广东往年高考英语试题及答案解析

1、2014 年广东高考英语试题及答案解析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 115 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。Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagershave 1_ feeling about their parents, saying that itis not easy living with them. Acc

2、ording to a recent research,the most common 2_ between parents and teenagers is thatregarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go madover 3_ rooms, clothes thrown on thefloor and their children refsusal to help with the 4_. Onthe other hand, teenagers lose their patience

3、continually when parents blamethem for 5_ the towel in the bathroom, notcleaning their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that differentparents have different 6_ to these problems.However some approaches are more 7_ than oth

4、ers. Forexample, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but 8clean the room for them, have fewerchances of changing their children s 9_ . On the contrarythose who let teenagers experience the 10_ of their actionscan do better. For example, when teenagers who don t heparents w

5、ith the shopping don t find their favorite drink in therefrigerator, they are forced to 11_ their actions.Psychologists say that 12_ is the most important thing inparent-child relationships. Parents should 13_ to theirchildren but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say.Par

6、ents may 14_ their children when they areuntidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space.Communication is a two-way process. It only by listening to and 15 each otherthat problemsbetween parents and children can be settled.1. A.naturalB.strongC.guiltyD. similar2. A.

7、interestB.argumentC.linkD. knowledge3. A.noisyB.crowdedC.messyD. locked4. A.homeworkB. houseworkC.problemD. research5. A.washingB.usingC.droppingD. replacingintroductionsD. attitudes7. A. complex B. popular C. scientific D. successful 8. A. later B. deliberately C.seldom D. thoroughly9. A. behaviorB

8、. tasteC.futureD. nature10. A.failuresB. changesC.consequencesD. thrills11. A.defendB. delayC.repeatD. reconsider12. A.communication B.bondC.friendshipD. trust13. A.replyB. attendC.attachD. talk14. A.hateB. scoldC.frightenD. stop15. A.lovingB. observingC.understandingD. praising第二节语法填空（共 10 小题； 每小题

9、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6. A. approachesB. contributionsC.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 1625 的相应位置上Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friendswho had been there before said_ 16_ was awonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had p

10、lanned for months.When the day came, we were ready.After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation sixmonths_ 17_ (early), but the man at the frontdesk said there had been a mistake. We _ 18_(_tell)that ourrooms hadnt been reserved for that week, _ 19_ for theweek after. I

11、didnt understand _ 20_ this would happenand my credit card had already been charged _ 21_ thereservation. Whatsworse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we werewondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 22_(_surprise)helpful. She apologized for the mistakeand gave us a spare VIP room on

12、_23_ top floor. We hadnever stayed in such an amazni g room, and we werent chargedextra.The next day, my brother and I went to the beach24 we watched somepeople play volleyball. We got a little25(sunburn)，but the day had been sorelaxing thatn阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节 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

13、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。ASamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. Henever studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces bymusicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.He learns a piece of music by listening

14、to it in parts. Then he thinks about thenotes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata （奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and playedit perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. T

15、hey say his ability is veryrare, but Samuel doesn even realize that what he can do is special. Samuelwanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teacherstold him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.we didnt mind.Samuel can tunderstand why everyone

16、is so surprised. “ I grew up withmusic. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About twoyears ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able toread music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me -I hear thenotes and can bear them in mind-each

17、 and every note, says S”amuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. Thepiece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by hisamazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that manyprofessional pianists can tplay it. Samuel s

18、ays confidently, “ It asll aboutsuper memory-I guess I have that gift.”However, Samuel s ability to remember things doesnwith music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heardsomeone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager.

19、He doesn tknow what he wants to do in thefuture. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.26. What is special about Samuel Osmond?A. He has a gift for writing music.B. He can write down the note he hears.C. He is a top student at the law school.D. He can play the mu

20、sical piece he hears.27. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.28. Every

21、one around Samuel was surprised because he _A. received a good early education in musicB. played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC. could play the piano without reading musicD. could play the guitar better than his father29. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?A. He became famous during

22、a special event at his college.B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.30. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. The Qualities of a Mus

23、icianB. The Story of a Musical TalentC. The Importance of Early EducationD. The Relationship between Memory and Music.It was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth（ 收费站 ）. “ I m paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me, ” shesaid with a smile, handing over seven

24、 tickets. One after another, the next sixdrivers arriving at the tollbooth were informe d, “ Some lady up ahead alreadypaid your fare. ”It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend rsefrigerator: “ Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ”The phrase impr

25、esseso much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away fromhome. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the wayback to copy it down.“ I thoughbeautiful, ” she said, explaining why sheit dattaken towritingthe bottom of all her let

26、ters,“ like a message from above.husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wallfor his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local newsreporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didn t know wherfrom or what

27、it really meant.Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a womanliving in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a pieceof paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.“ Here s the idea, ” Anne says. “ Anything you think there should bemore of, do it rando

28、mly. ”Her fantasies include painting the classrooms ofshabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, andgiving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “ Kindness can build onitself as much as violence can. ”The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of

29、those drivers whofound your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do forsomeone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with everysingle act. Let it be yours!31. Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?A. She knew the car drivers well. B. She want

30、ed to show kindness.C. She hoped to please others.D. She had seven tickets.32.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because sheA. thought it was beautifully writtenB. wanted to know what it really meantC. decided to write it on a warehouse wallD. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom33. Who

31、 came up with the phrase according to the passage?A. Judy Foreman. B. Natalie Smith. C. Alice Johnson. D. Anne Herbert.34. Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlinedsentence above?A. Kindness and violence can change the world.B. Kindness and violence can affect one

32、 s behavior.C. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.D. Kindness and violence can shape one s character.35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.B. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.C. People should p

33、ractice random kindness to strangers they meet.D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.CLike many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but withno real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literaturehad not really prepar

34、ed me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make adifference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That learnedabout the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much asI could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew

35、it would be a lot ofhard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very longtime. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all thepaperwork needed fo

36、r the application. After countless interviews andpresentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the testalone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for theduty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What?Nigeria? I had

37、no idea. But I was about to find out.After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small anddesperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers werepoor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I wasasked to lead a small team o

38、f local people in building a new schoolhouse. For thenext year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think Ilearned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemedso strange or unusual to me no longer did,

39、though I did not get anywhere with thelocal language, and returned to the United States a different man. The LighthouseProject had changed my life forever.36. What do we know about the author?A.His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.B. His dream at university was to become a v

40、olunteer.C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.D. He felt honored to study English literature.37. According to the Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author.A. discussed his decision with his family.B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC. attended special training to p

41、erform difficult tasksD. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends38.In his application for the volunteer job, the author.A. participated in many discussionsB. went through challenging survival testsC. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD. faced strong competition from other candi

42、dates39. On arrival at the village, the author was _ .A. asked to lead a farming teamB. sent to teach in a schoolhouseC. received warmly by local villagersD. arranged to live in a separate house.40. What can we infer from the author s experiences in NigerA. He found some difficulty adapting to the l

43、ocal cultureB. He had learned to communicate in the local language.C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.DScientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents （洋流 ）.Most do it using satellites and

44、other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expertCurtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way - by studying movements of randomfloating garbage. A scientist with many years experience, he started this typeofresearch in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoeswashing up on the shor

45、es of the northwest coast ofthe United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swapmeets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researchesthat the shoes about 60,000 intotal fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe

46、 companyand asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him thatthey didnt. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learnedwhen and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, hecould learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.T

47、he Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcombing 海滩搜寻）because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group ofserious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them andasked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.

48、In ayear he collected reliable information on 1, 600 shoes. With this data, he and acolleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to modelocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist tocall with

49、questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He haseven started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objectsranging from potatoes to golf gloves.41. The underlined phrase swap meets in P

50、aragraph 1 is closest in meaning to.A. fitting rooms B. trading fairsC. business talks D. group meetings42. Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _ .A. what caused the shipping accidentB. when and where the shoes went missingC. whether it was all right to use their shoesD. how much they los

51、t in the shipping accident43. How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption?A. By collecting information from beachcombers.B. By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.C. By searching the web for ocean currents models.D. By researching ocean currents data in the library.44. Ebbesmeyer is most famous for

52、_ .A. traveling widely the coastal cities of the worldB. making records for any lost objects on the seaC. running a global currents research associationD. phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea45. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A. To call peoples attention to ocean

53、pollution.B. To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C. To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.D. To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.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：A. In-Company ExperienceChalle

54、nging posts in industry for gap year students. Use your academic andinterpersonal skills to improve a product or service provided by a top namecompany-and get paid for it!B. Camp WorldWork in camps for young people in one or more of the fivecontinents. You help organize sports activities and other o

55、utdoor pursuits and youcould end up with a qualification as an instructor.C. Community CareVolunteer work at home and abroad with the physically and mentallyhandicapped, the homeless, the elderly and orphans. You ll need to becommitted, patient ad sensitive to others.D.Academic Study YearSpend a who

56、le year studying at a foreign university in Europe, the USA oreven further afield, without the pressure of exams.Accommodation with local families. Grants available.Conservation InternationalConservation and research work with teams of volunteers on nature reservesin South America and Africa. Projec

57、ts include monitoring wildlife, path buildingand water and soil conservation.F.Language Teachers AbroadTeach your own language or English in almost any country in the world. Classsizes vary from one to one hundred and resources can be basic, but yourstudents will welcome you with open arms.46. I gro

58、w up in a very big family. My parents have raised twelve kids and I amtheir first-born. It has been my duty to help my mom take care of my brothers andsisters. To handle them, often I have to organize an outdoor activity, like a softballgame. I must say that I have the potential to work as an instru

59、ctor.47. Last year, my dog got crippled after losing the fight to my neighbor s bulldog.I rinsed its wound with some lotion and tied its leg with a stick. I had him takemedicine every day for a full month. Finally he recovered. I think I can help theelderly and the disabled as well. I feel so good w

60、hen I can offer help.48. I am a film buff. A big fan of Antonio Banderas. He is so wild and charming.Because of him, I fell in love with Spain. The Latin dance and the bullfight arereally exciting. Oh, if only I could stay in Spain as an exchange student! I would belearning Spanish so well that I ca