2016年全國(guó)高考英語(yǔ)試題-全國(guó)卷1

1、2016 年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（新課標(biāo)I）AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of theoutstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most importa nt woma n of the past 100years?Jane Addams(1860-佃 35)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane

2、 Addams to thank Adda ns helped thepoor and worked for peace. She en couraged a sense of community(社區(qū))by creating shelters andpromoting education and services for people in need In 1931,Addams became the first Americanwoman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson(佃 07-佃 64)If it weren t for Rache

3、l Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Sile nt Spring raised aware ness of the dan gers of polluti on andthe harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world s lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O Connor(193|0resent)When Sandra Day O Connofinished third in h

4、er class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could notfind work at a law firm because she was a woma n. She became an Arizona state senator(參議員)and ,in1981, the first woman to join the U.S.Supreme Court. O Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on thetop court.Ros

5、a Parks (1913-2005)On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to awhite passenger. Her simple act Ianded Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil- rights movement. “Thetoed

6、yi was, was tired ofgiving in,” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams no ted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her teach ing skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her com mun ity backgro und.22. What is the reason for O Connor s beinghejtewefiitm? tA. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her litt

7、le work experience in court.C. The discrimi natio n aga inst wome n.D. The poor finan cial con diti ons.23. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?A. Jane Addams.B. Rachel Carson.C. Sandra Day O Connor.D. Rosa Parks.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the

8、 text?A. They are highly educated.B. They are truly creative.C. They are pion eers.D. They are peace-lovers.BGran dpare nts An swer a Call2016 年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試（新課標(biāo)I）As a third gen erati on n ative of Brow nsville, Texas, Mildred Garza n ever pleasedmove away,. Even when her daughter and son asked her

9、 to move to San Antonio to help with theirchildren, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Gaf finally say yes. Thatwas four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closerrelationship than they would have had in separate citie

10、s.No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children andgrandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obamasmother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help carefor h

11、er granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs.Robinson sdecision will influence grandparentsin the American family. Two-thirds believe morefamilies will follow the example of Obama s family.“ in the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn t get away f

12、rom home far enough ofast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher ofGrand, a magazine for grandparents .We now realize how important family is and how importantit is tobe near them, especially when you re raining children.”Moving is not for everyone. Almost every

13、 grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren andis willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having yourgrandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life youknow may be harder.25. Wh

14、y was Garza s move a success?A It strengthened her family ties.B It improved her living conditions.C It enabled her make more friends.D It helped her know more new places.26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson s decision?A 17% expressed their support for it.B Few people responded s

15、ympathetically.C 83% believed it had a bad influence.D The majority thought it was a trend.27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?A They were unsure of themselves.B They were eager to raise more children.C They wanted to live away from their parents.D They had little respect for their gra

16、ndparent.28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?A. Make decisions in the best interests of their ownB. Ask their children to pay more visits to themC. Sacrifice for their struggling childrenD. Get to know themselves betterCI am peter Hodes ,a volunteer stem cell c

17、ourier. Since March 2012, Ive done 89trips of those , 51 have been abroad, I have 42 hours to carry stem cells 干纟田胞）in my little boxbecause Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last, in all, from the time the stem cells areharvested from a dono 捐獻(xiàn)者）to the time they can be implanted in the p

18、atient, weve got 72 hoursat most, So I am always conscious oftime.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up thestem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington thenback to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence

19、, the lady onm really sorry, Isomevbeagdontews for you-there are noI t”ooSkomy box and put it on the desk and I said: “In thisbox are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, youvegot to get me back to the United Kingdom.”She just dropped everything. She arrangedfor a f

20、light on a small pla ne to be held for me. Re-routed（改道 ）me through Newark and got me backto the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courier job, youre consciously aware than that box youve got somethingis potentially going to save somebodys life.29. Which of the following can replace

21、 the underlined word“courier ” in Paragraph1A providerB delivery manD medical doctor30. Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.B. The donor can only wait for that long.C. The operation needs that much time.D. The ice wont last any longer

22、.31. Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?A. To London B. To NewarkC. To Providence D. To WashingtonDThe meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or t hey may beempty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also showstubbornness,

23、uneas-iness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultura l groups as extremelyuncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gapwith conversation. Persons in othercultural groups value silence and view it as ne cessary for understanding a persons needs.Many Native Americans value si

24、lence and feel it is a basic part of communicating am ong people, just assome traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a p erson from one of these cultures isspeaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied（ 暗示） is that the person wants the listener toconsider what has been said befor

25、e continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among peopleor in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, andSpanish persons may use silence to show

26、 agreement between parties about the topic under discussion.However, Mexicans may use sile nee whe n in structi ons are give n by a pers on in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures mayview sile nee as a sig n of respe

27、ct, particularly to an elder or a pers on in authority.the desk said: “Well, Ifights from Washington.beagdontCcollecNurses and other care-givers n eed to be aware of the possible meanings of sile nee when theycome across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recog ni

28、ze theirown pers onal and cultural con structi on of sile nee so that a patient s silenee is noptetttao earlyor allowed to go on unnecessarily. Anurse who un dersta nds the heali ng 治愈）value of sile nee can use this un dersta nding to assist in thecare of patients from their own and from other cultu

29、res.32. What does the author say about silenee in conversations?A. It implies an ger.B. It promotes friendship.C. It is culture-specific.D. It is content-based.33. Which of the following people might regard silenee as a call for careful thought?A. The Chinese.B. The French.C. The Mexicans.D. The Rus

30、sia ns.34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silenee?A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.B. Break it while treating patients.C. Evaluate its harm to patients.D. Make use of its healing effects.35. What may be the best title for the text?A. Sound and SileneeB. What It Means to Be S

31、ilentC. Sile nee to Native America nsD. Speech Is Silver; Silenee Is GoldSecret codes （密碼）keep messagesprivate。Banks, companies, and government age ncies usesecret codes in doing bus in ess, especially whe n in formatio n is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousa nds of years. 36

32、Code break ing n ever lags（落后） farbehind code making. The scienee of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters of“ My elephaniats too many eels ” Spell out the hidden message“ Meet me. ”38 You might repres

33、ent each letter with a number, For example, Let s number thletters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message“ Meet me” would read “13 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or senten ces. To read the message of a real code,you

34、must have a code book._39For example,” bridge “ might stand for“ meet”nd “ out might stand for “ me.”he message “ bridgeout ” would actually mean “ Meetme.40 However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be cha nged frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without

35、the code book.B. In any Ian guage, some letters are used more tha n others.C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have bee n codes, people have tried to break them.E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.F. With a code boo

36、k, you might write dow n words that would sta nd for other words. GAnother way tohide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the a lphabet.A Heroic DriverLarry works with Tran sport Drivers. Inc. One morni ng in 2009. Larry was _41_along 165 n orthafter deliveri ng to one of hi

37、s 42. Sudde nly, he saw acar with its bright lights on. 43 he got closer, he found 44 vehicle upside dow n on the road. One morelook and he no ticed 45 shoot ing out from un der the 46 vehicle. Larry pulled over, set the brake and 47the fire ext in guisher （滅火器）.Two good bursts from the ext in guish

38、er and the fire was put out.The man who had his bright lights on 48 and told Larry he had 49 an emergency call. They 50heard a woman s voice comirapf the wrecked（毀壞的）vehicle. 51 the vehicle, they saw that a woma n was tryi ng to get outof the broke n wi ndow. They told her to stay 52 un til the emer

39、ge ncy pers onnel arrived, 53 she thoughtthe car was going to 54 . Larry told her that he had already put out the fire and she should not move 55she injured her n eck.Once fire and emerge ncy people arrive, Larry and the other man 56 and let them go to work. Then,Larry asked the 57 if he was needed

40、or 58 to go. They let him and the other man go.One thing is 59 Larry went above and beyond the call of duty bygetting so close to the burning vehicle! His 60 most likely saved the woman slife.41. A. walk in gB. touri ngC . traveli ngD. rush ing42. A. passe ngersB. colleaguesC. employersD. customers4

41、3. A. Sin ceB. AlthoughC. AsD. If44. A. eachB. ano therC. thatD. his45. A. flamesB. smokeC. waterD. steam46. A. usedB. disabledC. removedD. aba ndoned47. A. got hold ofB. preparedC. took charge ofD. con trolled48. A. came dow n B. came throughC. came inD. came over49. A. retur nedB. receivedC. madeD

42、. con firmed50. A. thenB. againC. finallyD. even51. A. Start in gB. Park in gC. Pass in gD. Approachi ng52. A. quietB. stillC. awayD. calm53. A. forB. soC. andD. but54. A. explodeB. slip awayC. fall apartD. crash55. A. as ifB. unlessC. in caseD. after56. A. stepped forwardB. backed offC. moved onD.

43、set out57. A. womanB. policeC. manD. driver58. A. forbiddenB. readyC. askedD. free59. A. for certainB. for considerationC. reportedD. checked60. A. patienceB. skillsC. effortsD. promiseChengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia s biggest building, and fancy newhotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top_ 61_(attract).So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticketmoney helps