2015年湖南省高考英語試題及答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA（marks）Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive？..TheanswerisB.1.Whendoesthewomanusuallygethomefromwork?A.About6:30.B.About7:30.C.About8:30.2.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?B.Sherecordedaprogram.C.Shepreparedforalecture.3.Howoftendoesthemanexerciseatthegym?A.Everyday.B.Everytwodays.4.WherewillthetwospeakersmeetbeforedoingexercisethisFriday?A.Atthepark.B.Atthecafe.C.Atthecinema.A.English.B.Biology.C.History.15.Whatsuggestiondoesthemangiveonreadingthebooks?A.Makingnotes.B.Skimmingfirst.SectionB（marks）Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillinYouwillheartheshortpassageTWICEI.Meetonfrom2:30to3:15II.Createawebsiteforacompetitiononyourancestorlong&wellconstructedhasafirstprizeof$300forbeginners&$doitbyyourself,listthesoftwareyouusedfortheadvancedSectionA(15marks)Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasofeorangeblanket________thedesert.A.coveringTheanswerisA.ile,shestoodrootedtotheground,_________whethertostayorlB.wondertowonderinmindthatyourmaintaskistogetthiscompanyrunningsmoothlyA.tokeephadastrongdesiretoreachinandplaywiththetoy,but_______thankfullybytheB.heldbackC.holdbackB.tohavekeptthejobtakesasignificantamountoftime.moststudentsagreethattheexperienceisworthitA.IfonlyB.After34.SometimesIactaslisteningearforfellowstudents_______whatisbotheringA.totalkoverB.talkedoverC.talkovertalkediswhyIhelpbrightenpeople'sdays.Ifyou_______,who'stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A.didnotB.donotC.werenotSectionB(18marks)markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Itwasarainymorningandthechildren,mainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficulties,refusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson.Asaninexperiencedteacher,Itriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe36,butinvain.MypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswastheofmyjobasamusicteacher,Ithought--teachingwasnotforme.ThenIhadanidea.HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwasinside,Ithrewmyvoiceasfarasit39!Wearegoingonwouldreach:"Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyourajourney."40,thechildrenfellsilent."NowwhatshouldIdo?"Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDs,Iblindlyplayedit.Obediently(順從地),myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdesks,closedtheireyes41,putitinthemachineand42.Whenthemusicstarted,theroomwasfilledwiththemostbeautifultones43.WhenandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagined.Allthechildrenwerethemusicfinished,Iaskedthemalltoraisetheirshareourmusicaljourneys.slowlysothatwecouldAtthispoint,whenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiences,Ibegantolearnhowto.Themusicallowedmetolearnthatteachingisaboutand,mostofall,sharingandrespect,tearsandsmiles,theknowingandthe36.A.glad38.A.guessing39.A.eyes40.A.Punctually41.A.passedoneon42.A.sleptB.safeC.kindC.ruleD.quietD.planB.ImportantlyC.turnedonein43.A.talkingB.singinglistening44.A.legs45.A.teachC.play46.A.unpreparedunforgottenC.tearsSectionC(12marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Researchhasbecomebothsimplerandmorecomplex.It'ssimplerbecause,ifyouhaveacomputer,youcanfindinformationyouneedbysearchingtheInternet.Forallyourinformation,youdon'thavetogotolibrarytofindtherelevantresourceandtakenotesonit.Instead,youcanfindsomesourcesfromtheInternetprintthecopiesneeded.Remember,however,thatyoushouldusuallyconsultdifferenttypesofsources.Thatis,youalwaysrelyjustontheInternetforyouresearch.Whilefindinginformationiseasierthanever,atthesametime,researchingcomplex.Thereisalotmorematerialavailable,whichmeansyoutheamountofinformation.Youneedtolearnsortthroughandfindtherelevantinformationforyourparticularproject.Also,needtochecktheaccuracyofit.Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.ForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDangerWearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders.■Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestofushavetoevade避讓)(themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.——MichaelHoran■IlovedtheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclistsViewpoints,May29Iamafraid().theyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.askedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,fluorescent(發(fā)熒光的)jacketsandlightsatnightandinthemorning.Theyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.——CarolHarvey■Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements(whicharemeantforpedestrians),rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred.Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists?It'sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetreatedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.WritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper.56.MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat_______.A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclistsB.roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoidedC.somepedestriansareathreattoroadsafetyD.walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsone'seyes57.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould_______.A.beprovidedwithenoughroadsB.beaskedtorideontheirownlanesC.bemadetopaylesstaxforcyclingD.befinedforlaughingatpolicemen58.WhatisacomplaintofJML?A.Veryfewdriversareinsured.B.Cyclistsridefastonpavements.C.Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.D.Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.59.Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdletterrefersto______.A.accidentsC.pedestriansB.vehiclesD.cyclists60.Thethreeletterspresentviewpointson_______.A.realsourceofroaddangerB.waystoimproveroadfacilitiesC.measurestopunishroadoffencesD.increasedawarenessofroadrulesInitsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme."Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage()system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructuresliketheTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?successfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplaceassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Imaginehavingyourentirehouses,garage,andyardinspectedatanytime--withnowarning.Inspectionswerearegularpartoflighthouse(燈塔)living,andakeeper'sreputationdependedonresults.Afewtimeseachyear,aninspectorarrivedtolookovertheentirelightstation.Theinspectionsweresupposedtobeasurprise,butkeepersometimeshadadvancenotice.Oncelighthouseshadtelephones,keeperswouldcalleachothertowarnthattheinspectorwasapproaching.Afterboatsbeganflyingspecialflagsnotingtheinspectorwasaboard,thekeeper'sfamilymadeitagametoseewhocouldnoticetheboatfirst.Assoonassomeonespottedtheboat,everyonewoulddolast-minutetidyingandchangeintofancyclothes.Thekeeperthenscurriedtoputonhisdressuniformandcap.Childrenofkeepersrememberinspectorswearingwhiteglovestoruntheirfingersoverdoorframesandwindowsillslookingfordust.Despitetheseriousnatureofinspections,theyresultedinsomefunnymoments.BettyByrnesrememberedwhenhermotherdidnothavetimetowashallthedishesbeforeaninspection.Atthetime,peopledidnothavedishwashersintheirhomes.Inanefforttocleanupquickly,Mrs.Byrnestossedallthedishesintoabigbreadpan,coveredthemwithaclothandstuckthemintheoven.Iftheinspectoropenedtheovendoor,itwouldlooklikebreadwasbaking.heneverdid.Oneday,GlennFurst'smotherputoilonthekitchenfloorjustbeforetheinspectorenteredtheirhouse.Likefloorwax,theoilmadethefloorsshinyandhelpedprotectthewood.Thistime,though,sheusedalittletoomuchoil.WhentheinspectorextendedhishandtogreetGlenn'smother,heslippedonthefreshlyoiledsurface."Hecameacrossthatfloorwavinghisarmslikeayoungbirdattemptingitsfirstflight,"Glennlatewrote.Afterhesteadiedhimself,heshookGlenn'smother'shand,andtheinspectioncontinuedasthoughnothinghadhappened.66.WhatdoesParagraphItellusabouttheinspectionatthelightstation?A.Itwascarriedoutonceayear.B.Itwasoftenannouncedinadvance.C.Itwasimportantforthekeeper'sfame.D.Itwasfocusedonthegarageandyard.informationfeaturesandlibrariesdictionarySectionB(10mark.)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.WalkOutoftheComfortZoneandTryNewThingsFormosthighschoolstudents,freeperiodsareuseless.FromwhatIhaveseen,fewdohomework;insteadmanyareontheirphonesandtalking,makingitimpossibleforthosewhoactuallywanttodoworktocompleteany.Asaseniornextyear,Ithinkextraperiods