广东省高考英语压轴卷试题（含解析）.doc

2014广东省高考压轴卷英语本试卷共10页，满分135分考试时间120分钟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。 i am a straighta student and study has been my whole life. when you come from a family of educators, it just seems natural.with high academic standards and a competitive _1_， i dont just dislike losing. i cant stand it. i need to beat the _2_ students, preferably in everything. ive even _3_ so far as to define myself by my grades, saying that how outstanding i am. if i dont get the grade i _4_， then i am lost.today i was sitting in class trying to _5_ the last minutes studying for a test i had to get full marks. _6_ the girl behind me started talking to me, i tried to listen _7_ while still glancing at my study sheet now and then. when i thought the conversation required it, i smiled, nodded and _8_. and then i found myself wishing she would be _9_ so i could study. after a while, she said, “you know, youre a really good _10_. youre so easy to talk to.” i froze.i replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it _11_. but inside, i knew it wasnt true. shed made every effort to have a conversation and i wasnt even trying to participate.i passed the test excellently despite my _12_ of lost study time, but the one thing i needed to learn most wasnt on that test. i had _13_ being the best student so that i had failed at just being normal. so what matters to me most? what i have is all about my personal _14_ and about me being too selfcentered. there can only be so many scholars, but there is never _15_ sympathy. i want that to be what matters to mesympathy.1a.spirit bsportcschool dsurrounding2a.ordinary btopchandsome dstrong3a.got bcomecleft dgiven4a.invent bexpect ccopy dhide5a.save bspend ccollect dcost6a.when bwhilecbecause dbefore7a.rudely bbitterlycexcitedly dpolitely8a.refused bworkedcagreed dwaited9a.quiet bgentlecpretty dsafe10a.talker blistener clecturer dteacher11a.angrily bcarelesslycdisappointedly dgladly12a.fear bjoycworry dpossession13a.given out bfocused onclooked up dgot away14a.success bfailurecdepression dhealth15a.few bsignificantclow denough笫二节语法填空（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使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为1625的相应位置上。although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the christmas greeting card. 16 (help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. in england, sir henry cole recognized the advantage of17more efficient mail service and initiated (开始) the practice of sending christmas greeting cards18friends. the first card19 (design) by j. c. horsley as a commercial endeavor (尝试，努力). one thousand copies were sold in london,20soon others followed suit. an english21 (art) , william egley, produced a popular card in 1849. louis prang, a german born printer, working from22shop in massachusetts, printed his first american cards in 1875. even more 23 (importance) than his printing was the fact24he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best christmas designs,25were awarded cash prizes. ii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。a people from east asia tend to have more difficulty than those from europe in distinguishing facial expressions and a new report published online in current biology explains why. rachael jack, university of glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as westerners do, easterners fix their attention on the eyes. we show that easterners and westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions, jack said. westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth. according to jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. as a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations. the researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 western caucasian and 13 east asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. they compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies. it turned out that easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did westerners. the cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions, jack said. our data suggest that whereas westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, easterners use the eyes more and mouth less. in short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. from here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, easterners and westerners will find themselves lost in translation.( ) 26. the discovery shows that westerners . a. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth b. consider facial expressions universally reliable c. observe the eyes and the mouth in different waysd. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions ( ) 27. what were the people asked to do in the study?a. to make a face at each other. b. to get their faces impressive.c. to classify some face pictures. d. to observe the researchers faces. ( ) 28. what does the underlined word they in paragraph 6 refer to?a. the participants in the study.b. the researchers of the study.c. the errors made during the study.d. the data collected from the study. ( ) 29. in comparison with westerners, easterners are likely to .a. do translation more successfullyb. study the mouth more frequentlyc. examine the eyes more attentivelyd. read facial expressions more correctly( ) 30. what can be the best title for the passage? a. the eye as the window to the soulb. cultural differences in reading emotionsc. effective methods to develop social skillsd. how to increase cross-cultural understandingbwhy play games? because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. following the rulesplanning your next move.acting as a team memberthese are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. such games are entertaining and fun. but perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) . many childrens games have a practical side children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. for instance, some saudi arabian children play a game called bones. which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.many sports encourage national or local pride. the most famous games of all, the olympic games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. people who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. for countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an olympic win can mean so much.sports are also an event that unites people. soccer is the most popular sport in the world. people on all continents play itsome for fun and some for a living. nicolette iribarne, a californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. he created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.( ) 31. through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to _.a. be a team leader b. obey the basic rulesc. act as a grown-up d. predict possible danger ( ) 32. the underlined part in paragraph 2 most probably means that games can_. a. describe life in an exciting wayb. turn real-life experiences into a playc. make learning life skills more interestingd. change peoples views of sporting events ( ) 33. according to the passage, why is winning olympic medals so encouraging?a. it inspires peoples deep love for the country.b. it proves the exceptional skills of the winners.c. it helps the country out of natural disasters.d. it earns the winners fame and fortune. ( ) 34. iribarnes goal of forming the foundation is to _.a. bring fun to poor kidsb. provide soccer balls for childrenc. give poor kids a chance for a better lifed. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids ( )3 5. what can be inferred from the passage?a. gamed benefit people all their lives.b. sports can get all athletes together.c. people are advised to play games for fun.d. sports increase a countrys competitiveness.ca blog can be a very effective way of spreading the word about yourself, and your other writing. it can unshroud your knowledge, and create an ongoing relationship with your readers. a good blog is more than just a marketing tool; its also an expression of your personality. an obvious starting point is to post samples of your work that not only show off your skills and writing ability but also leave people wanting more. post selections from the most exciting parts of your stories but end them just as the action reaches its peak. if you write nonfiction (写实文学), show people what they could achieve, and give them a few steps to get them started. give tips, information and advice about the subjects you cover. for example, something about struggling with difficulty and many other issues like this. your writing tips can also be included, as well as interesting, strange or funny things you discovered during your research. whenever you contact an expert, ask if he or she has any interesting stories you could use. you may also give background information about your stories and the locations. give details of coming posts on your blog, so people can watch out for you, or come and meet you. personal news will help people feel better connected to you. include photos of objects and locations in your writing, famous people you meet, the views from your window, and your favorite thingswith a note about where they came from and what they mean to you. look out for things that will help your readers get to know you better, know the subject better, or anything else you think they might find useful, inspiring or entertaining. if you only occasionally post things on your blog, people have a tendency to forget you. as a writer you shouldnt ever run out of interesting material to fill your blog withand your readers will love you for it. 36. which is the best title for the text? a. what to blog aboutb. how to start a blogc. why to launch a blog d. how to make blog attractive37. the underlined word “unshroud” in the first paragraph means. a. put onb. turn upc. show offd. write down38. youd better blog about. a. the difficulties of your position to readersb. the entertaining stories you havec. advice about your subjectsd. masterpieces from famous writers39. personal news on your blog. a. can make people watch out for youb. can make people easily get in touch with youc. helps to leave your privacy knownd. helps you improve your wiring40. what does the author suggest for keeping a blog? a. posting things on your blog once in a while. b. adding new stories to it every day. c. filling it with attractive things frequently. d. loving it as your life. dask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. recycling in the home is very important of course. however, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. we are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.the total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. it now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the uk. in many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. the uk, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. if such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. the solution is not to produce such items in the first place. food waste is a serious problem, too. too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. however, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.but this is not just about supermarkets. it is about all of us. we have learned to associate packaging with quality. we have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. this is especially true of food. but it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.there are signs of hope. as more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. we need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.41. what does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?a. using too much packaging.b. recycling too many wastes.c. making more products than necessary.d. having more material than is needed.42. the author uses figures in paragraph 2 to show.a. the tendency of cutting household wasteb. the increase of packaging recyclingc. the rapid growth of supermarketsd. the fact of packaging overuse43. according to the text, recycling.a. helps control the greenhouse effectb. means burning packaging for energyc. is the solution to gas shortaged. leads to a waste of land44. what can be inferred from paragraph 4?a. unpackaged products are of bad quality.b. supermarkets care more about packaging.c. it is improper to judge quality by packaging.d. other products are better packaged than food.45. what can we learn from the last paragraph?a. fighting wastefulness is difficult.b. needless material is mostly recycled.c. people like collecting recyclable wastes.d. the author is proud of their consumer culture.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。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为4650的相应位置上. acertified employee benefit specialist (cebs)in the employee benefits and compensation field，the most widely recognized and respected professional credentials (资格证书) is cebs. it was established in 1977 through a partnership of the international foundation of employee benefit plans and the wharton school of the university of pennsyvania.bprofessional financial planning course (pfpc)the objective of pfpc is to fulfill the educational requirements for the professional financial planning (pfp) designation. this course will assist students to enter this demanding and expanding field by becoming qualified professional financial planners. the pfp fosters an independent and multidisciplinary approach to financial planning.cregistered health underwriter (rhu)the rhu program is designed to provide students with the knowledge they need to become an expert in the area of living benefits. the program provides an overview of the historical development of living benefits. it covers the future trends in this field and how to take advantage of them. the rhu designation is the premier credentials in the health insurance market.delder planning counselor (epc)the goal of the program is to enrich the knowledge and understanding of professionals including insurance and financial adviser，estate agents，lawyers and accountants，caregivers，medical personnel and generally people who work in the 50 age group through education on topics focusing upon the evolving and specialized needs of canadas citizens as they age.e. canadian securities course (csc)if you are just entering the financial service industry，csc will give you the knowledge and skills that employers demand. if you are currently working in the field，the csc will enhance your skills，ensuring that you are able to provide the most complete services for your clients，and help you excel in your career.f. distance learning course (dlc)with courses that are either instructorled or selfpaced，with or without a live chat or web conferencing component，aacc can assist you with your educational needs. online courses at anne arundel community colle