2016浙江高考試題及答案-英語

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2016普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（浙江卷）

英語

選擇題部分（共80分）

第一部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共20小題；每小題0.5分，滿分10分）

從A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)

號(hào)涂黑。

1.—Areyousureyou'rereadyforthebest?

—.I'mwellpreparedforit.

A.EmafraidnotB.NoproblemC.HardtosayD.Notreally

2.prizeforthewinnerofthecompetitionistwo-weekholidayinParis.

A.The;不填B.A;不填C.A;theD.The;a

3.Inmanyways,theeducationsystemintheUSisnotverydifferentfromintheUK.

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

4.Itisimportanttopayyourelectricitybillontime,aslatepaymentsmayaffectyour.

A.conditionB.incomeC.creditD.status

5.onlineshoppinghaschangedourlife,notallofitseffectshavebeenpositive.

A.SinceB.AfterC.WhileD.Unless

6.Thatyoungmanishonest,cooperative,alwaystherewhenyouneedhishelp.,he's

reliable.

A.OrelseB.InshortC.BythewayD.Foronething

7.Thestudysuggeststhatthecultureswegrowupinfluencethebasicprocessesbywhich

weseeworldaroundus.

A.onB.inC.atD.about

8.Wecanachievealotwhenwelearntoletourdifferencesunite,ratherthanus.

A.divideB.rejectC.controlD.abandon

9.SilkoneoftheprimarygoodstradedalongtheSilkRoadbyabout100BC.

A.hadbecomeB.rejectC.controlD.abandon

lO.Toreturntotheproblemofwaterpollution,I'dlikeyoutolookatastudyinAustralia

in2012.

A.havingconductedB.tobeconductedC.conductingD.

conducted

11.Scientistshaveadvancedmanytheoriesaboutwhyhumanbeingscrytears,noneof

hasbeenproved.

A.whomB.whichC.whatD.that

12.Whentheirchildrenlivedfarawayfromthem,theseoldpeoplefeltfromtheworld.

A.carriedawayB.brokendownC.cutoffD.broughtup

13.Asuddenstopcanbeaveryfrighteningexperience,ifyouaretravellingathigh

speed.

A.eventuallyB.strangelyC.merelyD.especially

14.Whenthetimecametomakethefinaldecisionforacourse,1decidedtoapplyfortheonethat

myinterest.

A.limitedB.reservedC.reflectedD.spoiled

15.Hadthegovernmentsandscientistsnotworkedtogether,AIDS-relateddeathssince

theirhighestin2005.

A.hadnotfallenB.wouldnotfallC.didnotfallD.wouldnot

havefallen

16.Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswithexamples.

A.specificB.permanentC.abstractD.universal

17.Georgetoofar.Hiscoffeeisstillwarm.

A.musthavegoneB.mighthavegoneC.can*thavegoneD.needn't

havegone

18.IhavealwaysenjoyedalltheeventsyouorganizedandIhopetoattendinthecoining

years

A.littlemoreB.nomoreC.muchmoreD.manymore

19.1hadasmuchfunsailingtheseasasInowdowithstudents.

A.wotkingB.workC.toworkD.worked

20.一Themoviestartaat8:30,andwocanhaveaquickbitebeforewogo

—.Seeyouat8:10

A.SolongB.SoundsgreatC.GoodluckD.Haveagoodtime

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分0）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—0各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，

選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

Duringthewar,myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertinCalifornia.!wentto

livethereinordertobe21him.Ihatedtheplace.1hadnever22beensounhappy.My

husbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty,andIwasleftinatinyshack（棚屋）alone.Theheat

was23-almost125°Fevenintheshadeofacactus（仙人掌）。24asoultotalkto.Thewind

blewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheevryairIbreathed,were25withsand,sand,

sand!

Iwassosorryformyself由atIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwas26andcoming

backhome.IsaidIcouldn'tstanditoneminutelonger.I27beinprison!Myfatheranswered

my28withjusttwolines-twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy29-twolinesthat

completelychangedmylife:

Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars

Onesawthemud,theothersawthestars

Ireadthosetwolines30Iwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindout

whatwasgoodinmypresent31;Iwouldlookforthestars

Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheir32amazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheir

favoriteartworkswhichtheyhad33toselltotoueists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthe

cactus.1watchedforthedesertsunsets,and34forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsof

yearsagowhenthedeserthadbeenanocean35

Whatbroughtaboutthis36changeinme?Thedeserthadn'tchanged,37Ihad.1

hadchangedmy38AndbydoingsoJchangedanunhappyexperienceintothemost

amazing39ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldthatIhaddicoveredIhadlookedout

ofmyself-creatdedprisonand40thestars

A.B.C.D.

21.A.offB.behindC.nearD.beyond

22.A.beforeB.alreadyC.thenD.still

23.A.inflexibleB.incomprehensibleC.uncontrollableD.unbearable

24.A.OnlyB.NotC.ManyD.Such

25.A.coveredB.filledC.buriedD.charhed

26.A.catchingupB.keepingupC.givingup□.gettingup

27.A.oughttoB.mightwellC.wouldratherD.hadbetter

28.A.requestB.callC.questionD.letter

29.A.comparisonB.imaginationC.considerationD.memory

30.A.overandoverB.byandbyC.upanddownD.noeandthen

31.A.companyB.occupationC.situation0.relationship

32.A.movementB.reactionC.guidance□.purpose

33.A.refusedB.failedC.managedD.happened

34.A.askedB.huntedC.waitedD.headed

35.A.floorB.surfaceC.rockD.level

36.A.shockingB.challengingC.puzzlingD.astonishing

37.A.asB.butC.forD.or

38.A.attitudeB.principleC.identity□.standard

39.A.vacationB.operationC.affairD.adventure

40.A.soughtB.countedC.found0.reached

第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

A

“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamLastFriday?”LindseywhiperstoTori.

Withhereyesshining,toribrags,“YoubetIdid,Seantoldmetwodaysago.”

WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?Itjusthappenedtobeyourstruly,Adam

Freedmam,Icantellyouthatwhatthatwhattheyaresayingis（a）notniceand（b）

noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren,tverydifferentfrommoststudentshere

atLintonHigtSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip（閑話）。I

havenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersa

strangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.

Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalked

about.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic-breakups,troubleat

home,evendroppingout-thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassing

orshamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttype

ofgossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleofenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruel

liescancausepain.

Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?Thtanswer

liesinanothereffectofgossip:thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatest

rumor（傳言）canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthat

othersdon't.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepart

ofthe“ingroup."Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeoplea

senseofbelongingorevensuperiority（優(yōu)越感）.

Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabout

howpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantin

policingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthat

ifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,then

youcanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindof

negativeattention.Thedo'sanddon,tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershow

upinanystudenthandbook.

Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeelthe

urgetospreadthelatestnews,thingaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffects

your“juicystory“mighthave.

41.Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassaheto.

A.introduceatopic

B.presentanargument

C.describethecharacters

D.clarifyhiswritingpurpose

42.Animportantnegativeeffectsofgossipisthatit.

A.breaksuprelationships

B.embarrassesthelistener

C.spreadsinformationaround

D.causesunpleasantexperiences

43.Intheauther,sopinion,manypeopleliketogossipbecauseit

A.givesthemafeelingofpleasure

B.helplthemtomakemorefriends

C.makesthembetterattellingstories

D.enablesthemtomeetimportantpeople

44.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinkthatgossipcan.

A.providestudentswithwrittenrules

B.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviors

C.forceschooltoimpovestudenthandbooks

D.attractthepolice,sattentiontogroupbehaviors

45.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?

A.Neverbecomeagossiper

B.Stayawayfromgossipers

C.Don,tletgossipturnintolies

D.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.

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Ascientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-oldbabyplayingwithhisfoodmightseemto

havelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinseriousresearchtouncoverthevery

natureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,justplaying...right?Perhaps,butsome

developmentalpsychologists()havearguedthatthis44play9,ismorelikeascientificinvestigation

thanonemightthink.

Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceispushedover

thetableedge,it

fallsintheground-and,intheprocess,itbelongsoutimportantevidenceabouthowphysical

objectsinteract;bowlsofricedonotfloodinmid-sit,butrequiresupporttoremainstable.Itis

likelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthebasicfactoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearly

taughtit.Instead,babiesmayformanunderstandingofobjectsupportthroughrepeated

experimentsandthenbuildonthisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.

Thoughtheirrangesandtoolsdiffer,thebaby'sinvestigationandthescientist'sexperimentappear

tosharethesameaim(tolearnaboutthenaturalworld),overallapproach(gatheringdirect

evidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservationswhatIexpected?).

Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmorethanjustthephysicalworldin

thisway??一thattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesoflanguageusingsimilarmeans.

Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments,evidencegathering,andfinally

overturningatheory,thatababywillcometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferent

viewsanddesiresfromwhatheorshehas,forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactually

doesn'tlikeDovechocolate.

Viewingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowsonhowchildren

learn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Whydoyoungchildrenand

scientistsseemtobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthatscienceasaneffort—the

desiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld--issimplysomethingthatcomesfromour

babyhood.Perhapsevolutionprovidedhumanbabieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplain

theirworlds,andadultscientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.

Thesamecognitivesystemsthatmakeyoungchildrenfeelgoodaboutfeelgoodaboutfiguring

somethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsputit,“Itisnot

thatchildrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscientistsarebigchildren.^^

50.Accordingtosomedevelopmentalpsychologists,

A.ababy'splayisnothingmorethanagame.

B.scientificresearchintobabies;gamesispossible

C.thenatureofbabies9playhasbeenthoroughlyinvestigated

D.ababy'splayissomehowsimilartoascientist'sexperiment

51.WelearnfromParagraph2that

A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferently

B.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachother

C.babiesarebornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupport

D.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdo

52.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby

A.exploringthephysicalworldB.investigatinghumanpsychology

C.repeatingtheirownexperimentsD.observingtheirparents'behaviors

53.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldmaybemoreclearlyexplainedthroughchildren'splay.

B.Studyingbabies'playmayleadtoabetterunderstandingofscience.

C.Childrenmayhavegreaterabilitytofigureoutthingsthanscientists.

D.One'sdriveforscientificresearchmaybecomestrongerashegrows.

54.Whatistheauthor'stonewhenhediscussestheconnectionbetweenscientists9researchand

babies9play?

A.Convincing.B.Confused.C.Confidence.D.Cautious.

D

Twothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhiteplasticbikebasket.Ihavethoughtlongand

hardaboutitandit'strue.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmymomhadn'tturnedasillybicycle

accessoryintoalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.

Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildren,butitmostlyfelltomy

mothertoactuallycarryitout.Lookingback,Ihonestlydon'tknowhowshedidit.Managingthe

familybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtask.,butshemadeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplained

aboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddid,we'dhearsomethinglike,€idon'tcarewhatso-and-so

gotforhisbirthday,youarenotgettingaTVinyourroomacarforyourbirthdayaIsvishsweet

16party."Wehadtoearnourallowancebydoingchoresaroundthehouse.Icanstil1remember

howlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetable.Mybrotherscannodoubtrememberhours

spentcleaningthehouse.LikethetwolittlegirlsgrowingupattheWhiteHouse,wemadeour

ownbeds(nooneleftthehouseunitilthatwasdone)andpickedupafterourselves.Wehadtokeep

trackofourbelongings,andifsomethingwaslost,itwasnotreplaced.

Itwassummerand,oneday,mymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixedand

thereitwasinthewindow,White,shiny,plasticanddecoratedwithflowers,thebasketwinkedat

meandIknew——Iknew—\hadtohaveit.

“It'sbeautiful,mymothersaidwhenIpointeditouttoher,“Whataneatbasket.,,

Itriedtoholdoffatfirst,1playeditcoolforashortwhile.ButthenIguessIcouldn'tatandit

anylonger:"Mon,pleasecanIplease,pleasegetit?1411doextrachoresforaslongasyousay,Fil

doanything,butIneedthatbasket,!lovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please?”

Iwasdesperate.

“Youknow,,,shesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelieveswas

thecoolestthingever,“Ifyousaveupyoucouldbuythisyourself.^^

“BythetimeImakeenoughit'llbugone!^^

“MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou,“shesmiledatRoger,thebikeguy.

“Hecan'tholditforthatlong,Mom.Someoneelsewillbuyit.Please,Mom,Please?^^

“Theremightbeanotherway,“shesaid.

Andsoourpayingplanunfolded.Mymotherboughtthebeautifulbasketandputitsafelyin

somehidingplaceIcould'tfind.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowingsavingincreasedby

extraworkhereandthere(washingthecar,helpingmymothermakedinner,deliveringor

collevtingthingsonmybikethatalreadylookedcokedwithoutthebasketinfront).And

then,weekslater,1counted,re-countedandjumpedforjoy.Oh,happyday!Imadeit!Ifinally

hadtheexactamountwe'dagreedupon

Dayslatertheunthinkablehappened.AneighborhoodgirlI'dplayedwithmillionsoftimes

appearedwiththeexactsamebasketfixtedtohershiny,newbikethatalreadyhadallthebellsand

whistles.Irodehardandfasthometotellmymotheraboutthisdisaster.Thishorribleturnof

events.

Andthencamethelesson.I'vetakenwithmethroughmylifef'Honey,Yourbasketis

extra-special,Momsaid,gentlywipingawaymyhottears.^Yourbasketisspecialbecauseyou

paidfbrityourself.^^

55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thechildrenenjoyeddoinghousework.

B.Theauthorcamefromswell-offfamily

C.Themotherraisedherchildreninanunusualway

D.ThechildrenwerefbndoftheUSpresident'sdaughters.

56.Whentheauthorsawthebasketinthewindow,she.

A.fellinlovewithitB.staredathermother

C.recognizeditatonceD.wentuptothebikeguy

57.Whydidtheauthorsaymany4€please^^tohermother?

A.Shelongedtodoextrawork.B.Shewaseagertohavethebasket.

C.Shefelttiredafterstandingtoolong.D.Shewantedtobepolitetohermother.

58.Byusing“naked”(Paragraph12),theauthorseemstostressthatthebasketwas

A..somethingshecouldaffordB.somethingimportanttoher

C.somethingimpossibletogetD.somethingshecoulddowithout

59.Totheauthor,itseemedtobeahorribleturnofeventsthat

A.somethingspoiledherpayingplan

B.thebasketcostmorethanshehadsaved

C.aneighborhoodgirlhadboughtanewbike

D.someoneelsehadgotabasketofthesamekind

60.Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhermother?

A.SavemoneyforarainydayB.Goodadviceisbeyondallprice.

C.EarnyourbreadwithyoursweatD.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves

第二節(jié)：下面文章中有5處（第61-65題）需要添加小標(biāo)題。請(qǐng)從以下選項(xiàng)（ABCDE

和F）中選出符合各段意思的小題，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是

多余選項(xiàng)。

A.Getinvolvedinstudentactivities

B.Yourvoiceisactuallysuperimportant

C.Thereisasignificantincreaseofopportunities

D.Stayinactivecommunicationwithyourfriends

E.Getsmartaboutthepeoplewhoyouspendyourtimewith

F.Yourmajordoesnotmatterasmuchinyourfirstofcollege

FiveThingsNobodyToldMeaboutCollege

AsItypethis,Iaminmyuniversitydormroom.Ayearago,whenIwasawaitingtohear

theresultsofmycollegeapplications,Ioftenwenttowebsitesforsometypeofinsiderlookon

whatcollegewouldbelike.However,there'sonlysomuchthatprepbooks,websites,andolder

friendscanteach.Herearethetop5thingsnobodytoldmeaboutcollege:

61

Nobodyenteringauniversityknowsexactlywhattheywanttostudy.Iftheytellyou

otherwise,they'relyingandwillprobablychangewhattheywanttopursewithinthefirst