1、1考试时间：45 分钟姓名：_班级：_ 考号： _一 、完形填空（2015 江苏高考真题） 请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was required to read one of Bernie Siegels books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional _1_and the exceptional patients he wrote about wer
2、e so _2_to me and had such a big _3_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 _4_my own cancer experience?Im an ambitious _5_, and when I started going through chemo (化疗) , even though Im a very _6_person, I lost my drive to wri
3、te. I was just too tired and not in the _7_. One day, while waiting to go in for _8_, I had one of Dr. Bernies books in my hand. Another patient _9_what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me _10_he had one of his books with him as well. It _11_that among other things, he was an eighty-y
4、ear-old writer. He was_12_a published author, and he was currently _13_on a new book.We would see each other at various times and _14_friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) _15_of Dr. Bernie. He really put a _16_on my face. He unfortunately _17_last ye
5、ar due to his cancer, _18_he left a deep impression on me and gave me the _19_to pick up my pen again. I _20_to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”1.A. tastes B. ideas C. notes D. memories2.A. amazing B. shocking C. amusing D. strange3.A. strike B. push C. challenge D. impact4.A. learn from B.
6、 go over C. get through D. refer to5.A. reader B. writer C. editor D. doctor6.A. positive B. agreeable C. humorous D. honest7.A. mood B. position C. state D. way8.A. advice B. reference C. protection D. treatment9.A. viewed B. knew C. noticed D. wondered10.A. while B. because C. although D. providin
7、g11.A. came out B. worked out C. proved out D. turned out12.A. naturally B. merely C. hopefully D. actually13.A. deciding B. investing C. working D. relying14.A. became B. helped C. missed D. visited15.A. patient B. operator C. fan D. publisher16.A. sign B. smile C. mark D. mask17.A. showed up B. se
8、t off C. fell down D. passed away18.A. since B. but C. so D. for19.A. guidance B. trust C. opportunity D. inspiration20.A. promised B. swore C. thought D. replied2二 、阅读理解A21.Why did the BeauxArts style attract American entrepreneurs?A. It helped display their money status. B. It was created by famou
9、s architects.C. It was named after a famous institute. D. It represented the 19th century urban culture.22.What is unique of SieMatic BeauxArts?A. Its designs are anti-conventional.B. Its designs come from famous structures.C. Its customers can enjoy their own composition.D. Its customers can choose
10、 from various new styles.3BEveryone looks forward to progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. Progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. Progress must lead to a better life and a better way of doing things.All these, however, remain t
11、rue only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However,at the back of the minds of many people,especially those who miss the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. When communication becomes more efficient,peopl
12、e are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish .The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. With the communication gadets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effor
13、t to visit one another personally.A personal visit carries with the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. We cannot unnecessarily excuse our selves or turn the other persons off.With efficiency also comes mass production.Such is the nature of fact
14、ories and the success of industrialization today.Factories have improved efficiency. Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. However, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of
15、 the personal touch when making these products. For example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory.Although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the hand
16、icraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. In fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can b
17、e brought back to their old state. New technology is required for old products to stay old.It is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. Technology is flexible. There is no fixed way of making use of it. Everything depends on peoples attitu
18、de. The worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. When we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.23.According to Paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _.A. live a better li
19、fe B. look for better methodsC. change ways of living D. accept technology and advance steadily24.The underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _.A. tools B. messages C. barriers D. skills25.The author explains “efficiency comes with a price” by _.A. describing a process B. using examplesC.
20、 following time order D. making classification26.Compared with home-made handicrafts, machine made products _.A. lack great accuracy B. lack the personal touchC. are of high value D. are quite welcome27.What can be learned about technology from Paragraph 4?4A. It can destroy old traditions. B. It ca
21、n lead to social progress.C. It can be used to correct mistakes. D. It can be used to preserve old products.28.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A. Progress can suit the needs of daily life.B. People review the past with great regret.C. Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.D. P
22、eoples attitude decides the use of technology.CIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my b
23、rother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan. Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost important sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two mo
24、vies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did. That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the
25、 heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Wed already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. We left
26、the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke. Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of Joh
27、n Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. Theyre really memories of the screen, not memories of my life. 29.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner? A. 1952 B. 1962
28、 C. 1972 D. 1982 30.What does the underlined word”It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The heat B. The theater. C. The Music Man D. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 31.What do we know about Mr. Bellow? A. He loved children very much. B. He was a fan of John Wayne. C. He sold air conditioners. D. He was a
29、 movie star. 32.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times? A. The two movies were really wonderful. B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside. C. The manager of the theater was friendly. D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater. 533.What can we learn from t
30、he last paragraph? A. The author turned out to be a great singer. B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962. C. The authors life has been changed by the two movies. D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable. DWhen I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he
31、 told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University（SMU）in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She cou
32、ldnt afford the operation because her family was poor.Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic（阁楼）one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript（手稿）. On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and s
33、he sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and
34、 had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henrys.My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top
35、 editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better
36、 than his own story.34.Who found the O. Henrys manuscript?A. The girls mother. B. The authors father.C. The girl. D. The author.35.Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?A. O. Henry once worked in Houston. B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.C. O. H
37、enry once moved to Des Moines. D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.36.The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. named B. treated C. proved D. described37.According to the text, why did the authors father go to Des Moines?A. To sell the O. Henry story. B. To meet the author hi
38、mself.C. To talk with the O. Henry expert. D. To give money to the girl.三 、七选五This Way to DreamlandDaydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being 6unaware of whats happening around
39、 them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy._38. _They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. _39._ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without suc
40、h ideas and inventions?So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams._40. _ And if
41、you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while youre daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another taskpreferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.Its also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times w
42、hen you really need to concerntrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep._41. _Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away._42.Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actuall
43、y in the clouds.A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.C. Without wandering minds, we wouldnt have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.E. It involves slo
44、w, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.G. Therefore, its a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when youre in the daydream zone.四 、语法填空阅读
45、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。David will never for get what happened to him the day before yesterdayHe 43.(eat)something at home when he received a strange phone call from a hospitalThe caller said that his son 44.(fall) to the ground unconscious on the way to schoo1It was he 45._ took him to
46、the hospitalDavid hung up his cell phone and rushed to his sons classroom，only to find him listening to the teacher attentivelyHe suddenly realized that he had been cheated，but he felt 46.(relieve)Just at that time the phone rang again，saying， “Your son is in great danger and he needs 47.immediate o
47、peration which costs 48，000 yuanThe doctors here say they will not operate 48.your son until they receive the money When 49.(ask) from where the caller had taken his son to hospital，the caller rang off David gave a big smile and said “What a pity!”If the cheater thought he could get money from David
48、 in such a 50.(honest)way, he was wrongSuch phone calls are common these daysA few of them might have fallen 7victims to such tricksMost parents are sensitive to 51.It was really silly to cheat welleducated men like DavidBelieve it or not，its a true storyThe 52.(colleague)in his office can confirm i
49、t，such as Tom，Peter and so on五 、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。文中共有10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（） ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线（ ） ，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。My soccer coach retired in last week. I wanted to do anything special for him a
