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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(广东卷)
英语
本试卷共12页,三大题,满分135分.考试用时120分钟
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I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Parentsfeelthatitisdifficulttolivewithteenagers.Thenagain,teenagershave1feelingsabouttheirparents,sayingthatitisnoteasylivingwiththem.Accordingtoarecentresearch,themostcommon2betweenparentsandteenagersisthatregardinguntidinessanddailyroutinetasks.Ontheonehand,parentsgomadover3rooms,clothesthrownonthefloorandtheirchildren’srefusaltohelpwiththe4.Ontheotherhand,teenagerslosetheirpatiencecontinuallywhenparentsblamethemfor5thetowelinthebathroom,notcleaninguptheirroomorrefusingtodotheshoppingatthesupermarket.
Theresearch,conductedbySt.GeorgeUniversity,showsthatdifferentparentshavedifferent6totheseproblems.However,someapproachesaremore7thanothers.Forexample,thoseparentswhoyellattheirchildrenfortheiruntidiness,but8cleantheroomforthem,havefewerchancesofchangingtheirchildren’s9.Onthecontrary,thosewholetteenagersexperiencethe10oftheiractionscandobetter.Forexample,whenteenagerswhodon’thelptheirparentswiththeshoppingdon’tfindtheirfavoritedrinkintherefrigerator,theyareforcedto11theiractions.
Psychologistssaythat12isthemostimportantthinginparent-childrelationships.Parentsshould13totheirchildrenbutatthesametimetheyshouldlendaneartowhattheyhavetosay.Parentsmay14theirchildrenwhentheyareuntidybuttheyshouldalsounderstandthattheirroomistheirownprivatespace.communicationisatwo-wayprocess.Itisonlybylisteningtoand15eachotherthatproblemsbetweenparentsandchildrencanbesettled.
1.A.naturalB.strongC.guiltyD.similar
2.A.interestB.argumentC.linkD.knowledge
3.A.noisyB.crowdedC.messyD.locked
4.A.homeworkB.houseworkC.problemD.research
5.A.washingB.usingC.droppingD.replacing
6.A.approachesB.contributionsC.introductionsD.attitudes
7.A.complexB.popularC.scientificD.successful
8.A.laterB.deliberatelyC.seldomD.thoroughly
9.A.behaviorB.tasteC.futureD.nature
10.A.failuresB.changesC.consequencesD.thrills
11.A.defendB.delayC.repeatD.reconsider
12.A.communicationB.bondC.friendshipD.trust
13.A.replyB.attendC.attachD.talk
14.A.hateB.scoldC.frightenD.stop
15.A.lovingB.observingC.understandingD.praising
第二节语法填空(共10题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Lastyear,mybrotherandIwenttoMiamiforavacation.Someofmyfriendswhohadbeentherebeforesaid_16_____wasawonderfulholidaydestination.Beforewewent,wehadplannedformonths.Whenthedaycame,wewereready.
Afterourplanelanded,wewenttothehotel.Wehadmadeourreservationsixmonths__17____(early),butthemanatthefrontdesksaidtherehadbeenamistake.We18_____(tell)thatourroomshadn’tbeenreservedforthatweek,19_____fortheweekafter.Ididn’tunderstand20____thiswouldhappenandmycreditcardhadalreadybeencharged______thereservation.What’sworse,thehotelhadbeenfullybooked.Whenwewerewonderingwhattodo,themanagercameout.Shewas22_____(surprise)helpful.SheapologizedforthemistakeandgaveusaspareVIProomon23_____topfloor.Wehadneverstayedinsuchanamazingroom,andweweren’tchargedextra.
Thenextday,mybrotherandIwenttothebeach24____wewatchedsomepeopleplayvolleyball.Wegotalittle_____(sunburn),butthedayhadbeensorelaxingthatwedidn’tmind.
Ⅱ阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第1节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata(奏鸣曲)byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.
Amazedthatherememberedthislongandhttp://www.gaosan.com/gaokao/difficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.
Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome---Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind---eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.
Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,”It’sallaboutsupermemory---IguessIhavethatgift.”
However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.
Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.
WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?
A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.
B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.
C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.
D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.
WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?
Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.
B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.
C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.
D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.
EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe_________.
receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusic
playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectly
couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusic
couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather
WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?
Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.
Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.
Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.
Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.
Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?
TheQualitiesofaMusician
TheStoryofaMusicalTalent
TheImportanceofEarlyEducation
TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic.
B
Itwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.”
Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:“Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.
JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.
Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.
“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”
Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!
31.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?
A.Sheknewthecardriverswell.
B.Shewantedtoshowkindness.
C.Shehopedtopleaseothers.
D.Shehadseventickets.
32.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe.
A.thoughtitwasbeautifullywritten
B.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeant
C.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewall
D.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom
33.Whocameupwiththephraseaccordingtothepassage?
A.JudyForeman.
B.NatalieSmith.
C.AliceJohnson.
D.AnneHerbert.
34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?
A.Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.
B.Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.
C.Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.
D.Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.
35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.
B.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.
C.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.
D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.
C
Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonors,inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.
IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.
Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.
Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.
Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.
Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledge.
B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.
C.Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld.
D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature.
AccordingtotheParagraph2,itismostlikelythattheauthor
A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily.
B.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntarywork
C.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasks
D.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends
38.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob,theauthor
A.participatedinmanydiscussions
B.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltests
C.wrotequiteafewpaperonvoluntarywork
D.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates
Onarrivalatthevillage,theauthorwas
A.askedtoleadafarmingteam
B.senttoteachinaschoolhouse
C.receivedwarmlybylocalvillagers
D.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehouse.
Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sexperiencesinNigeria?
A.Hefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalculture
B.Hehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguage.
C.Hehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhome.
D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.
D
Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents(洋流).Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.However,oceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway---bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbage.Ascientistwithmanyyears’experience,hestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.
Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60,000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpected,thecompanytoldhimthattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylanded,hecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.
ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'sbestareasforbeachcombing(海滩搜寻)becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhere,http://www.gaosan.comandasaresult,thereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersinthearea.Ebbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslanded.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1,600shoes.Withthisdata,heandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrents,andpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.
Astheresultofhiswork,Ebbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexperts,with500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealand.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.
41.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______________.
A.fittingrooms
B.tradingfairs
C.businesstalks
D.groupmeetings
42.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout_____________.
A.whatcausedtheshippingaccident
B.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissing
C.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoes
D.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident
43.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?
A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.
B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcomber.
C.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels.
D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.
44.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor___________________.
A.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworld
B.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsonthesea
C.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociation
D.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea
45.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?
A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontooceanpollution.
B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.
C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.
D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.
第二节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息,请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读某大学提供给学生的项目信息: