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高考英语全国卷1
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(山西新课标I)
英语
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
TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge
DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!
TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.
Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.
StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.
BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:
http:
//cambridgesciencefestival.org.
21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?
A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.
22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?
A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10th.C.OnApril21st.D.OnMarch15th.
23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.
B
Passengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.
Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons–anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.
Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.
Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.
In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.
24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons_______.
A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld
B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica
C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment
D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS
25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’______.
A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution
26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?
A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.
27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?
A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.
C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.
C
Atypicalliontamer(驯兽师)inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip(鞭)andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.
Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?
Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve(e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore)----onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?
Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.
Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:
Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.
28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?
A.Toshowoffhisskills.B.Totrickthelion.
C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.
29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?
A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.
C.Theyfindithardtomakechanged.D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.
30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?
A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Respectful.D.Supportive.
31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_______.
A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits
C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance
D
AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000—7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).
Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations----UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem----haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.
MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AgrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.
DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.
AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials----includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes----whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.
Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded----theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject----Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.
32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto_____.
A.promotegloballanguageB.rescuedisappearinglanguages
C.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations
33.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?
A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.
B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.
C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.
D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.
34.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?
A.TheculturalstudiesinIndia.B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.
C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.
35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin’swork?
A.Write,sellanddonate.B.Record,repairandreward.
C.Design,experimentandreport.D.Collect,protectandreconnect.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15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。
Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.
1.Curiosity
Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37Askkids,“Whatingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?
”andthentrythemout
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