2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（重庆卷）英语

英语试题卷共10页。满分120分。考试时间l00分钟。

一、单项埴空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

1.—Is Peter coming?

—No, he____ his mind after a phone call at the last minute.

Ａ.changes

B. changed

C. was changing

D. had changed

解析：句意：彼得来了吗？没有，刚才接到一个电话后改变主意了．根据at the last minute在最后一秒可能发生在过去，故用一般过去时。

答案：B

2. The meeting will be held in September, but____ knows the date for sure.

A.everybody

B. nobod y

C. anybody

D. somebody

解析：句意：会议将在九月举行，但没有人知道确切的日期。根据but表达转折可知没有人知道，故选B项。

答案：B

3.I just heard____ bank where Dora works was robbed by____ gunman wearing a mask.

A. the; /

B. a; /

C. the; a

D. a; the

解析：句意：我刚刚听说朵拉工作的那家银行被一个带面具的持枪人给抢劫。第一个空表示朵拉工作的那家银行，可知表示特指，用the；第二空表示一个带面具的持枪人表示泛指，用a；

答案：C

4.If you miss this chance, it may be years ____ you get another one.

A. As

B. before

C. since

D. after

解析： As 因为了 before之前；since由于；after之后；句意：如果你错过这次机会，可能要等一的才 会再有。It be 时间段 before ..表示要。。多么才会。。，故选B项。

答案：B

5.—I can drive you home.

—____ , but are you sure it’s not too much trouble?

A. That would be great

B. Don’t bother

C. I’m afraid not

D. Take care

解析：句意：我载你回家．太好了，但你确定没给添麻烦吗？根据 are you sure it’s not too much trouble?可知表示同意，故选 A 项。

答案：A

6.____ in the poorest area of Glasgow, he had a long, hard road to becoming a football star.

A.Being raised

B. Raising

C. Raised

D. To raise

解析：句意：他在格拉斯哥最穷的地方长大，要想成为足球明星还有很长的路要走。根据句意可知raise这个动词的主语是he，他在这个地方长大，两者之间是主谓关系，故选C项。

答案：C

7.Without his wartime experiences, Hemingway____ his famous novel A Farewell to Arms.

A. Didn’t write

B. hadn’t written

C. wouldn’t write

D. wouldn’t have written

解析：句意：没有他战时的经验，海明威就不可能写出著名的小说永别了武器。根据Without his wartime experiences 没有战时的经历，可知表示对于过去的否定猜测，故主句用would have done，因此选D项。

答案：D

8.We must find out ____ Karl is coming, so we can book a room for him.

A. when

B. how

C. where

D. why

解析：句意：我们必须弄明白什么时候来，因此我们能给他预定房间。Find out 后面跟着宾语从句。根据句意宾语从句when。

答案：A

9.Bach died in 1750, but it was not until the early 19th century____ his musical gift was fully recognized.

A. while

B. though

C. that

D. after

解析：句意：马赫死于1750年，但直到19世纪他的音乐天赋才被承认。强调句与not until 连用。It be not until that … 故选C项。

答案：C

10. Last year was the warmest year on record, with global temperature 0.68 ℃____ the average.

A. below

B. on

C. at

D. above

解析：句意：去年是有纪录以来最热的一年，全球平均气温上升0.68度。With 的宾语global temperature ，宾语补足above the average。

答案：D

11. Like ancient sailors, birds can find their way____ the sun and the stars.

A. used

B. having used

C. using

D. use

解析：句意：象古代的水手，鸟能利用太阳和星辰来找到他们的路。Using是伴随状语。

答案：C

12. You ____ be Carol. You haven’t changed a bit after all these years.

A. must

B. can

C. will

D. shall

解析：句意：你肯定是卡罗，这些年你一点也没有变化。 must表示对现在的肯定推测。

答案：A

13. In my hometown, there is always a harvest supper for the farmers after all the wheat____ cut.

A. will have been

B. will be

C. was

D. has been

解析：句意：在我的家乡，麦子丰收过后农民会有一个庆祝晚餐．现在完成时表示动作已经完成，才会举行庆祝活动，故选 D 项．

答案：D

14.He wrote many children’ s books, nearly half of____ were published in the 1990s.

A. whom

B. which

C. them

D. That

解析：句意：他写了许多儿童书籍，几乎一半在1990年左右出版。先行词是books，定语从句中of缺少宾语，故选B项。

答案：B

15. —Hello Jenny, can I see Ms. Lewis?

—____. I’ll tell you’re here.

A. With pleasure

B. Never mind

C. You’re welcome

D. Waite a moment

解析：句意：你好，简妮，我能找一下路易斯女士吗？请稍等，我给你叫她。根据语境可知这是在打电话，故选D项．

答案：D

二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A

When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home. It was 16 to see the changes coming over her. She skipped school, and refused to communicate. I tried being firm, but it didn‘t 17. I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.

One school day Alice returned home very late. With a quarrel in view. I was surprised to see Alice was 18.

“I hope I did the right thing, Mom,”“Alice said. I saw a cat, all bloody but alive. I 19 it to the vet’s(宠物医院), and was asked to make payment 20 . As I couldn’t reach anyone at the phone number on the cat’s tag(标牌), I had to pay the bill.”

In the following days, the owner still couldn’t be 21. Alice paid the vet to continue treatment. I grew 22: what if the family had simply left the cat behind?

A week went by. A woman called to speak to Alice.

“She is at school,” I said.

“You have a 23 daughter,” she said, apparently in tears.

Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a (n) 24 from the vet. Their cat was recovering, thanks to Alice’s 25. “We can’t wait to hug Cuddles again,” she sobbed.

Upon her return home, Alice was filled with 26 at the news. So was I. I learned through another woman’s eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her 27 teenage years. Her warm heart would surely guide her in the right direction.

16.

A. pleasant

B. painful

C. unwise

D. inspiring

解析：考查形容词辨析A pleasant B painful C unwise D inspiring 根据第一句话提到wanted to ran away form home可知看到女儿即将到来的变化是十分痛苦的，故选B项。

答案：B

17.

A. remain

B. match

C. appear

D. work

解析：考查动词辨析A. remain 保持； B match 匹配； C. appear出现， D.work 工作；根据句意可知我一直很强硬但没有作用可知选 D 项．

答案：D

18.

A. annoyed

B. amused

C. worried

D. interested

解析： 考查形容词辨析。 A. annoyed恼怒的； B. amused 比娱乐的，C. worried D . interested有兴趣的；根据下文提到I hope I did the right thing, Mom可知是脸上写满了担心，故选 C 项．

答案：C

19.

A. carried

B. followed

C. returned

D. guided

解析：考查动词辨析．A. carried携带，B. followed 跟着； C. returned返回； D. guided指导；根据句意我把它送到宠物医院，立刻被要求缴费可知carry sb. to some place带某人去某处，故选 A 项．

答案：Ａ

20.

A. monthly

B. honestly

C. generously

D. immediately

解析：考查副词辨析． A. monthly月； B. honestly诚实地， C. generously慷慨地；D. immediately立即，根据句意我把它送到宠物医院，立刻被要求缴费可知选 D 项。

答案：Ｄ

21.

A. trusted

B. contacted

C. persuaded

D. satisfied

解析：考查动词辨析． A. trusted 信任； B contacted 联系； c .persuaded 说服 D. satisfied 满意；句意：接下来的几夭，主人仍然没有联系上． B. contracted 被联系上，故选 B 项。

答案：B

22.

A. active

B. rude

C. anxious

D. proud

解析：考查形容词辨析． A. active 积极的 B. rude 粗鲁的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. proud骄傲的；根据Alice paid the vet to continue treatment继续支付治疗费用可知我变得焦虑起来，故选 C 项．

答案：Ｃ

23.

A. pretty

B. grateful

C. wonderful

D. curious

解析：考查形容词辨析． A. pretty漂亮的， B. grateful感激的， C. wonderful好的，D. curious好奇的，根据女儿所做的这些善良的举动可知你有个好女儿，故选 C 项。

答案：Ｃ

24.

A. apology

B. invitation

C. message

D. reply

解析：考查名词辨析． A. apology道歉；B. invitation邀请C. message 信息；D. reply回应；句意：他的家人刚从国外回来，得到宠物医院给的消息，可知选 C 项．

答案：Ｃ

25.

A. suggestion

B. donation

C. encouragement

D. help

解析：考查名词辨析． A. suggestion 建议；B. donation捐献物 C encouragement 鼓励的 D. help帮助 某人根据猫痊愈了，是因为女儿的帮助，故选 D 项．

答案：Ｄ

26.

A. love

B. anger

C. regret

D. joy

解析：考查名词辨析 A. love爱 B. anger生气C. regret后悔的 D.joy 高兴地；根据语境当爱丽丝回家时，听到猫痊愈并回家的消息肯定会很高兴，可知选 D 项．

答案：Ｄ

27.

A. troubled

B. long

C. boring

D. quiet

解析：考查形容词辨析． A. troubled有问题的，B. long长的C. boring 令人厌烦的话D. quiet安静的句意：我也通过别人的眼睛看到女儿是个好人，尽管有让我担心的时候．根据第一段提到对干女儿成长的担忧，故选 A 项。

答案：Ａ

B

Imagine the first days in a new time zone. Slow to respond to the 28 , your body clock is confused. You’re sleepy all day, but when it’s time for bed, you can hardly fall asleep. Obviously you are 29 jet lag（时差反应）.

Travelers have traditionally fought this 30 with sleeping pills or alcohol. There are actually healthier ways that can work just as 31.

For example, the moment you get on the airplane, start 32 your biological block to the destination’s time. If it’s daytime in your destination, try to stay 33 . Walking around the cabin（客舱） can be of help. When it’s nighttime, try to sleep. In that case, eat before the flight, 34 an empty stomach will prevent you from sleeping. These tips will help you start a new 35of sleep and wakefulness.

28.

A. flight

B. change

C. demand

D. climate

解析：考查名词辨析。A flight航班； B change变化； C demand要求； D climate气候；句意：慢慢地对于变化做出反应，你的生物钟就要混淆。根据语境可知本文是关于对于时差的反应，故选B项。

答案：B

29.

A. suffering from

B. working on

C. looking into

D. leading to

解析：考查动词短语辨析 suffer　from 遭受战争破坏的 work on 从事于；look into调查；lead to 导致；根据时区的变化可知很明显会导致时间反应，故选A项。

答案：Ａ

30.

A. danger

B. problem

C. waste

D. fear

解析：考查名词辨析．A. danger危险性B. problem问题在于 C. waste浪费D. fear恐惧，句意：游客会用药片和酒精来处理这个问题．根据语境可知对待时差的问题，故选 B 项．

答案：B

31.

A. briefly

B. slowly

C. suddenly

D. effectively

解析：考查副词辨析．A. briefly简洁地址B. slowly慢漫地址 C. suddenly突然地址 D. effectively有效地，句意：这有几种健康的方法，并且很有效．根据语境可知选 D 项． 3l 意

答案：Ｄ

32.

A. checking

B. sending

C. adjusting

D. stopping

解析：考查动词辨析． A. checking检查员 B. ending 送到C. adjusting调整结构 D. stopping停止播送 句意：比如，在上飞机前，开始调整你的生物钟到你的目的的的时间 . adjust… to 把…调整到…，故选 C 项．

答案：C

33.

A. awake

B. alone

C. hungry

D. calm

解析：考查形容词辨析．A. awake B. alone C. hungry D. calm句意：如果是白天到目的地，试着保持清醒。Stay awake 保持清醒，故选 A 项．

答案：Ａ

34.

A. though

B. so

C. whole

D. or

解析：考查连词辨析． A. Though 虽然如此 B. so 因此C. whole虽然如此 D. or 否则；句意：在这种情况提前吃饭，否则，空腹会让阻止你睡． Or 表示转折，故选 D 项。

答案：Ｄ

35.

A. understanding

B. cycle

C. research

D. trend

解析：考查名词辨析． A understanding 明白的B. cycle 圈；C. research 研究， D.trend 趋势，句意：这些建议能帮你开始新生物钟．根据语境可知选 B 项．

答案：B

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

A

At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊所） with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs.Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”

She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.”

I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear t o me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn’t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day- with an“A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep trying?”

36. The author didn’t finish the reading in class because.

A. He was new to the class

B. He was tried of literature

C. He had an attention disorder

D. He wanted to take the task home

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段At thirteen, I was diagnosed with a kind of attention disorder.可知作者被诊断出注意力紊乱，故选C项。

答案：C

37. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?

A. He had good sight

B. He made a great invention.

C. He gave up reading

D. He learned a lot from school

解析：推断题。根据第五段提到it was about a blind person,Louise Braile,和 Instead , he invented a reading systerm of raised dots，which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind可知Louise Braile是个盲人，创造了盲文，故选B项。

答案：B

38. What was Mrs.Smith ‘s attitude to the author at the end of the story?

A. Angry

B. Impatient

C. Sympathetic

D. Encouraging

解析：推断题。根据最后一段提到so it was a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A”当 我看到作业上A时，非常的吃惊，史密斯小姐对我的态度是令人鼓励的，故选D项。

答案：D

38. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.The disabled should be treated with respect.

B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.

C. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.

D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.

解析：主旨大意。本文主要讲述作者有注意力紊乱，不想努力，在老师的激励下，克服困难的故事，故选C项。

答案：C

B

In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics（策略）.

One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food（垃圾食品）later in their trip. In department stores, section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妆品) section：while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.

When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few second upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

40. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?

A. To save customers times.

B. To show they are high quality foods.

C. To help sell junk food.

D. To sell them at discount prices.

解析：推断题．根据第二段提到 They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food（垃圾食品）later in their trip为了是能够在稍后卖出那些垃坦食品，故选 C 项．

答案：C

41. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?

A. Opening the store early in the morning.

B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.

C. Inviting customers to play music.

D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.

解析：推断题。根据第三段提到Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day可知烤面包的味道能促进购物。因此他们让面包味充满着整个商店，故选D项。

答案：D

42. What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?

A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.

B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.

D. A good first impression increases sales.

解析：推断题。根据最后一段提到When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses当人们进入房间，看到窗外的游泳池和太平洋时，销售业绩会增长，故选D项。

答案：D

43. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.

B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.

C. To report researches on customer behavior.[

D. To show dishonest business practices.

解析：推断题。本文在解释为什么要水果放要店里的最显眼的位置，目的是 促进后面的商业交易，故选A项。

答案：A

C

Join the discussion…

LakeLander ·2 hours ago

Today, a man talked very loud on his phone on a train between Malvern and Reading, making many passengers upset. I wonder how he would react if I were to read my newspaper out loudon the train, I have never had the courage to do it, though.

Pak50 ··· ·57 minutes ago

Why not give it a try? Perhaps you should take lessons on a

musical instrument. The late musician Dennis Brian is said to have

asked a fellow train passenger to turn off his radio. When his

request was refused, he took out his French horn(号) and started

to practice.

Angie O’Edema·42 minutes ago

I don’ t see how musical instruments can help improve manners in public. Don’t do to others what you wouldn’t like to be done to yourself. Once, a passenger next to me talked out loud on his mobile phone. I left my seat quietly, giving him some privacy to finish his conversation. He realized this and apologized to me. When his phone rang again later, he left his seat to answer it. You see, a bit of respect and cooperation can do the job better.

Taodas ·29 minutes ago

I did read my newspaper out loud on a train, and it turned out well. The guy took it in good part, and we chatted happily all the way to Edinburgh.

Sophie 76 ·13minutes ago

I have not tried reading my newspaper out loud on a train, but ,several years ago, I read some chapters from Harry Porter to my bored and noisy children. Several passengers seemed to appreciate what I did.

44. The passenger made an apology to Angie O’Edema because____.

A. he offered his seat to someone else

B. he spoke very loudly on his phone

C. he refused to talk with Angie

D. he ignored Angie’s request

解析：推断题。根据第一段提到Today, a man talked very loud on his phone on a train between Malvern and Reading, making many passengers upset 可知因为他在火车上大声讲电话，让他人感到不安，故选B选。

答案：B

45. Who once read a newspaper out loud on a train?

A. Pak50

B. Angie O’Edema

C. Taodas

D. Sophie76

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到I did read my newspaper out loud on a train可知Taodas曾在火车大声读报纸，故选C项。

答案：C

46. What is the discussion mainly about?

A. How to react to bad behavior.

B. How to kill time on a train.

C. How to chat with strangers.

D. How to make a phone call.

解析：主旨大意。本文主要是对别人的不文明行为如何做出反应的一个讨论，故选A项。

答案：A

47. Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A. A webpage.

B. A newspaper.

C. A novel.

D. A report.

解析：推断题。本文是篇对于社会现象的讨论，根据出现的讨论的时间，彼此隔开时间不长，可知来自网络，故选A项。

答案：A

D

There are many places to go on safari（观赏野生动物）in Africa, but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana's Okavango Delta must rank as one of the world's most exciting wildlife journeys.

Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers. They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.

The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active. It is unlike any other riding experience. With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face. It is truly exciting. You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too. On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.

In the evening, rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace. With golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink. Sedate though they are, rides at this time of day are still very impressive. As the sun's rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.

Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine. Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback Safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.

48. What does the underlined word "They" refer to?

A. Flooded waters

B. Wildlife journey

C. Safari camps

D. Unique rides

解析： C 词意猜测．根据第二段提到几个safari的野营有优秀的马匹，专业的指导和许多人服务工作，故可知这些野营的声望是很好的，故选 C 项．

答案：C

49. What does the author find most exciting about a horse safari?

A. Seeing and feeling the real African life.

B. Enjoying good food and wine at the camp.

C. Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.

D. Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.

解析：细节理解题．根据第三段提到 The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them骑马的紧张与兴奋让人心跳加速，与他们更亲近，故选D 项．

答案：D

50. What does the underlined word "sedate" probably mean?

A. Wild and romantic

B. Slow and peaceful

C. Hurry and thirsty

D. Active and excited

解析：房间猜测。根据第四段第一句话可知在晚上骑马很放松，惬意，也是令人印象深刻的，故选 B 项．

答案：B

51. The author introduced the riding experience in the OKavango Delta mainly by________.

A. Following space order

B. Following time order

C. Making classifications

D. Giving examples

解析：推断题。本文按照早上骑马，晚上骑马可知是按照时间的顺序来介绍的，故选 3 项。

答案：B

E

The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism(相对主义), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.

History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world. It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls, as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries, Unique works of this kind are different from today’s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art. They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.

In a 1757 essay, the philosopher David Hume argued that because“the general principles of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature,”the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent. He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years. Works of this type, he believed, spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries.

Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art. For example, evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.

52. According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism?

A. It introduces different cultural values .

B. It explains the history of artistic works.

C. It relates artistic values to local conditions.

D. It excites the human mind throughout the world.

解析：推断题．根据第一段第一句话可知根据相对主义，艺术作品就是把艺术的价值与当地的社会经济条件结合在一块，故选 C 项．

答案：C

53. In Paragraph 2, the artists are mentioned in order to show that _____ .

A. great works of art can go beyond national boundaries

B. history gives art works special appeal to set them apart

C. popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great arts

D. great artists are skilled at combining various cultures

解析：推断题．根据第二段提到第二行和第二行提到可知不会把莫扎特与日本的音乐进行比较，正如日本的画作与巴黎的画廊进行比较，艺术作品是没有国界的，故选 A 项．

答案：Ａ

54. According to Hume, some works of art can exist for centuries because_____ .

A .they are results of scientific study

B. they establish some general principles of art

C. they are created by the world’s greatest artists

D. they appeal to unchanging features of human nature

解析：推断题．根据第三段第一句话提到可知 Davide曾辩论到风格的原则上是没有变化的，所以一些艺术是可能会永生的，故选 D 项．

答案：Ｄ

55. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. Are Artistic Values Universal?

B. Are Popular Arts Permanent?

C. Is Human Nature Uniform?

D. Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?

解析：主题标题．本文主要从相对论的角度来说，艺术的价值只能反应当时的社会经济，但作者提出不同的观点，故选 A 项．

答案：Ａ

四、写作（共两个写作任务，满分35分）

56.写作一（满分15分）

请就以下话题，按要求用英文写作。

If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would you say?

要求：

（1）作出回答并说出理由；

（2）词数不少于60；

（3）在答题卡上做答。

解析：本文属于考查开放性作文写作，给考生自由发挥的余地较大。对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力．在完成开放性作文时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在你的能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样你才可以更好的驾驭．同时也要选择合适的连接词，把各个要点组织成一个宪整的整体．

答案：范文

Were I three years younger than I am now, I would strongly recommend that I set more practical and specific goals. As an old saying goes, living without a clear and achievable aim is like sailing without a compass. Compared with many abstract objectives, practical ones can bring us more courage and confidence whenever we make one step forward. If only I could go back and reset my goals.

57. 写作二（满分20分）

Bookcrossing. Com 是一个面向全球的图书分享网站。该网站组织的分享活动有两种参与方式：一是自由分享（wild release），即把书放在指定地点，由其他参与者自由获取；二是定向分享（controlled release），即直接传递给另一位参与者。假设你是李华，请用英文写信申请参加。内容应包括：

· 表明写信目的

· 选择一种分享方式

· 简述作出该选择的理由

· 希望了解更多信息

注意：（1）词数不少于80；

（2）在答题卡上做答

（3）书信格式及开头已给出（不计入总词数）

解析：这是一篇提纲类作文，我们需要用正确的英语把给出的要点表达出来．动笔前，一定要认真分析要点，理解要点要表达的含义，不能遗漏要点，跑题偏题．本作文中给出的要卢比较具体故需要准确表达写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也．要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档改．特别注意在选择句式时要赋予变化．

答案：范文

Learning that you are organizing this activity to share books worldwide, I am writing to apply for it for the simple reason that I love reading and I own a large number of books.

You’ve introduced two ways to share books: wild release and controlled release. Of the two, the latter wins my favor. By the means of controlled release, I only need to deliver books to other participants, not only are books shared but it can build up a bridge connecting readers from different parts of the world as well.

If you could provide more specific information, I would be well grateful. Looking forward to your reply.