test. They also were more likely to admit to sensation-seeking and impulsive behavior, which connects with how easily people get bored and distracted.

　　“People multitask not because it’s going to lead to greater productivity, but because they’re distractible, and they get sucked into things that are not as important.” Sanbonmatsu said.

　　Adam Gazzaley, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not a member of the research group, said one limitation of the study was that it couldn’t find out whether people who start out less focused toward multitasking or whether people’s recognizing and understanding abilities change as a result of multitasking.

学习啦在线学习网 　　The findings do suggest, however, why the sensation-seeker who multitask the most may enjoy risky distracted driving. “People who are multitasking are generally less sensitive to risky situations.” said Paul Atchley, another researcher not in the group. “This may partly explain why people go in for these situations even though they’re dangerous.”

　　67. The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicates that people who multitask .

　　A. seek high productivity constantly

　　B. prefer handling different things when getting bored

　　C. are more focused when doing many things at a time

　　D. have the poorest results in doing various things at the same time

学习啦在线学习网 　　68. When Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues conducted their research, they .

　　A. assessed the multitasking ability of the students

　　B. evaluated the academic achievements of the students

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. analyzed the effects of the participants’ tricky mental tasks

　　D. measured the changes of the students’ understanding ability

　　69. According to Sanbonmatsu, people multitask because of their _.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. limited power in calculation

学习啦在线学习网 　　B. interests in doing things differently

　　C. inability to concentrate on one task

学习啦在线学习网 　　D. impulsive desire to try new things

学习啦在线学习网 　　70. From the last paragraph, we can learn that multitaskers usually .

　　A. drive very skillfully

　　B. go in for different tasks

　　C. fail to react quickly to potential dangers

　　D. refuse to explain the reasons for their behavior

　　第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分。共 10 分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。

学习啦在线学习网 　　Urbanization

　　Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago 71_ . In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history--- a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.

　　Britain was only the beginning. 72_ .The process of urbanization--- the migration (迁移) of people from the countryside to the city--- was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and

学习啦在线学习网 　　where they live.

学习啦在线学习网 　　In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. 73 .

学习啦在线学习网 　　Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies. It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities. _74 . Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country 75_ Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers.

学习啦在线学习网 　　A. That kept cities very small.

　　B. The rest live in small towns.

学习啦在线学习网 　　C. The effects of urban living on people should be considered.

　　D. Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies.

　　E. But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.

　　F. Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.

学习啦在线学习网 　　G. Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.

　　第四部分：书面表达(共两节，15 分)

　　第一节 情景作文(20 分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华，请按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，用英文写一篇周记。记述爸爸出 差期间，妈妈生病，你照顾她的过程。

　　注意： 1. 周记的开头已经为你写好。

学习啦在线学习网 　　2. 词数不少于 60.

　　Last Monday,

学习啦在线学习网 　　第二节 开放作文(15 分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　请根据下面提示。写一篇作文。词数不少于 50.

　　You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

　　2017年北京高考英语题目答案

　　第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)

　　第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

　　1-5 ACABB

学习啦在线学习网 　　第二节(共10小题;第小题1.5分，共15分)

　　6-10 BACCB 11-15 CCABA

学习啦在线学习网 　　第三节 (共5小题，第小题1.5分，共7.5分)

　　16. Cyril /CYRIL 17. Street/St 18. 74829356 19.large 20. Cash

　　第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)

　　第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　21-25 DACBB 26-30 CDBDA 31-35 BCCDA

　　第二节 完形填空(共20小题;第小题1.5分，共30分)

　　36-40 CAADB 41-45 BCDCD 46-50 ACBDA 51-55 BDCAB

学习啦在线学习网 　　第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)

　　第一节 (共15小题;每小题2份，共30分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　56-60 BADAC 61-65 CDBBA 66-70 DDACC

　　第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　71-75 EDBAF

　　第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

　　每一节 情景作文(20分)

　　一、 内容要点：

　　1.告别 2. 生病 3.照顾 4.夸奖

学习啦在线学习网 　　二、One possible version:

　　Last Monday,my father said goodbye to my mother and me and went on a business trip.He would be away for three days.Just the next morning. I found my mother wasn’t feeling well.She had a cold.I immediately went to get her some medicine and then prepared some noodles for her.With my special care,my mother recovered quickly. When my father came back home,my mother told him what had happened.He praised me for what I had done.

　　I feel very happy that I have done something for my mother.

学习啦在线学习网 　　第二节 开放作文(15分)

学习啦在线学习网 　　One possible version:

　　I think the picture is telling us that there is usually a difference between one’s dream and reality.People need to learn to face it .Everyone has his dream.However,it is not so easy for people to realize their dreams every time.Just like the man in the picture,instead of the big fish he wishes for ,he actually catches a small one. In my opinion.people need to learn to accept the reality and keep on trying.With another try.they may gain what they dream of .