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全国二卷英语
2017全国二卷英语
2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试卷II
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourGlobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus.
NationalTheatreofChinaBeijing|Chinese
Thisgreatoccasion(盛会)willbethenationaltheatreofchina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichard
willbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying.
Date&Time:
Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm
MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisi|Georgian
OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworld.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed(指导)bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze.
Date&Time:
Friday18May,2.30pm&Sunday19May,7.30pm
DefinitelyTheaterLondon|BritishSignLanguage(BSL)
BytranslatingtherichandhumoroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DefinitelyTheatercreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience.
Date&Time:
Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm
HabimaNationalTheatreTelAviv|Hebrew
TheHabimaisthecenterofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide,foundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s.Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicemarkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.
Date&Time:
Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm
21.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?
A.RichardⅢ.B.Love’sLabour’sLost
C.AsYouLikeItD.ThemerchantofVenice
22.WhatisspecialaboutDefinitelyTheatre?
A.Ithastwogroupsofactors.B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon.
C.ItperformsplaysinBSL.D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies.
23.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew?
A.OnSaturday28April.B.OnSunday29April.
C.OnTuesday22May.D.OnTuesday29May.
B
IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm--itwantedsomebodyaswell-knownasPaul--hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.
ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft(技艺)andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:
humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother--butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore(核心)ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.
Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback--hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.
Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.
24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?
A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.
C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.
25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?
A.Theywereofthesameage.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.
C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?
A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchildren.
C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?
A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.
C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.
C
TerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle--namedtheTransition--hastwoseats,fourwheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115intheair.Itfliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.
Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.
Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.
MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.
28.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.
C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.
29.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?
A.Itcauserstrafficjams.B.Itisdifficulttooperate.
C.Itisveryexpensive.D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.
30.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?
A.Cautious.B.Favorable.
C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.FlyingCaratAutoShowB.TheTransition’sFistFlight
C.Pilots’DreamComingTrueD.FlyingCarClosertoReality
D
Whenaleafyplantisunderattack,itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort.
ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?
Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact.
Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.
Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.
Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?
Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranches,andso,ineffect,wastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedto“overhear”thecry.Soinformationwasexchanged,butitwasn’tatrue,intentionalbackandforth.
CharlesDarwin,over150yearsago,imaginedaworldfarbusier,noisierandmoreintimate(亲密的)thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.
32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?
A.Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.
C.ItstandsquietlyD.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.
33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thetablesareturned”inparagraph3?
A.Theattackersgetattacked.B.Theinsectsgatherunderthetable.
C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.
34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan________.
A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsects
C.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary
35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Theworldischangingfasterthanever.B.Peoplehavestrongersensesthanbefore.
C.Theworldismorecomplexthanitseems.D.PeopleinDarwin’stimewereimaginative.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou’retryingtogetworkdone.___36___,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let’s
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