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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 10 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.
2、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 correcting that social injustice. And he combines that goal with a passion for business. “My entire life Ive
3、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
4、 founder of Hungry Harvest. Hungry Harvest is a business which collects and sells “ugly“ produce. These 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
5、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
6、 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 exp
7、ected: $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 unfairness of the society D. lead out the topic of the passage 22. According to Evan Lutz, we can know tha
8、t _. 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 2 D. he often gets appreciation from the poor families 23. From the last paragraph, we can infer “ Shark Tank” _. A. is a programme show
9、ing the story of investors B. belongs to meetings of political parities C. helps entrepreneurs get fund support D. asks successful businessmen to show experience B An American company says it has developed the worlds first true jetpack for personal flight.It looks simple enough that almost anyone co
10、uld 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 t
11、o 10 minutes. It can reach 100 kilometers per hour and fly up to 3,000 meters 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 crowdfu
12、nding 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.” Lower costs and improvemen
13、ts 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 publ
14、ic 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 $
15、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 25. Which one can be used the title of the passage? A. A new invention for the future B. New device makes personal flyin
16、g a reality C. Man can fly in the sky possibly D. Personal jetpack has been invented 26. From the passage, we can know the new flying machine _. A. is difficult to operate B. can fly at a great height C. has been made in mass D. costs a lot because of the sensors 27. The passage is maybe taken from _. A. a physics textbook B. a science report C. a journal about fashion D. a newspaper about scientists 3 C Children grow quickly, especially
