2015年湖北高考英語試題
2014年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(湖北卷)
英 語
本試題卷共16頁，81題。全卷滿分150分。考試用時120分鐘。
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注意事項：
1. 答卷前，先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。用統(tǒng)一提供的2B鉛筆將答題卡上試卷類型A后的方框涂黑。
2. 選擇題的作答：每小題選出答案后，用統(tǒng)一提供的2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。寫在試題卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區(qū)域均無效。
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4. 考試結束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。
第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)(略)
第二部分：詞匯知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)：多項選擇(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。學科網(wǎng)
例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know
their _____ and weaknesses.
A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values
答案：A
21.When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall.
A.balance B .chance C .memory D .place
22. He gave himself a new name to hide his ____ when he went to carry out the secret task.
A.emotion B.talent C.indentity D.treasure
23.The team are working hard to ___ the problem so that they can find the best solution.
A.face B.prevent C.raise D.analyze
24.In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards to ____ that smoeone was moving about upstairs.
A.whisper B.signal C.declare D.complain
25.There is no doubt that this candidate’s advantage _____ his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.
A.leaves out B.goes against C.lies in D.makes up
26.Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ______ sooner or later.
A.stand out B.break up C.get out D.turn up
27.Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be_____.
A.accurate B.punctual C.efficient D.reasonable
28.I don’t think what he said is _____ to the topic we are discussing . He has missed the point.
A.faithful B.parallel C.relevant D.similar
29.The girl used to be shy, but is ____ getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.
A.gradually B.usually C.previously D.merely
30.This meeting room is a non-smoking area. I would like to warn you _____ that if you smoked here you would be fined.
A.in advance B.in detail C. in total D.in general
第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。學科網(wǎng)
“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty_31__left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was_32__. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers__33_money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a__34_for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He_35__as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the __36_of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_37__it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly__38__they have time to see, and you’ll __39_ out and get your money,”Chad said.
It was a new _40__to Jason. He thought of his bird with no__41_and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was__42_that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _43__ a poor newsboy, he had been_44__ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_45__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a__46_smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason__47_money because he would not tell a lie. The boy _48__at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder__49_.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new__50_. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
31.A.shops B.coins C.people D.papers
32.A.open B.heavy C.pure D.weak
33.A.instead of B.in return for C.regardless of D.in exchange for
34.A.cup B.card C.comb D.cake
35.A.gave in B.broke down C.got away D.showed up
36.A.difficulty B.process C.goal D.secret
37.A.And B.But C.For D.So
38.A.before B.since C.though D.unless
39.A.call B.drop C.sell D.reach
40.A.edition B.idea C.policy D.task
41.A.bread B.insects C.seeds D.water
42.A.concerned B.amazed C.excited D.determined
43.A.still B.already C.just D.also
44.A.taught B.handed C.awarded D.allowed
45.A.at once B.by chance C.as usual D.on purpose
46.A.proud B.gentle C.warm D.polite
47.A.borrowed B.lost C.made D.saved
48.A.laughed B.shouted C.nodded D.started
49.A.bravely B.grateful C.fondly D.modestly
50.A.duty B.business C.job D.method
第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
“I see you’ve got a bit of water on your coat,” said the man at the petrol station. “Is it raining out there?””No, it’s pretty nice,” I replied, checking my sleeve. “Oh, right. A pony(馬駒) bit me earlier.”
As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I’d jumped in ahead of him.
The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite sighs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area’s annual pony drift(遷移).
The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother’s milk, and those who’ve gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England.
Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few mils west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. “Hello!” I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.
Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持續(xù)的) future for one of Dartmoor’s most financially-troubled elements.
51. Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies?
A. To protect the tourists from being bitten
B. To keep the ponies off the petrol station
C. To avoid putting the ponies in danger
D. To prevent the ponies from fighting
52. One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is ______________.
A. to feed baby ponies on milk
B. to control the number of ponies
C. to expand the habitat for ponies
D. to sell the ponies at a good price
53. What as the author’s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?
A. He freed it from the trap
B. He called a protection officer
C. He worried about it very much
D. He thought of it as being naughty
54. What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoor’s ponies?
A. It lacks people’s involvement.
B. It costs a large amount of money
C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor.
D. It has caused an imbalance of species
B
Just consider something as simple as sleep. Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet(芭蕾) dancer. “I’m an inside guy,” Mike Hopkins says, who returned from a six-month tour on the International Space Station. “I like to be wrapped up.”
On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, it’s just as easy to
D
Hilversum is a medium-sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands,Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand,Once called the Garden of Amsterdam,it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for
a relaxing day off from the urban madness.For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile
(紡織) and media industries,and modern architecture.
In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area.Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production.A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich tradersfrom Amsterdam to Hilversum.They built themselves large villas(別墅)in the wooded surroundings of the town.One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers,currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands.They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Netherlands.But the textile boom lasted only several decades.The last factory closed in the 1960s.
The change to a media economy started in 1920,when the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek(NSF) Established a radio factory in Hilversum.Most radio stations settled in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town.Televison
E
Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(誘惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character,and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines(學科). Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常規(guī)的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introduciing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention.So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
On the whole,Brooks’s story is acceptalbe if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie eslewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.
67. The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to__________.
A. illustrate where science can be applied
B. demonstrate the value of Brooks’s new book
C. remind the reader of the importance of science
D. explain why many writers use science in their works
68. According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?
A. Its strong basis.
B. Its convincing points.
C. Its clear writing.
D. Its memorable characters.
69. What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?
A. Contradictory.
B. Supportive.
C . Cautious.
D. Critical.
70. What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?
A. Problems with the book.
B. Brooks’s life experience.
C. Death of the characters.
D. Brooks’s translation skills.
第四部分：書面表達(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)
第一節(jié)：完成句子(共10小題;每小題2分，滿分20分)
閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)漢語提示，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應題號后。
例：______ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennis
tournament. (delight)
令球迷欣喜的是那位年輕的球員在乒乓球錦標賽中表現(xiàn)得極為出色。
答案：What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted
71. If she had been aware that the muchroom were poisonous,she ___them for dinner.(pick)
要是知道這些蘑菇有毒，她不會采來做晚餐了。
72. ___the beef being cooked on the stove,the mother pictured the whole family having meals together.(look)
看著爐子上燉著的牛肉，媽媽想象著一家人在一起吃飯的畫面。
73. The director,___a dorm-room in the Film Academy, has already make four films.(share)
這位導演已經(jīng)執(zhí)導了四部電影，在電影學院求學時杰克與他同住在一間寢室。
74. Into the complete silence of the waiting class____, “Good morning,children.”(come)
在全班同學靜靜的等待中傳來了老師甜甜的嗓音：“孩子們，早上好”。
75.____will not make any difference to our arrangements.(say)
無論她說什么，都是不會對我們的安排有影響。
76.We must act as quickly as possible now. Just tell us ___the task or not.(undertake).
現(xiàn)在我們必須采取行動。你就告訴我們，你能否承擔這項任務吧。
77. The professor was delighted to find that two thirds of the project ___by the students independently.(finish)
教授高興地發(fā)現(xiàn)學生們已獨立完成了該項目三分之二的工作。
78.____that they found the long lost sword of the Ming Dynasty .(be)
就是在這個湖里，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了失蹤已久的明代寶劍。
79._____to only a few people here,his reputation abroad is very great.(know).
雖然這里只有幾個人知道他，但他在國外的名氣卻很大。、
80.Many bad habits can be especially difficult to cure because they are likely ___at a very young age.(from).
許多壞習慣特殊氣味難以糾正，因為它們可能是人們在年幼時就形成了的。
第二節(jié)目 短文寫作
請根據(jù)以下提示，并結合具體事例，有英語寫一篇短文。
Questioning is a brindge to learning. When you begin to doubt something and search for an answer,you will learn.
注意：1.無須寫標題;
2.除詩歌外，文體不限;
3.內(nèi)容必須結合你生活中的具體事例;
4.文中不得透露個人姓名和學校名稱;
5.詞數(shù)不少于120，如引用提示語則不計入總詞數(shù)。
