广东省2015年高考英语模拟试题2

2015年广东高考英语模拟试题（2）I・语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）It'ssurprisingtodiscoverhowparents'assumptionsabouttheirteens'Internetusedifferfromteens'actualuse.Parentsthinkteensaremuchless1onlinethantheyactuallyare一byabouttwohoursperday.Whileparentsthinktheirkidsspendaboutthreehoursadayonline,kidsreport2morelikefive.ArecentstudybythesecuritycompanyMcAfeesurveyedabout1,000teenagersand1,000parents.Itfindsthattherehasbeenasharp3inthepercentageofteenswholietotheirparentsaboutInternetuse.Nearly70percentofteensadmittedthatthey4theirfullInternetusefromparents,asharprisefrom45percentsincethecompanycompleteda（n）5surveytwoyearsearlier.Nearlyhalfoftheparentssurveyedreportthatthey6know“everything"theirkidsaredoingonline.Thegapbetweentheassumptionandrealityisveryclear.7,parentsdon'tknoweverythingtheirkidsdoonline.53percentofteensreportthattheyclearthebrowserhistory（浏览器历史记录）,andnearlyhalfsimplycloseorminimizewindows（窗口）whenthe8walkintotheroom.Aboutone-third9instantmessagesorvideos.Cover-ups（遮掩）arenotnecessarily10:whileaboutone-quarterofteensreportlying,thesamepercentageclaimthattheyusecomputerstheirparentsnever11.That'sbecausemostparentsdon'tseemterribly12abouttheirkids'onlinepractices.78percentbelievetheirkidsarehangingoutwithfriendsonline;about25percentofparentssaytheydon'thave13_tomonitortheirchildren'sInternetuse.Theyoftensaytheyarebusy.So,ifwedon'texactlyknowtheamountoftimeourkidsspend14withsocialmedia,ortheycoveruptheironlineactivities,whatshouldourstrategy（策略）be?Whatisthebestapproachtogettingcloserto15?1.A.focusedB.occupiedC.worriedD.interested2.A.learningB.playingC.spendingD.saving3.A.reductionB.changeC.distinctionD.increase4.A.hidB.preventedC.wonD.borrowed5.A.interestingB.finalC.similarD.useless6.A.hardlyB.secretlyC.hopefullyD.certainly7.A.QuicklyB.ActuallyC.NecessarilyD.Strangely8.A.friendsB.reportersC.parentsD.neighbors9.A.enjoyB.removeC.replyD.discover10.A.protectedB.expectedC.caughtD.required11.A.checkB.buyC.loveD.want12.A.strictB.excitedC.concernedD.guilty13.A.evidenceB.dutyC.reasonD.time14.A.indoorsB.onlineC.abroadD.outside15.A.realityB.freedomC.assumptionD.history第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为16〜25的相应位置上。AfriendlyteacherandIhadatalk,makingplansafterjoiningtheGreaterGoodSummerInstitute.16ofusworkinadowntownelementaryschool.17students'needsaregreat.Wewantedtotryanexperimenttosee18wecouldbeginamovementtocreateakindercommunity.ThisishowtheKindnessUnion19（bear）.Intwomonths,amazingthingshavetakenroot.Webeganbygivingeverymembera20（person）grown.smallpottedplant（盆栽植物）.alongwithakindnessquote.andencouragementtopassitforward.Sincethen,wehaveboughtsmallgiftsandplacedtheminmailboxesorworkplaces,alongwith21quoteandatag（标签）fromtheKindnessUnion.Wekeeptrack22peoplewe'vetagged,andalwaysencouragethemtopassitforward.Wenowhaveawonderfulcoffeestation23（supply）byourlocalStarbucks.We'vesharedoursecretwithsomestudentsandtheyarestartingtomakenotesofappreciationandperformotherrandomactsofkindness.Iwanttothankthem24helpingtomakeourschoola25（friendly）andhappierplace.5.II•阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AAnewcouplearechallengingthemselvestolivethefirst90daysofmarriagelife,usingonlyBitcoin（比特币——基于网络的匿名数字货币）.Forthreemonths,AustinCraigandBeccyBinghamwillattempttopayrent,buygoods,eatatrestaurantsandevengoonaroadtripusingthecurrency,withouttheircreditcardsandcash.TheexperimentwillbeginwhenthepairreturnfromtheirhoneymoononJuly27.“I'malwaysupforanadventure,andwe'restartingourlivestogether.Sowhynotstartoutdoingsomethingdifferentandunique?”BinghamsaidabouttheirprojectcalledLifeonBitcoin.Bitcoinisakindofdigitalcurrency.Thecoins,worth$107eachonTuesdayafternoon,arekeptinanonlinewallet.Thecurrency,createdin2009,canbuyyoueverythingfromsoaptoillegaldrugsandbee-keepingequipmentonline.ButBinghamandCraigaredeterminedtofindoutiftheycansurviveusingBitcoinintherealworld.“Theideaistopushtheouterlimitsofwhat'spossiblewithBitcoins,”29-year-oldCraigsaid.“Wehaveacameraalongwithus,sothatwecanmakeadocumentary（纪录片）.”Theyareraisingmoneyforthedocumentaryandhavemadeavideoexplainingtheiruniquemission.Bingham'semployerhasalreadyagreedtopayherinthecurrency,butpayingrentwillbeoneoftheirmainhurdles（障碍）.“Wearegoingtotalktoourlandlord,”Binghamsaid.“Wearegoingtocallhimupandtellhimwhatwe'redoing,andseeifhe'lltakeBitcoin.”Othertaskswillalsotakesomeseriousnegotiation（协商）.“It'sgoingtobetalkingtopeople,explaininghowBitcoinworksandwhyit'sbeneficial,andpersuadingthemthatwecandothisanditwillbeverypainlessforthem,”Craigsaid.Ifthingsaregoingreallywell,thecouplehopetousethecurrencytotraveltoanothercountry—onewhereBitcoinhassupport.Butthatwillrequirethemtofindatravelagencyorairlinethatwilltakethem.26.What'stherelationshipbetweenCraigandBingham?Boyfriendandgirlfriend.B.Husbandandwife.C.Bossandemployer.D.Managerandcustomer.Whatdidtheyplantodoaccordingtothepassage?TheychallengedthemselvestosurviveusingBitcoinintherealworld.Theydecidedtoenjoyanunforgettablehoneymoon.TheyplanedtocollectBitcoinasmuchaspossible.TheydecidedtobuyeverythingfromtheInternet.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBitcoin?Bitcoincannotbeusedtobuythings.Bitcoinisadigitalcurrencyusedonline.Bitcoincanbuypeopleeverything.D.Bitcoinhasbeeninuseformorethantenyears.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Bitcoinispopularwithpeopleofallages.CraigandBinghamhavereceivedsupportfromeveryoneinvolved.Peoplecanseethecouple'sexperiencesthroughavideolateron.ThingsgoreallywellintheprojectLifeonBitcoin.What'sthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthepassage?TotellushowtomakethemostoftheInternet.ToshowhowwidelytheInternetcanbeused.TopersuadepeoplenottobeaddictedtotheInternet.Totellusanewcouple'splanforusingBitcoinintherealworld.Fromthefirsdtayheenteredmyjunior-higchlassroom,WillardP.Franklinexistedinhisownworld,shuttingouthisclassmatesandme.Myattemptsatestablishingafriendlyrelationshwithhimweremetwithcomplieteifferenc冷漠）.Evena“GoodMorning,Willard”receivedonlyagrunt咕哝）.Icouldseethathisclassmatesfarednobetter.Willardwasstrictlyalonerwhoseemedtohavenodesireorneedtobreakhisbarrierofsilence.ShortlyaftertheThanksgivingholiday,wegotwordoftheannualChristmascollectioonfmoneyforthelessfortunatepeopleinourschooldistrict.“Christmasisaseasonofgiving,”Itoldmystudents.“Thereareafewstudentsinthescwhomightnothaveahappyholidayseason.BycontributingtoourChristmascollection,youwillhelpbuyfood,clothingandtoysfortheseneedypeople.Wewillstartthecollectiontomorrow.”WhenIcalledforthecontributiontshenextday,Idiscoveredthatalmosteveryonehadforgotten,exceptWillardP.Franklin.Theboydugdeepintohispantspocketsashewalkeduptmydesk.Carefully,hedroppedtwoquartersintothesmallcontainer.“Idon'tneedanymilkforlunch,”hesaidinalowvoice.Foramoment,justamoment,hesmiled.Thatnighta,fterschool,Itookoursmallcontributionstotheschoolprincipal.Icouldn'thsharingtheincidentthathadtakenplace.“Imaybewrong,butIbelieveWillardmightbegettingreadytobecomeapartoftheworldaroundhim,”Itoldthep.rincipal“Yes,Ibelieveitsoundshopeful,”henodded.h“AoH预感§Vethatwemighthavedonewelltohavehimshareabitofhisworldwithus.IjustreceivedalistofthepoorfamilourschoolwhomostneedhelpthroughtheChristmiaosn.coHlelreec,ttakealookatit.”AsIgazeddowntoread,IdiscoveredWillardP.Franklinandhisfamilywerethetopnamesonthelist.FromParagraph1,wecaninferthat.theteachermadenoefforttochangeWillardWillard'sclatsessmarefusedtomakefriendswithhimtheteachertriedtogetWillardoutofhisworldWillardtriedtojoinhisclassmatesWhatdoestheunderlinedword“fare”meaninParagraph1?Progress.B.Hate.C.Fail.D.Change.TheChristmascollectionwasheldtoseewhoneedothers'donationsmosturgentlycelebratethecomingChristmaswithgiftshelptheschool'spoorstudentsandtheirfamiliescollectmoneyforthedisabledFromthepassage,weknowthat.allthestudentswerecarelessandselfishtheprincipalwassatisfiedwithwhatwasdonetohelpWillardtheteacherwascriticizedbytheprincipalforthecollectionWillardwasunwillingtoshareandhelpothersWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?AnindifferentsoulB.AsilentvoiceC.AstrangeboyD.AwonderfulclassCOwlservicereferstoextremelylate-nighttransit（运送）service,thatis,tripsbetweenmidnightand4am.However,owlserviceisonlyknownassuchwhenthetransitagencyoperatestwenty-fourhoursperday.MostlargecitiesintheUSAoperatetransitservicetwenty-fourhoursperday.Duringtimesoffinancialdifficulty,owlserviceisoftenthefirstservicetobecut,leavinglate-nightridersincities,suchasDetroitandPittsburgh,stranded（陷于困境的）.ButNewYorkisabletooperateitssystemallnightduetothewidespreadpresenceofthreeandfourtracksectionsallowingfortwotobeshutdownwhileserviceisstilloperating.Othersystemsapproachtwenty-four-hourserviceduringFridayandSaturdaynights,includingLosAngelesandWashington,D.C.Manytransitsystemsoperateadifferentnetworkofroutesduringtheovernighthours;theseroutesareoftenprefixed（有……前缀的）with“N”.These“N”routestendtocombinesectionsoftwoormoredaytimeroutesandoftenformloops（环路）inanattempttocoverasmuchastheurbanareaaspossiblewithasfewbusesaspossible.Anothercharacteristicofowlserviceisthewidespreadusageofbustimedtransfers（定时换乘）tominimize（最小化）waittimeinwhatmaybeunsafelocations.Onemightbelievethatowltripsarelikelytohavemoresecurityproblemsthantransitserviceatothertimesoftheday.However,withowltransitsecuritybeingprovidedbyvideocameras,owltripsareactuallysimilartotripsatanyothertimeoftheday.Ofcourse,transitagenciescannotguaranteesafetyonceapassengerhasleftthevehicle.Althoughthelownumberofpassengersonowlrouteshasmadethemanattractivetargetforbeingclosed,owlserviceisimportant.Itmakesitpossibleforlow-incomeemployeestoaccesslate-nightjobsandindeedhelpsthemleadanormallife.Cuttingowlserviceresultsinthelossoftwotrips:oneduringtheowlperiodandoneduringanothertimeofthedaywhichendsupnotbeingtakenbecausethepassengerhasnowayofreturninghome.OwlserviceisusuallyestablishedinacitythatisofficiallyfinancedbythestateB.iscrowdedwithalargepopulationC.hasrushhoursbetweenmidnightand4amD.operatesall-daytransitserviceThesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat.howmanytracksectionsowlserviceismadeupofwhatconveniencetheowlservicebringsduringspecialnightshowtheowlservicesurvivesduringhardtimeinsomecitieswhyowlserviceisthefirsttobecutduringtimesoffinancialdifficultyAccordingtothepassage,“N"routesare.madetocovermoredistanceB.operatedtwenty-fourhoursC.designedforbigbusesonlyD.formedaroundtheurbancentersTheowltrips'securitymainlydependsonwhetherthepassengershavetowaitlongforthevehiclesarewellawareoftheirownsafetyarekeepingawayfromdangerousplacescantakeadvantageoftheadvancedtechnologyTheauthorusesthelastparagraphmainlyto.explainwhoareusingtheowlservicethemostexpresstheworryabouttheprobablefutureoftheowlservicestressthegreatinfluenceoflow-incomeemployeesattractmorepassengerstousetheowlserviceDManypeoplesetthemoodforaromanticnightwithcandles,butnowtheycoulduseaglowingplantforadatewithadifference.Alight-producingplantcalledStarlightAvatarthatglowslikeafirefly（萤火虫）hasbeencreatedbyUSscientists.Scientistsconnectedgenesfrombioluminescent（生物性发光的）bacteriawithapotplanttocreatetheplant,whichcanbeusedasalampinthedark.Bioglow,thecompanybehindtheinvention,claimsStarlightAvataristhefirstlight-emitting（发光的）plant.Itisagenetically-modified（转基因的）versionofaregularpotplantandglowscontinuouslyduringitslifetime.Thecompanysaysthatitsplantsaresimilartofireflies.Itslight-emitting“machine”isinitscellstoletitconstantlyemitvisiblelightduringitslifecycleofbetweentwoandthreemonths.TheglowofStarlightAvatarisbestdescribedasexactlycomparabletostarlight.Thecompanysuggeststhatpeopleshouldappreciatetheplant's“dim（暗淡的）glow”inadarkenedroomanditmighttakeafewminutesfortheireyestoadjusttoappreciatetheeffect.Aftertheinitialglowoftheplantisvisible,theplant'sfeaturesandglowingpartsbecomeincreasinglymoreobviousastheeyescontinuetoadjust.Scientistshavebeentryingtocreatelight-emittingplantsforaround30years,butBioglow'splantsaren'tpaintedwithdyeanddonotrelyonUVlighttocreateatemporaryglowingeffectlikepreviousinventions.Theyarethefirstautonomouslyluminescent（发冷光的）plantsthatemit

lightontheirownwithouttheneedforchemicalsorUVlight.Itaimstobringcleaner,moresustainableandaffordableplant-basedlightalternativestotheworld.Theplantsbeingtradedwillbeshippedinboxescontainingnutrientsandwillgrowuntiltheyfillthemup,whentheycanbetransferredtoanormalplantpot.Whiletheplantglowsinitsbox,thecompanysaysitimproveswhengrowinginapotduetomoreopenaccesstooxygen.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat.lightmaychangeourmoodonadateglowingplantsaredifferentfromotherplantsglowingplantswillreplacecandlescompletelyyourmoodoftenchangesonaromanticnightWhatdoweknowaboutStarlightAvatar?Theyneedchemicalstoglow.Theygiveofflightbythemselves.Theysendoutlightonlyatnight.Theyproducelightbyattractingfireflies.ToenjoyStarlightAvatarbest,youshould.focusyoureyesonitforjustafewsecondsputitoutsideatastarlessnightadaptyoureyestoadarkenedroomadjustyoureyestotherightdirectionWhyisitadvisedtogrowglowingplantsinpots?Becausethepotsmaylimittheirgrowthproperly.Becausetheymaygetlesssunshinetolookbrighter.Becausetheymayneedmorenutrientstoglow.Becausetheybecomebrighterwithmoreoxygen.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Aplantthatglowsonitsown.Acompanythatinventsglowingplants.Glowingplantsthatwillreplacelamps.Thehistoryofglowingplants.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先请浏览下列有关旅游项目的图文信息：A.CycletoDiscoverCubaA.CyclinginCubawillprovideyouwiththemostadventurousjourneyinyourlife.Thereyoucanfeelthemagicoftropicalnature.Acupoflocalcoffeewillbringyouafeelingofgreatpleasure.

B.C.D.E.F.BodhiDayB.C.D.E.F.Forthosewhopreferquietandpeacefulcelebrations,BodhiDayisoneofthemostfantasticwinterfestivalsyoushouldn'tmiss.ItmakesyouexperiencetheachievementofNirvana（涅槃）.TheAirplaneRestaurantThisrestaurantthatisColorado.Therestauranthasenjoy.Thegoodnewsisthatenjoyyourmealmuchmore.actuallyinsideaplaneisgroundedinphotosandmodelsofplanesdisplayedtotheydonotserveairplanefood,soy6ulSingaporeChangiAirportactuallyinsideaplaneisgroundedinphotosandmodelsofplanesdisplayedtotheydonotserveairplanefood,soy6ulSingaporeChangiAirportclaimedthetopprizeforthefourthtim（Besides,theairport,whichservedmorethanfiftymillionpassengersin2012,wasnamedBestAirportinAsiaandBestAirportforLeisure.MountEverestTherearesomanypeoplewhodreamofclimbingEverestatleastoiintheirlifetime.Butnotalltheattemptsmadebyfearlesspeoplewersuccessful;safetyisthemostimportantforyou.TowerBridgeTowerBridgeisthestarofmillionsofpostcards,T-shirts,bags,etc.Londonerstookawhiletoacceptthebridgeafteritwasfirstbuilt,butnowithasbecomeasymbolofprideandareminderofLond6nrichVictorianhistory.面是几位游客关于旅行的心得体会，请据此为他们选择合适的旅游项目。It'salwaysexcitingtoplanavacation,especiallywhenI'vepickedanyofthemostdangerousvacationdestinations.Iloveclimbingandalwayslookforadventures.Inordertoensuresecurity,Iusuallyconsiderallprosandconsbeforemytrip,checktherecenttravelwarning,andkeeptheinformationupdated.Asacyclinglover,IamlookingforwardtosomemomentsinmylifewhenIfeelinspiredforgreatadventuresandchallenges.Bydoingthese,Iwillhaveenoughtimetothinkovermylife.Iwillalsohaveanopportunitytomeetinterestingpeople,broadenmyhorizonsandenjoycharmingnaturalsceneryofourplanet.Iamastudentofarchitecture.Myteacheralwaystellsusthatbridgesaremorethanjustawaytoconnecttwopoints.Buildingabridgeisanopportunityforsomegreatmentocreateabeautifulstructurethatisbothfunctionalandbeautifullypleasing.Iwanttoseethesurprisingworksofartinperson,whichhavebecomelandmarksinBritain.Iamenergeticandliketravelingaround,butIamreallyboredwiththesameoldrestaurants.Iwanttoexperienceformyselfsomeoftheunusualandpopularrestaurantsaroundtheworld.Ithinktheyshouldbesimplycuteanduniqueorhavetheirownstories.IusedtobelievethemostpopularfestivalinthewinterseasonisChristmasandassociateitwithplentyofsnow.NowIameagertohavethepeacefulmomentwhenIcanmakeatriptorefreshmymind,soulandbodybecauseIhavebeendisturbedbysomethingunpleasant.9.50..III.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）【写作内容】请结合下面的信息用英文写一篇书籍简介。作品：《布谷鸟的呼唤》(TheCuckoo'sCalling)。作者：英国作家J・K•罗琳(J.K.Rowling)笔名：罗伯特•加尔布雷思(RobertGalbraith)出版：2013年4月影响力：《哈利•波特》系列的作者罗琳的又一部经典小说故事梗概：在战争中失去一条腿之后，倒霉的侦探考莫伦•斯特莱克(CormoranStrike)几乎不能活下去——他只剩下一名顾客，欠下巨额债务，同时他与女友分手，被迫住进了办公室。这时，他接下一桩案子，从而卷入了一个名人的世界。媒体反应：年度最佳小说之一。USAToday【参考词汇】侦探detective；客户client；名人celebrity【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文Whatdoyouthinkofstress?Isitagoodthingorabadthing?Mostofthestudentsthinkstresscandoharmtotheminsomeways.There'sastoryaboutateenagerinamiddleschool.Heevengaveuphisstudybecauseofthestressfromschoolandfamily.Wealsousuallyhearthatsomeoneturnstopsychologistsbecauseofseverestress.Thereisnodoubtthatsomepeoplethinkstressisadangerouswolf.However,otherpeoplearguethatstressisnotabadthing.Theybelievestresscancreatemomentum(动力)intheend.Forthem,rightattitudeandactioncanreducestressandmakeituseful.WhenIwasachild,mymomalwayspushedmetostudyhard.ShewishedIcouldgotoanidealcollegeforfurthereducation.Iexperiencedstressforthefirsttime.Borntoapoorfamily,Iknewforcertainthatlifewasnoteasyforus,andthateverythingmymomdidtomewasjusttomakesureIcouldliveabetterlifeinthefuture.Asthesayinggoes,“nopains,nogains”,IdidwhatmymomexpectedbecauseIdidn'twanttoletherdown.Thankstomymom'spush,andthankstothestress,Ididgotocollegesuccessfullyatlast.Overall,stressisnotabadthinginitself.Thekeyisthewaywedealwithit.【写作内容】1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；2.以约120个词就“压力”谈谈你的看法，内容包括：产生压力的原因；压力对人身心健康的影响；你认为中学生应如何有效地缓解学习压力。【写作要求】1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参