2015年高考英语阅读表达真题.docx

2015年四川卷阅读表达：（共计5小题每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，并用英语答复问题，请清晰问题后的词数要求。It was a hot summer day that found me running down the street with a dollar in my sweaty hand.The closer I got to Sam & Joe's Stationery Store, the more excited I was. After all, a dollar was a tidy sum for an 11-year-old boy in 1961.Out of breath, I swung open the door and got a blast of cold air that instantly cooled me off. I was in a place of pure happiness. Sam & Joe's had it all一books, candy, toys,basebail cards，puzzles and games. I went directly to the bar and ordered a bottle of soda. There I sat, considering my next move.Books always came first.I picked out five titles.Nexe came the candy, rows and rows of it. I chose five candy bars, which brought my total to 25 cents. Then a betie of cold orange juice, a bag of chips and a pack of Ted Williams baseball cards. After peying the elerk, I still had 5 cents.I hurried directly to my backyard, where an apple tree patiently waited for me. There, sitting in the shade against its strong trunk, I read my books, ate my candy and drank my orange juice.As I sat in my own personal heaven，I started thinking about havingmore.That's when afantastic life-changing idea popped into head: If I could get more money,could buy more books l liked. buy anything l wanted. That's how it all started.56.How did the boy fell on his way to Sam & Joes(no more than 5 words)57.What does”a tidy sum”mean in Paragraph 1(no more than 5 words)58.What did the boy consider doing first after he ordered soda(no more than 5 woeds)59.What did the boy do while reading(no more than 5 words)60.Where was the boys”personal heavan”(no more than 9 words)参考答案：56. He felt excited.57. Much / A great amount of / A lot of money.58. He considered buying bookds.59. He ate and drank.60. It was under the apples trees in his backyard.2015 年天津卷阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，并根据题目要求用英语答复问题。Six days a week, up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia, my grandfather brought the mail to the folks there. At age 68, he retired from the post office, but he never stopped serving the community. On his 80th birthday, I sent him a letter, noting the things we all should be thankful for good health, good friends and good outcomes. By most measurements he was a happy man. Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down. At long last, in a comfortable home, with a generous pension, he should learn to take things easy. “Thank you for your nice words,” he wrote in his letter back, “and I know what you meant, but slowing down scares me. Life isnt having it made; its getting it made.” “The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid, and all difficult experiences had passed, and we had settled into a comfortable home. No. I go back years ago, when we lived in a three-room house, when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet. I rarely had more than four hours of sleep. But what I still cant figure out is why I never got tired, never felt better in my life. I guess the answer is, we were fighting for survival, protecting and providing for those we loved. What matters are not the great moments, but the partial victories, the waiting, and even the defeats. Its the journey, not the arrival, that counts.” The letter ended with a personal request: “Boy, on my next birthday, just tell me to wake up and get going, because I will have one less year to do things and there are ten million things waiting to be done.”Christina Rossetti, an English poet, once said: “Does the road wind uphill all the way Yes, to the very end.” Today, at 96, my grandfather is still on that long road, climbing.56. What was the authors grandfather before he retired (no more than 5 words)57. What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter (no more than 10 words)58. What is the grandfathers view on life according to his letter back (no more than 10 words)59. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph (no more than 10 words)60. Do you agree with the grandfathers view on life Give reasons in your own words, (no more than 20 words)参考答案：56. He was a postman. Or: He worked in a post-office.57. He advised him to slow down (and take things easy). / He advised he/his grandfather (should) slow down.58. The process is more important than the result.Or: A man should not slow down however old he is.Or: Life isn't having it made; it's getting it made. / It's the journey, not the arrival that counts.59. My/His/The grandfather is still busy doing meaningful things. Or: The grandfather is still living an active life.Or: The grandfather is still involved in whatever he can do.60. Yes. One should always be full of passion in his life no matter how old he is. Or: People should make full use of their time to do something meaningfulNo. It is more sensible for people to slow down and enjoy an easy life in their old age. Or: Slowing down contributes to better health and longer life for people in old age.2015年湖南卷Section B (10 mark.)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.Walk Out of the Comfort Zone and Try New ThingsFor most high school students, free periods are useless. From what I have seen, few do homework, instead many are on their phones and talking, making it impossible for those who actually want to do work to complete any. As a senior next year, I think extra periods should be used to take optional subjects.Our school offers many classes. Now is the time to experiment in different fields of study. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject if we don't try it.In my 8th grade, I was told that I had to take an art class as a graduation requirement; so in the 9th grade I took Studio and Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built mine incorrectly, so it broke in the kiln (窑). I found out that I have no artistic ability at all, and now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist. However, the class was one of my favorites that year. I was able to try new activities and test my ability.Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out.Half of all college students change their major at some point. By doing that hundreds of dollars are wasted on classes that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to find out what we want to do in college. The classes we choose can impact us in future. Taking optional subjects will enrich our mind. It will also show colleges we are diverse students.81. How should we use our extra periods in the author's opinion(No more than 9 words) (2 marks)_82. Why does the author think we should experiment in different fields of study(No more than 17 words) (2 marks)_83. Why did the clay pot show the author's lack of artistic ability (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)_84.According to the author, how will taking optional subjects impact up in the future (No more than 13 words) (3 marks)_参考答案：81. We should use them to take optional subjects.82. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject without trying it.83. It was built incorrectly and broke in the kiln.84. It will enrich our mind and show colleges we are diverse students.