山东高考压轴卷英语.docx

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山东高考压轴卷英语

2015年山东高考压轴卷英语

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；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。

A

Doyouknowthatthereareactuallypeoplewhohavepaidforaflighttothemoon?

Inthefuture,therewillbealotmoreopportunitiestotraveltofarawayplacesthannow…perhapsevenasfarasthemoon.Aspeopleadventurefurtherandfurtherawayandasplanes,trains,cars,androcketshipsbecomefaster,isitsafertohavethesevehiclescontrolledbyhumansorbycomputers?

Whilemanyflightsbyplanearecontrolledautomatically（自动）bymachines,most

peopletodaywouldn’tlettheircardriveitself.That’sbecausenowtheautopilotfunctiononyourcarcanonlykeepitonthesamecourseyouaretravelingon.Itwon’tturnthecarrightorleft.Itwon’tstopifananimaljumpsintheway.However,carstodaycansensewhensomethingistoocloseandwarnthedriverwithflashinglightsandalarms.Manycarsalsohave

GPS（globalpositioningsystems）thattelldriverswhichroadtotakeandwhentoturn.Thesesystems,unlikehumandrivers,nevergetlost.Inthefuture,itiseasytobelievethatyourcarwill

bebetterabletodriveitselfwiththeaidofcomputersthatcandeterminethepositionofyourcarandthespeeditshouldtravelat.

  Inadditiontocomputersbeing‘smarter’thanpeopleregardingthebestwaytogoorknowinghowcloseanothervehicleis,computersdon’tgetsick,tired,orangry.Thismeanstheywon’tmakethesamemistakesthatpeoplemakewhentheyarenothavingagoodday.Whilerespondingwithemotionisagoodthingwhenchoosingthebestwaytodealwithafriend’spersonalproblem,itmaynotbesuchagoodthingwhendecidingwhattodoatthewheelofafast-movingvehicle.

Sowhatarethedisadvantagesofautopilotsystems?

 Maybeonedisadvantageisthat

asmallcomputerproblemcouldcauseaseriousaccident.Itcouldalsobearguedthatinunexpectedsituations,computersmightnotbeabletorespondproperly;somedecisionsrequirehumanemotions.Anotherproblemmightbethatifeverythingwerecontrolledbycomputersorrobots,peoplewouldn’thaveanyjobs.

21.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDevelopmentofAutopilot    B.TechnologyofFutureTravel

C.ANewDrivingSystem           D.ComputerizedCars

22.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofanautopilotsystem?

A.Itwon’tmakethesamemistakesaspeopledo.

B.Itcanpointoutthebestrouteforthedriver.

C.Itmightnotrespondproperlytounexpectedsituations.

D.Itdoesnothavehumanemotionstoinfluenceitsfunction.

23.Ifsomefallingrocksrolldowntowardyourcar,theautopilotonyourcarwill____________.

A.informyouofthedanger            B.turnthecarrightorleft

C.donothingaboutit                 D.stopthecar

B

AlfredCarltonGilbert（1884-1961）wasamanofmanyideasandtalents.Asasmallboy,hekepttryingnewthings.Atage12,hestartedasportsclubforhisfriendsandgottheirschooltohaveafielddaywithactivegamesandprizes.Ashegrewandpracticed,Gilbertbecameskilledatpolevaulting（撑杆跳高）,pull-ups,thelongjumpandfootball.

Gilbertbroketheworldrecordforpull-upsin1900andthedistancerecordforrunninglongdivein1902.AndhewonagoldmedalinthepolevaultattheOlympicGamesin1908.Bythattime,hehadnearlyfinishedmedicalstudies.Choosingnottomakemedicinehiscareer,Gilbertco-foundedMystoManufacturing,amanufacturerofmagicsets,in1907.Gilberthadamusedhisfriendsandearnedcollegemoneybydoingmagictricks,soheknewwhatwasneeded.Oneday,Gilbertsawworkersusingsteelgirders（钢梁）tobuildtowersforpowerlines.ThatgavehimtheideafortheErectorSet,apopularconstructiontoy.

In1917,theCouncilofNationalDefensethoughtnotoysshouldbeproducedforChristmasbecausethecountrywasfightinginWorldWarI.GilbertandothermenfromtheToyManufacturersofAmericawenttoWashington,withabout40differenttoys.Theyhad15minutestospeak.Thismeetingwasattheendofalong,hardday.Gilberttoldthegovernmentmenatthemeetinghowtoyshelpedchildrenlearn.Hishelpersbroughtoutthetoys.Soon,thetiredgovernmentmenwereonthefloor,playingwithbuildingsets,modelsofnavyships,andothertoys.Thetimelimitwasforgotten;sowastheChristmastoyban（禁令）.

Gilbertspenttherestofhislifeimprovingerectorsets.Hiscompanymadeandsoldthesets,pluschemistryandothersciencesetsandtoytrains.Hemadeitemsforhomes,businesses,andthearmy.Whenhediedin1961,hehad150patents（专利）forhismanyinventions.Buthismainjoywasinhelpingchildrenlearnandhavefunatthesametime.

24.What’stherightorderoftheeventsaboutGilbert?

a.Hearguedagainstabanontoyproduction.

b.Hebroketheworldrecordforpull-ups.

c.Hesetupamanufacturerofmagicsets.

d.Hestartedasportsclubforhisfriends.

e.Hewonagoldmedalinthepolevault.

A.b,d,e,a,c                                       B.b,a,e,d,c

C.d,b,c,e,a                                       D.d,c,e,b,a

25.Thestorymentionedinparagraph3showsthat_____.

A.Gilbert’stoysinterestednotonlychildrenbutadults

B.toyscouldhelpchildrenlearnaboutWorldWarI

C.toyswereadangertotheCouncilofNationalDefense

D.Christmastoyswerenotpopularduringwartime

26.Accordingtothetext,Gilbertwasknownas_____.

A.ateacher,boy-makerandbusinessman

B.anathlete,inventorandbusinessman

C.anathlete,writerandbusinessman

D.amagician,writerandtoy-maker

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Aneasywayintothesportingcircle.

B.ThemanwhosavedChristmas.

C.Influencedoftoysonchildren

D.TheamazingMr.Gilbert.

C

AphotographertakesapictureoftheChinesebronzeratheadandrabbitheadsculpturesdisplayonthepreviewoftheauction（拍卖）ofYvesSaintLaurentandPierreBerge’sartcollectionattheGrandPalaisinParis,France,Feb,21,2009.ChineselawyershaveaskedtheFrenchcourttostopauctionhouseChristie’sputtingtwobronzerelics（文物）looted（掠夺）fromChinaunderthehammer,lawyerssaidFriday.

APariscourtonMondayruledagainststoppingthesaleoftwolootedChinesebronzesculptureswhichcomeupforauctionatChristie’sonWednesday.UndertherulingoftheTribunaldeGrandeInstanceinParis,theplaintiff（起诉人）,theAssociationfortheProtectionofChineseArtinEurope（APCAE）,wasorderedto

paycompensation（赔偿）tothedefendant.

RenXiaohong,alawyerforAPCAE,toldXinhuathatitwas“ofgreatsignificance”tofilethelawsuit.“WehopetoarousepublicattentioninEuropeonthefateofnumerousChineseworksstoleninthepast,tohelpkeepthoserelicswellprotectedandcollected,”Rensaid.

TheQingDynasty（1644—1911）relics,theheadsofabronzerabbitandarat,wereamonganoriginalsetof12bronzeanimalheadsthatwereoncedecoratedattheimperialsummerresortYuanmingyuan.TheywerelootedwhenthepalacewasburntdownbyAnglo-FrenchalliedforcesduringtheSecondOpiumWarin1860.

ThepairbecamepartofacollectionofthelatefashiondesignerYvesSaintLaurent.Theyhavebeenputupforauctionbyhispartner,PierreBerge.Thetwoitemsareexpectedtofetchbetween16millionand20millioneuros.

Sofar,fiveofthe12bronzeanimalheadshavebeenreturnedtoChina,whilethewhereaboutsoffiveothersareunknown.

28．ThetwobronzeanimalheadsweredisplayedattheGrandPalaisinParissothat      .

A．theycouldbecollectedandwellpreserved

B．thephotographerscouldtakepictures

C．thepubliccouldseetheminadvance

D．theycouldn’tbesoldatauction

29．Thesignificancetostopthesaleoftwobronzeanimalheadsisto     .

A．fetchbetween16millionand20millioneuros

B．drawpublicattentiontotheChineseworksstoleninthepast

C．maketheworldknowmoreabouthistoryoftheQingDynasty

D．findtheotherfivebronzeanimalheadsandreturnthemtoChina

30．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A．The12bronzeanimalheadshavebeenputupforauction.

B．The2bronzeanimalheadshaven’tbeenreturnedtoChina.

C．The12bronzeanimalheadswereusedasimperialdecoration.

D．YuanmingyuanwasonceburntdownbyAnglo-Frenchalliedforces.

31．Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom             .

A．anewspaper                          

B．anadvertisement

C．ahistorytextbook            

D．anintroductionofauction

D

HuLi'sheartsankduetothecoloroftheair.Driving140kilometersfromTianjinCitytoBeijinglastweek,sheheldherbreathastheairbecameacharcoalgreyhaze（炭灰色的阴霾）.The39yearoldbusinesswomanhaslivedinBeijingforadecade,andthispastmonth,shesaid,broughttheworstairpollutionshehaseverseenItgaveherhusbandacoughandlefthersevenyearolddaughterhousebound（足不出户）.“MyhusbandaswellasIisworkinghere,sowehavenochoice,”shesaid.“Butifwehadachoice,we'dliketoescapefromBeijing.”

Theextendedheavypollutionoverthelastmonth,whichcausedpunishmentinreturnforadaylastweek－calledthe“airpocalypse”byinternetusers－haslargelychangedthewaythatChinesethinkaboutthecountry'sair.Ononeday,pollutionlevelswere30timeshigherthanlevelsconsideredsafebytheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）.Flightswerecancelled.Roadswereclosed.OnehospitalineastBeijingreportedtheyhadtreatedmorethan900childrenforbreathingissues.BloombergfoundthatformostofJanuary,Beijing'sairwasworsethanthatofanairportsmokingarea.

Thesmog's（烟雾）mostthreateningaspectisitshighconcentration（浓度）ofPM2.5－particulatematterthatissmallenoughtobreathedeepintothel