1、阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children，a new survey showed last Tuesday. The survey，published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $3 million or more in assets.It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed
2、 have welldeveloped plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”The majority of the 457 people surveyed are selfmade，firstgeneration rich.Fiftytwo percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are，and 15 percent have given away nothing about the fam
3、ily wealth.One in three parents said they had never thought to do it. They are worried that their children would become lazy，spend money freely，make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.Only 34 percent strongly agreed that their children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产)
4、they plan to leave them.“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation，”said Sallie Krawcheck，president of the Global Wealth and Investment Management of the Bank of America.“Our research，however，uncovered changing
5、 views of what one generation owes the next.”The trend is led by the worlds richest man Bill Gates，who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife，the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会)，and not to his children.“We want to give it back t
6、o society in the way that it will have the most positive impact，”he said.Of his plans for his children，Gates said：“I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage.they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”【语篇解读】 调查表明，大部分美国富人不愿向孩子炫富，甚至不打算将丰厚的资产传给后代。1We can le
7、arn from the passage that _.Arich parents may not know how to manage their inheritanceBrich parents dont equal rich kids，at least in the USCAmerican children dont get to inherit their parents wealthDpoor children dont expect themselves to be as rich as their parents解析推理判断题。第二段的后半部分提到在被调查的美国富人中，几乎没有人
8、计划为他们的孩子保留资产或者将资产传给孩子，由此可推断在美国，父母富有并不意味着孩子富有。答案B2According to the survey，most rich Americans _.Athink they owe their children nothingBthink it best to give their money back to societyCdoubt their childrens ability to handle wealthD. are confident of their childrens ability to handle wealth解析推理判断题。根据
9、第四段内容可推知，大部分美国富人怀疑他们的孩子处理财富的能力。答案C3The underlined word“they”in Paragraph 6 refers to _.Aresponsible childrenBBill Gates and his wifeCfirstgeneration richDrich parents解析词义猜测题。富裕的父母们希望把他们的财富传给 下一代，此处they指代的是画线词前面的“the wealthy parents”，即“rich parents”。答案D4From the last paragraph，we can see that Bill Ga
10、tes wants to show _.Athe trend of leaving no inheritance to childrenBthe positive impact of charity on societyCthe way of giving back to societyDthe importance of independence for children解析推理判断题。根据本段中比尔盖茨所说的话可推知，他更强调孩子的个人奋斗，认为培养孩子的自立很重要。答案D。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Rainforest is home to
11、 around two-thirds of all plant and animal species found on landin addition to millions of people who depend on them for survivalour remaining ancient forests are some of the most diverse ecosystems known to science. They are also vitally important to the health of our planet, especially when it com
12、es to regulating the climate. But ancient forests around the world are under attack. Protecting rainforests is on the global agenda (议事日程) in a big way. Governments now recognize the importance of protecting tropical forests in order to avoid dangerous climate change, and there is now much debate. A
13、s governments try to thrash out the details of a new international agreement, expected to be signed at the end of 2009, they are discussing how best to include measures to save rainforests, and therefore address one of the major causes of climate change. Worldwide, forest destruction causes more gre
14、enhouse gas emissions (排放) each year than do all the trains, planes and cars on the planet. So if we are to deal with global warming, there is an urgent need to find ways to reduce the 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by forest destruction each year, and to keep the remaining forests st
15、anding. We need to protect the planets remaining forests not only to stop climate change from getting worse, but to ensure that we can stand the impacts of global warming. Healthy forests absorb and store quantities of carbon, helping to regulate temperature and generate rain. When they are destroye
16、d, this carbon is released into the atmosphere. Thus keeping forests standing is both a critical part of regulating climate change and of adapting to a warmer world. To date, most of the talk has focused on how to pay for reducing deforestation (滥伐森林), rather than on how to actually go about doing i
17、t. We believe governments need to support local people to protect their environment, as we have been showing for 20 years can be a very effective way of saving rainforests. 1. The best title for the passage is. A. Rainforest and Climate Change B. Strategies on Protecting RainforestC. Serious Defores
18、tation to Rainforest D. Present Situation of Rainforest2. From the first paragraph we can infer that. A. we have little rainforest left until now B. the ancient forests are being destroyedC. rainforest control the planet in many waysD. Rainforest is home to all plants and animals on earth3. The unde
19、rlined part “thrash out” in the second paragraph means. A. try to understandB. come up withC. hide away D. have a thorough discussion4. Greenhouse gas emissions caused by forest destruction. A. are the same amount by transport on earthB. take 20% of global greenhouse gas emissionsC. can be avoided b
20、y setting measures onlyD. have nothing to do with climate change5. From the text we can learn that healthy forest. A. can keep us healthy and happyB. can increase the effect from global warmingC. can be helpful in adjusting the temperature D. can give out large amounts of carbon【参考答案】15、ABDBC 阅读下列短文
21、，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。Were so well educated but were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical. The only thing weve mastered is consumption.Large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years, but despite being the most educated generation in
22、 history, it seems that weve grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills. Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls, I consider myself lucky to still be alive. Unfamiliar to freshers, there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommod
23、ation.I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation, I think I have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my m
24、odem education.In 2006 and 2010, the charming educationist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education. Robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents. I would like to go a st
25、ep further and propose that besides our talents, the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.Todays graduates may have earned themselves honor in history, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a sh
26、elf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole in their on trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.Since the invention of the internet, it has never been easier for people to access information, but our highly specialized education has made us more on
27、e sided than ever.I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.36People call us useless students for the reason that .Awhat weve learned is beyond consu
28、mptionBwe are educated generationCweve entered higher educationDour living skills are so poor【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据Were so well educated but were useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical.被称为无用的学生是因为我们失去做事的能力，也是就是学生的生活技能是不好的，故选D。37Which is NOT the incidents the writer had during
29、 the first few weeks in student halls?AHe was seriously burnt by boiled eggs.BHe was accidentally poisoned by food.CHe damaged his clothes while ironing.DHe was severely beaten by freshers. 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food poisoning
30、, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation,他经历了煮鸡蛋被烫伤，食物中毒还有衣服熨坏了等，只有选项D他被新生打了一顿没有提及，故选D。38According to Robinsons opinion, our current education .Afocuses on the importance if creativityBdislocates people from their natural talen
31、tsChas equipped students with basic life skillsDhas followed the tradition properly【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Robinsons main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents.根据Robinson的观点我们目前的教育阻止了人的天赋的发挥，故选B。39Why are the graduates poor at basic life skills?ABecause
32、 they are not interested in them.BBecause they have little relevant practice.CBecause they are affected by internet.DBecause they are easy to be one-sided.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation a working knowledge of basic life skills.这种教育制度使他们有更少
33、的切实的实践，故选B。40The main purpose of writing the passage is that .Athere is no need to introduce “domestic science”Bits time we did something to current educationCmore attention should be paid to natural scienceDaccidents should be prevented in student halls【答案】B【解析】作者意图题。根据I suggest that we start with
34、the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education,到了我们采取措施解决目前的教育情况的时候了。2015高考英语（附解析答案）.单项填空1My friend was not used_by air，so he felt unwell.Ato travelingBto travelCtraveling Dtravel解析 be used to doing “习惯于做某事”。句意：我朋友不习惯乘飞机旅行，因此感觉不舒服。答案 A2She is shy.She i
35、s not used to_in front of others.Apraise BpraisingCbeing praised Dbe praised解析 考查be used to doing “习惯于做某事”。句意：她很腼腆，不习惯当着别人的面受表扬。主语she和praise之间是被动关系，因此C项正确。答案 C3The doctor recommended that you _ swim after eating a large meal.AwouldntBcouldntCneednt Dshouldnt解析 句意：医生建议说在吃过饱饭后不要游泳。recommend作“建议”讲，后面的宾
36、语从句用虚拟语气，谓语动词为“should(not)动词原形”。答案 D4It is said that in Australia there is more land than the government knows_.Ait what to do with Bwhat to do it withCwhat to do with it Dto do what with it解析 what to do it with是“连接词不定式”结构作动词know的宾语。答案 C5Ive worked with children before，so I know what_in my new job.A
37、expected Bto expectCto be expecting Dexpects解析 考查疑问词不定式的用法，在句子中作宾语。答案 B6Could you_me a good hotel in Paris?Arecommend BsuggestCadvise Dsuppose解析 句意：你可以给我介绍一家巴黎的好旅馆吗？advise的结构为advise sb.to do sth.或是advise doing，而suggest为suggest sth.to sb.但没有suggest sb.sth.这一结构，suppose与题意不符。答案 A7She is preparing_some
38、vegetables and meat for the dinner.AforB/ CwithDto解析 prepare sth.for“为准备某物”。句意：她在为晚饭准备蔬菜和肉。答案 B8Warmblooded animals live an active life even in freezing winter，which helps them to _ their normal body temperature.Akeep up Bbuild upCbring up Dpick up解析 keep up“保持，维持”，keep up ones normal body temperatu
39、re意为“维持某人的正常体温”。build up“增强，发展，增加”；bring up“抚养，呕吐”；pick up“拾起，学会，振作起来”。由题意可知，A项正确。答案 A9Chinese is_with/in idioms and proverbs.Afull BabundantCplentiful Dvaried解析 考查形容词的意思。abundant意思为“丰富的；富裕的”，常与in连用，如：The country is abundant in water resources.那个国家水资源丰富。varied意思为“变化的；多变的；各种各样的；不相同的”，plentiful意思为“丰富的
40、，充足的；多的”，不能与with或in连用。答案 B10While the government says there is a(n)_supply of houses，prices of apartments have been going up these years.Aparallel BabsentCabundant Dshort解析 句意：虽然政府说房源充裕(abundant)，但房价这些年却一直在上涨。答案 C11We_with thanks your timely aid when we were in trouble.Aattributed BknowledgeCacknowl
41、edged Dpromised解析 acknowledge“承认，答谢”。句意：当我们遇到麻烦时，你都及时相助，对此我们深表感谢。答案 C12It is wise of you to_welltrained workers_untrained ones in the assembly line.Asubstitute；for Bsubstitute；withCreplace；by Dreplace；with解析 substitute.for.“用代替”。句意：在组装线上你用经过专业训练的工人代替未受到训练的工人是明智的。答案 A13His long service with the compa
42、ny was_with a present.Aadmitted BacknowledgedCattributed Daccepted解析 句意：他为那家公司长期的服务得到了认可，公司送礼物作为答谢。acknowledge“答谢，公认”。答案 B14Michelle asked a fellow teacher to_her so that she could attend the conference.Aaccount for Bsubstitute forCsend for Dmake up for解析 B项意思为“代替”；D项“弥补”；A项“解释，说明”；C项“派人去请”。答案 B15When I called on Mr.Smith，he was _ in writing a lecture speech on A(H1N1)flu.Aoccupied BoccupyingCtaken up Dabsorbing解析 考查occupy的用法。be occupied in doing.“正忙于做”。句意：当我访问史密斯先生时，他正忙于写一篇关于甲型流感的讲座稿。由题意可知A项正确。答案 A。
