篇一：2015年高考英语试题全国卷1
注意事项：
1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1页至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至13页。
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，搭载本试卷上无效。
4. 第Ⅰ卷听力部分满分30分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。
5. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）（略）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt?
A.￡ 19.15B.￡ 9.18 C.￡ 9.15
答案是C。
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.
thThe Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”.
th
Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.
th
An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.
thEyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda
has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book
More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson
London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
21. When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. March 6th.
C. November 7th. D. December 5th.
22. What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers.B. Ice for the Metropolis
C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals
23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.
A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucker
C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne
B
The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A. Exciting.B. Boring.C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.
25. What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?
A. Having a swim.B. Breathing in fresh air.
C. Walking in the morning sun. D. Visiting a local farmer’s market.
26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?
A. They are soft.B. They look nice.
C. They taste great.D. They are juicy.
27. What was the author going to that evening?
A. Go to a farm. B. Check into a hotel.
C. Eat in a restaurant. D. Buy fresh vegetable
C
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.
28. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?
A. Optimistic. B. ProductiveC. Generous.D. Traditional.
29. What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?
A. One of his masterworks.B. A successful screen adaptation.
C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes.
30. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?
A. By popularity. B. By importance.
C. By size and shape.D. By time and subject.
31. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Artworks. B. Projects. C. Donations. D. Documents.
D
Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France’s favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn’t always easy. They customers-some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize (高谈阔论)，slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say ‘one feels,’ or ‘people think’,”Lehane told them. “Say ‘I think,’ ‘Think me’.”
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn’t seem more un-French. But Lehanne’s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It’s trying to help the city’s
troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation’s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.
The city’s psychology cafes, which offer great comfort, are among the most popular places. Middle-aged homemakers, retirees, and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about lover, anger, and dreams with a psychologist. And they come to Lehance’s group just to learn to say what they feel. There’s a strong need in Paris for communication, says Maurice Frisch, a cafe La Chope regular who works as religious instructor in a nearby church. “People have few real friends. And they need to open up” Lehanne says she’d like to see psychology cafes all over France. “If people had normal lives, these cafes would’t exist”, she says,”If life weren’t a battle, people wouln’t need a special place just to speak.” But them, it wouldn’t be France.
32. What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?
A. Learn a new subject B. Keep in touch with friends.
C. Show off their knowledge. D. Express their true feelings.
33. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?
A. They are less frequently visited. B. They stay open for longer hours.
C. They have bigger night crowds. D. They start to serve fast food.
34. What are theme cafes expected to do?
A. Create more jobs. B. Supply better drinks.
C. Save the cafe business. D. Serve the neighborhood.
35. Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris?
A. They bring people true friendship. B. They give people spiritual support.
C. They help people realize their dreams. D. They offer a platform for business links.
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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Building Trust in a Relationship Again .That is a risk. But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately, we’ve all been victims of betrayal. Whether we’ve been suffer from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can’t It’s understandable, but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.
? having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see
what the best outcome would be for your well-being.
? If you’ve been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there’s a
difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”. At some point in all of our lives, we’ll have our trust tested or violated.
? You didn’t lose “everything”. Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the
situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of instead, it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.
A. Learn to really trust yourself.
B. It is putting confidence in someone.
C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.
E. They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again.
F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
G. Seeing the positive side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring what happened.
第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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。
My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way ,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “ __Family to Feed.”
At this store, a like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a “friend” there would They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old tears. really don’t have ______ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in _____ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.
41. A. LostB. ChangedC. Quit D. Finished
42. A condition B. place C. sight D. show
43. A. suggestion B. commentC. decisionD. call
44. A. outsideB. proudlyC. by D. angrily
45. A. drawB. say C. arrangeD. pick
46. A. orderB. supply C. appreciateD. discover
47. A. dollarB. job C. hot mealD. gift card
48. A. easy B. low C. soft D. loose
49. A. givingB. saving C. spendingD. begging
50. A. yet B. even C. still D. just
51. A. declared B. shared C. ignoredD. expected
52. A . toysB. medicineC. food D. clothes
53. A. sleepyB. watery C. curiousD. sharp
54. A. whoever B. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever
55. A. experience B. exampleC. messageD. adventure
56. A. rely onB. respect C. learn fromD. help
57. A. suddenly B. vividlyC. differentlyD. perfectly
篇二：2016年全国高考英语试题及答案-全国卷1
绝密★启封前
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新课标I） 英 语
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A,B,C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例： How much is the shirt?
A.￡ 19.15 B.￡ 9.18 C.￡ 9.15
答案是 C。
1.What are the speakers talking about?
A. Having a birthday party.
B. Doing some exercise.
C. Getting Lydia a gift
2. What is the woman going to do?
A. Help the man.
B. Take a bus.
C. Get a camera
3. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Tell Kate to stop.
B. Call Kate, s friends.
C. Stay away from Kate.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a wine shop.
B. In a supermarket.
C. In a restaurant.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. Keep the window closed.
B. Go out for fresh air.
C. Turn on the fan.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the man going to do this summer?
A. Teach a course.
B. Repair his house.
C. Work at a hotel.
7. How will the man use the money?
A. To hire a gardener.
B. To buy books.
C. To pay for a boat trip.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Schoolmates.
B. Colleagues.
C. Roommates.
9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?
A. Work as a programmer.
B. Travel around the world.
C. Start his own business.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、
B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
10. Why does the woman make the call?
A. To book a hotel room.
B. To ask about the room service
C. To make changes to a reservation
11. When will the women arrive at the hotel?
A. On September 15
B. On September 16
C. On September 23
12. How much will the woman pay her room per night?
A. $179 B.$199 C. $219
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the woman’s plan for Saturday?
A. Going shopping B. Going campingC. Going boating
14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?
A. In a country innB. In a five-star hotelC. In her aunt’s home
15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?
A. Visit his friendsB. Watch DVDsC. Join the woman
16. What does the woman think of Gordon’s coming weekend?
A. Relaxed B. BoringC. Busy.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. Who is Wang Ming?
A. A student B. An employerC .An engineer
18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?
A. It’s unpredictable B. It’s quite stable C. It’s not optimistic
19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?
A．20％ B. 22％ C. 50％
20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?
A. They need more work experience
B. The salary is usually good
C. Their choice is limited.
第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams(1860-1935)
Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank Addans helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson(1907-1964)
If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.
Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans. Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, 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 the top court.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed 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. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.
21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?
A. Her social work.
B. Her teaching skills.
C. Her efforts to win a prize.
D. Her community background.
22. What is the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?
A. Her lack of proper training in law.
B. Her little work experience in court.
C. The discrimination against women.
D. The poor financial conditions.
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 text?
A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.
C. They are pioneers. D. They are peace-lovers.
B
Grandparents Answer a Call
篇三：2015年高考英语全国卷1及答案
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷1）
英语
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30分)
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18.
答案是 C。
()1. What time is it now?
A. 9:10 B. 9:50
()2. What does the woman think of the weather?
A. It?s nice.
()3.What will the man do? B. It?s warm. C. 10:00 C. It?s cold.
C. Leave his office.
C. Very easy.
C. Turn off the radio. C. ￡9.15. A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. ()4. What is the woman?s opinion about the course? A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. ()5. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每 小题5秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
()6. How long did Michael stay in China?
A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.
()7. Where did Michael go last year?
A. Russia. B. Norway.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
()8. What food does Sally like?
A.Cook dinner. B. Fish. C. Eggs. C. India.
()9. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes. 听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
()10. Where are the speakers?
A. In a hospital. B. In the office.
B. Friday.
B. Hand it in later. C. At home. C. Next Monday. C. Leave it with him. ()11. When is the report due? A. Thursday. A. Improve it. ()12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
()13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Salesperson and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner.
()14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer? C. Husband and wife.
A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.
()15. How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?
A. $350. B. $400.
()16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?
A. On Lake Street. B. On Market.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
()17. What percentage of the world?s tea exports go to Britain?
A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%.
()18. Why do tea taster taste tea with milk?
A. Most British people drink tea that way.
B. Tea tastes much better with milk.
C. Tea with milk is healthy.
()19. Who suggests a price for each tea?
A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters.
()20. What is the speaker talking about?
A. The life of tea tasters.
B. Afternoon tea in Britain.
C. The London Tea Trade Centre.
C. Tea companies. C. $415. C. On South Street. C. Over 40%.
第二部分 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)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don?t need to book. They end around 21:00.
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil engineers”. Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London?s ice trade grew. An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play. Eyots and Aits---Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.
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London Canal Museum
12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT
www.canalmuseum.org.ukwww.canalmuseum.mobi
Tel:020 77130836
()21. When is the talk on James Brindley?
A. February 6th. B. March 6th.
()22. What is the topic of the talk in February?
A. The Canal Pioneers.
C. Eyots and Aits---Thames Islands
A. Miranda Vickers. B. Malcolm Tucker. C. November 7th. D. December 5th. B. Ice for the Metropolis. D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals C. Chris Lewis. D. Liz Payne. ()23. Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?
B
The freezing Northeast hasn?t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables---was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers? market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1
p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I?ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they?re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown?s Grove Farm?s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn?t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown?s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where---luckily for me---I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I?d be ordering every tomato on it.
()24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A. Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.
()25. What made the author?s getting up late early worthwhile?
A. Having a swim. B. Breathing in fresh air.
C. Walking in the morning sun.
A. They are soft. B. They look nice.
()27. What was the au
A. Go to a farm. D. Visiting a local farmer?s market. C. They taste great. D. They are juicy. fresh ()26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter? B. Check into a hotel. C. Eat in a restaurant. D. Buy
vegetables.
C
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist?s showman qualities.
The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.
The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限). “From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,” explains the Pompidou Centre.
The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作) with the Musen Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions from other institutions like the
Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
()28. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?
A. Optimistic. B. Productive. C. Generous.
()29. What is Dali?s The Persistence of Memory considered to be?
A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation.
C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the beat TV programmes.
()30. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?
A. By popularity.
C. By size and shape.
A. Artworks. B. Projects. B. By importance. D. By time and subject. C. Donations. D. Documents. D. Traditional. ()31. What does the word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to? 答案: 28-31 BADA
D
Conflict is on the menu tonight at the café La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France?s favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the “talking cure”. Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn?t always easy. They customers-some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize(高谈阔论), slow to open up and connect. “You are forbidden to say ?one feels? or ?people think?,” Lehanne told them. “Say ?I think? ?Think me?.”
A café society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn?t seem more un-French. But Lehanne?s psychology café is about more than knowing oneself: It?s trying to help the city?s troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation?s desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening.
The city?s “psychology cafes”, which offer great comfort, are among the most popular places. Middle-aged homemakers, retirees, and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love, anger, and dreams with a psychologist. And they come to Lehanne?s group just to learn to say what they feel. “There is a strong need in Paris for communication.” says Maurice Frisch, a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church. “People have few real friends. and they need to open up.” Lehanne says she?d like to see, psychology cafes all over France. “If people had normal lives, these cafes wouldn?t exist,” she says. “If life weren?t a battle, people wouldn?t need a special place just to speak.” But then, it wouldn?t be France.
()32. What are people encouraged to do at the cafe La Chope?
A. Learn a new subject. B. Keep in touch with friends.
C. Show off their knowledge. D. Express their true feelings.
()33. How are cafes affected by French lifestyle changes?
A. They are less frequently visited.
C. They have bigger night crowds. B. They stay open for longer hours. D. They start to serve fast food.
()34. What are theme cafes expected to do?