湖南卷高考英語試題解析

2015年湖南卷高考英語試題及分析SectionB(18marks)Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext。BItwasarainymorningandthechildren,mainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficulties,refusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson。Asaninexperiencedteacher,Itriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe36，butinvain.mypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswasthe37ofmyjobasamusicteacher,Ithought--teachingwasnotforme.ThenIhadanidea。HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwas38inside,Ithrewmyvoiceasfarasitwouldreach："Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyour39！Wearegoingonajourney。"40，thechildrenfellsilent?！盢owwhatshouldIdo?"Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDs,Iblindly41,putitinthemachineandplayedit。Obediently(服從地），myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdesk,closedtheireyesand42.Whenthemusicstarted，theroomwasfilledwiththemostbeautifultonesandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagined。Allthechildrenwere43。Whenthemusicfinished，Iaskedthemalltoraisetheir44slowlysothatwecouldshareourmusicaljourney.Atthispoint，whenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiences，Ibegantolearnhowto45.Themusicallowsmetolearnthatteachingisaboutsharingandrespect,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.Obviously41.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(12marks)Directions：Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext。Researchhasbecomebothsimplerandmorecomplex.It'ssimplerbecause

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48youhavecomputer，youcanfindinformationyouneedbysearchingtheInternet。Forallyourinformation,youdon’thavetogo49tolibrarytofindtherelevantresourceandtakenotesonit.Instead,youcanfindsomesourcesfromtheInternet50printthecopiesneeded.Remember,however,thatyoushouldusuallyconsultdifferenttypesofsources。Thatis，you51alwaysrelyjustontheInternetforyourresearch.Whilefindinginformationiseasierthanever，atthesametime，researchinghasbecome52complex。Thereisalotmorematerialavailable,whichmeansyoumaybeoverwhelmed53theamountofinformation。Youneedtolearn54tosortthroughandfindtherelevantinformationforyourparticularproject。Also，5547needtochecktheaccuracyofit。PartⅢReadingComprehension（30marks）Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages。Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished.statementsForeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA。B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage。Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem。Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere。Therestofushavetoevade(躲讓）themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe，atleastforthemoment，inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem，muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers?！?MichaelHoranIlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists(Viewpoints,May29）.Iamafraidtheyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentroundmeandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused。Thepolicedonothing。Whatalaughtheyare!Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets，fluorescent（發(fā)熒光的)jacketandlightsatnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem?！狢arolHarveyCyclistsjumponandoffpavements（whicharemeantforpedestrians)，rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred。Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim。Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists？It’sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured，sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle，orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetreatedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.--JMLWritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper。56。MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat_______。A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclistsB。roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoidedC。sinepedestriansareathreattoroadsafetyD。walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsone'seyes57.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould_______.A.beprovidedwithenoughroadsB。beaskedtorideontheirownlanesC。bemadetopaylesstaxforcyclingD。befinedforlaughingatpolicemen58.WhatisacomplaintofJML？A。Veryfewdriversareinsured.B。Cyclistsridefastonpavements.C。Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.D。Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.59.Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdletterrefersto______.A。accidentsB。vehiclesC。pedestriansD。CyclistsThethreeletterspresentviewpointson_______。realsourceofroaddangerwaystoimproveroadfacilitiesmeasurestopunishroadoffencesincreasedawarenessofroadrulesBInitsearlyhistory，Chicagohadfloodsfrequently，especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople，horses,andcartsgotstuck。Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis：AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet。Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No，thanks。I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system，buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt。Thisraisedthelevelofthecity

’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet。Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem：dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsof

everybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements，andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel。Smallwood—framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily。Butwhataboutlarge，heavystructureslikeTremontHotel，whichwasasix—storybrickbuilding?That’wheresGeorgePullmancamein。Hehaddevelopedsomehouse—movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤頂)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman’signaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly。Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn’eventnoticeanythingwashappening。Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution。ButinChicago’searlyhistory，everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago’swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecitycleanthepollutedriver。61。Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB。Chicago’sstreetswereextremelymuddyC。ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD。theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous62。ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______。A.getridofthestreetdirtB.lowertheChicagoRiverC.fightagainstheavyfloodsD。buildthepipesaboveground63.Theunderlinedword”hoist”inParagraph4means?！盻______"A.changeB.liftC.repairD.Decorate64。WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel？A。Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.B.Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel。C。ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D。Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation。65。ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago’s______.A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB。environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC。engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievementsCHaveyourparentseverinspectedyourroomtoseeifyoucleaneditproperly？Imaginehavingyourentirehouses，garage,andyardinspectedatanytime-—withnowarning.

’snextstepInspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse(燈塔)living,andakeeperreputation’sdependedonresults.Afewtimeseachyear，aninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation。Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprise，butkeepersometimeshadadvancenotice.Oncelighthouseshadtelephones,keeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching。Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectoraboard,thekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst。Assoonassomeonespottedtheboat,everyonewoulddolast—minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes。Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap。Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspections，theyresultedinsomefunnymoments。BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetime,peopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.Inanefforttocleanupquickly,Mrs。Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpan,coveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendoor，itwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking。heneverdid。Oneday，GlennFurst’smotherputoilonthetchenkifloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwax，theoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistime,though,sheusedalittletoomuchoil。WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn’smother,heslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface."Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight,"Glennlatewrote。Afterhesteadiedhimself,heshookGlenn'smother'shand，andtheinsp