2014年普通高等學(xué)校全國統(tǒng)一考試英語卷教師版

2014年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試16150120分鐘。考生務(wù)必將答案答在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分：聽力理解（共三節(jié)：30分第一節(jié)（51.57.5分5A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，聽完每段對話后，你將有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話你將聽一遍。WhatisthemangoingtoA.AB.AC.AWhatjuicedoestheman B. C.Whatsubjectdoesthemanlike B. C.Whereisthewoman B. C.Whatkindofstudentbuspassdoesthewoman B. 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B.That’stoC.Inother D.BelieveitorDSomeanimalscarryseedsfromoneplaceto plantscanspreadtonew B.C. D.【答案】示因果關(guān)系的并列句。所以選A。Hi,let’sgoSorry,I’mbusyrightnow. inanapplicationformforanew B.haveC.am D.will【答案】Janeisinahurrybecausethetraintotheairport halfan B.C. D.【答案】inhalfhour意為：半個小時以后。句意：Jane很著急，因?yàn)槿C(jī)場火車半小時后出發(fā)。根據(jù)句意選B。carefullyifanychangeoccurswhendoingexperimentsinthe B.ToC. D.【答案】某人做某事。因此，應(yīng)該選擇動詞原形，引起的是祈使句。所以，本題選A。Lastnight,thereweremillionsofpeople theopeningceremonyliveonTV. B.towatchC. D.【答案】關(guān)系，所以選擇D。IborrowthebookSherlockHolmesfromthelibrarylast myclassmatesrecommendedto B.C. D.【答案】Ihaveawordwithyou?Itwon’ttake B.C. D.【答案】Therearestillmany beforewearereadyforalongstayonthe B.C.being D.tobe【答案】示被動或完成，而不定式表示將要發(fā)生，所以選D。theforestparkisfaraway,alotoftouristsvisititevery B.C.Even D.In【答案】試題分析：本題考查狀語從句，考查方式為辨別狀語從句的種類。句意：盡管那個森林公園很遠(yuǎn)，但是還是有許多游客每年到這里游覽。根據(jù)題干信息，應(yīng)該是“即使（盡管）那個森林公園很遠(yuǎn)，每年還是有很nneC。Thebestmomentforthefootballstar hescoredthewinning B.C. D.【答案】試題分析：本題考查表語從句，考查方式為連接詞的選擇。句意：對于一個足球明星來說，進(jìn)球得分的時刻是最好的時刻。根據(jù)題干前半部分中的“o”一詞推斷，后面應(yīng)該說的是“…。WhattimeisIhavenoidea.Butjustaminute, itfor B.C.will D.would【答案】Ifoundthelecturehardtofollowbecause whenI B.wasC.would D.had【答案】完成時。所以選D。Somepeople hashappenedbeforeorishappeningnowwillrepeatitselfinthe B.C. D.【答案】指的是事件，所以選用A。 backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethe B.C.will D.would【答案】wedidn’tlosethemap”可知，主從句都是對現(xiàn)在情況的假設(shè)，所以選用D。Thefilmstarwearssunglasses.Therefore,hecangoshopping B.beingC.having D.havingbeen【答案】動名詞的被動式，所以選B。（201.530分A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上講該項涂黑。TheFitting-inofSuzyThefirsttimeIsawSuzyKhan,IknewIhadtohelpher.Shewasreallysmallforherageof12.Theboyinmyclassoften36aboutherandlaughedtheirheadsoff.Shewouldopenabook,pretendingtoread,withtearsdroppingontheopenpage.AllIknewwasthatshewasanorphan(孤兒)fromAfrica.Shehadjustbeenadoptedbyafamilyintownwho37thatthebestwayforhertolearnAmericanwaysoflifewastobewithamericankids.Ilookeddownatthis38girlandpromisedmyselfthatsomehowIwouldhelpher.ButhowcouldIhelpher39inwithus?Therehadtobea40Oneday,whenIwentintotheclassroom,IsawthatSuzyhad41 hergeographybooktoapictureofatrain,andinhernotebook,shehadmadea(n)42copy.Iwassurprisedandthoughtthatshecoulddosomethinginthecoming43show.So,Itookhertoseetheartteacher,MissParker,andshowedherwhatSuzyhad44.“why,it’swonderful,”saidMissParker,whothenshowedusapostershehadpainted45thetalentshow.“Ineedmoreofthese,butIjustdon’thaveenough46.Couldyouhelpme,Suzy?”O(jiān)nthedayofthetalentshow,Suzy’s 47wereeverywherealloverthehallandallovertheschool,eachonedifferent.“Andfinally,”saidMrBrown,theschoolmaster,attheendoftheshow,“wehavea(n)award.I’msureyou’veallnoticedthewonderfulposters.”Everyonenodded.“Oneofourownstudents49them.”Icouldheareveryonewhispering.“Whoinourschoolcoulddraw50Mr.Brownwaitedawhilebeforesaying,“51thisstudentworkedsohardontheposters,shedeservesa 52,too.Ourmystery(神秘)artistisournewstudentSuzyKhan!”Mr.Brownthankedherforallthewonderfulpostersandgaveheraprofessionalartist’sset.“Thankshe ,atthattimewhenIwaslookingatherexcitedface,she’dprobably anythinginherwholeEveryonestartedto theirhands.SuzyKhangavethemashysmileandtheapplausewasdefening.IknewthenSuzywasgoingtoneallright.36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.B.C.D.39.A.BC.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.D.44.A.B.C.D.45.A.B.C.D.46.A.B.C.D.47.A.B.C.D.48.A.B.C.D.49.A.B.C.D.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.報。在才藝秀結(jié)束的時候，校長頒發(fā)給Suzy一個特殊的獎項，同學(xué)們也認(rèn)可和接納了她。1】A考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。根據(jù)語境，這里是說“班里的男孩子會拿她開玩笑，然后就是哄堂大笑。而她也只好眼含淚水地假裝看書。”jokeabout拿…開玩笑，careabout介意，在乎，forgetabout忘記，worryabout為…擔(dān)憂。孩子在一起才能讓她學(xué)會美國生活方式。decide這里是認(rèn)定、斷定的意思，report報告、報道，complain抱怨，投訴，question質(zhì)疑，提問。著這個小小的女孩子，下決心無論如何都要幫助她”。rich富有的，proud驕傲的，popular流行的，受歡迎的。顯然都不符合語境。tiny=verysmall。fitinwith適合，與…5】D考查名詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)上文決定幫助小女孩與大家一致，必須尋找一個辦法/方法。manner做事或行為方式,多指行動的特殊方式或獨(dú)特的方法，pattern指模式、花樣、圖案等，choice指選擇，way以只能用籠統(tǒng)的方法way。6】C考查動詞詞義辨析和語境。Suzy把書打開到火車圖片那里。open…to把…翻到，to是介詞，9】D考查動詞詞義辨析和語境。根據(jù)上文陳述，Suzy在畫火車，所以這里應(yīng)該是“我”把她畫的東西展示給藝術(shù)老師看。color意思為涂色和染色,write書寫，carve雕刻，draw畫。10】C考查介詞。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，這里是老師拿出一張“為才藝秀”做的海報。for意為“為…”海報，但老師“沒有足夠的時間”，所以才請Suzy幫忙制作。12】DSuzy幫忙制作一些海報，所以，才藝秀當(dāng)天應(yīng)該到處都能看到Suzy制作的海報。意思相近。thatwell=sowell。16】D考查狀語從句的連接詞和上下文語境。“因?yàn)檫@位同學(xué)如此努力地畫了這些海報”，所以值得獎勵。since=nowthat/because。17】A考查名詞詞義辨析和語境。因?yàn)榕Ξ嬃诉@些海報，這位同學(xué)值得獎勵。prize等級，秩序，rest休息，place18】B考查動詞詞義辨析。該空描寫作者的思想活動，是意識到她從來沒有擁有過什么，這些成就和別人的承認(rèn)第一次讓她意識到自己的能力和重要。Reply回答，realize意識到，remember回憶，regret后19】C考查動詞詞義辨析。因?yàn)槭峭鈦淼囊泼?，沒有融入大家的生活中，這次活動讓大家看到了她clapone’shands（共兩節(jié)，20分第一節(jié)（15230分ASeaLifeMelbourneAquarium水族館Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBD,isoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.OpeningSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:30amuntil6:00pmeverydayoftheyear,includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:00pm,onehourbeforeclosing.Location(位置SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.ItissiyuatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute(公交線路)andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.ShuttleTheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservice,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom10:00amto4:00pm.CarWhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!SeaLifeMelbourne 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D.canbeprintedattheticket1】A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一句“situatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBD”就可以找到答案。B項為錯誤答案，文章中用的是opposite對面，而不是beside旁邊。2】D考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium”A項提到的“SouthernCrosstrainstation”信息文中沒有出現(xiàn)；B項為表達(dá)錯誤，文中說的是“inandaroundthecity”；C項信息文中沒有相關(guān)陳述。D項文中明確提到。3】B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A項為錯誤答案，因?yàn)槲闹忻鞔_提出“nopubliccarparking”；B項正確，因?yàn)槲闹杏小癷nwheelchairswithfullaccess”，輪椅可到；C項為無效信息，因?yàn)槲闹袥]有提到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的事情；D4】CA是錯誤答案，因?yàn)槲闹凶詈筇岬揭Ц逗蟛拍艽蚣捍蛴。谌肟谔庍f呈。排除以上答案，只有C項略顯合理。BTheBrownMywifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.JustafewminuteslaterIheardmydaughtershoutingDad!ThebearisrightbehindusAnagreesivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedbackthesign(跡象)ofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.Iheldmycameratripod(三腳架inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeasttightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtoDrawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfurtryingtopushitawayIwasactuallywrestling(扭打)withthebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforest,beforereturningforanotherattackThefirsttimeIfelfpanic.Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorder 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D.【小題1】B考查細(xì)節(jié)閱讀。A項為無效信息，因?yàn)槲闹袥]有提到棕熊捕殺鳥類的事情；B項是由“Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemy”推測而來，因此是正確答案；C項為錯誤答案，棕熊襲擊了他們，而不是來保護(hù)作者的孩子們；D項是倒置了文中的內(nèi)容，文中提到作者提起照相機(jī)2】A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章最后一段中“Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat”可知，棕熊是因?yàn)闆]了威脅才走的，也就是感到了安全。B、C、D選項都是文中沒有提到的信息，為無效信息。3】C考查細(xì)節(jié)推理。根據(jù)文章最后一段內(nèi)容“I’mproudthatmyfamilyremindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome”可知，他們?nèi)冶３至祟^腦清晰（clear-headed），如不如此，可能結(jié)果迥異了。所以，他們?nèi)覠o虞全仰仗他們的冷靜（calmness）。D.cautiousness小心，謹(jǐn)慎，與文CChoosingtheRightResolution(決定MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosingHowever,settingweightlossasagoalisaToreachourgoaloflosingweighttheoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeattheinput(輸入Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstrucegoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionableresolution:“I’llstophavingdesertforlunch,”or“I’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.”Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcome.Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives(激勵),includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbookswhileinothers,theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputhadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausedonotknoehowtodobetteronexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,don’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeaThewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistake itishardtoachieveformostitisfocusedtoomuchontheitisdependentontoomanyitisbasedonactionableInRolandFryer’sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothers theyobeyedallthegeneraltheypaidmoreattentiontotheyweremotivatedbytheirtheywererewardedforreadingsomeAccordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagood“I’llgiveup B.“I’llstudyC.“I’llcutdownmy D.“I’llspendmoretimewithmyThewriterstronglybelievesthatwe developgoodhabitsandfocusonthebeoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktopickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodsetambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputang2014年美國人的減肥計劃開始，談到減肥成功的關(guān)鍵。由此，作者1】B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中“wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput”和2】DRolandFryer把“input”（即閱讀）和3】A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，“l(fā)osingweight”、“resultsonexams”、“studyharder”“cutdownonyourspending”、“spendmoretimewithyourfamily”都強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)果，是太泛的目標(biāo)，不易達(dá)到成功；而“controlwhatweeat”、“stophavingdesert”、“walkeveryday”、“makingmorningcoffeeathome”、“afamilymovienight”等強(qiáng)調(diào)行動，是一種輸入，所以更容易成功。故本題選A。4C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章最后一段“Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily”可知，作者實(shí)際上是建議人們采取可形成好習(xí)慣的行動來實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。A項錯在后DWhatisthefirstthingyouniticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheOrthesoftbackgroundButhaveyouevernoticethesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(e-commerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores(實(shí)體店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandFriendly 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D.informand1B考查細(xì)節(jié)閱讀。根據(jù)第二段“Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase”可知，此句中的it指的是前面的scent.故此題選B。2A考查判斷推理。根據(jù)第五段“whilee-shops…onlybricks-and-mortarstores(實(shí)體店)canofferafullexperience”一句來判斷，作者的傾向非常明顯，認(rèn)為實(shí)體店能提供完成購物體驗(yàn)，即強(qiáng)調(diào)傳統(tǒng)實(shí)體店的優(yōu)勢。故選A?！拘☆}3C“dination”“shop”、DBC。4D考查主旨大意的推斷。這篇文章主要是談?wù)撓阄秾徫镄睦淼挠绊?，是一篇說明文，所以重以本題選D，只是介紹了解釋了“香味”，沒有進(jìn)行科學(xué)試驗(yàn)。第二節(jié)（5210分）EvaluatingSources來源ofhealthMakinggoodchoicesaboutyourownhealthrequairsreasonableevaluation.Akeyfirststepinbetteringyourevaluationabilityistolookcarefullyatyoursourcesofhealthyinformation.Resonableevaluationincludesknowingwhereandhowtofinsrelevantinformation,howtoseparatefactfromopinions,howtorecognizepoorreasoning,andhowtoanalyzeinformationandthereliabilityofsources.71Gototheoriginalsource.Mediareportsoftensimplifytheresultsofmedicalresearch.Findoutforyourselfwhatastudyreallyreported,anddeterminwhetheritwasbasedongoodscience.Thinkaboutthetypeofstudy.Watchformisleadinglanguage.Somestudieswillfindthatabehaviour“contributesto”oris“associatedwith”anoutcome;thisdoesnotmeanthatacertaincoursemustleadtoacertainresult. Carefullyreadorlistentoinformationinordertofullyunderstandit.Useyourcommonsense.Ifareportseemstoogoodtobetrue,probablyitis.Beespeciallycarefulofinformationcontainedinadvertisements. Evaluate“scientific”statementscarefully,andbeawareof Friendsandfamilymemberscanbeagreatsourceofideasandinspiration,buteachofusneedstofindahealthylifestylethatworksforus.Developingtheabilitytoevaluatereasonablyandindependentlyaboutthehealthproblemswillserveyouwellthroughoutyourlife.MakechoicethatarerightforThegoalofanadistosellyouBesuretoworkthroughthecriticalAndexaminethefindingsoftheoriginalDistinguishbetweenresearchreportsandpublichealthBeawarethatinf