2015安徽高考英语试题及答案(2)

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however           B. whatever        
C. whichever       D. whenever
答案是B
21. — Can you come to a party on Saturday, Peter? 
— Oh, ______I’m already going out, I’m afraid.
A. what a pity!      B. don’t ask!             
C. how come?          D. so what?
22. If you come to visit China, you will ______ a culture of amazing depth and variety.
A. develop     B. create                   
C. substitute    D. experience
23. ______ scientists haw learned a lot about the universe, there is much we still don’t know.
A. Once          B. Since                      
C. Though      D. Unless
24. Just as I got to the school gate, I realised I ______ my bank in the cafe.
A. have left          B. had left                 
C would leave       D. was leaving
25. A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not ______ ships aw built for.
A. what         B. whom                    
C. why            D. when
36. I’m so ______ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. special        B. superior                
C. grateful      D. attractive
27. ______ the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.
A. Ignore       B. Ignoring                
C. Ignored     D. Having ignored
28. Some experts think reading is the fundamental skill upon______ school education depends.
A. it                B. that                       
C. whose       D. which
29. It is reported that a space station ______ on the moon in years to come.
A. will be building         B. will he built 
C. has been building         D. has been built
30. There is no need to tell me your answer now. Give it some ______ and then let me know.
A. thought         B. support                 
C. protection     D. authority
31. They gave money to the old people’s home either ______ or through their companies.
A. legally          B. sincerely               
C. personally     D. deliberately
32. It is lucky we booked a room, or we ______nowhere to stay now.
A. had            B. had had                
C. would have    D. would have had
33. They believe that there are transport developments ______ that will bring a lot of changes for the better,
A. out of date    B. out of order         
C. around the clock D. around the comer
34. ______ he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep on going.
A. Where        B. As                           
C. In case      D. New that
35. — How is your table tennis these days? Still playing? 
—______. I just don’t seem to find the time these days.
A. That’s right               B. No, not much       C That’s                      D. Don’t worry
第二节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The  36  is that countries around the world have growing mountains of  37  because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we  38  a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to  39  an object than to spend time and money to repair it.  40  modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and  41 .
Another cause is our  42  of disposable (一次性的) products. As  43  people, we are always looking for  44  to save time and make our lives easier. Companies  45  thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also  46  to the problem. We are  47  buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that  48  is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we  49  useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the  50  of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To  51  the amount of rubbish and to protect the  52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.  53 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions  54  throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about  55 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
36. A. key      B. reason                   
C. project       D. problem
37. A. gifts      B. rubbish                 
C. debt          D. products
38. A. face    B. become                
C. observe      D. change
39. A. hide    B. control                            
C. replace       D. withdraw
40. A. Thanks to    B. As to                      
C. Except for    D. Regardless of
41. A. safe     B. funny                     
C. cheap        D. powerful
42. A. love    B. lack                        
C. prevention      D. division
43. A. sensitive     B. kind                        
C. brave      D. busy
44. A. ways     B. places                    
C. jobs          D. friends
45. A. donate   B. receive                 
C. produce      D. preserve
46. A. adapts   B. returns                          
C. responds      D. contributes
47. A. tired of     B. addicted to          
C. worried about      D. ashamed for
48. A. newer    B. stronger               
C. higher           D. larger
49. A. pick up B. pay for         
C. hold onto       D. throw away
50. A. advantages B. purposes              
C. functions      D. consequences
51. A. show       B. record                   
C. decrease        D. measure
52. A. technology   B. environment       
C. consumers      D. brands
53. A. However       B. Otherwise           
C. Therefore   D. Meanwhile
54. A. by      B. in favour of          
C. after         D. instead of
55. A. spending       B. collecting             
C. repairing    D. advertising