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广东省高考英语压轴卷Word版含答案
2015广东省高考压轴卷英语
第一部分语言知识及应用(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。
Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually___1___everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwe____2__this?
Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?
Becauseweassumedyouwere___3___.
Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.
Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That'sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheir___4___.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin___5___positiveoutliers(离群值)--peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence--a__6____differentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessand___7___.
___8___,happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitsfiniteresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthe___9___first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquirean___10___advantage.
IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon"HappinessLeadstoProfits."Basedonmyarticlecalled"PositiveIntelligence"andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,I___11___ourresearchedconclusion:
thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisa___12___andbusyworkforce.
Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworld___13___thathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducational___14___:
increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,and___15___ontasksby19%,aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.
1.A.rises B.Arises C.raises D.realizes
2.A.think B.miss C.know D.understand
3.A.usual B.single C.unique D.average
4.A.bodies B.faces C.genes D.fates
5.A.researching B.discovering C.finding D.observing
6.A.mildly B.hardly C.crazily D.wildly
7.A.interest B.success C.safety D.failure
8.A.ScientificallyB.Fortunately C.Gradually D.Strangely
9.A.active B.passive C.negative D.positive
10.A.interestingB.embarrassingC.annoying D.amazing
11.A.Talked B.summarized C.thought D.underlined
12.A.silly B.funny C.common D.happy
13.A.means B.proves C.wishes D.hopes
14.A.outcome B.answer C.cause D.reality
15.A.behavior B.mistake C.accuracy D.possession
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,并将答案填写在相应位置上。
Sometimesathiefcanlose 1 (much)thanhegains.Onceinasupermarket 2 thiefwantedtostealthemoneyoutofthetill(装钱的盒子).Sohewentintotheshopandputalotofgroceriesintohisbasket.
3 hereachedthecountertopay,heputthegroceriesdownonthecounter.Thegirlstarted 4 (count)uphowmuchtheycostandthenshe 5 (show)thethiefthepriceofthegroceries.Heputdownatenpoundnote 6 thecounterandthegirlopenedthetill 7 containedallthemoney. 8(sudden)thethiefgrabbedthemoneyandranleavingthegirl 9 (hold)thetenpoundnote.Whenthepoliceheardabout 10 theylaughedbecausethetillhadonlycontainedfourpoundsfiftyandsothethiefhadlostfiftyinhisaction!
第二部分阅读(共两节,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。
A
WhenMaryMoorebeganherhighschoolin1951,hermothertoldher,"Besureandtakeatypingcoursesowhenthisshowbusinessthingdoesn'tworkout,you'llhavesomethingtorelyon."Maryrespondedintypicalteenagefashion.Fromthatmomenton,"theverylastthingIeverthoughtaboutdoingwastakingatypingcourse,"sherecalls.
Theshowbusinessthingworkedout,ofcourse.Inhercareer,Marywonmanyawards.Onlyrecently,whenshebegantowriteGrowingUpAgain,didsheregretignoringhermorn,"Idon'tknowhowtouseacomputer,"sheadmits.
Unlikeher1995autobiography,AfterAll,hersecondbookislessaboutlifeasanaward-winningactressandmoreaboutlivingwithdiabetes(糖尿病).AllthemoneyfromthebookisintendedfortheJuvenileDiabetesResearchFoundation(JDRF),anorganizationsheservesasinternationalchairman."Ifelttherewasaneedforabooklikethis,"shesays."Ididn'twanttolecture,butIwantedotherdiabeticstoknowthatthingsgetbetterwhenwe'reself-controlledanddoourpartinmanagingthedisease."
Butshehasn'talwayspracticedwhatsheteaches.Inherbook,shedescribesthatawfulday,almost40yearsago,whenshereceivedtwopiecesoflife-changingnews.First,shehadlostthebabyshewascarrying,andsecond,testsshowedthatshehaddiabetes.Inachildlikeact,sheleftthehospitalandtreatedherselftoaboxofdoughnuts(甜甜圈).Yearswouldpassbeforesherealizedshehadtogrowup---again---andtakecontrolofherdiabetes,notletitcontrolher.Onlythendidshekickherthree-pack-a-daycigarettehabit,overcomeheraddictiontoalcohol,andbegintofollowabalanceddiet.
Althoughherdiseasehasaffectedhereyesightandforcedhertothesidelinesofthedancefloor,sherefusestofallintoself-pity."Everybodyonearthcanask,'whyme?
'aboutsomethingorother,"sheinsists."Itdoesn'tdoanygood.Nooneisimmune(免疫的)toheartache,pain,anddisappointments.Sometimeswecanmakethingsbetterbyhelpingothers.I'vecometorealizetheimportanceofthatasI'vegrownupthissecondtime.IwanttospeakoutandbeashelpfulasIcanbe."
1.WhydidMaryfeelregretful?
A.Shedidn'tachieveherambition.
B.Shedidn'ttakecareofhermother.
C.Shedidn'tcompleteherhighschool.
D.Shedidn'tfollowhermother'sadvice.
2,Wecanknowthatbefore1995Mary
A.hadtwobookspublished
B.receivedmanycareerawards
C.knewhowtouseacomputer
D.supportedtheJDRFbywriting
3.Mary'ssecondbookGrowingUpAgainismainlyabouther .
A.livingwithdiabetes
B.successfulshowbusiness
C.serviceforanorganization
D.remembranceofhermother
4.WhenMaryreceivedthelife-changingnews,she .
A.lostcontrolofherself B.beganabalanceddiet
C.Medtogetatreatment D.behavedinanadultway
5.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?
A.Maryfeelspityforherself.
B.Maryhasrecoveredfromherdisease.
C.Marywantstohelpothersasmuchaspossible.
D.Marydeterminestogobacktothedancefloor.
B
Toerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.
Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon.
Whytellthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodexcuse?
Thesethreepopularmisquotes(戏谑的引语)aremeanttobejokes,andyettheytellusalotabouthumannature.Toerr,ortomakemistakes,isindeedapartofbeinghuman,butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem.Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo.Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis:
”Toerrishuman,toforgive,divine(神圣的).”Thissayingmirrorsandealpeopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes.Instead,wetendtodotheopposite–findsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto.However,takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity.
Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought.Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralplanthatwillmakethingsworkwell,anditalsomeansstayingwiththeplan.Commonsensetellsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm,butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine.Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations,becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatonepersoncannotbeinchargeofeverything.Peoplesaythatinalargecompany,”therighthanddoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisdoing.”
Andwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofart?
Oneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople.gettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetime.Thereisacorollary(直接推论)tothat:
ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest,thenwhereistheplaceofthetruth?
1.Accordingtotilepassage,whichoffollowingseemsthemosthuman?
A.Tosearchfortruth. B.Toachieveone’sideal
C.Tomakefunofothers’mistakes.D.Tocriticizeothersforone’sownerror.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisasignofaman’smaturity?
A.Doingthingshisownway.
B.Bearingresponsibilityforhismistakes.
C.Makingasfewmistakesaspossible.
D.Thinkingseriouslyabouthiswrongdoing.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedoncommonsense?
A.Amantriestotakechargeofeverythinginalargecompany.
B.Astudentgoesoutwithanumbrellainstormyweather.
C.Acompany’snextmovefollowsagoodplan.
D.Alawyeractsonfinejudgments.
4.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutagoodexcuse?
A.Makingagoodexcuseissometimesabetterpolicy.
B.Inventingagoodexcuseneedscreativeideas.
C.Agoodexcuseisasrewardingashonesty.
D.Bittertruthisbetterthanagoodexcuse.
5.Whatwouldbethe