高考英语押题卷及答案.docx

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高考英语押题卷及答案

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,isapowergenerator,makingelect