2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题(江苏卷,含解析)

2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题
江苏卷
试卷总评
2017年高考英语江苏卷总体上难度适中，紧扣高中英语课程标准的教学要求，对考生在英语听力、词汇、语法、英语知识综合运用、阅读理解、书面表达等知识和能力进行了全面、深入的考查。

稳中有变，重基础、重语境，贴近生活，将知识和能力的考查融为一体；难易结合，体现了英语高考改革的趋势。

听力：
听力部分沿用全国卷I的听力，除了Text 10部分语速稍快，前面9段材料语速比较正常，总体难度不算大，和往年持平。

主要考查常用的功能性用语，考查形式以事实细节题为主，辅以情感态度、主旨大意、意图推测、推理判断等题型。

单项选择：难易分明
单选部分强调在语境中理解词汇的意思，侧重对词汇和词组的考查。

考点为非谓语动词、定语从句、名词性从句、状语从句、虚拟语气、动词、动词词组、形容词副词、情景交际等。

重视语法基础的同时，侧重熟词生义的考查；两道形容词题目29和34题较简单；第25题考查动词词组，难度较大；27和31题考查时态，侧重具体的语境，弱化了固定句型和时间状语的提示。

完形填空：
选材短小精悍，故事性强；首尾呼应，结构紧凑。

文章围绕Gabriel对音乐的态度的变化展开，从不喜欢学音乐到发现自己的兴趣所在，其中暗含了＂不怕吃苦，不在意他人的评价＂这样的道理。

题目在具体的语境中考查名词、动词、动词词组和形容词副词。

对词汇的考查侧重单词的深层含义或近义词辨析。

像第44题的transparent和obvious，47题的ear和taste。

46题考查句子之间的逻辑关系；53题与36题是对应关系；54题是原词复现；55题较难把握，需要联系第一段的内容。

这些题目需要考生对句意和句子的逻辑关系有很好的把握。

阅读部分：题量设置沿袭过去两年，难度有所降低
阅读部分设题以细节理解题为主，推理判断题为辅。

A篇介绍了一本历史书籍，文章难度不大，可读性强。

第57题考查作者的写作手法，设题较为新颖，不过难度不大。

B篇介绍自然界中，鸟类具有的胎教能力，题目有一定的难度。

C篇介绍在互联网科技发展的背景下，数据对企业、政府和个人等的重要性。

题目以推理判断题为主。

D篇介绍应对气候变化的方法，细节题和推理题兼顾。

任务型阅读加大了难度，重点考查学生的概括能力。

文章介绍了人口下降与经济发展的关系，同时也提出了解决的范例。

考查考生在信息检索、内容归纳、语言结构等方面的知识与能力。

书面表达：图表类作文
延续前两年＂读写任务型＂写作，总字数要求不变，凸显了考生分析材料的能力，写作便于考生写出紧扣主题的个性化内容。

要求概括图表包含的主要信息，一改往前概括短文的出题方法。

另外，所给材料作为参考，不至于无话可写。

注意事项：
1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

3. 非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

4. 考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分 20 分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?
A. ₤19.15.
B. ₤9.18.
C. ₤9.15.
答案是C。

1.What does the woman think of the movie?
A.It’s amusing.
B. It’s exciting.
C. It’s disappointing.
2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France?
A. Traveling around.
B. Studying at a school.
C. Looking after her aunt.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Going out.
B. Ordering drinks.
C. Preparing for a party.
4. Where are the speakers?
A. In a classroom.
B. In a library.
C. In a bookstore.
5. What is the man going to do?
A. Go on the Internet.
B. Make a phone call.
C. Take a train trip.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the woman looking for?
A. An information office.
B. A police station.
C. A shoe repair shop.
7. What is the Town Guide according to the man?
A. A brochure.
B. A newspaper.
C. A map.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man say about the restaurant?
A. It’s the biggest one around.
B. It offers many tasty dishes.
C. It’s famous for its seafood.
9. What will the woman probably order?
A. Fried fish.
B. Roast chicken.
C. Beef steak.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock?
A. At the office.
B. At the airport.
C. At the restaurant.
11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?
A. Receive a guest.
B. Have a meeting.
C. Read a report.
12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?
A. At lunch time.
B. Late in the afternoon.
C. The next morning.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Why is Bill going to Germany?
A. To work on a project.
B. To study German.
C. To start a new company.
14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?
A. The weather.
B. The food.
C. The schools.
15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?
A. Bring them to Germany.
B. Leave them in England.
C. Visit them in a few months.
16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow-travelers.
B. Colleagues.
C. Classmates.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did it rain last time in Juárez?
A. Three days ago.
B. A month ago.
C. A year ago.
18. What season is it now in J uárez?
A. Spring.
B. Summer
C. Autumn.
19. What are the elderly advised to do?
A. Take a walk in the afternoon.
B. Keep their homes cool.
C. Drink plenty of water.
20. What is the speaker doing?
A. Hosting a radio program.
B. Conducting a seminar.
C. Forecasting the weather.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C 10. B
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ____________ he or she wants.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. whenever
答案是B。

21. Many Chinese brands, ____________ their reputations over centuries, are facing new challenges from
the modern market.
A. having developed
B. being developed
C. developed
D. developing
【名师点睛】
现在分词作状语，表示主动和伴随状况；与逻辑主语是主谓关系，或叫主动关系，即现在分词表示的动作是逻辑主语发出的。

现在分词的形式有一般式doing/being done，完成式having done/having been done。

当现在分词表示的动作和主句谓语表示的动作先后发生时，使用现在分词的完成式。

e. g. Having watered the vegetables, the farmer took a short rest.
Having seen the film twice, he didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife.
Having done his homework, the boy began to watch TV.
I didn’t f eel surprised, having expected all this.
Not having done it right, I tried again.
现在分词作状语，可以转换为一个状语从句。

1)表示时间时，相当于after, before, when, while等引导的状语从句，现在分词动作发生在主句动作之前
或与主句动作同时发生。

Stepping carelessly off the pavement, he was knocked down by the bus.（发生在主句动作之前）Arriving at the station, he found the train had gone.（之前）
He went out, shutting the door behind him.（之后）
Walking through the park, she saw a flower show.（同时）
Taking a key out of his pocket, he open the door.（一个简短动作一发生，另一个动作紧跟着发生）之前。

Hearing the news, they all jumped with joy.
Be careful when crossing the street.
While waiting for the train, I had a long talk with Jane.
Her husband died in 1999, leaving her with two children.
Lying under the apple tree, Newton was thinking and thinking.
Thinking she must be late, Miss Smith decided to take a taxi.
There are a number of students waiting to be examined.
He refused the offer, saying that this would be too expensive.
The man feel and slipped, getting off the bus. 某一动作进行时，发生了另一个短暂动作或结果。

2)原因（句首）
Being short of money, I applied for the job.
Not seeing John, I can’t tell you what he looks like.
3)方式，伴随
Singing a pop song in a low voice, he came into the yard.
He stood by the window, watching the children playing.
She stopped as if expecting him to speak.
His parents arrived late for one day, leaving their children being hungry for a whole day. 4)结果（后置）
She fell, only striking her head against the rock.
He spread a rumor, leading to a great confusion in class.
It rained heavily causing severe flood in that region.
5)条件
If traveling north, I asked where he was.
6)让步
Knowing all this, they still insisted on paying for the damage.
Many boys, having had few advantages in their youth, have yet great contribution to their country later.
Unless paying by credit card, he pays in cash.
Though understanding no English, he was able to communicate with them.
考点：考查非谓语动词
22. ____________ not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty.
A. It were
B. Were it
C. It was
D. Was it
【名师点睛】
在虚拟语气中，be动词只能用were；虚拟条件句省去连词if时，从句主谓部分倒装：Were/Had/Should+主语+谓语动词...
e.g. Were I Tom, I would refuse. 如果我是汤姆，我会拒绝。

I will go, should it be necessary. 假若有必要，我会去的。

Had it not been for the bad weather we would have arrived in time. 若不是天气坏，我们就准时到达了。

若条件从句为否定句，否定词not应置于主语之后，而不能与were, should, had等缩略成w eren’t,
s houldn’t, h adn’t置于句首。

考点：考查虚拟语气和倒装
23. Located ____________ the Belt meets the Road, Jiangsu will contribute more to the Belt and Road
construction.
A. why
B. when
C. which
D. where
23. D 考查状语从句。

be located in+地点名词，位于……，where引导的地点状语从句在此相当于in some place，
故选D。

考点：考查状语从句
24. The publication of Great Expectations, which ____________ both widely reviewed and highly praised,
strengthened Dickens, status as a leading novelist.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
【名师点睛】
一、主语从句的主谓一致
单个从句作主语时看作单数，多个从句并列作主语时看作复数。

e. g. What we lack today steel and concrete.
what从句作主语，如果主句的表语是复数，主句谓语动词用复数，否则用单数。

e. g. What he wants to get are some books.
二、定语从句的主谓一致
1. 一般情况下，关系代词作从句主语时，从句谓语动词应和先行词在数上保持一致。

2. 集体名词作先行词，被视作一个整体时，关系代词用which，从句谓语用单数；被视作若干个体的组合时，
用who作关系代词，谓语动词用复数；常见的集体名词有：family, audience, class, club, government,
union, staff, team, couple, committee, crow, firm, public, orchestra, company等。

3. 先行词是＂one of十复数名词＂时，从句谓语动词用复数。

如果先行词是＂the right/ just the/ the only/
the very/ exactly +one of+复数名词＂时，谓语动词用单数。

4. 强调句型中，形式主语it后总是接单数is/ was；强调主语时，从句谓语动词与被强调主语部分的数保持
一致。

考点：考查主谓一致
25. Working with the medical team in Africa has ____________ the best in her as a doctor.
A. held out
B. brought out
C. picked out
D. given out
25. B 考查短语辨析。

hold out坚持；提供机会；伸出手； B. bring out使显现，阐明，出版；C. pick out 使容易看见，找出精心挑选，认出来；D. give out用完，停止运行，分发，发出，公布。

句意：在非洲同医疗队一起工作已经使她表现出了最好的一面。

这里取＂使显现＂之意，故选B。

考点：考查动词短语辨析
26. We choose this hotel because the price for a night here is down to $20, half of ____________ it used to charge.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. how
【名师点睛】
这里容易误判为定语从句的＂介词+关系代词＂结构，需要注意的是，half of后面的价格是以前的价格。

如果是定语从句，那么half of后面的价格则是$20的一半，即$10，再结合＂down to＂可知，原来的价格高于$20，因此不是定语从句。

介词of后跟宾语，因此这里是宾语从句，通过分析句子成分可知，宾语从句缺少宾语，因此用what引导。

宾语从句
1. 动词后的宾语从句
1) that引导的宾语从句
后常接that引导的宾语从句的动词有admit, agree, answer, believe, decide, declare, expect, explain, feel, hear, hope, intend, insist, mean, notice, order, remember, reply, say, suggest, think, wish 等。

2) wh-，if引导的宾语从句
后常接wh-，if引导的宾语从句的动词有advise, ask, discuss, doubt, find out, imagine, inform, require,
know, question, tell, understand, wonder等。

3)＂动词+间接宾语+宾语从句＂
常使用此类结构的动词有advise, ask, inform, promise, question, remind, show, teach, tell, warn, assure等。

4)＂动词+it+形容词／名词+that从句＂
常见的后接it作形式宾语的动词有find, feel, think, believe, make, consider等。

5) it作形式宾语的特殊句型
常见的有：see to it that...；hate it that...；owe it to sb. that...；take it for granted that 2. 形容词后接宾语从句
后常接宾语从句的形容词有：anxious, aware, certain, determined, glad, proud, surprised, worried, sorry, thankful, ashamed, disappointed, pleased, content, proud, annoyed, convinced, confident等。

3. 介词后接宾语从句
后常接宾语从句的介词有on, about, in, but, except等。

4. 宾语从句需要注意的问题
1)当主句是一般现在时或者一般将来时时，宾语从句可根据句子意思选择用所需要的时态。

2)当主句是一般过去时时，宾语从句必须用相应的过去时态。

3)但是当宾语从句表达的是普遍真理或客观规律时，宾语从句时态不受主句时态限制而用一般现在时。

4)当主句谓语是thin, believe, suppose, expect, imagine等时，宾语从句的意义是否定时，not要转移到主句中；但当从句有否定意义的never, seldom, hardly, scarcely等词时，否定词不转移。

5)主句中谓语是think, believe, suppose, expect, imagine, guess等，同时wh-连词引导的表示疑问的宾语从句，应将连词wh-置于主句前面，主句若是疑问语序，从句语序不变。

例如：When do you think he will come back? Do you think when he will come back?(错句）
6)当主句动词是wish时，从句的时态要用虚拟语气；当主句的动词是suggest, demand, require等词时，从句要用可省略should的虚拟语气。

7)if常可代替whether，但是当从句作介词宾语时，只能用whether。

8)引导宾语从句的that常可省略，但是当两个that从句由and或or连接时，第二个从句的that不能省略。

考点：宾语从句
27. He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he ____________.
A. was being followed
B. was following
C. had been followed
D. followed
考点：时态和语态
28. In 1963 the UN set up the World Food Programme, one of ____________ purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.
A. which
B. its
C. whose
D. whom
28. C 考查定语从句。

先行词是＂the World Food Programme＂，＂世界粮食项目＂的目的之一是……，whose 在定语从句中作定语，这里限定purposes，故选C。

考点：考查定语从句
29. Only five years after Steve Jobs’ death, smart-phones defeated ____________ PCs in sales.
A. controversial
B. contradictory
C. confidential
D. conventional
29. D 考查形容词辨析。

A. controversial有争议的；B. contradictory对立的，相互矛盾的；C. confidential 机密的，秘密的；D. conventional传统的。

智能手机在销量上打败了传统的个人电脑，故选D。

考点：考查形容词的辨析
30. A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help ____________ your year ahead.
A. shape
B. switch
C. stretch
D. sharpen
考点：考查动词的辨析
31. He’s been informed that he ____________ for the scholarship because of his academic background.
A. hasn’t qualified
B. hadn’t qualified
C. doesn’t qualify
D. wasn’t quali fying
31. C 考查动词时态。

句意：他已经被告知由于教育背景的原因而没有资格获得奖学金。

qualify for sth达标，获得参赛资格；由于条件不满足而没有资格做某事，是客观事实，用一般现在时。

故选C。

考点：考查动词的时态
32. Determining where we are ____________ our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.
A. in contrast to
B. in defense of
C. in face of
D. in relation to
32. D 考查介词短语。

A. in contrast to对比，截然不同；B. in defense of为……辩护；C. in face of面对；D. in relation to与……有关。

句意：根据周围的环境辨别方位仍然是我们生存的一项极其重要的技能。

故选D。

考点：考查介词短语的辨析
33. —What does the stuff on your T-shirt mean?
—I t’s nothing. Just something ____________.
A.as clear as day
B. off the top of my head
C. under my nose
D. beyond my wildest dreams
33. B 考查习惯用语。

A. as clear as day显而易见，容易理解；B. off the top of my head没有考虑；C. under
my nose就在我眼皮底下(都没有察觉)；D. beyond my wildest dreams远远出乎意料，做梦都没有想到。

句意：——你T恤上的东西是什么意思？——没什么特别的意思。

只是灵光一闪，随便写的。

故选B。

考点：考查俗语
34. The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But
____________ explanations are hard to find.
A. alternative
B. aggressive
C. ambiguous
D. apparent
考点：考查形容词的辨析
35. —Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?
—____________!Will you go with me?
A. You there
B. You bet
C. You got me
D. You know better
35. B 考查交际用语。

A. You there说你呢 (用于引起注意)； B. You bet的确；当然； C. You got me你把
我问住了；D. You know better不至于糊涂到。

由＂Will you go with me?＂可知，＂我＂会去看女子排球，
答语应该是肯定的，故选B。

考点：考查情景交际用语
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项
涂黑。

Fo r a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 36 across the campus with
their heavy instrument cases, 37 at school for practice hours 38 anyone else
had to be there. He swore to himself to 39 music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
40 , one day, in the music class that was 41 of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly（随意地）on the piano and found it 42 to pick out tunes.
With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually 43 doing it. He tried to hide his 44
pleasure from the music teacher, who had 45 over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, 46 the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good 47 and suggested
that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there 48 him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴）a 49 . When he began practicing, he took
it very 50 . But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was 51 to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This 52 , of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, 53 his heavy instrument case across the campus to the 54 looks of the non-musicians he had left 55 .
36. A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling
37. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up
38. A. before B. after C. until D. since
39. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate
40. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover
41. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit
42. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy
43. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied
44. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar
45. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered
46. A. because B. but C. though D. so
47. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice
48. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to
49. A. change B. chance C. mission D. function
50. A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally
51. A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted
52. A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant
53. A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing
54. A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing
55. A. over B. aside C. behind D. out
【答案】36—40 DDACB 41—45 ADCBD 46—50 AACBC 51—55 ADBBC
【解析】文章大意：文章描述了主人公Gabriel从不喜欢音乐到喜欢的过程。

每个人都应该发现自己的兴趣所在，并为其投入时间和精力。

38. A【解析】考查介词。

＂anyone else＂指不学音乐的学生，学习音乐的要比规定的到校时间早到几个小时，
before anyone else had to be there比规定的到校时间早几个小时。

这也是Gabriel不想学习音乐的原因之一。

39. C【解析】考查动词。

根据＂as he hated getting to school extra early＂可知，Gabriel讨厌过早到校，
因此他对自己发誓＂不学＂音乐，A背叛；B接受；C避免，避开；D欣赏。

故选C。

40. B【解析】考查连词。

此处是说，Gabriel在一次音乐课上意外发现自己很喜欢音乐，此处所表达的含义与
上一段是转折关系，故选B。

41. A【解析】考查名词。

that was 41 of his school’s standard curriculu m是定语从句，音乐课
是学校标准课程的一部分，言外之意就是说，每个学生都得上这个音乐课。

42. D【解析】考查形容词。

根据下句＂actually... tried to hide... pleasure＂等词或词组可以看出，Gabriel
在音乐中找到了乐趣，并试图隐藏这份愉悦，由此可知，此处是说，他发现演奏音乐很容易。

故选D。

43. C【解析】考查动词。

根据actually可知，Gabriel对音乐的看法有了变化，他实际上是喜欢音乐的，故选
C。

44. B【解析】考查形容词。

Gabriel不想让音乐老师看到自己表露出来的很明显的喜悦之情，transparent指(谎
言、借口)易看穿的；obvious明显的，显然的；false假的；similar相似的。

故选B。

45. D【解析】考查动词。

音乐老师在教室里来回走动，听到Gabriel弹奏乐器的声音，就走过来聆听。

run跑；
jog慢跑；jump跳；wander徘徊，游荡。

wander over漫步。

46. B【解析】考查连词。

前句是说他弹得不是特别好，后句是说，老师告诉他他有良好的辨音能力，并且建议
他去音乐商店选适合自己的乐器。

前后句间为转折关系。

47. A【解析】考查名词。

老师认为Gabriel有着很好辨音能力，并建议他去挑一件称心的乐器。

ear辨音力，
灵敏的听力；taste鉴赏力，欣赏力，指对作品的欣赏能力。

由于Gabriel没有经过专业的训练，不能说他有很好的音乐鉴赏能力，taste不符合语境。

48. C【解析】考查动词短语。

occur to sb.某人突然想起；take to开始喜欢；appeal to有吸引力，引起兴趣；
hold to抓住。

老师让Gabriel找一件自己喜欢的乐器。

49. B【解析】考查名词。

Gabriel准备试一下大提琴，给大提琴一次机会，即尝试演奏一下大提琴。

change改
变；chance机会；mission任务；function功能。

故选B。

52. D【解析】考查动词。

本段与第一段呼应。

学习音乐意味着早到学校，要把沉重的乐器背来背去，meant在
此意为＂意味着＂。

53. B【解析】考查动词。

此处是说，Gabriel也得早到学校练习拉琴，也要拖着沉重的乐器。

drag指吃力地拖、
拉某物，push推；lift举起；rush冲。

符合语境。

54. B【解析】考查形容词。

根据＂non-musicians＂可知，这里指不学音乐的学生那种同情的表情，根据第一段
可得出答案，应该是pitying。

55. C【解析】考查介词。

leave aside搁置一边；leave sb/sth behind把……抛在后面，超过；leave out遗
漏，不提及。

这里指Gabriel走过去之后，身后的学生对他投来同情的目光。

【名师点睛】
完形填空的首句往往开宗明义，是文章的主题。

细读首句可启示全文。

而尾句往往是对文章主题的总结。

所以，它们是了解文章大意的一个窗口，对我们理解全文有着重要的启示作用。

因此，要充分利用首句提供的信息，去挖掘文章的思路，寻找文章的脉络与线索。

一般来讲，高考完形填空的首、尾句通常是不设空的。

先跳读这两句，便可判断体裁，猜想它要讲的内容。

若首句交代了when, where, who, what即四个W，那么就是记叙文，很可能就是一个故事，为了测试语篇的理解能力，出题者特别注意选材的趣味性，其结尾往往出人意料，耐人寻味。

本题而言，文章开头部分＂For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students...＂告诉了我们一些很有价值的信息，比如：＂For a long time＂的暗示作用。

Gabriel一点也不想接触音乐，这种想法已经存在很久了，暗示他可能会开始学习音乐。

＂look pityingly at music students＂同情地看着学习音乐的学生，也为下文的转折做了铺垫。

另外，完形填空题中对词汇知识的考查，主要体现在习惯用法和同义词、近义词的辨析两方面。

习惯用法是
英语中某种固定的结构形态，即所谓的＂习语＂，不能随意改动。

所以，考生平时应掌握好习惯用法。

对词义辨析题的考查有加大力度的趋势。

要做好这类题，需要有较大的词汇量和词语搭配能力、词语辨析能力，特别是在特定的语境中能灵活运用的能力。

本题的44、47就是考查了近义词的辨析，第47题的taste误导性很大。

同时，信息的复现也是完形填空的一个特点。

语篇复现的信息包括原词复现、同义词和反义词复现、上义词和下义词复现、概括词复现和代词复现等。

语篇中有词汇和结构同现的现象，如与语篇话题相关、意义相关的词汇同时出现，结构同现，同义同现，修饰同现，因果同现等。

因此，可以利用上下文寻找解题信息，从而确定正确答案。

考点：考查记叙文阅读
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
DID YOU KNOW…
In 105 AD paper was invented in China?
When Columbus discovered the New World?
56. What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the next?
A. A biography.
B. A travel guide.
C. A history book.
D. A science fiction.
57. How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers?
A. By giving details of its collection.
B. By introducing some of its contents.
C. By telling stories at the beginning.
D. By comparing it with other books. 【答案】56. C 57. B
【解析】文章大意：文章介绍了一本关于历史的书籍，这本书记录了不同时代、世界各地的历史事件和史实。

作者提到了很多书里面的内容来向读者推荐本书。

57. B【解析】细节理解题。

作者在文中以提问的方式提到很多与历史有关的人物或事件，像＂from the foundation
of Rome to the creation of the Internet. ...tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons…and monkeys in space...why being a Roman Emperor wasn’t always as go od as it sounds, how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually last for 100 years and why Spencer Perceval holds a rather unfortunate record＂说明作者是在引用书中的内容。

【名师点睛】
推断文章出处是高考英语阅读中一个比较常见的考点。

主要考查考生能否从内容特点、文体特点、语言风格等方面判断出所读文章的具体出处。

比如，如果所读材料具有较强的时效性或新闻性，则可能出自新闻报道；如
果所读材料侧重历史事实，且措辞严谨，则可能出自历史教科书；如果所读材料中涉及工作要求、工资待遇、联系电话等，则可能出自招聘广告；如果所读材料轻松、休闲，则可能出自旅游杂志或休闲杂志等。

第56题属于这一类题目。

根据文章中出现的历史事件不难推断出CHRONOLOGICA是一本历史书。

考点：考查信息类短文阅读
B
Before birth, babies can tell the difference between loud
sounds and voices. They can even d istinguish their mother’s
voice from that of a female stranger. But when it comes to
embryonic learning (胎教), birds could rule the roost. As
recently reported in The Auk: Ornithological Advances, some
mother birds may teach their young to sing even before they hatch (孵化). New-born chicks can then imitate their mom’s call within a few days of entering the world.
This educational method was first observed in 2012 by Sonia Kleindorfer, a biologist at Flinders University in South Australia, and her colleagues. Female Australian superb fairy wrens were found to repeat one sound over and over again while hatching their eggs. When the eggs were hatched, the baby birds made the similar chirp to their mothers—a sound that served as their regular ＂feed me!＂call.
To find out if the special quality was more widespread in birds, the researchers sought the red-backed fairy wren, another species of Australian songbird. First they collected sound data from 67 nests in four sites in Queensland before and after hatching. Then they identified begging calls by analyzing the order and number of notes. A computer analysis blindly compared calls produced by mothers and chicks, ranking them by similarity.
It turns out that baby red-backed fairy wrens also emerge chirping like their moms. And the more frequently mothers had called to their eggs, the more similar were the babies’ begging calls. In addition, the team set up a separate experiment that suggested that the baby birds that most closely imitated their mom’s voice were reward ed with the most food.
This observation hints that effective embryonic learning could signal neurological (神经系统的) strengths of children to parents. An evolutionary inference can then be drawn. ＂As a parent, do you invest in quality children, or do you invest in children that are in need?＂ Kleindorfer asks. ＂Our results suggest that they might be going for quality.＂。