Part Ⅱ　Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

(2014•济南市模拟)To win an Oscar is an achievement at any age.To do so at 22，like Jennifer Lawrence，is just amazing.Recently，the American star won Best Actress at this year's Academy Awards for her role in the film Silver Linings Playbook.According to Time magazine's Richard Corliss.Lawrence is a rare young actress who lends mature intelligence to any role.

Though Lawrence has found great success through her big screen work，she wasn't sure what she really liked doing before the age of 14.She thought she'd go to college and maybe find a career as a doctor or a travel agent.

Lawrence's two brothers were star athletes and one of them was a straight-A student.Unlike them，she suffered through school，never finding where she belonged.However，during a trip to New York，Lawrence suddenly realized that she wanted to be an actress.When she was enjoying the beautiful city，a  model seeker asked if he could take her picture，and the next day he called her in for an audition(试镜).

“I read the script and it was the first time I had that feeling like I understand this，” Lawrence said.“Within 20 minutes in the cab ride from the hotel，I decided I didn't want to be a model.In fact，I wanted to be an actress.” Having appreciated this young lady's performance，the agency was so impressed with her reading that they signed her on the spot.But she insisted on finishing high school so she could pay her full attention to her acting career.

Lawrence burst onto the Hollywood scene last year with The Hunger Games，which established her as the highestgrossing(票房最高的)female action hero of all time.Rolling Stone called her “the most talented young actress in America”.

【语篇导读】 本文主要讲述了好莱坞明星詹妮弗•劳伦斯凭借自己的才能和努力飞向梦想的殿堂的故事。

36.Which of the following is true of Jennifer Lawrence?

A.She achieved her dream by chance.

B.She used to be a well-known model.

C.She was awarded by the Academy Awards.

D.She wanted to be an actress at an early age.

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句可知选C。

答案　C

37.What can we know about Jennifer Lawrence from Paragraph 3?

A.Her parents were really strict with her.

B.She seemed not to fit in with her school life well.

C.Her school performance made her today's fame.

D.Her two brothers were doing well in all school subjects.

解析　细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知她不是很适应学校生活，所以选B。

答案　B

38.Lawrence made up her mind to be an actress because of________.

A.a model interview

B.her brothers' examples

C.the taxi ride to her hotel

D.the beautiful scenery of New York

解析　细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，劳伦斯想成为一名演员的想法来源于一次模特面试，所以选A。

答案　A

39.From the text we can know that Lawrence is an actress of great________.

A.confidence  B.ambition

C.independence  D.talent

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和最后一段的第二句可知应选D。

答案　D

40.What is the best title of the text?

A.Choosing Right  B.Acting Wisely

C.Winning Young  D.Following Dreams

解析　主旨大意题。通读全文可知，Jennifer Lawrence年轻时凭借自己的才能和努力取得了成功。

答案　C

B

(2014•广州市综合测试)“The Book That Can't Wait” is a great new idea that seeks to strengthen bonds between first-time writers and their readers by getting their books read quickly.

Argentinean independent publishers Eterna Cadencia are publishing a collection of short stories by new South American authors using special ink that slowly disappears once it comes in contact with sun and air，completely vanishing within 2 months after the book has been opened.This makes for an interesting approach to motivating book buyers to read books more quickly，giving first-time authors the attention they need to survive.

“The Book That Can't Wait”tackles an important problem for new authors：How to get readers.The creative independent publishers teamed up with DRAFTFCB in the city of Buenos Aires to develop this project.

“Books__are__very__patient__objects.We buy them，and then they wait for us to read them.Days，months，even years.That's OK for books，but not for new authors.If people don't read their first book，they'll never make it to a second，”says the project coordinator Tito Santana.

That's why Eterna Cadencia，which also runs its own bookstore，has decided to create something different to launch its new authors into the market.It presented its first “The Book That Can't Wait” for the critics and the press last month.The invention is a success.Hundreds of people came to the bookstore to pick up a copy.To help spread the word，they gave away the first edition to customers for free.The very same day it was released，the publishing house claimed that it received thousands of requests for more copies of the book.So it will print a new edition later this month to satisfy the demand.And the best result?This time they have the guarantee that their new authors will be read.The company plans to use the book as a platform for other titles，because they believe there is a lot of literature out there that doesn't deserve to wait on the shelf.And these books won't wait at all.

【语篇导读】　本文是一篇说明文。介绍了一种新的印刷方法。为了让读者快速阅读新作者的书，出版商使用一种特制的油墨进行印刷，该油墨印刷的字会在书被打开并暴露在阳光和空气中两个月之内就消失了。

41.The main purpose of publishing “The Book That Can't Wait” is to________.

A.sell more books

B.make it fun to read

C.invent a new kind of book

D.get new authors' books read quickly

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段可知，出版此书的目的是让读者快速阅读新作者的书。故D项正确。

答案　D

42.The DRAFTFCB mentioned in Paragraph 3 is most probably________.

A.an organization involved in the project

B.a new South American author

C.an independent bookstore

D.an area of Buenos Aires

解析　词义猜测题。根据该句中的“in the city”和“to develop this project”可知，这是Buenos Aires城市中的一个组织，旨在发展执行此项目。A项意为“组织”，符合语境。

答案　A

43.By saying“Books are very patient objects”in Paragraph 4，Tito Santana actually means________.

A.books never know when you read them

B.books must be read very carefully

C.books can usually be read at any time

D.books can sometimes have emotions

解析　句意猜测题。根据下文中“We buy them，and then they wait for us to read them.Days，months，even years.”可知，该句意为“书是非常有耐心的物品”，作者这样说的目的是旨在表达通常我们在任何时间都可以读书。

答案　C

44.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Light and air can make the books disappear within two months.

B.The approach has only been applied to works of some new authors.

C.Books printed using the new technology have been best-sellers.

D.The company will publish all its books in the future using the new ink.

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段以及第二段最后一句及第四段第四句可知，这种方法仅适用于新作者，故B项正确。根据第二段第一句可知A项错误;C、D两项文中未提及。

答案　B

45.What is the author's attitude towards this new kind of book?

A.Approving.  B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested.  D.Opposed.

解析　观点态度题。根据最后一段最后两句可知，这种方法是成功的，值得推广。因此，作者的态度是赞同的，A项意为“赞同的”，符合语境。B项意为“怀疑的”，C项意为“不感兴趣的”，D项意为“反对的”，都与语境不符。

答案　A

C

(2014•杭州三校模拟)One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend.“One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that，with a few important exceptions，mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states，”said Neville Alexander，Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.

In response to the spread of English and the increased multilanguage trend arising from immigration，many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade.In some，the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters.One of the first such legal provisions was the 1994 “Toubon law” in France，and the idea has been copied in many countries since then.Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts，who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.

It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the “purity” of a language by law.Since the time of Shakespeare，English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language.English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world，but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power.Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things.English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language，similar，for example，to the Academic Francaise in France.

The need to protect national languages is，for most western Europeans，a recent phenomenon—especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields.Public communication，education and new ways of communication promoted by technology，may be key fields to defend.

【语篇导读】　随着全球化的加速，非洲一些国家的本地语言正在受到很大的冲击。文章主要分析了英语广泛传播的原因及带来的影响。

46.Neville Alexander believes that________.

A.mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries

B.globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa

C.globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trend

D.lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure

解析　细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知，除了几个国家之外，非洲其他大部分国家并不在国内实行母语教育。而这些国家母语教育的缺失正是导致许多非洲国家经济失败的一个重要原因。

答案　D

47.The underlined word“futile”(in paragraph 2)most probably means “________”.

A.workable  B.practical

C.useless  D.unnecessary

解析　词义猜测题。由第二段最后一句话可知，语言学专家们深知控制这种语言的发展趋势是很困难的，并且通过研究得知，双语之间的语言转换是一个很自然的过程。所以图控制某种语言使用的努力是徒劳的。

答案　C

48.Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage?

A.They have a long history of taking words from other languages.

B.They want their language to spread to other countries.

C.They think language protection laws are ineffective.

D.It reduces a language's ability to acquire international importance.

解析　细节理解题。由倒数第二段的前两句可以看出，从莎士比亚时期英语就开始吸收外来词了，也就是说英语吸收外来词已有很久的历史，所以以英语为母语的人很难理解、赞同其他国家的语言保护行为。

答案　A

49.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.English has taken over fields like public communication and education.

B.Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.

C.Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.

D.Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.

解析　推理判断题。最后一段告诉了我们英语的传播给民族文化带来的几个方面的危害。

答案　B

50.The best title for the passage is________.

A.fighting against the rule of English

B.protecting local languages and identities

C.globalization and multi-language trend

D.to maintain the purity of language by law

解析　主旨大意题。文章向我们分析了在非洲一些国家由于英语的传播，导致了一些当地语言的缺失，一些国家开始采取措施来保护自己的语言，由此可以看出，B项最能概括全文内容。

答案　B

Part Ⅲ　Writing (45 marks)

Section A (10 marks)

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

(2014•湖南桑植一中、皇仓中学联考)A gap year (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and time out) is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work. The gap year is most commonly taken after secondary school and before starting university.

The practice of taking a gap year developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. During a gap year, a student might travel, engage in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad.

In 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John Blashford-Snell began what is now known as Raleigh International by launching “Operation Drake，” a gap year expedition voyage around the world following Sir Francis Drake's route. The Center for Intermin Programs in the United States was originally founded in 1980 to assist students in making a more effective transition from high school to college.

The gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. A trend for gap years is to participate in international education programs that combine language study, homestay, cultural immersion, community service, and independent study.

The high pressure increasingly leaves students of high school tired out and longing for refreshment.

Also, counselors are coming to bless the gap-year option, and colleges increasingly are offering a delayed enrollment option as more and more “gappers” arrive on campus with enhanced motivation and maturity—all of which prepares well foe their undergraduate years in college.

In 2010, gap year travel has increased among school, college and university leavers, as this is seen as an attractive option for future career development.

__51__

__52__ It is a year without schooling.

When to take it A secondary graduate usually takes it __53__

How to take it ●__54__

●doing voluntary work overseas

●undertaking a working holiday abroad

Famous gap year

programs ●__55__(the UK)

●the Center for Intermin Programs(the USA)

Trend for gap years Participate in __56__：

●language study

●homestay

●cultural immersion

●__57__

●independent study

Reasons for its

popularity ●Students want to escape __58__.

●Colleges want more__59__and mature students.

__60__ Gap year travel is an attractive option for future career development.

答案　51.A gap year/Gap years　52.Definition　53.before starting university　54.travelling　55.Raleigh International　56.combined educational programs　57.community service　58.high pressure　59.motivated　60.Conclusion

Section B (10 marks)

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.

(2014•湖南湘中名校大联考)A vast dust storm that blew in from the deserts of Australia's red centre has blanketed the country's largest city and eastern coast in a red fog，causing widespread traffic chaos and severe flight delays.

Residents from Sydney in New South Wales to Canberra inland and towns in southern Queensland awoke to a red sky and greatly reduced visibility after the country's worst dust storm in 70 years blew in overnight. The Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House were covered in the red fog and hundreds of people were reported to have breathing problems. Children, the elderly and those suffering from asthma (哮喘) or heart or lung diseases were advised to stay indoors, as even healthy adults reported “itchy throats” and a metallic aftertaste in their mouths after walking through the thick fog.

Commuters used face masks, originally intended to protect them from the spread of swine flu, to hurry across the blocked streets on their way to work. Some schools were closed and sports activities were called off as the conditions pushed air pollution levels to 1500 times their normal levels—the highest on record.

Passengers at the busy Sydney Airport faced delays of up to six hours for international flights and three hours for domestic trips，and even some international flights were cancelled as visibility was reduced to just a few feet.

Locals, phoning radio stations to express their shock at the red dawn. “It's like a nuclear winter morning，” tourist Peter Wilson told Daily Telegraph, “It is so terrible.” adding that when he awoke the sky was “bright red” and “all the cars were covered in dirt”.

The dust hanging over Sydney had largely cleared by mid-afternoon, although national carrier Qantas said severe delays would last all day because of direction-changed and late-running flights.

The sand storm, which measured more than 310 miles wide and 620 miles long, was caused by dust clouds blowing east from Australia's dry places, which has been attacked by the worst drought on record. It covered dozens of towns and cities in two states as strong winds swept away tons of topsoil threw it high into the sky and carried it hundreds of miles.

61.What was the face mask originally intended for?

(No more than 10 words)                                           (2 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

答案　Protecting people from the spread of swine flu.

62.When did most residents of Sydney discover the vast storm?

(No more than 3 words)                                          (3 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

答案　In the morning.

63.What do you think the underlined word Qantas is?

(No more than 3 words)                                           (2 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

答案　A flight company/An airline.

64.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

(No more than 10 words)                                          (3 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

答案　The cause of the dust/sand storm.

Section C (25 marks)

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below.

最近的一项调查显示，我国每年餐桌上浪费的食物高达2 000亿元，相当于2亿多人一年的口粮。近日，某英语报以Join in the “Clean Your Plate” Campaign为题向中学生征文。请根据提示，用英语写一篇短文应征。内容包括：浪费的原因;浪费的后果;你的看法和措施。

注意：1.词数不少于120;

2.可根据提示和内容要点适当发挥;

3.短文的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：资源resource;剩菜leftovers

Join in the “Clean Your Plate” Campaign

We often see people waste food because_______________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

【参考范文】

Join in the “Clean Your Plate”  Campaign

We__often__see__people__waste__food__because they order too much for their meals，or the food is not delicious enough or not properly kept.

A survey indicates each year China wastes 200 billion yuan worth of food，which is enough to feed over 200 million people.

Food waste means wasting money as well as wasting precious resources.When food is thrown away，it becomes rubbish which can be harmful to the environment and people's health.

It's meaningful to join in the “Clean Your Plate” Campaign，which helps us realize how difficult it is for a grain of rice to come on our plate and how important it is to save food.It's wise to order a proper amount of food for our meals.If there're leftovers，it's better to take them home.To save food，we should start with ourselves and start from now.

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