2017年1月全國普通高等學校招生統(tǒng)一考試

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I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10題，每題1分；第11-20題，每題1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

自助獲取聽力自頻

I.A.Shewillhavecheesecake.B.Shewillhavepieandice-cream.

C.Shewillhavechocolatecake.D.Shewillhaveice-cream.

2.A.Shecan'tseethemuseum.B.Herglassesarewrong.

C.Shelosesherglasses.D.Shecan'tseethetimeonthesign.

3.A.Sheisglad.BSheissuiprised.

C.Sheismoved.D.Sheisdoubtful.

4.SheworksasalibrarianB.Shelikeskillingtimebybrowsingbooks.

C.Shelivesnearthelibrary.D.Shefeltbeingathomeinthelibrary.

5.A.Heisgoingtoskithisafternoon.

B.Hewillprobablynotgoskiingthisafternoon.

C.Hedoubtsthattheweatherwillbebad.

D.Hewillgoskiingiftheweatherisbad.

6.A.Hisbrotheratethefoodall.

B.Hisbrotherdidsomecleaningtothefridge.

C.Hisbrothertookoutallthefood.

D.Hisbrotherlikesfoodverymuch.

7.A.Shesuggestsnotgoingtotheconcert.

B.Shesuggestschangingtoanotherday.

C.Shesuggestschangingthenephew'sT-shirt.

D.ShesuggeststhatthemanchangehisT-shirt.

8.A.Hewoulddrivethewomantoschoolrightnow.

B.Hewouldsendthewoman'scartoarepairshop.

C.Hewouldgototheclinicfirst.

D.Hewouldlendhiscartothewoman.

9.Shedoesn'tagreewiththeman.

B.Shedoesn'tunderstandwhatthemanmeans.

C.Shethinkspsychologistsarewrong.

D.Shehasnoideawhatpsychologistshavedone.

10.A.Shetookpartintheshow,too.B.Shehadagoodtimeattheshow.

C.Shewatchedjustpartoftheshow.D.Shewasclearofthewholething.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwiltheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestions

oneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.Ahandbagwithanexplosivedevice.B.Anunknownhandbag

C.Anexplosivedevice.D.Anexplosivehandbag.

12.A.Theyshouldleavetheseatsass（x）naspossible.

B.Theyshouldmaketheirwayoutquietlyandorderly.

C.Theyonlyneedtocareforthemselves.

D.Theyshouldmaketheirwayoutbyexit2.

13.A.Inashoppingmall.B.Atasupermarket.

C.Inatheater.D.Inachildren'sgarden.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Atelevisionset.B.Aremotecontrol.

C.Ascreen.D.Anaidsubstractor.

15.A.Shelikeswatchingadvertisementswithloudvolume.

B.Sheusestheremotecontroltoreducethevolumesometimes.

C.Shemadetheinventionallbyherself

D.Sheinventedthetelephoneansweringmachine.

16.A.Itmustbeattachedtothebackoftheremotecontrol.

B.ShemustpresetthevolumeeachtimesheturnsontheTV.

C.TheremotecontrolmustalwaysbepointeddirectlyattheTVset.

D.Thevolumemustbesettwiceoftheprogram.

Questions!"through2()arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.It'saboutthestepsinmakingaspeech.

B.It'sabouttheimportanceofspeech.

C.It'sabouthowtogetagoodgrade.

D.It'sabouttheimportanceofthelisteners.

18.A.Theinfluenceotthespeech.B.Thelistenersofthespeech.

C.Thesubjectofthespeech.D.Thepurposeofthespeech.

19.A.Entertainment.B.Audience.

C.Organizingthoughts.D.Grade.

20.A.WritedownwhatevercomestoB.Informtheaudienceaboutthesubject.

C.Maketheaudiencelaugh.D.Thinkofthelisteners.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(每題1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

“Zootopia"BrokeDisneyRecords

Lastweekend,thelatestDisneymovie,zootopia,brokerecords.Themoviehadthelargestopeningweekendfora

Disneyanimation.PeopleacrosstheU.Sboughtmorethan$75millionworthoftickets.

Zooiopiaisacityofanimals.Themoviestartswitharabbitpoliceofficerandafoxcriminal21:eamup

tofindamissingotter(水獺).Heisamongseveralanimalsthathavesuddenlydisappearedfromthecity.

Zootopia22(praise)foritssharphumorandstrongmessagesinceitsrelease.Thefilmexploresracism

andotherissuesinthedescriptionofrelations23twokindsofanimalsinthecity.

JaedBushhadPhilwrotezootopia.Theytoldreportersthatitstartedoutasaspymovie24(set)inseveral

differentcontexts.Buttheychangedthestory25theyfoundtheanimalworldespeciallyinteresting.Theysaid

to26somethinglikethis,"What'sthisworldlike?What'sthehistoryofthisworld?”andthen.Bushsaid,they

wenttotheexperts.Notonly27thewritersspeakwithpeoplewhostudycultureandgroupbehavior,butalso

theytalkedwithanimalsexpertslikezookeepers

Thecreatorshavenotedthatthevarietyofanimalswasnoteasy28(produce)indrawings.Inthemovie,

64speciesliveinmultipleneighborhoods29(represent)differentanimals,livingenvironments.Disneysays

zootopiaisits30(complex)animationyet.Theextraeffortiscertainlypayingoffattheboxoffice.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfmmthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.acknowledgementB.actuallyC.commonlyD.confirmE.conscious

F.crackGeliminateH.independentI.logJ.shortcutK.unimaginative

WhyYourPasswordMayNotBeAsSafeAsItSeems

Docs“qaz2ws“strikeyouasanicesafepassword?Whatabout"adgimptw"?Ananalysishasfoundthemtobeamong

thepasswordsthataremost31used,whichofcoursemeans(heyarenotsecureatall.

Whentenmillionpasswordswereleaked(otheinternet,theyappeared(o32(hatattemptsbyinternet

securityexpertstomakeusimproveourpasswordstrengthhadbeensuccessful,even,inthespecificcaseoftheleaked

passwords,theywerealsocompletelypointless.

Whilemanyofthepasswordswerestillsinglewords,suchas“password"，therewasalsoaclearattemptbymanyto

makethemharderto33.Theproblemwasthatpeopleseemedtodosointhesameway.

“Usersarcbecomingslightlymore34ofwhatmakesapasswordstrong,nexplainedWPEngine,aninternet

companythatperformedtheanalysis.44Forinstance,addinganumberortwoattheendofatextphrase.Thatmakesitbetter.

right?^^

But35no.Theyfoundthatalmosthalfamillionpasswordsdidthis—andin20percentofthoseallpeople

didwasput(henumber"I"at(heend.

Perhapsthisiswhysomecompaniesarenowtryingtomovegraduallybeyondpasswords.Yahoo!isgivingusersthe

optiontoassociate(heirmobilephonewithanaccount,andhaveasingleusepassword(extedtoiteachtimetheywantto

36on.

Although(hescn-iccisvoluntary,DylanCasey,anexecutiveatYahoo!,saidthatitwas“thefirststepto37

passwords''.Hesaiditwasa(n)38thatitwasincreasinglyhardforpeopletorememberallthepasswordsthey

had.“Idon,tthinkwe,asanindustry,havedoneagoodenoughjobofputtingourselvesintheshoesofthepeopleusingour

products/hesaid.

Itwouldcertainlybeamoresensiblestrategythansomepeople'simprovingupon“password”byusing“wasspord”or

tran5Po53dnumb3r5foi'13tt3r5.

“Weare,forthemostpart,predictably39whenitcomestochoosingpasswords,despiteadecadeof

warningsfrompasswordstrengthcheckersduringsign-ups”,saidWPEngine,"Welovetakinga(n)40,andso

dopasswordcracker.,,

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext

Everbeenjustabouttocallsomeonewhenthephoneringsandthepersoninquestionisontheotherend?Orhaveyou

experiencedasuddenfeelingofuneaseordanger,eventhoughyou'reina(n)41situation?Ifyoudon't

believeinit,you'llputitdownto42andanoveractiveimagination.Butsomepeoplebelieveitis43

thatthereisasixthsensebeyondsmell,taste,touch,hearingandsight.Now,scientistsarecanyingoutexperimentsnot

onlytoprovethatitexists,butalsotofindouthowyoucan44ittoyouradvantage.

DeanRadin,aresearcherinCalifornia,lasseiuptheBoundary'InstituteinLosAltosandiscurrentlyusingitswebsite

torecruit(招募)4,000peoplein57countriestofindoutifthereareany45instancesofsixthsenseor,ashe

callsit,"recognition"—theabilitytopredictoutcomes.Theresultssofarare46.Inacardtest,whereyou

haveto47whichofthefivecardsonacomputerscreenwillbeturnedovertorevealapicture,thetopscorers

hitthetherightcard48%ofthetime-48ofthishappeningare2,669to1.

49,Radin'smostftimousstudyinvolvesparticipantslookingatavarietyofimagethataredesignedto

stimulateaspecificresponse.Intheexperiment,participantssitaloneinroominfrontofacomputer,withdevicesattached

totheirbodiestomeasurechangesinskinresistanceandbloodflow,whicharemeasuresofemotionalarousal.Radinhas

foundthatoneinsixpeoplehasariseinarousalbeforetheyseetheroadaccident-typepictures,whileremaining

50beforethetree-typepictures.

Butevenifyoudoacceptthatasixthsenseexists,thequestionis,doesitactually51?Radinsaysitdoes.

“Thefutureofourcivilizationdependson52thatarebeingmadenow,whetherit'sabouthowwefirmour

food,howwegetridofourwasteorwhetherweallowchemicalstobeincludedineverydayproducts.Wedon'thave

answerstotheseimportantquestions,yetwhatwedecideonwill53ourlivesfordecadesorlonger.Anythingwe

candotoimproveourabilitytopredictfutureeventsiswellworththe54Hesays.Ifitturnsoutthatsome

peoplecangenuinelyforecastthefuturesomeofthetime,asIbelievethedatashows,then55thisabilityisas

importan:ascutting-edgescience.

41.A.unfamiliarB.toughC.harmlessD.ridiculous

42.A.coincidenceB.resistanceC.innovationD.distraction

43.A.mysteryB.evidenceC.falsehoodD.innocence

44.A.alterB.defineC.findD.use

45.A.historicalB.strangeC.mistakenD.true

46.A.extraordinaryB.inevitableC.alarmingD.disappointing

47.A.askB.guessC.recallD.learn

48.A.figuresB.methodsC.oddsD.scores

49.AHoweverB.OtherwiseC.MeanwhileD.Consequently

50.A.activeB.calmC.silentD.alert

51.A.serveanypurposeB.takeanyadvantageC.makeanyprogressD.winanysupport

52.A.inquiriesB.decisionsC.donationsD.comparisons

53.A.ruinB.improveC.affectD.maintain

54.A.expenseB.riskC.effortD.wait

55.A.provingB.challengingC.limitingD.understanding

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfallowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiven

inthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Whathappensinaparticularclassonaparticulardaydependsontheinteractionsthatoccurbetweentheteacher,the

students,andthematerialbeingstudied.Theclassroomcontext,generallyspeaking,includesallthosefactorsthatinfluence

whathappensduringteachingandlearning.Thesefactorsoperateondifferentlevels.

Thephysicalcontext,forexample,influenceswhathappensintheclassroom.Spacemayrestrictparticipation,

dependingonhowateacherinterpretsthesituation,someteachersusetheirsurroundingstopromotelearning.Notice

boardsreflectthemesortopicsbeingstudied;adisplayareapresentsstudents'writtenworkforotherstoread.Ofcourse,

someteachersremainunawareofthephysicalenvironmentoftheclassroomaffectsthenatureandtypesofinteractionsthat

theyandtheirstudentsinhabittogether.Aroom,afterall,isjustaroom.Yetthephysicalenvironmentoftheclassroom

affectsthenatureandtypesofinteractionsthatwilloccur.Straightrowsoftables,forexample,arelavourabletoclassroom

lecturesandtum-takingroutinesinwhichstudents,onebyone,reciteanswerstoateachersquestions.

Aroomisn'tjustaroomforteacherswhoseektomakethephysicalenvironmentsuitableforinteractivelearning.

Interactivelearninginvitesthinking,reading,writing,speaking,listeningandsharing.Suchclassroomsarearrangedfor

individualsratherthanforthe“class“asawhole;theywelcomestudentsasactiveparticipants.Variousphysical

arrangementsencourageinteractivelearning,buttheydependonthesizeoftheroomandthefuinitiirethatisavailable.

Aclasscanbeorganizedforindividual,group,orwhole-classactivities.Studentsareinitiallyassignedseatsata

combinationofsmallandlargetables.However,whenthestudentsworkindividuallyoringroups,theyarefreetoabandon

theassignedseating.Thechalkboardoccupiesacentralpositionintheroomtoaccommodatewhole-classstudy.

56.Accordingtothepassage,°thephysicalcontext,'(paragraph2)mayinclude

A.teachers'roles

B.themesbeingstudied

C.adisplayarea

D.students'participation

57.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitableforaclassroomlecture?

C.D.

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58.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.classroonisshouldbearrangedfortheclassasawhole

B.thechalkboardshouldbeabandonedduringgroupwork

C.seatingcanbechangedfordifferentclassroomactivities

D.interactioncanbeencouragedbycombiningsmallandlargetables

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thephysicalclassroomenvironmentvarieswithdifferenttypesofinteractions.

B.Thephysicalenvironmentisadecidingfactorforasuccessfullesson.

C.Interactiveleaniingdependsonindividuals'activeinvolvement.

D.Groupworkhasbecomeatrendinclassroomteaching.

(B)

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(C)

We'veallheardthedangersofhelicopterparenting.Remainingtooinvolvedinakid'slife,especiallythroughout

college,canleadtodepression,lackofself-relianceandfeelingsofentitlement.

Thiswisdomseemssound.Butsomeacademicsandeducatorsnowsaytheyseesignsofatroublingresistance.The

concern:thattoomuchofwarningsandhorrorstories—thecoverofJulieLythcott-Haims'bestsellerHowtoRaiseanAdult

instructsmomsanddadstoavoid''theoverparentingtrap^^—isdiscouragingparentsfromgettinginvolvedatall.

“Yes,parentscanbeintruders,''saysMarjorieSavage,aresearcherintheUniversityofMinnesota.llAtthesametime,

thereareincreasingexamplesofparentsrefusingtostepupwhenstudentsgenuinelyneedtheirfamily“AtHofstra

University,forexample,parentsnowaskembarrassedlyaboutmenial-healthandcampus-safetyresources,asifbringingup

thosetopicswereforbidden,saysBrankaKnstie.whoheadsthefamily-oulreachprograms.AndSavagerecallstalkingtoa

momwhokepiquietaboutherson'ssignsofdepressionuntilrightbeforehefailedasemester.Shedidnotwantto

“helicopt?rin.”

Thalmeanscolleges,whichhavespentthepastdecadelearningtocopewithparentswhogettooinvolved,nowhavea

differentproblem.Inrecentyears,hundredsofcollegeshaveeitherlaunchedorincreasedtheirparentoffices,whichserve

asone-stopshopsformomsanddadslookingtomakecomplaints,reportproblemsandgenerallystayintouch.

Muchofthisbegan,ofcourse,becauseschoolswereforcedtocopewithagenerationofstudentsconnectedwiththeir

parentslikeneverbefore.Onaverage,theycommunicate22.1timesperweek,accordingtoresearchfromBarbaraHofer,a

psychologyprofessoratMiddleburyCollege.That'smorethantwicetherateofadecadeago,beforealmosteverystudent

hadasmartphone.

Withsomemomsanddadsthinkingtwiceofcontactingtheschoolinthefirstplace,someprogramsarebeingusedto

encourageamorebalancedapproach,oftenthroughemailandothersocialmedia.Hofstra'sKristieadvisesparentsto”bea

guide,whilegrantingthatthestudentownsthejourney."Thatmeansaskingquestions,listeningtoanswers,beingpatient

andtrustingkidstoresolvetheirownproblems.Butifissuespersist,orifastudentisinseriousmentalorphysicaldanger,

italsomeanshoppinginthechopper,atleastforalittlewhile.

63.Inparagraph3,parentsofHofstraUniversitystudentsarementionedto.

A.showthatparentshavegonetotheotherextremeofoverparenting

B.provideeducatorswithanewunderstandingofoveparenting

C.giveafurtherexampleofsupportiveov3rparenting

D.placeemphasisonthenecessityofoverparenting

64.Thephrase"hoppinginthechopper"inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.havingtrustinkidsB.steppingintosolvekidsproblems

C.joiningafamily-outreachprogramD.turningtosocialmediaforhelp

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Mental-healthandcampus-safetyresourcesareforbiddentopicsamongparents

B.HowtoKaiseanAdultencouragesparentstogetengagedmfamilyeducation

C.Overparentingisnolongeraproblembecauseofstudents'self-reliance.

D.Therewaslessstudent-parentcommunicationinthepastthantoday.

66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyCollegesNeedHelicopterParentsB.HowtoImproveparent-schoolRelations

C.WhyOverparentingIsinQuestionD.HowtoCommunicateMoreasParents

SectionC

Directions:CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Note

thattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fil]ineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Theiwotypesofcomicsarccreatedinverydifferentways.

B.Butforpeoplewholovecomicbooks,theycanbeafantasticescapefromthetoughrealitiesofmodemlife.

C.Theyfindithardtounderstandwhycomicbooksappealtosomanypeople.

D.ComicshavelostitschanninAmerica.

E.InJapan,(hecontrastcouldn'tbegreater.

F.Mangaheroeslooksmaller,younger(hanall-conqucringAmericanheroeswhohavelargemusclesandlotsof

(homedclothes.

JapaneseandAmericanComicBookHeroes

Tosomepeople,theideaofreadingcomicbooksseemchildish.67Comicsarcpublished

globally,butJapaneseandAmericanversionsdominatethemarketdespitefact—orperhapsbecause—theydifferina

numbercfways.

68Americanccmicsareagroupeffort,beginningwiththestory-writingteamand(heartist

whoproducesdrawingsofinitialideas.Whenthesedraftsarefinalized,(heoutlines,dialogue,andcolorareadded.Also,

creatorsofcomicsuperheroessometimesselltheirtitlestoothercreativeteams,whokeepthesuperhero“alive”.Thisisin

sharpcontrasttomanga(日本漫畫)creators,whoareoftenindividualauthorsmerelyresponsibleforthestorylines,

dialogue,andartwork.Whenamangacreatordecidestostop,sodoes(hehero.

Anotherdifferenceistheappearanceoftheheroes.69Also,mangaheroesrarelylook

JapaneseandthestoriesdonottypicallytakeplaceinaJapanesecontext.However,Americancomicheroes,despitetheir

masks,arcproudlyAmericanandarcadmiredfortheirreadinesstodefendU.S.cities.

Probably(hebiggestdifferenceisthereadership.Upuntilthe1950s,Americancomicbookswerereadbyboth

childrenandadults,withpoplartitlessuchasSupermansellingasmanyashalfamillioncopiespermonth.Thearrivalof

TV.however,ledtoadeclineinsalessothainowtheaveragereaderofanAmericancomicbookisateenageboywithan

interestinsuperheroes.70Theremangasalesarcstillbooming,reachingashighas7billiondollars

eachyearlargelybecausereadersrangefrorryoungboysandgirlsuptomickllc-agcdmenandwomen.Mangaforincnand

boys,liketheAmericancomics,tendtobiaction-oriented,whilemangaforwomenandgirls(endtobefocusedon

relationships.

IV.SunuuaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpointfs)ofthepassageinnomorethan60

words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Shyness

Ifyousuffershyness,youarenotalone.Itisnotsurprisingthatsocialscienlistsareexploringitsenvironmentalcauses.

Thefirstenvironmentalcauseofshynessmanybeachild'shomeandfamilylife.Today'schildrenaregrowingup

smallerandsmallerfamilies,withfewerandfewerrelativeslivingnearby.Growingupin

homesinwhichbothparentsworkfulltime,childrenmaynothavethesocializingexperienceoffrequentvisitsby

neighboursandfriends.Becauseoftheirlackofsocialskills,theymaybegintofeelshywhentheystartschool.

Asecondenvironmentalcauseofshynessinanindividualmaybeone'sculture.InalargestudyconductedinJapan,57

percentofparticipantsratedthemselvesasshy.ResearchersLynneHendersonandPhilipZimbardosay,"Oneexplanationis

thatinJapan,anindividual'sperformancesuccessiscreditedexternallytoparents,grandparents,teachers,coaches,and

others,whilefailureisentirelyblamedontheperson."Therefore,Japaneselearnnottotakerisksinpublicandrelyinstead

ongroup-shareddecisions.

Technologymayalsopayarole.IntheUnitedStates