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2017 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）

英语试卷

（满分 140 分，考试时间 120 分钟）

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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 conversations 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 decide 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 library. 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 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 short passages, and one longer conversation ,after

each passage. The passages or conversation you will be asked several questions, the passages 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.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

（ ） 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

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.

（ ） 14. A. It can increase the rate of learning.

B. It can help gather related information.

C. The information can be easily recalled.

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.

C. Information is related and can be recalled.

D. You can recall any information anytime.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

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

B. Finding the efficient 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.

B. Use a water-saving shower head.

C. Brush teeth once a day.

D. Use toilets as less as possible.

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

（ ） 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 passages below, fill in the blanks to make

the passages 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.

A professor of public health at UCLA says that pet ownership might provide a new form

health care. As far back as the 1790s, the elderly at a senior citizens’ home in England ____21___

(encourage) to spend time with farm animals. This would help patients’ mental state more than the

cruel therapies ____22___(use) on the mentally ill at the time. In recent years, scientists have

finally begun to find proof ____23___ contact with animals can increase a sick person’s chance of

survival and has shown ____24___ (lower) heart rate, calm upset children, and get people to start

a conversation.

Scientists think that animals companionship is beneficial ____25___ 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.

Not only do people seem ____26___ (anxious) when animals are nearby, but they may also

live longer. Studies show that a year ____27___ heart surgery, survival rates for heart patients

were higher for those with pets in their homes than those without pets. Elder people with pets

make fewer trips to doctors than those without animal companions, possibly because animals

relieve loneliness. Staying with animals is believed to create a peaceful state of mind, ____28___

(result) in a favorable environment for everyone.

Research confirms that the findings concerning senior citizens can be applied to restless

children. They are more easy-going when there are animals around, with ____29___ company

they tend to calm down more easily. They involve ____30___ in playing with animals and the

presence of animals conforms them greatly.

21. _________ 22. ________ 23. _______ 24. _________ 25. _________

26. _________ 27. _________ 28. _________ 29. _________ 30. _________

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used

only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. suspected B. Fortunately C. invasions D. inevitable

E. accustomed F. unreliable G. features H. acknowledged

I. inclusion J. transferred K. Instantly

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 similar ____32___ as well.

For the millions of people who will soon depend on facial recognition to check their email,

send a text or make call, it will be quick, easy and pretty “cool” to use. However, as we grow

____33___ 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 facial

recognition database that can be used for criminal investigation. Governments, 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, have ____35___ at least five misidentifications by their facial recognition system. If

the iPhone's new system is similarly ____36___ 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 and ____38___ of privacy might be unavoidable. As the smartphone of

choice for many users, the iPhone’s ____39___ of facial recognition may encourage consumers to

accept the technology elsewhere. However, even as we choose to we explore the convenience

facial recognition might offer we should also be suspicious of the many ways it can't be used.

Facial recognition may well be ____40___. Its risks need not be!

31. _________ 32. ________ 33. _______ 34. _________ 35. _________

36. _________ 37. _________ 38. _________ 39. _________ 40. _________

III. Reading Comprehension

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 be ____43___ or boring.

Why?

The difference may turn on the ability to enter into state of “follow,” the feeling of being

completely ____44___ 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 the

____45___ of flow in the 1970'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 to ____47___

their performance to clear, and immediate feedback.

Csikszentmihalyi suggested that those who most ____48___ 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 also ____49___ and have low levels of self-centeredness. Such people, with their capacity for

“disinterested interest” have a great ____50___ over others in developing their innate abilities.

Fortunately for those of us who aren't ____51___ blessed with an autotelic personality, there

is evidence that flow states can be ____52___ 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 boring practice into a thrilling activity for anyone, it

is heartening that we seem, at least to some ____54___, to be able to nudge( 轻 推 ) ourselves

toward flow states. By giving ourselves unstructured, open-ended time, minimal ____55___, 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. inquires B. requires C. acquires D. gains

（ ） 42. A. preventable B. maintainable

C. sustainable D. critical

（ ） 43. A. frustrating B. encouraging C. concerning D. instructing

（ ） 44. A. improved B. indicated C. involved D. inspired

（ ） 45. A, concept B. receipt C. reception D. condition

（ ） 46. A. alternative B. appropriate

C. approximate D. sufficient

（ ） 47. A. make B. adopt C. adapt D. adjust

（ ） 48. A. fully B. really C. readily D. accidentally

（ ） 49. A. generous B. persistent C. courageous D. resistant

（ ） 50. A. addict B. advance C. advantage D. admire

（ ） 51. A. necessarily B. obviously

C. gradually D. occasionally

（ ） 52. A. forbidden B. functioned C. fastened D. facilitated

（ ） 53. A. In particular B. For example

C. In conclusion D. In comparison

（ ） 54. A. intention B. extent C. purpose D. intent

（ ） 55. A. temptation B. charming C. attractions D. distractions

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or