A couple of years 27 , I owned my own piano company, and when I 28 in that

　　area , the postcards started coming to me.For months ,I ignored( 忽视 ) 29 .What else could I do?

　　But then, one day I 30 to be in the area and have a mahogany piano on my little

　　truck.Though I knew that I was about to make a 31 business decision, I took the new piano in the house and placed it 32 I thought the roof would be least likely to let in rain on it.I told her and the little barefoot girl to try to 33 the chickens off it, and I felt sure I had just 34 a new piano!

　　But the 35 came in ,all 52 of them as agreed ,sometimes with coins.It was unbelievable!

　　One day years later, I was in Memphis on other 36 .As I was sitting at a bar having a drink ,I heard the most beautiful piano music.I looked around, and there was a lovely young woman playing a very nice ground piano.She 37 at me ,and when she took a 38 ,she sat down at my table.

　　"Aren't you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?"

　　My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl! I 39 remembered.I did have to go as soon as possible because men don't like to be seen 40 in public.

　　16.A.made B.sold C.fixed D.delivered

　　17.A.books B.villages C.shop D.newspapers

　　18.A.would B.may C.must D.can

　　19.A.son B.child C.granddaughter D.baby

　　20.A.with B.for C.to D.on

　　21.A.And B.So C.Therefore D.But

　　22.A.ago B.later C.before D.past

　　23.A.worked B.went C.advertised D.succeeded

　　24.A.it B.them C.this D.that

　　25.A.happened B.decided C.started D.wanted

　　26.A.great B.wise C.good D.terrible

　　27.A.when B.there C.where D.that

　　28.A.feed B.keep C.leave D.drive

　　29.A.given away B.put off C.sold D.thrown away

　　30.A.payments B.money C.possessions D.postcards

　　31.A.time B.chance C.business D.matter

　　32.A.looked B.stared C.laughed D.smiled

　　33.A.break B.bread C.drink D.list

　　34.A.slowly B.suddenly C.carefully D.excitedly

　　35.A.exciting B.talking C.crying D.speaking

　　试题第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

　　A

　　Do you read your sheets when you go to bed at night? Books and newspapers aren't always

　　on paper.Sandra Hickman, an American writer, recently published a book of poems on sheets

　　and clothes.She said ,"People can hang my poems on washing lines and take them to the laundromat( 自动洗衣店 ).This is better than books which they can only read in dark, dusty libraries."

　　About a hundred and fifty years ago there were newspapers that weren't on paper.There

　　was a government tax on newspapers.Publishers who didn't want to pay the tax printed their

　　news on handkerchiefs.It was a good idea.But ,in the end they still had to pay.

　　On 21st October,1875,an Australian papered news on handkerchiefs.It was difficult to

　　get paper and it was very expensive.So the editor bought hundreds of handkerchiefs.After he sold all his "news-handkerchiefs", he needed the handkerchiefs for next issues.He employed boys to collect all the handkerchiefs.Then they washed them and used them again.

　　They did this until they could buy more paper.

　　In 1850,a Paris newspaper came out on rubber.It was especially for people who liked to read in the bath !

　　36.It seemed that Sandra's poems printed on the clothes ______________ .

　　A.could only be read before the first wash

　　B.could be read in dark and dusty places

　　C.could be read at any time and any places

　　D.could be read even after they were washed many times

　　37.The Australian printed news on handkerchiefs because _____________ .

　　A.paper hadn't come into being yet

　　B.he wanted to avoid paying taxes

　　C.paper was expensive and difficult to get

　　D.he wanted to try his new ideas

　　38.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.Sandra Hickman came from America.

　　B.The publishers were not able to escape taxes in the end.

　　C.Paper wasn't invented until 1875.

　　D.A French publisher once printed news on rubber.

　　39.What could we learn from the text?

　　A.Rubber could also be used to print news on.

　　B.Nobody would buy the reused handkerchiefs.

　　C.People could read more poems on washing lines than in the dark library.

　　D.The number of news-handkerchiefs was large.

　　B

　　When do you become an adult, a grown-up? At eighteen? Twenty-one? Thirty? Adulthood

　　may seem a long way away to you, but the fact is that you are in the process of becoming an adult right now.The changes are so gradual that you may not notice them, but you can be sure that they're happening.

　　When you were a child, a parent or older relative probably bought your clothes and helped you clean up your room.Now you are likely to care for your bedroom, and to share other house-work.You may once have had trouble getting your homework finished on time.By now, you may have learned to rush yourself.You know how much time you need.Do you remember begging your parents to stop for ice cream ,or take an after-school job when you want money for a new clock radio? Of course ,you don't always plan your time and your money perfectly.But you're learning.

　　As you get older, you have more privileges( 特权 )and more responsibilities.You may

　　baby-sit for younger brothers and sisters ,help cook dinner, and do odd jobs to contribute to the family income.You may get to stay up to watch a late movie on television ,sit in on adult conversations, take subways and buses alone ,or go on camping trips with your friends.Eventually, you will have a job and an apartment of your own.You’ll become a voter and perhaps a husband or wife.maybe even a parent.But doing things adults do does not necessarily mean you will be wiser ,braver, or more self-assured( 自信 ).It takes time to gain knowledge and build self-confidence.Adults need to test themselves in the world, just as you do as a teenager.Being an adult is a continual process of growth.

　　40.The writer of this passage may be ________ .

　　A.a teenager B.an old man C.middle-aged D.a thoughtful person

　　41.The best title for this passage may be ________ .

　　A.Becoming an Adult

　　B.It Is No Good Becoming an Adult

　　C.Becoming a Voter

　　D.Adulthood Is a Long Way Away to You

　　42.According to the passage, the writer may probably think that

　　A.nobody can be called an adult

　　B.becoming an adult is a long process of becoming learned and self-assured

　　C.adults are not self-confident

　　D.only adults can plan time and money perfectly

　　43.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A.You may not realize you're growing up because changes are gradual.

　　B.You used to beg for toys when you were young.

　　C.Even if you are quite grown up, you still need to acquire knowledge.

　　D.People will never be wise ,brave or self-assured.

　　C

　　People love suspension bridges for many reasons : their beauty ,their convenience ,their mathematical elegance ( 优雅 ),their long spans( 跨度 ),or even for the local bragging rights they offer.

　　Here's a list of four top suspension bridges-just a sampling of the world's wonderful spans.

　　Akashi Kailyo

　　Location: Kobe-Naruto, Japan

　　Year: 1998

　　Main span: 1,991meters

　　The longest suspension span on earth (as of 2004) also has the tallest towers.A 1995

　　earthquake struck while the bridge was under construction ,moving the towers apart by almost

　　three feet.So engineers had to change the plans.

　　Great Belt East

　　Location: Halsskov-Sprogoe, Denmark

　　Year: 1998

　　Main span:1,624meters

　　Denmark's biggest building project connected the nation's two main islands, Zealand and

　　Funen.The bridge helped cut average travel times across the body of water known as the Great

　　Belt from 90 minutes, via ferry ( 摆渡 ),to 10-15 minutes on the bridge.

　　Humber

　　Location: Hun ,England

　　Year:1981

　　Main span: 1,410meters

　　This bridge spans the Humber River in East Yorkshire, near the site of an ancient Roman

　　ferry service that operated around 70 A.D.Construction took longer than expected, but Queen

　　Elizabeth II presided ( 主持 ) over the opening in July 1981.

　　Mackinac Straits

　　Location: Mackinaw City ,MI,USA

　　Year: 1957

　　Main span:1,158 meters

　　After a year round ,ferry service proved impossible in the cold weather.Residents first

　　proposed a bridge or tunnel connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas in the 1880s.

　　Over seven decades later,engineers made 85,OOO blueprints and 4,OOO engineering drawings

　　for the bridge called the Mighty Mac.

　　44.According to the text ,people like suspension bridges because ___________ .

　　A.they have elegant shapes and long spans

　　B.they are modernly designed and extremely wide

　　C.they have attractive appearances and unbelievable heights

　　D.they are specially designed and have a long history.

　　45.The oldest suspension bridge is in ______ while the longest one in ______ .

　　A.England ;Denmark B.USA ;England

　　C.Denmark ;Japan D.USA ;Japan

　　46.Which of the following statements is true?

　　A.Humber was completed on time as planned.

　　B.Mackinac Straits was first designed as a tunnel not as a bridge.

　　C.Great Belt East connects the main islands which lies in England.

　　D.AKashi Kaikyo was hit by a natural disaster when it was being built.

　　47.The text is most likely to be fbund in

　　A.a news report B.a travel magazine

　　C.a history textbook D.a television advertisement

　　D

　　Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public.Not onIy does he want to say it well ,but he wants it to be something which has not been said before.He hopes the public will listen and understand he wants to teach them ,and he wants them to learn from What artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain ,because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors,not words.They seems to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors,out of the countless billions possible ,is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us.Without their works we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors,or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.

　　Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and calm ;their choices show that these aspects of the world are worth looking at,and that they contain beautiful sights.Contemporary ( 当代 ) artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern,and that there is nothing more in it.Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.

　　If one painter chooses to paint an injured leg and another a lake in moonlight ,each of

　　them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world.Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing ( 强调 ) us something ,an of which means that, consciously( 有意识地 )or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.

　　48.According to the passage ,most people may _______ without the artists'works.

　　A.not know the meaning of life

　　B.feel that life is uninteresting

　　C.not easily catch what the artist tells them

　　D.probably ignore some special shapes and colors

　　49.The underlined word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________ .

　　A.the audience

　　B.the artists

　　C.the works

　　D.the shapes and colors

　　50.It can be inferred that all artists _______ .

　　A.want to make a speech to the public

　　B.want to express something unusual in their works

　　C.pay great attention to the feeling of the public

　　D.like to express themselves by painting

　　51.Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A.Every painting is meaningful.

　　B.It is difficult for artists to explain something in their works.

　　C.Modern artists often choose subjects which are interesting and beautiful.

　　D.Artists like to show off their learning.

　　E

　　Some experts feel 由 at the automobile is bound to( 注定 )fall into disuse.They see a day in the not-too-far future when all autos will be deserted and allowed to rust( 生锈 ).Other experts, however, think the auto is here to stay.They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.

　　The motorcar will undoubtedly change over the next 3O years.It should become smaller ,

　　safer, and more economical ,and should not be powered by the gas engine.The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.

　　Regardless of its power source ,the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic jam.One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.

　　When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable( 可伸缩的 )am will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail ,which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically.Once connected to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system,and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer.The computer will then monitor all of the car movements.

　　The driver win use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system.

　　The computer will calculate the best route , and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway.The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer ( 蜂鸣器 ) that will warn him of his coming exit.It is estimated( 估计 ) that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 02,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.

　　52.The future car will be improved in all the following EXCEPT ________ .

　　A.its size

　　B.its shape

　　C.its cost

　　D.Its power source

　　53.What is the author's main concern?

　　A.How to improve the cars in the future.

　　B.How to make smaller and safer automobiles.

　　C.How to solve the problem of traffic jams.

　　D.How to develop an subway system.

　　54.What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?

　　A.A rail.

　　B.An engine.

　　C.A retractable arm.

　　D.A central computer.

　　55.What need drives do when they enter an automated highway system?

　　A.To direct the automobiles.

　　B.To operate the computer.

　　C.To inform the system of the destination by phone.

　　D.To wait and relax.

　　试题第二卷(共35分)

　　第三部分：(共两节，满分35分)

　　第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断 : 如无错误 , 在该行

　　右边横线上画一个勾 ( √ ); 如有错误 ( 每行只有一个错误 ), 则按下列情况改正 :

　　此行多一个词 : 把多余的词用斜线 ( \ ) 划掉 , 在该行右边横线上写出该词 , 并也用斜

　　线划掉。

　　此行缺一个词 : 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ( ∧ ), 在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　此行错一个词 : 在错的词下划一横线 , 在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

　　注意 : 原行没有错的不要改。

　　A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took 56._______

　　part in a college course in French. Since I have learned 57._______

　　to say German well in Germany, I thought it might be 58._______

　　interested to begin studying another language. At the 59._______

　　first class, the teacher asked us to do a pronunciation 60._______

　　exercise in it he would say a word or two in French, and 61._______

　　each student would do their best to copy. When he got to 62._______

　　me, he kept having me to say more words, and I 63._______

　　finally asked him why. “I find it great fun,” she explained 64._______

　　it. “In 25 years of teaching at school, it’s the first time 65._______

　　I’ve heard an American speak French with a German accent.”

　　第二节 书面表达 ( 满分 30 分 )

　　下图说明在我国现阶段学生中存在的某些现象 , 请以 Life for Chinese Students 为题

　　目 , 用英语写一篇短文。参考词汇 :the primary school 小学 ;the college entrance examina- tion 高考。短文开头已经给出 , 供参考 , 不计人字数。

　　要求 :1.准确描述三个阶段的情况 , 简析这些现象的成因和可能导致的后果。

　　2.提出自己的看法或建议 , 字数 :1000左右。

　　Life for Chinese Students

　　Chinese students are often busy, especially before they become college students.

　　__________

　　__________

　　__________

　　2017高考陕西英语试卷答案

　　单选： 1-5 CDBBC 6-10 CDCBD 11-15 AADAB

　　完型：16-20BDACB 21-25DBCBA 26-30 DCBDA 31-35 CDABC

　　阅读：36-40 CCCAD 41-45 ABDAD 46-50 DBDDB 51-55 DBCAC

　　改错：56. returning后加to 57. have→had 58. say→speak

　　59. interested→interesting 60. √ 61. it→which 62. their→his 63. 去掉to

　　64. she→he 65. 去掉it

　　书面表达

　　One possible version

　　Life for Chinese Students

　　Chinese students are often busy, especially before they become college students. Early in the primary school, every child is expected to go to college. Pupils are usually seen loaded with heavy schoolbags. Going to middle school only means more exercises and examinations. The desks are piled with books and test papers. They have little time for entertainment. It is too much for teenagers. However, they have to face the challenge of the college entrance examination! But once admitted to universities, some students are so addicted to playing that they fail to graduate.

　　Something must be done so that students can enjoy their life while learning what ought to be learned in primary and middle schools. At college, students should learn enough to make a living after graduation.