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2015 年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅱ） 23. How did the author finally get his TV set working again?
A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）
C. By switching channels. D. By having it repaired.
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
24. How does the another sound when telling the story ?
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
A. Curious B. Anxious C. Cautious D. Humorous
将该项涂黑。
A
B
My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago
Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play
because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I
a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you
let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day late, when I saw newspaper
instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan.
advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when
Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating,
I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t got
for people are often less self-conscious（难为情）when they’re in poorly lit places-and so more likely to
any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason,
brightness.
when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually,
Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate
this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then
meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like
change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to
yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it’s time
remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.
to repaint, go blue.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise
Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories
to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to
（卡路里）per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to
the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
make dinner last at least 30 minutes, And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some
21. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.
A. He got an older model than he had expected.
Downsize the dishes, Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent
B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.
more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller
C. He could have bought it at a lower price.
one ,total intake（摄入） jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short,
D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.
wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.
22. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?
25. The text is especially helpful for those who care about_______.
A. ended all their programs. B. provided fewer channels.
A. their home comforts B. their body shape
C. changed to commercials. D. showed all-night movies.
第1页（共5页）C. house buying D. healthy diets forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.
26. A home environment in blue can help people_________. 29. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?
A. digest food better B. reduce food intake A. It is flexible in length. B. It is a time for relaxation.
C. burn more calories D. regain their appetites C. It is increasingly popular. D. It is required by universities.
27. What are people advised to do at mealtimes? 30. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year______.
A. Eat quickly. B. Play fast music. A. are better prepared for college studies
C. Use smaller spoons. D. Turn down the lights. B. know a lot more about their future jobs
28. What can be a suitable title for the test? C. are more likely to leave university in debt
A. Is Your House Making You Fat? B. Ways of Serving Dinner D. have a better chance to enter top universities
C. Effects of Self-Consciousness D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing? 31. 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.
C 32. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?
More student than ever before are taking a gap-year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to A. Attend additional courses. B. Make plans for the new term.
be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated (起源) with C. Earn money for their education. D. Prepare for their graduate studies.
the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next
academic year. D
This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off Choose Your One-Day Tours
their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by University and Tour A — Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and
College Admissions Service (UCAS). Stonehenge —￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.
That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume
UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well- Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000
planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who years.
take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said. Tour B — Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower
But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), and Anne Hathaway’s house￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.
argued that the increase is evidence of student had ship — young people are being forced into earning Oxford: Includes a guided of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of
money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave dreaming spires (尖顶)” form St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring
university up to ￡15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to much of the Shakespeare wonder.
earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are Tour C — Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace
第2页（共5页）— £34 until March and £37 thereafter. double-check the fit. ___37___. As always, you should stretch (伸展) at least ten minutes before each run
Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry Mill’s favorite palace. Free time to to prevent injuries.
visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. ___38___, it
home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run.
attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze (迷宫) where ___39___. After two weeks, start timing yourself. ___40___. Depending on the kind of race you plan to
it is easy to get lost! enter,you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.
Tour D — Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great — A. After six days
£33 until 18 March and £37 thereafter. B. For a good marathon runner
Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the C. Before you begin your training
gardens of the 18th century. D. With each day, increase the distance by a half mile
33. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city? E. If they still feel good,you can begin running in them
A. Tour A B. Tour B C. Tour C D. Tour D F. Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training
34. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March? G. Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time
A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford.
C. Bath &Stonehenge. D. Cambridge. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）
35. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction? 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A. It used to be the home of royal families. 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最
B. It used to be a well-known maze. 佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
C. It is the oldest palace in Britain. Where do you go when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor? These are all ___41___ aces
D. It is a world-famous castle. of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really ___42___ want somewhere else instead. I had
the ___43___ of seeing this first hand on a ___44___.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） Why daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so ___45___ a
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 tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some ___46___
项。 experiences on Saturday as they played against teams ___47___ trained. Through the first two games, her
Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the ___48___did not get on serious shot on goal. As apparent, I ___49___seeing my daughter playing her
runs. ___36___, buy the best-fitting, best-built running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand best, ___50___ still defeated.
will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of IT seemed that something clicked with the ___51___ between Saturday and Sunday. When they
each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to ___52__for their Sunday game, they were ___53___ different. They had begun integrate (融合) the kinds
第3页（共5页）of play and teamwork they had ___54___ the day before into their ___55___. They played aggressively 60. A. harmful to B. mixed with C. different from D. applied to.
and ___56___ scored a goal.
It ___57___ me that playing against the other team was a great ___58___ moment for all the girls on 第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
the team. I think it is a general principle. ___59___ is the best teacher. The lessons they may not be 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
___60___ what they would have gotten in school. But are certainly more personal and meaningful, The adobe dwellings (土坯房）__61__ (build) by the Pueblo Indians of the
because they had to work them out on their own.
American Southwest are admired by even __62__ most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to
41. A. public B. traditional C. official D. special their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __63__ (able) to “air condition” a
42. A. passes B. works C. lies D. ends house without __64__ (use) electric equipment.
Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat __65__ (slow)
43. A. dream B. idea C. habit D. chance
during cool nights, thus warning the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat
44. A. trip B. holiday C. weekend D. square
and are now cold enough __66 __ (cool) the house during the hot day: __67__ the same time, they warm
45. A. won B. entered C. organized D. watched
up again for the night. This cycle __68 __ (go) day after day: The walls warm up. During the day and cool
46. A. painful B. strange C. common D. practical
off during the night and thus always a timely offset（抵消）for the outside temperatures. As __69__
47. A. less B. poorly C. newly D. better
(nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly __70__ thick the adobe walls needed to be to
48. A. fans B. tutors C. class D. team
make the cycle work on most days.
49. A. imagined B. hated C. avoided D. missed
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35分）
50. A. if B. or C. but D. as
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
51. A. girls B. parents C. coaches D. viewers
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有
52. A. dressed B. showed up C. made up D. planned
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。
53. A. slightly B. hardly C. basically D. completely
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
54. A. seen B. known C. heard D. read 删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
55. A. styles B. training C. game D. rules 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。
56. A. even B. still C. seldom D. again
One day, little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy
57. A. confused B. struck C. reminded D. warned
on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy
58. A. touching B. thinking C. encouraging D. learning
for some time, he turned around and found where his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to
59. A. Experience B. Independence C. Curiosity D. Interest
cry. A woman saw him crying and telling him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later, Tony saw
第4页（共5页）parents. Mom said, “How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried.” Tony promised her that
this would never happen again.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth
Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：
1. 出发及返回时间；
2. 活动：包饺子、表演节目等。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.结语已为你写好。
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