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湖南卷高考英语试题及解析

2015年湖南卷高考英语试题及解析

2015年湖南卷高考英语试题及解析

SectionB（18marks）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Itwasarainymorningandthechildren,mainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficulties,refusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson.Asaninexperiencedteacher,Itriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe36,butinvain.mypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswasthe37ofmyjobasamusicteacher,Ithought--teachingwasnotforme.ThenIhadanidea.HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwas38inside,Ithrewmyvoiceasfarasitwouldreach:

"Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyour39!

Wearegoingonajourney."

40,thechildrenfellsilent."NowwhatshouldIdo?

"Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDs,Iblindly41,putitinthemachineandplayedit.

Obediently（顺从地）,myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdesk,closedtheireyesand42.Whenthemusicstarted,theroomwasfilledwiththemostbeautifultonesandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagined.Allthechildrenwere43.Whenthemusicfinished,Iaskedthemalltoraisetheir44slowlysothatwecouldshareourmusicaljourney.

Atthispoint,whenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiences,Ibegantolearnhowto45.Themusicallowsmetolearnthatteachingisaboutsharingandrespect,tearsandsmiles,theknowingandthe

46andmostofall,anunderstandingofeachother.Thiswasthepowerthat47intheclassroomcouldhave.

36.A.gladB.safeC.kindD.quiet

37.A.endB.aimC.ruleD.plan

38.A.guessingB.shakingC.respondingD.Laughing

39.A.eyesB.mouthsC.booksD.Doors

40.A.PunctuallyB.ImportantlyC.AmazinglyD.Obviously

41.A.passedoneonB.gaveonebackC.turnedoneinD.tookoneout

42.A.sleptB.noddedC.waitedD.continued

43.A.talkingB.singingC.dancingD.listening

44.A.legsB.headsC.armsD.shoulders

45.A.teachB.imagineC.playD.understand

46.A.unpreparedB.unspokenC.unknownD.unforgotten

47.A.gamesB.musicC.tearsD.knowledge

SectionC（12marks）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

Researchhasbecomebothsimplerandmorecomplex.It'ssimplerbecause,48youhavecomputer,youcanfindinformationyouneedbysearchingtheInternet.Forallyourinformation,youdon'thavetogoto49librarytofindtherelevantresourceandtakenotesonit.Instead,youcanfindsomesourcesfromtheInternet50printthecopiesneeded.Remember,however,thatyoushouldusuallyconsultdifferenttypesofsources.Thatis,you51alwaysrelyjustontheInternetforyourresearch.

Whilefindinginformationiseasierthanever,atthesametime,researchinghasbecome52complex.Thereisalotmorematerialavailable,whichmeansyoumaybeoverwhelmed53theamountofinformation.Youneedtolearn54tosortthroughandfindtherelevantinformationforyourparticularproject.Also,5547needtochecktheaccuracyofit.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（30marks）

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished.statementsForeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.

A

ForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDanger

Wearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders.

■Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.

Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestofushavetoevade（避让）themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.

Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.

——MichaelHoran

■IlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists（Viewpoints,May29）.Iamafraidtheyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.

IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentroundmeandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.

Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.

Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!

Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,fluorescent（发荧光的）jacketandlightsatnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.

——CarolHarvey

■Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements（whicharemeantforpedestrians）,rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred.

Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.

Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists?

It'sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetreatedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.

——JML

WritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper.

56.MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat_______.

A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclists

B.roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoided

C.sinepedestriansareathreattoroadsafety

D.walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsone'seyes

57.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould_______.

A.beprovidedwithenoughroads

B.beaskedtorideontheirownlanes

C.bemadetopaylesstaxforcycling

D.befinedforlaughingatpolicemen

58.WhatisacomplaintofJML?

A.Veryfewdriversareinsured.

B.Cyclistsridefastonpavements.

C.Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.

D.Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.

59.Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdletterrefersto______.

A.accidentsB.vehicles

C.pedestriansD.Cyclists

60.Thethreeletterspresentviewpointson_______.

A.realsourceofroaddanger

B.waystoimproveroadfacilities

C.measurestopunishroadoffences

D.increasedawarenessofroadrules

B

Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:

AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."

Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.

AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.

Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:

dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:

eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?

That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.

61.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.

A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago

B.Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddy

C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring

D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous

62.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______.

A.getridofthestreetdirt

B.lowertheChicagoRiver

C.fightagainstheavyfloods

D.buildthepipesaboveground

63.Theunderlinedword"hoist"inParagraph4means"_______".

A.changeB.lift

C.repairD.Decorate

64.WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?

A.Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.

B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.

C.ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.

D.Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.

65.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.

A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences

B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses

C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions

D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements

C

Haveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?

Imaginehavingyourentirehouses,garage,andyardinspectedatanytime--withnowarning.Ins