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高考英语全国卷I卷试题与答案

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‎ (2015年高考英语全国卷I卷试题与答案)‎ ‎ (二轮复习接近尾声,如何缓解备考压力?)‎ ‎  1、自我暗示。‎ ‎ 人生总是有起有落的,考试也是一样。由于各种原因,并不是每个人都能在考场中充分发挥出自己的真实水平,榜上无名,脚下有路。历史上有很多杰出人才没有受过高等教育,但照样做出了杰出的贡献。所以作为考生不必过度夸大考试尤其是中、高考的决定性,你越是担心考试结果,往往越不容易考出好成绩。学生以理性的态度去看待考试,心情自然就会放松,压力也会随之减少。‎ ‎  2、饮食调节。‎ ‎ 很多父母担心孩子考试紧张压力大,怕孩子营养不良,所以在高考前会给孩子大量进补或者供给丰富的营养餐,一些父母甚至买保健品给孩子吃,其实这些没必要。备考期间,不能大吃大喝,只要按照平时的饮食习惯就可以,适当多吃些水果和蔬菜,补充维生素,有益于大脑的思考。高考期间,食物以清淡为主,炎热的时候可以加点苦瓜降降内火。‎ ‎  3、师生之间交流。‎ ‎ 在几年的学生生涯中,每个同学都有自己信任和崇拜的老师,如果发动这些老师做学生的思想工作,效果将非常理想。‎ ‎  4、学生之间相互鼓励。‎ ‎ 高三学生在考试期间最需要交流,也最需要宣泄。同龄人在一起时,哪怕是发发牢骚,也可以释放一下压力。在紧张备考时,你可以将内心的苦闷、不满向朋友倾诉,听听朋友的意见,同时也要多关心同学,听听他们的倾诉。人在最艰难的时候,如果有人不断地给予自己肯定和鼓励,那真是人生的一大幸事。‎ ‎  5、环境调节。‎ ‎ 在紧张的复习后,如果有条件,可以到空旷的地方远眺一会儿,呼吸新鲜空气,这样可调节心情,放松大脑,更有益于学习。每天起床,打开窗户,往远处看。所谓站得高,望得远,你可以在阳台放一凳子垫脚,看看跟平时的视野有什么不同。让自己有意外的视觉收获,增强高考信心。‎ ‎  6、短时间放松。‎ 虽然学习很紧张,但像讲笑话,听相声,听轻音乐,进行体育锻炼或与人交流等的时间还是有的。学习不差这一两个小时,有了好的身体之后,效率反而会提高。很多家长(微博)存在这样一个误区,认为孩子在学习上花的时间越长越好,甚至有些还要求孩子熬夜学习。学得多不一定学得好,学习并不是“苦力活”,它更多的是一种脑力劳动。运动可以提高孩子的免疫力,有利于身体健康,也是释放压力的一种方式。所以,不要为了学习成绩而减少运动时间。‎ ‎ 以上是对最后这几天的复习建议,那下面提供2015年高考英语全国卷I以及答案作为参考给各位广大的英语学子作最后的复习模拟:‎ ‎ 2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (全国卷·课标I卷)‎ 英 语 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 注意事项:‎ ‎ 1. 答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2. 选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。‎ 第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)‎ 做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10称钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 例: How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是 C。‎ ‎1. What time is it now?‎ ‎ A. 9:10. B. 9:50. C. 10:00.‎ ‎2. What does the woman think of the weather?‎ ‎ A. It’s nice. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold.‎ ‎3. What will the man do?‎ ‎ A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. C. Leave his office.‎ ‎4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course?‎ ‎ A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.‎ ‎5. What does the woman want the man do?‎ ‎ A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.‎ 第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,‎ 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. How long did Michael stay in China?‎ ‎ A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.‎ ‎7. Where did Michael go last year?‎ ‎ A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.‎ 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What food does Sally like?‎ ‎ A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.‎ ‎9. What are the speakers going to do?‎ ‎ A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes.‎ 听第 8段材料,回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where are the speakers?‎ ‎ A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.‎ ‎11. When is the report due?‎ ‎ A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.‎ ‎12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?‎ ‎ A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.‎ 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ ‎ A. Salesperson and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.‎ ‎14.What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?‎ ‎ A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.‎ ‎15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?‎ ‎ A.$350. B. $400. C. $415.‎ ‎16.Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?‎ ‎ A. On Lake Street. B. On Market. C. On South Street.‎ 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17.What percentage of the world’s tea exports go to Britain?‎ ‎ A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.‎ ‎18.Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?‎ ‎ A. Most British people drink tea that way. ‎ ‎ B. Tea tastes much better with milk. ‎ ‎ C. Tea with milk is healthy.‎ ‎19.Who suggests a price for each tea?‎ ‎ A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.‎ ‎20.What is the speaker talking about?‎ ‎ A. The life of tea tasters. B. Afternoon tea in Britain. C. The London Tea Trade Centre.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)‎ 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)‎ 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum ‎ Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.‎ November 7th The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.‎ December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.‎ February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.‎ March 6th Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.‎ ‎ Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book ‎ More info: www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson ‎ London Canal Museum ‎ 12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT ‎ www.canalmuseum.org.uk www. canalmuseum.mobi ‎ Tel:020 7713 0836‎ ‎21.When is the talk on James Brindley? ‎ ‎ A. November 7th. B. March 6th. C. February 6th. D. December 5th.‎ ‎22. What is the topic of the talk in February?‎ ‎ A. The Canal Pioneers. B. Ice for the Metropolis.‎ ‎ C. Eyots and Aits-Thames Islands. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals.‎ ‎23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?‎ ‎ A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne.‎ B The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part-particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables-was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.‎ The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m., rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.‎ Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened (蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.‎ Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.‎ ‎24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?‎ ‎ A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.‎ ‎25. What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?‎ ‎ A. Having a swim. B. Breathing in fresh air.‎ ‎ C. Walking in the morning sun. D. Visiting a local farmer’s market.‎ ‎26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?‎ ‎ A. They are soft. B. They look nice. C. They taste great. D. They are juicy.‎ ‎27. What was the author going to that evening?‎ ‎ A. Go to a farm. B. Check into a hotel. C. Eat in a restaurant. D. Buy fresh vegetables.‎ C Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.‎ The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.‎ The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.‎ The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.‎ ‎28. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?‎ ‎ A. Optimistic. B. Productive C. Generous. D. Traditional.‎ ‎29. What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?‎ ‎ A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation.‎ ‎ C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes.‎ ‎30. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?‎ ‎ A. By popularity. B. By importance. C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject.‎ ‎31. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to? ‎ ‎ A. Artworks. B. Projects. C. Donations. D. Documents.‎ D Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France’s favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn’t always easy. They customers-some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论), slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say ‘one feels,’ or ‘people think’,” Lehanne told them. “Say ‘I think,’ ‘Think me’.”‎ A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn’t seem more un-French. But Lehanne’s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It’s trying to help the city’s troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation’s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.‎ ‎32.What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?‎ ‎ A. Learn a new subject. B. Keep in touch with friends.‎ C. Show off their knowledge. D. Express their true feelings.‎ ‎33. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?‎ A. They are less frequently visited. B. They stay open for longer hours.‎ C. They have bigger night crowds. D. They start to serve fast food.‎ ‎34. What are theme cafes expected to do?‎ A. Create more jobs. B. Supply better drinks. C. Save the cafe business. D. Serve the neighborhood.‎ ‎35. Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?‎ A. They bring people true friendship. B. They give people spiritual support.‎ C. They help people realize their dreams. D. They offer a platform for business links.‎ 第二节 (共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)‎ ‎ 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Building Trust in a Relationship Again Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences, 36 . That is a risk. But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.‎ Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been suffer from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore, 37 . It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.‎ ‎38 having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.‎ ‎39 If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.‎ You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life. 40 ‎ instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.‎ A. Learn to really trust yourself.‎ B. It is putting confidence in someone.‎ C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.‎ D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.‎ E. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.‎ F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.‎ G. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45)‎ 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题15分,满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ 41 my job. Family to Feed .”‎ At this store, a 42 like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a ‎ 43 on how bad it must be to have to stand 44 in the cold wind.‎ In the store, I asked each of my kids to 45 something they thought our “friend” there would 46 . They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a 47 . I thought about it. We were 48 on cash ourselves, but…well , sometimes ‎ 49 from our need instead of our abundance is 50 what we need to do! All the kids 51 ‎ something they could do away with for the week.‎ When we handed him the bag of 52 , he lit up and thanked us with 53 eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for 54 his family ‎ might need, he burst into tears.‎ This has been a wonderful 55 for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 56 ! Things would have played out so 57 if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have 58 to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in 59 , it also gave my kids the 60 taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.‎ ‎41. A. Lost B. Changed C. Quit D. Finished ‎42. A condition B. place C. sight D. show ‎43. A. suggestion B. comment C. decision D. call ‎44. A. outside B. proudly C. by D. angrily ‎45. A. draw B. say C. arrange D. pick ‎46. A. order B. supply C. appreciate D. discover ‎47. A. dollar B. job C. hot meal D. gift card ‎48. A. easy B. low C. soft D. loose ‎49. A. giving B. saving C. spending D. begging ‎50. A. yet B. even C. still D. just ‎51. A. declared B. shared C. ignored D. expected ‎52. A . toys B. medicine C. food D. clothes ‎53. A. sleepy B. watery C. curious D. sharp ‎54. A. whoever B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever ‎55. A. experience B. example C. message D. adventure ‎56. A. rely on B. respect C. learn from D. help ‎57. A. suddenly B. vividly C. differently D. perfectly ‎58. A. time B. power C. patience D. money ‎59. A. fear B. love C. need D. memory ‎60. A. strong B. sweet C. strange D. simple 第II卷 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)‎ 第二节 ‎ (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)‎ 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。‎ Yangshuo, China It was raining lightly when I 61 (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours 62 , I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with 63 (it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.‎ I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River 64 are pictured by artists in so many Chinese 65 ‎ ‎(painting). Instead, I‘d headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s ‎ only an hour away 66 car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.‎ Yangshuo 67 (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers 68 (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it 69 (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people 70 (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.‎ 第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分 35分) ‎ 第一节 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10 分) ‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删减: 把多余的词用斜线( )划掉。‎ 修改: 在错词下面划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;‎ ‎ 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am ‎ living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are ‎ green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. ‎ Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously ‎ problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We ‎ must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it.‎ 第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)‎ ‎ 假定你是李华, 你校英文报“外国文化”栏目拟刊登美国节日风俗和中学生生活的短文。请给美国朋友彼得写信约稿,要点如下: ‎ ‎1. 栏目介绍; 2. 稿件内容; ‎ ‎3. 稿件长度: 约 400 词汇; 4. 交稿日期: 6 月 28 日前。‎ 注意: ‎ ‎1. 词数 100 左右; ‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;‎ ‎3. 开头语已为你写好。 Dear Peter,‎ I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 答案:‎ ‎1~5 ACABC 6~10 BABCB 11~15 ABCAB 16~20 CBAAC 21~25 ADCBD ‎ ‎26~30 BABAD 31~35 CDCAB 36~40 BGACE 41~45 CCBCD 46~50 ADBAD ‎ ‎51~55 AABBC 56~60 DCDAB ‎ ‎61. arrived 62. before / earlier 63. its 64. that / which 65. paintings 66. by ‎67. is 68. conducted 69. regularly 70. living When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in ‎ thought ‎ a city, but I miss my home in ∧countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. ‎ ‎ the and Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of ‎ ‎ with ‎ studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs ‎ serious air we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to ‎ ‎ Many find protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we’ll live to regret it.‎ ‎ our / the Dear Peter,‎ I’d like to ask you to write an article for our school’s English newspaper.‎ The “Foreign Cultures” section in our newspaper is very popular among us students. It ‎ carries articles written by foreign friends about the cultures of their home countries. Would you ‎ please write something about the culture in your part of the United States? And we would ‎ especially welcome articles about how Americans spend their holidays and festivals, and the life of American high school students. You can write anything relevant so long as it’s interesting ‎ and informative, 400 words would be fine. Could we have your article before June 28? I’m looking forward to hearing from you! Yours, Li Hua