2015高考英语优生自选练习1

2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课标全国卷Ⅱ)英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(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。

AMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes thatwouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later,when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. Theset worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed offfor the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would neverhave gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电)noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a fewseconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to changeto another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I hadto pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my armmuscles(肌肉)shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped workingaltogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me$62, and the set is working well now, but I keepexpecting more trouble.1. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A. He got an older model than he had expected.B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.C. He could have bought it at a lower price.D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.2. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off”in Paragraph1?A. ended all their programsB. provided fewer channelsC. changed to commercialsD. showed all-night movies3. How did the author finally get his TV set working again?A. By shaking and hitting it.B. By turning it on and off.C. By switching channels.D. By having it repaired.4. How does the author sound when telling the story?A. Curious.B. Anxious.C. Cautious.D. Humorous.BYour house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when they’re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed33percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about70fewer calories(卡路里)per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of thetime, and try to make dinner last at least30minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about22 percent more when using a12-inch plate instead of a10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake(摄入)jumps by14percent. And we’ll pour about30percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.5. The text is especially helpful for those who care about.A. their home comfortsB. their body shapeC. house buyingD. healthy diets6. A home environment in blue can help people.A. digest food betterB. reduce food intakeC. burn more caloriesD. regain their appetites7. What are people advised to do at mealtimes?A. Eat quickly.B. Play fast music.C. Use smaller spoons.D. Turn down the lights.8. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Is Your House Making You Fat?B. Ways of Serving DinnerC. Effects of Self-ConsciousnessD. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?CMore students than ever before are taking a gap year(间隔年)before going to university. It used to be called the “year off”between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源)with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.This year, 25, 310students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).That is a record14. 7%increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible, ”he said.But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union ofStudents(NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship—young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to￡15, 000in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over40%of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to90% during vacation periods, ”he said.9. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?A. It is flexible in length.B. It is a time for relaxation.C. It is increasingly popular.D. It is required by universities.10. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year.A. are better prepared for college studiesB. know a lot more about their future jobsC. are more likely to leave university in debtD. have a better chance to enter top universities11. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?A. He’s puzzled.B. He’s worried.C. He’s surprised.D. He’s annoyed.12. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?A. Attend additional courses.B. Make plans for the new term.C. Earn money for their education.D. Prepare for their graduate studies.DChoose Your One-Day Tours!Tour A—Bath&Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge—￡37until26March and￡39thereafter.Visit the city with over2, 000years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over5, 000years.Tour B—Oxford&Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s house—￡32until12March and￡36thereafter.Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the“city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour C—Windsor Castle&Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace—￡34until11March and￡37thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included). With500years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—￡33until18 March and￡37thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the18th century.13. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?A. Tour A.B. Tour B.C. Tour C.D. Tour D.14. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on17March?A. Windsor Castle&Hampton Court.B. Oxford&Stratford.C. Bath&Stonehenge.D. Cambridge.15. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. It used to be the home of royal families.B. It used to be a well-known maze.C. It is the oldest palace in Britain.D. It is a world-famous castle.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。

2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(江苏卷)英语第一部分听力(共两节,满分 20 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 分,满分 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 秒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. £ 19.15B. £ 9.18C. £ 9.15答案是C。

1. 1. What time is it now?A. 9:10B. 9:50C. 10:002. What does the woman think of the weather?It’s nice. It’s warm It’s cold.3. What will the man do?A. Attend a meeting.B. Give a lectureC. Leave his office.4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course?A. Too hardB. Worth taking.C. Very easy.5. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Speak louderB. Apologize to her.C. Turn off the radio.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 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。

Module 1 Deep South(建议用时：30分钟)Ⅰ.单项填空1. What made Neil Armstrong, the first to set________foot on the moon, such________ success?A．a；/ B．/；/C．/；a D．a；a2. (2014·沈阳高三检测)It’s not always easy for us to________ a career with a family.A．balance B．keepC．fit D．compare3．It rained non－stop for half a month, completely________our holiday.A．ruining B．to ruinC．ruined D．having ruined4. Think carefully before you answer questions online. You may be________into giving away very important personal information.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D.trapped5. (2014·山东济宁育才中学模拟)________ in the flood, many people could do nothing but wait.A．To trap B．TrappingC．Trapped D．To be trapped6. —I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ________this year.—So am I. They seemed very happy together when I saw them in 2013.A．broken up B.finished upC．divided up D.closed up7. (2014·福建福州三中模拟) —My father is coughing heavily recently.—You’d better________. It’s bad for his healt h.A．discourage him from smokingB．keep him smokingC．force him to stop to smokeD．persuade him to smoke8. An important factor in determining how well you perform in an exam is the ________ of your mind.A．case B.circumstanceC．state D．situation9．(2014·江西赣州模拟)Many people are quite at a loss as to what to do ________fire.A．in honour of B.in need ofC．in case of D.in the form of10. Mary is the youngest of the four children, but she has no________ and is treated just as the others.A．benefits B．advantagesC．privileges D.guarantees11. The general manager declared that whoever performed well would be________toa higher position.A．evolved B．promotedC．dominated D．allocated12．When he ________this foreign country in 2014, he missed his parents very much.A．set off for B．set foot onC．set about D.set sail13．—How could you________ Tom so easily?—He is the kind of person who ________ in a crowd.A．pick out；stands outB．make out；stands forC．take out；stands byD．bring out；stands aside14. Mrs. Wilson was the first woman________ to such a post in America.A．to have madeB．to have been electedC．to be electedD．having been elected15．— Oh! I failed my final exam.—________Try again and you will succeed.A．Difficult to imagine.B．Good luck!C．Why?D．Keep up your spirits！Ⅱ.完形填空Cure for SorrowThere is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her__1__， she went to the wise man that is always__2__for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what__3__ways do you have to bring my son back to life?I will__4__you with all I have if you can.”Instead of sending her away or__5__with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never__6__sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of yo ur life.” The woman went off at once in__7__of that magical mustard seed.She came first to a splendid apartment，__8__at the door, and said in a__9__voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n)__10__that I want? It is very important to me.”__11__，she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of__12__. They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to__13__all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor，__14__people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own？” She__15__to comfort them till they__16__. Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow.But__17__she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one__18__after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so__19__in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never__20__that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.1.A.joy B．dangerC．belief D．sorrow2．A.envied B．consideredC．respected D.treated3．A.strange B．magicalC．valuable D．important4．A.reward B．supplyC．provide D．award5．A.quarreling B．discussingC．reasoning D．arguing6．A.suffered B．knownC．obtained D．forgotten7．A.honor B．favorC．need D．search8．A.knocked B．brokeC．stood D．pointed9．A.excited B．confidentC．sad D．urgent10．A.place B．answerC．apartment D．person11．A.Luckily B．ImmediatelyC．Gradually D．Unfortunately12．A.praise B．respectC．comfort D．encouragement13．A.exchange B．describeC．simplify D．decorate14．A.unfortunate B．unfriendlyC．unimportant D．unfamiliar15．A.planned B．managedC．continued D．stayed16．A.settle down B．break downC．calm down D．get down17．A.wherever B．whateverC．however D．whenever18．A.excuse B．taleC．lie D．reason19．A.curious B．puzzledC．worried D．involved20．A.recognizing B．realizingC．remembering D．wonderingⅢ.阅读理解The Pacific Ocean is th e largest of the world’s four oceans. Its name comes from the Latin meaning “peaceful sea”， and was given by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, whose voyage was plain there. However, the Pacific is not always peaceful. Its islands are often hit by typhoons, and the countries surrounding it have many volcanoes and are often hit by earthquakes. Tsunamis (海啸 ), caused by underwater earthquakes, have destroyed many low－lying coastal towns.The Ocean contains about 46% of Earth’s surface water, an d makes up about 32% of its total surface area, more than all of the planet’s land areas. The equator (赤道) divides it into the North Pacific and the South Pacific Oceans, the latter of which contains most of its largest 25,000 islands. The largest landmass entirely within the Pacific Ocean is the island of New Guinea, with Australia to its south；it has been the world’s second－largest island since separating from the Australian mainland.The lowest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench (海沟), lies 10,911 meters below the surface of the Pacific, but the Ocean’s average depth is 4,280 meters.The water temperature of the Pacific varies from freezing at the poles to about 300C near the equator. Its salinity (盐分) also varies from place to place. The water near the equator is less salty because of the rainfall there, but at the poles salinity is also low, because little evaporation (蒸发) takes place in the cold water of these areas.The exploitation (开采) of the Pacific’s mineral wealth is difficult in its deeper parts. However, in the shallow waters of the continental shelves off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand, oil and natural gas are exploited, and pearls are harvested along the coasts of Australia, Japan, Nicaragua and the Philippines.The Pacific’s gr eatest wealth is its fish, but the fishing industry has been harmed greatly by marine pollution. The biggest harm comes from rivers that carry into the Ocean many chemicals used as fertilizers in agriculture, as well as waste. These days many countries are coming together to try to protect the Ocean.1. Ferdinand Magellan gave the Ocean its name because he________.A. expected to live a peaceful lifeB．hoped there would be no more warsC．came upon no serious storms while crossing itD．expected to stay safe and healthy there2. From the passage, what do we know about the Pacific Ocean?A．It contains about 32% of the Earth’s surface water.B．It has suffered many natural disasters.C．Its deeper parts haven’t been exploited.D．New Guinea is on the north of it.3. Why is the water at the poles less salty?A．Little of it turns into steam.B．There is abundant rainfall there.C．The ocean currents are slow there.D．Melting snow adds water to the ocean.4. We can infer from the passage that________.A. countries near the Ocean benefit from being on itB．pearls are a major source of income in JapanC．most people prefer to live near the OceanD．all the countries along the Ocean are developed选修8Module 1课后达标检测43Ⅰ.单项填空1．解析：选C。

高中英语真题:2015届高考英语一轮复习第38期55分钟课堂练习

A “When I grow up, I want to be…” Almost all of us have thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations may have changed from when you were in primary school. However, it seems career options aren’t only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by Teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the in May 2011 by job website monster. Co. UK, in which medicine was the top choice among teenagers aged between 13 and 17. Medicine and law are two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige(威望) may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high-profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility. It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking and see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career. British young men list the tycoon Alan Sugar, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as their top role models “for their wealth”. Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to “wealth”. However, not every child has the makings of doctor, lawyer, or banker. They are those who see fulfillment and happiness in other areas, and many teenagers dare to ink more individuality into their career options. As the Teens’ survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs—coffee shop owner, gourmet (美食家), waiter at a fast food restaurant—are among teenagers’ career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs. With every choice comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your particular talents and skills. B When his book The Little Prince began, Conor Grennan was planning a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month voluntary service in the Little Princes Children’s Home, an orphanage (孤儿院) in Nepal. Arriving there, Conor was immediately welcomed by all the children even though he had no previous experience in working with children. He quickly grew to love the job. But it wasn’t long before Conor came to learn that the children were not orphans at all—they were actually children who had been separated from their parents by a child trafficker(贩子). This realization turned Conor’s global journey into a strong desire to try to find a way to reunite these children with their families. As a part of his efforts, Conor did a great amount of work when he was back in . He started up a non-profit organization called Next Generation Nepal (NGN), raising funds in order to buy a house in as another children’s home. Then, back in , he began a life-changing trip into remote villages. It is really amazing to read about Conor communicating with the children and to read his descriptions of each of them. He made me truly care about the kids. I wanted them to be able to reunite with their families, too! Unfortunately, this was simply not possible for some of the children. But there were some lucky ones. Jagrit, for example, had thought for years that both his parents were dead. So, Connor was surprised when he visited Jagrit’s village and was introduced to the boy’s father! Conor successfully found many of the families of the children and also found his future wife while in . 25. What do we know about the Little Princes Children’s Home? A. Many children ended there due to illegal trade. B. The children in it are all orphans. C. It is worldwide profitable organization. D. it has many branches all over . 26. In order to help the children, Conor _______. a. decided to remain single b. set up the organization NGN c. visited some remote villages d. gave up his plan to travel worldwide e. gave up his plan to travel worldwide A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. b, c, e D. c, d, e 27. It can be learned from the text that Conor Grennan ________. A. is a friend of the author B. likes teaching very much C. has already settled in D. is the author of The Little Prince C Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult. The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn Try to understand why it is important and ho