2017年高考英语模拟试题一、单项选择题1 - Does he study very hard at school? - Yes, he studies _.A. very indeed hard B. hard very indeedC. very hard indeed D. indeed very hard2 I expect youve already done it,_the manager asked you to give him a ring this afternoon.A. butB. andC. thoughD. So3When you get the paper back,pay special attention to what_.A.have markedB.have been markedC.had markedD.had been marked4Allthepreparationsforthetask_,andwerereadytostart. A.completedB.completeC.hadbeencompletedD.havebeencompleted5I have always been honest and straightforward , and it doesnt matter _ Im talking to .A. who is itB. who it isC. it is whoD. it is whom6She can speak _ in front of Mack, but she cant eat _ in his restaurant.A. free, freeB. free, freelyC. freely, freeD. freely, freely7Schools in the south tend to be better equipped，_those in the north are relatively poor.A.while B.since C.when D.as8How about camping this weekend，just for a change?OK，_you want.Awhichever Bhowever Cwhatever DWhoever9 serious the economic situation is, they still have confidence in overcoming all the difficulties.AWhateverBAlthoughCEven thoughDHowever10Every time he had a chance，he would talk about the great difficulty he had _ in the new country Asettled Bsettling Cto settle Dsettle11Shy people often avoid situationswould force them into close contact with other peopleAwhich Bwhere Cwhen Dwhat12 The lack of health facilities and necessary protection for medical workers partly _ the epidemic (蔓延) of Ebola.A. accounted for B. headed forC. called for D. sent for13Look out! Dont get close to the house, _ the roof is under repair Awhose Bwhich Cof which Dthat14The flowers were so lovely that they _ in no time.Asold Bhad been sold Cwere sold Dwould sell15Our family will go to Australia for a holiday. Oh, really? That sounds _!A. fantastic B. fragile C. flexible D. fragrant16Some of the European languages come from Latin，_ French，Italian and Spanish. A. for example B. such as C. including D. as17We finished the job last night, but it was already midnight _ I arrived homeA. while B. when C. where D. that18 Helen looked at _ finished report with _ satisfaction.A. a, / B. the, / C. a, the D. the, an19 Whats wrong with your ipad2? The sound _is not clear. -Yes. It has been broken for some time. A. come out B. coming out C. to come out D. came out 20It was _ he took off his dark glasses _ I realized he was a famous singer. A. until，thatB. not until，thatC. not until，whenD. when，then二、阅读理解She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.21The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa _.A. is losing its valueB. is being damaged after so many yearsC. is getting more valuable with years passingD. will rot away22Experts hav