泄露天机高考信息卷英语五.docx

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泄露天机高考信息卷英语五

泄露天机—2014高考信息卷（五）

考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

《当代中学生报》英语研究中心

第一部分：

听力

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1.Whatistheweatherlike?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inthestore.B.Attheschool.C.Athome.

3.Whenmustthecamerasbereturned?

A.Before8:

00am.B.Before8:

00pm.

C.Bythenextday.

4.Whatcanweknowaboutthemanaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Hedoesn’tlikehigh-speedtravel.

B.Heisinterestedinhigh-speedtravel.

C.Heasksthewomantotravelbytrain.

5.Whatdidthemantellthewomantodo?

A.Toseehimthisweek.

B.TocallhimonTuesday.

C.Togohomeandwaitforhiscall.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aboutapieceofcake.

B.Aboutwhatachildisabletodo.

C.Abouttheopinionofadriver’stest.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanfeltthetestwaseasy.

B.Achildcouldhavepassedthetest.

C.Themanwantedtohaveapieceofcake.

8.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Friends.B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Strangers.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointhevacation?

A.Gohiking.B.Gorafting.

C.Dorockclimbing.

10.Wherecanthemanfindanothersetforthewoman?

A.Fromhisfriend.B.Fromhisbrother.

C.Inhisgarage.

11.Whoelsealsowantstogo?

A.Thewoman’ssister.B.Lucy.

C.Theman’sbrother.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Tocallataxiforher.

B.Tohaveatripwithher.

C.Totakegoodcareofthehouse.

13.WhywillthewomangotoItaly?

A.Dosomejobs.B.Spendaholiday.

C.Seesomefriends.

14.WhatistheweatherlikeinItalynow?

A.Rainyanddamp.B.Fineandmild.

C.Windyanddry.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutmainly?

A.Howtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.

B.Comparingcitylifewiththecountrylife.

C.Discussingwheretospendtheirholiday.

16.Whatwillthewomandowhenshewantssomethingtoread?

A.Gotoalocallibrarytoborrowsome.

B.Waitforamobilelibrarytocall.

C.Godowntowntobuysomefrombookshops.

17.Whyisthewomantiredofthebeautifulsurroundingsinthecountryside?

A.Thecountrylifeistooisolatedtoenjoycityculture.

B.Villagerstherearepoorlyeducatedanduninteresting.

C.Thereisalmostnothingtodointhecountry.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatisoneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutbasketballintheUS?

A.Childrenlikeitbest.B.Menlikeitbest.

C.Allpeoplelikeitbest.

19.WhydoAmerica’suniversitiestakebasketballsoseriously?

A.Ithasalonghistory.

B.Itisinterestingandpopular.

C.Itishelpfulincharactertraining.

20.WhatpurposedotheAmericansthinkeducationshouldbe?

A.Trainastudenttobearealman.

B.Fillstudents’mindwithknowledge.

C.Encouragestudentstogoinforsports.

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）

A

Here’sanunusualstory:

Adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician，LiuQian，discoveredit，infrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain，andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.

AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwan，Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates，Japan，SouthKoreaandtheUK.

Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship（演出技巧）.

“It’sactuallythinking，ratherthanone’smanipulationskills，thatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively，tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.

LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan，hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12，hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest，whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician，DavidCopperfield.

Yet，Liuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateur（业余的）magicianinhissparetime.However，hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskills，hehasperformedonstreets，roadsandfields，forpassersby，policemenandfarmers.

“Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.Wehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowds.”Liusaid.

21.Thestoryisabout________.

A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagician

B.whypeoplelovemagic

C.whatmagictricksare

D.howfashionablemagicis

22.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause_________.

A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagic

B.itarousestheircuriosity

C.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappen

D.itisacenturies-oldart

23.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?

A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittle.

B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.

C.Hebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.

D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.

B

Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact，itseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycouldsavebusinesses￡5billioneveryyear.

Frequentlyhearingthephrase“thankyou”or“welldone”meansthesametostaffasamodestpayrise，researcherssay.

Praiseandencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs，savingonthecostoffindingreplacements.

Athirdof1,000workerssurveyedbyconsultingfirmWhiteWaterStrategiessaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwellandafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.

Inbothcases，staffsaidtheyfeltundervalued，meaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.

Thenetresultisaround￡5.2billioninlostproductivityfromemployeeswhowouldraisetheirgameiftheyfeltmoreappreciated，WhiteWaterclaimed.Accordingtothecompany，praisingstaffhasthesamemotivationalkickasa1percentpay-riseandworksoutmuchcheaperforbosses.

Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregularacknowledgementbytheirbosseswasimportanttothem，butonlyaquartersaidtheywereactuallygivenasmuchpraiseastheyfelttheyneeded.

Thesurveyfoundthatthoseinblue-collarandmanualjobswerelesslikelytobegivenanyrecognitionfordoingwell.

Inregionalterms，Scottishstafffeltmostundervalued.Fouroutoftenworkerssaidtheywereneverthankedandeightoutoftensaidtheywouldlikemorepraise.However，workersintheNorth-Eastarelessimpressedbybeingbutteredupbytheboss，asonly69percentsaidtheyfelttheneedtobetold“welldone”regularly.

Olderemployeesandwomenneedthemostreassurance，accordingtopsychologistAverilLeimon，adirectorofWhiteWaterStrategies.Shesaidthatwordsofpraisedidmorethancreateapleasantplacetowork—theycouldevenboostprofits.

24.Thefirstparagraphmeansthat________.

A.employeesaskforhighpayinsteadofhearing“thankyou”or“welldone”

B.bossesalwaysthinkhighlyoftheiremployees’work

C.politenessisimportanttobossesandworkers

D.bossesshouldpraisetheirworkersfromtimetotime

25.Whydidn’tbossesgivetheirstaffenoughpraiseandencouragement?

A.Mostbossesfeelitunnecessary.

B.Mostworkersdidn’tworkhardenough.

C.Thiswasnotwhatthestaffwant.

D.Thepassagedoesn’tmentionit.

26.Accordingtothispassage，themajorityofstafffelt________.

A.theywerethankedenough

B.theywereundervalued

C.theygotsatisfactorypay

D.theydidn’tneedencouragement

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Blue-collarandmanualworkersneedmoreregularacknowledgementbytheirbosses.

B.AthirdoftheworkerssurveyedbyWhiteWaterStrategiesnevergotthankedatallwhentheydidwell.

C.Oldemployeesandwomendonotneedtobeappreciatedasmuchastheyoung.

D.Fewerthan30%ofScottishfeltthattheynevergotthanked.

C

Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?

Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand，youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob，theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.

Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills，suchastypingortechnicaldrawing，whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer，thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse，youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime，tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop，forexample.Justasimportant，youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.

Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsy