公开阅读2008年上海市春季高考英语试题及答案

第一篇：公开阅读2008年上海市春季高考英语试题及答案

2012年全国高考模拟参考部分

2008年上海市春季高考英语试题及答案

第Ⅰ卷（共105分）

Ⅱ.Grammar and Vocabulary Directions :Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choice marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25.Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools ________ further education A.after B.in C.for D.on 26.Many fast-growing countries are lass concerned with protecting _________against climate change.A.one B.oneself C.them D.themselves 27.When I was young,I was told that I ______ play with matches A.wouldn’t B.needn’t C.mustn’t D.daren’t 28.Those who have _____ money than sense may sometimes act foolishly A.much B.more C.most D.many 29.Population experts predict that most people ______ in cities in the near future A.live B.would live C.will live D.have lived 30.You didn’t use to like him much when we were at school ,___________? A.were we B.weren’t we C.did you D.didn’t you 31.Officials say that few patients ________with the virus owing to the effective prevention A.infected B.are infected C.have infected D.be infected 32.As a new drive,I have to practise _________ the car in my small garage again and again A.parking B.to park C.parked D.park 33.The news _____ our athletes won another gold medal was reported In yesterday’s newspaper A.which B.whether C.what D.that 34.Due to the heavy rain and flooding ,ten million people have been forced _____their homes A.leaving B.to leave C.to be left D.being left 35.Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow ______ I forget A.thought B.so that C.in case D.until 36._______this is only a small town,it’s crowded with tourists who come here all year round.A.Since B.Unless C.Once D.Although 37.Villagers here depend on the fishing industry._________ there won’t be much work A.where B.that C.by which D.without which 38.Throughout history, the language _____ by a powerful group spreads across a civilization A.speaking B.spoken C.to speak D.to be spoken 39.If we have illegal immigrants ________ in,many local workers will lose their jobs A.came B.coming C.to come D.having come 40.______ we are sure about is the need to prevent children from being spoiled A.What B.Which C.Whether D.That 41.The story of the homeless orphan has _____ sympathy from the public.A.aroused B.attracted C.defended D.adopted 42.Food safety is ________ important,so the government spares no efforts to prevent food pollution.A.highly B.reasonably C.strongly D.naturally 43.Every ton of this recycled paper uses 90 litres of water in its ________ A.structure B.manufacture C.construction D.organization 44.Some people maintain that watching violence on TV is one of the major causes of ______behaviour and crime in society A.childish B.artificial C.aggressive D.heroic Ⅲ Cloze Directions : For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context(A)I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France.The idea is simple 45 revolutionary –combining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building.The children and the residents eat lunch together and 46 activities such as music,painting gardening ,and 47 for the pets which the residents are encouraged to keep.In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children ,and 48 a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always somebody attending to him.There are trips out and birthday parties,too The 49 are enormous for everyone concerned.The children are happy because they get a lot more individual 50 and respond well because someone has time for them.They also learn that old people are not “different ”or frightening in 51 way.And of course, they see illness and death and learn to 52 them.The residents are happy because they feel 53 and needed.They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance,too.And the staff are happy because they see an improvement in the 54 and psychological health of the residents and have an army of assistants to help with the children 45.A.or B.so C.nor D.but 46.A.share B.examine C.control D.engage 47.A.asking B.sending C.caring D.looking 48.A.though B.because C.unless D.if 49.A.advantages B.actions C.difficulties D.comforts 50.A.thought B.attention C.rest D.freedom 51.A.no B.any C.another D.the 52.A.value B.admit C.accept D.overcome 53.A.useful B.faithful C.powerful D.skillful 54.A.normal B.public C.economic D.physical(B)The latest reform in testing is the computerized test.Test questions and answer choices are presented on the 55 and students can answer with a tap of the keyboard or a click of the mouse.Before the actual test begins ,there usually is an instruction showing how to use the computer to 56 the questions.Scores are displayed on the screed at the end of the test so that a student has immediate feedback 57 having to return several days later for results.Some computerized tests are “adaptive ”.This means that a test question is selected from a large pool of items based on how the test taker has responded to the 58 question.The first question presented is of medium difficulty.If the test taker answers 59 ,the next item will be more difficult.If he or she answers incorrectly ,the next question will be easier.The computer 60 questions by level of difficulty and many other factors such as sex,race and age references ,subject area the question is drawn from ,and form of question ,before presenting it on the screen.In this way ,the questions are “adapted ”to find the true skill 61 of the test taker.Among all the conveniences of computerized testing ,there are some 62.No longer can you have a quick look at the 63 test ,answer the easy questions first ,and come back later to finish the difficult ones.Test items are persented one at a time ,and you must choose an answer in order to move on to the next question.Once you have confirmed your answer ,you cannot go back to 64 it if ,later on ,you realize that your answer was wrong.55.A.screen B.paper C.board D.surface 56.A.put aside B.concentrate on C.respond to D.apply to 57.A.other than B.rather than C.regardless of D.as to 58.A.previous B.basic C.following D.single 59.A.briefly B.smartly C.correctly D.thoughtfully 60.A.classifies B.answers C.considers D.recognizes 61.A.standard B.factor C.pattern D.level 62.A.qualities B.limits C.services D.features 63.A.formal B.objective C.final D.entire 64.A.identify B.exchange C.change D.overlook IV.Reading Comprehension Directions: Read the following four 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 you have just read.(A)One night ,Mrs Riley ,an elderly woman ,was walking along a dark ,London street.She was carry her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other.There was nobody else in the street except two youths.They were standing in a dark shop doorway.One of them was very tall with fair hair,the other was short and fat with a beard.The youths waited for a few moments,and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs Riley.The tall youth held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag.Suddenly,Mrs Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder.He crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the ground.Without speaking, Mrs Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.The two surprised youths still sitting on the ground when Mrs Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it.Mrs Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo(柔道)Club.65.The two youths were standing in a dark shop doorway because ______ A.they had nothing to do B.they were homeless C.they were waiting for a victim D.they were guarding the shop 66.What did Mrs Riley do to the two youths ? A.She hurt them seriously B.She taught them a lesson C.She reported them to the police D.She sent them to a judo club 67.The story tells about an elderly woman who ______ A.went shopping at night B.was on her way home C.had just left a shopping center D.had a skill of self-defence(B)amazon.com Dear Customers, I love slipping into a comfortable chair for a long read –as I relax into the chair ,I also relax into the author’s word ,stories and ideas.The physical book is so elegant that it disappear into the background ,and what remains is the author’s world.Today,we at Amazon are excited to announce Mindle, a wireless ,portable reading device with instant access to more than 90,000 books, magazines ,and newspapers.We’ve been working on Mindle for more than three years.Our top design objective was for Mindle to disappear in your hands – to get out of the way –so you can enjoy your reading.We also wanted to go beyond the physical book.Mindle is wireless ,so whether you’re lying in bed or riding a train ,you can think of a book ,and have it in less than 60 seconds.No computer is needed –you do your reading directly from the device We chose the same wireless technology used in advanced mobile phones.But unlike phones there are no monthly wireless bills ,no service or data plans ,and no yearly contracts.There is no software to install.We want you to get lost in your reading and not in the technology.Mindle uses a new kind of display called electronic electronic paper.Sharp and natural with no strong light ,reading on Mindle is nothing like reading from a computer screen.Mindle weighs only 10.3 ounces –less than a paperback – but can carry two hundred books.Enjoy learning about Mindle and many thanks!Jeff Bezos Founder ＆CED 68.This passage most probably is a(n)____ A.advertisement B.news story C.lab report D.letter of thanks 69.From the passage we learn that the Mindle is a device which________ A.has neither wires nor weight B.is operated by a computer C.disappears while you read D.can find a book within one minute 70.Which the device,the reader is able to ____ A.enjoy reading when driving a car B.improve reading skills C.gain access to free software D.get rid of heavy books made of paper 71.Different from mobile phones,Mindle ______ A.has a much more friendly screen B.can work in the absence of electricity C.doesn’t involve regular fees D.is wireless and can be used anywhere(C)Small discoveries in Indonesia are causing a stir in the science world.Researchers have unearthed(挖掘)tiny bones that they believe belong to an entirely new human species.If that’s true ,it will change how we think about our ancestors.Clues that the little people may have lived long ago were first revealed last year in the scientific journal Nature.Scientists said that they had found the bones of a three-foot-tall female on the island of Flores, in Indonesia.When they looked more closely ,they saw that the nearly complete skeleton(骨骼)belonged to a full-grown adult.Researchers named her Hobbit,after the tiny heroes of the Lord of the Rings books.Now the team is saying it has unearthed even more pieces of the puzzle ,including a jawbone and parts of arms ,legs and hands from several individuals, as well as stone tools.They reported their find in Nature this month.“The new evidence makes it very clear that these people are a new species ,distinct from modern humans,”Peter Brown, a scientist on the team ,said.They named these ancient humans Homo floresiensis.Brown says that these little people lived as recently as 12,000 years ago.If Homo floresiensis was a different species from modern humans, that would make our family tree bigger than we knew.It means, says Brown, that “until recently ,a relative shared the planet with us.”

Many scientists think a new species is unlikely.Some argue that the bones must have belonged to modern humans whose small size was the result of a genetic problem.Daniel E.Lieberman,a scientist at Harvard University,thinks that the debate over the discovery is healthy.He believes that the questions and arguments raised by critics will help us learn more about these unusual skeletons.”Disagreement is an important part of the scientific process,”Lieberman said.“ As far as I’m concerned,the story’s only just begun.”

72.Researchers name the skeleton Hobbit because ______ A.it is a figure described in the Lord of the Rings B.it resembles the tiny heroes in a set of books C.it proves to be a full-grown adult D.it belongs to an ancient human species 73.Small discoveries in Indonesia are important because _____ A.they are revealed in the scientific journal Nature B.they are made by Peter Brown ,a famous scientist C.they are about ancestors of modern humans D.they might provide new evidence for human study 74.According to Daniel E.Lieberman ________ A.Homo floresiensis doesn’t exist B.Disagreement leads to further research C.The investigation hasn’t begun yet D.Our family tree is bigger than we knew 75.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A.Comparison between Different Peoples B.Arguments over Human Origin C.Discovery of a Possible New Human Species D.History of Indonesian People(D)Rail passengers are being forced to pay thousands of pounds more in fares as a result of poor advice from the national telephone helpline and individual stations, a consumer organisation reveals today.Research by Which? found that in some cases passengers are being charged almost double the cheapest price because of errors made by staff.Which? asked 25 questions of both station staff and the National Rail Enquiries(NRES)helpline.Only half of the 50 questions were answered correctly.If customers had followed all the advice given ,they would have been ￡1,263.60 worse off.Bad advice was given for the cheapest fare for a single journey between London and Grantham.For a ticket bought on the day of travel,both NRES and a King’s Cross station clerk quoted GNER’s ￡44.50 fare ,ignoring a Hull Trains service which leaves 10 minutes earlier and costs just ￡20.Some of the most costly misinformation was given for journeys where season tickets should have been recommended.Passengers making a return journey between Swindon and Penzance twice in a week could buy a ticket from one company for ￡70 which would cover all the travel.But both NRES and station staff quoted ￡67 for each journey, making ￡134.However, the NRES website proved to be a much more reliable source of information.Which ? also checked “the earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket” claims by five companies and found this was not always the case.On some services, prices went up and down at random.Ithiel Mogridge,52,gave one example of poor advice :”Last Christmas I found my brother a ticket on the thetrainline.com to travel from Blackburn to Yate.While the direct route was ￡51, this one involved a change in Newport and cost just ￡21.I emailed the details to him and his partner.They went to Blackburn station ,where the clerk insisted the fare was ￡51.” Malcolm Coles, editor of which.co.uk ,said :”Staff training needs to be improved.In the meantime ,we’ve designed a checklist, available at which.co.uk/ railadvice.“

76.According to the passage “which ?”is a _____ A.national telephone helpline B.department under the British Rail C.consumer organisation D.website under the National Rail Enquiries 77.When the author said that customers “would have been ￡1,263.60 worse off”, he was telling us that customers would have _______ A.saved ￡1,263.60 if they had followed the advice B.spend ￡1,263.60 more than the lowest price C.used ￡1,263.60 for the survey of 25 questions D.been cheated of ￡1,263.60 from the poor advice 78.The phrase at random in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_________” A.casually B.purposefully C.exactly D.inevitably 79.The passage is mainly concerned with the phenomenon that ________ A.train passengers get bad advice on fares B.rail passengers are ill-treated by station staff C.booking clerks and the telephone helpline offer reliable information D.rail passengers can get cheaper tickets if they book earlier(E)Directions : Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph.There is one extra heading which you do not need.A.Current situation and future of reality shows B.Audience’s reaction to reality TV C.Critics’ relevant comments D.Attractions for producers and participants E.Definition of “watch and dial ”show F.Introduction to new reality shows 80.European television had the idea of taking ordinary people and turning them into “stars ”by putting them in unusual situation.”Big Brother”(created in Holland)was one of the first.A group of people were locked in a small house with cameras running 24 hours a day.It was called a “watch and dial ”show because viewers vote by telephone to decide who should leave or stay.81.“Big Brother” was probably the fist of the new reality shows,but such a programme has developed.Many have found appeal by having a theme to them,but most are based on the principle of “survival of the fittest ”by eliminating participants as the series progresses.So we have the dating shows where winners either pair off or stay true to their partners outside the TV studio.Then there are those that test people’s abilities for specific jobs like running a kitchen, becoming an interior designer or a top model.82.Critics say these programmes are basically bad television, but people watch them.So why are there so many of them? For the viewer it’s an opportunity to “people watch”.It’s natural to like watching other people.They’re interesting.We can imagine what we would do in that situation.We get to know the characters and see them grow and develop week after week.And of course, television is the perfect place to watch people.Like the theatre or cinema we can look at other people and they can’t look back.But with television, we can watch in the privacy of our own homes, We watch,but we don’t have to admit it to anyone.83.The TV companies like reality shows because they are cheap to produce and attract younger viewers, which advertisers like.The last “Big Brother” in Britain attracted enormous advertising revenue.They aren’t dependent on “star” actors with enormous salaries.And your actors won’t go on strike.And why do people participate in them ?Well ,for fame and money of course.In the past ,appearing on television wasn’t for ordinary people.You had to be good at something ,like sport, or reading the news, or acting.But not any more 84.It seems that most shows do well at the beginning but then the viewing figures begin to fall.And it varies from country to country too.For example ,one show had an adopted child try to guess the identity of her real father,and another had a family arguing over an inheritance.Both were cancelled after one episode.Perhaps the novelty has worn off.Certainly, reality TV seems to appeal much more to the younger audience.And now there are so many shows around even the young have become more critical.Reality show will probably survive—it’s just no longer so easy to make a successful one.第Ⅱ卷（共45分）Ⅰ.Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English ,using the words given in the brackets.1．你擦一下窗好吗？（mind）

2．有困难请向警察求助。（turn to）

3．他一到上海就和我们取得了联系。（contact）4．演出还没有结束，孩子们就睡着了。(before)5．导演得知自己的影片获奖，感到无比自豪。（award）

6．这些十八世纪的油画保存昨这样好，使参观者大为惊叹。（so „that）Ⅱ.Guided Writing Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below.你班打算组织一次为期两天的旅游。给旅行社写封信，按照你们的预算，提出食、住、行、游等方面的具体要求，请旅行社予以安排。（信的开头和结尾已给出。）2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试 英语试卷答题纸 考生注意：

1.答题前，考生务必将姓名、准考证号、校验码等填写清楚。2.考生必须用钢笔或圆珠笔答题。第Ⅰ卷

Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension Part C Longer Conversations 17.____________ 18.____________ 19.___________ 20.___________ 21._______________ 22.________________ 23.________________ 24._______________ 第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ.Translation 1.____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ⅡGuided Writing Dear Sir/Madam, Dec 15th ,2007 We are students of East Senior High School „„

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Yao Hua 以下由阅卷老师填写 内容 语言 组织结构

2008年上海市普通高等学校春季招生考试 英语卷

答案要点及评分标准 第Ⅰ卷 第一大题第1至第10小题，每小题1分；第11至第16小题，每题2分；第17至第24小题，每题1分。共30分。

1．C 2．C 3．A 4．D 5．B 6．C 7．C 8．D 9．B 10．A 11．B 12．C 13．A 14．A 15．B 16．D 17．22 18．Teacher 19．open 20．Outdoor 21．fruit 22．washing machine 23．the sunny side 24．vacation 听力评分标准

1．17-24题，每小题1分。

2．17、18、19、20、21、24题，每拼错/漏写/误写一个单词扣1分。3．

22、23题，每拼错/漏写/误写一个单词扣0.5分。4．

18、20题大小写均可。

第二大题至第三大题，每小题1分。共40分

25．C 26．D 27．C 28．B 29．C 30．C 31．B 32．A 33．D 34．B 35．C 36．D 37．D 38．B 39．B 40．A 41．A 42．A 43．B 44．C 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．D 49．A 50．B 51．B 52．C 53．A 54．D 55．A 56．C 57．B 58．A 59．C 60．A 61．D 62．B 63．D 64．C 第四大题第65至79小题，每小题2分；第80至84小题，每小题1分。共35分。65．C 66．B 67．D 68．A 69．D 70．D 71．C 72．B 73．D 74．B 75．C 76．C 77．B 78．A 79．A 80．E 81．F 82．B 83．D 84．A 第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ翻译 共20分。

参考答案（仅供阅卷老师参考）

1．Do you mind /Would you mind cleaning the window? 2．(Please)Turn to the police for help when(you are)in trouble.3．He contacted us as soon as he arrived Shanghai.4．The children had fallen seep/gone to sleep before the performance ended/was over.5．Learning that he was awarded /won an award for his film ,the director felt very proud of himself/was full of pride.6．These eighteenth–century oil paintings have been/are preserved so well that the visitors are greatly amazed/impressed.评分标准

1．第1-4题，每题3分。第5-6题，每题4分。

2．在每题中，单词拼写、标点符号、大小写错误累计每两处扣1分。3．语法错误每处扣1分。每句同类语法错误不重复扣分。4．译文没有用所给单词，扣1分。

Ⅱ.写作 共25分

档次 内容 语言 组织结构 A 9-10 9-10 4-5 B 7-8 7-8 3 C 5-6 5-6 2 D 3-4 3-4 1 E 0-2 0-2 0 评分标准：

1．本题总分为25分，其中内容10分，语言10分，组织结构5分。

2．评分时应注意的主要方面：内容要点，应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。

3．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定所属档次，然后对照相应的组织结构档次给予加分。其中，内容和语言两部分相加，得15分或以上者，可以考虑加4-5分，15分以下者只能考虑加0，1，2，3分。

4．词数少于70，总分最多不超过10分。各档次给分要求：

内容部分

A.内容充实，主题突出，详略得当。B.内容较充实，能表达出作文要求。C.内容基本充实，尚能表达出作文要求。

D.漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容，有些内容与主题无关。E.明显遗漏主要内容，严重离题。

语言部分

A.具有很好的语言表达能力，语法结构正确或有些小错误，主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词汇所致。

B.具有较强的语言表达能力，语法结构和词汇的应用基本正确，错误主要是因为尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致。

C.有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。D.语法结构与词汇错误较多，影响了对内容的理解。E.语法结构与词汇的错误很多，影响了对内容的理解。

组织结构部分

A.自然地使用了语句间的连接成分，全文流畅结构紧凑。句子结构多样，词汇丰富。B.能使用语句间连接成分，全文流畅结构紧凑。句子结构多样，词汇较丰富。

C.能使用简单的语句间连接成分，全文内容连贯。句子结构有一定的变化，词汇使用得当。D.尚能使用语句间连接成分，语言连贯性较差。句子结构单调，词汇较贫乏。E.缺乏语句间的连接成分，语言不连贯。词不达意。

第二篇：2005年高考英语试题及答案

第一节 填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）

短文阅读，根据所读内容在文后76～85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意每空一超过3个单词。

个单词。The population of the United States is growing older and will continue to do so.According to a report,___39___million Americans will be 65 or older by the year 2010,___51___million by 2020, and 65 million by 2030.The “graying” of the United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U.S.are living longer.As a matter of fact, the number of U.S.citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population.It is also largely due to the old-growing of the “baby boomers”, the generation born after World War II.In 1957, over 4.3 million babies were born.More than 75 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964, the largest generation in U.S.history.In less than twenty years, millions of them will become elderly people.The “graying” of the U.S.will greatly affect the nation’s family and workforce.One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit;it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family.The other likely development will be a change in the proportion(比例)of the nation’s

workforce.In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 and older;by the year 2030, there will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older.Title: 1.________

Number of citizens 65 or older

2._______

By 2020

By 2030

million

million

million

3.________

4.________

Baby boomers’ old-growing

5.________

6._______

8.________ → multigenerational family

7._______

9.________ to citizens 65 and older

10.________

By 2030

3.5:1

2:1

第二节 写作（满分25分）

假设你是李平，最近参加了由某电视台举办的中学生英语演讲比赛并获奖，该台准备组织获奖者去北京参加一次英语夏令营活动，现就有关事项征求你的意见。请根据下表所提供的信息用英语以书信形式给予答复。请在答题卡上作答。

活动时间

7月15日～22日或8月15日～22日

活动内容

参加英语角 学唱英语歌曲

听英语讲座 表演英语短剧

看英语电影 教外宾学中文

对活动内容的建议或要求

请注意：

1.选择适合你的时间，并说明理由；2.选择两项你喜欢的活动，并说明理由；3.对活动内容提出至少一个建议或要求；4.词数：4.100左右；5.信的开关和结尾已给出。

参考答案：

1—5 CBABC 6—10 ACBCA 11—15 CBACB

16—20 CA

18.museums 19.the city canter/ historic city center

20.the bus driver

21—25 CABCD 26—30 ABCDB 31—35 ADBCA

36—40 DACBC 41—45 CAADD 46—50 BDBAC

51—55 ABCDB 56—60 BCABD 61—65 BADBC

66—70 CDDCA 71—75 DBACA

76.Graying U.S.77.By 2010

78.Causes/ Reasons 79.Citizens' longer living

80.Effects / Results 81.Family unit change

82.Workforce proportion change 83.Nuclear family

84.Workers 85.In 1989

Dear Sir or Madame,I’m very glad to be invited to the English summer camp.I prefer to go in July because I’ll have to prepare myself for the new school term

in August.It seems all the activities you offer are attractive and meaningful.But I’d like to attend the English lectures, from which I can get more information on British and American culture.With the coming of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, more and more foreigners are eager to know about China.So I hope to teach foreigners Chinese and spread Chinese culture.It’s been a dream for me to visit Beijing.Could you organize a tour around the city during the camp?

Thank you very much.Yours truly,Li Ping

第三篇：【答案】2009年上海市中考英语试题

2009年上海市中考英语试题参考答案和听力材料

1〜30(略）

31.A【解析】考査固定搭配。have a look at= look at，类似用法还有have a swim, take a walk等，都是兼类词的用法，这些词既可作动词又可作名词。故选A。难度适中。

32.D【解析】本题考查介词。在确指的某一天或星期几，包括在这一天的早、中、晚时，用介词on，故选D。本题易。

33.C【解析】本题考查代词的用法。句意为：游览期间外国游客问了我许多有关中国文化的问题。所填代词作asked的宾语，故用宾格me。难度适中。

34.C【解析】由句中的two hats可排除all和none，它们都表示多者中的数量；由looks的第三人称单数形式决定本题选C。因neither作主语时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，而both用复数形式；Do you have another one?更加印证了前文指的两顶帽子都不合适。故选C。本题稍难。

35.B【解析】本题考査感叹句。感叹句分为两大类：一是what感叹名词，二是how感叹形容词或副词。本题brave为形容词，故选B。难度适中。

36.D【解析】此处考査few, a few, little, a little的用法。因此空修饰Chinese(汉语），为不可数名词，故排除A、C，因空前有only ,表示“仅会一点”，故选D。难度适中。

37.B【解析】本题考查形容词的比较等级。由后面的than可知此处用比较级，又因much修饰比较级，故选B。难度适中。

38.C【解析】本题考査词性。因taste为系动词，所以后接形容词，而A、B、D都是副词，故排除。本题易。

39.A【解析】本题考査主从复合句的时态。语法规定：当主从复合句的谓语动词都发生在将来时，主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时。此处主句用了一般将来时态，显然从句要用一般现在时。故选A。本题稍难。

40.C【解析】本题考査时态。由already可知用现在完成时，表示“已经告诉了……”。难度适中。

41.A【解析】本题考查时态。while表示“当……的时候”，由前文的was working说明后文也是过去的某个时态，故排除B、C、D。而且while往往引导进行时态。本题易。

42.A【解析】本题考査被动语态。考虑主语many houses与谓语动词damage之间的关系，不难看出是被动的，而且本句的发生时间为过去时，故选A。难度适中。

43.D【解析】本题考查情态动词的用法。句意为：Alex仅仅4岁的时候就会下棋。不难看出此处是can的过去式用法。故选D。本题易。

44.B【解析】本题考查非谓语动词。let为使役动词，后接不带to的动词不定式，即动词原形。故选B。难度适中。

45.C【解析】本题考查固定搭配。practice doing sth.为固定用法。故选C。本题稍难。46.A【解析】本题考査连词。做此类题需先分析两个分句的关系。根据句意：_约翰几次没有爬上山顶，他没有放弃。不难看出前后的转折关系，故选A。本题易。

47.D【解析】本题考査连词。带有祈使句的复合句，如果前后两句是顺承关系，就用and连接；如果是转折关系就用or连接。此处属于前者。句意为：坚持写日记，你的英语就会

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提高。故选D。难度适中。

48.B【解析】本题考査宾语从句。特殊疑问句作宾语从句，主要考虑语序和时态。语序为陈述语序，故排除A、C、D。句意为：请你告诉我你将什么时候参观上海的世界博览会好吗？故选B。难度适中。

49.C【解析】本题考查同义词辨析。watch侧重于“观看”；look是指“看”，强调看的动作，不知结果，而且是不及物动词，后接宾语时需加at;see是指“看见”强调结果；notice是指“注意到”。句意为：屋子太黑，没有灯，我不能清楚地看见东西。故选C。难度适中。50.A【解析】本题属于词义辨析。A.有帮助的；B.有害的； C.有力的;D.很坏的。根据句意“在你到一个新地方前看

看地图是很有……”，显然是“很有帮助的”。故选A。本易。

51.B【iB析】本题属于同义词辨析。A.炫耀;B.关掉；C.脱下，起飞;D.延期。根据句意“帮助节约能源”可知“人们参加关灯活动”，故选B。本题易。

52.D【解析】本题属于同义词辨析。A.因为……迟到；B.对……生气;C.对……熟悉；D.对……负责。句意为：我们校长上学期邀请Christine负责英语节。显然D选项是正确的。本题稍难。

53.D【解析】考查同义词。well-known和famous都是“著名的，众所周知的”。其他三项与此无关。本题易。

54.A【解析】考査同义词。be careful和look out都是“小心”之意。B.继续（向前）的意思；C.准备好;D.保持安静。故选A。此题较易。

55.B【解析】本题考査情景交际。问句是“为慈善机构筹钱怎么样？”这是提出一个建议，后句应回答它。A.祝玩得愉快;B.好主意；C.不客气；D.不介意。显然B项正确。本题易。56.B【解析】本题考査情景交际。前句意在表扬Grace，因此她应表示感谢。故选B。本题较易。

57.movies

58.easily

59.third

60.unusual

61.writer 62.funny

63.suggest

64.herself

65.Do;work

66.shall we

67.How often

68.too;to

69.how to 70.so that 【文章大意】一个14岁的美国男孩突然收到一封来自芬兰的

寻求帮助的电子邮件，他随后报告给美国警方，那位芬兰的患病网友得到及时救治。期间因特网起了很大作用。

71.T【解析】把文章的第一段第一句和第二段第一句合并

起来就是本题的信息，完全和原文一致。故判断为正确。本题易。

72.F 【解析】第二段第二句“One day, he was sending an e-mail..he received a message saying...The messagewas from Finland...”说明此题错误。不是有人在外面喊叫，而是一个芬兰的网友发来一封求救信息。

73.T【解析】第三段中“It was really difficult to tell if themessage was real.”说明主人公对收到的信息不知真假。难度适中。

74.F【解析】信息的发出者是来自芬兰一所大学的Tarja，信息的接收者Dean来自美国。本题易。

75.F 【解析J第四段最后写道“there was no phone around her.Her only way of

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communicating with the world was by e-mail.”说明Tarja与外界的交流方式只有电子邮件，而不是许多种。

76.F【解析】第五段第一句意为“Dean与Texas警方取得联系。”从第一、二段给出的有关Dean信息的句子中可知Texas为美国的地方（德克萨斯州），故判断为错。难度适中。77.T【解析】从整个故事可了解到Dean通过因特网收到Tarja的求救信息，然后反馈给警方，最后Tarja得救。本来就是因特网发挥了重大作用，更何况文章最后一句“e-mail saved her life.”故此判断本题正确。难度适中。

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了 Tony、Henry、James三个人所经历的三件令人魃*的！情。78.B 【解析】由第二段中“One morning my alarm clock didn't ring”可知，故选B。本题易。79.A【解析】从第二段最后可知学生们笑的原因是Tony穿了一只黑色的鞋子和一只棕色的鞋子。故选A。本题较易。

80.D 【解析】第三段中“Then we...along the street.The street was very busy and we started holding hands.”告知”由于街上人多而拉起了手“。故选D。本题易。

81.B【解析】由第三段最后一句”I'd taken the hand of a complete stranger!“可知。本题易。82.C 【解析】由第四段第一句”，d made an appointment to see our bank manager.“可知C项是正确的。此题关键理解appointment约会。本题稍难。

83.A【解析】分析上下文可知”我刚找好一个停车位，正要把车倒进去，这时另一辆车开进去了“。B.”紧张的“；C.”担心的“；D.”觼炝的“，均不合适。显然我是”生气的“，故选A。难度适中。

84.C【解析】读完全文不难得到信息（l)Tony穿错鞋子；(2)Henry牵错手；（3)James被他预约的银行经理抢了停车位。据此顺序，故选C。其他与原文不符。本题易。

【文章大意】孩子可能不理解父母为什么脾气时好时坏。究其原因，很可能是孩子惹父母生气。、85.C【解析】因前文介绍父母这一分钟很友好，而下一分钟就大喊大叫。显然是变化多端的。故选C。难度适中。

86.A【解析】考查阅读与生活常识。前文说”当你脱下衣服，记住……“。这是在介绍一种好习惯。与其意相匹配的短语显然是”挂起来“。B.独自放在一边，C.把他们穿上。D.把他们扔掉。都与原文原意不符。故选A。本题易。

87.C【解析】本段介绍父母舍不得花钱给自己买东西，而是除了给孩子买些东西之外。那就是为”电“，”食物“等这些生活必霈品而付钱。生活中不能没有这些东西，即是”重要的“。故选C。难度适中。

88.B【解析】前文讲到父母带你去拜访亲戚，致使你不能参加聚会，在亲戚面前。父母们夸奖自己的孩子，你只有听着，别无选择。因为这些都是孩子们不愿做的事情，所以此空不可能是”同意“和”听着“。故排除A、C,D项意思与本文没什么联系，故选B。意为：即使你抱怨，父母也不会改变注意。本题稍难。

89.D【解析】前文介绍父母要带孩子去看望亲戚，而使孩子不能参加聚会。所以此处就是”如果孩子在接待亲戚时做得很好,父母也很满意，他们就有可能允许孩子参加随后的两个聚会。“此处应该和上文的”聚会“有联系。故选D。难度适中。

90.A【解析】前句句意为:”设想一下，当你说不饿时你父母的感觉如何?“后句句意为：”

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你父母还可能担心你没吃饱。“此处为过渡短语，连接两个句子。A项意为”加之，更何况“,B项为”回报“C项为”至多“D项为”最后“。显然A项合适。本题稍难。

91.D【解析】本句意为”饭后做什么“A、B、C项均为饭前做的事情。B项为”布置桌子，准备吃饭“之意。故选D。难度适中。

【文章大意】本文介绍作者一家为帮着拯救我们的星球而做的四件事情：一是省电，二是骑车，三是节约用水，四是节省天然气。

92.nobody【解析】意为（为了节约用电）没人看电视的时候 关掉它。

93.different【解析】本句句意为”把垃圾分到不同的袋子頃.，有瓶子的，易拉罐的，纸的，还有食物的“。94.again【解析】本句句意为”妈妈把从超市带回的塑料袋存放起来以便再用它们当垃圾袋。“ 95.instead【解析】前面说”我们不再洗长时间的澡“，后面说”而洗短时间的淋浴“，显然是”取而代之“之意。

96.less【解析】本段介绍节约用水，这里是指爸爸妈妈在沏茶或咖啡的时候，用比以前更少的水，这里暗含比较的意味。

97.drive【解析】为了节省能源，不难想到交通方式由”开车“到”骑自行车“。

98.reduce【解析】多人乘坐一辆车显然”减少“了”温室大气“（即汽车尾气）的排放。【文章大意】本文介绍主人公Kyra Komac的成功经历。

99.25 100.In Camden Market 101.She made candles of all shapes and sizes.102.Yes, they did.103.Some of her school friends.104.He helped her by lending her some money.105.I think if a person want to succeed, he or she must have his/her own idea and work hard to make it come true.(答案不唯一）【写作指导】

本题属于话题作文，这就要求考生既要审清题意，又要理解所写内容。几个关键点：想为学校做哪件事？为什么？怎么做？学生可以展开想象，可从不同角度写；字数不少于60;千万不能出现真实的姓名，校名及有关信息，否则前功尽弃。要想写好本文，需选好新颖的事件和典型英语句式。

One possible version I want to do something for my school I'm leaving my school.I want to plant a tree in my school garden.I have found there are too many buildings and few trees in our school yard, so I want to make my school much greener and more beautiful.If I plant a tree there, maybe more and more students will do as me.In their spare time, the students can read under the trees.第–4 –页

听力材料：

Part 1 1.Sarah's father went fishing last weekend.2.Shelly is speaking to Simon about saving the earth.3.Edward enjoins running in the neighborhood every day.4.Michael and his wife are watching an exciting TV program.5.Jack has got a cold and he is making a phone call to his doctor in bed.6.An accident happened to little Tom when he was ridding in the street.Part 2 7.W: Peter, would you like to go swimming with me this afternoon? M ： Yes, I'd love to.Swimming is my favorite sport.Q: What's Peter's favourite sport? 8.W:I'll attend an international meeting in Paris in November.M ： Great.You can also visit some interesting places there.Q:When will the meeting be held? 9.W：Excuse me, is Helen in? M;Sorry, she is at the library.She will be home by 10.Q: Where is Helen now? 10.M:Jane，what's your hobby? W ： Collecting coins.How about you? M ： I like playing ball games with my friends.Q: What's the man's hobby? 11.M: Sorry, I'm late for work.W ： Did you get up late? M:No, I didn't.But I couldn't start the car this morning.W: Wow.Sometimes it's hard to start a car in such freezing weather.Q:Why is the man late for work? 12.W:Jack, could you help me carry the books to the classroom? M:All right.Miss Li.Q: Who might the two speakers be? 13.W: Hello, May I speak to John? M ： John Walker or John Cooper? W：John Cooper from Canada.M:Oh，I am sorry.He's just gone back to Canada.Q: Where is John Cooper from? 14.W:Mike, why not play tennis with me? M:Oh，I've just finished reading.I'll listen to some music to relax.第–5 –页

WtWhat kind of music would you like? M ： Light music.Q:How will Mike relax? 15.M: Look, there is a new type of camera.Shall we buy one? W:How much is it? M:3 000 yuan, W ： It sounds like a waste of money.We seldom go out for sight-seeing.Q ： What does the woman mean? 16.M: Some students from Sichuan will visit our school this summer.W ： Great.How many days will they stay in Shanghai? M: They'll be in our school for three days and spend another four days seeing the rest of Shanghai.Q: How long will the students from Sichuan stay in Shanghai? Part 3 17.Mark likes climbing hills.One day, he went to the country to climb the hill.After a while, he got to the top.It was a warm sunny day, so he lay down under a tree and soon fell asleep.When he woke up，he saw two brown bears near him.They were going to attack him.Mark jumped up and ran away as quickly as he could.When he got to the road in a hurry, a small car came by and almost stopped.Without thinking, Mark opened the door and jumped in.However, when he turned to look at the driver, he was very surprised.There was nobody in the driver seat.What happened? Is the car driving itself? Mark closed his eyes.The car kept moving slowly for some time until it finally stopped.When Mark opened his eyes，he saw that he was in front of a house.The door on the driver side opened and a man started to get in.Mark said at once ” don't get in.it's strange that the car was driving itself.“ But the man said “don't be silly, the car went wrong at the top of the hill and I pushed it all the way down.” Part 4 Sally and Ben happened to meet at the bus stop one Sunday morning.W:Ben，you look tired.What's the matter?

M ： I stayed up late last night.I only slept for about 6 hours.W:What? Why did you go to bed so late?

M ： An old friend came over and we had a talk until late last night.W ： Then why didn't you stay in bed a little longer this morning? Mil couldn't, Sally.I have to meet my study group at the school gate.W:What for? M: We'll have a math test tomorrow.W: A math test.I've read a report.It says that if you don't get enough sleep after you study, you may forget 30% of what you've learned.M:Forget 30%? That's a lot.W: Yes.I've also read that eating right can help you study.第–6 –页

M: The food you eat helps you study? W: Right.There are chemicals in food that help you staywell.I think the best foods are fish, eggs, rice and so on.M:I see.Thanks for telling me.W ： My pleasure.Oh，the bus is coming.See you.第–7 –页

第四篇：2014上海市高考英语试题(含解析)

2014上海市高考英语试题（含解析）

Listening Comprehension

（Omitted）

Grammar and vocabulary

Section A

Passage A

25.本题考查非限定性定语从句。由于先行词为New York，故填关系副词where引导定语从句，同时在从句中做状语。

26.本题考查不定式在句中做目的状语。根据后面内容some money to pay the daily expenses（一些钱来支付日常费用）可知，是为了赚钱，故填To earn。

27.本题考查状语从句的连词。根据设空以及后面内容I was offered a good position, I would resign at once（我被提供一个好职位，我就马上辞职）的逻辑关系可知，这里填“一„„就„„”或“只要„„”。故此处填as soon as 或 as long as。

28.本题考查过去分词表示“人的心理感受”。句意为：经过一段时间，高额的生活费用成了我本来就已经疲惫的肩膀上的负担。故填exhausted。

29.本题考查条件状从句的连词。根据句意„I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city“„„我想要一个更好的职业发展，我就不得不在城市里找工作”可知，前句表示条件，故填if。

30.本题考查名词性从句的连词。根据句式结构可知，本句是一个主语从句做主语，而连词又在从句中做动词had told的宾语，故填连接代词what。

31.本题考查短语have difficulty in doing sth的搭配，故本空填adapting。

32.本题考查考查倒装句。由于从句Not until I returned位于句首，且有否定词，因此句子用部分倒装结构，再根据句子的时态---一般过去时，故填did。

Passage B

33.本题考查冠词用法。由于engineer是可数名词，而electrical前面为元音读音，故该空填不定冠词an。

34.本题考查动词的时态和语态。根据„and looks like a mini shop可知：首先本句用的是一般现在时；其次本句是并列谓语结构；又由于The machine和equip是动宾关系，故该空填该动词的一般现在时的被动语态is equipped。

35.本题考查非限定性定语从句。根据句式结构可看出，这是一个非限定性定语从句，而空中所缺的成分既代替先行词his invention，又在从句中做主语，故用关系代词which。

36.本题考查反身代词。根据前句I couldn’t find a manufacture who could deliver what I wanted可以推断“所以我自己做”。故填myself。

37.本题考查形容词比较级。该自动售货机英语为huge outdoor vending machine，但是作者认为用术语the term “automatic shop”相比之下应是“较合适”，即用比较级形式。由于appropriate为多音节形容词，故前面加more。

38.本题考查考查动词时态。根据时间状语In recent years可知，该句用现在完成时。故正确答案为has forced。

39.本题考查现在分词做结果状语。根据前句„about 400 village shops closed句意“„„大约400家村店关闭”可以看出结果是“促使当地政府给挣扎的村店提供经济支持„„”，故用现在分词urging。

40.本题考查介词用法。根据短语offer sth to sb/ sth可知，该空填to。Section B

41.G 本题考查名词搭配。由于在超市里，所以是阅读食物标签（labels）。故选G。

42.C 本题考查动词短语搭配。根据所给词汇以及„yourself to a healthier lifestyle，只有commit yourself to（承诺„„）符合句意。故选C。

43.L 本题考查动词用法。根据后面内容some of the burden of doing it all yourself以及前面动词help可知此空应填relieve（减轻），构成“„„能够有助于减轻独自做这事的一些负担”。故选L。

44.F 本题考查动词用法。根据句子逻辑，此句意思为“政府不必通过法律来强加（impose）更健康的生活方式，如戒烟”。故选F。

45.E 本题考查形容词用法。根据设空，本空填形容词，而alert（警觉的）不符合句意，只有gentle（文雅的）符合句意。故选E。

46.B 本题考查动词短语用法。本句句意为“英国和瑞典政府引进了所谓的交通灯系统来吧食物分类为健康的或不健康的”，短语classify „as„表示“把„„分类为„„”，故选B。

47.K 本题考查副词用法。根据„customers can see at a glance how much fat, sugar, and salt each product contains__47__by looking at the lights on the package（顾客们只要看包装上的指示灯一眼就能看出每一个产品含有多少脂肪、糖和盐）可知，此空填simply。故选K。

48.J 本题考查动词用法。由于空后所接的是宾语从句，所以该空填及物动词，结合后面indicates的意思可知，该空填signals（表示）。故选J。

49.A 本题考查形容词用法。根据前面“绿灯表示三种营养的量是健康的”可知“黄灯表示三种营养的量可能有问题”，因此消费者应当留心（alert）。故选A。

50.H 本题考查名词词义。根据句子red means that the food is high in at least one of the three nutrients（红灯意味着至少三个营养中的一个是高的）可知，这样的食物应当有节制地（in moderation）吃。故选H。

III.Reading Comprehension

Section A

[语篇导读] 本文介绍了闲聊在日常对话中的重要分量以及形成这种情况的原因。

51.C根据下文We gossip„„可知，人们大多数时候都在谈八卦。

52.B本题考查副词词义。occasionally意为“偶尔地”； habitually意为“惯常地”； independently意为“独立地”；originally意为“起初”。原句为“我们通常用语言来干什么”故选B。

53.A根据下文“children, lovers, and colleagues”可知，本句是要表达应该怎样应对不同的社会情境，故选A。

54.D由下文的“we talk a lot about nothing in particular”可知，我们经常说一些无用的话，滥用语言，waster 更符合句意，故选D。

55.A由上文“It's not the case„„”可知，Professor Robin Dunbar认为gossip是很重要的事，故选A。

56.B由下文中“instead„„”可知，Professor Robin Dunbar不认同传统的观点，reject表示“排斥，拒绝”，故选B。

57.C由argue可知，Dunbar的观点与传统观点相反，for instance 表示“例如”； in addition 表示“此外”；on the contrary表示“相反地”；as a result表示“因此”故选C。

58.D结合下文可知，研究的是灵长类动物的行为，故选D。

59.A根据句意可知，猴子们形成团体是为了在内部发生争端和外部攻击时寻求支持，故选A。

60.C本题考查动词词义。recall表示“回想”；deny表示“否定”；conclude表示“总结”；confess表示“承认”根据句意，选C。

61.D由上文59空“monkeys form groups„„”可知，人们组成团体是为了寻求保护，团体越大，保护力度也越大。故选D。

62.D结合上下文，此空应填表示“减轻，延缓”的词，故选D。

63.B根据上下文，此空应填表示“增加，延长”的词，故选B。

64.B由上文maintain its effectiveness可知，应填effective（有效的），故选B。

65.C结合全文，本文强调了语言作用，强调在语言在人类发展过程中比身体接触更有效，故选C。

Section B

Passage A

[语篇导读] 诚实是件好事，而有时说谎对于生存也很重要。本文介绍了一些鸟和动物的欺诈行为，并且联系到对母性的怀疑。

66.D根据文章第二段倒数第二句“It pretends to have a broken wing”可知，应选D。

67.B结合倒数第三段以及全文可知，Chimpanzees, or chimps也是不诚实的动物，故选B。

68.A根据文章倒数第二段三、四句“But some clever chimps„..to share their food.”可知A正确。

69.A本文认为说谎可以帮助动物生存，并举出几个例子来证明这个观点，故选A。Passage B

[语篇导读] 本文讲述了如何考虑一个人的习惯周期来设计一个能够持续的新年决定，从而达到预期的效果。

70.C根据逻辑关系如果对问题“Do you actually enjoy the reward?”的答案是否定（No），下一步应为找到另一个奖励。故选C。

71.D根据图表中“Studies show that „„write it down”可知，应选D。

72.B结合全文可知，THE HABIT LOOP只是帮助人们达成目标的工具，人们最终的目标是在没有奖励的情况下培养习惯或坚持目标，故选B。

73.A句子“This year„„an hour.”意思是今年我看到《哈利波特》的海报时，我决定读30页的英语小说或报纸才能看半个小时的电视。所以应选A。

Passage C

[语篇导读] 如果你能成为世界上的任何人，可能是谁呢？本文介绍了了身体交换以及它带来的体验。

74.B根据上文中step into the skin of another person，以及机器的名字The Machine to Be Another 可知，swap表示“交换，故选B。

75.A由文章第三段第一句“To get used to„„having control of it”可知，B错误，C原文中没有提到，排除，由第三段中最后一句“participants really start„„person's body”可知，D错误，故选A。

76.D根据文章倒数第二段中最后一句you're less likely to think ill of them（测试后人们对不同人的偏见降低）可知，测试前他们对那些与他们不同的人有偏见，故选D。

77.C根据文章倒数第二段最后一句because your brain has internalised the feeling of being that person可知，应选C。

Section C

78.根据文章第一段最后两句可知，这里的很多人指的是“公司的股东及雇员们”，故此空填shareholders and employees

79.根据文章第三段可得知“风险管理的任意一条防御措施”，所以答案为Companies talk

to non-governmental organisations(NGOs)and to governments.或Companies create codes of conduct.或Companies devote themselves to more transparency in their operations.或Companies set common rules with their competitors to spread risks.80.根据文章第四段第二句话“„„它能够有助于创造价值。”可知，该空填create value。

81.根据文章第六段第一句及第二句话（法人的社会责任现在已被看作是一个社会主流事件。由于对社会责任的奉献大的公司项告诉世人它们良好的公民资格。）可知，该空填take social responsibilities。

第II卷(Omitted)

第五篇：2014年广东高考英语试题及答案解析

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.“Here’s the idea,” Anne says.“Anything you think there should be more of, 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 one 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 events, 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 to 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 came 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 closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above?

A.Kindness and violence can change the world.B.Kindness and violence can affect one’s behavior.C.Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.D.Kindness and violence can shape one’s 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 strangers they meet.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 practical.I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that.That’s 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 of 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 the application.After countless 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 the 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.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 schoolhouse.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 local language, and 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 the theoretical knowledge.B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C.He took pride in having contributed to the world.D.He felt honored to study English literature.37.According to the 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 leave 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

39.On arrival at the village, the author was _________.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 author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture

B.He had learned to communicate in the local 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 Ebbesmeyer 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 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 60,000 in total — fell into the ocean in a shipping accident.He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back.As expected, the company told him that they didn't.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 world's best areas for beachcombing(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.With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings 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 ocean.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 roomsB.trading fairs

C.business talksD.group meetings

42.Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _______.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 assumption?

A.By collecting information from beachcombers.B.By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.C.By searching the web for ocean currents models.D.By researching ocean currents data in the library.44.Ebbesmeyer is most famous for ________.A.traveling widely the coastal cities of the world

B.making records for any lost objects on the sea

C.running a global currents research association

D.phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea

45.What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

A.To call people's attention to ocean pollution.B.To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C.To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.D.To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.ldlife, I specialize in zoology, and I’m a good observer与monitoring wildlife相匹配。Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分40分）

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