新课标1高考压轴卷 英语.docx

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新课标1高考压轴卷英语

2015新课标1高考压轴卷

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

A

Manycriticsworryaboutviolenceontelevision,mostoutoffearthatitstimulatesviewerstoviolentoraggressiveacts.Ourresearch,however,indicatesthattheconsequencesofexperiencingTV’ssymbolicworldofviolencemaybemuchmorefar-reaching.

WehavefoundthatpeoplewhowatchalotofTVseetherealworldasmoredangerousandfrighteningthanthosewhowatchverylittle.Heavyviewersarelesstrustfuloftheirfellowcitizens,andmorefearfuloftherealworld.SincemostTV“action-adventure”dramasoccurinurbansettings,thefeartheyinspiremaycontributetothecurrentfleeofthemiddleclassfromourcities.Thefearmayalsobringincreasingdemandsforpoliceprotection,andelectionoflaw-and-orderpoliticians.

Whilenoneofusiscompletelydependentupontelevisionforourviewoftheworld,neitherhavemanyofushadtheopportunitytoobservetherealityofpolicestations,courtrooms,corporateboardrooms,orhospitaloperatingrooms.AlthoughcriticscomplainaboutthefixedcharactersandplotsofTVdramas,manyviewerslookonthemasrepresentativeoftherealworld.Anyonewhoquestionsthatstatementshouldreadthe250,000letters,mostcontainingrequestsformedicaladvice,sentbyviewersto“MarcusWelby,M.D.”—apopularTVdramaseriesaboutadoctor—duringthefirstfiveyearsofhispracticeonTV.

Violenceontelevisionleadsviewerstoregardtherealworldasmoredangerousthanitreallyis,whichmustalsoinfluencethewaypeoplebehave.Whenasked,“Canmostpeoplebetrusted?

”theheavyviewerswere35percentmorelikelytochoose“Can’tbetoocareful.”

Victims,likecriminals,mustlearntheirproperroles,andtelevisedviolencemayperformtheteachingfunctionalltoowell.Insteadofworryingonlyaboutwhethertelevisionviolencecausesindividualdisplaysofaggressionintherealworld,weshouldalsobeconcernedaboutsocialreality.Passiveacceptanceofviolencemayresultfromfargreatersocialconcernthanoccasionaldisplaysofindividualaggression.

Wehavefoundthatviolenceonprime-time（黄金时段）networkTVcultivatesoverstatedthreatofdangerintherealworld.Theoverstatedsenseofriskandinsecuritymayleadtoincreasingdemandsforprotection,andtoincreasingpressurefortheuseofforcebyestablishedauthority.Insteadofthreateningthesocialorder,televisionmayhavebecomeourchiefinstrumentofsocialcontrol.

【小题1】WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongtheconsequencesofwatchingTVtoomuch?

A.Distrustingpeoplearound.              B.Movingintoruralareas.

C.Askingthepoliceforprotection.         D.supportingmorepoliticians.

【小题2】Accordingtothepassage,whydid“MarcusWelby,M.D.”receivesomanyletters?

             A.Becauseviewersbelievedthedoctordidexistinthereallife.

             B.BecausecertainTVprogrammersrecommendedhimtoviewers.

             C.Becausehewasanexperienceddoctorandsavedmanylives.

             D.BecausetheTVappealedtopeopletopayattentiontohealth.

【小题3】Accordingtotheauthor,_________ismainlytoblameforpeople’sfearoftherealworld.

             A.networkTV           B.socialreality

             C.individualdisplayofviolence        D.televisedviolence

B

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphone,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic（怀旧的）skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlife.

VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.

Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.

Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtoknowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.

Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe（转换）“thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen,”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind’seye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospot（发现）spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthenovertime.

“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks,”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”

1.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?

______________.

A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassroom.             B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.

C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.                      D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.

2.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009___________.

A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputer.

B.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaper.

C.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentences.

D.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?

______________.

A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.

B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.

C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.

D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.

4.Whatdoes“mind’seye”inparagraph5mean?

______________.

A.Window.         B.Soul       C.Picture.        D.Imagination.

C

Britain’sprivateschoolsareoneofitsmostsuccessfulexports．Thechildrenofthewell-offflocktothem，whetherfromChina，NigeriaorRussia：

thenumberofforeignpupilsroseby1.4％inthelastyearalone．

Yetforeignstudents，whethereducatedinBritishprivateschoolsorelsewhere，aredecreasinglylikelytogotoEnglishuniversities．AccordingtotheHigherEducationFundingCouncilforEngland，307,200overseasstudentsbegantheirstudiesinthecountryin2012-13，downfrom312，000twoyearsearlierandthefirstdropin29years．StudentnumbersfromtherestoftheEuropeanUnion（EU）fell—probablyaresultoftheincreaseinannualtuitionfeesinEnglandfrom￡6，000（＄10，000）ayearto￡9，000．ButarrivalsfromIndiaandPakistandeclinedmostsharply．

Incontrasttothevisasystemforprivateschools，whichisextremelyloose（theHomeOfficecountsprivateschoolsasfavouredsponsors），studentvisashavebeentightened．Foreignstudentsusedtobeallowedtoworkforuptotwoyearsaftergraduating．Theynowhaveonlyfourmonthstofindajobpayingupto￡20，600iftheywanttostayinBritain．

Thischangewasintendedtodealwithfakecollegesofferingtwo-yearworkvisas．Butitseemstohaveputoffseriousstudentstoo．NickHillmanoftheHigherEducationPolicyInstitutesaysthegovernmenthassentunclearmessagesaboutthesortofimmigrationitwantstorestrict．AustraliaandAmerica，whichhavemorerelaxedentrycriteriaforstudents，arebecomingmorefavoureddestinations．

Britain’sstudent-visasystembasbecomemoreonerous（繁琐）overall．Asaresult，Britainislosingouttoothercountriesinthecontestfortalent．Itsunwelcomingattitudewillharmitslong-termdevelopment．AndthedriftofforeignstudentsfromleadingBritishprivateschoolstoAmericancollegesmayhaveanother,somewhathappier，consequence：

Americamightbecomeratherbetteratcricket（板球）．

1．What’stheaimofUKtighteningitsstudentvisas?

A．TocontrolthestudentnumberfromIndiaandPakistan．

B．ToincreasethefinancialincomeofUK．

C．Tosendclearmessagesaboutthesortofimmigration．

D．Todealwithfakecollegesthatoffer‘two-yearworkvisas．

2．WhyisiteasytogetthevisafromprivateschoolsinBritain?

A．Becauseprivateschoolshavebadqualityofeducation．

B．Becausegraduatesfromprivateschoolscanearn￡20，600．

C．BecauseprivateschoolsturninmoremoneytotheHomeOffice．[]

D．Becausetheirstudentscanworkfortwoyearsaftergraduating．

3．Accordingtothepassage，Britain________．

A．isfamousforplayingcricket

B．willgetmoretalentsinthefuture[学&科&]

C．willsimplifyitsstudent-visasystem

D．willhelpUScollegestodevelopcricket

4．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．ForeignstudentsaregoingoffEnglishuniversities．

B．AmericanuniversitiesareofhigherqualitythanEnglishones．

C．Britain’sstudent-visasystemwillhelpitslong-termdevelopment．

D．Britain’snewstudent-visasystemispopularwithforeignstudents．

D

Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.

“We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespa