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泄露天机江西省高考押题精粹英语试题Word版含答案
泄露天机——2015年江西省高考押题精粹
英语
本卷共18题,三种题型:
阅读理解、英语知识运用和写作。
阅读理解10小题,英语知识运用4小题,写作4小题。
第一部分阅读理解(共10小题)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A1
AreportfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences'Commissionrevealsthat,duetoajobmarketwhichdisproportionatelyrewardsgraduatesinSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)fields,moreandmorestudentsareseekingdegreesinbusinessandhard-sciencesubjects.
Someinstitutionshaverespondedbycuttingbudgetsintheartsandhumanitiesanddirectingthosefundselsewhere.That'sthewrongthingtodo.Thehumanitiesstudyoflanguages,literature,history,philosophy,religion,ethics,etc.-andtheartsarevitaltoourfuture.Weshouldbeinvestingmorefunds,moretimeandmoreexpertise,notless,intotheseendeavors.
Whatdetractors(诋毁者)ofthe"soft"subjectsmissisthattheartsandhumanitiesprovideanessentialframeworkandcontextforunderstandingthewiderworld.Studyingthehumanitiesstrengthenstheabilitytocommunicateandworkwithothers.Itallowsstudentstodevelopbroadintellectualandculturalunderstanding;itnurturescreativityanddeepensparticipationinpublicdiscourseandmodemdemocracy.
Thecommission'sreportpointsoutthat"attheverymomentwhenChinaisseekingtoadoptourmodelofbroadeducationinthehumanities,socialsciencesandnaturalsciencesasastimulustoinvention,theUnitedStatesisinsteadnarrowingourfocusandabandoningoursenseofwhateducationhasbeenandshouldcontinuetobeoursenseofwhatmakesAmericagreat."
Thesearethetellingstatistics:
First,federalfundingforhelpingAmericanstudentsincludeinternationaltrainingintheireducationhasbeencut41percentinfouryears.Second,theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgresstestshowsthatonlylessthanaquarterofeighth-and12th-gradeUSstudentsareproficientinreading,writingandcivics.
HowcanwepossiblyequiptheUSforitsleadershiproleinanincreasinglyconnectedworldifwearenotadequatelyteachingstudentstocommunicateandhelpingthemunderstandandencounterdiverseperspectives?
Ifwefailtoinvestintheartsandhumanities,ourcountry'sfutureleaderswillnothavetheabilitytoconnectonanemotionallevelwithothers.Thisabilityisdevelopedbystudyingthehumanities,andintheglobalcommunitythisskillisnotoptional-it'sessential.
Inaword,wemustenthusiasticallysupportandfundthestudyoftheartsandhumanities.Foranyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,simplyrecallwhatSteveJobstoldgraduatesofStanfordUniversityin2005:
OneofthemostinfluentialexperiencesinhisbrieftimeatReedCollegewashisexposuretothefineartofcalligraphy(书法).Ittaughthimtheimportantlessonoftherelationshipbetweendisciplineandcreativity.
1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Businessandhard-sciencesubjectsarebasedupontheartsandhumanities.
B.AtpresenttoomuchemphasisandinvestmentareputonscienceinAmerica.
C.MorestudentswilllearntheartsandhumanitiesinsteadofscienceintheUSA.
D.ChinahasspentmoremoneyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesthantheUSA.
2.TheauthormentionsSteveJobsinthelastparagraphtoprovethat_____.
A.sciencehasacloserelationshipwiththeartsandhumanities
B.investmentintheartsandhumanitiespromoteseconomicdevelopment
C.calligraphyplaysadeterminingroleinSteveJobs'accomplishment
D.ReedCollegesupportsandfundsthestudyoftheartsandhumanities
3.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?
A.SignificanceofartsandhumanitiesB.Keyqualitiesoffutureleaders
C.DeclineofartsandhumanitiesD.Riseandfallofhardsciences
答案:
1.B2.B3.A
解析:
1.B,推断题,根据第一段最后一句话:
moreandmorestudentsareseekingdegreesinbusinessandhard-sciencesubjects.越来越多的学生学习理科和商业说明现在国家把重点和投资投在了这些方面。
2.B,细节推断题,举SteveJobs的例子,就是为了证明上句话:
Foranyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,投资和支持艺术与人文科学可以促进经济的发展。
3.A,主旨题,文章最后一段总结全文,反映题目,它强调了艺术和人文科学的重要性。
A2
FuelCellTechnologyforCars
Fillherupwithhydrogen?
That'swhatsome
Californiamotoristsmaybesayingsoon,ascarmakerstry
tospeedupproductionofzeroemission(零排放)carsto
meetstaterequirementsinthenearfuture.
BeneaththeskinofthisordinarylookingHondas
FCXConceptVehiclesitsanelectro-chemicalreactor:
a
handbuilt,astronomicallyexpensivepowerplantknown
asafuelcell.It'sexpectedtoberunningordinaryfamilycarsonCalifornia'sroadswithinthreeyears.
Sowhatexactlyisafuelcell,anyway?
Whyaregovernments,privatebusinessesandacademicinstitutionscooperatingtodevelopandproducethem?
Afuelcell,verysimplydescribed,isapowergene