2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语模拟试题（山东卷）英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
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第I卷第一部分听力（略）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。
AHow will you celebrate New Year's Eve? By having a party with your classmates? Going to the karaoke for a singing competition? Many people around the world celebrate the day. Let's have a look at what people in other countries do.In the United States, thousands of people jam into Times Square in New York to welcome in the new year at midnight. The change from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is very exciting. People count down(倒计时) the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly gets down and lights up the area.In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, everyone eats 12 grapes. They eat one grape for each toll(钟声) to bring good luck for the next 12 months of the new year.In Scotland, fireworks are set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after midnight, people sing Auld Lang Syne. The words are in Scottish and mean “days gone by”. The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the song.In Brazil, most people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve to bring good luck for the new year, If they live near a beach, after midnight, people go there, light candles in the sand, throw flowers in the sea and make a wish. They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true.Did you know?The date January 1 was picked by the Roman leader Julius Caesar(凯撒大帝) as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new.21．What's the best title of the passage?A．The history of New Year B．New Year joy all around the worldC．Where to celebrate the New Year's Eve D．12 grapes, 12 months22. In Scotland, you will probably see __________.A．the famous poet Robert Burns sings the Auld Lang SyneB．most people wear white clothesC．people go for a singing competitionD．fireworks set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle23．We can learn from the last paragraph that __________.A．Janus established the calendarB．Julius Caesar made the month of January the start of a yearC．the calendar before 46BC was the same as the one todayD．Julius Caesar was the Roman god24．What does the underlined word “jam” in the second paragraph mean?A．Come in a large number. B．Walk up and down.C．Rush from time to time. D．Come now and then.BAn Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when they're speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could helplead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets.The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver's PDA or programmable mobile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a car's speedometer(速度表). In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they're now calling “intelligent speed alert”. Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use: “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving，” Paine said.“The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.” The product will soon go on sale in Sydney.25．What's the purpose of the new product?A．To inform us of the new car system. B．To introduce some improvement in cars.C．To limit certain drivers to safe driving. D．To popularize the built-in car system. 26．The second paragraph mainly talks about __________.A．the project of the built-in product B．why the system becomes popularC．the functions of GPS in cars D．how the product is programmed27．What can be the best title of the passage?A．Speed Alert and Its Future Use B．Progress in Car-making ScienceC．Warning for Adventurous Drivers D．New In-Car Device Against SpeedingCWith only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That's a move similar to what the Texas A&M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah's Ark”．Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos (胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.“The nuclear transfer (核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，” Kraemer believes.“They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (怀孕). It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort，” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.“They are trying to do something that's never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah's Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed.”28．The aim of “Noah's Ark” project is to ________.A．make efforts to clone the endangered pandasB．save endangered animals from dying outC．collect DNA of endangered animals to studyD．transfer the nuclear of one animal to another29．According to Prof. Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _____.A．available panda eggs B．host animalsC．qualified researchers D．enough money30．The best title of the passage may be ________.A．China's Success in Pandas CloningB．The First Cloned Panda in the WorldC．Exploring the Possibility to Clone PandasD．China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever31．From the passage we know that ________.A．Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dogB．scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbitC．Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researchesD．about two thousand species will probably die out in a centuryDHomework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom. Meanwhile, outside the classroom, the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.According to Braintrack, a higher education database with worldwide reach, more than 3 billion US dollars(18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually. Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000.The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed, test scores and transcripts to be sent, essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for.A few great places to start looking for scholarships are：www. fastweb. com, www.finaid. org and www. . Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships, Grants & Prizes by Peterson's and The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe.Be selective. Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships. Don't waste your time applying for those that are need-based if you can't produce the appropriate documents.Research past recipients(接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships. Many post the biographies of past recipients. You don't need to have cured cancer, but if you don't think your résumé(履历) measures up to the past winners', you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list. Prepare for the interview.You'll want to dazzle them with your personality, but above all you'll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you—someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.Let your personality shine through in your essays. The essays are the best way for students to share who they are, where they've come from, what they've overcome and so on. Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive way. And if you do have an interview, send a thank-you note afterward.By Lee Bearer32．What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?A．To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges.B．To inform readers of the scholarship application process.C．To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges.D．To give tips on applying for US college scholarships.33．If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship, you can use ________.A．B．the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson'sC．the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarshipsD．The Ultimate Scholarship Book：Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes 34．The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to “________”．A．influence B．impressC．guide D．present35．To increase your chance of winning a scholarship, you are advised to ________.A．apply for as many scholarships as you canB．tell an interesting story in your essayC．do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real oneD．have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do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。
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