2014年高考英语课标1卷

2014年高考英语全国1卷听力（录音+原文+答案）听力下载链接：https:///s/15fBZw6-1yj309FrPWC-lBg提取码：12342014全国卷听力试题第一部分听力(共两节，满分30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1.5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。

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 her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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。

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 pleasureB. Never mindC. Leave it aloneD. Good for you2. The paper is due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into______ night.A. a; theB. the; 不填C. a; aD. 不填；the3.An average of just 18.75cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since Californiabecame a state in 1850.A. eachB. itC. thisD. one4.Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.A. strictB. sympatheticC. stubbornD. sensitive5.I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuckin the branches of a tree.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. why6.We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like.A. attemptsB. requestsC. doubtsD. promisesst week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would goaway sooner or later.A. shareB. realizeC. ignoreD. cause8.“Every time you eat a sweet, drink green tea.” This is _____ my mother used to tell me.A. whatB. howC. thatD. whether9.No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _____ when the unexpected will happen.A. proveB. implyC. demandD. predict10.While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers withoutasking for anything ______ .A. in returnB. in commonC. in turnD. in place11.Sofia looked around at all the faces: she had the impression that she _____ most of the guestsbefore.A. has seenB. had seenC. sawD. would see12.Facing up to your problem ____ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.A. more thanB. rather thanC. along withD.or rather13.The aim of education is to teach young people to think for themselves and not follow others ______ .A. blindlyB. unwillinglyC. closelyD. carefully14.Annie Salmon, disabled, is attended throughout her school days by a nurse _______ to guard her.A. to appointB. appointingC. appointedD. having appointed15.Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _______ she could stay home and raise her family.A. now thatB. as ifC. only ifD. so that16.They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they _____ toour help.A. would have comeB. could comeC. have comeD. had come17.People won’t pay attention to you when they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying _______expression.A. fromB. overC. withD. for18.There’s no reason to be disappointed. ______, this could be rather amusing.A. Above allB. As a resultC. In additionD. As a matter of fact19.How could you ______ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months.A. turn offB. turn inC.turn downD. turn to20.—I’d like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!—OK, _______.A. help yourselfB. You will certainly make itC. just do what you likeD. I’ll make sure you get one第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

绝密★启用前2014普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国新课标卷1）英语使用地区：河南、山西、河北本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

共150分，共12页。

考试时间结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

2. 选择题必须使用2B 铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。

3. 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

注：山西卷赋分不同，满分180分。

听力30分不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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 her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be? A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book? A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(全国新课标卷1)英语答案解析第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】由对话中女士说“This is the address. How do I find it?”可知女士想找个地方，故选A2.【答案】B【解析】由对话中男士说“I can drop you off on my way.”可知，男士将送女士一程，故选B.3.【答案】C【解析】由对话中男士说今天早上已经叫了各部门负责人到他办公室，他们需要向Mr. Peterson汇报工作。

由此可知，Mr. Peterson 是公司负责人，故选C.4.【答案】B【解析】由对话中男士说“…once I started I simply couldn’t put it down”可知男士认为书很有趣，故选B 5.【答案】A【解析】由对话中女士说都已经五月份了，还得穿御寒的衣服，男士说收音机广播了好消息，说不定从明天起女士就可以穿短裤了呢。

由此可知，谈话者在谈论天气，故选A.6.【答案】B【解析】由男士说“You know there is a basketball match on TV today. Let’s just stay home and watch it.”可知男士想要看电视，所以拒绝加入女士，故选B.7.【答案】C【解析】女士邀请男士一起打乒乓球，男士不想参加，女士最后说她和海伦一起打。

由此可知，女士接下来会做运动，故选C.8.【答案】A【解析】由“I should be home from work at 5:45.”，故选A.9.【答案】C【解析】女士说也许UME电影院七点的电影更好，Jacky Chan 主演的，男士说可以。

由此可知，谈话者要去UME电影院，故选C.10.【答案】A【解析】由“So we're leaving on Monday from Hartsfield International Airport…”可知答案．故选C.11.【答案】A【解析】对话中女士说公司安排了车送他们到机场，并且公司负责这次旅行的费用。

2014年全国卷（新课标I）假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周。

下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 参考词汇：住宿--accommodation优秀范文Dear Sir/Madam,`I am a student in China and I plan to go to Britain to attend a summer school during the vacation I’ve seen your ad,and I’d like to know something more about your six-week English course. First, when will the course start and how many class hours are there per week Besides, I wish there would not be too many students in a class. I’d also like to know how much I have to pay for the course and whether accommodation is included. Would there be host family or university dormitoryI am looking forward to your early reply.Yours faithfully,Li Hua2014年全国卷（新课标II/大纲）一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”。

请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。

1. 家庭；}2. 工作；3. 业余生活。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头语已为你写好。

2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）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。

AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare 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 of5and14to 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,265Mass Avenue.Cambridge02139by Friday,February8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday,April21st.Guest speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book.Student entries will be exhibit and prizes will be given.Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served.Between March10th and March15th,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:.21.Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?A.School studentsB.Cambridge localsC.CSF winnersD.MIT artists22.When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A.On February8thB.On March10thC.On April21stD.On March15th23.What type of writing is this text?A.An exhibition guide.B.An art show review.C.An announcement.D.An official report.BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the18th and19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach its highest point,there were more than3billion passenger pigeons–a number equal to24to40percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world.Even as late as1870when their numbers had already become smaller,a flock believed to be1mile wide and320miles(about515kilometers)long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly,the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing.Where the birds were abundant,people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the mercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain,waited until pigeons had settled to feed,then threw large nets over them,taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the19th century,the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’need for wood,which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north,where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone,never to be seen again.In1897,the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons,but by then,no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for10years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County,Ohio,in1900.For a time,a few birds survived under human care.The last of them,known affectionately as Martha,died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September1,1914.24.In the18th and early19th centuries,passenger pigeons.A.were the biggest bird in the worldB.lived mainly in the south of AmericaC.did great harm to the natural environmentD.were the largest bird population in the US25.The underlined word“undoing”probably refers to the pigeons’.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution26.What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A.To seek pleasureB.To save other birdsC.To make moneyD.To protect crops27.What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A.It was ignored by the publicB.It was declared too lateC.It was unfairD.It was strictCA typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip（鞭）and a chair.The whip gets all of the attention,but it’s mostly for show.In reality,it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face,the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time.With its focus divided,the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options,the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion?How often do you have something you want to achieve（e.g.lose weight,start a business,travel more）---only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best,the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information.The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things,and so we take less action,make less progress,and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesn’t have to be that way.Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face,remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing.You just need to get started.Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people.If you have somewhere you want to go,something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become…take immediate action.If you’re clear about where you want to go,the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.28.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?A.To show off his skills.B.To trick the lion.C.To get ready for a fight.D.To entertain the audience.29.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A.They feel puzzled over choices.B.They hold on to the wrong things.C.They find it hard to make changed.D.They have to do something for show.30.What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph3?A.TolerantB.DoubtfulC.RespectfulD.Supportive31.When the world is“waving a chair in your face”,you’re advised to.A.wait for a better chanceB.break your old habitsC.make a quick decisionD.ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English,Chinese,Spanish,and Arabic,other languages are rapidly disappearing.In fact,half of the6,000-7,000languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century,according to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization(UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss,scholars from a number of organizations---UNESCO and National Geographic among them---have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin,a scientist at the Macmillan Center,Yale University,who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas,is following in that tradition.His recently published book,A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture,grows out of his experience living,looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin,who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India,Nepal,Bhutan,and China.But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials---including photographs,films,tap recordings,and field notes---which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now,through the two organizations that he has founded---the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project---Turin has started a campaign to make such documents,found in libraries and stores around the world,available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet.Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32.Many scholars are making efforts to.A.promote global languageB.rescue disappearing languagesC.search for language communitiesD.set up language research organizations33.What does“that tradition”in Paragraph3refer to?A.Having full records of the languages.B.Writing books on language teaching.C.Telling stories about language users.D.Living with the native speakers.34.What is Turin’s book based on?A.The cultural studies in India.B.The documents available at Yale.C.His language research in Bhutan.D.His personal experience in Nepal.35.Which of the following best describes Turin’s work?A.Write,sell and donate.B.Record,repair and reward.C.Design,experiment and report.D.Collect,protect and reconnect.第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

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至10页，第II卷11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，答在本试卷上无效。

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，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1.5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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。

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 her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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。

全国新课标1完形填空：As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis。

As a matter of fact, we can see this 41 at work in people of all 42 . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about 43 with their new toys。

But their 44 soon wears off and by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of 46 stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s 47 interest. When parents bring home a pet，their child 48 bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time，however，the 49 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents。

Adolescents enter high school with great 50 but are soon looking forward to 51 . The same is true of the young adults going to college。

And then, how many 52 ，who now complain (抱怨）about the long drives to work，53 drove for hours at a time when they first 54 their driver’s license (执照)? Before people retire，they usually 55 to do a lot of 56 things, which they never had 57 to do while working。

....WORD 格式整理版2013 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试-英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力1. What does the man want to do?A.Take photos.B.Buy a camera.C.Help the woman.2.What are the speakers talking about>A.A noisy nightB.Their life in townC.A place of living. 3．Where is the man now?A ． On his way. B．In a restaurant. C．At home4．What will Celia do?A ． Find a player. B．Watch a game. C．Play basketball. 5．What day is it when the conversation takes place?A ． Saturday. B． Sunday. C．Monday.听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题。

6．What is Sara going to do?A ． Buy John a gift. B． Give John a surpise C．Invite John to France. 7．What does the man think of Sara ’ s plan?A ． Funny. B．Exciting. C．Strange.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题。

8．Why does Diana say sorry to peter?A ． She has to give up her travel pan.B． She wants to visit another city.C． She needs to put off her test.9.What does Diana want Peter to do?A.Help her with her study.B.Take a book to her friend.C.Teach a geography lesson.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 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。

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，答在本试卷上无效。

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，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1.5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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。

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 her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult..B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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至10页，第II 卷11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，答在本试卷上无效。

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，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1.5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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。

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 her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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年高考英语试题全国卷1Passage 1When I was a little girl。

my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then。

And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long。

hard day at work.On that evening so long ago。

my mom placed a plate of eggs。

sausage。

and extremely burned toast in front of my dad。

I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed。

Yet all my dad didwas reach for his toast。

smile at my mom。

and ask me how my day was at school.I don’t remember what I told him that night。

but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite。

When I got up from the table that evening。

I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast。

And I’ll never et what he said: “Baby。

I love burned t oast.”Later that night。

I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned。

2014年高考英语真题新课标（I）第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare 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 speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit 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: .21. Who can take 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 10thC. On March 15th..D. On April 21st.23. What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcementD. An official report.BPassenger pigeons（旅鸽）once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accountsfrom the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks（群）so large that they darkened the sky for hours.It was calculated that when its population reach 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 United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _______.A. were the biggest bird in the worldB. lived mainly in the south of AmericaC. did great harm to the natural environmentD. Were the largest population in the US25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ _______.A. escapeB. ruinC. liberationD. evolution26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons?A. To seek pleasure.B. To save other birds.C. To make money.D. To protect crops.27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan?A. It was ignored by the public.B. It was declared too late.C. It was unfair.D. It was strict.CA typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the sametime .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , an d so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .It doesn't’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair?A. To trick the lion.B. To show off his skill .C. To get ready for a fight.D. To entertain the audience.29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?A. They feel puzzled over choices.B. They hold on to the wrong things.C. They find it hard to make changes.D. They have to do something for show.30. What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?A. TolerantB. DoubtfulC. RespectfulD. Supportive31. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.A. wait for a better chanceB. break your old habitsC. make a quick decisionD. ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations- UNESCO and National Geographic among them –have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oraltraditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded-the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project- Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes,the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32. Many scholars are making efforts to _____.A.promote global languagesB. rescue the disappearing languagesC. search for language communitiesD. set up languages research organizations.33. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.Having first records of the languagesB. Writing books on language searchingC. Telling stories about language usersD. Linking with the native speakers34. What is Turin’s book based on?A. The cultural statics in India.B. The documents available at Yale.C. His language research in Britain.D. His personal experience in Nepal.35. Which of the following best describe Turin’s Work?A. Write sell and donate.B. Record,repeat and reward.C.Collect,protect and reconnect.D.Design, experiment and report.第二节（共3小题，每小题3分，满分15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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

2014新课标1高考压轴卷英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分: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.AA rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources（资源）：land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.There are two main reasons for this. Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world’s wood supply.Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25％of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However，fewer than l％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.21. What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?A. We will lose much more than we can gain.B. Humans have begun destroying rainforests.C. People have a strong desire for resources.D. Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.22. It can be inferred from the text thatA. we can get enough resources without rainforestsB. there is great medicine potential in rainforestsC. we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained landD. the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns23. What might be the best title for the text?A. How to Save RainforestsB. How to Protect NatureC. Rainforests and the EnvironmentD. Rainforests and Medical DevelopmentBThe brown widow spider became established in Southern California in early 2000 and has become part of the local spider family in urban Los Angeles and San Diego. The brown widow spider is continuing its expansion in Southern California and could possibly move northward into Central California.The brown widow is suspected to have evolved in Africa although it was first described from South America, which adds confusion as to where it might have originated. It is a tropical and subtropical spider having established populations in Hawaii, Florida, parts of Australia, South Africa and Japan. In North America, the brown widow was restricted for many decades to the Florida peninsula. However, around the year 2000, it started showing up in other Gulf Coast states. Brown widows are now known from Texas to Georgia and South Carolina.The brown widow builds its web in protected sites around homes and in woody vegetation with branches. Some typical sites selected by brown widows for web building are empty containers such as buckets and nursery pots, mail boxes, entry way corners, under eaves, storage closets and garages, undercarriages of motor vehicles that are stationary for long periods, and the undersides of outdoorfurniture. They choose places that are more exposed than sites chosen by black widows and therefore, appear to be at higher risk for interactions with humans as far as bites are concerned.One recent study demonstrates that the brown widow spider is less poisonous than other widow species. The reason for the weaker effect of brown widow bites on humans is possibly because the brown widow does not have much poison as its larger relatives, but it is really a threat to humans as to its poison. The two major symptoms of a brown widow bite were that the bite hurt when it was given and it left a red mark. These two symptoms are not much different from the bite of normal household spiders.There is no specific information regarding the control of brown widows by farm chemicals. Most current advice is what is used for controlling spiders in general. Therefore, most commercially available farm chemicals should work on brown widows. Avoiding a mess of the house and the garage should reduce nest sites for them. Also, one should store garage items in plastic bags where there might be interactions with spiders. These items include rarely worn garments such as gardening clothes and gloves, recreational items like sports equipment (i.e., baseball gloves) and other items where spiders can crawl up into holes where fingers can be inserted.24. The author wrote this article to _______.A. announce the result of a research on spidersB. introduce the ways to get rid of the spidersC. report a new finding of the widow speciesD. warn readers against the brown widow25. From the passage we can conclude that _______.A. brown widows are spreading northwardB. the brown widow originated from AfricaC. brown widows now can be found in all countriesD. there used to be no brown widows in North America26. The third paragraph is mainly about _______.A. the brown widow’s web buildingB. the characteristics of the brown widowC. the habitat preferences of the brown widowD. the brown widow’s threaten to human beings27. It can be inferred that _______.A. brown widows can be killed with any farm chemicalsB. at present people can only control brown widow spidersC. the brown widow has more poison than the black widowD. victims bitten by the brown widow needn’t see the doctorCThe opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United states. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during the seven weeks in summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in summer.The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very coo l. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again wearing warm coats.28. This passage mainly introduces _______.A. a mountain cityB. young musiciansC. an opera houseD. the tourism in Santa Fe29. Yong singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because _______.A. the music quality is highB. they enjoy the climate thereC. they want to be famousD. they like the scenery there30. It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because _______.A. it is only a very small placeB. it is between the mountain and desertC. all the seats are sold for every showD. musicians there are from the best orchestras31. From the passage, we can learn that _______.A. the opera house is open without any roofsB. musicians always spend vacations in Santa FeC. the government advertises to attract more musiciansD. performances are held in Santa Fe only after it is darkDMy father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a ti me-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neithe r did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered ques tion we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear ----as mine was until my father’s letter----is of being a disappointment.Give your children per mission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may b e the only thing holding them back.32. We learn from the text that the author .A. lost his father when he was youngB. worked hard before he read his father’s letterC. asked his father permission to believe in himselfD. knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do33. What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?A. Children need their parents’ letters.B. Children are a fraid to be disappointed.C. His children’s fear of failure held them back.D. His father’s letter removed his fear offailing his parents.34. Which of the following is true of the author?A. He got no access to success.B. He wrote back to his father at 12.C. He was sure his parents loved him.D. He once asked his father about the letter.35. The main purpose of the text is to _______.A. describe children’s thinkingB. answer some questions children haveC. stress the importance of communicationD. advise parents to encourage their children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。

2014·新课标全国卷Ⅰ假定你是李华，计划暑假期间去英国学习英语，为期六周。

下面的广告引起了你的注意，请给该校写封信，询问有关情况(箭头所指内容)。

注意：1.词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：住宿accommodation【参考范文】Dear Sir/Madam，I am a student in China and I plan to go to Britain to attend a summer school during the vacation.I've seen your ad，and I'd like to know something more about your six-week English course.First，when will the course start and how many class hours are there per week？Besides，I wish there would not be too many students in a class.I'd also like to know how much I have to pay for the course and whether accommodation is included.Would there be host family or university dormitory?I am looking forward to your early reply.Yours faithfully，Li Hua亲爱的先生/女士，我是一名在中国的学生，我计划在假期期间去英国上暑期学校。

我看过你的广告，我想了解一下你为期六周的英语学习情况。

首先，课程什么时候开始，每周有多少课时？此外，我希望一个班的学生不要太多，我还想知道我要付多少钱是否包括住宿，是否有寄宿家庭或大学宿舍？希望早日得到你的答复。

2014高考信息卷（一）考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

第一部分听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解AMaking a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Shooting the film often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just fight. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times.The film studio is like a large factory, and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio. Churches, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films.21. Making a film is________ .A. very easyB. very difficultC. quite interestingD. quite funny22. The underlined word “shooting” in the first paragraph means _____.A. killingB. makingC. developingD. watching23. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film.B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very big.C. Shooting the film often takes many months.D. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses.24. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Making a filmB. Actors and actressesC. A directorD. Writing the storyBChildren have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee (裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who win or lose, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.Grown-ups can hardly find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it isfound that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too，in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.25. To become a leader in a game, the child has to_______.A. play wellB. wait for his turnC. be confidence in himselfD. be popular among his playmates26. What do we know about grown-ups?A. They are not interested in games.B. They find children’s games too easy.C. They don’t need a reason to play game s.D. They don’t understand children’s games.27. Why does a child like playing games?A. Because he can be someone other than himself.B. Because he can become popular among friends.C. Because he finds he is always lucky in games.D. Because he likes the place where he plays a game.28. The writer believes that _________.A. children should make better rules for their gameB. children should invite grown-ups to play with themC. children’s games can do them a lot of goodD. children play games without reasonCPaula Radcliffe, chasing a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has become a stranger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August , sa id: “Athens made me a stranger person and it made me careless about criticism(批评).”“In the past I wanted to please everyone , but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She didn’t care about criticism made at the weekend by L iz MoColgan should have rested and let her body recover after her failing in Athens.“Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn’t spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I’m sure she would have contacted me.”Instead Liz Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.“In New York I wasn’t in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race.”Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday’s race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However, Radcliffe has not ruled out (排除) in the future chasing her “final” world record time and questioned saying that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.“I don’t t hink that—although I can’t put a number on it.” said Radcliffe . “That changes from person to person.”Radcliffe is sure she can be better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States , the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometer race three years ago.Afterwards she set a “mixed course” mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.29. Radcliffe’s failure in Athens made her ________.A. develop respect for LizB. love people around her moreC. rest for five monthsD. face criticism calmly30. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ______London marathon title(s).A. fourB. threeC. twoD.one31. What can we learn from Radcliffe’s story?A. Practice makes perfect.B. Well begun is half done.C. A friend is in need is a friend indeed.D. Where there is a will, there is a way.DThe fourth-grades at Chicago’s McCormick Primary School at unaware of the difficulty in learning Chinese. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it’s becoming their third language. They’ve been hearing and using Chinese words sincekindergarten, and it’s now second nature to give a hearty“ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common fixture in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on security—useful languageslike Chinese, and pressure from them ,as well as from business leader, politicians, and parents, has driven a quick growth in the number of programs.Chicago itself is home to the largest effort to include Chinese in US public schools. The program here has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. It’s true that the number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French.Advocates (提倡者) see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as a help in a global economy where is China is growing in importance. This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world’s next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society , which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese .”Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to need to think about their career. The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”In Chicago,the trend extends beyond schools with high numbers of Asian students.“the fact that my students are 98% low-income and 99% Latino, and they are succeeding in this, tells me everyone should have a try at learning languages,”says Virginia Rivera，principal at McCormick.“We want to give our young people opportunities to advance…and Chinese is a great opportunity to survive in today’s economy,” says Richard Mr. Daley , Mayor of Chicago.32. The first paragraph is mainly written to______.A. show the importance of ChineseB. introduce the topic to be followedC. advise primary schools to teach ChineseD. prove it’s easy for children to learn language33. In the second last paragraph, the underlined word“this”probably refers to____A. the competition between Latino and Asian studentsB. the global economyC. the interesting way engage with ChinaD. the Chinese learning34. What can NOT be learned from this text?A. Most students at McCormick can speak three languages.B. Chinese is gaining its popularity in most schools in Chicago.C. French has far more speakers than Chinese does in ChicagoD. Globalization in a way makes it necessary to learn Chinese.35. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Chinese learning in ChicagoB. The ways to learn ChineseC. McCormick Primary SchoolD. Globalization and Chinese learning第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

--- I’m sorry for breaking the cup.--- Oh, ____ --I’ve got plenty.选项：A．forget itB．my pleasureC．help yourselfD．pardon me答案：A解析过程：句意:----很抱歉我把玻璃杯打碎了.---算了,我还有很多.A．forget it :算了,别提了; B．my pleasure: 别客气,用来回答谢谢;C．help yourself: 请随便用;D．pardon me:原谅我.根据句意A 符合语境,故答案选A。

考点定位：情景交际——————————题目：Unless extra money____, the theatre will close.选项：A．was foundB．findsC．is foundD．found答案：C解析过程：句意：除非发现额外的资金，否则剧院就会关门。

资金应该是被发现,因此在AC中选择。

根据主句中will 可知从句用一般现在时，主将从现。

故答案选C。

考点定位：被动语态——————————题目：Today there are more airplanes _____ more people than ever before in the skies.选项：A．carryB．carryingC．carriedD．to be carrying答案：B解析过程：根据分析句子成分可知carry 修饰airplane做后置定语，且表示主动关系，因此使用现在分词。

故答案选B。

考点定位：非谓语动词——————————Exactly ____ the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain, but it was probably around 1565.选项：A．whetherB．whyC．whenD．how答案：C解析过程：根据but后面―大概是在1565年左右‖，可知but前面想表达时间―土豆是什么时候引进到欧洲的还不确定‖，故答案选C。

2014年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅰ）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。

AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity ChallengeDare 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 speaker will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibit 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: .21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School studentsB. Cambridge localsC. CSF winnersD. MIT artists22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8thB. On March 10thC. On April 21stD. On March 15th23. What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announcement.D. An official report.BPassenger 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 reach 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 United States, making it perhaps the most abundant birds in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati.Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.By the closing decades of the 19th century, the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been damaged by Americans’ need for wood, which scattered（驱散）the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north, where cold temperatures and spring storms contributed to their decline. Soon the great flocks were gone, never to be seen again.In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.24. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons .A. were the biggest bird in the worldB. lived mainly in the south of AmericaC. did great harm to the natural environmentD. were the largest bird population in the US25. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’ .A. escapeB. ruinC. liberationD. evolution26. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? A. To seek pleasureB. To save other birdsC. To make moneyD. To protect crops27. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? A. It was ignored by the publicB. It was declared too lateC. It was unfairD. It was strictCA typical lion tamer（驯兽师）in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip （鞭）and a chair. The whip gets all of the attention, but it’s mostly for show. In reality, it’s the chair that does the important work. When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face, the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time. With its focus divided, the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next. When faced with so many options, the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion? How often do you have something you want to achieve（e.g. lose weight, start a business, travel more）--- only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress?This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best, the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information. The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things, and so we take less action, make lessprogress, and stay the same when we could be improving.It doesn’t have to be that way. Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face, remember this: All you need to do is focus on one thing. You just need to get started. Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people. If you have somewhere you want to go, something you want to accomplish, someone you want to become … take immediate action. If you’re clear about where you want to go, the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out of the way.28. Why does the lion tamer use a chair? A. To show off his skills.B. To trick the lion.C. To get ready for a fight.D. To entertain the audience.29. In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair? A. They feel puzzled over choices.B. They hold on to the wrong things.C. They find it hard to make changed.D. They have to do something for show.30. What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. TolerantB. DoubtfulC. RespectfulD. Supportive31. When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to .A. wait for a better chanceB. break your old habitsC. make a quick decisionD. ask for clear guidanceDAs more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations--- UNESCO and National Geographic among them---have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in thattradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, looking and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials---including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes---which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.Now, through the two organizations that he has founded---the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project---Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the youngers.Generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.32. Many scholars are making efforts to .A. promote global languageB. rescue disappearing languagesC. search for language communitiesD. set up language research organizations33. What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Having full records of the languages.B. Writing books on language teaching.C. Telling stories about language users.D. Living with the native speakers.34. What is Turin’s book based on? A. The cultural studies in India.B. The documents available at Yale.C. His language research in Bhutan.D. His personal experience in Nepal.35. Which of the following best describes Turin’s work? A. Write, sell and donate.B. Record, repair and reward.C. Design, experiment and report.D. Collect, protect and reconnect.第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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，选项中有两项为多余选项。