1、第 1 页2016 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英 语本试卷分为第 I 卷( 选择题) 和第 II 卷 (非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）做题时先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What ar
2、e the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Stay away from Kate.4. W
3、here does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白 , 每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相
4、应位置。听每段对话或独白前 , 你将有时间阅读 各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第 7
5、 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woman mak
6、e the call?A. To book a hotel room. B. To ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?第 2 页A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第 9 段
7、材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home.15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C.
8、 Join the woman.16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer.18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite sta
9、ble. C. Its not optimistic.19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20%. B. 22%. C. 50%.20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. They need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good.C. Their choice is limited.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）第一节（共
10、15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文,从所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860-1935)Anyone who has e
11、ver been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelter and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
12、.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humane and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandra Day OConnor (1930-pres
13、ent)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the deciding vote in many impor
14、tant cases 第 3 页during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (1913-2005)On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than
15、a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,“ said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work. B. Her teaching skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize. D. Her community background.22. What was the reason for OConnors being r
16、ejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law. B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women. D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day OConno
17、r. D. Rosa Parks.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers. D. They are peace-lovers.BGrandparents Answer a CallAs a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away.
18、 Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relation
19、ship than they would have had in separate cities.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obamas mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave C
20、hicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by , 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinsons decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obamas family.“In the 1960s we wer
21、e all a little wild and couldnt get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,“ says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grand, a magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them, especially when youre raising chi
22、ldren.“Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, bu
23、t giving up the lift yen know may be harder.25. Why was Garzas move a success?A. It strengthened her family ties. B. It improved her living conditions.第 4 页C. It enabled her to make more friends. D. It helped her know more new places.26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinsons decision
24、?A. 17% expressed their support for it B. Few people responded sympathetically.C. 83% believed it had a bad influence. D. The majority thought it was a trend.27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A. They were unsure of themselves B. They were eager to raise more children.C. They wanted t
25、o live away from their parents.D. They had little respect for their grandparents.28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A. Make decisions in the best interests of their own.B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.C. Sacrifice for their struggling children
26、. D. Get to know themselves better.CI am Peter Hodes, a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, Ive done 89 trips of those, 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells (干细胞) in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last. In all, from the time the ste
27、m cells are harvested from a donor (捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, weve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly t
28、o Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, Im really sorry, Ive got some bad news for youthere are no flights from Washington.“ So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that ar
29、e urgently needed for a patientplease, please, youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.“ She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me, re-routed (改道) me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courie
30、r job, youre consciously aware that in that box youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life.29. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier“ in Paragraph 1?A. provider B. delivery man C. collector D. medical doctor30. Why does Peter have to complete his t
31、rip within 42 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too long. B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time. D. The ice wont last any longer.31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To London. B. To Newark. C. To Providence. D. To Washington.DThe mean
32、ing of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts m
33、ay be made to fill every gap (间隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a persons needs.Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai pers
34、ons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking 第 5 页and suddenly stops, what may be implied (暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in othe
35、r ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may list silence when i
36、nstructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the
37、possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understan
38、ds the healing (治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.32. What does the author say about silence in conversations?A. It implies anger. B. It promotes friendship.C. It is culture-specific. D. It is content-based33. Whi
39、ch of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?A. The Chinese. B. The French. C. The Mexicans. D. The Russians.34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases. B. Break it while treating patients.C. Evaluate its harm
40、 to patients. D. Make use of its healing effects.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and Silence B. What It Means to Be SilentC. Silence to Native Americans D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 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。Secret codes (密码 ) k
41、eep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 36 Code breaking never lags (落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded
42、 messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels“ spell out the hidden message “Meet me.“38 You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Lets number the letters of the alphabet, in order,
43、from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me“ would read “13 5 5 20 13 5.“A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, “bridge“ might stand for “meet“ and “out“ might stand
44、 for “me.“ The message “Bridge out“ would actually mean “Meet me.“ 40 However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.第 6 页C. Only peo
45、ple who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have been codes, have tried to break them.E. You can hide a message by having the first letter of each word spell it out.F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.G. Another way to hide a message
46、 is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 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。A Heroic DriverLarry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was 41 along 165 north after deli
47、vering to one of his 42 . Suddenly, he saw a car with its bright lights on. 43 he got closer, he found 44 vehicle upside down on the road. One more look and he noticed 45 shooting out from under the 46 vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and 47 the fire extinguisher (灭火器).Two good bursts from
48、the extinguisher and the fire was put out.The man who had his bright lights on 48 and told Larry he had 49 an emergency call. They 50 heard a womans voice coming from the wrecked (毁坏的) vehicle. 51 the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window. They told her to stay 52
49、 until the emergency personnel arrived, 53 she thought the car was going to 54 . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move 55 she injured her neck.Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man 56 and let them go to work. Then, Larry asked the 57 if he was needed or 58 to go. They let him and the other man go.One thing is 59 Larry went a
