2014高考全国二卷英语真题

AArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband‘snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.TakehisfamilyThegirl ‘sparentsgotRashid‘sphonenumberfrom .afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydneyWhatdoestheunderlinedword—restoredIIinthelastparagraphmean?ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.GavebackWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.BSincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot—greenertowardtheenvironment. —Wedidn‘tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement. —Thnegunderstahasincreasedmany,manytimes,IsaysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWiseonsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.AkindofGreenthinkinghasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms,;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty-iveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it‘shardtofindapublicschoo,luniversity,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!sayBruceAnderson.5AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay6Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass-rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.UniversityprofessorsWhathave\Americansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestTheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsTheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreductionCOneofthelatesttrend（趋势）inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat ‘strueallacrossthecountry.―IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2y-earoldson.―IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechaneetousetheIanguageinthefuture, IIAfteronlysixmonthsofcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn herchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触）theIanguageandculture.shesays.—Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinIanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?AmotherraisingherchildrenonherownAchildlearningaforeignIanguageathomeAprofessorinIanguageeducationofchildrenAyoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem .toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeaktheIanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildren D.tolearnabouttheChinesecultureWhatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmerica,EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.ChildrencanlearnaforeignIanguagewellinsixmonths.DMetroPocketGuideMetrorail（地铁）Eachpassengerneedsafarecardtoenterandgoout.Uptotwochildrenunderagofivemaytravelfreewithapayingcustomer.Farecardmachineareineverystation,Bringsmallbillsbecausetherearenochangemachinesinthestationandfarecardmachineonlyprovideupto$5inchange.GetoneofunlimitedMetrorailrideswithaOneDayPass.BuyitfromafarecardmachineinMetrostations.Useitafter9:30a.m.untilclosingonweekdays,andalldayonweekendsandholidays.HoursofServiceOpen:5a.mMon-Fri 7a.m.Sa—Sun.ClosemidnightSun—Thur.Lasttraintimevary.Toavoidmissingthelasttrain,pleasecheckthelasttraintimepostedinthestation.MetrobusWhenpayingwithexactchange,thefareis$1.35.whenpayingwithasmatTripCARDthefareis$1.25FaresfortheSenior/disabledcustomersSeniorcitizens65andolderanddisabledcustomersmayrideforhalftheregularfare.OnMetrorailandMetrobus,useasenior/disabledfarecardorSmarTripcard.Formoreinformationaboutbuyingsenior/disabledfarecards,farecardorSmarTripRcardandpasses,pleasevisitMetroOpenDorcall202-637-7000and202-637-8000.SeniorcitizensanddisabledcustomerscangetfreeguideonhowtouseproperMetrobusandMetrorailservicesbycalling202-962-1100Traveltips.avoidridingduringweekdayrushperiods—efore9:30a.m.andbetween4and6p.m..ifyoulosesomethingonabusortrainorinastation,pleasecallLost&Foundat202-962-1195.whatshouldyouknowaboutfarecardmachine?A.Theystartsellingticketsat9:30a.m.B.Theyareconnectedtochangemachines.C.Theyofferspecialservicetotheelderly.D.Theymakechangefornomorethan$5.AtwhattimedoesMetrorailstopserviceonSaturday?A.Atmidnight B.at3a.m.C.at5amD.at7p.m.WhatisgoodaboutaSmarTripcard?A.Itisconvenientforoldpeople B.ItsavesmoneyforitsusersC.itcanbeboughtatanytime D.itissoldontheInternet.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyoulosesomethingontheMetro?A.202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-673-7000 D.202-673-8000第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）TipsforcookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperienee,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon‘tcookmoreoften:ability,moneyandtime, 16__MoneyisatopicI ‘IhsavteyDiSOntridayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI‘malreadyhungryandthereisnothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaboutofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsready? 17 Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread? 18 ittakesaroundthesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforafuturemeal. 19 Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechaneetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart. 20 anddon‘tetabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A.Trynewthings.

Abilityiseasilyimproved.Makethreeorfourinstead.Understandyourfoodbetter.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.第二部分英语知识运用JoeSimpsonandSimonYateswerethefirstpeopletoclimbtheWestFaceoftheSiulaGrandeintheAndesmountains.Theyreachedthetop__21 ,butontheirwaybackconditionswerevery_22 .Joefellandbrokehisleg.TheybothknewthatifSimon__23 alone,hewouldprobablygetback_24 .ButSimondecidedtoriskhis__25 andtrytolowerJoedownthemountainonarop（e绳）.Asthey__26 down,theweathergotworse.Thenanother___27 occurred.Theycouldn‘tseeorheareachotherand,___28 ,Simonloweredhisfriendovertheedgeofaprecipice（峭壁）.Itwas 29 forJoetoclimbbackorforSimontopullTOC\o"1-5"\h\zhimup.Joe‘s__30 waspullingSimonslowlytowardstheprecipice.___31 ,aftermorethananhourinthedarkandtheicycold,Simonhadto__32 .Intears,hecuttherope.Joe__33 intoalargecrevasse裂缝）intheicebelow.Hehadnofoodorwaterandhewasinterriblepain.Hecouldn ‘twalk,buthe__34 toofthecrevasseandstartedto___35 towardstheircamp,nearlytenkilometers__36 .Simonhad___37 thecampatthefootofthemountain.HethoughtthatJoemustbe38 ,buthedidntwanttoleave39 .Threedayslater,inth38 ,buthedidntwanttoleave39 .Threedayslater,intheomfitdhdel21.A.hurriedlyB.carefully.C.successfullyD.early22.A.difficultB.similarC.specialD.normal23.A.climbedB.workedC.rested .D.continued24.A.unwillinglyB.safelyC.slowlyD.regretfully25.A.fortuneB.timeC.healthD.life26.A.layB.settledC.wentD.looked27.A.damageB.stormC.changeD.trouble28.A.bymistakeB.bychanceC.bychanceD.byluck29.A.unnecessaryB.practicalC.importantD.impossible30.A.heightB.weightC.strength.D.equipment31.A.FinallyB.Patiently.C.SurelyD.Quickly32.A.standbackB.takearestC.makeadecision.D.holdon33.A.jumpedB.fellC.escapedD.backed34.A.managedB.plannedC.waitedD.hopednight,heheardJoetheirtent,stillalive.svoice.Hecouldnt___40 it.Joewasthere,afewmeterst___40 it.Joewasthere,afewmeters35.A.runB.skateC.moveD.march36.A.aroundB.awayC.aboveD.along37.A.headedforB.travelledC.leftforD.returnedto38.A.deadB.hurtC.weakD.late39.A.secretlyB.tiredly.C.immediatelyD.anxiously40.A.findB.believeC.makeD.accept.第二卷（共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout__41___(be)lateforschool.Thereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,___42____someofthemlookedveryanxiousand___43__(disappoint).whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboard.Igotaplacenext 44___thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalk.Aboyonabike 45___(catch)myattention.Hewasridingbesidethebusandwavi