-十一月英语
2017
年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅲ
卷）
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San Francisco Fire
Engine Tours
San Francisco
Winery Tour
Running:
February 1st through April 30th
This
delicious tour goes through the city on its way to
Treasure Island where we
will stop at
the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours
of some of the best
wine San Francisco
has to offer. (Included in tickets price)
Departing from the Cannery: Tell time
upon request.
Duration
(
时长
): 2 hours
Price: $$90
Back to the
Fifties Tour
Running: August 16th
through August 31st
This
tour transports you back in time to one of San
Francisco’s most fantastic
periods, the
1950s! Enjoy fun history as we take you through
San Francisco for a free
taste of ice
cream.
Departing form the Cannery 5:00
pm and 7:00 pm
Duration: 2
hours
Price: $$90
Spooky
Halloween Tour
Running: October 10th
through October 31st
Join
us for a ride through the historical Presidio
district. Authentic fire
gear
（服
装）
is
provided
for
your
warmth
as
our
entertainers
take
you
to
some
of
the
most
thrilling parts of San Francisco.
Departing from the Cannery:
6:30 pm and 8:30 pm
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Price: Available upon
request
Holiday Lights Tour
Running: December 6th through December
23nd
This
tractive
four
takes
you
to
some
of
San
Francis’s
most
cheerful
holiday
scenes. Authentic
fire gear is provided for
your warmth
as
you get into the holiday
spirit.
Departing from the
Cannery 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Duration: 1
hour and 30 minutes
Advance
reservations required.
21. Which of the
tours is available in March?
A. San
Francisco Winery Tour.
B. Back to the
Fifties Tour.
C. Spooky Hallowen Tour.
D.
Holiday Lights Tour.
22. What can
tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours?
A. Go to Treasure Island.
B. Enjoy the holiday scenes.
C. Have free ice cream.
D. Visit the
Presidio district.
23. What are
tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights
Tour?
A. Take some drinks.
B. Set off
early in the morning.
C. Wear warm
clothes.
D.
Make reservations in advance.
B
Minutes
after
the
last
movie
ended
yesterday
at
the
Plaza
Theater,
employees
were
busy
sweeping
up
popcorns
and
gathering
coke
cups.
It
was
a
scene
that
had
been
repeated
many
times
in
the
theater’s
75
-year
history.
This
time,
however,
the
cleanup was a little different. As one
group of workers carried out the rubbish, another
group
began
removing
seats
and
other
theater
equipment
in
preparation
for
the
building’s
end.
The
film
classic
The
Last
Picture
Show
was
the
last
movie
shown
in
the
old
theater.
Though
the
movie
is
30
years
old,
most
of
the
250
seats
were
filled
with
teary-eyed audience wanting to say
good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed
Bradford said he chose the movie
because it seemed appropriate. The movie is set in
a
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small town where the only
movie theater is preparing to close down.
Bradford said
that large
modern theaters
in
the
city made it impossible
for the
Plaza to compete. He added that
the theater’s location
(
位置
) was also a reason.
“T
his
used to be the center
of town,” he said. “Now the area is mostly office
buildings and
warehouses.”
Last
week some city
officials
suggested the city might
be interested in
turning
the old theater into a museum and
public meeting place. However, these plans were
abandoned
because
of
financial
problems.
Bradford
sold
the
building
and
land
to
a
local development firm,
which plans to build a shopping complex on the
land where
the theater is located.
The theater audience said good-bye as
Bradford locked the doors for the last time.
After 75 years the Plaza Theater has
shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.
24. In what way was yesterday’s cleanup
at the Plaza special?
A. It
made room for new equipment.
B. It
signaled the closedown of the theater.
C. It was done with the help of the
audience.
D. It marked the 75th
anniversary of the theater.
25. Why was
The Last Picture Show
put
on?
A. It was an all-time classic.
C. The audience requested
it.
B. It was about
the history of the town.
D. The theater
owner found it suitable.
26. What will
probably happen to the building?
A. It
will be repaired.
B. It will be turned into a
museum.
C. It will be knocked down.
D. It will be sold to the city
government.
27. What can we
infer about the audience?
A. They are
disappointed with Bradford.
B. They are sad to part
with the old theater.
C.
They are supportive of the city officials.
D. They are
eager to have a shopping center.
C
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After
years
of
heated
debate,
gray
wolves
were
reintroduced
to
Yellowstone
National Park.
Fourteen wolves were caught in
Canada
and transported to the park.
By last
year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to
more than 170 wolves.
Gray wolves once
were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area
and much of
the
continental
United
States,
but
they
were
gradually
displaced
by
human
development. By the 1920s, wolves had
practically disappeared from the Yellowstone
area. They went farther north into the
deep forests of Canada, where there were fewer
humans around.
The
disappearance
of
the
wolves
had
many
unexpected
results.
Deer
and
elk
populations
—
major food sources
(
来源
) for the wolf
—
grew rapidly. These
animals
consumed
large
amounts
of
vegetation
(
植被
),
which
reduced
plant
diversity
in
the
park.
In
the
absence
of
wolves,
coyote
populations
also
grew
quickly.
The
coyotes
killed
a
large
percentage
of
the
park’s
red
foxes,
and
completely
drove
away
the
park
’
s beavers.
As
early
as
1966,
biologists
asked
the
government
to
consider
reintroducing
wolves to Yellowstone Park. They hoped
that wolves would be able to control the elk
and coyote problems. Many farmers
opposed the plan because they feared that wolves
would kill their farm animals or pets.
The government spent nearly 30 years
coming up with a plan to reintroduce the
wolvers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf
packs
in
Yellowstone.
Today,
the
debate
continues
over
how
well
the
gray
wolf
is
fitting in at Yellowstone. Elk, deer,
and coyote populations are down, while beavers
and
red
fores
have
made
a
comeback.
The
Yellowstone
wolf
project
has
been
a
valuable experiment to
help biologists decide whether to reintroduce
wolves to other
parts of the country as
well.
28. What is the text mainly
about?
A. Wildlife research in the
United States.
B. Plant diversity in
the Yellowstone area.
C. The conflict
between farmers and gray wolves.
D. The
reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.
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29.
What does the underlined
word “displaced” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Tested.
B.
Separated.
C. Forced out.
D. Tracked down.
30. What did the disappearance of gray
wolves bring about
？
A. Damage to local ecology.
B.
A decline in the park’s
income.
C. Preservation of
vegetation.
D. An increase in the variety of
animals.
31. What is the
auth
or’s attitude towards the
Yellowstone wolf project
？
A. Doubtful.
B. Positive.
C.
Disapproving.
D. Uncaring.
D
The
Intelligent
Transport
team
at
Newcastle
University have turned an
electric
car
into
a
mobile
laboratory
named
“Drive
LAB”
in
order
to
understand
the
challenges faced by older drivers and
to discover where the key stress points are.
Research
shows
that
giving
up
driving
is
one
of
the
key
reasons
for
a
fall
in
health
and well-being among older people, leading to them
becoming more isolated
(
隔绝
) and
inactive.
Led
by
Professor
Phil
Blythe,
the
Newcastle
team
are
developing
in-vehicle
technologies for
older drivers which they hope could
help
them to continue
driving
into later life.
These
include
custom-made
navigation
(
导航
)
tools,
night
vision
systems
and
intelligent
speed
adaptations.
Phil
Blythe
explains:
“For
many
older
people,
particularly those
living
alone or in
the
country,
driving is
important for
preserving
their independence, giving them the
freedom to get out and about without having to
rely on others.”
“But we all have to accept that as we
get older our reactions slow down and this
often
results
in
people
avoiding
any
potentially
challenging
driving
conditions
and
losing confidence in their driving
skills. The result is that people stop driving
before
they really need to.”
Dr
Amy
Guo,
the
leading
researcher
on
the
older
driver
study,
explains,
“The
Drive
LAB
is
helping
us
to
understand
what
the
key
points
and
difficulties
are
for
older drivers and how we
might use technology to address these problems.
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