1、2015 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语（湖南卷）Part Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A （22.5 marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C Listen caref
2、ully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11When does the woman usually get home from work?AAbout 6:30 BAbout 7:30 CAbout 8:302What did the woman do last night?AShe watched TV.BShe recorded a program.CShe prepared for a lecture.Convers
3、ation 23How often does the man exercise at the gym? AEvery day. BEvery two days. COnce a week.4Where will the two speakers meet before doing exercise this Friday?AAt the park. BAt the cafe. CAt the cinema.Conversation 35What is Mr. Chester doing?ATelephoning someone.BSpeaking to the woman.CLeaving t
4、he man a message.6What is the mans last name?AOliver. BHorst. CRobert.Conversation 47Why will the woman be late?AShe didnt catch the train.B She didnt finish her paper.C She didnt wake up in time.8Where is the man?AAt the station. BAt home. CAt the office.9What is the probable relationship between t
5、he two speakers?ATeacher and student.BParent and child.CHusband and wife.Conversation 510For whom does the woman buy the T-shirt?AHerself. BHer husband. CHer friend.11How much does the T-shirt normally cost?A$54 B$60 C$7012Why does the salesman agree to sell the T-shirt at $48?AIt is cheaper online.
6、 BHe is in a hurry. CA button is lost.Conversation 613When did the woman arrive?AFriday. BSaturday. CSunday.14What major did the man choose in the end?AEnglish. BBiology. C . History.15What suggestion does the man give on reading the books?AMaking notes.BSkimming first. CReading word by word.Section
7、 B（7.5 marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICESchool Web Design 16 I. Meet on 17 from 2:30 to 3
8、:15II. Create a website for a competition Websiteon your ancestor 18 19 long takes Bare; takes Care; take Dis; take28He must have sensed that I _ him. He suddenly glanced at me and said quietly, “Why are you staring at me like that?“Awould look at Blooked atCwas looking at D am looking at29It is a t
9、ruly delightful place, _ looks the same as it must have done 100 years ago with its winding streets and pretty cottagesAas Bwhere Cthat Dwhich30_ what youre doing today important, because youre trading a day of your life for itAMake BTo make CMaking DMade311 am looking forward to the day _ my daught
10、er can read this book and know my feelings for her.Aas Bwhy Cwhen Dwhere32All we need _ a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit trees throughout the growing seasons of the year.Aare Bwas Cis Dwere33Its not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do _ makes
11、life happy.Athat Bwhich Cwhat Dwho34Whenever you _ a present, you should think about it from the receivers point of view.Abought Bhave bought Cwill buy Dbuy35_ ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.AHaving freed BFreed CTo free DFreeingSection
12、 B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for t
13、he start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be 36 , but in vain. my panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the 37 of my job as a music teacher, I thought - teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would n
14、otice that I was 38 inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: “Put your heads on the desks and close your 39 ! We are going on a journey.“40 , the children fell silent. “Now what should I do?“ I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly 41 , put it in the machine a
15、nd played it.Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and 42 . When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were 43 . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise thei
16、r 44 slowly so that we could share our musical journey.At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to 45 . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the 46 and most of all, an under
17、standing of each other. This was the power that 47 in the classroom could have.36Aglad Bsafe Ckind Dquiet37Aend Baim Crule Dplan38Aguessing Bshaking Cresponding Dlaughing39Aeyes Bmouths Cbooks Ddoors40APunctually BImportantly CAmazingly DObviously41Apassed one on Bgave one back Cturned one in Dtook
18、one out42Aslept Bnodded Cwaited Dcontinued43Atalking Bsinging Cdancing Dlistening44Alegs Bheads Carms Dshoulders45Ateach Bimagine Cplay Dunderstand46Aunprepared Bunspoken Cunknown Dunforgotten47Agames Bmusic Ctears DknowledgeSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling i
19、n each blank with one word that best fits the context.Research has become both simpler and more complex. Its simpler because, 48 you have computer, you can find information you need by searching the Internet. For all you information, you dont have to go to 49 library to find the relevant resource an
20、d take notes on it. Instead, you can find some sources from the Internet 50 print the copies needed. Remember, however, that you should usually consult different types of sources. That is, you 51 always rely just on the Internet for you research.While finding information is easier than ever, at the
21、same time, researching has become 52 complex. There is a lot more material available, which means you may be overwhelmed 53 the amount of information. You need to learn 54 to sort through and find the relevant information for your particular project. Also, 55 need to check the accuracy of it.Part Re
22、ading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished .statements For each of them there are four chokes marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AForget Cycli
23、sts, Pedestrians are Real DangerWe are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.Yes, many cyclists behave dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists. But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders.People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with
24、eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision.The real problem is t
25、hat some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.Michael HoranI love the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpoints, May 29). I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.I was walking acros
26、s Altrincham Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.The police do nothing. What a laugh they are!The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear he
27、lmets, fluorescent (发荧光的) jacket and lights at night and in the morning they should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.Carol HarveyCyclists jump on and off pavements (which are meant for pedestrians), ride at speed along the pavements, and think they have a special right to go th
28、rough traffic lights when they are on red.I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?Its about time they had to be registered and insured,
29、so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be treated and there might be an opportunity to claim.JMLWrite to Viewpoints of the newspaper.56Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that _.Adrivers should be polite to cyclistsBroad accidents can actuall
30、y be avoidedCsome pedestrians are a threat to road safetyDwalking while using phones hurts ones eyes57Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should _.Abe provided with enough roadsBbe asked to ride on their own lanesCbe made to pay less tax for cyclingDbe fined for laughing at policemen58What is a comp
31、laint of JML? AVery few drivers are insured.BCyclists ride fast on pavements.CPedestrians go through red traffic lights.DHorse riders disrespect other road users.59The underlined word “they“ in the third letter refers to _.Aaccidents Bvehicles Cpedestrians Dcyclists60The three letters present viewpo
32、ints on _.Areal source of road dangerBways to improve road facilitiesCmeasures to punish road offencesDincreased awareness of road rulesBIn its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses, and carts got stuck. An old joke th
33、at was popular at the time went something like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, “No, thanks. Ive got a good horse under me.“The city planner decided to build an underground drainage (排水) system, but there simply wasnt enough differen
34、ce between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced me the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the leve
35、l of the citys streets by as much as 12 feet.This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago. Building owners were faced with a choice: either change the first floors of their buildings into basements, and the second stories into main floor
36、s, or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level. Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily. But what about large, heavy structures like Tremont Hotel, which was a six-story brick building?Thats where George Pullman came in. He had developed some house-moving skills succe
37、ssfully. To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel, Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews (螺旋千斤顶 ) beneath the buildings foundation. One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews. At Pullmans signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, th
38、ereby raising the building slowly and evenly. Astonishingly, the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation, and many of its guests didnt even notice anything was happening. Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicagos early history, every engineering solution
39、seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicagos waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River, the citys next step was to clean the polluted river.61The author mentions the joke to show _.Ahorses were fairly useful in ChicagoBChicagos streets were extremely muddyCChicago was very dan
40、gerous in the springDthe Chicago people were particularly humorous62The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to_.Aget rid of the street dirtBlower the Chicago RiverCfight against heavy floodsDbuild the pipes above ground63The underlined word “hoist“ in Paragraph 4 means “_“.Achange Blift
41、 Crepair Ddecorate64What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?AIt went on smoothly as intended.BIt interrupted the business of the hotel.CIt involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.DIt separated the building from its foundation.65The passage is mainly about the early Chica
42、gos _.Apopular life styles and their influencesBenvironmental disasters and their causesCengineering problems and their solutionsDsuccessful businessmen and their achievementsCHave your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire houses, garage, and
43、 yard inspected at any timewith no warning. Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living, and a keepers reputation depended on results. A few times each year, an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station. The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes
44、 had advance notice.Once lighthouses had telephones, keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching. After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector aboard, the keepers family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first. As soon as someone spotted the
45、boat, everyone would do last-minute tidying and change into fancy clothes. The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap. Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.Despite the serious nature of i
46、nspections, they resulted in some funny moments. Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection. At the time, people did not have dishwashers in their homes. In an effort to clean up quickly, Mrs. Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pa
47、n, covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven. If the inspector opened the oven door, it would look like bread was baking. he never did.One day, Glenn Fursts mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house. Like floor wax, the oil made the floors shiny and
48、 helped protect the wood. This time, though, she used a little too much oil. When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenns mother, he slipped on the freshly oiled surface. “He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight,“ Glenn late wrote. After he steadied himself, he shook Glenns mothers hand, and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.66What does Paragraph I tell us about the inspection at the
