2014年高考英语真题-江西卷

第6页共8页2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江西卷）英语第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.CouldIusethisdictionary?_____.It’saspareone.A.GoodideaB.JustgoaheadC.You’rewelcomeD.You’dbetternot22.TheychoseTomtobe___captainoftheteambecausetheyknewhewas__smartleader.A.a;theB.the;theC.the;aD.a;a23Thanksforyourdirectionstothehouse;wewouldn’thavefoundit___.A.nowhereB.howeverC.otherwiseD.instead24.Tony,whyareyoureyesred?I__uppeppersforthelastfiveminutes.A.cutB.wascuttingC.hadcutD.havebeencutting25.Startingyourownbusinesscouldbeawaytoachievingfinancialindependence.___,itcouldjustputyouindebt.A.InotherwordsB.AllinallC.AsaresultD.Ontheotherhand26.Whenitcomesto__inpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A.speakB.speakingC.beingspokenD.bespoken27.Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___someseriouswork.A.comeupwithB.getdowntoC.doawaywithD.liveupto28.Amongthemanydangers_--sailorshavetoface,probablythegreatestofallisfog.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.when29.Idon’tbelievewhatyousaid,butifyoucanproveit,youmaybeableto__-me.A.convinceB.informC.guaranteeD.refuse30.Lifeisunpredictable;eventhepoorest__becometherichest.A.shallB.mustC.needD.might31.___nearlyallourmoney,wecouldn’taffordtostayatahotel.A.HavingspentB.TospentC.SpentD.Tohavespent32.WhenshallIcall,inthemorningorafternoon?___.I’llbeinallday.AnyB.NoneC.NeitherD.Either33.ItisunbelievablethatMr.LucasLeadsasimplelife__hisgreatwealth.A.withoutB.despiteC.inD.to34.Heisthought___foolishly.Nowhehasnoonebuthimselftoblameforlosingthejob.A.toactB.tohaveactedC.actingD.havingacted35.Itwasthemiddleofthenight__myfatherwokemeupandtoldmetowatchthefootballgame.A.thatB.asC.whichD.when第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Mum,canIinvitemyclassmateBrettovertostaytomorrownight,please?It’sFriday,andwedon’thaveany_36__.CanI,please?”Mumwassittingatthekitchentable.Dadwas_37__nexttoher,restinghisheadonhisarms.Mumcould_38__thatJameswantedsobadlytohavehisfriendover.“I’msosorry,James,”shesaid.“I’mneverallowedtohavefriendscometothehouse?Why,Mum?”Jamesaskedsadly,almostin_39__.“Iknowit’s_40__foryou,”Mumsaidsoftly.“ButI’mjustworriedotherpeoplemightthinkwe’realittle…strange.Andthentheywouldmakefunofyou.”“No,theywouldn’t,Mum,”Jamesprotested.“We’renot_41__atall.We’rejustordinarypeople.”Mumsighedheavily.“Totellyouthetruth,James,myneckhasbeensopainfulthatit’sgivenmeaheavy_42__.Andyourpoorfather–hedoesn’tfeel_43__.Hereallyneedsarest.”“Icanhelp,Mum!”Jamessaid.“_44__IcanmakeyouandDadfeelbetter,canBrettcomeover?Please?”“Well…”Mumbegan.“Great!Thanks,Mum!”Jamesalmostshouted.“Justsitthere,don’tmove.”Herushedovertothekitchendrawerand_45__whatheneeded–twospanners.“Hangon,Mum,”hesaid.“Thiswon’ttakeasecond.”Aftersome_46__,Jameswasfinished.Withasmileof_47__onhisfacehesaid,“There!Howdoesthatfeel?”“Oh,James,”Mumsaid.“That’samuchbetter!Howdidyoudoit?”“Easy,”Jamessaid_48__.”Dadhadtightenedyourneckbolts(螺栓)toomuch!Ijust_49__themslightly!Ilearnedthatinroboticscienceatschool.”“Whataboutyoufather?Canyou___him?”askedMum.“I’lltry,”Jamesreplied.He__51_upDad’shairatthebackofhisneck.andpluggedtheelectricwireintoDad’shead.Thenheturnedthe_52__on.Dadopenedhiseyesand_53__immediately.“Hejustlethis_54__runtoolow,that’sall,”Jamessaid,“ShallItellBretttocomeoverstraightafterschooltomorrow?”“Iguessso,”repliedMum.“Yourfriendswilljusthaveto_55__thatweareaveryunusualfamily.Thanks,son!”36.A.chance B.message C.homework D.difficulty

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ForjustUS$38,youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1,300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13,000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.introduceanewwayofreadingadvisethepublictoleadasimplelifedirectthepublic’sattentiontotheblindEncouragethepublictouseimaginationWhatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?TheyareadequateB.Theyhavenotbeenupdated.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.TheyhavebenefitedmostoftheblindORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganizationWhatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.ShowsympathyfortheblindWhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingDEveryonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’spersonallifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesaperson’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadabetterwayofdoingthings.Allthese,however,remainstrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofdoingthings.However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhothe“goodolddays”,efficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunicationbecomesefficient,peopleareabletoconductoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeoplemilesaparttotalkortoseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadets,suchasmobilephonesandipads,peopleoftendonottaketheeffecttovisitoneanotherpersonally.Apersonalvisitcarrieswiththeadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeintheperson’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheotherpersonoff.Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthepersonalTouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandcrafts(手工艺品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterabletoincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofanalyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressandadaptittosuitourneeds,anew“past”iscreated.70.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewillingto_______.A.liveabetterlifeB.lookforbettermethodsC.changewaysoflivingD.accepttechnologyandadvancesteadily71.Theunderlinedword“gadgets”isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.toolsB.messagesC.barriersD.skills72.Theauthorexplains“efficiencycomeswithaprice”by_______.A.describingaprocessB.usingexamplesC.followingtimeorderD.makingclassification73.Comparedwithhome-madehandicrafts,machinemadeproducts_______.A.lackgreataccuracyB.lackthepersonaltouchC.areofhighvalueD.arequitewelcome74.WhatcanbelearnedabouttechnologyfromParagraph4?A.Itcandestroyoldtraditions.B.Itcanleadtosocialprogress.C.Itcanbeusedtocorrectmistakes.D.Itcanbeusedtopreserveoldproducts.75.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Progresscansuittheneedsofdailylife.B.Peoplereviewthepastwithgreatregret.C.Technologyshouldbeintroducedinafixedway.D.People’sattitudedecidestheuseoftechnology.第二卷（非选择题满分35分）注意事项：第二卷2页，须用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。如在试题卷上作答，答案无效。第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。【1】Asafariparkisaparkinwhichwildanimalsarekept.TheyaremainlylocatedineastorcentralAfrica.Theyoftenoccupyaverywildarea,withmountainsandrivers.Tovisittheparkandlookattheanimals,peoplehavetodrivearoundinacarforafewofhoursbecausetheparkishuge.【2】InsouthAfricathereisasafaripark,whichcontainsallsortsofwildanimalslikelions,elephants,rhinoceroses(犀牛),zebras,wildpigs,deerandgiraffes.【3】Thereisawildroadleadingthroughthepark,butnobodyispermittedtowalkontheroad.Anyonetravelingintheparkhastogoinacarbecausewildanimalsmayfiercelyattackpeople.FromthecarhemayseealmosteverytypesofAfricanwildlife.Someofthesearegettingscarce(稀有的)becausepeoplekillthemforvariousreasons.Forexample,rhinocerosesarekilledfortheirhorns(角),whichareusedintraditionalChinesemedicinesforcoldsandheadaches.Perhapstheywillbeseenonlyinmuseumsandbooksoneday.【4】Tra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