A rich woman had a valuable and beautiful vase (花瓶) and she was very proud of it. She decided to paint her bedroom the same 31 as the vase. Several painters tried to mix the color right, but 32 of them could make the woman satisfied.
Finally, a painter named Peter said he could mix the right color. And he succeeded. The woman was 33 with the result and Peter became very famous.
Many years later, Peter retired (退休) and turned his 34 over to his son. “Dad, there’s one thing I always want to know. 35 did you get those walls to match the vase so well?” “Easy, my son,” Peter answered, “I painted the vase!” 31. A. shape B. size C. color 32. A. none B. both C. either 33. A. worried B. pleased C. interested 34. A. life B. energy C. business 35. A. When B. How C. Where 题材 人物故事
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个聪明的艺术家(Peter)解决了富人的难题的故事。
31. C 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。shape形状；size型号；color颜色。由上下文语境可知，此处指“她想让卧室和花瓶同样的颜色”。故选C。
32. A 【解析】考查代词用法。none没有一个，没有人；both两者都；either两者中的任何一个。有语境可知，此处指“没有人能使太太满意”。故选A。
33. B 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。worried担忧的，焦虑的；pleased满意的；interested感兴趣的。固定搭配be pleased with意为“对……满意”。故选B。
34. C 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。life生活；energy能量；business生意，贸易。由语境可知，此处指“父亲将生意传给了儿子”。turn ... over to意为“将……传给……”。故选C。 35. B 【解析】考查特殊疑问词辨析。When当……时候；How怎么，怎样；Where哪里。由语境可知，孩子问父亲：“你是怎么做到的”。故选B。
(2017·四川自贡市)B
A robot worked first at a Chinese bank. Many people are 36 in the smart robot. Jiaojiao is the first robot to 37 at the Bank in Dalian, Liaoning Province. It can serve people in many 38 .
The smiling robot is able to 39 people many different kinds of services. It can work as
a guide. It can also answer people’s questions. It communicates with people 40 touching, speaking and through body language.
The robot is able to offer other perfect services, 41 . “Can we take a photo together?” one customer asked. “Come on, 42 make sure to use PS (图像处理软件) please.” Jiaojiao answered. Many people laughed when they 43 Jiaojiao’s answer.
The robot has attracted (吸引）a larger number of people on its first day at work.
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, one of the world’s largest banks, introduced the new robot 44 Nao. He will be able to answer customers’ questions about the bank's services. Nao’s a bit smaller than a normal bank teller — he is just 23 inches tall and 45 about 9 pounds. He speaks 19 languages and Mitsubishi UFJ hopes he’ll help a lot of foreign customers for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. 36. A. worried B. interested C. bored 37. A. play B. meet C. work
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38. A. ways B. houses C. places 39. A. collect B. use C. offer 40. A. by B. on C. with 41. A. as well B. also C. too 42. A. but B. or C. so 43. A. thought B. heard C. realized 44. A. named B. names C. naming 45. A. sees B. weighs C. says 题材：科学技术
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了机器人(Jiaojiao)的第一天工作情况，及另一个叫做Nao的机器人将在2020东京奥运会上帮助外国顾客办理银行相关业务的情况。 36. B 【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。worried担心的，焦虑的；interested对……感兴趣；bored厌烦的，厌倦的。固定短语be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”。故选B。
37. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。play玩，演奏；meet遇见；work工作。由开篇第一句A robot worked first at a Chinese bank.可知，此处指“Jiaojiao是一个工作在辽宁大连银行的机器人”。故选C。
38. A 【解析】考查名词词义辨析。ways方式，方法；houses房子；places地点，地方。由上下文语境可知，此处指“它(机器人)可在很多方面服务于人们”。故选A。
39. C 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。collect收集；use使用；offer主动提供。由语境及选项可知，此处指“微笑的机器人可以给人们提供很多不同的服务”。故选C。
40. A 【解析】考查介词用法。by靠，凭借；on在……上；with和，附着。介词by+v.-ing形式指“凭借……，通过……”。故选A。
41. C 【解析】考查副词词义辨析。as well也，用于肯定句，疑问句，句末，前面一般无逗号；also也，用于肯定句，疑问句，通常位于谓语动词前面，助动词和情态动词后面；有时也可位于句首，其后用逗号隔开。；too也，用于肯定句，疑问句，句末，前面一般有逗号。用于空格处为止为句末，且本句为肯定句，故用too。
42. A 【解析】考查连词词义辨析。but但是；or或者；so因此。由语境可知，空格前后表示转折关系，故用转折连词but。
43. B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。thought思考，考虑；heard听见；realized意识到。由语境可知，当人们听到机器人的回答时人们笑了。故选B。
44. A 【解析】考查非谓语动词。named(named的过去式或过去分词)；names(name的第三人称单数形式)；naming(name的现在分词)。此处为过去分词作后置定语，the new robot named Nao(一个新的名为Nao的机器人)。故选A。 45. B 【解析】考查动词词义辨析。sees看到；weighs重达；says说……内容。由空格后about 9 pounds(大约9磅)可知，此处填“重达(weighs)”。故选B。
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
(2017·四川自贡市)A Free Apps for Learning English
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SpeakingPal Spell Checker Speaking English is important. Speaking-Pal is one of the Speaking English is easy, but writing it is often much best Apps for English learners to practice speaking. It more difficult. If you start to learn it, you will find you allows users to chat with thousands of native English may get a lot of words misspelled. If you don’t want this speakers. In short, Learn English, Speak English. to happen, We suggest you should try it and correct your English spelling easily. Learn English Video In Learn English Video, you’ll find 2 thousand best videos offered on topics such as UK food and culture, everyday life and famous stories and poems. It can improve your English listening skills quickly. Kobo Reading The free top-popular Kobo Reading App gives you right to Kobo’s e-book store with 4 million e-books and magazines. Join millions of readers worldwide and read easily on your mobile phone or computer. 46. Who can you speak with in SpeakingPal? A. Native English speakers. B. Personal computers. C. Happy readers. 47. How many e-books and magazines can you read in Kobo’s e-book store? A. 2 thousand. B. 2 million. C. 4 million. 48. You can improve your_______ in Learn English Video. A. listening skills B. writing skills C. reading skills 49. What can you use to help you with your writing? A. SpeakingPal. B. Spell Checker. C. Learn English Video. 50. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How to learn English.B. Learning English is important. C. Apps for learning English. 题材 ：广告
【主旨大意】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个免费学英语的软件。
46. A 【解析】细节理解题。由第一个表格SpeakingPal中的倒数第二句It allows users to chat with thousands of native English speakers.可知，本土英国人可以和你在SpeakingPal里说(英语)。故选A。 47. C 【解析】细节理解题。由Kobo Reading中的第一句with 4 million e-books and magazines可知答案。故选C。
48. A 【解析】细节理解题。由Learn English Video中的最后一句It can improve your English listening skills quickly.可知，在这里可以提高听力技能。故选A。
49. B 【解析】细节理解题。由Spell Checker中的最后一句We suggest you should try it and correct your English spelling easily.可知，你可以使用Spell Checker来提高书写能力。故选B。 50. C 【解析】主旨大意题。由文章开篇Free Apps for Learning English可知，本文主要介绍学习英语的软件。故选C。
(2017·四川自贡市)B
When you begin a letter in English, you always put “Dear” before the name of the person you are writing to. If it is a friend of your own age, you just put their first name after “Dear”，but for adults you do not know very well, it is more polite to put Mr., Mrs. or Miss before their family name. If you do not know whether the woman is married or not, you should use Ms instead of Mrs.
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or Miss. When you write an official letter to someone whose name you do not know, you begin with “Dear Sir or Madam”.
There are various phrase you can use at the end of a letter before you sign your own name. For friends and relatives you can put “With love from” or just “Love”. For people you know less well “Best wishes” or “Kindest regards” may be more appropriate (合适的). At the end of an official letter you use “Yours sincerely” if you know the person’s name and “Yours faithfully” if you do not.
When you address the envelope, be sure to include the postcode, so that the letter will be delivered (递送) as quickly as possible. Finally, do not forget to stick a stamp on the front! 51.Where should you put Mr., Mrs. or Miss? A. Before family name. B. After family name. C. After given name. 52.What should you end up with if you write to your uncle? A. Yours faithfully. B. With love from. C. Yours sincerely. 53.What does the underlined word “various” mean in Chinese? A. 各种各样的 B. 相反的 C. 相似的 54.What don’t you need to do on the envelope? A. Write down the postcode. B. Put a stamp on the front. C. Write down your own name. 55. Which of following sentences is true according to the text? A. At the end of the letter, you can just write your name.
B. If the woman is married, you can only use Mrs. before her family name. C. When you write an English letter, you should begin with “Dear”. 题材：信件格式
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍在用英语写信时候一些称呼用语、署名等。 51. A 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段第二句后半句, it is more polite to put Mr., Mrs. or Miss before their family name可知，可以在姓氏前使用Mr, Mrs或Miss。故选A。
52. B 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第二句For friends and relatives you can put “With love from” or just “Love”.可知，如果你给你的叔叔写信你应该以“With love from”结尾。故选B。 53. A 【解析】词义猜测题。由后文介绍了几种不同形式的“结尾”可推出，various是“各种各样的”意思。故选A。
54. C 【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段可知，C项(写你自己的名字)没有提及。故选C。 55. C 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段第一句When you begin a letter in English, you always put “Dear” ...可知答案。故选C。
(2017·四川自贡市)C
A weak old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and a 4-year-old grandson. The family ate together at the table. The grandfather had difficulty eating because he couldn’t see things clearly, and his hands couldn’t stop shaking. Peas (婉豆）rolled (滚动）off his spoon onto the floor. When he drank from the glass, milk spilled (洒）on the table.
The son and daughter-in-law became angry with the mess. Then they set a small table in the comer. There, the old man ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner together.
Because the old man had broken a dish or two, he was asked to eat from a wooden bowl. Sometimes he had a tear in his eyes as he sat alone. Still, the couple complained about him. The 4-year-old son watched it all in silence.
One evening before dinner, the father noticed his son playing with some wood blocks on the floor. He asked the child, “What are you making?” The boy answered, “Oh，I am making a little
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bowl for you and Mommy to eat your food in when I grow up.” The boy smiled and went back to work. The father was shocked by his words and couldn’t find a reply. Although no word was spoken, the couple knew what had to be done.
That evening the husband took the old man’s hand and gently led him back to the family table. For some reason, neither the husband nor the wife seemed to care any longer when the bowl was dropped, milk was spilled, or the table was in a mess. 56. How was the old man when he came to live with his son? A. He was healthy enough to look after his grandson. B. He was too sick to stand.
C. He was weak and couldn’t look after himself well.
57. Why did the son and daughter-in-law set a small table in the comer for the old man? A. Because the old man ate too much.
B. Because the old man made the table in a mess. C. Because the old man was noisy.
58. Which is the right order of the following events according to the text? a. The old man’s son was shocked by his own son.
b. The son and daughter-in-law became angry with the mess. c. The 4-year-old boy made the wooden bowl. d. The grandfather had difficulty eating. A. a-b-c-d B. d-b-c-a C. d-c-a-b 59. Why did the grandson make the wooden bowl for his parents? A. He followed what his parents had done.
B. He thought it was very interesting to have meals with wooden bowls. C. He was angry with what his parents did.
60. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph of the text? A. The old man left his family with his grandson.
B. The old man had a happy life with his family at last. C. The little boy treated his parents badly when he grew up. 题材：故事
【主旨大意】本文是一篇故事类记叙文。老人年纪大了，手脚开始变得不听使唤。家人嫌弃手脚不便的老人，让老人单独吃饭，还经常批评老人打破餐具。这些场景都被四岁的孙子看到了，小男孩也学着爸爸妈妈的做法，给爸爸妈妈做木碗，等长大了让爸爸妈妈也用木碗吃饭。通过这件事，夫妇两人认识到了他们的错误。
56. C 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段内容可知，当老人和儿子一起生活时，他很虚弱并不能很好地照顾自己。故选C。
57. B 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段内容可知，儿子和儿媳在角落里给老人单独放一个小桌子，因为老人把饭桌弄得乱七八糟。故选B。
58. B 【解析】细节理解题。开篇第一段交代老人吃饭费劲，故选d；第二段交代儿子和儿媳看到老人把桌子弄得很乱十分生气，故选b；倒数第二段前半部分交代了四岁的孙子制作木碗，故选c；倒数第二段后半部分交代了老人的儿子被孙子的话震惊了，故选a。故顺序为d-b-c-a。故选B。
59. A 【解析】推理判断题。由最后两段可以看出，小孩子看到爸爸、妈妈给爷爷用木碗，让爷爷在角落里单独吃饭等，这些都印记在孩子的心里，孩子也会模仿大人以后这样对他们。故选A。
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