1、高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 KS5U2015 北京市高考压轴卷英语 第二部分：知识运用（共两节， 45 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题 ; 每小题 1 分，共 15 分） 从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，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。 21.No matter how tough a reform is, it will succeed if we have the determination to _the barriers of interests A cut down B break t
2、hrough C tear up D knock off 22. I promise Shirley get a new iPod on her birthday. Will it be a big surprise to her? A. should B. must C. would D. shall 23.-How do you find the movie Lucy? ? - Top notch! Never have I seen _ before。 A. a better one B. a worse one C. the best one D. the worst one 24.I
3、 have done well in the exam because of no careless mistakes. Congratulations! Students can never be _ careful in exams. A. so B. very C. too D. enough 25.With some books badly needed _, she hurried to the bookstore. A. buying B. bought C. to buy D. buy 26.An early typewriter produced letters quickly
4、 and neatly; the typist, _, couldnt see his work on his machine. A. however B. therefore C. yet D. although 27.I cant stand around chatting Ive got things to do this morning A a million B million C a million of D millions 28.Dance is universal language and it has the power to break down _ difficulty
5、 of language and culture A a; the B an; the C a; a D an ; a 29. ,I cant express myself in words. A. So long as I am fond of her B. Unless I am fond of her C. Much as I am fond of her D. As I am fond of her very much 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 30.John thinks it wont be long _ he is read
6、y for his new job A when B after C before D since 31.We _ here at lunch time; we were delayed at the airport, though A could he B should be C, must have been D would have been 32.As we all know, it was _ that resulted in the terrible car accident. A. because of her carelessness B. because she was ca
7、reless C. her being careless D. she was so careless 33.Not until _ school _ how much their teachers loved them A they left; did they realize B did they leave; they had realized C did they leave; had they realized D they left; they realized 34.Mr. Black, as well as the professor who_ from Beijing Uni
8、versity, _ to attend our school meeting. A. come; is B. comes; are C. comes; is D. come; are 35.Cultural shock is a feeling _ most travelers experience in a foreign country _ they find the culture is quite different from that of their own A that; which B which; that C which; where D when; where 第二节
9、完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Two men were moose （驼鹿） hunters Every year they 36 a plane to take them to Canada This year hunting was especially 37 and in a few days just they each 38 a moose They radioed for their_39_to come to pick them up
10、When the plane arrived, the pilot took one 40 at the animals and told the hunters they could not take such a 41 load along “But we spent all 42 hunting for these moose,“ they protested “And besides, the pilot we hired last year wasnt 43 about the mooses weight “ After much argument, the pilot 44 gav
11、e in The heavy plane was only in the air for a few minutes 45 it lost altitude and 46 into the side of a mountain As the men 47 out of the wreckage （残骸） , one hunter asked, “Where are we?“ His friend answered, “About a mile farther than we did last year !“ They had been 48 a moose into a plane year
12、after year and crashing! Keep doing the same tiling and you will keep getting the same 49 It is the case with flying and it is 50 of living What is not working_51 for you? A habit you are trying to break? A relationship with a parent 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 or spouse（配偶） or child or
13、 friend? What is a 52 of on-going frustration? Getting 53 to that project you keep promising to complete? Never having enough money to pay the bills? The truth is, if you keep doing the same things you will keep getting the same outcomes So, if you dont like the way things are 54 out, something must
14、 change Are you ready to try something 55? 36 A bought B rented C borrowed D boarded 37 A difficult B bad C busy D good 38 A attacked B took C bagged D bought 39 A friend B pilot C partner D trainer 40 A look B picture C sight D view 41 A light B tall C heavy D full 42 A week B month C day D year 43
15、 A pleased B angry C frightened D worried 44 A finally B hardly C willingly D expected 45 A while B since C when D though 46 A settled B exploded C flew D crashed 47 A struggled B fought C pushed D walked 48 A filling B packing C loading D sending 49 A effects B results C rewards D troubles 50 A tru
16、e B real C right D same 51 A hard B well C especially D fairly 52 A reason B basis C cause D key 53 A over B away C through D around 54 A getting B turning , C making D running 55 A. different B beautiful C magic D interesting 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节， 40 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D
17、 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The English proficiency of Chinese women is much better than that of men, according to a study released in Shanghai yesterday, Chinese women scored three points higher than men in the English Proficiency Index(英语水平指数 ) released by EF Education, a language training 高考资源网（
18、 ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 company, mainly English. Worldside, women scored one point higher than men on average. “This shows that Chinese women are more used to the Chinese education mode, the report said. Chinese women use their gift of language to gain success.” However, Chinese mainlande
19、rs English proficiency ranked second to last in Asia, despite the great time and effort that many people invest in learning the language, the report said, Chinas mainland is ranked the 36th in the index of 54 countries and regions where English is not the native language. Thats down by seven places
20、comparing with that last year. The Chinese mainland belongs to the low-proficiency tier(低水平层次 ) and is ranked just above Thailand in Asia. This years index has increased the weight of listening tests, while decreasing the importance of grammar and vocabulary exams, which partly caused the ranking ch
21、ange, researchers said. Moreover, test-oriented(以考试为目的 ) and rote-based(死记硬背 )learning methods often used in China hurt the language skills of Chinese students, education experts said. The study compared test scores of more than 1.7 million adults in the 54 countries and regions. Sweden, Denmark and
22、 the Netherlands have the best command of English, while Libya has the lowest English proficiency level. European countries generally performed well. But Italy, Spain and Portugal, some of the countries at the heart of the euro zone crisis, are being dragged down by poor English, according to the re
23、port. Singapore is 12th, the best in Asia, followed by Malaysia and India, South Korea; at 21st, and Japan, at 22nd, performed disappointingly low despite their focus on education; the report said. One in every four people frequently uses English at work on Chinas mainland, nevertheless nearly 15 pe
24、rcent said they never use English, lower than the world average level, according to the study. 56.What is EF Education? A. It is a language test organization. B. It is an English teaching school. C. It is a language training company. D. It is an organization studying human. 57. By what do Chinese wo
25、men gain success in English learning? A. Cheating. B. Gift. C. Learning by heart. D. Asking for help. 58. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. Chinese mainlanders English proficiency ranked second in the index of 54 countries and regions. B. Chinese mainlanders English proficiency ranked 29th last
26、 year. C. The Chinese mainland belongs to the midproficiency tier. D. This years index has increased the weight of grammar and vocabulary exams. 59. Which of the following order is TRUE in the ranking of the English Proficiency Index? A. Denmark India Japan Singapore Libya B. Denmark Japan Singapore
27、 India Libya 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 C. IndiaJapan Denmark Singapore Libya D. Denmark Singapore India Japan Libya B The year of 2014 saw smart people always busy inventing useful things, which have hepled to make the world better, smarter and a little for fun. Now, lets take a look
28、at some of the inventions. Super banana Australian biogeneticist(生物遗传学家 ) James Dale visited Uganda, a poor African country, in the early 2000s, where he found that 15-30 percent of children under 5 were at risk of going blind because they did not get enough Vitamin A. Dale also learned that people
29、there love bananas. They eat three to 11 bananas a day. So he came up with the idea to plant bananas containing added nutrition in order to improve Ugandans health. With the help of Bill Gates foundation, Dale developed the “super banana”. He added a gene to the fruit, making it rich in Vitamin A. C
30、oaching basketball Basketball is popular worldwide, partly because you only need a hoop(篮筐 ) and a ball to play the game. But this simple game has experienced a technology makeover this year with the development of a smart-sensor basketball. The ball, called the 94Fifty Basketball, has nine sensors
31、inside. They can tell you anything from how fast you are going to how accurate your shot angles are. With a Bluetooth chip inside, the basketball can connect to your smartphone and tell you in the voice of a coach to “snap your wrist (传旋转球 )”, or“go faster”, depending on the data. The Hovercraft Tha
32、nks to the California-based company Hendo, flying past your friends on a floating board could soon become a reality. The Hovercraft has four small engines. These create a special magnetic field which produce enough force to lift the board off the ground. At the moment, the hoverboard(悬浮滑板 ) can only
33、 float an inch off the ground for 15 minutes and must fly over a metal material. Its expensive too, at $10,000 (61,810 yuan), but the company hopes that one day the technology could be used. Wireless electricity Most of us could not bear to live without wireless Internet. We use it every day for eve
34、rything from our phones to our cars. But one company wants to go a step further, by combining wireless technology with electricity. Thats right, no more tangled (缠绕的 ) wires and no more having to sit and hold your cell 高考资源网（ ） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有 高考资源网 2015 高考压轴卷 phone near a power socket(插座 ) in the co
35、rner of the room. WiTricity, a US company, has invented technology that can power objects up to 2.4 meters away. It uses a special plug-in coil (线圈 ) that creates a magnetic field！ 60. Which of the following statements would James Dale agree with? A. Children in Uganda should eat fewer bananas. B. V
36、itamin A is largely found in fruits like bananas. C. Super bananas are definitely a safe biological product. D. peoples eating habits can be used to develop new food. 61. What is the biggest advantage of the 94Fifty Basketball? A. The sensors hidden inside can help players run faster in a game. B. I
37、t can help players to improve their shooting and ball handling skills. C. It allows players to connect to their smartphones while playing basketball. D. The bluetooth chip inside allows its users to listen to music while playing basketball. 62. What can we learn about the Hovercraft from the text？ A
38、. It enables its users to float off the ground freely. B. It can work on many different kinds of surfaces. C. It still needs to improve its power and efficiency. D.It is an affordable means of transport for a family. 63. What do the hovercraft and wireless electricity have in common according to the
39、 text?. A. They create magnetic fields to produce power. B. They apply technologies to many things in life. C. They apply technologies which can produce electricity. D. They use wireless technology to improve their products. C When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend on new
40、clothes, Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale. There are labels(标签 ) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water. The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat. If you do as the di
