(新课标Ⅱ)2014高考英语压轴卷(含解析)

1、2014新课标II高考压轴卷英 语第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分: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.ADoes a Tea Break Make You More Efficient?China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Britains relationship with tea is much shorter, but tea

2、 enjoys pride of place as the UKs national drink. According to the UK Tea Council, British people drink an average of three cups a day or a national total of 165 million cups every day. With figures like these, it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain. A recent

3、 survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to making, buying and drinking tea and coffee. That is, £400 a year is lost in working hours per employee, or 190 days over a lifetime. So, should employers be worried about this lost working time, or does the tea break make up in other ways? One arg

4、ument is that caffeine improves mental state: a drink of tea or coffee can make you active and focus on work. Professor Rogers of the University of Bristol disagrees. After years of studying caffeine he sees nothing can prove that. “Workers would perform equally well if not drinking it at all,” he s

5、ays. “But if theyre often drinking it and then go without, theyll feel tired and wont work well.” Psychologist Cooper instead emphasizes the role tea breaks play in office life, and in building social relationships. “We need to make people more active and see other people. The tea break is one way o

6、f doing this,” says Cooper. And Professor Rogers also points out the comfort effect of a hot drink: “We warm our hands on them on a cold day; theyre comforting and play a big role in our everyday life. Whatever the caffeines doing, Id say these 24 minutes arent wasted.” 21. What is the passage mainl

7、y about?A. Tea Breaks cannot make people more active at work.B. British people drink more tea than people in other countries.C. Tea break plays an important role in peoples life in Britain.D. A lot of time has been wasted drinking tea in the working day.22. We learn from a recent survey that in Brit

8、ain _.A. £400 is lost in working hours for each person B. tea breaks take up 24 minutes in a working dayC. people spends 190 days drinking tea and coffee each yearD. people drink 165 million cups in working hours every day23. Whats Psychologist Coopers attitude towards tea break?A. Doubtful. B.

9、 Uncertain. C. Negative. D. Positive.BI suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a l

10、ife-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.There was a

11、 sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a nar

12、row shelf of rockJust at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calfWhile I was wondering what I could do

13、 next I heard the sound of a mothers love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.24The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw_.Athe calf was about to fall into the riverBMa S

14、hwe was placing the calf on the rockCthe calf was washed away by the rising waterDMa Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water25How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?ABy putting it on a safe spotBBy pressing it against her bodyCBy taking it away with herDBy ca

15、rrying it on her back26How did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring?AIt was a great comfort BIt was a sign of dangerCIt was a call for help DIt was a musical note27What can be the best title for the text?AA Mothers Love BA Brave ActCA Deadly River DA Matter of Life and DeathCIt is possib

16、le to do many simple tricks with numbers. Here is one trick. It has seven steps. First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Lemon Street, you would write down 73. Next, double(翻一倍) it. In other words, multiply(乘) it by two. Then, add five to this doubled number. For exam

17、ple, if your address was 73and you doubled it, you would get 146. Then, if you added five, youd get 151. So, to repeat the first three steps, write down your house number, double it, and add five. Fourth, multiply this number by 50. In our example here, if you multiply 151 by 50, youll get 7550. The

18、 fifth step is to add your age to this total. For example, if youre 26years old, you should add 26 to this total. In our example here, the result would be 7550 plus 26, youll get 7576. Sixth, you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7576 is 7941.

19、The seventh and final step is this: subtract(减) 615 from the number that you have. In our example, 7941 minus 615 is 7326. The result here, 7-3-2-6, is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73is the address that we s

20、tarted with, and 26is the age that we used. If you follow these seven steps with any address and the age of any person. You will get the same result. 28. According to the trick, what number can you get if you are 16 years old and your house number is 85？A. 1685B. 8516C. 8165D. 165829. How can your a

21、ge number appear at the last part of the result?A. Its really a trick. B. By taking all the steps except Step1 and Step 2. C. By taking Step 6and Step 7. D. By taking all the steps. 30. Whats the secret of the trick?A. Its impossible to know. B. By taking Step 2 and Step 4, we get the formula(公式)：yo

22、ur address number ×2×50. C. By taking all the steps except 1 and 2, we get the formula: 5×50+your age number+365615=your age number. D. Both B and C. 31. Is it possible for us to design another program of getting the same result？A. No, its impossible to find out another way. B. No pro

23、blem. C. Im not sure. D. Its nothing but a trick. D It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my s

24、ister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im so glad I did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all，it was protected by the arms of

25、 a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into

26、 the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whaleactually as big as our boatwas obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. “Shes trying to help her baby, but o

27、n the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They

28、 struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breatheand to give us a trus

29、ting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour

30、 and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.32. The author says “Im so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because _.A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaC. he experie

31、nced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family33. The harbour survived the storm owing to_.A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bayC. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line34. The mother whale failed to help her baby because_.A. she had stayed in the p

32、olluted water for too long B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough C. she had no other whales around to turn to for helpD. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction 35. What is the theme of the story?A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happinessB. Fishing provides excitement f

33、or childrenC. Its necessary to live in harmony with animals D. Its vital to protect the environment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。(36)_You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or s

34、he wants to. Heres how:  Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating , sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.

35、(37)_ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials.

36、 No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.Make good use of your time in class. (38)_Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over you

37、r notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. (39)_If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful,and youll remember it longer.Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you h

38、ave learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried.(40)_ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.B. Dont forget to set

39、aside enough time for entertainment.C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E. Maybe you are an average student.F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher asys in class.G. This will

40、help you understand the next class.第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)Long long ago, there was a small villageThis village had a 41 traditionAt the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年】 was given land and money to build a homeThe boy had to

41、 42 his home before winterIf his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 43 him in any wayOne _44_, Paul and Marc reached their majorityThey 45 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homesIn each village, they found th

42、e nicest 46 and talked to the ownersEach owner gladly offered 47 After Marc saw several homes, he 48 the best ideas and went back to his own landPaul, _49_, continued collecting more ideasSoon he had so many great ideas that he began to 50 some of themBut he always believed he could find even better

43、 ideas in the next villageMarc began building his homeHe had several false starts, 51 his home gradually rose from his landBy fall, Marc had finished his homeIt wasn't perfect，but it was strong and he could 52 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 53 with home ownersThe first snow c

44、ame and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 54 back to his landHe built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 55 The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 56 The villagers mourned for himMarc 57 the winterEach year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could

45、use to make his own home look betterHe became a leader in the village, 58 a family, and lived a happy, content lifeWe all build and improve our own mental homesIts 59 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 60 the best

46、ideas41Astrange Bhopeful Cliterary Dcultural42Afind Bmake Ccomplete Dbuy43.Ahelp Bencourage Cscold Dpersuade44Awinter Bsummer Cautumn Dspring45AexchangedBreceivedCrecognizedDadvice46AgirlsBjobsChousesDpresents47AroomsBdrinksCattentionDadvice48AexpectedBgatheredCcreatedDunderstood49AsimilarlyBfinally

47、ChoweverDfurthermore50AforgetBbelieveCreplaceDdoubt51AbecauseBalthoughCbutDso52ArepairBrebuildCsellDimprove53AconversationsBachievementsCstrugglesDarguments54AdroveBrushedCflewDmoved55AweakBfunnyCsmallDamazing56AblindnessBdeathCsadnessDillness57AexperiencedBlovedCsurvivedDspent58AbroughtBearnedCcont

48、actedDraised59AslowBeasyCdangerousDspecial60ArealizeBbringCcollectDapply第二节 语法填空（共10小题；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者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6170的相应位置上。A man recognized as a genius in business circles was invited as an honour guest to a TV interview. Everybody was eager t

49、o hear a success story from him. He, 61._， only said with a slight smile, “Wouldnt it be better for me to ask you for 62._ (advise) on a certain problem？”Here is the problem he raised：“People all rushed to the place 63._ a gold mine had recently been discovered but they were blocked by a river 64._(

50、flow) across the only way to it. What would you do if you 65._ (be ) among them？”“Make a roundabout (绕行的) way，” someone suggested.“Swim across，” said another. The genius smiled 66._ a word. Then he gave his view. “Why not do 67._ else instead of rushing to the mine? How about buying a boat to do som

51、e ferrying (摆渡)？”The audience were shocked. He explained calmly, “The man could make 68._ great amount of money from the passengers. They were willing to pay for the ferry 69._ there was gold on the other bank.”Do what others have not thought to do or something never attempted beforethat is the key

52、70._ success. A difficult circumstance, in the eyes of a wise man, often means a potential chance for success.第II卷第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。A few years ago, some tourists pay no attention to environmental protectionThey threw waste things about, like plastic bags, fruit skins and waste papersSometimes they broke trees, picked up flowers and killed birds; some even made fires in