2015年湖北高考英语精选训练题二十八

湖北2015年高考英语精选训练题二十八

　　2015年湖北高考生正在努力备考中，湖北高考网整理了2015年湖北高考英语精选训练题，希望对大家的复习有帮助。

　　第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

　　从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　1.When they got there, they found the people suffering the storm were________food and water supplies.

　　A.in need of B.in praise of

　　C.in honor of D.in place of

　　解析　句意：他们到那儿时，发现遭受暴风雨的人们需要食物和水。in need of需要。

　　答案　A

　　2.If we all agree to make________with each other when we are in disputes, wars are forever gone and we are surely to live in peace.

　　A.adjustment B.compromise

　　C.promise D.acquaintance

　　解析　句意：如果我们彼此之间做出妥协和让步。make compromise with与……妥协，符合句意。

　　答案　B

　　3.Good technique in medicine means less pain and fewer deaths and, ________it is our duty to master it.

　　A.altogether B.otherwise

　　C.however D.therefore

　　解析　 考查副词辨析。altogether 总的说来; therefore因此; otherwise否则; however然而。句意：医药方面的好技术意味着减少痛苦和死亡， 因此掌握它是我们的职责。

　　答案　D

　　4.On hearing the horrible noise，they all went out and looked at what was happening in________.

　　A.amusement B.enjoyment

　　C.amazement D.embarrassment

　　解析　in amazement惊愕地。

　　答案　C

　　5.Some can never go above 4,000 meters, because their body is unable to________these extreme conditions.

　　A.adopt to B.adjust

　　C.adapt to D.admire

　　解析　句意：有些人永远不能到达超过4000米的地方，因为他们的身体无法调整以适应这种极端状况。adapt to调整以适应。

　　答案　C

　　6.He seems to________one important fact，but no one wants to point it out.

　　A.look down B.overlook

　　C.find out D.set out

　　解析　句意：他似乎忽略了一个重要的事实，但没有人愿意指出来。overlook忽略。

　　答案　B

　　7.Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to________products.

　　A.design B.classify C.promote D.identify

　　解析　句意：广告公司一直得想出新办法来促销。 promote products 促进产品销售。

　　答案　C

　　8.Her lack of knowledge________her to do the kind of work that needs strength.

　　A.condemns B.makes

　　C.orders D.conducts

　　解析　condemn sb to do sth 某人注定做某事。句意：因为知识贫乏，这注定了她从事力气活。

　　答案　A

　　9.She cried her heart out after her husband had passed________.

　　A.by B.away C.off as D.on

　　解析　句意：她的丈夫去世后，她痛不欲生。pass away去世，离世。

　　答案　B

　　10.Having had a fight with his girlfriend last week，Tom hesitated________her to the birthday party.

　　A.to inviting B.on inviting

　　C.for invite D.to invite

　　解析　句意：因为上周和女朋友吵架，汤姆不想邀请她去参加生日宴会。hesitate to do sth不想做某事，犹豫不决做某事。

　　答案　D

　　11.The University of Tokyo is the oldest university in Japan and has always been in the lead when it comes to________new challenges.

　　A.be faced B.face

　　C.facing D.faced

　　解析　句意：东京大学是日本最古老的大学，当面临新的挑战的时候，它总是走在前列。when it comes to当谈论到……的时候，后跟v.­ing。

　　答案　C

　　12.He was________upset over her illness.

　　A.horrible B.horribly

　　C.possible D.possibly

　　解析　句意：他为她的病而忧心忡忡。horribly修饰形容词upset。

　　答案　B

　　13.What he said in the meeting________everybody present.

　　A.disgusted B.dismissed

　　C.disposed D.disgusting

　　解析　句意：他在会议上的话让每个在场的人反感。disgust使反感;dismiss开除，解散;dispose清除，解决。选A。

　　答案　A

　　14.—I need to advertise for a roommate for next term.

　　—________? Mary is interested.

　　A.Why bother B.What if

　　C.So what D.What for

　　解析　句意：——我需要登广告找个下个学期的室友。——费那个劲做什么?玛丽对此事感兴趣。why bother何必那么麻烦;what if将会如何;so what那又怎么样;what for为什么。根据语境可知选A项。

　　答案　A

　　15.________history of the American South is________history of suffering，also one of hope and success.

　　A.A;the B.The;the

　　C.A;a D.The;a

　　解析　考查冠词。第一空强调美国南方的历史，用定冠词表特指;第二空表示“一段……的历史”，用不定冠词。

　　答案　D

　　二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　(A)

　　When I was a law professor，a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points.He was right，and after__16__him for his honesty，I changed the grade in my records.His beaming face turned to shock.“You're__17__my grade?”he said angrily.“I would never have come in if...”

　　It was obvious that his display of honesty was__18__.He thought he'd have it all-praise and the higher grade.

　　Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade__19__because all I'd accomplished was to discourage him from being honest in the future.

　　But I can't see how I could worsen my__20__in grading by undermining(损害)the honesty of all my grades by failing to correct an error.The grade itself would be a dishonest__21__of his knowledge and it would have been__22__to other students.

　　I know__23__reporting an error in one's favor is unusual，but，like__24__too much change，it's clearly the right thing to do.For people with real honesty，a good conscience and reputation is__25__enough for the cost of doing the right thing.

　　Perhaps lowering the student's grade did__26__him from being honest in the future，but bribing(贿赂)him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it's cost　free would have__27__him even more.The duty to be honest is about right and wrong，not risks and rewards.

　　16.A.apologizing B.replacing

　　C.thanking D.blaming

　　解析　教授认为学生非常诚实，因此将分数改了过来，并因此而表示感激(thanking)。

　　答案　C

　　17.A.lowering B.correcting

　　C.changing D.making

　　解析　由上下文语境可知，看到自己的分数降低(lowering)了，学生感到生气。文章最后一段可找到提示。

　　答案　A

　　18.A.good B.false

　　C.special D.impressive

　　解析　根据上文可知，学生表现出的诚实是虚伪的(false)。

　　答案　B

　　19.A.remove B.change

　　C.stand D.add

　　解析　几位同事认为，分数不应该改动。stand意为“保持不变”。

　　答案　C

　　20.A.crime B.mistake C.doubt D.guilty

　　解析　教授认为，他不能靠不改分数，损毁分数的真实，再去加深这一错误(mistake)。

　　答案　B

　　21.A.reaction B.sense

　　C.sign D.reflection

　　解析　假如这样，分数本身就是他的知识方面非真实的反映(reflection)。

　　答案　D

　　22.A.unfair B.cruel C.tough D.funny

　　解析　对其他学生来讲也是不公平的(unfair)。

　　答案　A

　　23.A.actively B.secretly

　　C.voluntarily D.curiously

　　解析　主动汇报对个人有利的错误非寻常现象。voluntarily意为“自愿地”，符合句意。

　　答案　C

　　24.A.receiving B.paying

　　C.earning D.returning

　　解析　然而，像退换(returning)找多的零钱，那也显然是值得做的事情。

　　答案　D

　　25.A.pleasure B.reward

　　C.content D.honor

　　解析　对于一个真正的诚实者而言，良知和声誉就是对他们正确行为的最好回报(reward)。

　　答案　B

　　26.A.protect B.influence C.discourage D.separate

　　解析　可能降低学生的分数的确会使得这个学生以后不再诚实。根据上文all I'd accomplished was to discourage him from being honest in the future可知答案。

　　答案　C

　　27.A.improved B.encouraged

　　C.blamed D.ruined

　　解析　本来是免费的，假如依靠贿赂，教会了他诚实，才知道怎么做，那他会被毁掉(ruined)得更为严重。

　　答案　D

　　(B)

　　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.Every day they are very busy trying to earn money to pay the high tuition for my brother and me.They don't act in the__28__ways that I read in books or I see on TV.In their opinion，“I love you” is too__29__for them to say.Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of__30__.

　　One day，my mother was sewing a quilt.I sat down beside her.“Mom，is there__31__between you and Dad?”I asked her in a very low voice.She didn't answer immediately.She__32__her head and continued to sew the quilt.But at last I heard my mother say the following words：

　　“Susan，”she said thoughtfully，“Look at this thread.Sometimes it__33__，but most of it disappears in the quilt.The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable.If life is a quilt，then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime，but it's really there.Love is__34__.”

　　Once I thought love meant flowers，gifts and__35__.Now I understand that love is inside，making life strong and warm.

　　28.A.magic B.romantic C.fantastic D.attractive

　　解析　他们从未像我在书中读到，或在电视中看到的那样“漫”。Fantastic奇异的，怪异的;magic魔法，有魔力。

　　答案　B

　　29.A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious

　　解析　从上下文得知，说出“我爱你”是奢侈了，而不是太简单、容易、轻松。

　　答案　D

　　30.A.the question B.question

　　C.reach D.control

　　解析　out of the question是固定短语，意为“毫无可能”;out of question有可能;out of reach(伸手)够不着;out of control失控。

　　答案　A

　　31.A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile

　　解析　根据上下文，此处指“你和爸爸之间有没有爱情”。

　　答案　B

　　32.A.raised B.shook C.nodded D.bowed

　　解析　因在缝被子，母亲低下头。

　　答案　D

　　33.A.happens B.comes about

　　C.appears D.occurs

　　解析　由下文的“disappears”得知此处是“appears”。苏珊，看看这线。有时候，你能看得见，但是大多数都隐藏在被子里。

　　答案　C

　　34.A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby

　　解析　由上句推出：爱是内在的。下文有提示。

　　答案　A

　　35.A.fresh roses B.gold ring

　　C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry

　　解析　四个选项中A、B、D与前面提到的“鲜花、礼物”同类，只有C项不同类。我曾经认为爱情就是鲜花、礼物和甜蜜的亲吻。

　　答案　C

　　第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you're doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you're holding a large glass of iced tea.The physical sensation (感觉) of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions — those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A.Bargh.

　　Psychologists have known that one person's perception (感知) of another's “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies' conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness.Classic studics by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow's work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.

　　Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal.Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm”， or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.

　　To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study's hypotheses (假设)，handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of“Person A”based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.

　　“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly，” says Bargh.

　　【语篇解读】 最近的心理学研究发现，人们对“温暖”或者“寒冷”的感受可以改变人们的情感。

　　36.According to Paragraph 1, a person's emotion may be affected by________.

　　A.the visitors to his office

　　B.the psychology lessons he has

　　C.his physical feeling of coldness

　　D.the things he has bought online

　　解析　细节理解题。由文章第一段的第三句话可知，温暖的感觉激发温暖的情感，而冷饮在手则会阻止你做出不明智的决定，因此可以说一个人的情感可能会受到冷的感觉的影响。

　　答案　B

　　37.The author mentions Harlow' s experiment to show that________.

　　A.adults should develop social skills

　　B.babies need warm physical contact

　　C.caregivers should be healthy adults

　　D.monkeys have social relationships

　　解析　细节理解题。在试验中，猴子喜欢去靠近布制的“妈妈”而不喜欢“金属线”做的“妈妈”。这使心理学家们强调养育者应该让孩子们多接触一些令人感觉温暖的东西，以帮助孩子们成长为有正常社交技能的健康的成年人，故B项正确。

　　答案　B

　　38.In Bargh' s experiment, the students were asked to________.

　　A.evaluate someone's personality

　　B.write down their hypotheses

　　C.fill out a personal information form

　　D.hold coffee and cold drink alternatively

　　解析　细节理解题。由文中倒数第二段中的“After that，the students were asked to rate the personality of‘Person A’ based on a particular description.”可知选A。在试验中，学生被要求评价某人的性格。

　　答案　A

　　39.We can infer from the passage that________.

　　A.abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences

　　B.feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide

　　C.physical temperature affects how we see others

　　D.capable persons are often cold to others

　　解析　推理判断题。全文都在论述人们对“温暖”或“寒冷”的感觉可以影响人们对事物的评价。因此，物理温度会影响我们看待他人的方式。因此选C。

　　答案　C

　　B

　　Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there's no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children's curiosity(好奇). Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven­year­olds to talk about science as a job.The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary(薪水) and whether I liked my job.When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we're finished with your lists,_do you have questions of your own about science?”

　　After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”

　　This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

　　Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合逻辑的), complete and creative answers.

　　Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don't jump in with “That's right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行为). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying “That's interesting” or “I'd never thought of it that way before”， or coming up with more questions or ideas.

　　Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn't make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What's more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target(目标) for your disagreement.

　　Lastly, show; don't tell. Real­life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大镜), and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸发), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

　　【语篇解读】 本文阐述了如何激发孩子们对科学的兴趣，以引导孩子们学科学。

　　40. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is________.

　　A.to let them see the world around

　　B.to share the children's curiosity

　　C.to explain difficult phrases about science

　　D.to supply the children with lab equipment

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句中的...share your children's curiosity可推知答案为B。

　　答案　B

　　41.In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by________.

　　A.any questions

　　B.any problems

　　C.questions from textbooks

　　D.any number of questions

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章第一段第六句The children asked me “textbook questions”可推知答案为C。

　　答案　C

　　42.According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults________.

　　A.ask them to answer quickly

　　B.wait for one or two seconds after a question

　　C.tell them to answer the next day

　　D.wait at least for three seconds after a question

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章第四段最后一句When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.可推知答案为D。

　　答案　D

　　43.In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

　　A.The second and third.

　　B.The fourth and fifth.

　　C.The fifth and sixth.

　　D.The seventh.

　　解析　推理判断题。根据问题的内容可在文章的第五、六段找到答案。

　　答案　C

　　C

　　Bringing up children is hard work, and you are often to blame for any bad behavior of your children. If so, Judith Rich Hams has good news for you. Parents, she argues, have no important long­term effects on the development of the personality of their children. Far more important are their playground friends and neighborhood companions. Ms Harris takes to bits the assumption which has dominated (支配) developmental psychology for almost half a century.

　　Ms Harris' attack on the developmentalists “nurture” argument looks likely to reinforce (加强) doubts that the profession was already having. If parents matter, why is it that two adopted children, reared in the same home, are no more similar in personality than two adopted children reared in separate homes? Or that a pair of identical twins, reared in the same home, are no more alike than a pair of identical twins reared in different homes?

　　Difficult as it is to track the precise effects of parental upbringing, it may be harder to measure the exact influence of the peer (同龄人) group in childhood and adolescence. Ms Harris points to how children from immigrant homes soon learn not to speak at school in the way their parents speak. But acquiring a language is surely a skill, rather than a characteristic of the sort developmental psychologists hunt for. Certainly it is different from growing up tensely or relaxedly, or from learning to be honest or hard-working or generous. Easy though it may be to prove that parents have little impact on those qualities, it will be hard to prove that peers have vastly more.

　　Moreover, mum and dad surely cannot be ditched completely. Young adults may, as Ms Harris argues, be keen to appear like their contemporaries. But even in those early years, parents have the power to open doors: they may initially choose the peers with whom their young associate, and pick that influential neighborhood. Moreover, most people suspect that they come to resemble their parents more in middle age, and people's child-rearing habits may be formed partly by what their parents did. So the balance of influences is probably complicated, as most parents already suspected without being able to demonstrate it scientifically. Even if it turns out that the genes they pass on and the friends their children play with matter as much as affection, discipline and good example，parents are not completely off the hook.

　　【语篇解读】 “子不教，父之过”，这一传统的观点受到人们的挑战与质疑。

　　Ms Harris研究发现，子女性格的养成，更多地受到他们周围的朋友和邻居的影响。

　　44.According to Ms Harris，________.

　　A.parents are to blame for any bad behavior of their children

　　B.children's personality is shaped by their friends and neighbors

　　C.nature rather than upbringing has a significant effect on children's personality development

　　D.parents will greatly affect the children's life in the long run

　　解析　推理判断题。第一段说“孩子性格更多是受朋友和邻居的影响”。

　　答案　B

　　45.The word “ditched”(Line 1, Para.4)could best be replaced by________.

　　A.proved B.emphasized

　　C.compared D.ignored

　　解析　词义猜测题。第四段第一句意为，此外，父母的影响肯定不容忽视。

　　答案　D

　　46.The developmental psychologists think________.

　　A.children are more influenced by their peers

　　B.identical twins raised in the same home are different in personality

　　C.twins raised in two separate families are different in personality

　　D.upbringing has a less significant effect on children's personality development

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第二段可知，双胞胎在不同家庭成长，也就会有不同的性格。

　　答案　C

　　47.According to Paragraph 3, we know that________.

　　A.it is easier for children to gain a language at home

　　B.it is harder to follow the effects of parental upbringing

　　C.immigrant children avoid speaking the same way as their parents at school

　　D.it is proved that peers have a greater effect on children's qualities

　　解析　细节理解题。文章第三段说移民家庭里的孩子在学校不会像父母一样说话。

　　答案　C

　　D

　　It was only a few weeks after my operation, and I went to Dr.Belt's office for a checkup. I still had terrible pain from the scar. As usual, I was taken to an examination room to have my blood drawn, again—a terrifying process for me, since I'm so frightened of needles.

　　I lay down on the examining table. Ramona entered the room. Her warm sparkling smile was familiar, and stood out in contrast to my fears. I'd first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn't my nurse on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. She laughed in deep, round and rich tones. I remember wondering what could be so funny behind that medical door. What could she possibly find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn't serious enough about the whole thing and that I would try to find a nurse who was. But I was wrong.

　　This day was different. Ramona had taken my blood before. She knew about my fear of needles, and she kindly hid them under a magazine with a bright blue picture.As we opened the blouse，the fresh scar on my chest could be seen.

　　She said, “How is your scar healing?” I said, “I think pretty well. I wash around it gently each day.” The memory of the shower water hitting my numb chest flashed across my face.

　　She gently reached over and ran her hand across the scar, examining the smoothness of the healing skin and looking for any irregularities. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven't touched it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”

　　So this wonderful, warm woman put her hand on my pale chest and she gently held it there. Then in soft tones she said, “This is part of your body. This is you. It's okay to touch it.” But I couldn't. So she touched it for me. The scar. The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.

　　That night as I lay down to sleep, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there until I fell asleep. I knew I wasn't alone.

　　【语篇解读】 Ramona的轻轻抚摸，不仅减轻了作者的痛苦，也是对他心灵的慰

　　藉。

　　48. The author went to Dr.Belt after the operation mainly to________.

　　A.clear the charges

　　B.have a medical examination

　　C.have the blood drawn

　　D.talk with the nurse

　　解析　 细节理解题。根据第一段It was only a few weeks after my operation，and I went to Dr.Belt's office for a check­up.可知，答案为B。

　　答案　B

　　49.Several weeks after the operation, the author________.

　　A.didn't want to see Dr.Belt at all

　　B.still suffered from pain

　　C.was eager to see Ramona

　　D.overcome the fear for needles

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段I still had terrible pain from the scar.可知，答案为B。

　　答案　B

　　50.What is the RIGHT time order of the author's experiences in the hospital?

　　a.I considered Ramona careless.

　　b.I first met Ramona in the office.

　　c.Ramona entered the examination room.

　　d.I lay clown on the examining table.

　　e.Ramona gently touched my chest.

　　A.d—a—b—e—c B.a—b—c—d—e

　　C.b—a—d—c—e D.b—a—c—e—d

　　解析　 细节理解题。根据第二段I lay down on the examining table. Ramona entered the room... So I decided she wasn' t serious...和第五段 She gently reached over and ran her hand across the scar可知，答案为C。

　　答案　C

　　51.Which of the following words best describes Ramona?

　　A.Caring. B.Casual.

　　C.Cold. D.Brave.

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第三段She knew about my fear for needles...with a bright blue picture和倒数第二段So this wonderful, warm woman...，可推断答案为A。

　　答案　A

　　E

　　The ongoing rise in housing prices in 70 large and medium­sized Chinese cities indicates we are yet to find effective policies for reining in runaway housing prices.

　　Prices rose by an average of 5.3 percent year­on­year in April，according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

　　Although this rate may not seem overly high，it is part of a strong and continued rises in housing prices over the past months.What is alarming is that in some big cities，such as Beijing，Shenzhen and Nanjing，the monthly growth was as high as 10 percent.

　　Beijing，with a year­on­year growth rate of 10.7 percent，has been leading the nation since last June with price increases hovering around 10 percent.

　　The government，prompted by the worried public，has taken a series of measures since the market started warming up four or five years ago.

　　Admittedly，there are sound reasons for the continued strong price rise.

　　The soaring demand is a result of the country's scrapping its traditional national housing program，which has driven people to the commercial market，and growing urbanization，which has seen millions of people move to cities.And with a booming economy and few investment options，housing continues to attract investment.

　　There are obvious signs of speculation in the market.

　　A large number of investors are believed to be hoarding housing to profit from future price increases.They have distorted market supply and demand to push up prices.

　　The failure to devise proper policies to control speculation is one of the crucial factors behind the ever­rising prices.

　　The government，in the long run，can stabilize the property market through balancing regional development.It can pert demand to other cities around regional centers.

　　In the short term，the speculative bubbles must be deflated so that supply and demand can reflect reality.

　　The Shanghai authorities reportedly decided over the weekend to levy a 20 percent tax on the sale of previously owned homes.Although the local tax authorities did not verify the news，it triggered an earthquake in the local market.People are rushing to sell their houses before tax measures are put in place.

　　Policy makers need to closely monitor the market reaction and study the pros and cons of a tax on the sale of previously­owned housing as a way to stabilize the red­hot market.

　　52.As for the year­on­year growth rate of housing prices，which city takes the lead?

　　A.Shanghai. B.Beijing.

　　C.Shenzhen. D.Nanjing.

　　解析　由文中第四段可知。

　　答案　B

　　53.The underlined word in the passage can be replaced by ________.

　　A.caused B.struck

　　C.invented D.discovered

　　解析　依据上下文可知“triggered”意思为“引发”。

　　答案　A

　　54.Which of the following is NOT the reason for housing prices rising?

　　A.Removing traditional national housing program.

　　B.Increasing urbanization.

　　C.Speculation.

　　D.Having lots of investment options.

　　解析　由“And with a booming economy and few investment options，housing continues to attract investment.”可知。

　　答案　D

　　55.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

　　A.The runaway housing prices have been controlled.

　　B.The housing market began warming up a year ago.

　　C.All people are satisfied with the government's decision of a tax on the sale of previously­owned housing.

　　D.The government has taken some measures to solve the soaring housing prices.

　　解析　由文中第五段可知。

　　答案　D四、写作 (共两个写作任务，满分35分)

　　写作一(满分15分)

　　请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于60。

　　In your English class，your teacher shows you the following picture.You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

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　　【参考范文】

　　In the picture，I can see a bird sitting on a nest built on a tree.What interests me most is that the tree is not a real one but a picture，which makes me very sad.

　　I think the picture wants to show us that the problem of environment is very urgent.With population increasing rapidly，more and more forests have been destroyed and fewer and fewer trees are left.If we don't pay much attention to this situation，maybe in the near future，there would be no trees left and the story in the picture would become true.So it's high time for us human beings to take action to protect the environment.

　　写作二(满分20分)

　　请你就“物价上涨及中学生节省开支”这一话题写一篇发言稿，发表看法，并包括如下要点：

　　(1)受访者对物价上涨的反映;

　　(2)你在日常生活中对物价上涨的体会;

　　(3)中学生在日常生活中应如何精打细算，节省开支;

　　(4)呼吁同学们从小事做起，发扬节约的中华美德。

　　注意：1.词数不少于80;(开头已写好，不计入总词数)

　　2.发言稿中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

　　参考词汇：受访者respondent　美德virtue

　　Dear boys and girls，

　　It's my great honour to make a speech here.Recently，the People's Bank of China conducted a quarterly survey on prices in 50 cities.____________________________

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　　【参考范文】

　　Dear_boys_and_girls，

　　It's_my_great_honour_to_make_a_speech_here.Recently，the_People's_Bank_of_China_conducted_a_quarterly_survey_on_prices_in_50_cities.Nearly half of the respondents said they couldn't tolerate the increasing prices，while some others considered it OK although they acknowledged the truth.As a result，many families began to seek various ways to save money.

　　The survey does draw my attention to the rapidly increasing prices in my daily life.Take food as an example，the prices of pork，beef，fish，chicken，as well as various vegetables，have risen at least 20%.It seems that money is flowing out of our pockets more quickly，but silently.

　　Although we middle school students feel less stress than our parents do，we should also have a proper budget for our pocket money.For example，we can make the most of each exercise　book and reuse some waste paper.Or we can also try to cut down our expenses on unnecessary magazines，CDs and so on.In a word，we can save money in many aspects in our daily life.

　　All in all，saving money is a great Chinese virtue and it is especially needed in this period.Thank you!