2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷2）
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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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
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Inthecomingmonths,wearebringingtogetherartistsfromallovertheglobe,toenjoyspeakingShakespeare’splaysintheirownlanguage,inourglobe,withinthearchitectureShakespearewrotefor.Pleasecomeandjoinus. NationalTheatreofChinaBeijing|Chinese Thisgreatoccasion(盛
会)willbethenationaltheatreofchina’sfirstvisittotheUK.Thecompany’sproductionsshowthenewfaceof21stcenturyChinesetheatre.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sRichardIIIwillbedirectedbytheNational’sAssociateDirector,WangXiaoying. Date&Time:Saturday28April,2.30pm&Sunday29April,1.30pm&6.30pm MarjanishviliTheatreTbilisilGeorgian OneofthemostfamoustheatresinGeorgia,theMarjanishvili,foundedin1928,appearsregularlyattheatrefestivalsallovertheworlD.ThisnewproductionofAsYouLikeItishelmed（指导）bythecompany’sArtisticDirectorLevanTsuladze. Date&Time:Friday18May,2.30pm&Sunday19May,7.30pm DeafinitelyTheatreLondonlBritishSignLanguage（BSL） BytranslatingtherichandhumouroustextofLove’sLabour’sLostintothephysicallanguageofBSL,DeafinitelyTheatrecreatesanewinterpretationofShakespeare’scomedyandaimstobuildabridgebetweendeafandhearingworldsbyperformingtobothgroupsasoneaudience. Date&Time:Tuesday22May,2.30pm&Wednesday23May,7.30pm HabimaNationalTheatreTelAvivlHebrew
TheHabimaisthecentreofHebrew-languagetheatreworldwide,FoundedinMoscowafterthe1905revolution,thecompanyeventuallysettledinTelAvivinthelate1920s,Since1958,theyhavebeenrecognizedasthenationaltheatreofIsrael.ThisproductionofShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenicema
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rkstheirfirstvisittotheUK.
Date&Time:Monday28May,7.30&Tuesday29May,7.30pm
21.WhichplaywillbeperformedbytheNationalTheatreofChina?
A.RichardⅢ. C.AsYouLikeIt
B.Lover’sLabour’sLost D.ThemerchantofVenice
22.WhatisspecialaboutDeafinitelyTheatre?
A.Ithastwogroupsofactors C.ItperformsplaysinBSL 23.WhencanyouseeaplayinHebrew? A.OnSaturday28Apil. C.OnTuesday22May. B.OnSunday29April
B.ItistheleadingtheatreinLondon D.Itisgoodatproducingcomedies
D.OnTuesday29May B IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul—hestoodupforme.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers. ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft（技艺）
andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecoreofourrelationshipoffthescreen. Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularly,butsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents. Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords. 24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?
A.PaulNewmanwantedit.
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B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.
C.Hewasn’tfamousenough. D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.
25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?
A.Theywereofthesameage.
B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.
D.Theyhadsimilarcharacteristics.
C.Theywerebothgoodactors.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?
A.Theirbelief.
B.Theircareforchildren.
C.Theirsuccess. D.Theirsupportforeachother.
27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?
A.Toshowhisloveoffilms. C.Tointroduceanewmovie. B.TorememberafrienD. D.Tosharehisactingexperience. C TerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thewehicle-namedtheTransition–hastwoseatswheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115inthefliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon. Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffiC.Thecarneedsarunway. Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovernmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.
MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimeto?be?able?to?fly?the?Transition,a?requirement?pilotswould?find?relatively?easytomeet.
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28.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition. B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars. C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars. C.ThedesignersoftheTransition. 29.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?
A.Itcausestrafficjams. B.Itisdifficulttooperate. C.Itisveryexpensive. D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.
30.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?
A.Cautious B.Favorable. C.Ambiguous. D.Disapproving. 31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext? A.FlyingCaratAutoShow B.TheTransition’sFistFlight D.FlyingCarClosertoReality C.Pilots’DreamComingTrue D
Whenaleafyplantisunderattack，
itdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983,twoscientists,JackSchultzandIanBaldwin,reportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.Whattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompounds,VOCsforshort. ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighborsreact. Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturned.Theattackerwhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrive,thetablesareturneD.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch. Instudyafterstudy,itappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplant,buttheneighbors,relativelyspeaking,staysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.
Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was
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