2015高考英语试题

　　第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55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。

　　In his university time，Mark Hord was nominated(提名)to campaign for the chairman of the

　　Student union    . 36 very confident，he lost the chance for his over 37 and caution when

　　answering questions.This had a(n) 38 influence on him when he graduated and sought his

　　job.Later，though he was employed by Sharp company with his 39 ability，he considered it for

　　a long time and then came to a 40 -he was confused by the so-called modesty.

　　At that time，there were some problems with publicity and sale in the company.One day，the

　　board(董事会)called him to 41 the board meeting.The same 42 came up : Are you

　　confident to do better job for Sharp?

　　This time，Mark gave the 43 reply.He said：“It is undoubted 44 I can promise.

　　At least be better than now.”At last，the board 45 Mark as the CEO for his good

　　performance.

　　In fact，after trials of tests，Mark 46 an excellent job.Ever since he became the CEO，

　　sharp company 47 various styles of products.Through selecting media，decreasing cost and

　　paying attention to publicity，the company’s sales grew 48 .

　　英语试题 第4页(共12页)

　　When being interviewed，the 49 the asked：“Someone thinks you are gentle，knowledgeable，

　　wise and modest.We would like to know your 50 .Mark expressed his understanding on

　　“modesty” , 51 that unreasonable modesty is a double—edged sword，which may 52 his

　　future.

　　He said that to be really modest，keep three points in mind.

　　Firstly，modesty is not to 53 yourself，for it let you lose the chance and feel regret .

　　Secondly，modesty is to evaluate yourself 54 your ability.For instance，if you can get A，then

　　be sure you can get B+.Lastly，modesty is to say“actually，everyone can do that so long as he

　　works hard’’ to 55 others’ praise .

　　36.A.Though B.When C.Unless D.If

　　37.A.wisdom B.modesty C.sensibility D.confidence

　　38.，A.1ittle B.permanent C.bad D.avoidable

　　39.A.extra B.average C.natural D.outstanding

　　40.A.trouble B.situation C.reply D.conclusion

　　41.A.attend B.cover C.arrange D.hold

　　42.A.problem B.question C.scene D.condition

　　43.A.opposite B.same C.cautious D.brief

　　44.A.that B.whether C.why D.what

　　45.A.proposed B.selected C.appointed D.employed

　　46.A.had B.did C.got D.designed

　　47.A.checked B.developed C.stored D.sold

　　48.A.steadily B.slightly C.unexpectedly D.slowly

　　49.A.audience B.boss C.host D.customers

　　50.A.secret B.advice C.opinion D.plan

　　51.A.declaring B.realizing C.blaming D.stressing

　　52.A.ruin B.wound C.damage D.hurt

　　53.A.admit B.deny C.ignore D.praise

　　54.A.beyond B.above C.below D.within

　　55.A.reflect B.treat C.reward D.answer

　　第三部分 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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Every day Lillian weber makes another dress for a small child she’ll never meet .I could

　　probably make two a day，but I only make one，” she says . The dresses are collected and sent

　　overseas to little girls in Africa by a Christian group called“Little Dresses for Africa”.

　　In the past two years she's made more than 840 dresses and she plans to make 1 50 more by May

　　6th of next year.You see，by next May，Lillian will turn 1 00 years old and it will be her one

　　thousandth dress.In Lillian’s Scott County farmhouse are completed dresses for little girls，made

　　from a pattern，but each with extra individual details，designed to give each child a little extra

　　pride.

　　“She personalizes them all，”says Lillian’s daughter，Linda Purcell.“It’s not like good enough

　　that she makes the dresses.and she has to put something on the front to make it look special , to

　　give it her touch(装饰) .”

　　What started as a hobby has become a daily labor of love.

　　“I just think she’s somebody to look up to，somebody not just sitting around and wasting her

　　life，” says Tonya Urbatsch，who nominated(提名)Lillian for the“Pay It Forward ” award.“I’m

　　amazed at her every day，”adds Linda.“I'm very，very proud of my mother.”Family and friends

　　will continue to be proud of Lillian，well after her 1000th dress.After all，1000 is just a number.

　　“When I get to that thousand，if I'm able to，1 won't quit.I'll go at it again.”

　　When Lillian is finished with her dresses，her daughters deliver them to “Little Dresses for

　　Africa” ，founded in 2008 in Michigan.Its founder，Rachel O’Neill，says 2.5 million dresses have

　　been distributed to orphanages，churches，and schools in Africa.Rachel says she’s traveling to

　　Africa again and hopes to be able to present to a child one of the dresses personally made by Lillian.

　　56.According to the passage，Lillian _____ .

　　A.will have made 990 dresses by May 6th of next year

　　B.will keep making dresses after turning 100 years old

　　C.makes dresses to win the “Pay It Forward” award

　　D. makes dresses to kill the time

　　57.It can be inferred from the passage that Lillian _____ .

　　A.makes only one dress a day because she is too old

　　B.takes pride in being nominated for the award

　　C.presents the dresses to African girls personally

　　D.expresses her love for African girls through every special dress

　　58.The sentence underlined in Paragraph 3 probably shows that

　　A.Lillian isn't good at making dresses

　　B.Lillian is too old to make the dresses well

　　C.Lillian isn’t satisfied with the dresses she made

　　D.Lillian makes the dresses with great enthusiasm and patience

　　59.What would be the best title for the passage?

　　A.Little Dresses for Africa B.“Pay It Forward” Award

　　C.99-year-old Sewing for Africa Every Day D.1000 Dresses for Africa

　　B

　　Before the 1850’s，the United States had a number of small colleges，most of them dating from

　　colonial(殖民地)days.They were small，church-connected institutions whose primary concern

　　was to shape the moral character of their students.

　　Throughout Europe，especially in Germany，a different kind of university had developed .The

　　Geman university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge，not morals .

　　Between mid-century and the end of the 1800’s， more than nine thousand young Americans，

　　dissatisfied with their training at home，went to Germany for advanced study.Some of them returned

　　to become presidents of venerable colleges — Harvard，Yale，Columbia — and transform them into

　　modem universities. Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject，not because they were of

　　the proper faith and had a strong arm for managing students·

　　The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on，and this

　　called for a stal3f consisting of teacher.scholars.Drilling and learning by rote(死记硬背)were

　　replaced by the German meth。d。f lecturing，in which the professor’s own research was presented in

　　class.Graduate training leading to the Ph.D.was introduced.

　　With the founding of the seminar(研讨班)system，graduate students learned to question，

　　analyze，and conduct their own research. At the same time，the new university greatly expanded in

　　size and course offerings , breaking completely out of the old , shortened courses of mathematics ,

　　classics，rhetoric，and music.The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system，by which

　　students were able to choose their own courses of study.The concept of major fields of study

　　appeared.ne new goal was to make the university related to the real pursuits(追求)of the world .

　　Paying close attention to the practical needs of society，the new universities trained men and women

　　to work at its tasks，with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new

　　administration. Students were also trained as economists，architects，agriculturalists，social welfare

　　60.The primary intention of colleges in USA before the 1850’s was to _____ .

　　A.create and spread knowledge B.regulate the activities of students

　　C.connect church with institutions D.develop the moral character of students

　　61.The underlined word “venerable ” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_______”

　　A.normal B.modern C.well-known D.common

　　62.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.The Geman old method in universities was drilling and learning by rote.

　　B.Modem universities offered more courses for students to choose from.

　　C.Modem universities pay less attention to the practical needs of society.

　　D.The elective system was first introduced by the president of Yale.

　　63.The passage is mainly developed by

　　A.time B.comparison C.space D.example