2014年湖北省高考压轴卷英语带解析

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共16页，81题。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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。

1. What is Linda?A. A writer.B. A student.C. A teacher.2. What is the man afraid of?A. Having an accident.B. Missing the interview.C. Saying something wrong.3. What does the woman want to do?A. To return a jacket.B. To change a jacket.C. To buy another jacket.4. Why does the man feel upset?A. A guy stole his clothes.B. He found his clothes ugly.C. Someone said he was ugly.5. What does the woman mean?A. She disbelieves her son.B. She feels very sorry for her son.C. She wants her son to use a new key.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

2014湖北省高考压轴卷英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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. £ 9.15．C. £ 9.18．答案：B1. What season is it now?A. Summer.B. Autumn.C. Winter.2. How might the woman feel?A. Satisfied.B. Annoyed.C. Excited.3. What does the woman want to know?A. What the time is now.B. Where the bar is.C. Who the lady is.4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Clean the car.B. Brush her teeth.C. Leave the house.5. What does the man offer to do?A. Fix the car for the woman.B. Give the woman a ride.C. Call a taxi for the woman.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语答案解析（正式版）本试题卷共16页，81题。

全卷满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

★祝考试顺利★注意事项：答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。

用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。

写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。

考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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.£9.15.C.£9.18.答案：B1. What is Linda?A. A writer.B. A student.C. A teacher.2. What is the man afraid of?A. Having an accident.Missing the interview.Saying something wrong.3.What does the woman want to do?To return a jacket.To change a jacket.To buy another jacket.4. Why does the man feel upset?A guy stole his clothes.He found his clothes ugly.Someone said he was ugly.5.What does the woman mean?A. She disbelieves her son.B．She feels very sorry for her son.C. She wants her son to use a new key.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

2014新课标高考压轴卷英语第二部分: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30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.ADoes a Tea Break Make You More Efficient?China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong, 5,000 years ago. Britain‟s relationship with tea is much shorter, but tea enjoys pride of place as the UK‟s national drink. According to the UK Tea Council, British people drink an average of three cups a day or a national total of 165 million cups every day.With figures like these, it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain. A recent survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to making, buying and drinking tea and coffee. That is, £400 a year is lost in working hours per employee, or 190 days over a lifetime. So, should employers be worried about this lost working time, or does the tea break make up in other ways?One argument is that caffeine improves mental state: a drink of tea or coffee can make you active and focus on work.Professor Rogers of the University of Bristol disagrees. After years of studying caffeine he sees nothing can prove that. “Workers would perform equally well if not drinking it at all,” he says. “But if they‟re often drinking it and then go without, they‟ll feel tired and won‟t work well.”Psychologist Cooper instead emphasizes the role tea breaks play in office life, and in building social relationships. “We need to make people more active and see other people. The tea break is one way of doing this,” says Cooper.And Professor Roger s also points out the comfort effect of a hot drink: “We warm our hands on them on a cold day; they‟re comforting and play a big role in our everyday life. Whatever the caffeine‟s doing, I‟d say these 24 minutes aren‟t wasted.”21. What is the passage mainly about?A. Tea Breaks cannot make people more active at work.B. British people drink more tea than people in other countries.C. Tea break plays an important role in people‟s life in Britain.D. A lot of time has been wasted drinking tea in the working day.22. We learn from a recent survey that in Britain _______.A. £400 is lost in working hours for each personB. tea breaks take up 24 minutes in a working dayC. people spends 190 days drinking tea and coffee each yearD. people drink 165 million cups in working hours every day23. What‟s Psychologist Coopers‟ attitude towards tea break?A. Doubtful.B. Uncertain.C. Negative.D. Positive.BI suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water andkeeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf wa s washed clean over the mother‟s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calfWhile I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother‟s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.24．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.A．the calf was about to fall into the river B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC．the calf was washed away by the rising waterD．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water25．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?A．By putting it on a safe spot B．By pressing it against her bodyC．By taking it away with her D．By carrying it on her back26．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant‟s roaring?A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of dangerC．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note27．What can be the best title for the text?A．A Mother‟s Love B．A Brave ActC．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and DeathCIt is possible to do many simple tricks with numbers. Here is one trick. It has seven steps.First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Lemon Street, you would write down 73.Next, double(翻一倍) it. In other words, multiply(乘) it by two. Then, add five to this doubled number. For example, if your address was 73and you doubled it, you would get 146. Then, if you added five, you‟d get 151.So, to repeat the first three steps, write down your house number, double it, and add five.Fourth, multiply this number by 50. In our example here, if you multiply 151 by 50, you‟ll get 7550.The fifth step is t o add your age to this total. For example, if you‟re 26years old, you should add 26 to this total. In our example here, the result would be 7550 plus 26, you‟ll get 7576.Sixth, you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7576 is 7941.The seventh and final step is this: subtract(减) 615 from the number that you have. In our example, 7941 minus 615 is 7326.The result here, 7-3-2-6, is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73is the address that we started with, and 26is the age that we used.If you follow these seven steps with any address and the age of any person. You will get the same result.28. According to the trick, what number can you get if you are 16 years old and your house number is 85？A. 1685B. 8516C. 8165D. 165829. How can your age number appear at the last part of the result?A. It‟s really a trick.B. By taking all the steps except Step1 and Step 2.C. By taking Step 6and Step 7.D. By taking all the steps.30. What‟s the secret of the trick?A. It‟s impossible to know.B. By taking Step 2 and Step 4, we get the formula(公式)：your address number ×2×50.C. By taking all the steps except 1 and 2, we get the formula: 5×50+your age number+365－615=your age number.D. Both B and C.31. Is it possible for us to design another program of getting the same result？A. No, it‟s impossible to find out another way.B. No problem.C. I‟m not sure.D. It‟s nothing but a trick.DIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I‟m so glad I did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all，it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn‟t believe it ——there aren‟t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. “She‟s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,” my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.32. The author says “I‟m so glad I did.”(in Para.2)because __________.A. he witnessed the whole process of fishingB. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaC. he experienced the rescue of the whalesD. he spent the weekend with his family33. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.A. the shape of the harbourB. the arms of the bayC. the still water in the channelD. the long coast line34. The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too longB. the whirlpools she had made were not big enoughC. she had no other whales around to turn to for helpD. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction35. What is the theme of the story?A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happinessB. Fishing provides excitement for childrenC. It‟s necessary to live in harmony with animalsD. It‟s vital to protect the environment第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

湖北卷英语真题答案解析新东方在线版2014 年湖北卷英语真题答案分析（新东方在线版）新东方在线举国瞩目的 2014 高考已结束，新东方在线高考名师团队第一时间对 2014 高考英语真题进行了评论，希望能对考生、家长有所帮助，也希望对 2015 高考考生供给借鉴。

以下是武汉高考英语名师团队对湖北省英语真题的分析和评论。

一、多项选择试2013 高考2014 高考卷题号21名词辨析名词辨析22名词辨析名词辨析23动词辨析动词辨析24动词辨析动词辨析25介词短语辨析动词短语辨析26动词短语辨析动词短语辨析27形容词辨析形容词辨析28形容词辨析形容词辨析29副词辨析辨析副词辨析30介词短语辨析介词短语辨析21.Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to highereducation.A talentB motivationC qualificationD technique【答案】BA talent天才，才华B motivation 动机C qualification资格，条件D technique 技巧，技术【分析】此题考察的是名词辨析。

她写作的动机是出于对女性获取高等教育权益的盼望。

【难度说明】中等22. When Richard said,“ you are much more agreeable and prettier now.”Joan’ s turned red at the unexpected _______.A contributionB complimentC comparisonD command【答案】 B【分析】此题考察的是名词辨析。

A contribution贡献B compliment奉承，夸赞C comparison对照D command命令，指挥当瑞秋说：“你此刻变得更讨人喜欢，更美丽了。

2014·湖北卷(课标英语)第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ________ and weaknesses.A．strengths B．benefitsC．techniques D．values答案：A21．[2014·湖北卷] Her ________ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.A. motivationB. qualificationC. talentD. technique21. A考查名词的含义。

motivation 动机；qualification 资格；talent天分，天赋；technique 技巧，技术。

句意：她写作的动力是为了一个愿望，即让女性得到更高等教育的权利。

22. [2014·湖北卷] When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now，”Joan's face turned red at the unexpected ________．A. commandB. comparisonC. complimentD. contribution22. C考查名词的含义。

command 命令，指令，掌握；comparison比较；compliment 恭维；contribution贡献。

句意：当理查德说道“现在的你更讨人喜欢，更漂亮了”时，由于这个意想不到的恭维，乔安的脸变红了。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）（7.5分）1.（1.5分）What is Linda?A、A writer．B、A student．C、A teacher．正确答案：C解析：略2.（1.5分）What is the man afraid of?A、Having an accident．B、Missing the interview．C、Saying something wrong．正确答案：C解析：略3.（1.5分）What does the woman want to do?A、To return a jacket．B、To change a jacket．C、To buy another jacket．正确答案：B解析：略4.（1.5分）Why does the man feel upset?A、A guy stole his clothes．B、He found his clothes ugly．C、Someone said he was ugly．正确答案：B解析：略5.（1.5分）What does the woman mean?A、She disbelieves her son．B、She feels very sorry for her son．C、She wants her son to use a new key．正确答案：A解析：略第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）（22.5分）6.（1.5分）Why isn’t Jenny at the store?A、She left work early．B、She’s late for work．C、She’s been out of work．正确答案：A解析：略7.（1.5分）How does the man feel about Jenny?A、Angry．B、Curious．C、Concerned．正确答案：A略8.（1.5分）What is lying on the railway tracks?A、A man．B、A rock．C、A trunk．正确答案：C解析：略9.（1.5分）What are the speakers about to do?A、To move the rock．B、To wave the T-shirt．C、To find something red．正确答案：B解析：略10.（1.5分）What does the man want to talk about?A、Lucy’s poor health．B、Lucy’s school education．C、Lucy’s work performance．正确答案：C解析：略11.（1.5分）What did the customer at Table 4 do that annoyed Lucy?A、He praised her．B、He made a complaint．C、He ordered the special offer．正确答案：A解析：略12.（1.5分）Why is Lucy in low spirits?A、She hasn’t made a plan．B、She hasn’t realized her dream．C、She hasn’t become a good waitress．正确答案：B解析：略13.（1.5分）How does the woman think Mark feels?A、Anxious．B、Unhappy．C、Frightened．正确答案：C解析：略14.（1.5分）What was Catherine doing when the speakers got home?A、Reading her books．B、Playing with her friends．C、Chatting with the operator．正确答案：C解析：略15.（1.5分）What does the woman want to ensure?A、Mark can pass the exam．B、Mark can help people in need．C、Mark can apply what he’s learned．正确答案：C略16.（1.5分）What will the speakers do for Mark?A、Keep a record of his reactions．B、Create an unexpected situation．C、Write down their own experiences．正确答案：B解析：略17.（1.5分）When did the magician first perform professionally?A、In 1964．B、In 1968．C、In 1972．正确答案：B解析：略18.（1.5分）What made the magician world famous?A、His TV show．B、His global tours．C、His teaching job．正确答案：A解析：略19.（1.5分）Which does the magician think is his greatest achievement?A、Project Magic．B、Box office records．C、The Magic of ABC．正确答案：A解析：略20.（1.5分）How is the magician different from other magicians?A、He practises hard．B、He believes in wonder．C、He started his career early．正确答案：B解析：略第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.At the 31 of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I 32 a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a 33 , permanent campsite in the park, and 34 , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an 35 for the following day.The park was 36 , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We 37 climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to 38 our camp.Having survived that night, we were 39 that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our 40 and gave us a beautiful campsite.That evening, 41 , we learned about the canyon 42 . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay 43 in the dark until the winds died away.44 the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and 45 the little money my wife 46 by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful 47 . For a time after our business 48 I thought I might lose my family as well.Living in the tiny 49 with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself 50 for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!31. A. back B. edge C. centre D. entrance32. A. sponsored B. published C. noticed D. answered33. A. safe B. free C. convenient D. beautiful34. A. in return B. in time C. in short D. in turn35. A. attempt B. agreement C. appeal D. appointment36. A. crowded B. dangerous C. ideal D. quiet37. A. repeatedly B. immediately C. eventually D. calmly38. A. attack B. leave C. pass D. search39. A. satisfied B. determined C. confident D. aware40. A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions41. A. moreover B. therefore C. meanwhile D. however42. A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails43. A. shaking B. quarrelling C. mourning D. aching44. A. After B. Between C. During D. Beyond45. A. give away B. hand out C. live on D. put aside46. A. borrowed B. earned C. posted D. raised47. A. business B. career C. family D. image48. A. started B. failed C. expanded D. declined49. A. truck B. park C. house D. camp50. A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ABefore I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked, though.There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room next to mine. His appearance created an atmosphere of tension. He spent the entire session running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that this boy’s teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the boy ran in. I told my co-worker that I would take care of him.I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess. But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I slipped into the conversation:“So what happened today?”It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him, the gate that was slowly opening would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn’t let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.51. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ______.A. was accused of destroying propertyB. was told not to yell at other childrenC. was made to do things against his willD. was blamed for creating an air of tension52. Why didn’t the author do anything about the boy’s bad behavior at first?A. She didn’t want to make it worse.B. She didn’t mind the huge mess at all.C. She was tired of shouting and threats.D. She hadn’t thought of a coping strategy.53. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by ______.A. playing games with himB. giving him a good suggestionC. describing his teacher’s feelingsD. avoiding making critical remarks54. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?A. He was sorry about his reputation.B. He was regretful about his behavior.C. He was fearful of the author’s warning.D. He was sad for the author’s misunderstanding.BLondon’s newest skyscraper (摩天大楼) is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. At a height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard has completely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better.The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. When he began designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖顶). He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. The sides of the building aren’t regular. So the building has an unusual shape. It looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And that is how the building got the name: the Shard. Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is part of a great London tradition. The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or the tall masts (桅杆) of the ships that were once on the river Thames.The Shard has 87 floors. At the top, there is an observatory. At the moment the building is empty, but eventually there will be a five-star hotel. There will also be top quality restaurants, apartments and offices.Before buildi ng work began, a lot of people didn’t want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city.Other critics don’t like what the Shard seems to represent. They say that the Shard shows how London is becoming more unequal. Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive private apartments and stay in the hotel. But the people who live near the Shard are among the poorest in London. So the Shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich and the poor.The Shard now dominates the London skyline. It is not certain, however, that ordinary London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city.55. London’s newest skyscraper is called the Shard because of ______.A. its costB. its sizeC. its shapeD. its height56. When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to ______.A. change London’s skylineB. inherit Lond on’s traditionC. imitate the Egyptian styleD. attract potential visitors57. The critics who refer to social division think the Shard ______.A. is only preferred by the richB. is intended for wealthy peopleC. is far away from the poor areaD. is popular only with Londoners58. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. The Shard: Cheers and ClapsB. The Shard: Work of a Great ArchitectC. The Shard: New Symbol of London?D. The Shard: A Change for the Better?CWorking with a group of baboons (狒狒) in the Namibian desert, Dr. Alecia Carter of the Department of Zoology, Cambridge University set baboons learning tasks involving a novel food and a familiar food hidden in a box. Some baboons were given the chance to watch another baboon who already knew how to solve the task, while others had to learn for themselves. To work out how brave or anxious the baboons were, Dr. Carter presented them either with a novel food or a threat in the form of a model of a poisonous snake.She found that personality had a major impact on learning. The braver baboons learnt, but the shy ones did not learn the task although they watched the baboon perform the task of finding the novel food just as long as the brave ones did. In effect, despite being made aware of what to do, they were still too shy to do what the experienced baboon did.The same held true for anxious baboons compared with calm ones. The anxious individuals learnt the task by observing others while those who were relaxed did not, even though they spent more time watching.This mismatch between collecting social information and using it shows that personality plays a key role in social learning in animals, something that has previously been ignored in studies on how animals learn to do things. The findings are significant because they suggest that animals may perform poorly in cognitive (认知的) tasks not because they aren’t clever enough to solve them, but because they are too shy or nervous to use the social information.The findings may impact how we understand the formation of culture in societies through social learning. If some individuals are unable to get information from others because they don’t associate with the knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.59. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The design of Dr. Carter’s research.B. The results of Dr. Carter’s research.C. The purpose of Dr. Carter’s research.D. The significance of Dr. Carter’s research.60. According to the research, which baboons are more likely to complete a new learning task?A. Those that have more experience.B. Those that can avoid potential risks.C. Those that like to work independently.D. Those that feel anxious about learning.61. Which best illustrates the “mismatch” mentioned in Paragraph 4?A. Some baboons are intelligent but slow in learning.B. Some baboons are shy but active in social activities.C. Some baboons observe others but don’t follow them.D. Some baboons perform new tasks but don’t concentrate.62. Dr. Carter’s findings indicate that our culture might be formed through ______.A. storing informationB. learning from each otherC. understanding different peopleD. travelling between social groupsYou’ve flown halfway around the world; you’ve sniffed out this place that nobody in Falongland or Thailand seems to have ever heard of; so what on earth is there to do here? You consider this question as you sink into an old wooden beach chair that holds you above the sand.It was a long journey from Bangkok to Huaplee. By the time you found the bus station and got yourself sorted out, it took almost as long as the flight from Falongland.Huaplee is located just south of Hua Hin, about two hundred kilometres from Bangkok, down the west side of the Gulf of Thailand. Not many tourists find this place, and the ones that do wonder if finding it has been their purpose all along.There’s an apparent laziness that surrounds you here. It’s what this place offers, and it’s free of charge. The small waves that tap the shoreline seem to slow everything down. You settle into your beach chair in preparation for a long rest. You sit there and watch the sea.It’s early afternoon, so the cook comes out and asks what you’d like to eat this evening. Before long he’s rushed off to the market to buy the ingredients for whatever it was that you ordered—every meal fresh and to order. No menu here.There is no poolside noise here but just that wonderfully warm, clear blue sea. There’s no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature.For now you just count your blessings (福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe (脚趾). You don’t have to worry about being late for work. You don’t have to do anything.The beach to your right stretches off to the horizon (地平线), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; it’s unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.Normally you’re the type who can’t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you’re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world.“How could it take me so long to find it?” you wonder.63. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach, ______.A. he found it unworthwhileB. he failed to sort himself outC. he became sensitive to smellD. he had difficulty in finding it64. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?A. No menu.B. Free food.C. Self service.D. Quick delivery.65. In the author’s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he ______.A. sits in a beach chairB. forgets his daily routineC. plans a detailed scheduleD. draws pictures in the sand66. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?A. He shouldn’t have counted his blessings.B. He should have understood the wonder of nature.C. He shouldn’t have spent so much time on the trip.D. He should have come to the place earlier.For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的) columns.If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience—one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothi ng in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it,” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mix ture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.Today, as the world’s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”—are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.67. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. The general view of elevators.B. The particular interests of experts.C. The desire for a remarkable machine.D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.68. The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is ______.A. to contrast their functions with elevators’B. to emphasize the importance of elevatorsC. to reveal their secret war against elevatorsD. to explain people’s preference for elevators69. According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other lifeexperiences?A. Vertical direction.B. Lack of excitement.C. Little physical space.D. Uncomfortable conditions.70. The author urges readers to consider ______.A. the exact number of elevator loversB. the serious future situation of elevatorsC. the role of elevators in city developmentD. the relationship between cars and elevators七选五：Parents and doctors have the same worry over especially low birthweight newborns. 71 A trend has therefore developed to make special formulas(配方)of extra nutrients and protein-rich foods for these tiny babies. Unfortunately, a British study has found that this practice could have negative long term effects, such as high blood pressure in adulthood.Between 1993 and 1995, Atul Singhal of the Institute of Child Health and his colleagues researched 299 full-term newborns, each of whom weighed very little for their age. The babies’moms had decided not to breastfeed(用母乳喂养).72 The rest received a formula with more nutrients and 28 percent more protein than the standard formula. The growth of all of these children was compared to that of 175 similarly low birthweight babies whose mothers had chosen to breastfeed their children for their first 9 months. 73 They found 83 babies from the normal-formula group,70 babies from the extra-formula group, and 95 babies from the breast fed group. 74 According to the latest data, children who had received the extra formula had significantly higher blood pressures than those in the other two groups.Seven human tests have indeed shown that when infants are overfed before being stopped breastfeeding, they have an increased possibility to become fat as youngsters.No matter how big a child is at birth, he or she will probably reach the same adult height no matter how quickly the baby grows. But reaching one’s adult size at a slow-to-moderate speed may have a lot of benefits, as Singhal says. 75A. Half of these children were given a normal infant(幼儿) formula for 9 monthsB. When they grow up, they might have high blood pressure.C. These babies have very little energy because they are so small.D. Six to eight years later, the researchers gave the children a series of measurements and tests.E. The results were quite surprising.F. Tiny babies will grow much slower if they are not specially fed.G. His advice to parents: Be patient. Don’t rush a child’s growth.语法填空：In my 18 years of life, there have been many things. University days are the best part of them. I can never forget the days when I stepped into my university. I 16 (impressed) by its garden-like campus, its enthusiastic students and especially its learning atmosphere. I once fell in love with it.After the 17 (tire) military training, I got absolutely absorbed in my studies. The classes given by the teachers are excellent. They provide us with information not only from our textbooks18 from many other sources. They easily arouse my insatiable desire to take in as 19 asI can.Frankly speaking, at first I had some difficulty 20 (follow) the teachers. However, through my own efforts 21 thanks to my teachers’ guidance, I made remarkable progress. Now I’ve benefited a lot from lectures and m any other academic reports.Learning is a long process; I’ll keep exploring in the treasure house of knowledge to 22 (rich) myself. This summer I got out of 23 ivory tower and entered the real world. A publishing house offered me a part-time job in compilation and revision.At the beginning I was looked down 24 by my colleagues. But they were really surprised 25 I translated seven English articles of about 5,000 words in one day. Gradually, they began to look at me with respectful eyes.短文改错：What should you do wh en your parents become angr ily? If your parents got mad, try to have aconversation with them about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually will try tochange, but they will take some time because they get angry all their life, and that is all they know.You might have to change for your method a couple of times. Do any nice things for your parentsthat they don’t expect—like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean the floors. If thisdoesn’t work, bring in friend that you feel comfortable, and have him or her help you.湖北卷参考答案31-35 DCBAD 36-40 ABBCA 41-45 DAACC 46-50 BCBADA篇: CADB B篇：CBBD C篇：ADCB D篇：DABD E篇：ABCC七选五：CADEG语法填空：What should you do wh en your parents become angr ily? If your parents got mad, try to have a conversation with them about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually will try to change, but they will take some time because they get angry all their life, and that is all they know. You might have to change for your method a couple of times. Do any nice things for your parents that they don’t expect—like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean the floors. If this doesn’t work, bring in friend that you feel comfortable, and have him or her help you.。