1、阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Life is not a beauty contest.We all focus on our imperfections(瑕疵)In fact，you should see yourself in a proper way.Its necessary for you to know that self knowledge(自知之明)is the most important beauty secret.Dont hate yourself for wanting to be beautiful.Goodloo
2、king people get special treatment from strangers，employers and even their own mothers.Were not even close to our objective when it comes to judging our own looks.Other people see the whole package.But when we look in the mirror，were likely to pay attention to imperfections.For example, that bump(凸起)
3、on your friends nose. Its her feature！It gives her character！But to you，that thing on your nose is completely ugly.Our opinions of our own looks are also changeable.So if we cant trust the judgment of ourselves，or the words of friends and family which can take away our doubts，were left to the cool j
4、udgment of strangers to satisfy our curiosity about our appearances.The website“Hot or Not”，which lets people hand their photos in for others to judge，had nearly 2 million daily page views within a week in 2000.But its not the best way to improve the judgment of yourself because you have no confiden
5、ce yet in your mind.Everyone may pay too much attention to his or her own appearance，and at the same time worry about being criticized.If you are particularly attentive to your body，or if you feel uncomfortable in public，you are certainly hotter than you think.And we all have the ability to change h
6、ow other people judge us without changing our looks.When you believe that you look good，others will see you in a more favorable way.Improve your impression from the inside.Understanding your own advantages can help you stop worrying about your appearance and look better.1What can we infer from the f
7、irst paragraph?AWe should focus on our advantages.BDont be cheated by others praise.CJudging oneself in a right way is important.DIts unnecessary to know the meaning of beauty.答案：C推理判断题 。根据第一段“.selfknowledge is the most important beauty secret.”可知，人的自知之明是美丽的最重要秘诀。由此推之，正确评价自己很重要。2What does the exampl
8、e in the second paragraph suggest?AGoodlooking people are more popular than ordinary ones.BSome badlooking people are afraid to look in the mirror.CSome people judge one by his appearance simply.DSometimes we make our own imperfections bigger.答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段“That bump on your friends nose. Its her f
9、eature！It gives her character！But to you，that thing on your nose is completely ugly.Our opinions of our own looks are also changeable.”可知，“你”可能认为朋友鼻子上的凸起是她的特色，赋予她个性。而如果在自己身上，就会看起来很丑陋。由此推断，有时我们把自身的瑕疵放大了。3“Hot or Not”_Ais a website which allows others to comment on your characterBcant change your idea
10、s completely unless youre confidentCis a good way to make friends and makes you popular onlineDcan satisfy ones curiosity about others secrets答案：B细节理解题。根据第三段“But its not the best way to improve the judgment of yourself because you have no confidence yet in your mind.”可知，这个网站不是提升“你”对自己评价的最好方法，因为在心里，“
11、你”仍然没有自信。所以，除非“你”有自信，否则这个网站不能完全改变“你”的想法。4From the last paragraph we can learn_.Ahanging our looks can make us more attractiveBpeople shouldnt care about their own disadvantagesCwe can make ourselves more beautiful in the mindDits useless to pay attention to your appearance答案：C细节理解题。根据最后两句“Improve yo
12、ur impression from the inside. Understanding your own advantages can help you stop worrying about your appearance and look better.”可知，作者建议从内部提升“你”的形象。了解自身优势有助于“你”不再担忧自己的外表，从而(让自己)看起来更美。所以，“我们”可以从内心中把自己“武装得”更美。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Ask someone what they have done to help the environmen
13、t recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would
14、 be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and card
15、board.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses ene
16、rgy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic b
17、ags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, whic
18、h often have far more packaging than necessary.There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.1. What does the underlined phras
19、e “that over-consumption” refer to?A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary. D. Having more material than is needed.2. The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recycli
20、ngC. the rapid growth of supermarketsD. the fact of packaging overuse3. According to the text, recycling.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for energyC. is the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land4. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged prod
21、ucts are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D. Other products are better packaged than food.5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like
22、collecting recyclable wastes.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.【参考答案】1-5 DDACA阅读理解。Students and Technology in the ClassroomI love my Blackberryits my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer，as it holds all of my writing and th
23、oughts.Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these device(设备) and truly communicate with others.On occasion，I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of histo
24、rical themes and ideas.Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom，I have a ruleno laptops, iPads, phones, etc.When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reas
25、ons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. Theres a bit of truth to that.Some students assume that I am antitechnology. Theres no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.The real reason why
26、 I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students
27、to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between course material and the class discussion.Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with th
28、e environment that I create.Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason fo
29、r the change，Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technologyfree dialogue is just too sweet to give up.本文是一篇议论文。作者是一位老师，非常喜欢高科技产品，但是为了让他的学生在课堂上讨论历史话题、互相交流观点，他规定在课堂上学生不允许使用手提电脑、iPads及电话。刚开始学生不能理解，但是后来在对学生的学习评估中，学生对这一方法还是非常满意的。9Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _.A. the cou
30、rse material B. others misuse of technology C. discussion topics D. the authors class regulations 答案：D。细节理解题。由第二段的“When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .”可知D项正确。10The underlined word “engage ”in para.4 probably means _.A. explore B. accept C. change D.
31、 reject 答案： A。词义猜测题。根据第四段的“I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas.”可知作者让学生们进行深切的交流，目的是让学生们获得激励和一些观点，故A项explore“探索”更为接近；accept “接受”；change“改变”；reject “拒绝”。11According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may _.A. keep students from doing independent t
32、hinking B. encourage students to have indepth conversationsC. help students to better understand complex themes D. affect students concentration on course evaluation答案： A。推理判断题。由第四段的“Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for id
33、eas .”可知在教室内使用高科技产品使学生们对于外界信息过于依赖，不能独立思考。12It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _.A. is quite stubborn B. will give up teaching history C. will change his teaching plan soon D. values technologyfree dialogues in his class 答案： D。推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句话可知作者对自己的不使用高科技产品让学生进行对话的方法是满意的。阅读
34、理解。“Experience may possibly be the best teacher，but it is not a particulary good teacher.” You might think that Winston Churchill or perhaps Mark Twain spoke those words, but they actually come from James March, a professor at Stanford University and a pioneer in the field of organizational decision
35、 making. For years March( possibly the wisest philosopher of management) has studied how humans think and act，and he continues to do so in his new book The Ambiguities of Experience.He begins by reminding us of just how firmly we have been sticking to the idea of experiential learning ：“Experience i
36、s respected；experience is sought；experience is explained.”The problem is that learning from experience involves(涉及) serious complications (复杂化)，ones that are part of the nature of experience itself and which March discusses in the body of this book.In one interesting part of the book，for example, he
37、 turns a doubtful eye toward the use of stories as the most effective way of experiential learning. In our efforts to make stories interesting, he argues, we lose part of the complicated truth of things. He says“The more accurately(精确地)reality is presented，the less understandable the story，and the m
38、ore understandable the story，the less realistic it is.”Besides being a broadly knowledgeable researcher, March is also a poet, and his gift shines through in the depth of views he offers and the simple language he uses. Though the book is short, it is demanding：Dont pick it up looking for quick, eas
39、y lessons. Rather, be ready to think deeply about learning from experience in work and life.多年来，人们强调经验型学习。而一位名叫James Mark的却说：经验可能是最好的老师，却不是一个特别好的老师。通过对于经验型学习，本文介绍了James Mark的关于经验的书。13According to the text, James March is _.Aa poet who uses experience in his writingBa teacher who teaches story writin
40、g in universityCa researcher who studies the way humans think and actDa professor who helps organizations make important decisions答案：C。细节判断题。从第一个段落中最后一句话里可以找到信息句，即同选项C所说的一致。14According to James March, experience _.Ais overvalued Bis easy to explainCshould be actively soughtDshould be highly respecte
41、d答案：A推理判断题。从文章的开头以及文中的字里行间“the problem is.” “turn a doubtful eye on.” 以及“think deeply about experience learning”等可以推测出James 对于经验学习持怀疑态度，认为人们太过于重视经验学习这一方式了。15What can we learn from Paragraph 3?AExperience makes stories more accurate.BStories made interesting fail to fully present the truth.CThe use o
42、f stories is the best way of experiential learning.DStories are easier to understand when reality is more accurately described.答案：B。细节判断题。在倒数第二段中，James所说的话中“to make stories more interesting, we lose part of the complicated truth of things”就表明了故事越有趣，就越没有真实感，同选项B所说。16Whats the purpose of this text?ATo
43、 introduce a book.BTo describe a researcher.CTo explain experiential learning.DTo discuss organizational decision making.答案：A。作者意图判断题。纵观全文，作者一直都在围绕着一本书，在阐述关于本书中的内容以及本书作者的观点等，故选A。 阅读理解。这是一则关于“PALACE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE”的广告。介绍“Live Card”与“Get it together团购”的好处以及预定方式。13If you want to join Live Card t
44、o save money on tickets, you can call_.A0844 847 2484 B0800 587 5007C0844 499 6699 D0161 245 6609答案：C。细节理解题。根据Live Card一栏最后一句Call 0844 499 6699 to join Live Card today 可知C项正确。14How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?ABy visiting the website of a post office.BBy going to your local bank i
45、n person.CBy enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.DBy providing your credit card information.答案：D。细节理解题。细读By post一栏可以排除A、B、C三项，D项“提供个人信用卡信息”与该栏中“enclosing (附寄).your credit details”相对应。15What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?ADelayed payment for tickets. BInvitations to openin
46、g nights.CReduced booking fees by phone.DGenerous discounts on tickets.答案：A。推理判断题。根据文中对于“团体预购”的介绍可知，团购者可以享受以下好处：免费打预订电话、不拿预订费、被邀请参加宴会、先预定后付款的项目。所以A项正确。【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 以下是一则关于中国政府决定禁烟的报道的主要内容。内 容：公共场所禁烟实施时间：2011年1月1日起实施范围：全国目 标：所有室内公共场所无烟措 施：张贴禁烟标志相关数据：（1）吸烟人数：约3.5亿（2）分 布：男性7
47、5；女性：25（3）受二手烟影响人数：约5.4亿（4）因二手烟死亡人数：超过10万/年二手烟：second-hand smoke写作内容请根据以上内容给学校英语墙报写一篇通讯，内容包括：1.禁烟决定的内容及实施的时间和范围;2.目标和措施;3.相关数据。写作要求只能用5个句子表达全部内容。评分标准句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。【参考范文】基础写作：Version 1:The Chinese government has been determined to carry out the policy that prohibits smoking in public places sinc
48、e January 1st, 2011. Its main target is to make every public room free from smoke by posting the sign of “no smoking”. 350 million people smoke at present, of whom the male hold 75 percent whereas the female take up 25 percent. Owing to these smokers, approximately 540 million non-smokers are influe
49、nced. Consequently, more than 100 thousand people per year die from the second-hand smoke.【参考范文】基础写作：Version 2:The Chinese government has decided to ban smoking in public places throughout the country. This decision, aiming to make all indoor public places smoke-free, will come into effect from the first day of 2011 on. To reach this target, no-smoking signs will be put up in all indoor public places. Currently China possesses about 350 million smokers, among whom 75% are men and 25% women. Around 540 million people are affected by second-hand smoke, which results in 100,000 deaths per year.