２０14年江苏高考英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节，满分2０分）
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分 5 分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有１０秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:Hｏw ｍuｃh iｓthe sｈirt?
A. ￡ 19.15．??Ｂ. ￡9. 18. ??Ｃ. ￡９．15．
答案是Ｃ。
１.Ｗhat dｏｅs the womａｎwant to do?
A.Finｄａpｌａcｅ. ?Ｂ．Buy a map. C. Geｔan addresｓ.
2.Ｗhａｔwｉll thｅmaｎdｏfor ｔhｅwｏmaｎ?
Ａ.Rｅpａir her car.??Ｂ．Giｖe her ａrｉde．??C. Pick up herａｕnt．
3．Who ｍigｈt Mr. Petｅrson ｂe?
Ａ. A neｗprofesｓｏr. ?B．Ａｄepaｒｔmｅnｔheａd. ?C. A compaｎy diｒector.
4. Ｗhat doｅｓthe maｎtｈink of ｔhe book？
Ａ．Quitｅdiｆficulｔ. B．Very iｎｔｅｒｅｓting.?C. Tｏo ｓimple．５. What are the sｐｅaｋers ｔalkｉｎｇabout?
A．Weａther.??B. Clｏｔhes．? C.Neｗｓ.
第二节（共1５小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的Ａ、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题５秒钟;听完后,各小题给出５秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第６段材料,回答第6、７题。
6. Why iｓHaｒry ｕnwillinｇto join tｈe ｗomaｎ？
Ａ．He has aｐａin in his knee. ??B. He wａnts to waｔcｈＴV. ??Ｃ. Hｅis too ｌazy．
7. Ｗhat will tｈｅｗoman probablyｄo nｅxt?
A. Ｓｔay at home. ?Ｂ. Take Harry to hospital.? C. Do some eｘerciｓｅ．
听第７段材料，回答第8、９题。
８．Wｈｅn ｗill tｈe manｂｅhomｅfrｏm ｗoｒk?
A. Aｔ5:45.?Ｂ．At 6：1５. ??? C. Aｔ6:50.
9. Ｗｈere ｗill thｅspｅａｋｅrsｇo？
A. The Grｅen Hｏｕse Cinｅma. B．The New State Cinｅｍa. ?C. The ＵＭE Ciｎemａ.
听第8 段材料,回答第10至1２题。
10.How wｉll theｓpeakeｒs go to Nｅw Ｙｏrk?
A. By ａiｒ．???B．By ｔaxi. ?Ｃ. By bus.
11. Why are thｅspeａkers makiｎg the trip?
A.Ｆoｒbuｓineｓs. ?
B. For shoppｉng. ??
C.For holiday.
1２. Whａtｉs ｔhe probaｂle reｌaｔionｓhip betweｅｎtｈｅspeａkｅrs?
A.Drivｅr aｎd pａｓsenｇｅr. ?B．Husbanｄand wife. ? C.Felｌow ｗoｒkｅrs.
听第9 段材料,回答第１3 至1６题。
13．Ｗhere ｄoeｓｔhis conversaｔion probaｂly take ｐlaｃe?
Ａ.In a restaurant．?? B.In an oｆfice．?? C.In a clａssroｏm.
14. What dｏｅs John do now?
A．He’s a tｒａineｒ. ???Ｂ. He’s a tour ｇuiｄe. ???C. Hｅ’s a colｌege stuｄenｔ.
１5. Ｈｏw mｕch ｃan a neｗpersonｅaｒn for the firsｔyeaｒ?
A. $10,50０.???
B. $１2,00０. ????Ｃ.$15,０00.
１6.Hoｗmaｎy people will the woman hｉre？
Ａ. Ｆour. ????B. Three.?????C. Two．
听第1０段材料,回答第17 至2０题。
１7.How long hasｔｈｅspｅakｅr livedｉｎ a bｉg city？
A. Ｏnｅyear. ?Ｂ.Ten ｙearｓ. ????C. Ｅｉghtｅen yeａrs.
1８.Whａt is the ｓｐeaker’s oｐiniｏn on puｂlic trａnspoｒt？
A.Ｉt’sｃomforｔabｌｅ.?B．Ｉt’ｓｔimｅ-sａvinｇ.??C. It’s cheａｐ.
19.Whａｔis ｇｏod about ｌiving inａｓmalｌtown?
A. Ｉt’ｓsafｅr. ???
B. It’s ｈealthｉer. ???
C. Iｔ’s moreｃoｎｖenｉenｔ.
２0．Whaｔｋiｎd oｆlife dｏｅs thｅspeａkeｒsｅｅｍtｏliｋｅmoｓt？
Ａ.Bｕsy. ???? B.Colourfｕl．?? C. Quieｔ.
第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节, 满分３５分)
第一节:单项填空（共15 小题; 每小题１分，满分1５分）
请阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
例：Ｉt iｓgenｅrallｙcoｎsｉderｅd ｕnwise ｔo ｇｉｖeａcｈild＿＿_＿_＿__ hｅoｒshｅwanｔs.
Ａ．ｈｏwevｅr ??B．whａteｖer C. whichevｅr ?D. wｈｅnever
答案是B。
2１. Lｅsｓｏnｓcａｎbe learnｅｄtｏfａce tｈｅfｕtuｒe，__＿_＿_＿＿hｉstoｒｙｃannot be c ｈanged．
A. thｏuｇh??Ｂ.as ???C. siｎce?Ｄ．ｕnless
22.Tｈｅbooｋｈas helｐed ｍｅｇｒｅatly iｎmｙｄaily cｏｍmunｉcation, ｅsｐecｉaｌly at woｒk _____＿__ a gｏod
impresｓｉon is ａｍust.
2016年上海市高考英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A．It is satisfactory． B．It is luxurious． C．It is old﹣fashioned． D．It is disappointing． 2．（1分）A．On August 5th． B．On August 6th． C．On August 7th． D．On August 8th． 3．（1分）A．A waiter． B．A butcher． C．A porter． D．A farmer． 4．（1分）A．In a theatre． B．In a library． C．In a booking office． D．In a furniture store． 5．（1分）A．She expected to a better show． B．She could hardly find her seat． C．She wasn't interested in the show． D．She didn't get a favourable seat． 6．（1分）A．The woman often eats out for breakfast．
2014年高考英语（北京卷）完形填空真题含答案详解 The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often 1_ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page. All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who 2 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this 3_ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her. But how could I help her 4 in with us? There had to be a 5_ . One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had 6 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) 7_ copy. I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming 8_ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 9_ . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who the n showed us a poster she had painted 10_ the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough11 . Could you help me, Suzy?” On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s 12 were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different. “And finally,” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n)_13_award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students 14 them.” I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw 15 well?” Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ 16 this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 17 ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!” Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried. I 18 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never 19 anything in her whole life. Everyone started to 20 their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
2014年高考英语试题及答案全国卷2
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试新课标II卷 英语 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。 注意事项： 1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑． A Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them
Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely 主语that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work主语. Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved定语. For example, people volunteer to express personal values 定语related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships宾语. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract定语. People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation 状语from an internal factor (e.g., “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”).When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this
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2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷） 英语试卷 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡和答题卷一并交回。 考生注意： 1．本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。 2．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号、校验码，并用铅笔在答题卡上正确涂写准 考证号和效验码。 3．第Ⅰ卷（1—16小题，25—80小题）由机器阅卷，答案必须全部涂写在答题卡上。考试应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。 注意试题题号和答题卡编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改 时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷 上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第Ⅰ卷中的第17—24小题，第 81—84小题和第Ⅱ卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸 上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上一律不给分。 第Ⅰ卷（共105分） L listening comprehension Section A Directions In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a
question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．A．A shop assistant. B．A dentist C．An cloarician D．A bank clerk. 2．A．The exam score. B．The world news. C．A soccer match. D．A basketball team. 3．A．At a post office B．At a flower shop C．At a department store. D．At a bus station 4．A．5 hours B．7 hours C．9 hours D．10 hours 5．A．Tim’s not seriously injured B．Tim will get to the hospital quickly. C．The woman’s heard all about Tim’s illness. D．The woman doesn’t know how Tim is now. 6．A．She isn’t the mood to travel. B．France is too far for family holiday. C．Family holiday no longer interests her D．She has had too many holidays this year.
徐老师 北京市2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 (满分120分，考试时间100分钟) 第一部分：知识运用(共两节，45分） 第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分,共15分) 1.—Hi,I'm Peter.Are you new here?I haven't seen you around？ —Hello,Peter.I'm Bob.I just________on Monday. A.start B.have started C.started D. had started 2.__________we don't stop climate change,many animals and plants in the world will be gone. A.Although B.While C.If D. Until 3.__________along the old Silk Road is an interesting and rewarding experience A.Travel B.Traveling C.Having traveled D.Traveled 4.Susan had quit her well-paid job and________as a volunteer in the neighborhood. When I visited her last year A.is working B.was working C.has worked D.had worked 5.She and her family bicycle to work,__________helps them keep fit A.which B.who C.as D.that 6.During the Mid-Autumn Festival,family members often gather together__________ a meal,admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes. A.share B.to share C.having shared D.shared 7.China's high-speed railways__________from9,000to25,000kilometers in the past few years. A.are growing B.have grown C.will grow D.had grown 8.In any unsafe situation,simply________the button and a highly-trained agent will get you the help you need. A.press B.to press C.pressing D.pressed 9.A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who__________in the mountains
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江） 英语试题 选择题部分（共80分） 第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分） 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1. ---I am going to Spain fort a holiday soon. --- ______. A. It’s my pleasure B. Never mind C. Leave it alone D. Good for you 2. The paper is due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into ______ night. A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. a; a D. 不填；the 3.An average of just 18.75cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since California became a state in 1850. A. each B. it C. this D. one 4.Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame. A. strict B. sympathetic C. stubborn D. sensitive 5.I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree. A. when B. where C. which D. why 6.We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like. A. attempts B. requests C. doubts D. promises https://www.doczj.com/doc/3315094688.html,st week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later. A. share B. realize C. ignore D. cause 8.“Every time you eat a sweet, drink green tea.” This is _____ my mother used to tell me. A. what B. how C. that D. whether 9.No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _____ when the unexpected will happen. A. prove B. imply C. demand D. predict 10.While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything ______ . A. in return B. in common C. in turn D. in place 11.Sofia looked around at all the faces: she had the impression that she _____ most of the guests
2015年江苏省高考英语 《考试说明》词汇表 ▲本词汇表尽管已经人工全力校对，但挂一漏万仍在所难免，如有疑问请查询《2015考试说明》或词典确认(格式及排版不足请忽略)。 A 1. a (an) art. 一(个、件…) 2.abandon v. 放弃,遗弃 3.ability n. 能力; 才能 4.able a.能够;有能力的 5.abnormal a.反常的,不正常的 6.aboard prep. / adv.搭乘 7.abolish v.废除,废止 8.abortion n.流产；（计划等）失败，夭折 9.about ad.大约;到处;四处prep.关于;在各处;四处 10.above prep.在…上面a.上面的ad.在…之上 11.abroad ad. 到(在)国外a.往国外的 12.abrupt a.突然,意外的,粗鲁的 13.absence n. 不在,缺席 14.absent a. 缺席, 不在 15.absolute a.纯粹的,绝对的 16.absorb v.吸收,吸取 17.abstract a./ n.抽象的;精粹,摘要 18.absurd a. 荒谬的；可笑的 19.abundant a.丰富的,充足的 20.abuse v.滥用,辱骂 21.academic a. / n. 学术上的;大学生,教师 22.academy n.研究院,学会;专门学校 23.accelerate v.增速,加速 24.accent n. 口音,音调 25.accept vt. 接受 26.acceptable a. 值得接受的, 可接受的 27.access n./ v. 接近,进入,通道;存取 28.accessible a.易到手的,易接近的 29.accident n. 事故,意外的事 30.accommodation n.住宿设备,便利 31.accompany v.伴随,伴奏 32.accomplish v.完成,实现,达到 33.according to prep. 按照,依据 34.account n. /v. 账目;描述 35.accountant n.会计师,会计人员 36.accumulate v累积；积聚 37.accuracy n.正确,精确 38.accuse v.控告,告发 39.accustomed a.习惯的,惯常的 40.ache vi./ n. 痛,疼痛 41.achieve vt. 达到,取得42.achievement n.完成,成就 43.acid n. / a.酸的,刻薄的 44.acknowledge v.承认,认为 45.acquire v.学得,获得 46.acquisition n.获得,取得 47.acre n.英亩 48.across prep. 横过,穿过 49.act n.法令,条例v.表演,扮演,演出;行动,做事 50.action n. 行动 51.active a. 积极的,主动的 52.activity n. 活动 53.actor n. 男演员 54.actress n. 女演员 55.actual a. 实际的; 现实的 56.AD n. 公元 57.ad (缩) =advertisement n.广告 58.adapt v.使适应,使适合;改编 59.add vt. 添加,增加
2014年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试 上海英语试卷 考生注意： 1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（笫1-12页）和第Ⅱ卷（第13页）， 全卷共13页。所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 3.答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码貼在指定位置上， 在答題纸反面清楚地填写姓名。 4.本文档由上海高考基地高考英语命题研究组校对版权归上海考试院所有。 第I卷（共103分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. policewoman. B. A judge. C. A reporter. D. A waitress. 2. A. Confident. B. Puzzled. C. Satisfied. D. Worried. 3. A. At a restaurant. B. At a car rental agency. C. In a bank. D. In a driving school. 4. A. A disaster. B. A new roof. C. A performance. D. A TV station. 5. A. Catch the train. B. Meet Jane. C. Get some stationery. D. Clean the backyard. 6. A. Ask for something cheaper. B. Buy the vase she really likes. C. Protect herself from being hurt. D. Bargain with the shop assistant. 7. A. Use a computer in the lab. B. Take a chemistry course. C. Help him revise his report. D. Gel her computer repaired. 8. A. Amused. B. Embarrassed. C. Shocked. D. Sympathetic. 9. A. She doesn't plan to continue studying next year. B. She has already told the man about her plan. C. She isn’t planning to leave her u niversity. D. She recently visited a different university. 10. A. It spoke highly of the mayor. B. It misinterpreted the mayor’s speech. C. It made the mayor’s view clearer. D. It earned the mayor’s sp eech accurately.
绝密★启封并使用完毕前 2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语（北京卷） 本试卷共16页，共150分。考试时间为120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：听力理解（共三节：30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分） 听下面 5 段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后，你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 例： What is the man going to rend? A. A newspaper B. A magazine C. A book 答案是 A 1. What juice does the man order? A. Lemon B. Apple C. Orange 2. What subject does the man like best? A. History. B. Biology. C. Chemistry. 3. Where is the woman from? A. Britain. B. Russia. C. America. 4. What kind of student bus pass does the woman want? A. Weekly. B. Monthly. C. Yearly. 5. What are the two speakers going to nuy for Mary’s birthday? A. A bicycle. B. A pen. C. A book. 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分） 听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或 独白你将听两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I) 英语 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1页至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至13页。 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，搭载本试卷上无效。 4. 第Ⅰ卷听力部分满分30分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。 5. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A.￡ 19.15 B.￡ 9.18 C.￡ 9.15 答案是C。 1.What does the woman want to do ? A. Find a place B. Buy a map C.Get an address 2. What will the man do for the woman? A. Repair her car B.Give her a ride C.Pick up a aunt 3. Who might Mr Peterson be? A. new professor B.A department head C.A company director 4. What does the man think of the book? A.Quite different B.Very interesting C.Too simple 5.What are the speakers talking about? A.Weather B.Clothes. C.News.
Freedom and Responsibility Freedom’s challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it. Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses. In Greece, in Athens (雅典), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state. But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(山西新课标 I) 英语 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge! The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world. Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th. Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served. Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: https://www.doczj.com/doc/3315094688.html,. 21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. 22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th. C. On April 21st. D. On March 15th. 23. What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report. B Passenger pigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours. It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the