高考英语全国卷.docx

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高考英语全国卷

2015高考英语全国卷2

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel,Irealizedthisadaylate,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid,ThesetworkedsobeautifullyFortunately,Ididn’tgetanychannelsshowingall-nightmoviesorIwouldneverhavegottentobed.

ThenIstarteddevelopingaproblemwiththesetthatinvolvedstatic（静电）noise.Forsomereason,whencertainshowsswitchedintoacommercial,aloudnoisewouldsoundforafewseconds.Gradually,thisnoisebegantoappearduringashow,andtogetridofit,Ihadtochangetoanotherchannelandthenchangeitback.Sometimesthistechniquewouldnotwork,andIhadtopickupthesetandshakeittoremovethesound.Iactuallybegantobuildupmyarmmuscles（肌肉）shakingmyset.

Whenneitherofthesemethodsremovedthestaticnoise,Iwouldsithelplesslyandwaitforthenoisetogoaway.AtlastIendeduphittingthesetwithmyfist,anditstoppedworkingaltogether.Mytriptotherepairshopcostme$62,andthesetisworkingwellnow,butIkeepexpectingmoretrouble.

21.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?

A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.

B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.

C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.

D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.

22.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?

A.endedalltheirprograms

B.providedfewerchannels

C.changedtocommercials

D.showedall-nightmovies

23.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?

A.Byshakingandhittingit.

B.Byturningitonandoff.

C.Byswitchingchannels.

D.Byhavingitrepaired.

24.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Curious

B.Anxious

C.Cautious

D.Humorous

B

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces－andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,

peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmaketoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes,bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

25.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.

A.theirhomecomforts

B.theirbodyshape

C.housebuying

D.healthydiets

26.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.

A.digestfoodbetter

B.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecalories

D.regaintheirappetites

27.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.

B.Playfastmusic.

C.Usesmallerspoons.

D.Turndownthelights.

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness

D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

C

Morestudentthaneverbeforearetakingagap-year（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthadship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneyto

supporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexibleinlength.

B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.

C.Itisincreasinglypopular.

D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.

30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.

A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.Hespuzzled.

B.Hesworried.

C.Hessurprised.

D.Hesannoyed.

32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.

B.Makeplansforthenewterm.

C.Earnmoneyfortheireducation.

D.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.

D

ChooseYourOne-DayTours!

TourA—Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.

Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneoftheworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’shouse—£32until12Marchand£36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）”formStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34untilMarchand£37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.

IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

33.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA

B.TourB

C.TourC

D.TourD

34.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.

B.Oxford&Stratford

C.Bath&Stonehenge.

D.Cambridge.

35.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies.

B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain

D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Trainingforamarathonrequirescarefulpreparationandsteady,gradualincreasesinthelengthofthethebest-fitting,best-builtrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble-check（伸展）atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.

Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongerofatleastamileandahalfpertwoweeks,starttimingyourself.fortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.

A.Aftersixdays

B.Foragoodmarathonrunner

C.Beforeyoubeginyourtraining

D.Witheachday,increasethedistancebyahalfmile

E.Iftheystillfeelgood,youcanbeginrunninginthem

F.Timespentforpreparationraisesthequalityoftraining

G.Nowyouarereadytofigureoutagoalofimprov