2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(广东卷)

英语

本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

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I语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Howlongcanhumanbeingslive?Mostscientistswhostudyoldagethinkthatthehumanbodyis___1___tolivenolongerthan120years.However,110yearsisprobablythelongestthatanyonecouldhopetolive——ifheorsheis___2___healthyandlucky.Somescientistsevensaywecanliveaslongas130years!Yet,ourcellssimplycannotcontinuetoreproduce___3___.Theywearout,andasaresult,wegetoldand___4___die.

Eventhoughwecan’tliveforever,wearelivinga___5___lifethaneverbefore.In1900,theaverageAmericanlifespan(寿命)wasonly47years,buttodayitis75years!

Whendoesoldagebeginthen?Sixty-fivemaybeout-of-dateasthe___6___linebetweenmiddleageandoldage.Afterall,manyolderpeopledon’tbegintoexperiencephysicalandmental___7___untilafterage75.

Peoplearelivinglongerbecausemorepeople___8___childhood.Beforemodernmedicinechangedthelawsofnature,manychildrendiedofcommonchildhood___9___.Nowthatthechancesofdying___10___aremuchlower,thechancesoflivinglongaremuchhigherduetobetterdietsandhealthcare.

Onthewhole,ourpopulationisgettingolder.The___11___inourpopulationwillhavelastingeffectsonoursocialdevelopmentandourwayoflife.Somepeoplefearsuchchangeswillbefortheworse,whilesomesee___12___,notdisaster,manymenandwomenintheir“goldenyears”arehealthy,stillactive,andyoungin___13___ifnotinage.

Asthesocietygrowsold,weneedthe___14___ofouroldercitizens.Withlonglivesaheadofthem,theyneedto___15___activeanddevoted.

1.A.designedB.selectedC.improvedD.discovered

2.A.completelyB.generallyC.apparentlyD.extremely

3.A.rapidlyB.harmlesslyC.endlesslyD.separately

4.A.eventuallyB.hopelesslyC.automaticallyD.desperately

5.A.busierB.longerC.richerD.happier

6.A.finishingB.guidingC.waitingD.piding

7.A.stressB.damageC.declineD.failure

8.A.surviveB.enjoyC.rememberD.value

9.A.problemsB.fearsC.worriesD.diseases

10.A.poorB.youngC.sickD.quiet

11.A.changesB.recoveryC.safetyD.increases

12.A.dreamsB.chancesC.strengthsD.choices

13.A.mindB.appearanceC.voiceD.movement

14.A.protectionB.suggestionsC.contributionsD.permission

15.A.soundB.appearC.turnD.stay

第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heowned___16___farm,whichlookedalmostabandoned.___17___(lucky),healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.Hesoldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearly___18___otherfoodandmadecheeseandbutterforthefamilywithwhat___19___(leave).Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport,infact.Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrass___20___itbegantorainheavily.Whilemakinggreateffortstorunaway,she___21___(fall)overthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsontriedtomakealiving___22___thecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantherbsandvegetables.Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrow,hestartedcuttingdowntrees___23___(sell)thewood.Thinkingabouthischildren’sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo.Whenharvestcamearound,hewasalreadysellingherbs,vegetablesandcottoninthemarket___24___peoplefromthetownmetregularly.Nowitoccurredto___25___thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthecowwasabitofluck.

II阅读(共两节，25题，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles.Almostamonthago,heboughtpopularwordgamethatusedlittlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,“Uh,look,thegameboxhaven’tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney.”

Peterexaminedthebox,and,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox.

“Youshouldputthatupforauction(拍卖)ontheInternet,andseewhathappens.”thesalesgirlsaid.

“Yes,you’reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare.”Peteragreed,“Ican’timaginetherebeingverymanyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.”

“Don’tforgettotellmeifyousellit.”thesalesgirlsmiled.

“Noproblem.”Petersaid.

Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthecouldn’tfindit.ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehadbeenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofoundsomelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,tellingthemwhathehad.

Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop.

“Hello.Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?”

Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,“Oh,hi!”

“I’vegotsomethingforyou,”Petersaid.“Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyouforyoursuggestion.”Hehandedherthree$100bills.

“Wow!”thesalesgirlcriedout.“Thankyou,Ineverexpectedit.”

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter’swordgame?

A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.

B.Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes.

C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.

D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.

27.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter’swordgame?

A.Oldandhandy.

B.Rareandvaluable.

C.Classicandattractive.

D.Colorfulandinteresting

28.Petergotthenamesofthegamefansfrom_________.

A.anauction

B.theInternet

C.agameshop

D.thesecond-handshop

29.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?

A.Petergavethegirl$300asareward.

B.ThesalesgirlbecamePeter’sfriend.

C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor$1,000.

D.ThesalesgirlfeltconfusedtoseePeteragain.

30.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?

A.It’simportanttokeepapromise.

B.It’sgreattoshareinotherpeople’shappiness.

C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.

D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.

B

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn’tveryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn’tcatchanything.IusuallygotPttyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,youhavetothinklikeafish”,Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,“I’mnotafish!”Ididn’tknowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafishdoes?

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebooksonfish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearnedthatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.ThatiswhyfishPfershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusuallywarmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon’thaveanyeyelids(眼皮)andthesunhutstheireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weallneedtothinklikesalespeople.”Butitdidn’tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“Ifyouwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman.”Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothinklikeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderandricherthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasyjob.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

31.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.

B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.

D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

32.Whatdidtheauthor’sfatherreallymean?

A.Toreadaboutfish.

B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.

D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.

33.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound_________.

A.indeepwateronsunnydays

B.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlight

D.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.

34.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound_________.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomer

B.hisfather’sfishingadviceinspiring

C.hisfirstboss’ssalesideasreasonable

D.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

35.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom_________.

A.afishingguide

B.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildhood

D.amillionaire’sbiography

C

DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit’simportanttodistinguishtelevision’sinfluencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,forproblemsitdoesn’treallycause,overlookingourownrolesinshapingchildren’sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild’sabilitytothinkandtounderstandtheworld.WhilewatchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages(影像).Instead,theylearnbothexplicitandhiddenmeaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearnearlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,asmanyteachersagree,childrenunderstandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,mostparentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddosomethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionisthatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.ButaccordingtoAnderson,theamountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.TVdoesn’ttaketheplaceofreadingformostchildren;ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsofrecreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslikeparents’educationalbackgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild’sreading.“Achild’sreadingabilityisbestPdictedbyhowmuchaparentreads.”Andersonsays.

Traditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevision-watchinglowersIQ(智商)scoresandaffectsschoolperformance.Buthere,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,researchsuggeststhatit’stheotherwayaround.“Ifyou’resmartyoung,you’llwatchlessTVwhenyou’reolder,”Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevisionviewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,byshowingthattelevisionpromotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemnedwithoutconsideringotherinfluences.

36.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn_________.

A.imagesthroughwords

B.morethanexplicitmeanings

C.moreaboutimagesthanwords

D.littleaboutpeople’spsychology

37.Aneducationalprogramisbestwatchedbyachild_________.

A.onhisown

B.withotherkids

C.withhisparents

D.withhisteachers

38.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtochildren’sreadingability?

A.Radio-listening

B.Television-watching

C.Parents’readinglist

D.Parents’educationalbackground

39.Andersonbelievedthat_________.

A.themoreachildwatchesTV,thesmarterheis

B.theyoungerachildis,themorehewatchesTV

C.thesmarterachildis,thelesslikelyhegetsaddictedtoTV

D.thelessachildwatchesTV,thebetterheperformsatschool

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToadviseontheeducationaluseofTV.

B.TodescribeTV’sharmfuleffectsonchildren.

C.ToexplaintraditionalviewsonTVinfluences.

D.ToPsentAnderson’sunconventionalideas.

D

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.

Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.

Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.

OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional(地区的)cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassPjudice.

Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverapPciatetherealityofaworking-classlife.

41.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.

A.itistimetoendclassdistinction

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclass

D.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent

42.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.variety

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.authority

D.qualification

43.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.

A.regional

B.educated

C.Pjudiced

D.unattractive

44.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.

A.havealongtradition

B.arebasedonregionalstatus

C.aresharedbytheAmericans

D.havechangedinrecentyears

45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Themiddleclassisexpanding

B.Aperson’saccentreflectshisclass

C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety

D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.

第三节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先阅读下列活动介绍：

请根据以下人物介绍选择他们可能参加的活动：

46.EdwardLeonardoNorton,connoisseurofChineseandJapaneseantiques.HehasastronginterestinclassicalChineseliteraryworks.HeevenstartsgoingtoeveningclassestolearnclassicalChineseatColumbiaUniversity.

47.DaphneSui-yuanTan,formerdirectorofNationalAssociationofPhotographers.AfterreadingsomehistorybooksonhowthefirstgroupofChineseimmigrantssurvivedinAmericaofthe19thcentury,shehasbecomekeenonherownfamilyhistoryandthatofothers.

48.SharonCollins,popsingerandamateurphotographer.Hermarriagewithaseriousmusiccritichasdrawnhertohisworld,sosheisnowcrazyaboutclassicalmusicandwillnotmissanychancetoattendaconcertwithherhusband.

49.MichelleHiggins,eminentphotographerandcolumnistforquiteafewinternationally-knowntravelmagazines.Recently,shehasshowngreatinterestinphotoexhibitswhichfeatureyoungartistswithIslamicorChinesebackground.

50.CarolineHugo,famouswriterandinfluentialmoviecritic.LastyearherfantasystorywhichinvolvedthemysteriousForbiddenCityreceivedcriticalacclaim.NowsheisconceivingaromancethathasShanghaiofthe1930sasthesetting.

III写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

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