陕西省2017届高三高考押题卷英语（一）附答案解析

1、1 陕西省西安市第一中学陕西省西安市第一中学 2017 届高三高考押题卷届高三高考押题卷 英语英语 本试卷共 14 页。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 第第卷卷 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）（略） 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Every year, billions of kilograms of fresh produce are wasted in the United States. The food ends up in landfills, producing harmful greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, millions of poor Americans go hungry, without access to healthy, affordable meals. Evan Lutz is passionate about correctin

2、g that social injustice. And he combines that goal with a passion for business. “My entire life Ive wanted to become a social entrepreneur, not just starting a business that made money but also one that gave back. Im just an average guy with a passion towards making sure no food goes to waste and making sure no persons ever hungry in America and I want to do that through business.“ Lutz is CEO and founder of Hungry Harvest. Hungry Harvest is a business which collects and sells “ugly“ produce. Th

3、ese are fruits and vegetables that most food companies would throw away. “If you go to a grocery store everything is growing the same exact way. Right. So all that stuff that doesnt grow the same way gets wasted and gets thrown out. And so we take all that stuff that normally get thrown out because its too big too small in odd size of shape, we box it up into a variety boxes and we deliver to our customers once a week. We hire people that were living in homeless shelters they were really looking

4、 to get a chance in life.“ In January 2016, Lutz appeared on the American business competition television show “Shark Tank.“ It connects investors with entrepreneurs. Lutz sought a $50,000 investment in Hungry Harvest, in exchange for a five percent stake in his company. He got even more than he expected: $100,000 for 10 percent ownership. 21. The purpose of writing paragraph 1 is to _. A. tell us how serious the waste is B. inform us many people have not enough to eat C. remind us of the unfair

5、ness of the society D. lead out the topic of the passage 【解析】目的意图题。第一段通过数字说明，每年浪费掉的农产品数量巨大，然而也有很多人 负担 不起健康的饮食。为下文Lutz 创办 Hungry Harvest 做铺垫。 【答案】D 22. According to Evan Lutz, we can know that _. 2 A. he aims to invest and get the money back B. he devotes to reducing food waste and feeding the hungry C. he and many other volunteers to support the company D. he often gets appreciation from the poor families 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 “Im just an average guy with a passion towards making sure no food goes

6、 to waste and making sure no persons ever hungry in America.”可知，他致力于减少食 物浪费，减少饥饿。 【答案】B 23. From the last paragraph, we can infer “ Shark Tank” _. A. is a programme showing the story of investors B. belongs to meetings of political parities C. helps entrepreneurs get fund support D. asks successful businessmen to show experience 【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段第二、三句中的 “connects investors with entrepreneurs.”和 “sought a $50,000 investment in Hungry Harvest.” 可推知，该节目是帮助创业者和投资者牵线，获 取资金支持。故选 C。 【答案】C B An American c

7、ompany says it has developed the worlds first true jetpack for personal flight. It looks simple enough that almost anyone could use it to fly around. The flying machine is built like a backpack. It looks similar to the bags people use to carry anything from food to books on their back. The device is powered by two jet engines. The engines can operate on either airplane fuel or automobile fuel. It can fly for periods up to 10 minutes. It can reach 100 kilometers per hour and fly up to 3,000 meter

8、s in the air. The company says its personal flight vehicle has performed more than 400 test flights with no major problems. It says the jetpacks are still being developed and improved. The company recently launched a crowdfunding campaign online - with a $1 million goal - to raise money for more research and testing. JetPack Aviations chief executive officer, David Mayman, says, “In the past, he adds, sensors used in the equipment could cost up to $100,000. Now it costs less than one dollar.” Lo

9、wer costs and improvements in turbine technology have made it possible for the company to develop several other devices besides it. Another version of the jetpack, the JB-11, will be even more powerful. Mayman predicts this model will be used by first responders or the military during search and rescue operations. The public demonstration of the JB-10 clearly showed the jetpack giving its passenger a smooth takeoff and landing. The equipment also appeared easy to operate and the device provided a stable test flight. But the chance to own this flyer comes at a very high price. The JB-10 device is currently listed at $250,000. 24. The company collected money to _. A. produce the devices in mass B. purchase new equipment to produce it C. develop the device further D. give some devices to charity 【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段第三句 “The company recently launched a crowdfunding campaign online - with a $1 million goal - to raise money for more research and testing.”可知

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