揭阳市2014—2015学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语2015,1本试卷共三部分,满分135分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卷上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动,先划掉原来的答案,然后再写上新的答案,不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卷和答题卡的整洁,考试结束后,将试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。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)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Youhavewaited45minutesforthevaluable10minutes’breakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings,youcan1believehowfasttimehaspassed.Ifyouare2withthisscene,you’llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfunand3whenyouarebored.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythisisthecase.Scanshaveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrain4accordingtohowwefocusonatask.Whenourtimeisoccupiedwith5things,weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing,whichmakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.Inanexperiment6byaFrenchlaboratory,12volunteerswatchedanimagewhileresearchers7theirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateonhowlonga(an)8stayedonthescreen,thenfocusonthecoloroftheimage,andthirdly,studyboththe9oftimeandcolor.Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwas10whenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainis11,focusingonmanyaspectsofatask,ithastospreaditsresources,andpayslessattentiontotheclock.Therefore,timepasseswithoutusreally12it,andseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactive,itdevotesallitsenergiestomonitoringthe13oftime,14creatingtheimpressionthattimeisdragging.Nexttimeyoufeel15inclass,perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying!1.A.actuallyB.hardlyC.totallyD.firmly2.A.satisfiedB.happyC.familiarD.confused3.A.dragsB.stopsC.backsD.gains4.A.changeB.developC.growD.slow5.A.variousB.uninterestingC.challengingD.stressful6.A.carriedB.producedC.triedD.performed7.A.reducedB.controlledC.monitoredD.increased8.A.colourB.timeC.activityD.image9.A.importanceB.influenceC.lengthD.shortage10.A.moreactiveB.moresensitiveC.busierD.cleverer11.A.busyB.largeC.smallD.empty12.A.recognizingB.watchingC.countingD.noticing13.A.wasteB.lackC.passingD.use14.A.finallyB.consequentlyC.unluckilyD.pitifully15.A.excitedB.boredC.interestedD.stressed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,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。Doctorswarnedmyfamilythatitwasimpossibleformetocomeoutofacoma(昏迷).Allmyfamilyandfriendsrefusedtoacceptandinstead,begansearchingforwaystoawakeme.16doctorsrefusedtobelievethis,some17(react)wasseenthroughmyimportantsignsastheychanged,dependingonthevisitors.Thisgavemybrother-in-law,Greg,18idea.GregdecidedtotakesomeofmysongsthatI19(record)toalocalradiostation,20heexplainedaboutmyillness.Heknewthathavingmyownsongs21(play)ontheradiowasahugedreamofmine.Hewassurethiscouldreachmeanddomorethananymedicineormachinecould.22Greg’sjoy,theyagreedtohelp!Greg’sideafilledeveryonewithhopeandnowthemomentarrived.Gregheldtheradioclosetomyear,whiletheotherswatchedoverme,23(hope)foramiracle.TheDJmadeapre-songannouncementaboutmysituationtothegeneralaudience,andthenspokedirectlytome.“Shelly,thisisforyou.IwantyoutoREALLYLISTENnow.Thisisnotjustyoursongwe’replaying,24yourfamily’ssongofhope.Allofuswishyouaspeedyrecovery.”Everyoneintheroomheldtheirbreathasthemusicbegan.Thesonghadonlybeenplayedhalfway,when25allsawtearsflowingdownmypalecheeks.Everyonecheered!Justafewdayslater,hopeturnedintoreality.Ididinfactawake.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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,IrespondedwithanimmediateYes!.AsIplannedthemealinmyhead,IthoughtofhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherdied,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestingduringmypregnancy(怀孕)withtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-olddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter!Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodies,butitcanalsofeedoursouls.Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavoriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwithsharingfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimetopreparefoodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIlookforwardtopreparinganddeliveringtosomeoneinneed.26.Theauthorhasgivenlotsoffoodtoothersbecause_________.A.sheisgoodatcookingB.sheisachurchmemberC.shehasreceivedothers’foodD.sheisfriendlytoothers27.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor_________.A.hadtostayinbedforseveralweeksB.knewthefamilyinneedverywellC.wasgladtobeabletolendahandD.wastiredofpreparingfood28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.Herm