2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标信息卷九)英语试题

1绝密★启用前2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标信息卷九）英语试卷（样题）第一部分：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think 26 matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children, 27 are smart and strong-willed, are very likely 28 (succeed). The reason 29 this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for 30 same reason.What happens to the 31 children in the family? Middle children don ’t get so much attention, so they don ’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, 32, often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 33 (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn ’t take many chances in 34 lives. They usually 35 (follow) orders. Rules didn ’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.第二部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When Katie was nine years old, her teacher gave each kid in her class a cabbage seedling (幼苗). She 36 the seedling in her backyard. Then she watered it every day 37 it grew into a40-pound cabbage!The vegetable was too 38 for her family to eat. “I knew my cabbage needed to 39 a special home,” said Katie. So she 40 it to a local soup kitchen — a place that provided 41 forpeople who were hungry. Because of her 42 , the soup kitchen invited Katie to help serve the cabbage. That cabbage helped to 43 lots of people. Katie loved the 44 of growing food to feed people. She 45 she needed more garden space.Her school had an unused 46 , and Katie thought it was the perfect spot. The school liked the garden idea, and all the students were 47 to help. But Katie didn’t 48 there. She workedwith local 49 who gave her plots (小块土地) of land for additional (额外的) gardens.Katie hoped to grow all kinds of crops, 50 she didn’t know ho w. She asked for help from an expert gardener. Together, they 51 the types of vegetables that grow best in the area. Aseed company then gave them all the plants.Katie’s 52 grew even bigger than her cabbage. Her group, Katie’s Krops, now has seven garden s. All the land 53 that they can grow a lot of food for the needy. Encouraged by Katie,lots of kids and adults 54 to plant and water.Katie’s Krops has 55 soup kitchens over 5,000 pounds of vegetables so far.36. A. studied B. cut C. planted D. washed37. A. though B. if C. until D. because38. A. fresh B. hard C. sweet D. big39. A. build B. accept C. leave D. find40. A. sent B. returned C. told D. lent41. A. houses B. jobs C. clothes D. meals42. A. kindness B. happiness C. protection D. question43. A. recognize B. hire C. feed D. save44. A. silence B. luck C. trust D. satisfaction45. A. forgot B. promised C. doubted D. decided46. A. desk B. room C. field D. book47. A. excited B. hurry C. brave D. possible48. A. stop B. lie C. live D. help49. A. students B. farmers C. teachers D. workers50. A. so B. or C. for D. but51. A. cooked B. chose C. hid D. changed52. A. trouble B. idea C. picture D. mistake53. A. means B. hopes C. feels D. advises54. A. hate B. happen C. refuse D. volunteer55. A. sold B. bought C. shown D. given第三部分：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。

A3This fourth of July I moved into a new house with my wife, Nicole. Nicole and I met through a series of coincidences that would be unlikely without some unbelievable force causingthem to happen.The day Nicole and I met, we talked about the Yankees. In the restaurant where we sat, the first game between the Yanks and Tampa Bay was being shown on television. Nicole washappy I was a baseball fan, and she told me that was an important reason when she considered dating (约会) me. “My dad wouldn’t like me dating anyone who isn’t,” she said.Nicole’s dad, Ira, used to be a coach for the Yankees. Many years ago, a colleague (同事) of his was leaving and packing up his office. The only thing left unpacked was a photo on thewall. It was a picture of Sparky Lyle, a famous baseball player. Sparky had signed the photo on the bottom.“You’re not taking that?” Ira asked. “You want it?” his colleague offered. “Sure!” Ira said. He jumped at the chance to have a signed photo from a great player who had helped theteam win two World Series.Ira told me the story after the movers had gone. He then said to me, “Adam, when I first learned who was dating my daughter, that photo came into my mind,” he said. “But by now, Iknow for sure you ’re meant to have it.” He then presented me with a box. I tore it open. Inside was the signed photo of Sparky Lyle which I ha d lost years ago.“To Adam, Best Wishes, Sparky Lyle”. It was picked up by Nicole’s dad years before I’d even met her. The perfect gift — a sign only making me believe what I already knew ... I wasmeant for Nicole and her family all along.56. What does the underlined word “coincidences” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. New things. B. Important things.C. Things that happened long ago.D. Things that happened by chance.57. A big reason why Nicole agreed to be Adam’s girlfriend was that _____. A. he was able B. he was a baseball fan C. he got a new house D. they had much in common58. Ira got the photo of Sparky Lyle from _____. A. Sparky LyleB. NicoleC. his colleagueD. Adam59. We can infer from the text that _____.A. Adam did not like the giftB. Nicole found the lost pictureC. Adam and Nicole will love each other foreverD. the picture of Sparky Lyle was first owned by AdamBNarasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.A Growing ProblemGoing to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.Lunch Is Served!The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need —as long as they finish what’s on their plates.60. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to _____.A. the poorB. the oldC. college studentsD. school children61. Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India?A. Because there are not enough teachers.B. Because there are not enough schools.C. Because they have to work to make money.D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.562. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true? A. It is run by Narasimha Das.B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.C. It is to encourage children to go to school.D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.CAnimal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.Octopuses (章鱼)The mother octopus lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies assoon as the eggs are hatched (孵化). CrocodilesA crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies. She starts by building a nest (巢), which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, theyoung crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own. BatsBats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育儿袋). Bat moms may carrybabies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own. Koalas (考拉)The animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy (怀孕期) of only 35 days. The hairless baby climbs into its mother’s pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koalais between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouc h, it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.63. Which animal moms die when their babies are born? A. Octopuses.B. Crocodiles.C. Bats.D. Koalas.64. A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water _____.A. in her mouthB. on her backC. in her pouchD. by her tail65. A bat mom _____.A. gives birth by lying in the nestB. gives birth by hanging in a caveC. leaves its babies in the pouch for monthsD. lets its babies live on their own after birth66. How long does a young koala usually stay with its mom?A. 35 days.B. 5 months.C. 8 months.D. 12 months.DElephants might be the most well-known and well-loved animal in African wildlife. But conservation (保护) of the African elephant faces special difficulties. While the elephant population is half of what it was 40 years ago, some areas of Africa have more elephants than populated areas can support. Th at’s why AWF scientists are studying elephant behavior, protecting habitats and finding ways for humans to live peacefully with elephants in Africa.Years ago, overhunting and the ivory trade were the biggest threats to elephants’ survival. Luckily, ivory bans (禁令), hunting rules and protected areas protect elephants from these dangers today.The 21st century brings a different challenge to elephant conservation — land-use. Elephants walk across borders and outside parks and other protected areas. So they often destroy crops, causing conflicts (冲突) between local farmers and these big animals.Successful conservation strategies (策略) must allow elephants to walk freely in their natural habitats while reducing conflicts between elephants and local people.AWF researchers are searching for a way to give both elephants and people the space they need. The AWF is collecting information on elephant habitats and behavior. The information7they gather will help to develop the widest possible space for elephants.The AWF is helping elephants by protecting their habitats. And they also work with local famers to improve their life in order to encourage them to protect rather than destroyelephants.67. The first paragraph of the text is mainly to tell readers _____. A. African elephants are endangered nowB. there remains a lot to do to protect African elephantsC. African elephants are popular animalsD. the number of African elephants has increased over the years 68. What is the biggest difficulty in protecting African elephants now? A. They are still being killed. B. Their habitats are being destroyed. C. They don’t have enough food. D. They can’t live in peace with farmers.69. To protect elephants, the AWF does all the following EXCEPT _____. A. keeping elephantsB. protecting elephants’ habitatsC. doing research on elephantsD. helping farmers improve their life 70. What is the best title for the text? A. African elephants conservation B. Living with African elephants C. African elephants’ situation D. African elephants being endangered第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。