2015江苏高考英语试卷及答案

2015江苏高考英语试卷 二、单选 21. The number of smokers, ______ is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in the past one year. A. it B. which C. that D. as 22. Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to _____ to their greatest potential. A. accelerate B. improve C. perform D. develop 23. – Jim, can you work…..? --_____? I’ve been working two weeks on end. A. Why me B. Why not C. What if D. So what 24. Much time______ sitting at a desk, office workers are generally trapped by health problems. A. being spent B. having spent C. spent D. to spend 25. _____ Li Hua, a great Chinese poet, was born is known to the public, but…. A. That B. Why C. Where D. How 26. It is so cold that you can’t go outside______ fully covered in thick clothes. A. if B. unless C. once D. when 27. The university started some new language programmes to _______ the country’s Silk Road Economic Belt. A. apply to B. cater for C. appeal to D. … 28. It might have saved me much trouble______ the schedule. A. did I know B. have I known C. do I know D. had I known 29. The whole team ______ Donald, and he seldom let them down. A. wait on B. focus on C. count on D. call on 30. The reason why prices ______ and still are too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactory can explain this problem. A. were B. will be C. have been D. had been 31. The police officers decided to conduct a thorough, and ______ review of the case. A. comprehensive B. complicated C. suspicious D. … 32. Some schools will have to make _______ in agreement with the national social reform. A. judgments B. adjustments C. comments D. achievements 33. –Why didn’t you invite John to your birthday party? -- Well, you know he’s______. A.an early bird B. a wet blanket C. a lucky dog D. a tough nut 34. Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around_______ Thomas Edison. A. thanks to B. regardless of C. aside from D. but for 35. –Go and say sorry to your mom, Dave? -- I’d like to, but I’m afraid Mom would not accept my______. A. requests B. excuses C. apologies D. regrets 三、完形填空 I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked on his positivity from the moment on. The stories of his unconventional___36___ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so ___37____ to me and had such a big____38_____ on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to ___39___ my own cancer experience? I’m ambitious __40___, and when I started going through chemo(化疗), even though I’m a very __41__ person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the ___42__. One day, while wanting to go in for __43__, I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in my hand. Another patient ___44__ what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me ___45____ he had one of his books … well. It ____46____ that among other things, he was an eighty-one-year-old writer. He was ___47____ a published author, and he was currently ___48____ on a new book. We would see each other at various times and ___49_____ friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) ____50____ of Dr. Bernie. He really put a __51__ on my face. He unfortunately ___52__ last year due to his cancer, ___53___ he left a deep impression on me…. The __54__ to pick up my pen again. I ___ 55___ to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.” 36. A. tastes B. ideas C. notes D. memories 37. A. amazing B. shocking C. amusing D. strange 38. A. strike B. push C. challenge D. impact 39. A. learn from B. go over C. get through D. refer to 40. A. reader B. writer C. editor D. doctor 41. A. positive B. agreeable C. humourous D. honest 42. A. mood B. position C. state D. way 43. A. advice B. reference C. protection D. treatment 44. A. viewed B. knew C. noticed D. wondered 45. A. while B. because C. although D. providing 46. A. carried out B. worked out C. proved out D. turned out 47. A. naturally B. merely C. hopefully D. actually 48. A. deciding B. investing C. working D. relying 49. A. became B. helped C. missed D. visited 50. A. patient B. operator C. fan D. publisher 51. A. sign B. smile C. mark D. mask 52. A. showed up B. set off C. fell down D. passed away 53. A. since B. but C. so D. for 54. A. guidance B. trust C. opportunity D. inspiration 55. A. promised B. swore C. thought D. replied 四、阅读理解 A Visitor Code Arrive with nothing that can harm New Zealand If you are arriving from overseas, bring no food, animal or plant material into the country. If in doubt declare it to Customs. Protect plants and animals Never allow dogs or other pets to run freely in areas of nesting birds, other wildlife, or where sighposted. Get rid of rubbish Always get rid of your rubbish properly and recycle waste(e.g. glass, paper) where possible. Be considerate with other waste If using a portable toilet always throw away your toilet waste at a proper waste station. In the back country, bury your toilet waste in a shallow hole away from waterway. Keep New Zealand’s water clean Because soaps and other wastes can harm waterways, be careful your washing water doesn’t pollute the sea lakes and rivers. Take care with fires Always observe district fire bans. Be careful if you smoke or have an outdoor fire or barbecue, make sure ashes are cold before leaving. Camp or picnic carefully When camping or picnicking, use facilities provided. Keep to the track Keep to the track, where one exists, so you lessen the chance of damaging fragile plants. Be considerate When driving, minimize noise and observe no smoking signs. 56. According to Visitor Code, visitors could act_______. A. with care and respect B. with relief and pleasure C. with caution and calmness D. with attention and observation 57. What are you encouraged to do when travelling in New Zealand? A. Take your own camping facilities. B. Bury glass far away from rivers. C. Follow the track for the sake of plants. D. Observe signs to approach nesting birds. B In the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a general. Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to traditional waste, the concentration(含量) of gold and other precious metal was higher in so-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals. Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machine… and the harmful metals removed, the recycled process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment. Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone, and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the