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1、1 绝密启用前 试卷类型：B 2014 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(广东卷)英 语 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,teenagers have _1_ feeling about their parents,saying that it is not easy l

2、iving with them,According to a recent research,the most common _2_ between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine task.On the one hand,parents go mad over _3_ rooms,clothes thrown on the floor and their childrens refusal to help with the _4_.On the other hand,teenagers

3、lose their patience continually when parents blame them for _5_ the towel in the bathroom,not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.The research,conducted by St.George University,shows that different parents have different _6_ to these problems.However,some approac

4、hes are more _7_ than others.For example,those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness,but _8_ clean the room for them,have fewer chances of changing their childrens _9_.On the contrary,those who let teenagers experience the _10_ of their actions can do better.For example,when teenag

5、ers who dont help their parents with the shopping dont find their favorite drink in the refrigerator,they are forced to _11_ their actions.Psychologists say that _12_ is the most important thing in parent-child relationships.Parents should _13_ to their children but at the same time they should lend

6、 an ear to what they have to say.Parents may _14_ their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space.Communication is a two-way process.It is only by listening to and _15_ each other that problems between parents and children can be settled

7、.1.A.natural B.strong C.guilty D.similar 2.A.interest B.argument C.link D.knowledge 3.A.noisy B.crowded C.messy D.locked 4.A.homework B.housework C.problem D.research 5.A.washing B.using C.dropping D.replacing 6.A.approaches B.contributions C.introductions D.attitudes 7.A.complex B.popular C.scienti

8、fic D.successful 8.A.later B.deliberately C.seldom D.thoroughly 9.A.behavior B.taste C.future D.nature 10.A.failures B.changes C.consequences D.thrills 11.A.defend B.delay C.repeat D.reconsider 12.A.communication B.bond C.friendship D.trust 13.A.reply B.attend C.attach D.talk 2 14.A.hate B.scold C.f

9、righten D.stop 15.A.loving B.observing C.understanding D.praising 第二节 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。Last year,my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said _16_ was a wo

10、nderful holiday destination.Before we went,we had planned for months.When the day came,we were ready.After our plane landed,we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months _17_(early),but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We _18_(tell)that our room hadnt been reserv

11、ed for that week,_19_ for the week after.I didnt understand _20_ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged _21_ the reservation.Whats worse,the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do,the manager came out.She was _22_(surprise)helpful.She apologized for the

12、mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on _23_ top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room,and we werent charged extra.The next day,my brother and I went to the beach _24_ we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little _25_(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didnt mind

13、.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 Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student form Cornwall,England.He never studied the piano.However,he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minute

14、s after he hears them.He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts.Then he thinks about the notes 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 play

15、ed it perfectly,his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable.They say his ability is very rare,but Samuel doesnt even realize that what he can do is special.Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents,but music teachers told him he should study music instead.Now,he studies lay and

16、music.Samuel cant understand why everyone is so surprised.“I grew up with music.My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar.About years ago,I suddenly decided to start playing the piano,without being able to read music and without having any lessons.It comes easily to me I hear the no

17、tes and can bear them 3 in mind each and every note,”says Samuel.Recently,Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college.The piece had more than a thousand notes.The audience was impressed by his amazing performance.He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many profession

18、al pianists cant play it.Samuel says confidently,“Its all about super memory I guess I have that gift.”However,Samuels ability to remember things doesnt stop with music.His family says that even when he was a young boy,Samuel heard someone read a story,and then he could retell the story word for wor

19、d.Samuel is still only a teenager.He doesnt know what he wants to do in the future.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 not he hears.C.He is a top student at the law

20、school.D.He can play the musical 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

21、 his teachers.28.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _.A.received a good early education in music.B.played the guitar and the piano perfectly C.could play the piano without reading music D.could play the guitar better than his father 29.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?A.He

22、because famous during a special event at this 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 this passage?A.The

23、 Qualities of a Musician B.The Story of a Musical Talent C.The Importance of Early Education D.The Relationship between Memory and Music.B It was a cold winter day.A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth(收费站).“Im for myself,and for the six cars behind me,“she said with a smile,handing over

24、seven tickets.One after another,the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed,“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman,Natalie Smith,had read something on a friends refrigerator:“Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.”The phrase 4 impres

25、sed her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home.When it stayed on her mind for days,she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down.“I thought it was beautiful,”she said,explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom o

26、f all her letters,“like a message from above.”Her husband,Frank,liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students,one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson,a local news reporter.Alice put it in the newspaper,admitting that though she liked it,she didnt know where

27、it came from or what it really meant.Two days later,Alice got a call from Anne Herbert,a woman living in Marin.It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper,after turning it around in her mind for days.“Heres the idea.”Anne says,“Anything you think there should be more o

28、f,do it randomly“Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools,leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town,and giving money secretly to a proud old lady.Anne says,“Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”The acts of random kindness spread.If you were

29、of those drivers who found your fare paid,who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later.Like all great event,kindness begins slowly,with every single 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 wanted t

30、o show kindness.C.She hoped to please others.D.She had seven tickets.32.Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she _.A.thought it was beautifully written B,wanted to know what it really meant C.decided to write it on a warehouse wall D.wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom 33.Who cam

31、e 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 closet in meaning to the underlined sentence above?A.Kindness and violence can change the world.B.Kindness and violence can affect ones behavior.C.Kindn

32、ess and violence can reproduce themselves.D.Kindness and violence can shape ones 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 practice random kindness to

33、 strangers they meet.5 D.People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.C Like many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practic

34、al.I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.Thats when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot o

35、f hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.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 the paperwork needed for application.After co

36、untless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to report for duty.I would be going to a small village near Abuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out.

37、After completing my training,I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation.Though the local villagers were poor,they offered their homes,hearts and food as if I were their own family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolh

38、ouse.For the next year or so,I taught in that same schoolhouse.But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period,I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did,though I did not get anywhere with the loc

39、al language,and I returned to the United States a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.36.What do we know about the author?A.His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C.He took pride in having contributed

40、 to the world.D.He felt honored to study English literature.37.According to Paragraph 2,it is most likely that the author _.A.discussed his decision with his family B.asked previous volunteers about voluntary work C.attended special training to perform difficult tasks D.felt sad about having to leav

41、e his family and friends 38.In his application for the volunteer job,the author _.A.participated in many discussions B.went through challenging survival tests C.wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work D.faced strong competition from other candidates 6 39.On arrival at the village,the author was _

42、.A.asked to lead a farming team B.sent to teach in a schoolhouse C.received warmly by local villagers D.arranged to live in a separate house 40.What can we infer from the authors experiences in Nigeria?A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture.B.He had learned to communicate in the lo

43、cal 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.D Scientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流).Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment.However,ocean expert Curtis Ebb

44、esmeyer does it in a special way by studying movements of random floating garbage.A scientist with many years experience,he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States.There were

45、so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes about 60,00 in total fell into the ocean in a shipping accident.He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back.As expec

46、ted,the company told him that they didnt.Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment.If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed,he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for b

47、eachcombing(海滩搜寻)because winds and currents join here,and as a result,there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area.Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes.W

48、ith this data,he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents,and publish the finding of their study.As the result of his work,Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocea

49、n.He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts,with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand.They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.41.The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A.fitting rooms B.trading

50、 fairs C.business talks D.group meetings 42.Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _.7 A.what caused the shipping accident B.when and where the shoes went missing C.whether it was all right to use their shoes D.how much they lost in the shipping accident 43.How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assum