1、2015届广东省揭阳一中、潮州金山中学高三暑假联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 A large variety of languages exist in the world. Every language has 【小题 1】 own special words and expressions. And a story can be told about each of them. Hot is a simple, 【小题 2】 (easy) understood word. So are most of the 【小题 3】 (express) made with the word ho
2、t. 【小题 4】 not always, as we shall see. The words hot and potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato. The potato is a popular vegetable in the United States. Many people like 【小题 5】 (bake) potatoes, cooked in an oven or fire. Imagine trying to carry a ho
3、t potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so. Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato. Some publicly disputed （广泛争议的 ） issues are highly sensitive. The issues must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if 【小题 6】 elected official has to deal
4、 with them. They will be as difficult and painful 【小题 7】 holding a hot potato. One such hot potato is taxes. Calling for 【小题 8】 (high) taxes can mean defeat for a politician. And yet, 【小题 9】 taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut. And that also can make a politician
5、 very unpopular. So the questions must 【小题 10】 (deal) with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato. 答案： 【小题 1】 its 【小题 2】 easily 【小题 3】 expressions 【小题 4】 But 【小题 5】 baked 【小题 6】 an 【小题 7】 as 【小题 8】 higher 【小题 9】 if 【小题 10】 be dealt 试题分析：世界上有很多种语言，每种语言都有着自己的特殊词汇和表达。比如 hot可以指 “温
6、度热，可以指受关注程度热等等。在本文做作者介绍了关于hot一 词的意思和 hot potato这一习语。 【小题 1】 its考查代词。由语境可知此处指主语 every language，修饰名词应该用形容词性物主代词，填 its。 【小题 2】 easily考查副词。此处是修饰动词过去分词 understood，应该用副词形式，填 easily。 【小题 3】 expressions考查名词。从语法结构可知 most of the后跟名词形式，而且用复数形式，填 expressions。 【小题 4】 But考查连词。根据前后句内容可以判断此处表示语义的转折，因为在句首，所以填 But。 【
7、小题 5】 baked考查非谓语动词。此处修饰名词， bake和 potatoes之间是被动关系，应该用过去分词，填 baked。 【小题 6】 an 考查冠词。空后面的名词 official是可数名词，前面必须有限定词，elected是以元音音素开头的单词，故填不定冠词 an。 【小题 7】 as考查连词。此处是 “as+形容词 +as”表示的同级比较句型，所以填 as。句意：他们将和拿着热土豆一样痛苦，困难。 【小题 8】 higher考查形容词。根据下文可知作者指提高人们的纳税，所以是和现有的税率相比，应用比较级形式，填 higher。 【小题 9】 if考查连词。从前后两句话的内容可以
8、判断前句是后句的一种假设情况，填 if。句意：如果不提高人们上缴的税率，那么一些人们喜欢的公共项目就可能被取消。 【小题 10】 be dealt考查动词时态和语态。句子主语 questions和动词 deal with之间是被动关系，而情态动词的被动形式是：情态动词 +be +done，所以填 be dealt。 考点：考查语法填空 完型填空 As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规 )basis. As a matter of fact,
9、we can see this at work in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are about playing with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a
10、 monument to someones interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to . The same is true
11、of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their drivers license Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had time to do while working. But soon after retiremen
12、t, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes (消遣 ) become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the children in January, they go searching for “new ” . 【小题1】 A principle B habit C weakness D power A surprised B moved C excited D satisfied A confidence B interest C anxiety
13、D sorrow A well-organized B colorfully-printed C newly- collected D half-filled A missing B passing C developing D falling A silently B impatiently C gladly D worriedly A interesting B short C long D boring A graduation B independence C responsibility D success A children B students C adults D retir
14、ees A carefully B eagerly C nervously D bravely A required B obtained C noticed D discovered A need B learn C start D plan A great B strong C difficult D correct A lost B chose C left D quit A pets B toys C friends D colleagues 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8
15、】 A 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 B 试题分析： 【小题 1】 A考查名词词义辨析及上下文语境。 A原则，定理； B习惯； C 弱者；D权力，电力。文章开头提出 As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规 )basis.（通常说来当各种活动变成日常常规的时候都会让人厌倦。）这一常见的现象，下文用 this指代前句所表达的信息，由此判断上述情
16、况其实是一种定律，是在人们中经常发生的一种状况，故答案：选 A.。 【小题 2】 C考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。 A.惊讶的； B. 感动的； C. 兴奋的； D.满意的。从情理可知孩子们对新玩具感到非常兴奋的，会爱不释手，选 C。 【小题 3】 B考查名词辨析及上下文串联。 A. 自信； B. 兴趣； C. 焦虑； D. 难过。从上文可知孩子们对圣诞节得到的新礼物非常激动高兴，但是根据后句内容 and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement.可以推断他们对以前的玩具不再热衷，兴趣索然，选 B。 【小题
17、4】 D考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。 A有组织的； B彩印的； C刚收集的； D半满的；本文主要讲述的是人们的兴趣经常会变，我们总是不把事情做圆满，不会持之以恒，集邮本只有 一半邮票，小说只写了一部分，没有完工。这些都是兴趣转移的情况，故答案：选 D 【小题 5】 B考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。 A.失去的； B. 过去的； C. 发展中的； D. 倒下的。上句提到收集了一半的集邮册，只写了一部分的小说，这些都是兴趣转移的情况，都是逝去的兴趣的见证，答案：选 B。 【小题 6】 C考查副词辨析及语境串联。 A安静地； B不耐烦的； C高兴地； D担心地。当父母亲把宠物带回家时孩子们很高兴地给宠
18、物洗澡，梳理毛发。这说明在新鲜事物出现的时候，人们总是兴趣浓厚。 【小题 7】 B考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。 A. 有趣的； B. 短的； C.长的； D. 无聊的，枯燥的。上文讲述的是人们兴趣爱好的不断转移，而且根据下句however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.可以判断孩子对宠物的兴趣很快就消失了，所以是短时间内就失去了兴趣，选 B。 【小题 8】 A考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。 A毕业； B独立； C责任； D成功；这个例子仍然告诉我们年轻人的兴趣也是很快就消失的。刚进入高中时很
19、兴奋，但很快他们就厌倦了高中生活，期待着毕业了， 选 A。 【小题 9】 C考查名词词义辨析及语境串联。 A孩子； B学生； C成年人； D退休的人。在前面内容作者叙述了小孩子，青年人的情况之后，从本句开始讲述成年人的情况。那些抱怨开车很长时间上班的人在刚刚拿到驾照的时候又是无比兴奋，选 C。 【小题 10】 B考查副词辨析及上下文串联。 A细心地； B急切地； C紧张地； D勇敢地。从情理可知刚刚拿到驾照的成年人非常兴奋，急切地连续开车好几个小时，慢慢地他们厌倦了开车，开车上班都有了抱怨，选 B。 【小题 11】 B考查动词词义辨析及语境串联。 A要求，请求； B获得；拿到； C注意到； D
20、发现 。在上文中作者讲述了小孩子，年轻人对于刚刚开始做的事情非常期待，从情理以及上文内容可以推测本句是指成年人在刚刚得到驾照的时候无比急切地要去开车。 【小题 12】 D考查动词词义辨析及上下文串联。 A需要； B学习； C开始； D计划；从后句 which they never had time to do while working.可知即将退休的老人在退休之前对退休后的生活也充满着期待，计划在退休之后要做很多的事情，选 D。 【小题 13】 A考查形容词辨析及语境串联。 A美妙的，伟大的； B强壮的； C困难的； D正确的。从情理判断 人们都是期待着美好的事情，所以老人们在退休之前雄心勃
21、勃地计划要去做他们在上班时候没有时间去做的事情。选 A。 【小题 14】 C考查动词词义辨析及语境串联。 A失去； B选择； C离开； D放弃。文章介绍的是人们的兴趣爱好容易转移放弃的情况，所以他们放弃高尔夫等是因为这些爱好和他们离开的工作一样都变得很无聊乏味了。 【小题 15】 B考查名词词义辨析及上下文串联。 A宠物； B玩具； C朋友； D同事；这些退休的老人和 1 月份的孩子们一样抛弃了圣诞节时收到的玩具礼物，去找新的玩具了。此处是指他们去寻找新的兴趣了，选 B. 考点：考查社会 生活类短文阅读 阅读理解 Wealth starts with a goal saving a dolla
22、r at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略 ). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container. Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach
23、 the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip mon
24、ey. When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and
25、wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it. Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins In the Middle Ages, before modern ban
26、king and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters(制陶工 ) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土 ) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons
27、 pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighti
28、ng children and adults. The piggy bank was born. Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that requi
29、re large amounts of money- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely. 【小题 1】 What is the piggy bank strategy A Paying 1% income tax at a time.
30、 B Setting a goal before making a travel plan. C Aiming high even when doing small things. D Putting aside a little money regularly for future use. 【小题 2】 Why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift A To delight him with the latest fashion. B To encourage him to climb mountains. C To
31、 help him form the habit of saving. D To teach him English pronunciation. 【小题 3】 What does the underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3) most probably refer to A Money B Gifts C Financial success D Good luck 【小题 4】 The piggy bank originally was _. A a potters instrument B a cheap clay container C an
32、animal-shaped dish D a pig-like toy for children 【小题 5】 The last paragraph talks about _. A the seriousness of educating children B the enjoyment of taking a great trip C the importance of managing money D the difficulty of starting a business 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 试题分析 :正
33、如不积跬步无以至千里，不积小流无以成江海。财富也是这样，需要从点滴做起。在本文中作者介绍了 the piggy bank strategy也就是存钱策略，并介绍了 the piggy bank的起源和目的，号召人们都养成储蓄的好习惯。 【小题 1】 D推理判断题。根据文章第二段中 If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you w
34、ant to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day.可知作者用这个例子告诉我们 piggy bank strategy就是指每天都存一点钱以备未来之 用，选 D。 【小题 2】 C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句 When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I s
35、hould save money to buy it.父母亲给我这个储蓄罐的目的是告诉我：如果想要得到某个东西，就要自己存钱来买。通过这个做法父亲培养他养成存蓄的习惯，选 C。 【小题 3】 A猜测词义题。根据本句 Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it可知世界各地的人都认为储蓄罐是一个很好的能够带来好运和经济成功的礼物，但是条件是你要
36、向里面放钱。因为储蓄罐就是用来养成存钱的习惯的，如果你不存钱，那就失去了价值。由此判断 something指money，选 A。 【小题 4】 B推理判断题。根据文章第四段中 people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Pottersmade these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.可知以前没有银行的时候，人们就
37、是使用粘土罐来存放零钱的， The piggy ban就是最初的储蓄罐。故 B正确。 【小题 5】 C主旨大意题。根 据末段前两句 Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.可知本段讲述的是储蓄罐的重要性，储蓄罐不仅可以帮助
38、孩子养成存钱的好习惯，而且对成年 人也是有好处的，所以选 C。 考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读 A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the worlds first long-distance signing device(装置 ), the LongPen. After many tiring book-signing tours from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them. She hired some te
39、chnical experts and started her own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Heres how it works: The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet(手写板 ) using a special pen. On the receiving end, in another city, a robotic arm fitted with a regular pen signs the boo
40、k. The author and fan can talk with each other via webcams(网络摄像机 ) and computer screens. Work on the LongPen began in Atwoods basement(地下室 ). At first, they had no idea it would be as hard as it turned out to be. The device went through several versions, including one that actually had smoke coming
41、out of it. The investing finally completed, test runs were made in Ottawa, and the LongPen was officially launched at the 2006 London Book Fair. From here , Atwood conducted two transatlantic book signings of her latest book for fans in Toronto and New York City. The LongPen produces a unique signat
42、ure each time because it copies the movement of the author in real time. It has several other potential applications. It could increase credit card security and allow people to sign contracts from another province. The video exchange between signer and receiver can be recorded on DVD for proof when
43、legal documents are used. “Its really fun”, said the owner of a bookstore, who was present for one of the test runs. “Obviously you cant shake hands with the author, but there are chances for a connection that you dont get from a regular book signing.” The response to the invention has not been all
44、favorable. Atwood has received criticism from authors who think she is trying to end book tours. But she said, “It will be possible to go to places that you never got sent to before because the publishers couldnt afford it.” 【小题 1】 Why did Atwood decide to invent the LongPen A To set up her own comp
45、any. B To win herself greater popularity. C To write her books in a new way. D To make book signings less tiring. 【小题 2】 How does the LongPen work A It copies the authors signature and prints it on a book. B It signs a book while receiving the authors signature. C The webcam sends the authors signat
46、ure to another city. D The fan uses it to copy the authors signature himself. 【小题 3】 What do we know about the invention of the LongPen A It has been completed but not put into use. B The basement caught fire by accident. C Some versions failed before its test run. D The designers were well-prepared
47、 for the difficulty. 【小题 4】 How could the LongPen be used in the future A To draft legal documents. B To improve credit card security C To keep a record of the authors ideas. D To allow author and fan to exchange videos 【小题 5】 What could be inferred from Paragraphs 5 and 6 A Atwood doesnt mean to en
48、d book tours. B Critics think the LongPen is of little use C Bookstore owners dont support the LongPen D Publishers dislike the LongPen for its high cost. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 试题分析 :本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界著名的加拿大作家 Margaret Atwood发明的一种特殊的远程签字笔 LongPen。这种笔可以让作者在很远的城市为读者签名。在文章中介绍了这种发
49、明的起因以及发明过程等信息。 【小题 1】 D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一行 After many tiring book-signing from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them .可知在很多次令人疲惫的签名售书的活动以后，他认为应该有一个更好的方法。说明他想这样做是因为签名这项任务令他感到疲惫了。故选 D。 【小题 2】 B细节理解题。根据第二段中 Heres how it works: The author writes a personal message and signature on a computer tablet using a special pen. On the receiving end,
