2015年广东省高三英语第一次全国大联考试卷及答案
绝密★启用前
本试卷共有三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It happened last winter, at the end of a difficult year for my family. My brother died suddenly in the spring in 2013.
By Christmas, my family was still __1___with the impossibility of “moving on.” Thinking of the holidays_2___ us of the previous holiday season before Ben died. Attempting a “_3___” Christmas in Vancouver seemed impossible, we decided to _4___ to California for our first Christmas without Ben. My parents and sister would drive there, and I would __5___from Ottawa to meet them.
Actually, I found it difficult to ignore my feelings of_ 6___ and find any Christmas spirit. I just wanted to stay in Ottawa and avoid pretending the holidays were possible when my family was ___7___. When I unwillingly began to pack, I couldn’t find my passport.
I searched a file of other __8___ papers, my tiny apartment, and I checked everywhere –Nothing.
Frustrated, I curled up in bed, __9___ everything I’d said about wanting to stay in Ottawa . “My family really needed this vacation and I’ve spoiled it,” I said to my friends.
Calling the airline. I was warned waiting time for customers were “Over. Three. Hours.” While waiting, I searched the _10___ again, no luck.
I checked Air Canada’s website aimlessly when a weather report caught my eye: A Storm Hit Toronto . My heartbeat quickened. I was __11___to fly through Toronto that afternoon.
For the first time, I hoped for a storm big enough to __12___ my travel plans and buy me enough time to get an emergency passport. After four hours on hold, my__13___ was granted. An agent promptly informed me the weather wasn’t promising and__14___ me to a Christmas Eve flight.
Hours later I landed and hugged my sister tightly. I felt __15___ for friends who supported me through hard times; for my loving and strong family.
1. A. associating B. struggling C. agreeing D. identifying
2 .A. reminded B. informed C. suspected D. warned
3. A. common B. typical C normal D. regular
4. A. get B. hurry C. escape D. return
5. A. drive B. fly C. ride D. walk
6. A. love B. disappointment C. home D. loss
7. A. divided B. incomplete C. separated D. away
8. A. worthless B. historical C. valuable D. useless
9. A. regretting B. imagining C. considering D. retelling
10. A. kitchen B. airport C. classroom D. apartment
11. A. able B. supposed C. likely D. sure
12. A. cancel B. make C. perform D. develop
13. A. wish B. application C. plan D. promise
14. A. agreed B. sent C. invited D. switched
15. A. sympathy B. happy C. grateful D. anxious
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的位置上。
Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception.
___16____, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different drink. Coffee has become an increasingly popular choice of Chinese people. It is also a popular crop among those __ 17____ live in the mountains of Yunnan Province.
In big __ 18____ (city)such as Beijing, coffee shops seem to be on nearly every major street corner. Many young Chinese people drink coffee ___19____(social)-- when meeting with friends. On average a person in China drinks about five cups of coffee a year. This information ___20____ (come)from the China Coffee Association Beijing.
On any given day, Groove Café - a South Korean coffee chain - is busy with activity and coffee drinkers in Beijing. A chain is a group of stores or businesses that are usually under ___21___same ownership.
With more people __22____(drink)coffee, many see an economic opportunity for Chinese-grown beans. China-grown coffee may be a money-maker even if most of the coffee on sale in China ___23____(import).
Most of China"s coffee is grown in the ___24____ (south)province of Yunnan. A French missionary brought plants to the area over a century ago. But the roots of growing coffee did not take hold__25___ more recently.
II.阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said.
The discovery was made by a team of Canadian scientists who used special infrared and three-dimensional technology to look through paint layers on the work, which now sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Bruno Mottin of the French Museums’ Center for Research and Restoration said that on very close examination of the painting, it became clear that Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress.
“This type of gauze dress was typical of the kind worn in the early 16th century in Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth. This is something that has never been seen up to now because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine,” he told a news conference. “We can now say that this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted to commemorate the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa, which helps us to date it more precisely to around 1503. The young woman with the half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco de Giocondo. She had five children.”
Mottin also said that, contrary to popular belief, the subject had not let her hair hang freely, but in fact she had worn a bonnet from which only a few curls had managed to escape.
'People always wrote that the Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders. This greatly surprised historians because letting your hair hang freely during the Renaissance was typical of young girls and women of poor virtue,' he said.
The team had hoped to discover more details about Leonardo"s 'sfumato ' technique of subtly blending one tone into another, which the artist used to create a special effect. But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated by the lack of brush stroke detail on the painting.
26.This passage mainly discusses___________..
A. a new discovery about Leonardo da Vinci
B. a new discovery of Mona Lisa
C. the way Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa
D. the relationship between Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci[
27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mona Lisa was in fact the wife of Lisa Gherardini.
B. The painting is in French now.
C. Mona Lisa lived in the 1500s in Canada.
D. Leonardo da Vinci painted the masterpiece in memory of the birth of his second son.
28.What did people think of the hair of Mona Lisa?
A. People thought her hair was in fashion.
B. People thought she had her hair curled.
C. People thought she had let her hair hang freely over her shoulders.
D. People thought she wore fake hair.
29. Why didn’t people find Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress at first ?
A. Because they didn’t look carefully.
B. Because the painting was in bad condition.
C. Because Leonardo da Vinci fooled people.
D. Because the color of the painting was dark.
30. From the last two paragraphs we can know the scientists felt a little_________.
A. discouraged B. satisfied C. hopeful D. surprised
People are being lured onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends" names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
31. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. More people are being attracted to use Facebook. B. People shouldn’t use Facebook.
C. Facebook is invading people’s privacy. D. Facebook is selling more ads
32. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?
A. He is dissatisfied with its current service. B. He doesn’t want his personal information abused.
C. He finds many of its users untrustworthy. D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.
33.What is Charles Schumer’s attitude toward Facebook selling users’ data?
A.Indifferent. B.Unclear. C.Supportive. D.Disapproval.
34. According to Elliot Schrage, Facebook keeps changing its rules because _______.
A. it wants to better its service B.it wants to adjust to new surroundings
C. it wants to expand its global business D.it wants to improve its connectivity
35. We can infer from the passage that ___________.
A. Facebook makes profits by selling its users’ personal data.
B. Facebook often provides misleading information to its users.
C. Facebook protects users’ privacy
D. Facebook makes money only by advertising.
Conservationists have made plans to preserve and protect the world"s most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to 'functional extinction' within decades．
Led by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinct．The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollution．
The Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservation．This means focusing on the 'coral triangle' around the Philippines, the West Indian Ocean around the Mozambique channel, and in the Caribbean channel．
'Coral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the next 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability,' said Catherine Head, coordinator of the reefs project．'In these regions, we"ll be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions,' she said．'Their projects will last for two years．We provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training．' She added．
Coral reefs are the planet"s most diverse marine ecosystem, known as the rainforests of the oceans．Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．If we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefs．
Climatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleach(漂白)．Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their color．Bleached corals often die if the stress continues．Among the 10 species chosen to start the Edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a food source for the hawksbill turtle, and the Mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish．
36.What have conservationists done to react to the increasing threats to corals?
A.They have taken measures to preserve and protect corals.
B.They are doing research into sea life.
C.They have identified some endangered corals worldwide.
D.They have prevented people from going to some areas.
37.Which is NOT the reason for the extinction of corals?
A．Rising sea temperature． B． Human exploration． C．Pollution． D. Overfishing．
38.According to the passage, coral reefs________.
A. are known as the rainforests on the earth．
B. are threatened with functional extinction in the following 10 years．
C. takes up 2% of the ocean floor．
D. are the planet"s most diverse marine ecosystem．
39. The coral extinction will ________.
A．help to keep the balance of the marine ecosystems
B．have no effect on the human life
C．cause the loss of one third of the marine life
D．destroy the rainforests on our earth．
40.What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?
A．Climatic instability and coral extinction． B．A plan to protect coral from extinction．
C．Reasons for coral functional extinction． D．A research about endangered coral reefs．
In recent years, our parenting culture began to send the message that competence（能力） was important for building self-confidence. However, that same parenting culture made a big mistake by telling parents they should tell their children how competent they were. Children can"t be convinced that they are competent. Only your children can build their sense of competence.
However, you can do several things to encourage them to develop their own competence. First, you can give them opportunities to gain a sense of competence. You should allow your children to “get their hands dirty” in the daily life and find out what they are capable of.
These daily experiences allow your children to develop specific competencies that will be helpful to them as they grow up. Also, the more individual competencies children develop, the more they will view themselves as globally competent people.
Second, you can be sure that they gain the most value from their experiences. You can direct their focus to the competences that enabled those successes rather than some generic（笼统的） praise of the accomplishment itself. And you can also praise their accomplishments.
A great difficulty for parents is allowing their children to be wrong or do something poorly in the mistaken belief that these experiences will hurt their sense of competence. In fact, whether they do it well isn"t important because success isn"t really the goal. Instead, the goal is their willingness to keep trying.
Another mistake that parents make is that, after being unsuccessful when their children first try something, they try to correct them so they will succeed the next time they try. That"s not to say that you can"t lend a hand when they are struggling. But let them take the lead; if they really want your help, they"ll ask for it.
41. The passage is mainly about_____.
A. the arts to praise children B. the ways to help children develop ability
C. the ways to evaluate children’s ability D. the proper ways to help children deal with failure
42. What should parents say to help children gain value from their experiences?
A. Well done! B .You are the best!
C. You are really careful! D. You’d better do as I do.
43. Parents often make a mistake by ______.
A. getting their children’s hands dirty
B. not realizing the harmful effect of failure
C. putting themselves into children’s shoes
D. telling their children how competent they are
44. How did the writer develop the passage?
A. By asking and answering questions. B. By introducing different opinions.
C. By listing examples. D. By giving explanations.
45. In which section of a newspaper can you find this passage?
A. Education B. Health and Fitness C. Home and Garden D. Careers
第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
Section A: Do-It-Yourself Section -- On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals(手册) on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing(building) your own home.
Section B: Business & Finance -- Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.
Section C: Humor Section -- A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.
Section D: Sports & Leisure Section -- Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favourite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father’s Day present here.
Section E: Education -- Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section.
Section F: Biography -- Find out about the lives of your favourite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives.
阅读下列关于各书籍的信息，匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架：
46.The Delighted Eye -- by Prof. John Nash -- The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world’s greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America’s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness.
47.Mother Tongue: The English Language -- by Bill Bryson -- Bryson’s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language , one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson’s books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces.
48.Into Thin Air -- by John Krakauer -- is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, `Outside’ magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead.
49.ReadyMade: How to Make (Almost) Everything -- by Shoshana Berger -- beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame(相框) from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags.
50.The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron -- by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind - As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonour and bankruptcy(破产). A perfect guide on what not to do in business.
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
在北京召开APEC会议期间，为了保证良好的空气质量，有关部门通过减排措施使污染严重的北京市上空出现了被人们称之为“APEC蓝”的蓝天，请用英语写一份演讲稿，号召人们行动起来使“APEC蓝”能够成为一种“新常态”。内容包括：
1.空气污染的害处
2.治理空气污染的方法。
①发展科技，研制新能源；
②控制工厂污染的排放；
③选择公共交通工具，尽量做到低碳出行。
【写作要求】 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯
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第二节 读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A couple in their 70"s left 300 yuan (US$50) and a note on the table before going away on Spring Festival holiday for a potential 'thief' who might break in when they are away.
The old couple are retired teachers who love traveling. Every time they go away, they leave some money and a note on the table for a potential thief who might break in when they are away. This has become their tradition for over a decade.
This time they are taking a two-month trip to Shenzhen, Guangdong in south China to celebrate this year"s Spring Festival. They left a note saying, 'I know you have suffered a lot this year. You must be longing to go home to see your parents. Please take the money and buy a train ticket. Find a decent job when you come back.'
A few years ago, the couple actually had a thief break it. When they went back from a long vacation in 2010, they saw footprints on the floor, and the money on the table gone. Luckily, they didn"t touch anything else. 'I believe that people are born kind', the husband said, 'whoever he or she is, we should reach out a helping hand when somebody is in trouble.'
写作内容
1 请你以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2请你以约120词谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
1) 善良、助人为乐是一种美德；
2) 你应如何在生活中去传播善良和美好。
【写作要求】
1、作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子。
2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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2015年第一次全国大联考（广东卷）
英语试题
本试卷共有三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It happened last winter, at the end of a difficult year for my family. My brother died suddenly in the spring in 2013.
By Christmas, my family was still __1___with the impossibility of “moving on.” Thinking of the holidays_2___ us of the previous holiday season before Ben died. Attempting a “_3___” Christmas in Vancouver seemed impossible, we decided to _4___ to California for our first Christmas without Ben. My parents and sister would drive there, and I would __5___from Ottawa to meet them.
Actually, I found it difficult to ignore my feelings of_ 6___ and find any Christmas spirit. I just wanted to stay in Ottawa and avoid pretending the holidays were possible when my family was ___7___. When I unwillingly began to pack, I couldn’t find my passport.
I searched a file of other __8___ papers, my tiny apartment, and I checked everywhere –Nothing.
Frustrated, I curled up in bed, __9___ everything I’d said about wanting to stay in Ottawa . “My family really needed this vacation and I’ve spoiled it,” I said to my friends.
Calling the airline. I was warned waiting time for customers were “Over. Three. Hours.” While waiting, I searched the _10___ again, no luck.
I checked Air Canada’s website aimlessly when a weather report caught my eye: A Storm Hit Toronto . My heartbeat quickened. I was __11___to fly through Toronto that afternoon.
For the first time, I hoped for a storm big enough to __12___ my travel plans and buy me enough time to get an emergency passport. After four hours on hold, my__13___ was granted. An agent promptly informed me the weather wasn’t promising and__14___ me to a Christmas Eve flight.
Hours later I landed and hugged my sister tightly. I felt __15___ for friends who supported me through hard times; for my loving and strong family.
1. A. associating B. struggling C. agreeing D. identifying
2 .A. reminded B. informed C. suspected D. warned
3. A. common B. typical C normal D. regular
4. A. get B. hurry C. escape D. return
5. A. drive B. fly C. ride D. walk
6. A. love B. disappointment C. home D. loss
7. A. divided B. incomplete C. separated D. away
8. A. worthless B. historical C. valuable D. useless
9. A. regretting B. imagining C. considering D. retelling
10. A. kitchen B. airport C. classroom D. apartment
11. A. able B. supposed C. likely D. sure
12. A. cancel B. make C. perform D. develop
13. A. wish B. application C. plan D. promise
14. A. agreed B. sent C. invited D. switched
15. A. sympathy B. happy C. grateful D. anxious
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的位置上。
Asia has long tradition of tea-drinking. And China is no exception.
___16____, lately more and more Chinese people are turning to a different drink. Coffee has become an increasingly popular choice of Chinese people. It is also a popular crop among those __ 17____ live in the mountains of Yunnan Province.
In big __ 18____ (city)such as Beijing, coffee shops seem to be on nearly every major street corner. Many young Chinese people drink coffee ___19____(social)-- when meeting with friends. On average a person in China drinks about five cups of coffee a year. This information ___20____ (come)from the China Coffee Association Beijing.
On any given day, Groove Café - a South Korean coffee chain - is busy with activity and coffee drinkers in Beijing. A chain is a group of stores or businesses that are usually under ___21___same ownership.
With more people __22____(drink)coffee, many see an economic opportunity for Chinese-grown beans. China-grown coffee may be a money-maker even if most of the coffee on sale in China ___23____(import).
Most of China"s coffee is grown in the ___24____ (south)province of Yunnan. A French missionary brought plants to the area over a century ago. But the roots of growing coffee did not take hold__25___ more recently.
II.阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said.
The discovery was made by a team of Canadian scientists who used special infrared and three-dimensional technology to look through paint layers on the work, which now sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Bruno Mottin of the French Museums’ Center for Research and Restoration said that on very close examination of the painting, it became clear that Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress.
“This type of gauze dress was typical of the kind worn in the early 16th century in Italy by women who were pregnant or who had just given birth. This is something that has never been seen up to now because the painting was always judged to be dark and difficult to examine,” he told a news conference. “We can now say that this painting by Leonardo da Vinci was painted to commemorate the birth of the second son of Mona Lisa, which helps us to date it more precisely to around 1503. The young woman with the half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco de Giocondo. She had five children.”
Mottin also said that, contrary to popular belief, the subject had not let her hair hang freely, but in fact she had worn a bonnet from which only a few curls had managed to escape.
'People always wrote that the Mona Lisa had allowed her hair to hang freely over her shoulders. This greatly surprised historians because letting your hair hang freely during the Renaissance was typical of young girls and women of poor virtue,' he said.
The team had hoped to discover more details about Leonardo"s 'sfumato ' technique of subtly blending one tone into another, which the artist used to create a special effect. But scientist John Taylor said the team had been frustrated by the lack of brush stroke detail on the painting.
26.This passage mainly discusses___________..
A. a new discovery about Leonardo da Vinci
B. a new discovery of Mona Lisa
C. the way Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa
D. the relationship between Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci[
27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mona Lisa was in fact the wife of Lisa Gherardini.
B. The painting is in French now.
C. Mona Lisa lived in the 1500s in Canada.
D. Leonardo da Vinci painted the masterpiece in memory of the birth of his second son.
28.What did people think of the hair of Mona Lisa?
A. People thought her hair was in fashion.
B. People thought she had her hair curled.
C. People thought she had let her hair hang freely over her shoulders.
D. People thought she wore fake hair.
29. Why didn’t people find Mona Lisa’s dress was covered in a thin transparent gauze dress at first ?
A. Because they didn’t look carefully.
B. Because the painting was in bad condition.
C. Because Leonardo da Vinci fooled people.
D. Because the color of the painting was dark.
30. From the last two paragraphs we can know the scientists felt a little_________.
A. discouraged B. satisfied C. hopeful D. surprised
B
People are being lured onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.
Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.
The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends" names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.
According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.
31. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A. More people are being attracted to use Facebook. B. People shouldn’t use Facebook.
C. Facebook is invading people’s privacy. D. Facebook is selling more ads
32. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?
A. He is dissatisfied with its current service. B. He doesn’t want his personal information abused.
C. He finds many of its users untrustworthy. D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.
33.What is Charles Schumer’s attitude toward Facebook selling users’ data?
A.Indifferent. B.Unclear. C.Supportive. D.Disapproval.
34. According to Elliot Schrage, Facebook keeps changing its rules because _______.
A. it wants to better its service B.it wants to adjust to new surroundings
C. it wants to expand its global business D.it wants to improve its connectivity
35. We can infer from the passage that ___________.
A. Facebook makes profits by selling its users’ personal data.
B. Facebook often provides misleading information to its users.
C. Facebook protects users’ privacy
D. Facebook makes money only by advertising.
C
Conservationists have made plans to preserve and protect the world"s most important species of coral, in a response to increasing threats that they say will lead to 'functional extinction' within decades．
Led by scientists at the Zoological Society of London, the Edge Coral Reefs project has identified 10 coral species in most urgent risk of becoming extinct．The scientists say that reefs are under pressure from a variety of threats including rising sea temperatures due to climatic instability, increased acidity（酸性）, overfishing and pollution．
The Edge plan, which focuses on the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered species , will take a regional approach to conservation．This means focusing on the 'coral triangle' around the Philippines, the West Indian Ocean around the Mozambique channel, and in the Caribbean channel．
'Coral reefs are threatened with functional extinction in the next 20-50 years, due predominantly to global climatic instability,' said Catherine Head, coordinator of the reefs project．'In these regions, we"ll be supporting and training in-country conservationists to carry out research and implement targeted conservation actions,' she said．'Their projects will last for two years．We provide them with a whole host of tools to carry out their projects including funding and intensive training．' She added．
Coral reefs are the planet"s most diverse marine ecosystem, known as the rainforests of the oceans．Despite taking up under 0．2% of the ocean floor, they provide food and shelter for almost a third of all sea life．If we lose the ecosystems, we lose not only the biodiversity, but we also lose the capability of people to obtain income and food from coral reefs．
Climatic instability, which leads to rising sea temperatures, causes corals to bleach(漂白)．Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their color．Bleached corals often die if the stress continues．Among the 10 species chosen to start the Edge project are the pearl bubble coral, a food source for the hawksbill turtle, and the Mushroom coral, which supports at least 15 brightly colored fish．
36.What have conservationists done to react to the increasing threats to corals?
A.They have taken measures to preserve and protect corals.
B.They are doing research into sea life.
C.They have identified some endangered corals worldwide.
D.They have prevented people from going to some areas.
37.Which is NOT the reason for the extinction of corals?
A．Rising sea temperature． B． Human exploration． C．Pollution． D. Overfishing．
38.According to the passage, coral reefs________.
A. are known as the rainforests on the earth．
B. are threatened with functional extinction in the following 10 years．
C. takes up 2% of the ocean floor．
D. are the planet"s most diverse marine ecosystem．
39. The coral extinction will ________.
A．help to keep the balance of the marine ecosystems
B．have no effect on the human life
C．cause the loss of one third of the marine life
D．destroy the rainforests on our earth．
40.What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?
A．Climatic instability and coral extinction． B．A plan to protect coral from extinction．
C．Reasons for coral functional extinction． D．A research about endangered coral reefs．
D
In recent years, our parenting culture began to send the message that competence（能力） was important for building self-confidence. However, that same parenting culture made a big mistake by telling parents they should tell their children how competent they were. Children can"t be convinced that they are competent. Only your children can build their sense of competence.
However, you can do several things to encourage them to develop their own competence. First, you can give them opportunities to gain a sense of competence. You should allow your children to “get their hands dirty” in the daily life and find out what they are capable of.
These daily experiences allow your children to develop specific competencies that will be helpful to them as they grow up. Also, the more individual competencies children develop, the more they will view themselves as globally competent people.
Second, you can be sure that they gain the most value from their experiences. You can direct their focus to the competences that enabled those successes rather than some generic（笼统的） praise of the accomplishment itself. And you can also praise their accomplishments.
A great difficulty for parents is allowing their children to be wrong or do something poorly in the mistaken belief that these experiences will hurt their sense of competence. In fact, whether they do it well isn"t important because success isn"t really the goal. Instead, the goal is their willingness to keep trying.
Another mistake that parents make is that, after being unsuccessful when their children first try something, they try to correct them so they will succeed the next time they try. That"s not to say that you can"t lend a hand when they are struggling. But let them take the lead; if they really want your help, they"ll ask for it.
41. The passage is mainly about_____.
A. the arts to praise children B. the ways to help children develop ability
C. the ways to evaluate children’s ability D. the proper ways to help children deal with failure
42. What should parents say to help children gain value from their experiences?
A. Well done! B .You are the best!
C. You are really careful! D. You’d better do as I do.
43. Parents often make a mistake by ______.
A. getting their children’s hands dirty
B. not realizing the harmful effect of failure
C. putting themselves into children’s shoes
D. telling their children how competent they are
44. How did the writer develop the passage?
A. By asking and answering questions. B. By introducing different opinions.
C. By listing examples. D. By giving explanations.
45. In which section of a newspaper can you find this passage?
A. Education B. Health and Fitness C. Home and Garden D. Careers
第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息，请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
Section A: Do-It-Yourself Section -- On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals(手册) on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing(building) your own home.
Section B: Business & Finance -- Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.
Section C: Humor Section -- A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.
Section D: Sports & Leisure Section -- Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favourite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father’s Day present here.
Section E: Education -- Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section.
Section F: Biography -- Find out about the lives of your favourite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives.
阅读下列关于各书籍的信息，匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架：
46.The Delighted Eye -- by Prof. John Nash -- The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world’s greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America’s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness.
47.Mother Tongue: The English Language -- by Bill Bryson -- Bryson’s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language , one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson’s books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces.
48.Into Thin Air -- by John Krakauer -- is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, `Outside’ magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead.
49.ReadyMade: How to Make (Almost) Everything -- by Shoshana Berger -- beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame(相框) from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags.
50.The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron -- by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind - As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonour and bankruptcy(破产). A perfect guide on what not to do in business.
III 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
在北京召开APEC会议期间，为了保证良好的空气质量，有关部门通过减排措施使污染严重的北京市上空出现了被人们称之为“APEC蓝”的蓝天，请用英语写一份演讲稿，号召人们行动起来使“APEC蓝”能够成为一种“新常态”。内容包括：
1.空气污染的害处
2.治理空气污染的方法。
①发展科技，研制新能源；
②控制工厂污染的排放；
③选择公共交通工具，尽量做到低碳出行。
【写作要求】 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯
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第二节 读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Old couple leaves money for thief
A couple in their 70"s left 300 yuan (US$50) and a note on the table before going away on Spring Festival holiday for a potential 'thief' who might break in when they are away.
The old couple are retired teachers who love traveling. Every time they go away, they leave some money and a note on the table for a potential thief who might break in when they are away. This has become their tradition for over a decade.
This time they are taking a two-month trip to Shenzhen, Guangdong in south China to celebrate this year"s Spring Festival. They left a note saying, 'I know you have suffered a lot this year. You must be longing to go home to see your parents. Please take the money and buy a train ticket. Find a decent job when you come back.'
A few years ago, the couple actually had a thief break it. When they went back from a long vacation in 2010, they saw footprints on the floor, and the money on the table gone. Luckily, they didn"t touch anything else. 'I believe that people are born kind', the husband said, 'whoever he or she is, we should reach out a helping hand when somebody is in trouble.'
写作内容
1 请你以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2请你以约120词谈谈你的看法，内容包括：
1) 善良、助人为乐是一种美德；
2) 你应如何在生活中去传播善良和美好。
【写作要求】
1、作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子。
2、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
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2015年广东省高三英语第一次全国大联考试卷答案
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