届广东高考英语压轴金卷.docx

届广东高考英语压轴金卷.docx

《届广东高考英语压轴金卷.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《届广东高考英语压轴金卷.docx（21页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

届广东高考英语压轴金卷

2015届广东高考英语压轴金卷

I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,happinessactually1everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain,Howdidwe2this?

Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?

Becauseweassumedyouwere3.

Whenwestudypeople,scientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.

Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That'sonlyhalfthestory,becausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheir4.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin5positiveoutliers（离群值）peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence--a6differentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessand7_.

8happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitsfiniteresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthe9first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded（嵌入）inyourwork,Butifyouscantheworldforthepositive,youstarttoacquirean10advantage.

IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon"HappinessLeadstoProfits."Basedonmyarticlecalled"PositiveIntelligence"'andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantage,I11ourresearchedconclusion:

thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisa12andbusyworkforce.

Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworld13thathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducational14:

increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,and15ontasksby19%,aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.

1.A.risesB.arisesC.raisesD.realizes

2.A.thinkB.missC.knowD.understand

3.A.usualB.singleC.uniqueD.average

4.A,bodiesB.facesC,genesD.fates

5.A,researchingB.discoveringC.findingD.observing

6.A.mildlyB.hardlyC.crazilyD.wildly

7.A.interestB.successC.safetyD.failure

8.A.ScientificallyB.FortunatelyC.GraduallyD.Strangely

9.A.activeB.passiveC.negativeD,positive

10.A.interestingB.embarrassingC.annoyingD.amazing

11.A.TalkedB.summarizedC.thoughtD,underlined

12.A.sillyB.funnyC.commonD.happy

13.A.meansB.provesC.wishesD.hopes

14.A.outcomeB.answerC.causeD.reality

15.A.behaviorB.mistakeC.accuracyD.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，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Sometimesathiefcanlose1（much）thanhegains.Onceinasupermarket2thiefwantedtostealthemoneyoutofthetill（装线的盒子）.Sohewentintotheshopandputalotofgroceriesintohisbasket.

3hereachedthecountertopay,heputthegroceriesdownonthecounter.Thegirlstarted4（count）uphowmuchtheycostandthenshe5（show）thethiefthepriceofthegroceries.Heputdownatenpoundnote6thecounterandthegirlopenedthetill7containedallthemoney,8（sudden）thethiefgrabbedthemoneyandranleavingthegirl9（hold）thetenpoundnote.Whenthepoliceheardabout10theylaughedbecausethetillhadonlycontainedfourpoundsfiftyandsothethiefhadlostfiftyinhisaction!

II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.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?

A.AMirrorofHumanNature B.ToBlameortoForgive

C.AMarkofMaturity      D.TruthorExcuse

C

Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsarefindingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful,problemscanarisewhenthesebatteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.UniversityofMissouri（MU）researchersaredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmaller,lighterandmoreeff