2015年湖南卷高考英語試題及解析

1、2015年湖南卷高考英語試題及解析SectionB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Itwasarainymorningandthechildren,mainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficulties,refusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson.Asaninexpe

2、riencedteacher,Itriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe36,butinvain.mypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswasthe37ofmyjobasamusicteacher,Ithought-teachingwasnotforme.ThenIhadanidea.HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwas38inside,Ithrewmyvoiceasfarasitwouldreach:"Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyo

3、ur39!Wearegoingonajourney."40,thechildrenfellsilent."NowwhatshouldIdo?"Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDs,Iblindly41,putitinthemachineandplayedit.Obediently(順從地),myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdesk,closedtheireyesand42.Whenthemusicstarted,theroomwasfilledwiththemostbeautiful

4、tonesandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagined.Allthechildrenwere43.Whenthemusicfinished,Iaskedthemalltoraisetheir44slowlysothatwecouldshareourmusicaljourney.Atthispoint,whenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiences,Ibegantolearnhowto45.Themusicallowsmetolearnthatteachingisaboutsharingandrespect

5、,tearsandsmiles,theknowingandthe46andmostofall,anunderstandingofeachother.Thiswasthepowerthat47intheclassroomcouldhave.36.A.gladB.safeC.kindD.quiet37.A.endB.aimC.ruleD.plan38.A.guessingB.shakingC.respondingD.Laughing39. A.eyesB.mouthsC.booksD.Doors40. A.PunctuallyB.ImportantlyC.AmazinglyD.Obviously4

6、1. A.passedoneonB.gaveonebackC.turnedoneinD.tookoneout42. A.sleptB.noddedC.waitedD.continued43. A.talkingB.singingC.dancingD.listening44. A.legsB.headsC.armsD.shoulders45. A.teachB.imagineC.playD.understand46. A.unpreparedB.unspokenC.unknownD.unforgotten47. A.gamesB.musicC.tearsD.knowledgeSectionC(1

7、2marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Researchhasbecomebothsimplerandmorecomplex.It'ssimplerbecause,48youhavecomputer,youcanfindinformationyouneedbysearchingtheInternet.Forallyourinformation,youdon'thavetogoto49librarytofindtherele

8、vantresourceandtakenotesonit.Instead,youcanfindsomesourcesfromtheInternet50printthecopiesneeded.Remember,however,thatyoushouldusuallyconsultdifferenttypesofsources.Thatis,you51alwaysrelyjustontheInternetforyourresearch.Whilefindinginformationiseasierthanever,atthesametime,researchinghasbecome52compl

9、ex.Thereisalotmorematerialavailable,whichmeansyoumaybeoverwhelmed53theamountofinformation.Youneedtolearn54tosortthroughandfindtherelevantinformationforyourparticularproject.Also,5547needtochecktheaccuracyofit.PartinReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfo

10、llowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished.statementsForeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDangerWearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders. Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerousl

11、y.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestofushavetoevade(

12、避讓)themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.MichaelHoran IlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists(Viewpoints,May29).Iamafraidtheyseemtothinktheyownther

13、oads.IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentroundmeandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,fluorescent(發(fā)熒光的)jacketandlight

14、satnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.CarolHarvey Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements(whicharemeantforpedestrians),rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred.Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepav

15、ementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists?It'sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetreatedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.JMLWritetoViewpointsof

16、thenewspaper.56. MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat.A. driversshouldbepolitetocyclistsB. roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoidedC. sinepedestriansareathreattoroadsafetyD. walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsone'seyes57. CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould.A. beprovidedwithenoughroadsB. beaskedtoride

17、ontheirownlanesC. bemadetopaylesstaxforcyclingD. befinedforlaughingatpolicemen58. WhatisacomplaintofJML?A. Veryfewdriversareinsured.B. Cyclistsridefastonpavements.C. Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.D. Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.59. Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdletterrefer

18、sto.A.accidentsB.vehiclesC.pedestriansD.Cyclists60. Thethreeletterspresentviewpointson.A. realsourceofroaddangerB. waystoimproveroadfacilitiesC. measurestopunishroadoffencesD. increasedawarenessofroadrulesBInitsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythat

19、people,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system,buttheresimplywasn'tenough

20、differencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofc

21、oursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairl

22、yeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤頂）beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanw

23、asassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeoplelik

24、etosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.61. Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow.A. horseswerefairlyusefulinCh

25、icagoB. Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddyC. ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD. theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous62. ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto.A. getridofthestreetdirtB. lowertheChicagoRiverC. fightagainstheavyfloodsD. buildthepipesaboveground63. Theunderlinedword&

26、quot;hoist"inParagraph4means"".A.changeB.liftC.repairD.Decorate64. WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A. Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.B. Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C. ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D. Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.65. Thep

27、assageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's.A. popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB. environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC. engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD. successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievementsCHaveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly?Imaginehavingyourentirehouses,gara

28、ge,andyardinspectedatanytime-withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse（燈塔）living,andakeeper'sreputationdependedonresults.Afewtimeseachyear,aninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprise,butkeepersometimeshadadvancenotice.Oncelighthouseshadte

29、lephones,keeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectoraboard,thekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboat,everyonewoulddolast-minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurr

30、iedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspections,theyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.At

31、thetime,peopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.Inanefforttocleanupquickly,Mrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpan,coveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendoor,itwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.heneverdid.Oneday,GlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforeth

32、einspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwax,theoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistime,though,sheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smother,heslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface."Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight,"Glennlatewrote.Afterhesteadiedhimself,heshookGlenn'smother'shand,andt