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2016 年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅲ） A. February. B. May. C. August. D. November.
23. Where can students go for free performances with their I.D. cards?
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）
A. Music Hall. B. Memorial Hall.
第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分）
C. Patricia Cobbett Theater. D. Riverbend Music Theater.
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
24. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?
将该项涂黑。
A. It has seats in the open air. B. It gives shows all year round.
A
C. It offers membership discounts. D. It presents famous musical works.
Music
Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional
B
performances in March and September. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone:
On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New
241-2742. http://www.cityopera.com.
York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another
Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers
customer was approaching their table.
several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http:
“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the
//www.chamberorch.com.
stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”
Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up,
season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend.
she also pulled up a chair.
http://www.symphony.org/home.asp.
“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York
College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus (校园) of the
friends were thinking.”
university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater. CCM organizes a variety of events, including
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it
performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of
was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back
musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I.D. cards can attend the events for
downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their
free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183.
Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion (团聚).
http://www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.
“My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These
Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under
are the people that make me write them.’”
cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone: 232-6220.
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this
http://www.riverbendmusic.com.
explanation.
21. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?
“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t
A. 241-2742. B. 723-1182. C. 381-3300. D. 232-6220.
have to.”
22. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?
第1页（共5页）Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from commercial orchards (果园). If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit
afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.
from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. 28. What can people do at the apple events?
Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment (片段) of a particularly interesting story. A. Attend experts’ lectures. B. Visit fruit-loving families.
25. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe? C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard. D. Taste many kinds of apples.
A. Two strangers joined her. B. Her childhood friends came in. 29. What can we learn about Decio?
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner. D. Some people held a party there. A. It is a new variety. B. It has a strange look.
26. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s . C. It is rarely seen now. D. It has a special taste.
A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories 30. What does the underlined phrase “a pipe dream” in Paragraph 3 mean?
27. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction? A. A practical idea. B. A vain hope. C. A brilliant plan. D. A selfish desire.
A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women. 31. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers. A. To show how to grow apples. B. To introduce an apple festival.
C. To help people select apples. D. To promote apple research.
C
If you are a fruit grower — or would like to become one — take advantage of Apple Day to see D
what’s around. It’s called Apple Day but in practice it’s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the
October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain. classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread
Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples. To people and monitored (监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking people’s e-
who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala in supermarkets, it mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters
can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was and sob stories.
grown by the Romans. Although it doesn’t taste of anything special, it’s still worth a try, as is the knobbly “The ‘if it bleeds’ rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of
(多疙瘩的) Cat’s Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else. Pennsylvania. “They want your eyeballs and don’t care how you’re feeling. But when you share a story
There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You don’t want them to think of you as a Debbie
eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you’ll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so Downer.”
it’s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it. Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication — e-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-
At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and face conversations — found that it tended to be more positive than negative (消极的), but that didn’t
because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games. necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because
Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at
第2页（共5页）how people spread a particular set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times’ fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as
website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult. 37 This text
findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.
articles. He found that science amazed Times’ readers and made them want to share this positive feeling 38 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge.
with others. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. 39 When you have bought a fish and arrive
Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should
like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused (激发) one be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.
way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was There are many common methods used to cook fish. 40 First, clean it and season it with your
to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” choice of spices (调料). Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it
32. What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to? weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, it’s ready to serve.
A. News reports. B. Research papers. A. Do not buy it.
C. Private e-mails. D. Daily conversations. B. The easiest is to steam it.
33. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer? C. This is how you can do it.
A. They’re socially inactive. B. They’re good at telling stories. D. It just requires a little knowledge.
C. They’re inconsiderate of others. D. They’re careful with their words. E. The fish will go bad within hours.
34. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Berger’s research? F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.
A. Sports news. B. Science articles. G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.
C. Personal accounts. D. Financial reviews.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text? 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）
A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5分，满分 30分）
B .Online News Attracts More People 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
C. Reading Habits Change with the Times 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 41
Miller King, who was the best 42 at our school.
第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football
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 everywhere for 43 .
项。 Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he
Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 36 But it seems that many people don’t cook came back from 44 . He looked very 45 , but he didn’t cry.
第3页（共5页）That season, I 46 all of Miller’s records while he 47 the home games from the bench. 58. A. still B. also C. yet D. just
We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 48 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to 59. A. challenged B. cured C. invited D. admired
blame for Miller’s 49 . 60. A. healthier B. bigger C. cleverer D. cooler
One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 50 going over a fence—
which wasn’t 51 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he 第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分）
wanted to accept 52 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I 53 him move slowly over 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。
the fence. When we were finally 54 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, 61
this during the season, but you did 55 . Thank you for filling in for 56 .” Vietnam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.
His words freed me from my bad 57 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic,
more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was 58 ahead of me. I was right to have 59 animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might 62
him. From that day on，I grew 60 and a little more real. (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and
41. A. cheering for B. beating out C. relying on D. staying with metal 63 (create) special designs.
42. A. coach B. student C. teacher D. player The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in
43. A. practice B. show C. comfort D. pleasure large pots, 64 (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, 65 the population grew, people
44. A. school B. vacation C. hospital D. training began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten
45. A. pale B. calm C. relaxed D. ashamed easily with twigs which 66 (gradual) turned into chopsticks.
46. A. held B. broke C. set D. tried Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, 67 lived from roughly 551 to
47. A. reported B. judged C. organized D. watched 479 B.C., influenced the 68 (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind
48. A. and B. then C. but D. thus people of killings and 69 (be) too violent for use at the table.
49. A. decision B. mistake C. accident D. sacrifice Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat
50. A. stuck B. hurt C. tired D. lost 70 their hands.
51. A. steady B. hard C. fun D. fit 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35分）
52. A. praise B. advice C. assistance D. apology 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
53. A. let B. helped C. had D. noticed 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。文中共有 10
54. A. dropped B. ready C. trapped D. safe 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。
55. A. fine B. wrong C. quickly D. normally 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
56. A. us B. yourself C. me D. them 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
57. A. memories B. ideas C. attitudes D. dreams 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
第4页（共5页）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。
The teenage year from 13 to 19 were the most difficult time for me. They were also the best and
worse years in my life. At the first, I thought I knew everything and could make decisions by yourself.
However, my parents didn’t seem to think such. They always tell me what to do and how to do it. At one
time, I even felt my parents couldn’t understand me so I hoped I could be freely from them. I showed
them I was independent by wear strange clothes. Now I am leaving home to college. At last, I will be on
my own, but I still want to have my parents to turn to whenever need help.
第二节 书面表达（满分 25分）
假定你是李华，与留学生朋友 Bob 约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容
包括：
1．表示歉意；
2．说明原因；
3．另约时间。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第5页（共5页）
