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英语全国统一考试新课标II卷
2014年全国统一考试新课标II卷
英 语
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India,myhusband,zxxkRashid,stayed in ahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.zxxk
Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.
1.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.Goshopping
B.Findahouse
C.Joinhisfamily
D.Takehisfamily
2.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.
A.afriendofhisfamily
B.aSydneypoliceman
C.aletterinhispapers
D.astrangerinSydney
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Showed
B.Sentout
C.Delivered
D.Gaveback
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FromIndiatoAustralia.
B.LivinginaaNewCountry.
C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.
D.InSearchofNewFriends.zxxk
B
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms,;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.”Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
”sayBruceAnderson.
5AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___
A.thesocialmovement
B.recyclingtechniqueszxxk
C.environmentalproblems
D.theimportanceofEarthDay
6Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?
A.Thegrass–rootslevel
B.Thebusinesscircle
C.Governmentofficials
D.Universityprofessors
7.Whathave\Americansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?
A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest
B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems
C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.
D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.
8.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Education
B.Planning
C.Greenliving
D.COreduction
C
Oneofthelatesttrend(趋势)inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.
“IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage”JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketo givehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture,”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.zxxk
LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.”BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture.”shesays.
“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.”Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders. Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”
ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.有途高考网整理
9.Whatdoesthatterm”aupair”inthetextmean?
A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown
B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome
C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren
D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.
10.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.
A.toliveinChinasomeday
B.tospeakthelanguageathome
C.tocatchupwitotherchildren
D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture
11.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmerica,
B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren
C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.
D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.zxxk
D
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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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
TipsforcookingonaTightSchedule
Frommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:
ability,moneyandtime,____16__MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:
1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthereisnothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaboutofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?
Doyouhavetherightmaterialsready?
_____17___
2.Makeyourtimeworthit.Whe