2015高考真题——英语（湖南卷）Word版含答案
2023-11-14 01:04:42
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）
英 语
本试卷分为四个部分，共12页。时量120分钟。满分150分
PartⅠ Listg Comprsion (30 marks)
Section A （22.5 marks）
Directions: this section, you will hear six conversations bet two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions d each question is followed by three choices marked A, B d C. List carefully d t choose the best swer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. does the wo usually get home from work?
A. About 6:30. B. About 7:30. C. About 8:30.
2. What did the wo do last night?
A. She watched TV.
B. She recorded a progr.
C. She prepared for a lecture.
Conversation 2
3. How oft does the exercise at the gym?
A. Every day. B. Every two days. C. Once a week.
4. Where will the two speakers meet before dog exercise this Friday?
A. At the park. B. At the cafe. C. At the a.
Conversation 3
5. What is Mr. Chester dog?
A. Telephong someone.
B. Spg to the wo.
C. Leavg the a message.
6. What is the 's last ne?
A. Oliver. B. Horst. C. Robert.
Conversation 4
7. Why will the wo be late?
A. She 't catch the tr.
B. She 't ish her paper.
C. She 't wake up te.
8. Where is the ?
A. At the station. B. At home. C. At the office.
9. What is the probable relationship bet the two speakers?
A. Teacher d stut. B. Part d child. C. Husd d wife.
Conversation 5
10. For whom does the wo buy the T-shirt?
A. Herself. B. Her husd. C. Her frd.
11 .How much does the T-shirt normally cost?
A. $54. B. $60. C. $70.
12. Why does the sales agree to sell the T-shirt at $48?
A. It is cheaper one. B. He is a hurry. C. A button is lost.
Conversation 6
13. did the wo arrive?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
14. What major did the choose the d?
A. glish. B. Biology. C . History.
15. What suggestion does the give on rg the books?
A. g notes. B. Sg first. C. Rg word by word.
Section B（7.5 marks）
Directions: this section, you will hear a short passage. List carefully d t fill the numbered ks with the formation you have heard. Fill each k with NO MORE T THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE
School Web Des 16
I. Meet on 17 from 2:30 to 3:15
II. Create a website for a competition
● Website
☆ on your cestor 18
☆ 18 long & well constructed
● Competition
☆ has a first prize of $300 for ners & $ 18 for the advced
☆ do it by yourself, list the software you used
Part Ⅱ guage owledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: For each of the follog unished stces there are four choices marked A, B, C d D. Choose the one that best completes the stce.
21.It was we were returng home ________ I realized what a good g it was to have helped someone trouble.
A. which B. that C. where D. how
22. As you go through this book, you ________ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a differt experce.
A. will d B. found C. had found D. have found
23. Only after tg to two stuts ________ that havg strong motivation is one of the biggest factors rg goals.
A. I did discover B. did I discover C. I discovered D. discovered
24. Video es be a poor fluce if ________ the wrong ds.
A. to leave B. leavg C. leave D. left
25. I wasn't able to hide my eagerness I ________, "What do you wish me to do now?"
A. ask B. have asked C. asg D. asked
26. You have to ow ________ you're gog if you are to p the best way of gettg there.
A. what B. that C. where D. who
27. It is portt to rber that success ________ a sum of small efforts made each day d oft ________ years of achieve.
A. is; takes B. are; takes C. are; take D. is; take
28. He must have ssed that I ________ . He suly ced at me d said quietly, "Why are you starg at me like that?"
A. would look at B. looked at C. was loog at D. loog at
29.It is a truly delightful place, ________ looks the se as it must have done 100 years ago with its g streets d pretty cottages..
A. as B. where C. that D. which
30. ________ what you're dog today portt, because you're trg a day of your life
for it
A. Make B. To make C. g D. Made
31.1 loog forward to the day ________ my daughter read this book d ow my gs for her.
A. as B. why C. D. where
32. All we need ________ a small piece of d where we pt various ds of fruit trees throughout the grog seasons of the year.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
33. It's not dog the tgs we like, but g the tgs we have to do ________ makes life happy.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
34. ever you ________ a prest, you should tk about it from the receiver's pot of view.
A. bought B. have bought C. will buy D. buy
35. ________ ourselves from the physical d tal tsions, we each need deep thought d ner quietness.
A. Havg freed B. Freed C. To free D. Frg
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each k the follog passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C d D. Fill each k with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a ry morng d the childr, ly boys with various learng difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As experced teacher, I tried every s to get t to be 36 , but v. my pic was risg d I could feel my heart beatg wildly. This was the 37 of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- tg was not for me. T I had idea. Hopg that no one would notice that I was 38 side, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks d close your 39 ! We are gog on a journey."
40 , the childr fell st. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Rg over to my collection of CDs, I dly 41 , put it the e d played it.
Otly (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes d 42 . the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones d musical colors I could have ever ed. All the childr were 43 . the music ished, I asked t all to raise their 44 slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this pot, all the childr were g to share their experces, I to learn how to 45 . The music allow me to learn that tg is about sharg d respect, tears d smiles, the og d the
46 d most of all, understg of each other. This was the power that 47 the classroom could have.
36. A. glad B. safe C. d D. quiet
37.A. d B. C. rule D. p
38. A. guessg B. sg C. respong D. laug
39. A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
40. A. Punctually B. porttly C. azgly D. Obviously
41. A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one D. took one out
42. A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. contued
43. A. tg B. sg C. g D. listg
44. A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
45. A. teach B. e C. play D. understd
46. A. unprepared B. unspo C. unown D. unforgott
47. A. es B. music C. tears D. owledge
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the follog passage by g each k with one word that best fits the context.
Research has become both spler d more complex. It's spler because, 48 you have computer, you d formation you need by searg the ternet. For all you formation, you don't have to go to 49 library to d the relevt resource d take notes on it. stead, you d some sources from the ternet
50 prt the copies needed. Rber, however, that you should usually consult differt types of sources. That is, you 51 always rely just on the ternet for you research.
While g formation is easier t ever, at the se te, researg has become 52 complex. There is a lot more material available, which s you may be overed 53 the ount of formation. You need to learn 54 to sort through d d the relevt formation for your particular project. Also,
5547 need to check the accuracy of it.
Part Ⅲ Rg Comprsion (30 marks)
Directions: Read the follog three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unished .statts For each of t there are four chokes marked A. B. C d D. Choose the one that fits best accorg to the formation giv the passage.
A
Forget Cyclists, Pedestrs are Real ger
We are havg a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.
■Yes, y cyclists behave gerously. y drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrs are probably the worse oders.
People of all ages happily walk along the pavt with eyes d ds glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is gog on around t. They may ev do the se tg while crossg a road at a pedestr crossg or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) t or just std still to wait for the unavoidable collision.
The real pro is that some pedestrs s to be, at least for the mot, worlds of their own that are, to t, much more portt t the welfare of others.
ichael Hor
■I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpots, May 29). I afraid they s to tk they own the roads.
I was g across Altr Road one morng a cyclist t round me d on g asked what he was dog he shouted at me.
The governt built a cycle e on the road but it is hardly used.
The police do notg. What a laugh they are!
The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle es d wear ets, fluorest (发荧光的) jacket d lights at night d the morng they should pay some sort of tax d be ed for not wearg t.
--Carol Harvey
■Cyclists jump on d off pavts (which are t for pedestrs), ride at speed along the pavts, d tk they have a special right to go through traffic lights they are on red.
I was ost ocked down rtly by a cyclist rg on the pavt there was a cycle e right next to .
Other road users, clug horse riders, age to obey the rules so why not cyclists?
It's about te they had to be registered d sured, so they do hit a pedestr or a vehicle, or cause t, at least they be treated d there might be opportunity to .
L
Write to Viewpots of the newspaper.
56. Michael Hor wrote the letter ly to show that _______.
A. drivers should be polite to cyclists
B. road ts actually be avoided
C. se pedestrs are a threat to road safety
D. g while usg phones hurts one's eyes
57. Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should _______.
A. be provided with ough roads
B. be asked to ride on their own es
C. be made to pay less tax for cyg
D. be ed for laug at po
58. What is a compt of L?
A. Very few drivers are sured.
B. Cyclists ride fast on pavts.
C. Pedestrs go through red traffic lights.
D. Horse riders disrespect other road users.
59. The undered word "they" the third letter refers to ______.
A. ts B. vehicles
C. pedestrs D. cyclists
60. The three letters prest viewpots on _______.
A. real source of road ger
B. ways to prove road facilities
C. measures to punish road oces
D. creased awaress of road rules
B
its early history, Chicago had floods frequtly, especially the sprg, g the streets so muddy that people, horses, d carts got stuck. old joke that was popular at the te t sometg like this: A is stuck up to his waist a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, "No, tks. I've got a good horse under me."
The city pner decided to build underground drage (排水) syst, but there sply wasn't ough differce bet the height of the ground level d the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.
eer ned Ellis Chesbrough convced me the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground d t cover t with dirt. This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet.
This of course created a new pro: dirt practically buried the first floors of every bug Chicago. Bug owners were faced with a choice: either ge the first floors of their bugs to basts, d the second stories to floors, or hoist the tire bugs to meet the new street level. Small wood-fre bugs could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like Tront Hotel, which was a six-story brick bug?
That's where George Pu e . He had developed some housovg skills successfully. To lift a big structure like the Tront Hotel, Pu would place thousds of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶) eath the bug's foundation. One was assed to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pu's sal each turned his jackscrew the se ount at the se te, thereby raisg the bug slowly d evly. Astonisgly, the Tront Hotel stay op durg the tire operation, d y of its guests 't ev notice ytg was happg. Some people like to say that every pro has a solution. But Chicago's early history, every eerg solution sed to create a new pro. Now that Chicago's waste water was drg tly to the Chicago River, the city's next step was to the polluted river.
61. The author tions the joke to show ______.
A. horses were fairly useful Chicago
B. Chicago's streets were extrely muddy
C. Chicago was very gerous the sprg
D. the Chicago people were particularly humorous
62. The city pners were convced by Ellis Chesbrough to_______.
A. get rid of the street dirt
B. lower the Chicago River
C. fight st heavy floods
D. build the pipes above ground
63. The undered word "hoist" Paragraph 4 s "_______".
A. ge B. lift
C. repair D. decorate
64. What we conclude about the movg operation of the Tront Hotel?
A. It t on smoothly as tded.
B. It terrupted the busess of the hotel.
C. It volved Pu turng t jackscrews.
D. It separated the bug from its foundation.
65. The passage is ly about the early Chicago's ______.
A. popular life styles d their fluces
B. virontal disasters d their causes
C. eerg pros d their solutions
D. successful busess d their achievts
C
Have your parts ever spected your room to see if you ed it properly? e havg your tire houses, garage, d yard spected at y te -- with no warng. spections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) livg, d a keeper's reputation depded on results. A few tes each year, spector arrived to look over the tire light station. The spections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometes had advce notice.
Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the spector was approg. After boats flyg special flags notg the spector aboard, the keeper's ily made it a e to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do lastute tidyg d ge to cy clothes. The keeper t scurried to put on his dress uniform d cap. Childr of keepers rber spectors wearg white gloves to run their gers over door fres d dowsills loog for dust.
Despite the serious nature of spections, they resulted some funny mots. Betty Byrnes rbered her mother did not have te to wash all the dishes before spection. At the te, people did not have dishwashers their homes. effort to up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes to a big bread p, covered t with a cloth d stuck t the ov. If the spector oped the ov door, it would look like bread was g. he never did.
One day, n Furst's mother put oil on the kit floor just before the spector tered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors sy d helped protect the wood. This te, though, she used a little too much oil. the spector extded his d to greet n's mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. "He e across that floor wavg his arms like a young bird attptg its first flight," n late wrote. After he steadied self, he shook n's mother's d, d the spection contued as though notg had happed.
66. What does Paragraph I tell us about the spection at the light station?
A. It was carried out once a year.
B. It was oft nounced advce.
C. It was portt for the keeper's e.
D. It was focused on the garage d yard.
67. The ily g preparations mediately after ______.
A. one of the bers saw the boat
B. a warng call reached the lighthouse
C. the keeper put on the dress uniform d cap
D. the spector flew special flags the distce
68. Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes the ov because this would ______.
A. result some fun
B. speed up wasg t
C. make her home look tidy
D. be a d from the spector
69. If the spector had oped the ov door, he would have s _______.
A. pty p
B. y dishes
C. pieces of baked bread
D. a cloth coverg sometg
70. The spector waved his arms ______.
A. to try his best to keep steady
B. to show his satisfaction with the floor
C. to extd a warm greetg to n's mother
D. to express his ttion to contue the spection
Part IV Writg (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the follog passage. Fill the numbered ks by usg the formation from the passage
Write NO MORE T THREE WORDS for each swer.
Not all prt dictionaries are the se, as you will notice you select one. To make a wise selection, you should ow how to distguish ong three ds of prt dictionaries: pocket, desk, d unabridged. You should also ow the copyright date of your dictionary, d check is special features.
A pocket dictionary is small. erally, it conts no more t 75000 tries, g it hardly to carry to class d t to use. However, a pocket dictionary doesn't cont ough tries to be adequate for college referce homework. addition, the formation about each word a pocket dictionary is erally ited. A desk dictionary is medium sized, erally contg over 100,000 tries as well as extra features. For college work, you should own a currt desk dictionary. unabridged dictionary is a complete dictionary. Abridged dictionaries, such as pocket d desk dictionaries, are shorted. Because unabridged dictionaries cont nearly all glish words, they are large d heavy. They are oft used by schools d libraries.
If the copyright date of your currt dictionary shows that it was published five or more years ago, consider vestg a more rt edition. glish is a dynic guage that its new words d recoizes ges g, spg, d usage of iliar words. This is reflected up-to-date dictionary.
selectg a dictionary, check the features it offers besides vocabulary itions. y editions cont ss, symbols d for words. Some also cont CD-ROMs d access to special one features.
Section B (10 mark.)
Directions: Read the follog passage. swer the questions accorg to the formation giv the passage.
Walk Out of the Comfort Zone d Try New Tgs
For most high school stuts, free periods are useless. From what I have s, few do homework, stead y are on their phones d tg, g it possible for those who actually t to do work to complete y. As a sior next year, I tk extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.
Our school offers y classes. Now is the te to expert differt fields of study. We will never ow if we are terested or tted a subject if we don't try it.
my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take art class as a graduation requirt; so the 9th grade I took Studio d Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built e correctly, so it broke the (窑). I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, d now I ow for sure that I do not t to be artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities d test my ability.
Walk out of our comfort zone d try new tgs! College is we should focus on a specific major, but high school is we have to figure it out.
Half of all college stuts ge their major at some pot. By dog that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to d out what we t to do college. The classes we choose pact us future. Tg optional subjects will rich our d. It will also show colleges we are diverse stuts.
81. How should we use our extra periods the author's opion?
(No more t 9 words) (2 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
82. Why does the author tk we should expert differt fields of study?
(No more t 17 words) (2 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
83. Why did the clay pot show the author's lack of artistic ability?
(No more t 10 words) (3 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
84.Accorg to the author, how will tg optional subjects pact up the future?
(No more t 13 words) (3 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write glish composition accorg to the structions giv below.
请以老师当众表扬你为话题，用下面所给的句子开头，续写一篇英语短文。
As a stut, I tell you that there is notg better t g praised by my teacher before my classmates. 注意：
1. 将所有句子写在答题卡上；
2. 续写词数不少于120个；
3. 不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
参考答案：
PartⅠ:
Section A
1-5 ACBAA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 BCACB
Section B
16: Club 17: Monday 18: background 19: 5 pages 20: 750
Part Ⅱ:
Section A
21-25: BABDD 26-30: CACDA 31-35: CDCAB
Section B
36-40: DABAC 41-45: DCDBA 46-47: CB
Section C
48. if 49. the 50. d 51. shou't 52. more 53. with 54. how 55. you
Part Ⅲ
56-60 CBBDA 61-65 BDBAC 66-70 CACDA
Part Ⅳ
Section A
71. Select 72. adequate 73. word formation 74. desk dictionary 75. extra features
76. large d heavy 77. schools d libraries 78. ittg new words 79. check 80. access to
Section B
81. We should use t to take optional subjects.
82. We will never ow if we are terested or tted a subject without tryg it.
83. It was built correctly d broke the .
84. It will rich our d d show colleges we are diverse stuts.
Section C
作文(略)
英 语
本试卷分为四个部分，共12页。时量120分钟。满分150分
PartⅠ Listg Comprsion (30 marks)
Section A （22.5 marks）
Directions: this section, you will hear six conversations bet two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions d each question is followed by three choices marked A, B d C. List carefully d t choose the best swer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. does the wo usually get home from work?
A. About 6:30. B. About 7:30. C. About 8:30.
2. What did the wo do last night?
A. She watched TV.
B. She recorded a progr.
C. She prepared for a lecture.
Conversation 2
3. How oft does the exercise at the gym?
A. Every day. B. Every two days. C. Once a week.
4. Where will the two speakers meet before dog exercise this Friday?
A. At the park. B. At the cafe. C. At the a.
Conversation 3
5. What is Mr. Chester dog?
A. Telephong someone.
B. Spg to the wo.
C. Leavg the a message.
6. What is the 's last ne?
A. Oliver. B. Horst. C. Robert.
Conversation 4
7. Why will the wo be late?
A. She 't catch the tr.
B. She 't ish her paper.
C. She 't wake up te.
8. Where is the ?
A. At the station. B. At home. C. At the office.
9. What is the probable relationship bet the two speakers?
A. Teacher d stut. B. Part d child. C. Husd d wife.
Conversation 5
10. For whom does the wo buy the T-shirt?
A. Herself. B. Her husd. C. Her frd.
11 .How much does the T-shirt normally cost?
A. $54. B. $60. C. $70.
12. Why does the sales agree to sell the T-shirt at $48?
A. It is cheaper one. B. He is a hurry. C. A button is lost.
Conversation 6
13. did the wo arrive?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
14. What major did the choose the d?
A. glish. B. Biology. C . History.
15. What suggestion does the give on rg the books?
A. g notes. B. Sg first. C. Rg word by word.
Section B（7.5 marks）
Directions: this section, you will hear a short passage. List carefully d t fill the numbered ks with the formation you have heard. Fill each k with NO MORE T THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE
School Web Des 16
I. Meet on 17 from 2:30 to 3:15
II. Create a website for a competition
● Website
☆ on your cestor 18
☆ 18 long & well constructed
● Competition
☆ has a first prize of $300 for ners & $ 18 for the advced
☆ do it by yourself, list the software you used
Part Ⅱ guage owledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: For each of the follog unished stces there are four choices marked A, B, C d D. Choose the one that best completes the stce.
21.It was we were returng home ________ I realized what a good g it was to have helped someone trouble.
A. which B. that C. where D. how
22. As you go through this book, you ________ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a differt experce.
A. will d B. found C. had found D. have found
23. Only after tg to two stuts ________ that havg strong motivation is one of the biggest factors rg goals.
A. I did discover B. did I discover C. I discovered D. discovered
24. Video es be a poor fluce if ________ the wrong ds.
A. to leave B. leavg C. leave D. left
25. I wasn't able to hide my eagerness I ________, "What do you wish me to do now?"
A. ask B. have asked C. asg D. asked
26. You have to ow ________ you're gog if you are to p the best way of gettg there.
A. what B. that C. where D. who
27. It is portt to rber that success ________ a sum of small efforts made each day d oft ________ years of achieve.
A. is; takes B. are; takes C. are; take D. is; take
28. He must have ssed that I ________ . He suly ced at me d said quietly, "Why are you starg at me like that?"
A. would look at B. looked at C. was loog at D. loog at
29.It is a truly delightful place, ________ looks the se as it must have done 100 years ago with its g streets d pretty cottages..
A. as B. where C. that D. which
30. ________ what you're dog today portt, because you're trg a day of your life
for it
A. Make B. To make C. g D. Made
31.1 loog forward to the day ________ my daughter read this book d ow my gs for her.
A. as B. why C. D. where
32. All we need ________ a small piece of d where we pt various ds of fruit trees throughout the grog seasons of the year.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
33. It's not dog the tgs we like, but g the tgs we have to do ________ makes life happy.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
34. ever you ________ a prest, you should tk about it from the receiver's pot of view.
A. bought B. have bought C. will buy D. buy
35. ________ ourselves from the physical d tal tsions, we each need deep thought d ner quietness.
A. Havg freed B. Freed C. To free D. Frg
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each k the follog passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C d D. Fill each k with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was a ry morng d the childr, ly boys with various learng difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As experced teacher, I tried every s to get t to be 36 , but v. my pic was risg d I could feel my heart beatg wildly. This was the 37 of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- tg was not for me. T I had idea. Hopg that no one would notice that I was 38 side, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks d close your 39 ! We are gog on a journey."
40 , the childr fell st. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Rg over to my collection of CDs, I dly 41 , put it the e d played it.
Otly (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes d 42 . the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones d musical colors I could have ever ed. All the childr were 43 . the music ished, I asked t all to raise their 44 slowly so that we could share our musical journey.
At this pot, all the childr were g to share their experces, I to learn how to 45 . The music allow me to learn that tg is about sharg d respect, tears d smiles, the og d the
46 d most of all, understg of each other. This was the power that 47 the classroom could have.
36. A. glad B. safe C. d D. quiet
37.A. d B. C. rule D. p
38. A. guessg B. sg C. respong D. laug
39. A. eyes B. mouths C. books D. doors
40. A. Punctually B. porttly C. azgly D. Obviously
41. A. passed one on B. gave one back C. turned one D. took one out
42. A. slept B. nodded C. waited D. contued
43. A. tg B. sg C. g D. listg
44. A. legs B. heads C. arms D. shoulders
45. A. teach B. e C. play D. understd
46. A. unprepared B. unspo C. unown D. unforgott
47. A. es B. music C. tears D. owledge
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the follog passage by g each k with one word that best fits the context.
Research has become both spler d more complex. It's spler because, 48 you have computer, you d formation you need by searg the ternet. For all you formation, you don't have to go to 49 library to d the relevt resource d take notes on it. stead, you d some sources from the ternet
50 prt the copies needed. Rber, however, that you should usually consult differt types of sources. That is, you 51 always rely just on the ternet for you research.
While g formation is easier t ever, at the se te, researg has become 52 complex. There is a lot more material available, which s you may be overed 53 the ount of formation. You need to learn 54 to sort through d d the relevt formation for your particular project. Also,
5547 need to check the accuracy of it.
Part Ⅲ Rg Comprsion (30 marks)
Directions: Read the follog three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unished .statts For each of t there are four chokes marked A. B. C d D. Choose the one that fits best accorg to the formation giv the passage.
A
Forget Cyclists, Pedestrs are Real ger
We are havg a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.
■Yes, y cyclists behave gerously. y drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrs are probably the worse oders.
People of all ages happily walk along the pavt with eyes d ds glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is gog on around t. They may ev do the se tg while crossg a road at a pedestr crossg or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) t or just std still to wait for the unavoidable collision.
The real pro is that some pedestrs s to be, at least for the mot, worlds of their own that are, to t, much more portt t the welfare of others.
ichael Hor
■I love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpots, May 29). I afraid they s to tk they own the roads.
I was g across Altr Road one morng a cyclist t round me d on g asked what he was dog he shouted at me.
The governt built a cycle e on the road but it is hardly used.
The police do notg. What a laugh they are!
The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle es d wear ets, fluorest (发荧光的) jacket d lights at night d the morng they should pay some sort of tax d be ed for not wearg t.
--Carol Harvey
■Cyclists jump on d off pavts (which are t for pedestrs), ride at speed along the pavts, d tk they have a special right to go through traffic lights they are on red.
I was ost ocked down rtly by a cyclist rg on the pavt there was a cycle e right next to .
Other road users, clug horse riders, age to obey the rules so why not cyclists?
It's about te they had to be registered d sured, so they do hit a pedestr or a vehicle, or cause t, at least they be treated d there might be opportunity to .
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Write to Viewpots of the newspaper.
56. Michael Hor wrote the letter ly to show that _______.
A. drivers should be polite to cyclists
B. road ts actually be avoided
C. se pedestrs are a threat to road safety
D. g while usg phones hurts one's eyes
57. Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should _______.
A. be provided with ough roads
B. be asked to ride on their own es
C. be made to pay less tax for cyg
D. be ed for laug at po
58. What is a compt of L?
A. Very few drivers are sured.
B. Cyclists ride fast on pavts.
C. Pedestrs go through red traffic lights.
D. Horse riders disrespect other road users.
59. The undered word "they" the third letter refers to ______.
A. ts B. vehicles
C. pedestrs D. cyclists
60. The three letters prest viewpots on _______.
A. real source of road ger
B. ways to prove road facilities
C. measures to punish road oces
D. creased awaress of road rules
B
its early history, Chicago had floods frequtly, especially the sprg, g the streets so muddy that people, horses, d carts got stuck. old joke that was popular at the te t sometg like this: A is stuck up to his waist a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, "No, tks. I've got a good horse under me."
The city pner decided to build underground drage (排水) syst, but there sply wasn't ough differce bet the height of the ground level d the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.
eer ned Ellis Chesbrough convced me the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground d t cover t with dirt. This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet.
This of course created a new pro: dirt practically buried the first floors of every bug Chicago. Bug owners were faced with a choice: either ge the first floors of their bugs to basts, d the second stories to floors, or hoist the tire bugs to meet the new street level. Small wood-fre bugs could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like Tront Hotel, which was a six-story brick bug?
That's where George Pu e . He had developed some housovg skills successfully. To lift a big structure like the Tront Hotel, Pu would place thousds of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶) eath the bug's foundation. One was assed to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pu's sal each turned his jackscrew the se ount at the se te, thereby raisg the bug slowly d evly. Astonisgly, the Tront Hotel stay op durg the tire operation, d y of its guests 't ev notice ytg was happg. Some people like to say that every pro has a solution. But Chicago's early history, every eerg solution sed to create a new pro. Now that Chicago's waste water was drg tly to the Chicago River, the city's next step was to the polluted river.
61. The author tions the joke to show ______.
A. horses were fairly useful Chicago
B. Chicago's streets were extrely muddy
C. Chicago was very gerous the sprg
D. the Chicago people were particularly humorous
62. The city pners were convced by Ellis Chesbrough to_______.
A. get rid of the street dirt
B. lower the Chicago River
C. fight st heavy floods
D. build the pipes above ground
63. The undered word "hoist" Paragraph 4 s "_______".
A. ge B. lift
C. repair D. decorate
64. What we conclude about the movg operation of the Tront Hotel?
A. It t on smoothly as tded.
B. It terrupted the busess of the hotel.
C. It volved Pu turng t jackscrews.
D. It separated the bug from its foundation.
65. The passage is ly about the early Chicago's ______.
A. popular life styles d their fluces
B. virontal disasters d their causes
C. eerg pros d their solutions
D. successful busess d their achievts
C
Have your parts ever spected your room to see if you ed it properly? e havg your tire houses, garage, d yard spected at y te -- with no warng. spections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) livg, d a keeper's reputation depded on results. A few tes each year, spector arrived to look over the tire light station. The spections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometes had advce notice.
Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the spector was approg. After boats flyg special flags notg the spector aboard, the keeper's ily made it a e to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do lastute tidyg d ge to cy clothes. The keeper t scurried to put on his dress uniform d cap. Childr of keepers rber spectors wearg white gloves to run their gers over door fres d dowsills loog for dust.
Despite the serious nature of spections, they resulted some funny mots. Betty Byrnes rbered her mother did not have te to wash all the dishes before spection. At the te, people did not have dishwashers their homes. effort to up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes to a big bread p, covered t with a cloth d stuck t the ov. If the spector oped the ov door, it would look like bread was g. he never did.
One day, n Furst's mother put oil on the kit floor just before the spector tered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors sy d helped protect the wood. This te, though, she used a little too much oil. the spector extded his d to greet n's mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. "He e across that floor wavg his arms like a young bird attptg its first flight," n late wrote. After he steadied self, he shook n's mother's d, d the spection contued as though notg had happed.
66. What does Paragraph I tell us about the spection at the light station?
A. It was carried out once a year.
B. It was oft nounced advce.
C. It was portt for the keeper's e.
D. It was focused on the garage d yard.
67. The ily g preparations mediately after ______.
A. one of the bers saw the boat
B. a warng call reached the lighthouse
C. the keeper put on the dress uniform d cap
D. the spector flew special flags the distce
68. Mrs. Byrnes put the dishes the ov because this would ______.
A. result some fun
B. speed up wasg t
C. make her home look tidy
D. be a d from the spector
69. If the spector had oped the ov door, he would have s _______.
A. pty p
B. y dishes
C. pieces of baked bread
D. a cloth coverg sometg
70. The spector waved his arms ______.
A. to try his best to keep steady
B. to show his satisfaction with the floor
C. to extd a warm greetg to n's mother
D. to express his ttion to contue the spection
Part IV Writg (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the follog passage. Fill the numbered ks by usg the formation from the passage
Write NO MORE T THREE WORDS for each swer.
Not all prt dictionaries are the se, as you will notice you select one. To make a wise selection, you should ow how to distguish ong three ds of prt dictionaries: pocket, desk, d unabridged. You should also ow the copyright date of your dictionary, d check is special features.
A pocket dictionary is small. erally, it conts no more t 75000 tries, g it hardly to carry to class d t to use. However, a pocket dictionary doesn't cont ough tries to be adequate for college referce homework. addition, the formation about each word a pocket dictionary is erally ited. A desk dictionary is medium sized, erally contg over 100,000 tries as well as extra features. For college work, you should own a currt desk dictionary. unabridged dictionary is a complete dictionary. Abridged dictionaries, such as pocket d desk dictionaries, are shorted. Because unabridged dictionaries cont nearly all glish words, they are large d heavy. They are oft used by schools d libraries.
If the copyright date of your currt dictionary shows that it was published five or more years ago, consider vestg a more rt edition. glish is a dynic guage that its new words d recoizes ges g, spg, d usage of iliar words. This is reflected up-to-date dictionary.
selectg a dictionary, check the features it offers besides vocabulary itions. y editions cont ss, symbols d for words. Some also cont CD-ROMs d access to special one features.
Section B (10 mark.)
Directions: Read the follog passage. swer the questions accorg to the formation giv the passage.
Walk Out of the Comfort Zone d Try New Tgs
For most high school stuts, free periods are useless. From what I have s, few do homework, stead y are on their phones d tg, g it possible for those who actually t to do work to complete y. As a sior next year, I tk extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.
Our school offers y classes. Now is the te to expert differt fields of study. We will never ow if we are terested or tted a subject if we don't try it.
my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take art class as a graduation requirt; so the 9th grade I took Studio d Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built e correctly, so it broke the (窑). I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, d now I ow for sure that I do not t to be artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities d test my ability.
Walk out of our comfort zone d try new tgs! College is we should focus on a specific major, but high school is we have to figure it out.
Half of all college stuts ge their major at some pot. By dog that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to d out what we t to do college. The classes we choose pact us future. Tg optional subjects will rich our d. It will also show colleges we are diverse stuts.
81. How should we use our extra periods the author's opion?
(No more t 9 words) (2 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
82. Why does the author tk we should expert differt fields of study?
(No more t 17 words) (2 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
83. Why did the clay pot show the author's lack of artistic ability?
(No more t 10 words) (3 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
84.Accorg to the author, how will tg optional subjects pact up the future?
(No more t 13 words) (3 marks)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write glish composition accorg to the structions giv below.
请以老师当众表扬你为话题，用下面所给的句子开头，续写一篇英语短文。
As a stut, I tell you that there is notg better t g praised by my teacher before my classmates. 注意：
1. 将所有句子写在答题卡上；
2. 续写词数不少于120个；
3. 不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
参考答案：
PartⅠ:
Section A
1-5 ACBAA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 BCACB
Section B
16: Club 17: Monday 18: background 19: 5 pages 20: 750
Part Ⅱ:
Section A
21-25: BABDD 26-30: CACDA 31-35: CDCAB
Section B
36-40: DABAC 41-45: DCDBA 46-47: CB
Section C
48. if 49. the 50. d 51. shou't 52. more 53. with 54. how 55. you
Part Ⅲ
56-60 CBBDA 61-65 BDBAC 66-70 CACDA
Part Ⅳ
Section A
71. Select 72. adequate 73. word formation 74. desk dictionary 75. extra features
76. large d heavy 77. schools d libraries 78. ittg new words 79. check 80. access to
Section B
81. We should use t to take optional subjects.
82. We will never ow if we are terested or tted a subject without tryg it.
83. It was built correctly d broke the .
84. It will rich our d d show colleges we are diverse stuts.
Section C
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