1、2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1Hes perfectly_to live in the mountain and paint pictures all day，though he is badly off.Acurious Bproud Canxious Dcontent解析考查形容词词义辨析。curious好奇的；proud骄傲的；anxious焦急的；content满足的。句意：尽管他清贫，但对于能够住在大山里面整天作画，他感到非常满足。答案D2. The_look on his face showed that he hadnt expected it.Aastonished
2、 BastonishingCbeing astonished Dhaving astonished解析考查形容词作定语。astonished look(因看到、听到或知道某事而)感到震惊的表情；astonishing look(表情本身)令人吃惊的表情。句意：他脸上吃惊的表情说明他是始料未及的。可知应选A项。答案A3He was robbed last night, but_he didnt have much on him then.Afortunately BeventuallyCcertainly Dsurprisingly解析fortunately幸运地；eventually最终；ce
3、rtainly当然；surprisingly吃惊地。句意：昨晚他被抢了，但幸运的是当时他没带多少钱。答案A4Jane, Peter has got a wellpaid job in a foreign company.You mean he is_than he used to be.Abadly off Bwell offCworse off Dbetter off解析由句意“你的意思是他比以前有所好转了”可知应选better off than.比富有；worse off than.比更差。答案D5We were astonished_the temple still in its ori
4、ginal condition.AfindingBto findCfind Dto be found解析 考查含不定式的固定句式的用法。掌握“主语adj.to do sth.”这一句式是解题的关键。难度较低。句意：我们惊讶地发现那座寺庙还是原来那个状况。“主语adj.to do sth.”为固定句式，不定式在句中作原因状语，该句式中的不定式通常用其主动形式。答案 B6Dont give up! If you work hard, you will_ this problem.Adefeat Brespond Cinspect Dovercome解析考查动词词义辨析。defeat打败；击败；re
5、spond回应；答复；inspect视察；检察；overcome克服(困难)。句意：不要放弃，只要你努力，你会克服这一问题的。答案D7With the good care taken by doctors and nurses, many patients are beginning to_.Apick out Bturn upCturn out Dpick up解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：因为有医生和护士们的精心照料，很多病人都处于康复当中。可知应选D项。答案D8It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _my friend.Aturn
6、 out Bbring out Ccall out Dpick out解析 句意：电影院里是那么黑以至于我几乎辨认不出我的朋友。turn outappear 出现，露面；bring outcause sth.to appear；publish sth.使显出，出版；call outshout，cry大声叫喊，大声说出；pick outdistinguish sb./sth.from surrounding people or things分辨出某人(某物)。从句意判断，答案应为pick out。答案 D9If theres a lot of work_，Im happy to just kee
7、p on until it is finished.Ato do Bto be doingCdone Ddoing解析句意：如果还有一些工作要做，我乐意坚持做完。不定式to do表示将要做的事情，故选A。答案A10Dogs have a very good _of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.Asense BviewCmeans Didea解析 句意：狗有很好的嗅觉，常常用于搜寻地震中的幸存者。sense感官，感觉，如：a sense of smell/hearing/taste/touch
8、嗅/听/味/触觉。view观点，看法；means方法；idea主意，想法。答案 A11The teacher stressed again that the students should not_any important details while retelling the story.Abring out Blet outCleave out Dmake out解析bring out带来，赚钱；let out发出(叫声)，放出；leave out忽略，遗漏，省略；make out书写，辨认出。句意：老师又一次强调学生们在复述故事时不应当忽略重要的细节。答案C12Scientists a
9、re convinced _ the positive effect of laughter _ physical and mental health.Aof；at Bby；in Cof；on Don；at解析 句意：科学家们相信大笑对身心健康有积极作用。convince sb.of sth.有“使某人相信某事”之意，其被动语态形式be convinced of常表示“确信；承认”，故本题第一个考点答案应为of。第二个考点则涉及名词effect影响；效果，与介词的搭配，当表示“对产生影响”时，应使用介词on或upon，所以综合两个考点C项正确。答案 C13He was in hospital
10、for six months.He felt as if he was_from the outside world.Acut out Bout offCcut up Dcut through解析考查cut相关短语的用法。cut out删掉；cut off隔离；cut up切碎；cut through刺穿。根据句意用cut off。答案B14Now that she has apologized for her rude behavior，I am_.Acontent Bbored Castonished Dfortunate解析句意：既然她已经为她的粗鲁行为道了歉，我也就满意了。conten
11、t满足的，满意的，符合句意。bored厌烦的，厌倦的；astonished惊讶的；fortunate幸运的，吉祥的。答案A15Mrs.Brown is so_about her housework that few servants want to work for her.Aparticular Bneat Cskillful Dspecial解析考查形容词词义辨析。句意：布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔，几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about表示“对挑剔”。答案A。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Without proper
12、planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forge
13、t how much tourism can help the countrys economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitan
14、ts.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the countrys economy can suffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It
15、 costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, firstclass roads, and other support facilities(配套设施)needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used m
16、ost of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there
17、 are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.1Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?AIt is extremely important to develop tourism.BBuilding roads and hotels is essential.CSupport facilities are highly necessary.DPlanning is of great importance
18、to tourism.答案：D本文一开始便讲如果没有适当的计划，旅游业会带来的各种问题，可见前文叙述适当计划的好处，以正反两方面来阐述。2The underlined word“inhabitants” (in Paragraph 1 ) probably means_.AtouristsBpassengersCpopulationDcitizens答案：D文中提到太多游客来该国inhabitants喜欢的地方，可见它指本国本土的居民。3Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT _.Aa bad effect on other i
19、ndustriesBa change of tourists customsCovercrowd of places of interestDpressure on traffic答案：B本文提到旅游业过于兴旺会带来的各种后果中提到了A、C、D，但没有说会改变游客的风俗习惯。4It can be inferred from the text that_.Athe author doesnt like tourism developing so fast Blocal people will benefit from tourist attraction Cother parts of a co
20、untrys economy wont benefit from tourism muchDwe cant build too many support facilities答案：B从文中的讲述可以推知，旅游业会使当地人获益。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。As the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how b
21、est to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely,
22、are doing nothing either.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell(魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and
23、 20 percent of the worlds population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who dont delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all w
24、rong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others
25、and annoys loved ones.Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的）in a society that thinks of swift action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good.Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake
26、 and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.41.From the first two paragraphs we can learn that
27、_.A. procrastination is beneficial to many studentsB. many students are under great pressure in their studyC. lots of college students are working hard to write good articles on timeD. many students are getting into the habit of delaying finishing their tasks【答案】D 【解析】段落大意题。根据中心句Procrastination is t
28、he thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.可知许多学生都有拖延完成任务的时间的习惯，故选D。42. According to the passage, procrastination probably refers to _.A. a bad habit B. a serious illness C. a difficult task D. a form of entertainment【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of stude
29、nts suffer from it.Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate,可知拖延是一种坏的习惯，故选A。43. Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.C. Swift action is considered as a moral standard in the society.D. P
30、rocrastination is common among people.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is nonsense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time.拖延时间完成作业有可能因为时间紧，会出现更多的错误，选项B叙述的是拖延时
31、间有可能完成 工作更好，这与原文不符，故选B。44. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据Procrastination is the t
32、hief of time拖延时间就是开始有任务时不做，等到自己感觉有好心情了，有好时机了在做，故选D。45. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A. Measures to deal with procrastination.B. Approaches to handling the study pressures.C. More examples to illustrate procrastination.D. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.既然存在拖延时间的坏习惯，那么就应该采取措施处理这种坏习惯，故选A。
