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最新新课标1高考压轴卷英语试题和答案
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.
A
Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.Rainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimate.Withouttheforestcover,theseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmosphere,warmingtherestoftheworld.Losingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatterns,potentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworld.
Inthepasthundredyears,humanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources(资源):
landforcrops,woodforpaperandotherproducts,landforraisingfarmanimals.Thisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawhole.Forexample,alotofcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.
Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstly,whenpeoplecutdowntrees,generallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondly,cuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnow,butinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.
Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstore.Morethan25%ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.However,fewerthanl%ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvalue.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.
21.Whatdoestheword“this”underlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?
A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.
B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.
C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.
D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.
22.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat
A.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforests
B.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforests
C.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedland
D.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns
23.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowtoSaveRainforests
B.HowtoProtectNature
C.RainforestsandtheEnvironment
D.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment
B
ThebrownwidowspiderbecameestablishedinSouthernCaliforniainearly2000andhasbecomepartofthelocalspiderfamilyinurbanLosAngelesandSanDiego. ThebrownwidowspideriscontinuingitsexpansioninSouthernCaliforniaandcouldpossiblymovenorthwardintoCentralCalifornia.
ThebrownwidowissuspectedtohaveevolvedinAfricaalthoughitwasfirstdescribedfromSouthAmerica,whichaddsconfusionastowhereitmighthaveoriginated. ItisatropicalandsubtropicalspiderhavingestablishedpopulationsinHawaii,Florida,partsofAustralia,SouthAfricaandJapan. InNorthAmerica,thebrownwidowwasrestrictedformanydecadestotheFloridapeninsula. However,aroundtheyear2000,itstartedshowingupinotherGulfCoaststates. BrownwidowsarenowknownfromTexastoGeorgiaandSouthCarolina.
Thebrownwidowbuildsitswebinprotectedsitesaroundhomesandinwoodyvegetationwithbranches. Sometypicalsitesselectedbybrownwidowsforwebbuildingareemptycontainerssuchasbucketsandnurserypots,mailboxes,entrywaycorners,undereaves,storageclosetsandgarages,undercarriagesofmotorvehiclesthatarestationaryforlongperiods,andtheundersidesofoutdoorfurniture.Theychooseplacesthataremoreexposedthansiteschosenbyblackwidowsandtherefore,appeartobeathigherriskforinteractionswithhumansasfarasbitesareconcerned.
Onerecentstudydemonstratesthatthebrownwidowspiderislesspoisonousthanotherwidowspecies.Thereasonfortheweakereffectofbrownwidowbitesonhumansispossiblybecausethebrownwidowdoesnothavemuchpoisonasitslargerrelatives,butitisreallyathreattohumansastoitspoison.Thetwomajorsymptomsofabrownwidowbitewerethatthebitehurtwhenitwasgivenanditleftaredmark.Thesetwosymptomsarenotmuchdifferentfromthebiteofnormalhouseholdspiders.
Thereisnospecificinformationregardingthecontrolofbrownwidowsbyfarmchemicals.Mostcurrentadviceiswhatisusedforcontrollingspidersingeneral.Therefore,mostcommerciallyavailablefarmchemicalsshouldworkonbrownwidows.Avoidingamessofthehouseandthegarageshouldreducenestsitesforthem.Also,oneshouldstoregarageitemsinplasticbagswheretheremightbeinteractionswithspiders.Theseitemsincluderarelyworngarmentssuchasgardeningclothesandgloves,recreationalitemslikesportsequipment(i.e.,baseballgloves)andotheritemswherespiderscancrawlupintoholeswherefingerscanbeinserted.
24.Theauthorwrotethisarticleto_______.
A.announcetheresultofaresearchonspiders
B.introducethewaystogetridofthespiders
C.reportanewfindingofthewidowspecies
D.warnreadersagainstthebrownwidow
25.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_______.
A.brownwidowsarespreadingnorthward
B.thebrownwidoworiginatedfromAfrica
C.brownwidowsnowcanbefoundinallcountries
D.thereusedtobenobrownwidowsinNorthAmerica
26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_______.
A.thebrownwidow’swebbuilding
B.thecharacteristicsofthebrownwidow
C.thehabitatpreferencesofthebrownwidow
D.thebrownwidow’sthreatentohumanbeings
27.Itcanbeinferredthat_______.
A.brownwidowscanbekilledwithanyfarmchemicals
B.atpresentpeoplecanonlycontrolbrownwidowspiders
C.thebrownwidowhasmorepoisonthantheblackwidow
D.victimsbittenbythebrownwidowneedn’tseethedoctor
C
TheoperahouseinSantaFe,NewMexico,isoneofthemostbeautifulintheUnitedstates.Itissmallandopen,withoneroofoverthestagewheresingersperformandanotherroofoverpartoftheaudience.Thisoperahouseinthemountainisoneofthebestinthecountry,whichmayseemsurprisingbecauseperformancesareonlygivenduringthesevenweeksinsummer,andbecauseSantaFeisaverysmallcity.
OnereasonwhytheSantaFeOperaissogoodisthatitattractsmanyexcellentyoungsingers.TheyallhopetosinginfamousoperahouseslikeMetropolitaninNewYorksomeday,andtheyworkhardtobecomewell-knownduringthesummer.Themusiciansanddirectorsareexpertswhocomefromthebestorchestras(管弦乐队)andoperasinthecountryduringtheirvacations.TheyenjoyworkingtherebecausetheyliketoliveinSantaFe,whichisnearboththemountainsandthedesert.Itisverybeautifulthereinsummer.
ThestategovernmentofNewMexicoadvertisestheSantaFeOperainnewspapersalloverthecountry,andagreatmanytouristscometoNewMexicobecauseoftheopera.Still,mostoftheaudiencedoescomefromSantaFeandothernearbycities,andalltheseatsinthetheateraresoldforeveryshow.
ThereisonlyonethingthatsomepeopledonotlikeabouttheSantaFeOpera,andthatisthecoldweather.Becausethetheaterisopen,performancescannotstartbeforeitgetsdarkatnineo’clockintheevening,andthenthemountainairbecomesverycool.Sometimespeoplecomplainaboutthecoldair,butbecausetheoperasaregood,thesepeoplecomebackagainwearingwarmcoats.
28.Thispassagemainlyintroduces_______.
A.amountaincityB.youngmusicians
C.anoperahouseD.thetourisminSantaFe
29.YongsingerscometoperforminSantaFeOperabecause_______.
A.themusicqualityishighB.theyenjoytheclimatethere
C.theywanttobefamousD.theylikethescenerythere
30.ItseemssurprisingthatSantaFebecomesfamousbecause_______.
A.itisonlyaverysmallplace
B.itisbetweenthemountainanddesert
C.alltheseatsaresoldforeveryshow
D.musicianstherearefromthebestorchestras
31.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_______.
A.theoperahouseisopenwithoutanyroofs
B.musiciansalwaysspendvacationsinSantaFe
C.thegovernmentadvertisestoattractmoremusicians
D.performancesareheldinSantaFeonlyafteritisdark
D
Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn’tgoingtomakeitto45.Hewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginitwouldhelpmefortherestofmylife.
SincethedayIwas12andfirstreadhisletter,someofhiswordshavelivedinmyheart.Onepartalwaysstandsout.“Rightnow,youarepretendingtobeatime-killer.ButIknowthatoneday,youwilldosomethinggreatthatwillsetyouamongtheverybest.”Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.“Youwilldosomethinggreat.”Hedidn’tknowwhatthatwouldbe,andneitherdidI,butattimesinmylifewhenI’vefeltproudofmyself,IrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask.“Isthiswhatyouweretalkingabout,Dad?
ShouldIkeepgoing?
”
Alongwayfrom12now,IrealizehewouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Lately,though,I’vecometobelievehe’dwantmetomoveontowhatcomesnext:
tobeproudofandbelievein,somebodyelse.It’stimetostartwritingmyownletterstomychildren.Ourchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehad.Ourkidsdon’tholdbackbecausethey’reafraidtofail.They’reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon’tworryaboutbeingdisappointed.Theirfear----asminewas
untilmyfather’sletter----isofbeingadisappointment.
Giveyourchildrenpermissiontosucceed.They’rewaitingforyoutobelieveinthem.Ia