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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语课标全国卷Ⅱ
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课标全国卷Ⅱ)
英 语
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 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。
A
Mycolortelevisionhasgivenmenothingbutaheadache.IwasabletobuyitalittleoverayearagobecauseIhadmyrelativesgivememoneyformybirthdayinsteadofalotofclothesthatwouldn’tfit.Iletasalesclerkfoolmeintobuyingadiscontinuedmodel.Irealizedthisadaylater,whenIsawnewspaperadvertisementsforthesetatseventy-fivedollarslessthanIhadpaid.ThesetworkedsobeautifullywhenIfirstgotithomethatIwouldkeepitonuntilstationssignedoffforthenight.Fortunately,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.
1.WhydidtheauthorsayhewasfooledintobuyingtheTVset?
A.Hegotanoldermodelthanhehadexpected.
B.Hecouldn’treturnitwhenitwasbroken.
C.Hecouldhaveboughtitatalowerprice.
D.Hefailedtofindanymovieshowsonit.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“signedoff”inParagraph1?
A.endedalltheirprogramsB.providedfewerchannels
C.changedtocommercialsD.showedall-nightmovies
3.HowdidtheauthorfinallygethisTVsetworkingagain?
A.Byshakingandhittingit.B.Byturningitonandoff.
C.Byswitchingchannels.D.Byhavingitrepaired.
4.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?
A.Curious.B.Anxious.
C.Cautious.D.Humorous.
B
Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofyourdietplan.
Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces—andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.
Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,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.
5.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout .
A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape
C.housebuyingD.healthydiets
6.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople .
A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake
C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites
7.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?
A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.
C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.
8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?
B.WaysofServingDinner
C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?
C
Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.
Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).
Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.
Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship—youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.
9.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?
A.Itisflexibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.
C.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.
10.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear .
A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies
B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobs
C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt
D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities
11.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?
A.He’spuzzled.B.He’sworried.
C.He’ssurprised.D.He’sannoyed.
12.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)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:
IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.
TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtincludingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavouritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!
TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.
IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.
13.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?
A.TourA.B.TourB.C.TourC.D.TourD.
14.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?
A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.
C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.
15.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,gradualincreasesinthelengthoftheruns. 16 ,buythebest-fitting,best-builtrunningshoesyoucanfind.Noonecansaywhichbrandwillworkbestforyouorfeelbestonyourfeet,soyouhavetorelyonyourexperienceandonthefeelofeachpairasyoushop.Whenyouhavefoundshoesthatseemright,walkinthemforafewdaystodouble-checkthefit. 17 .Asalways,youshouldstretch(伸展)atleasttenminutesbeforeeachruntopreventinjuries.
Duringthefirstweek,donotthinkaboutdistance,butrunfiveminuteslongereachday. 18 ,itiswisetotakeadayofftorest.Butduringthenextweek,setagoalofatleastamileandahalfperrun. 19 .Aftertwoweeks,starttimingyourself. 20 .Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcansetupatimetableforthe