2015年广东英语高考真题

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2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）

英语

本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

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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。

Howlongcanhumanbeingslive?Mostscientistswhostudyoldagethinkthatthehumanbody

is___1___tolivenolongerthan120years.However,110yearsisprobablythelongestthatanyone

couldhopetolive------ifheorsheis___2___healthyandlucky.Somescientistsevensaywecan

liveaslongas130years!Yet,ourcellssimplycannotcontinuetoreproduce___3___.Theywearout,

andasaresult,wegetoldand4die.

Eventhoughwecan'tliveforever,wearelivinga___5___lifethaneverbefore.In1900,the

averageAmericanlifespan（寿命）wasonly47years,buttodayitis75years!

Whendoesoldagebeginthen?Sixty-fivemaybeout-of-dateasthe___6___linebetweenmiddle

ageandoldage.Afterall,manyolderpeopledon'tbegintoexperiencephysicalandmental___7___

untilafterage75.

Peoplearelivinglongerbecausemorepeople___8___childhood.Beforemodernmedicine

changedthelawsofnature,manychildrendiedofcommonchildhood___9___.Nowthatthe

chancesofdying___10___aremuchlower,thechancesoflivinglongaremuchhigherduetobetter

dietsandhealthcare.

Onthewhole,ourpopulationisgettingolder.The___11___inourpopulationwillhavelasting

effectsonoursocialdevelopmentandourwayoflife.Somepeoplefearsuchchangeswillbeforthe

worse,whilesomesee___12___,notdisaster,manymenandwomenintheir“goldenyears"are

healthy,stillactive,andyoungin___13___ifnotinage.

Asthesocietygrowsold,weneedthe___14___ofouroldercitizens.Withlonglivesaheadof

them,theyneedto_15___activeanddevoted.

1.A.designedB.selectedC.improvedD.discovered

2.A.completelyB.generallyC.apparentlyD.extremely

3.A.rapidlyB.harmlesslyC.endlesslyD.separately

4.A.eventuallyB.hopelesslyC.automaticallyD.desperately

5.A.busierB.longerC.richerD.happier

6.A.finishingB.guidingC.waitingD.dividing

7.A.stressB.damageC.declineD.failure

8.A.surviveB.enjoyC.rememberD.value

9.A.problemsB.fearsC.worriesD.diseases

10.A.poorB.youngC.sickD.quiet

11.A.changesB.recoveryC.safetyD.increases

12.A.dreamsB.chancesC.strengthsD.choices

13.A.mindB.appearanceC.voiceD.movement

14.A.protectionB.suggestionsC.contributionsD.permission

15.A.soundB.appearC.turnD.stay

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，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置ho

Mr.Johnsonlivedinthewoodswithhiswifeandchildren.Heowned___16___farm,which

lookedalmostabandoned.___17___(lucky),healsohadacowwhichproducedmilkeveryday.He

soldorexchangedsomeofthemilkinthetownsnearly___18___otherfoodandmadecheeseand

butterforthefamilywithwhat___19___(leave),Thecowwastheironlymeansofsupport,infact.

Oneday,thecowwaseatinggrass___20___itbegantorainheavily.Whilemakinggreateffortsto

runaway,she___21___(fall)overthehillanddied.ThentheJohnsontriedtomakealiving

___22___thecow.Inordertosupporthisfamily,Mr.Johnsonbegantoplantherbsandvegetables.

Sincetheplantstookawhiletogrow,hestartedcuttingdowntrees___23___(sell)thewood.

Thinkingabouthischildren'sclothes,hestartedgrowingcottontoo.Whenharvestcamearound,he

wasalreadysellingherbs,vegetablesandcottoninthemarket___24___peoplefromthetownmet

regularly.Nowitoccurredto___25___thathisfarmhadmuchpotentialandthatthedeathofthe

cowwasabitofluck.

II阅读(共两节，25题，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

Peterlovedtoshopusedarticles.Almostamonthago,heboughtpopularwordgamethatused

littlepiecesofwoodwithdifferentlettersonthem.Ashewaspurchasingit,thesalesgirlsaid,"Uh,

look,thegameboxhaven'tevenbeenopenedyet.Thatmightbeworthsomemoney.”

Peterexaminedthebox,and,sureenough,itwascompletelycoveredinfactory-sealedplastic.

Andhesawadateof1973onthebackofthebox.

“Youshouldputthatupforauction（拍卖）ontheInternet,andseewhathappens.vthesalesgirl

said.

“Yes,you'reright.Peoplelikesomethingrare.^^Peteragreed,"Ican'timaginetherebeingvery

manyunopenedboxesofthisgamestillaround40yearslater.^^

“Don'tforgettotellmeifyousellit."thesalesgirlsmiled.

“Noproblem.^^Petersaid.

Afterhegothome,Peterwentonlinetoseveralauctionwebsiteslookingforhisgame.Buthe

couldn'tfindit.ThenhetypedinthenameofthewordgameandhitSearch.Thesearchresultwas

543websitescontaininginformationaboutthechangesofthegame.Overtheyears,thegamehad

beenproducedusinglettersindifferentsizesandgameboardsindifferentcolors.Healsofound

somelistsofgamefanslookingforvariousversionsofthegame.Peteremailedsomeofthem,

tellingthemwhathehad.

Twoweekslater,Peterwentbacktotheshop.

“Hello.Doyoustillremembertheunopenedwordgame?”

Thesalesgirllookedathimforasecond,thenrecognizedhimandsaid,“Oh,hi!”

'Tvegotsomethingforyou,“Petersaid."Isoldthegameandmade$1,000.Thankyoufor

yoursuggestion.^^Hehandedherthree$100bills.

“Wow!”thesalesgirlcriedout."Thankyou,Ineverexpectedit.”

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesPeter'swordgame?

A.Itwasmadearound40yearsago.

B.Ithadgameboardsindifferentsizes.

C.Itwaskeptinaplasticbagwithaseal.

D.Ithadlittlepiecesofwoodindifferentcolors.

27.WhatdidthesalesgirlprobablythinkofPeter'swordgame?

A.Oldandhandy.

B.Rareandvaluable.

C.Classicandattractive.

D.Colorfulandinteresting

28.Petergotthenamesofthegamefansfrom.

A.anauction

B.theInternet

C.agameshop

D.thesecond-handshop

29.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?

A.Petergavethegirl$300asareward.

B.ThesalesgirlbecamePeter'sfriend.

C.Peterreturnedthewordgamefor$1,000.

D.ThesalesgirlfeltconfusedtoseePeteragain.

30.Whatisthemainthemeofthestory?

A.Ifsimportanttokeepapromise.

B.It'sgreattoshareinotherpeople'shappiness.

C.Weshouldbegratefulforthehelpfromothers.

D.Somethingrareisworthalargeamountofmoney.

B

WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilovedtogofishingwithmydad.Buttheonlythingthatwasn't

veryfunaboutitwasthathecouldcatchmanyfishwhileIcouldn'tcatchanything.Iusuallygot

prettyupsetandkeptaskinghimwhy.Healwaysanswered,“Son,ifyouwanttocatchafish,you

havetothinklikea行sh"，Irememberbeingevenmoreupsetthenbecause,t4Fmnotafish!”Ididn't

knowhowtothinklikeafish.Besides,Ireasoned,howcouldwhatIthinkinfluencewhatafish

does?

AsIgotalittleolderIbegantounderstandwhatmydadreallymeant.So,Ireadsomebookson

fish.AndIevenjoinedthelocalfishingclubandstartedattendingthemonthlymeetings.Ilearned

thatafishisacold-bloodedanimalandthereforeisverysensitivetowatertemperature.Thatiswhy

fishprefershallowwatertodeepwaterbecausetheformeriswarmer.Besides,waterisusually

warmerindirectsunlightthanintheshade.Yet,fishdon'thaveanyeyelids（目艮皮）andthesunhurts

theireyes…ThemoreIunderstoodfish,themoreIbecameeffectiveatfindingandcatchingthem..

WhenIgrewupandenteredthebusinessworld,Irememberhearingmyfirstbosssay,“Weall

needtothinklikesalespeople."Butitdidn'tcompletelymakesense.Mydadneveroncesaid,“If

youwanttocatchafishyouneedtothinklikeafisherman."Whathesaidwas,“Youneedtothink

likeafish.”Yearslater,withgreateffortstopromotelong-termservicestopeoplemucholderand

richerthanme,Igraduallylearnedwhatweallneedistothinkmorelikecustomers.Itisnotaneasy

job.Iwillshowyouhowinthefollowingchapters.

31.Whywastheauthorupsetinfishingtripswhenhewasnine?

A.Hecouldnotcatchafish.

B.Hisfatherwasnotpatientwithhim.

C.Hisfatherdidnotteachhimfishing.

D.Hecouldnotinfluenceafishashisfatherdid.

32.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherreallymean?

A.Toreadaboutfish.

B.Tolearnfishingbyoneself.

C.Tounderstandwhatfishthink.

D.Tostudyfishinginmanyways.

33.Accordingtotheauthor,fisharemostlikelytobefound.

A.indeepwateronsunnydays

B.indeepwateroncloudydays

C.inshallowwaterundersunlight

D.inshallowwaterunderwatersidetrees.

34.Afterenteringthebusinessworld,theauthorfound.

A.iteasytothinklikeacustomer

B.hisfather'sfishingadviceinspiring

C.hisfirstboss'ssalesideasreasonable

D.itdifficulttosellservicestopoorpeople

35.Thispassagemostlikelycomesfrom.

A.afishingguide

B.apopularsalesbook

C.anovelonchildhood

D.amillionaire'sbiography

c

DanielAnderson,afamouspsychologist,believesit'simportanttodistinguishtelevision's

influencesonchildrenfromthoseofthefamily.WetendtoblameTV,hesays,forproblemsit

doesn'treallycause,overlookingourownrolesinshapingchildren'sminds.

Onetraditionalbeliefabouttelevisionisthatitreducesachild'sabilitytothinkandto

understandtheworld.WhilewatchingTV,childrendonotmerelyabsorbwordsandimages（影像）.

Instead,theylearnbothexplicitandhiddenmeaningsfromwhattheysee.Actually,childrenlearn

earlythepsychologyofcharactersinTVshows.Furthermore,asmanyteachersagree,children

understandfarmorewhenparentswatchTVwiththem,explainingnewwordsandideas.Yet,most

parentsuseaneducationalprogramasachancetoparktheirkidsinfrontofthesetanddo

somethinginanotherroom.

Anotherargumentagainsttelevisionisthatitreplacesreadingasaformofentertainment.But

accordingtoAnderson,theamountoftimespentwatchingtelevisionisnotrelatedtoreadingability.

TVdoesn'ttaketheplaceofreadingformostchildren;ittakestheplaceofsimilarsortsof

recreation,suchaslisteningtotheradioandplayingsports.Thingslikeparents5educational

backgroundhaveastrongerinfluenceonachild'sreading.t4Achild'sreadingabilityisbestpredicted

byhowmuchaparentreads."Andersonsays.

Traditionalwisdomalsohasitthatheavytelevision-watchinglowersIQ（智商）scoresand

affectsschoolperformance.Buthere,too,Andersonnotesthatnostudieshaveprovedit.Infact,

researchsuggeststhatit'stheotherwayaround."Ifyou'resmartyoung,you'HwatchlessTVwhen

you'reolder,Andersonsays.Yet,peopleoflowerIQtendtobelifelongtelevisionviewers.

Foryearsresearchershaveattemptedtoshowthattelevisionisdangeroustochildren.However,

byshowingthattelevisionpromotesnoneofthedangerouseffectsasconventionallybelieved,

Andersonsuggeststhattelevisioncannotbecondemnedwithoutconsideringotherinfluences.

36.BywatchingTV,childrenlearn.

A.imagesthroughwords

B.morethanexplicitmeanings

C.moreaboutimagesthanwords

D.littleaboutpeople'spsychology

37.Aneducationalprogramisbestwatchedbyachild.

A.onhisown

B.withotherkids

C.withhisparents

D.withhisteachers

38.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtochildren'sreadingability?

A.Radio-listening

B.Television-watching

C.Parents,readinglist

D.Parents?educationalbackground

39.Andersonbelievedthat.

A.themoreachildwatchesTV,thesmarterheis

B.theyoungerachildis,themorehewatchesTV

C.thesmarterachildis,thelesslikelyhegetsaddictedtoTV

D.thelessachildwatchesTV,thebetterheperformsatschool

40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.ToadviseontheeducationaluseofTV.

B.TodescribeTV'sharmfuleffectsonchildren.

C.ToexplaintraditionalviewsonTVinfluences.

D.TopresentAnderson\unconventionalideas.

D

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshadunique

characteristics.

Inrecentyears,manywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass*and'classlesssociety*in

Britain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.

Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.Arecentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinion

found90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclass

wasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.

Thus,classmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobvious,yetitremainsanimportantpartofBritish

society.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.

OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeaks

tellherorhisclass.AstudyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBC

newsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoice,Mostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'

and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudy,ontheotherhand,wereregional（地区的）

cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common1and'ugly'.However,asimilarstudyofBritish

accentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemost

attractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeep

rootsandarebasedonclassprejudice.

Inrecentyears,however,younguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondon,havebeguntoadopt

someregionalaccents,inordertohidetheirclassorigins.Thisisanindicationofclassbecoming

unnoticed.However,the1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthougha

middle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople*theycanneverappreciatetherealityofa

working-classlife.

41.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodemBritain.

A.itistimetoendclassdistinction

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.itiseasytorecognizeaperson'sclass

D.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent

42.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.

A.variety

B.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclass

C.authority

D.qualification

43.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas.

A.regional

B.educated

C.prejudiced

D.unattractive

44.Britishattitudestowardsaccent.

A.havealongtradition

B.arebasedonregionalstatus

C.aresharedbytheAmericans

D.havechangedinrecentyears

45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Themiddleclassisexpanding

B.Aperson\accentreflectshisclass

C.ClassisakeypartofBritishsociety

D.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.

第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应

选项字母涂黑。

首先阅读下列活动介绍：

A.B.

ANightofGlamorandIntrigueatShanghai

Bundin1930

PickingPartners-NEWYORK

TocelebrateAsiaheritagemonth,TrendyNewYorkisFeaturingadaptationsfromChineseandWestern

proudtopresent“CheongsamNightout-Adatewithclassic,includingworksfromChineseAcademy

CheongsambeautiesinShanghaiBund1930”.Award-winningcomposerTanDun,theBeijing

May16,9:00PM-May17,12:00AM.EDTGuitarDuoteamedupwithCubanguitar

330West40thStreet,NewYork.NY10018virtuosoManuelBarrueco(right)foraChina

WestConcertattheNewYorkHistoricalSociety

onApril23.

C.D.

HeroesofHistory:LegacyofMyChinese

Family

JoinusasactressTinaChenrecountsthefascinatingstory

ofthreegenerationsofhermother'sfamilyandtheirGreatshorts-NEWYORK

contributionstothehistoryofChina.AphotographyexhibitionheldbyHANMediato

celebrateitsfoundinginNewYorkCityonApril

Friday,May8,6:30PM--7:30PM24,featuringthreeemergingChinese

ChinaIns出utephotographers;YingxiMichaelShi,HaiyinLin

125East65thStreet,NewYork,NY10065andLimingGuan,whoseworkshaveappeared

inpublicationssuchasVogue,ELLE,TheNew

YorkTimesandothers.

E.F.

PassingontheKunquArt:From

MastertoDisciples

KunquSociety,the

classicalChinese

theaterwhich

combinessinging,

dancingandacting

toliteraryworksby

Forbiddendelights--NEWYORKmastersofMingandQingDynasties,performing

ThefirstsessionoftheChinaInstituteinAmericashortintroducesfoursignatureplaysofKunquMaster

courseBeijing:TheCityThroughItsArchitectureopensonJiqingZhangtoAmericanaudiences.

Wednesday.NancyS.SteinhardtdiscussestheForbiddenSunday,April19,2:00PM,EST

CityandBeijing'simperialarchitecture.MillerTheatreatColumbiaUniversity

2960Broadway,NewYork,NY10027

请根据以下人物介绍选择他们可能参加的活动：

46.EdwardLeonardoNorton,connoisseurofChineseandJapaneseantiques.Hehasastrong

interestinclassicalChineseliteraryworks.Heevenstartsgoingtoeveningclassestolearnclassical

ChineseatColumbiaUniversity.

47.DaphneSui-yuanTan,formerdirectorofNationalAssociationofPhotographers.Afterreading

somehistorybooksonhowthefirstgroupofChineseimmigrantssurvivedinAmericaofthe19th

century,shehasbecomekeenonherownfamilyhistoryandthatofothers.

48.SharonCollins,popsingerandamateurphotographer.H