2015年高考英语广东卷

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2015 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）

英语

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。

How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is ___1___ to live no longer than 120 years. However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live ——if he or she is

___2___ healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce ___3___. They wear out, and as a result, we get old and ___4___ die.

Even though we can ' t live forever, we are living a ___5___ life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life span （寿命） was only 47 years, but today it is 75 years!

When does old age begin then? Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the ___6___ line between middle age and old age. After all, many older people don 'btegin to experience physical and mental ___7___ until after age 75.

People are living longer because more people ___8___ childhood. Before modern medicine changed the laws of nature, many children died of common childhood ___9___. Now that the chances of dying ___10___ are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.

On the whole, our population is getting older. The ___11___ in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see ___12___, not disaster, many men and women in their den “ gol

years ” are healthy, still active, and young in ___13___ if not in age.

As the society grows old, we need the ___14___ of our older citizens. With long lives ahead

of them, they need to _ __15___ active and devoted.

1. A. designed B. selected C. improved D. discovered

2. A. completely B. generally C. apparently D. extremely

3. A. rapidly B. harmlessly C. endlessly D. separately

4. A. eventually B. hopelessly C. automatically D. desperately

5. A. busier B. longer C. richer D. happier

6. A. finishing B. guiding C. waiting D. dividing

7. A. stress B. damage C. decline D. failure

8. A. survive B. enjoy C. remember D. value

9. A. problems B. fears C. worries D. diseases

10. A. poor B. young C. sick D. quiet

11. A. changes B. recovery C. safety D. increases

12. A. dreams B. chances C. strengths D. choices

13. A. mind B. appearance C. voice D. movement

14. A. protection B. suggestions C. contributions D. permission

15. A. sound B. appear C. turn D. 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. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned ___16___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. ___17___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearly ___18___ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___19___ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass ___20___ it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she ___21___ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living

___22___ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees ___23___ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children ' s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came

around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market ___24___ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to ___25___ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

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。

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Peter loved to shop used articles. Almost a month ago, he bought popular word game that used little pieces of wood with different letters on them. As he was purchasing it, the salesgirl said, “ Uh, look, the game box haven ' t even been opened yet. That might be worth some money.

Peter examined the box, and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic.

And he saw a date of 1973 on the back of the box.

“ Youshould put that up for auction (拍卖) on the Internet, and see what happens.” the salesgirl said.

“ Yesy, ou ' reright. People like something rare. ” Petaegrreed, “ Ican 'imt agine there being

very many unopened boxes of this game still around 40 years later. ”

“ Don' t forget to tell me if you sell it. ” the salesgirl smiled.

“ No problem. ” Peter said.

After he got home, Peter went online to several auction websites looking for his game. But he couldn ' t find it. Then he typed in the name of the word game and hit Search. The search result was 543 websites containing information about the changes of the game. Over the years, the game had been produced using letters in different sizes and game boards in different colors. He also found some lists of game fans looking for various versions of the game. Peter emailed some of them, telling them what he had.

Two weeks later, Peter went back to the shop.

“ Hello. Do you still remember the unopened word game? ”

The salesgirl looked at him for a second, then recognized him and said, “ Oh, hi! “I 've got something for you, ”

Peter said. “I sold the game and made $1o,0r00. Thank you f

your suggestion. ” He handed her three $ 100 bills.

“ Wow!” the salesgirl cried out. “ Thank you, I never expected it. ”

26. Which of the following best describes Peter 's word game?

A. It was made around 40 years ago.

B. It had game boards in different sizes.

C. It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal.

D. It had little pieces of wood in different colors.

27. What did the salesgirl probably think of Peter 's word game?

A. Old and handy.

B. Rare and valuable.

C. Classic and attractive.

D. Colorful and interesting

28. Peter got the names of the game fans from _______ .

A. an auction

B. the Internet

C. a game shop

D. the second-hand shop

29. What happened at the end of the story?

A. Peter gave the girl $300 as a reward.

B. The salesgirl became Peter 's friend.

C. Peter returned the word game for $ 1,000.

D. The salesgirl felt confused to see Peter again.

30. What is the main theme of the story?

A. It 's important to keep a promise.

B. It 's great to share in other people 's happiness.

C. We should be grateful for the help from others.

D. Something rare is worth a large amount of money.

B

When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn 'atlclyagtcoht anything. I usu pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a

fish ”I ,remember being even more upset then because, “I 'nmot a fish! I” didn 't know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don have any eyelids（眼皮'）

a t nd the sun huts their eyes … The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them..

When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, all need to think like sales people. ” But it didn 't completely make sense. My dad never once said,

“If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman. ” What he said was, “Y think like a fish. Y”ears later, with great efforts to promote long -term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.

31. Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?

A. He could not catch a fish.

B. His father was not patient with him.

C. His father did not teach him fishing.

D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.

32. What did the author 's father really mean?

A. To read about fish.

B. To learn fishing by oneself.

C. To understand what fish think.

D. To study fishing in many ways.

33. According to the author, fish are most likely to be found ______ .

A. in deep water on sunny days

B. in deep water on cloudy days

C. in shallow water under sunlight

D. in shallow water under waterside trees.

34. After entering the business world, the author found _______ .

A. it easy to think like a customer

B. his father 's fishing advice inspiring

C. his first boss 's sales ideas reasonable

D. it difficult to sell services to poor people

35. This passage most likely comes from ______ .

A. a fishing guide

B. a popular sales book

C. a novel on childhood

D. a millionaire 's biography

C

Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it 'imsportant to distinguish television 's influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn 't really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children 's minds.

One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child 'absility to think and to understand the world. While watching TV , children do not merely absorb words and images （影像）. Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.

Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn 't take the place of reading for most children; it takes the placseimoilfar sorts of

recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents e'ducational background have a stronger influence on a child 'resading. “ Achild 'resading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads. ”ayAsn.derson s Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ （智商） scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it 'thse other way around. “ Ifyou ' resmart young, you ' lwl atch less TV when you 're older, ” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.

For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.

36. By watching TV, children learn ________ .

A. images through words

B. more than explicit meanings

C. more about images than words

D. little about people 's psychology

37. An educational program is best watched by a child _______ .

A. on his own

B. with other kids

C. with his parents

D. with his teachers

38. Which of the following is most related to ch ildren 's reading ability?

A. Radio-listening

B. Television-watching

C. Parents ' reading list

D. Parents ' educational background

39. Anderson believed that _______ .

A. the more a child watches TV , the smarter he is

B. the younger a child is, the more he watches TV

C. the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV

D. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school

40. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To advise on the educational use of TV .

B. To describe TV 's haerfmfefcutls on children.

C. To explain traditional views on TV influences.

D. To present Anderson 's unconventional ideas.

D

It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.

In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.

But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed

that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differe nces. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it rema ins an importa nt part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.

One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class.

A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice, Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional （地区的）city accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards acce nt have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.

In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begu n to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song

'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class pers on may 'want to live like com mon people' they

can n ever appreciate the reality of a work in g-class life.

41. A recent study of public opinion shows that in moder n Brita in ______ .

A. it is time to end class distinction

B. most people bel ong to middle class

C. it is easy to recognize a person ' s class

D. people regard themselves socially differe nt

42. The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________ .

A. variety

B. divisio n

C. authority

D. qualificati on

43. The study in the US showed that BBC En glish was regarded as ________ .

A. regi onal

B. educated

C. prejudiced

D. un attractive

44. British attitudes towards acce nt _______ .

A. have a long traditi on

B. are based on regi onal status

C. are shared by the America ns

D. have cha nged in recent years

45. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The middle class is expa nding

B. A person ' s accent reflects his class

C. Class is a key part of British society

D. Each class has unique characteristics.

第二节信息匹配（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：

A. B.