1、2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1With two more professional hands_you with the work later on，scarcely will you have trouble_your task ahead of time.Ahelping；completingBhelp；to completeCwill help；completedDto help；completing解析第一空由于hands和help为主谓关系，故用helping；第二空have trouble(in)doing sth固定用法。答案A2If you have a job，_
2、yourself to it and finally youll succeed.Ado devote Bdont devoteCdevoting Dnot devoting解析 句意：如果你有一份工作，务必要全力以赴地去做，最终你就会成功的。if 引导的是条件状语从句，空格处用动词原形构成祈使句，从而产生“祈使句and陈述句”的结构。do用来加强语气，强调动词。答案 A3Though the girl hasnt lost_heart to him，he hasnt lost_heart.Aher；/ Bthe；hisC/；his Dher；the解析lose ones heart to s
3、b爱上某人；lose heart灰心丧气。答案A4Only when I left my parents for Italy_how much I loved them.AI realized BI had realizedChad I realized Ddid I realize解析only置于句首修饰状语从句时，主句部分需用部分倒装。由从句的时态可知，主句应用一般过去时态。答案D5People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars，and this _ creates further probl
4、ems.Ain short Bin caseCin doubt Din turn解析 句意：人们试图通过开私家车的办法来避免公交延误，这又反过来产生了更多的问题。只要读懂了语义，又了解四个词组的含义就可以确定答案。in short简言之，总之；in case假使，以防(万一)；in doubt拿不准的，不确定的；in turn轮流，反过来，根据语义应为“反过来”。答案 D6The Red Army soldiers had to fight_all kinds of difficulties in their fight_the peoples freedom.Afor；for Bwith；w
5、ithCagainst；against Dagainst；for解析fight against和作斗争；fight for为获取而战斗。答案D7It is reported that the_in Libya is hotting up.Astrength BviolenceCpower Dactivity解析考查名词词义的辨析。strength力量；力气；violence暴力；暴行；power权力；activity活动。句意：据报道，利比亚的暴力行为在激化。答案B8Considering his health，I advise him to_an hour or two each day t
6、o work out.Aset about Bset offCset up Dset aside解析考查动词短语的辨析。set about着手；开始；set off出发；动身；set up成立；建立；set aside留出；暂时不考虑。句意：考虑到他的健康状况，我建议他每天抽出一到两个小时来锻炼。答案D9My deskmate has difficulty _spelling some of the words in American English while I have trouble _pronunciation.Awith；with Bin；withCin；in Dwith；in解析
7、 have difficulty/trouble in doing sth.意为“做某事有困难/麻烦”，have difficulty/trouble with sth.意为“(应付时)有困难”。句意：我的同桌在拼写美式英语方面有困难，而我在发音方面有麻烦。答案 B10If they_what I was saying，theyd know what I was talking about.Atook the trouble to listen toBhad trouble listening toCtake the trouble to listen toDhave trouble list
8、ening to解析考查短语及动词时态的辨析及应用。take the trouble to do sth不辞劳苦干某事；have trouble(in)doing sth做有困难。句意：如果他们不嫌麻烦听听我说的话，他们就会知道我在谈论什么了。答案A11When you play football，what_do you play?Asituation BplaceCpart Dposition解析句意：你踢足球的时候在场上是什么位置？position表示体育中，尤其是球类比赛中的“位置”。situation表示“形势；境遇”；place表示“地方”；part表示“部分；角色”，都不符合句意。
9、答案D12As part of the exam，the headmaster_a situation to test the students ability of making decisions.Aset up Bset outCset down Dset about解析句意：作为考试的一部分，校长设立了一种情形来考查学生作出决定的能力。set up意为“创设；设立；成立”，符合句意。set out表示“出发”；set down表示“写下”；set about表示“开始”，都可排除。答案A13I suppose that you havent finished that report y
10、et.I finished it yesterday，_.Aas usual Bas a matter of factCafter all Dto be honest解析上一句表示“我想你还没有完成报告吧”。下一句回答的是“事实上，这份报告我昨天就写完了”。as a matter of fact相当于in fact，表示“事实上”。答案B14He made up his mind to devote his life to _pollution from_again.Apreventing；happening Bprevent；happenCpreventing；happens Dpreven
11、ting；will happen解析 在短语devote.to.结构中，to是介词，后面应接名词或v.ing形式，另由prevent.from doing sth.(阻止做某事)可知答案为A项。句意：他决定一生致力于防止污染再次发生。答案 A15He is not _to the position and wed better get somebody else to do it.Afit BequalCgood Dinterested解析 “胜任”可表示为“be fit for”或“be equal to”，因此应选B项。句意：他不能胜任这个职位，我们最好找其他人来担任。此外，be good
12、 to sb.表示“对某人友好”，be interested in 表示“对感兴趣”。答案 B。【由北京市丰台区2014高考模拟改编】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。A MythIt is true that world population is growing, but this is not the cause of our current and future global problems. Believing this will cause us to ignore the real problem and risk long-term damag
13、e to our planet.Let me start by explaining why overpopulation is a myth. For one thing, the UN Population Division regularly predicts population growth but provides a low variant (变量), medium variant, and high variant to factor in various possibilities. In the 2010 revision, their high variant sugge
14、sts that the world population will be almost 16 billion in 2100, but the low variant predicts it will peak at 8 billion and decrease to just over 6 billion by 2100. In most cases, it is the low variant that has come true in the past, suggesting the same will be true of their future population predic
15、tions. In addition to this, the size of families is actually decreasing. For another, if the Earth is overpopulated, there needs to be insufficient (短缺) food, water, and space for humans to live. However, Indian economist Raj Krishna estimates that India alone is able to increase crop produce to the
16、 point of providing the entire worlds food supply. The World Food Programme confirms that there is sufficient food grown to feed the world and there is the same amount of fresh water on the planet now as there was 10,000 years ago. So how is it possible that the number of people in the world is affe
17、cting our planet?Therefore, it is not an increase in population but an increase in consumption that is a severe threat. Materialism and overconsumption are facts of life for everybody in the western world, as possessions reflect a persons status in society and people strive to obtain happiness throu
18、gh owning the latest fashionable goods. Not only that, but waste is a common occurrence which has a huge effect on our resources. It is a sad truth that 80% of the worlds resources are currently used by just 20% of the worlds population.Our overconsumption must be addressed now to make our lives mor
19、e sustainable (可持续的) and avoid continuing the terrible damage to the environment we are causing. The key is education. If we do not work towards this but instead focus on the wrong issue, we may find ourselves living on a planet that can no longer sustain human life.1. According to the author, what
20、causes our current and future global problems? A. The increase in population. B. Shortage of food and water. C. The fast growth of material needs. D. Failure to protect the environment.2. The underlined word “myth” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. fact B. misconceptionC. possibilityD. un
21、certainty3. The author stresses that _. A. people should save food and water B. economists are making wrong predictions C. wrong judgment leads to serious consequences D. measures should be taken to reduce population4. What is mainly discussed in the passage? A. The real cause of global problems. B.
22、 The severe effect of overpopulation. C. Reasonable use of natural resources. D. Methods to reduce overconsumption.【参考答案】CB C.A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。【黑龙江哈尔滨第六中学四模】 Most parents possess consciousness of security(安全意识) but Australian wrens(鹪鹩) take it to another level. They have no choice
23、: mother wrens often have their nests hijacked by cuckoos(布谷鸟).Cuckoo eggs look like wren eggs but hatch(孵化) earlier, at which point cuckoo chicks eject (驱逐)wren eggs. Unless the mother wren realizes an intruder(侵入者) is in the nest, she raises the cuckoo chick as her own, wasting time and food. But
24、the cuckoo only gets away with it in 60% of the cases. In the other 40% of the cases, the mother wren detects the cuckoo within days, abandons it, and starts another nest. Thats because the mother wren teaches her chicks a password while they are still inside their eggs. Once they are hatched, the m
25、other wren abandons the nest if they cant give the password.Sonia Kleindorfer of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia and his colleagues recorded the sounds made by birds near the wrens nests. Mother wrens made a particular call made up of 11 elements while incubating(孵化)the eggs, and then sto
26、pped when they hatched. One of the 11 elements was a note of a particular length and tone that was unique to wrens.【参考答案】67、CBDA 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。【2013届广东省六校第二次联考】-AMark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. Jason was determined not to go against
27、 their fathers wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“Dad will be really mad if he finds out youve been playing with his new computer” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”“He wont find out,” Mark said,
28、 “Ill just have a quick look and shut it down.”Mark had been scolded before for touching his fathers equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.It was a strange-looking machine one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “Its
29、an experimental model,” his father had explained, so dont touch it under any circumstances.” But his fathers warning only served to make Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, sh
30、ifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “Its a computer game. I knew it! Dads only been pretending to work. Hes really been playing games instead!” A new message appeared on the screen:“ENTER NAMESVOYAG
31、EVOYAGEMarks finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names. “INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM.AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).” The screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.“I think wed better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled out in terror, reachin
32、g for the power switch. A beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters chang
33、ed：“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFULDESTINATION: MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 202526. Why did Mark touch the computer against his fathers warning?A. He wanted to take a voyage.B. He wanted to practice his skills.C. He was so much attracted by it.D. He was eager to do an experiment.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“But his curiosity was
34、 difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.”这一句“Mark的好奇心难以控制而且这部新电脑真的使他很困惑。”可知Mark被它深深吸引了。故选C。27. Where did the boys father most likely work?A. In an electronic factory.B. In a computer company. C.In a scientific research center.D. In an information processing center.【答案】C【解析】推理判
35、断题。从第一段说Mark的目标是成为像他爸爸一样的科学家，以及第五段说电脑是从爸爸的实验室带回来的，可知爸爸是做科研工作的。后来电脑又把他们带到了火星可以推测他在科学研究中心工作。故选C。28. Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of _.A. a computer gameB. a company website C.a software producerD. an astronomy program【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。由第六段“Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “Its
36、a computer game. ”可知Mark以为这是电脑游戏的名字。故选A.29. Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?A. He was afraid of being scolded.B. He didnt like the loud noise and light.C.He didnt want to play games.D. He was afraid something dangerous might happen【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由“Jason yelled out in terror,”可知他很恐惧，是害怕危险
37、会发生。故选D。30. What happened to the boys at the end of the story?A. They were blown into the air.B. They were sent to another planet.C.They were hidden in the strong light. D. They were carried away to another country.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。结尾说孩子们不在那里了，屏幕显示：输送成功。且有“DESTINATION: MARS”得知他们被送往了火星。所以故事的结尾是男孩们被送去了另
38、一个星球。故选B。【由山东省2014高考仿真模拟冲刺卷（5）改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Cameron thought of himself as merely organizedHe certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it rightExactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if its not exactly
39、right, its wrong”Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed outAnd doing the corrections exactly right of courseStrangely enough ,his department had the
40、 reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unitThose programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Camerons men got those“Its mission（任务）criticalgive it to Cameron”
41、was almost a catchphrase with his teamIt helped that Cameron was not merely particular about thingsHe wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done1“Mission-critical” work given
42、to Cameron because ACamerons work was errorfree BCameron was criticalChe didnt mind working late Dhe had a good team2Working for Cameron, people felt that Athey were part of an elite Btheir mission was criticalCCameron was very particular about things DCameron was patient and responsible 3According
43、to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldnt cut it”?AHe didnt cut corners BHe wasnt good enoughCHe had the wrong measurements DHe was a perfection4What can we learn about Cameron?AHe never got things WrongBHe didnt allow for any mistakeCHe encouraged work to be done in office hoursDHe was often misunderstood5The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being Apositive Bsympathetic Cnon-subjective Doptimistic【参考答案】1-5、AACBC