江西省高考英语压轴卷试题(1).doc

2014江西高考压轴卷英语试题第卷 （三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题一份，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选择，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.the house rent is expensive. ive got about half the space i had at home and im paying _ here.a. as three times much b. as much three timesc. much as three times d. three times as much22.when youve finished with that book, dont forget to put it back on the shelf,_?a do you b dont you c will you d. wont you23.thank you for all your hard work last week. i dont think we _ it without you. a. can manage b. could have managed c. could manage d. can have managed 24.it was with great joy he received the news that his lost daughter had been found.abecause bwhichc csince dthat25.we live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks _ so small that a day is unimportant. a. is b. are c. has been d. have been 26.we shouldnt spent our money testing so many people, most of _are healthya that bwhich c what d. whom27.time _, i will go there with youa. permits b. permitted c. will permitd. permitting28.一why are you so excited，john?our class got the first prize in the singing contest at last，which we forward toahave been looking bhad been lookingclooked dhad looked29.cheer up, maria! you can also enjoy _ you have been dreaming of, if you dont lose heart.a. as a convenient life asb. as convenient a life asc. as a life convenient asd. convenient as a life as30.the building project _ next year is not easy _in time.a. carried out, to be completedb. being carried out, to completec. to be carried out, to completed. to be carried out, to be completed31.in _late 19th century, europe changed _great deal and was playing important roles in _international trade.a. the; a; the b. the; the;不填 c. the; a; the d. the; a; 不填32. how beautiful the dress looks _ you! dont you want _, madam? please show me _.a. in; one; another b. on; it; another c. in; it; the other d. on; one; the other33.with the development of the internet, _ communication is done by regular mail.a. few b. more c. little d. less34.i invited joe and linda to dinner, but _ of them came. a. neither b. either c. none d. both35.he said he would offer us some help. he didnt, _.a. either b. though c. yet d. otherwise笫二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a man died and was on his way to another 36 , either the heaven or the hell. he saw an extremely 37 palace half way and the owner of the palace 38 him to stay and live in the palace.the man said, i have been working 39_ during my life and now i just want to eat and sleep 40 any work.the owner of the palace said, 41 , there is nowhere else better than here for you. there is a wealth of 42 in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 43 you. 44 , you can rest assured(放心) that 45 needs to be done by you. then, the man settled down in the palace.at the beginning, the man felt very 46 at the rotation(轮流) of eating and sleeping. but _47_ , he felt a bit lonely and void. so he went to the owner and groaned, it is very 48 to live by just eating and sleeping every day. now i show no 49 in this kind of life any more. could you help me find a 50 ?the owner replied, 51 , there is no job here at all.after another several months, the man could not 52 the present life and went to the owner 53 , i really could not stand this sort of life any more. if you do not offer me a job, i would 54 to go to the hell instead of living here.the owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地）, do you think it is heaven here? it is 55 the hell!36aworldbhousecplacedhospital37asummerbfairy-talecroyaldsplendid38aaskedbwarnedcforcedddemanded39acomfortablybhardchonestlydunpaid40aapart from bbesidescwithoutdout of41aif anybif socif necessarydif possible42ajewelsbtastescbooksdfood43astoppingbaskingcnoticingdmeeting44ahoweverbotherwisecanywaydmoreover45aanythingbeverythingcnothingdsomething46asurprisedbhappycmaddfrightened47aeasilybcarefullycconfidentlydgradually48astrangebenjoyablecboringdrelaxing49ainterestbtrustcpatiencedcuriosity50apartnerbway outcmeaningdjob51athats rightbcheer upcsorrydnever mind52abearblosechandledrisk53aindeedbalreadycalwaysdagain54ahopebprefercpromisedexpect55ano longerbalsocactuallydstill笫三部分：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。asince the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. braincomputer interface (bci) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.recently, two researchers, jose millan and michele tavella from the federal polytechnic school in lausanne, switzerland, demonstrated (展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.in the laboratory, tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. he could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“our brain has billions of nerve cells. these send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. but spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” tavella says. “our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”the researchers designed a special cap for the user. this head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. the computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. the wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. they help the computer react to commands from the brain.prof. millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “the practical possibilities that bci technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. one example is this wheelchair.”he says his team has set two goals. one is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. and the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.56bci is a technology that can _.a. help to update computer systemsb. link the human brain with computersc. help the disabled to recoverd. control a persons thoughts57how did tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?a. by controlling his muscles.b. by talking to the machine.c. by moving his hand.d. by using his mind.58which of the following shows the path of the signals described in paragraph 5?a. scalpcomputercapwheelchairb. computercapscalpwheelchairc. scalpcapcomputerwheelchaird. capcomputerscalpwheelchair59the team will test with real patients to _.a. make profits from themb. prove the technology useful to themc. make them live longerd. learn about their physical condition60which of the following would be the best title for the text?a. switzerland, the bci research centerb. new findings about how the human brain worksc. bci could mean more freedom for the disabledd. robotic vehicles could help to cure brain injuriesbbonus(奖金) culture has become the subject of many studies nowadays. many people have been angered by the way some bankers and high officials seem to have been rewarded for failure. others find the idea of offering many-million-dollar bonuses morally disgusting. but few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do improve performance. the answer seems so obvious that even to ask the question can appear ridiculous. indeed, in spite of all the complaints about them, financial encouragements continue to be introduced in more and more areas, from healthcare and public services to teaching and universities.so it may come as a shock to many to learn that paying for results can actually make people perform badly in many circumstances, and that the more you pay, the worse they perform.no one is arguing that bonuses can help companies and institutions attract and keep the best staff. nor does anyone argue against the idea that you can encourage people to do specific tasks by linking payments to those tasks. rather, the point is about how to get the best out of people. do employees really perform better if you promise to pay them more for getting results?there are some obvious reasons why such payments can fail. it has been argued, for instance, that cash bonuses contributed to the financial crash, because traders had little enthusiasm to make sure that their companies enjoyed long-term survival.most bonus projects are poorly designed, says professor malcolm higgs. he thinks the reason is that organisations try to keep bonus arrangements simple. nevertheless, he thinks bonus projects can work as long as they link the interests of individual employees with the long-term goals of a business.bonuses can also encourage cheating. “once you start making peoples rewards dependent on outcomes rather than behaviours, the evidence is people will do whatever they can to get those outcomes,” says professor edward deci. “in many cases the high officials simply lied and cheated to make the stock (股票) price go up so they got huge bonuses.”but the work of deci and others suggests the problem with bonuses runs far deeper than poor design or cheating. in 1971, he asked students to solve puzzles, with some receiving cash prizes for doing well and others getting nothing. deci found those offered cash were less likely to keep working on puzzles after they had done enough to get paid.these studies suggest that offering rewards can stop people doing things for the pure joy of it. this was the basis for a series of books by kohn in which he argues that rewarding children, students and workers with grades, scholarships and other “bribes” (贿赂) leads to low-quality work in the long run.those who believe in the power of bonuses fail to distinguish between inner drive and outside pressure wanting to do something because you like it for itself in contrast to doing something because you want the reward, kohn says. “its not just that these two are different, its often that the more you reward people for doing something, the more their inner drive tends to decline.”a “do this and get that” approach might improve performance in the short term, but over longer periods it will always fail, kohn says. people who receive bonus will naturally play safe, become less creative, cooperate less and feel less valued, he adds. whats more, the studies also suggest that offering rewards can also stop people taking responsibility.61. the effect of performance-related bonuses has not been well studied because people _. a. take the function of bonuses for grantedb. see that bonus offering is done everywherec. think financial encouragement is disgustingd. are shocked by the practice of rewarding for failures62. according to malcolm higgs, designs that _ are the good ones. a. drive people to finish short-term tasks b. help to attract and keep good employeesc. link financial rewards with the quality of the outcomesd. connect individual interests with long-term business goals 63. if a person plays safe to get a bonus, he is probably being _. a. more enthusiastic b. more risk-taking c. less daring d. less responsible64. which of the following do you think the author would most probably agree with? a. companies should make their bonus projects simple.b. the benefit of bonus helps to get the best out of people.c. the biggest problem with bonus is it creates cheating.d. bonus offering can stop people doing things for pure joy.65. which do you think is the best title of the passage?a. what is bonus?b. does bonus work?c.why bonus offered?d. how bonus works? cfor the last couple of weeks, i had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. my every waking hour was consumed by the project and although i imagined that i would feel happy after completing parts of the project, i was confused to find that instead, i was feeling rather depressed. i tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. i had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. it was only when i turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature! the very next day, i grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. within a couple of minutes i felt alive again. to be honest, i felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, im singing in the rain, a song i used to sing when i was a child. i think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress. interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre. if you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.66. the author felt depressed because she _.a. couldnt consume her waking hour b. had not seen a film for a long time. c. had not finished her work on time d. had worked on a hard job for too long67. the author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to_. a. take photos b. find a solution to the projectc. hop along the path d. cheer herself up68. the underlined part to no avail in paragraph 1 probably means _.a. unsuccessful b. unrelatedc. uninteresting d. unexpected69. in the authors opinion, _.a. a bath can make people relaxed b. depression is usually caused by hard workc. walking in a busy city centre harms peoples healthd. adults should express their inner feelings freely 70. the last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) _.a. explanation b. suggestionc. introduction d. reminderdwinners clubyou choose to be a winner!the winners club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. it has heen made to help you better manage your money. the winners club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a keycard so you can get to your money 24/7thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!its a club with impressive features for teenagers：no account keeping fees!youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. in fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!excellent interest rates!you want your money to grow. the winners club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.convenientteenagers are busywe get that. you may never need to come to a bank at all. with the winners club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the internet .you can have money directly deposited into your winners club account. this could be your pocket money or your pay from your parttime job!mega magazine includedalong with your regular report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. there are also fantastic offers and competitions only for winners club members.the winners club is a great choice for teenagers. and it is so easy to join. simply fill in an application form. you will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool keycard) but it is easy. we cant wait to hear from you. its the best way to choose to be a winner!71the winners club is a bank account intended for_.aparents bteenagerscwinners dadults72which of the following is true about the winners club?aspecial gifts are ready for parents.bthe bank opens only on work days.cservices are convenient for its members.dfees are necessary for the account keeping.73the winners club provides magazines which_.aencourage spendingbare free to all teenagerscare full of adventure storiesdhelp to make more of your money74if you want to be a member of the club, you must_.abe an internet userbbe permitted by your parentchave a big sum of moneydbe in your twenties75what is the purpose of this text?ato set up a club.bto provide parttime jobs.cto organize keycards.dto introduce a new banking service.第卷 （非选择题 共35分）第四部分：写作（前两节，满分35分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 every year 2.2 million tons of oil are spilled ( 散落，溅出 ) into the ocean. actually, this only amounts to a small percentage of the total 1.6 billion tons of oil shipped around the world each year.however, this spilled oil has terrible effects on ocean life, i