普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题全国卷2,含答案.doc

1、12016 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第 1 节 (共 15 题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhats On?Electric Underground7.30pm1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know whos playing in your area? Were bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the be

2、st local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. Hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.Gee Whizz8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleid

3、oscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. Hes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).Simons Workshop5.00pm-7.30pm Wedne

4、sdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting

5、and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte Stone8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian,

6、with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz.C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering.2. At which

7、place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. The Cyclops Theatre B. KaleidoscopeC. Victoria Stage D. Pizza World3. What do we know about Simons Workshop?2A. It requires membership status. B. It lasts three hours each time. C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.4. W

8、hen will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A. 5.00pm-7.30pm. B. 7.30pm1.00am. C. 8.00pm-11.00pm. D. 8.30pm-10.30pm.BFive years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoy

9、s in front of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.”A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something ac

10、cording to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the pr

11、esence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a diff

12、erent style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, ”But Im just not creative.”“Do you dream at night when youre asleep?”“Oh, sure.”“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three head

13、s. “Thats pretty creative. Who does that for you?”“Nobody. I do it.”“Really-at night, when youre asleep?”“Sure.”zxx.k“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”5. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to _?A. know more about the students B. make the lessons more exciting C. raise the stud

14、ents interest in art D. teach the students about toy design6. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone. C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.7. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably m

15、ean?A. Mistake. B. Drawback. C. Difficulty. D. Burden.8. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?A. To help them to see their creativity. B. To find out about their sleeping habits. C. To help them to improve their memory. D. To find out about their ways of thinking.CReading

16、can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.3Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossin

17、g provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change yo

18、ur life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describ

19、ing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home. zxx.kBookCrossing is part of a trend among people who

20、 want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.9. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?A. To explain what they are. B.To introduce BookCrossing.C. To stress the importanc

21、e of reading. D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.10. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2refer to?A. The book. B.An adventure. C.A public place. D. The identification number.11. What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?A. Meet other readers to discuss it. B.Keep

22、 it safe in his bookcase. C. Pass it on to another reader. D. Mail it back to its owner.12. What is the best title for the text?A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour B. Electronic Books: A new Trend C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back D. A Website Links People through BooksDA new collection of photos

23、brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.Frank Hurleys pictures would be outstanding-undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism-if they had been made last week. In fact, they were shot from 1914 through 1916, most of them after a disastrous shipwreck(海滩), by a cameraman who had no reasonabl

24、e expectation of survival. Many of the images were stored in an ice chest, under freezing water, in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance, a small, tight, Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists, 27 men in al

25、l, to the southernmost shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea. From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled(雪橇) across the continent. The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done. Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had

26、died with his four companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance, adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort. Scotts last journey, completed as be lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger, caught the worlds i

27、magination, and a film made in his honor drew crowds. Shackleton, a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908, started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography. Frank Hurley, a confident and 4gifted Austral

28、ian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images, most of which have never before been published.13. What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?A. They were made last weekB. They showed undersea sceneriesC. They were found by a cameramanD. They recorded a disastrous advent

29、ure14. Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A. Frank Hurley B. Ernest ShackletonC. Robert Falcon Scott D. Caroline Alexander15. What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A. Artistic creation B. Scientific researchC. Money making D. Treasure hunting第二节（共 5 小题；每小题

30、2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。A garden thats just right for youHave you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its parts? 16 . But it doesnt happen by accident. It starts with looking

31、inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process._17 Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water

32、 and fewer fertilizers(肥料). 18 . However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years.Recall(回忆)your childhood memoriesOur model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood. Grandmas rose garden and Dads vegetab

33、le garden might be good or bad, but thats not whats important. 19 -how being in those gardens made us feel. If youd like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 20 then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memori

34、es into your grown-up garden. Have fun.A. Know why you gardenB. Find a good place for your own gardenC. Its our experience of the garden that mattersD. Its delightful to see so many beautiful flowers5E. Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plantsF. You can produce that kind of m

35、agical quality in your own garden, tooG. For each of those gardens, writer down the strongest memory you have 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Hundreds of people have formed impressions of you through that little d

36、evice(装置)on your desk. And theyve never actually 21 you. Everything they know about you 22 through this device, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. 23 they feel they can know you 24 from the sound of your voice. Thats how powerful the 25 is. zxx.kPowerful, yes, but not always 26 . For years I dea

37、lt with my travel agent only by phone. Rani, my faceless agent whom Id never met 27 , got me rock-bottom prices on airfares, cars, and hotels. But her cold voice really 28 me. I sometimes wished to 29 another agent.One morning, I had to 30 an immediate flight home for a family emergency. I ran into

38、Ranis office 31 . The woman sitting at the desk, 32 my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a 33 smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the 34 immediately. “What a wonderful lady!” I thought.Rushing out 35 I called out over my shoulder, “By the way, whats your name?

39、” “Im Rani,” she said. I turned around and saw a 36 woman with a big smile on her face waving to wish me a safe trip. I was 37 ! Why had I thought she was cold? Rani was, well, so 38 .Sitting back in the car on the way to the airport, I figured it all out. Ranis 39 -her warm smile, her nods, her Im

40、here for you 40 -were all silent signals that didnt travel through wires.21. A. accepted B. noticed C. heard D. met22. A. came B. moved C. ran D. developed23. A. Thus B. Yet C. Then D. Indeed24. A. rather B. also C. just D. already25. A. Telephone B. voice C. connection D. impression26. A. direct B.

41、 useful C. easy D. accurate27. A. in person B. by myself C. in public D. on purpose28. A. annoyed B. interested C. discouraged D. confused29. A. promote B. train C. find D. know30. A. arrange B. postpone C. confirm D. book31. A. for the first time B. at any time C. from time to time D. in good time3

42、2. A. expecting B. seeing C. testing D. avoiding33. A. shy B. comforting C. familiar D. forced34. A. bill B. form C. ticket D. list35. A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully36. A. careful B. serious C. nervous D. pleasant37. A. amused B. worried C. helpless D. speechless38. A. c

43、alm B. nice C. proud D. clever39. A. forgiveness B. eagerness C. friendliness D. skillfulness640. A. explanation B. attitude C. concept D. Behavior2016 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语第 II 卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。If you feel s

44、tressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别)those of 41 (great)and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so youll feel a real sense of 42 (achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow 43 (be) often acceptable.Most of us are m

45、ore focused 44 our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive 45 possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished. Recent 46 (study) show that we are far more

46、 productive at work if we take short breaks 47 (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for 48 while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.If you find something you love doing outside of the office, youll be less likely 49 (bring) your work home. It could be anything-gardeni

47、ng, cooking, music, sportsbut whatever it is, 50 (make) sure its a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.第三部分写作（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节短文改错（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词

48、用斜线（）划掉。删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。The summer holiday is coming. My classmates and I are talking about how to do during the holiday. We can chose between staying at home and take a trip. If we stay at home, it is comfortable but there is no need to spend money. But in that case, we will learn little about world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can broaden you view and gain knowledges we cannot get from books. Some classmates suggest we can go to places of interest nearby. I thought that it is a good idea. I