2016年全國(guó)1卷高考英語(yǔ)試題及答案

1、2016高考全國(guó)I卷英語(yǔ)第一部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分)AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of RachelCarson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams(1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker h

2、as Jane Addams to thankAddans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community( 社區(qū) )by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson(1907-1964)If it weren t

3、for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world s lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O Connor(1930-present)When Sandra Day O Connor finished t

4、hird in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator( 參議員 ) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on th

5、e top court.Rosa Parks (1913-2005)On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up herseat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it alsoset off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked offthe civil-rights movem

6、ent.“ The only tired I was, was tired of giving in, ” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her teaching skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What is the reason for O Connor s being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper

7、 training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson. C. Sandra Day O Connor. D. Rosa Parks.24. What can we infer about th

8、e women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated.B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers.D. They are peace-lovers.Grandparents Answer a CallAs a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away,. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to

9、 San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Gaf finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.No sta

10、tistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help care for her g

11、randdaughters.According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama s family.“ in the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn t get away fr

12、om home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby,publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents .We now realize how importantfamily is and how important ” it is to be near them, especially when you re raining children. ”Moving is not for everyone. Almost

13、every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to sayno and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder

14、.25. Why was Garza s move a success?A It strengthened her family ties.B It improved her living conditions.C It enabled her make more friends.D It helped her know more new places.26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson s decision?A 17% expressed their support for it.B Few people resp

15、onded sympathetically.C 83% believed it had a bad influence.D The majority thought it was a trend.27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A They were unsure of themselves.B They were eager to raise more children.C They wanted to live away from their parents.D They had little respect for th

16、eir grandparent.28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A. Make decisions in the best interests' oftheir ownB. Ask their children to pay more visits to themC. Sacrifice for their struggling childrenD. Get to know themselves betterCI am peter Hodes ,a volunteer

17、stem cell courier. SinceMarch 2012, I've done 89trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells （干細(xì)胞） in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last, in all,from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor（捐獻(xiàn)者 ） to the time

18、theycan be implanted in the patient, we ve got 72 hours at most, So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked upthe stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived a

19、t the check-in desk at Providence, the ladyon the desk said: ” Well, I m really sorry, I ve got some bad news for you-there areno fights from Washington. ” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:”In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please,you ve

20、 got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything.She arranged for a flight on a smallplane to be held for me.re-routed（ 改道 ）methrough Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier job, you re consciously aware than that box you ve got

21、 something that is potentially going to save somebody s life.29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “ courier ” in Paragraph1?A providerB delivery manC collectorD medical doctor30. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too lo

22、ng.B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time.D. The ice won't last any longer.31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To London B. To NewarkC. To Providence D. T o WashingtonDThe meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be th

23、oughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversati on may also show stubbornness,uneas-iness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by s ome cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be mad with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups

24、 value silence and view it as Ma ny Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating amo ng people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe i mplied（ 暗示 ） is that t

25、he person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For ex

26、ample, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use,

27、persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other care-giversneed to be aware of the possible meaningsofsilence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize the

28、ir own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient s silence is not interrupted too early orallowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing（ 治愈 ） value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultur

29、es.32. What does the author say about silence in conversations?A. It implies anger.B. It promotes friendship.C. It is culture-specific.D. It is content-based.33. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?A. The Chinese.B. The French.C. The Mexicans.D. The Russi

30、ans.34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.B. Break it while treating patients.C. Evaluate its harm to patients.D. Make use of its healing effects.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and SilenceB. What It Means to Be Sile

31、ntC. Silence to Native AmericansD. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題 2分，滿分10分）Secret codes （ 密碼）keep messages private 。 Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousand

32、s of years. 36 Code breaking never lags（落后）far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters of“My elephant eats too many eels " Spell out the hidden message “ Meet me.”

33、38 You might represent each letter with a number, For example, Let' s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message "Meet me " would read “13 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To

34、read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, “ bridge “ might stand for "meet"and "out" might stand for "me." The message“bridge out " would actually mean “Meet me. " 40_ However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for lo

35、ng. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.E. You can hide a

36、message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.F.With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other wordG.Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of t he alphabet.第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45）第一節(jié)完形填空（共 20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）A Heroic Driv

37、erLarry works with Transport Drivers. Inc. One morningin 2009. Larry was_41_along 165 north after delivering to one of his42. Suddenly, he saw acar with its bright lights on.43 he got closer, he found 44 vehicle upsidedown on the road. One more look and he noticed 45 shooting out from under the 46 v

38、ehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and47 the fireextinguisher （滅火器）.Two good bursts from the extinguisher and the fire was put out.The man who had his bright lights on48 and told Larry he had49 an emergency call. They 50 heard a woman ' s voice coming from thewrecked （ 毀壞的）vehicle. 51 the

39、vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying toget out of the broken window. They told her to stay52 until the emergencypersonnel arrived, 53 she thought the car was going to54. Larry toldher that he had already put out the fire and she should not move 55sheinjured her neck.Once fire and emergency peop

40、le arrive, Larry and the other man56andlet them go to work. Then, Larry asked the 57 if he was needed or 58to go. They let him and the other man go.One thing is 59 Larry wentgetting so close to the burning vehicle! Hisabove and beyond the call of duty by60 most likely saved the woman 's life.41.

41、 A. walkingB. touring42.A.passengersB. colleagues43.A.SinceB. Although44.A.eachB. another45.A.flamesB. smoke46.A.usedB. disabled47.A. got hold ofB. preparedC. travelingD. rushingC. employersD. customersC. AsD. IfC. thatD. hisC. waterD. steamC. removedD.abandonedC. took charge ofD. controlled48. A. c

42、ame downB. came throughC. came inD. came over49. A. returnedB. receivedC. madeD. confirmed50. A. thenB. againC. finallyD. even51. A. StartingB. ParkingC. PassingD. Approaching52. A. quietB. stillC. awayD. calm53. A. forB. soC. andD. but54. A. explodeB. slip awayC. fall apartD. crash55. A. as ifB. un

43、lessC. in caseD. after56. A. stepped forwardB. backed offC. moved onD. set out57. A. womanB. policeC. man D.driver58. A. forbiddenB. readyC. askedD. free59. A. for certainB. for considerationC. reportedD. checked60. A. patienceB. skills C. effortsD. promise第II 卷第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用Chengdu has dozens of new m

44、illionaires, Asia s biggest building, and fancynew hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top61_(attract).So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit PandaBase, where ticket money helps pay for research, I62_( arrow ) to get up close tothese cute animals at the 6

45、00-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be _63_(official) given to me at a ceremony in London.But my connection with pandas goes back 64_ my days on a TV show in themid-1980s,65_I wasthe firstWesternTV reporter_66 （permit）to film aspecial unitcaring forpandasrescuedfrom starvationin thewild. Myambassadorial duties will include 67_（introduce） British visitors to the 120-pluspandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains o