普通高等学校招生全国统一考试正文.docx

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普通高等学校招生全国统一考试正文

2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（课标全国卷Ⅰ）

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。

A

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

http:

//cambridgesciencefestival.org.

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.

C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10th.

C.OnMarch15th.D.OnApril21st.

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.

B

Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,thereweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseennearCincinnati.

Sadly,theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans’needforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.

In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons　　　. 

A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS

25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’　　　. 

A.escapeB.ruin

C.liberationD.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tosaveotherbirds.

C.Tomakemoney.D.Toprotectcrops.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.B.Itwasdeclaredtoolate.

C.Itwasunfair.D.Itwasstrict.

C

Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?

Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）—onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:

Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome...takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Totrickthelion.B.Toshowoffhisskills.

C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.

B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.

D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.

C.Respectful.D.Supportive.

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto　　　. 

A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

D

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000—7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）.

Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.

MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCenter,YaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal. 

DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials—includingphotographs,films,taperecordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.

Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,availablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto　　　. 

A.promotegloballanguagesB.rescuedisappearinglanguages

C.searchforlanguagecommunitiesD.setuplanguageresearchorganizations

33.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?

A.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.D.Livingwiththenativespeakers.

34.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?

A.TheculturalstudiesinIndia.B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan.D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTurin’swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.

B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Collect,protectandreconnect.

D.Design,experimentandreport.

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。

Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.　36　Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds. 

1.Curiosity

Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.　37　Askkids,“Whatingredients（配料）canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?

”andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?

Whatcouldwetrynexttime?

2.Creativity

Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.　38　Thereareadozendifferentthi