2014年全国高考英语试题及答案

2014

年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

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I)

英

语

第二部分

阅读理解（共两节，满分< /p>

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。

A

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare 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 21

st

. 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 10

th

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 10th

C. 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 announcement.

D. An official report.

B

Passenger

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 19

th

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 18

th

and early 19

th

centuries, passenger pigeons _______.

A. were the biggest bird in the world

B. lived mainly in the south of America

C. did great harm to the natural environment

D. Were the largest population in the US

25.

The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons’

_______.

A. escape

B. ruin

C. liberation

D. evolution

26. 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.

C

A

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 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 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

wr

ong

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 whe

re 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 expert

s mentioned in paragraph 3?

A. Tolerant

B. Doubtful

C. Respectful

D. Supportive

31.

When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.

A. wait for a better chance

B. break your old habits

C. make a quick decision

D. ask for clear guidance

D

As 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