1、【四川省宜宾市李庄中学2014高考英语仿真模拟试题】根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。34. What seems to be the problem?35. 51 36. How long have you been like this?37. Since Saturday night.38. _ 52 39. Yes, I also feel lighthearted.40. Can you think of anything you ate Saturday that might have caused it?41.
2、All I can think of is the fish I had. It didnt taste quite right.42. _ 53 Now Ill give you some medicine. Take it and you should be feeling better soon.43. _ 54 44. I also suggest that you follow a special diet.45. _ 55 46. You should stick to eating lighter foods.A. Whats that?B. That might be it.C
3、. Thank you, doctor.D. Any other problems?E. I have a running nose.F. Have you seen a doctor?G. I have a terrible stomachache.【参考答案】51-55 GDBCA【四川省宜宾市李庄中学2014高考英语仿真模拟试题】阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida
4、State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didnt stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned
5、for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the worlds best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mi
6、le marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the womens record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.Nyad attempted to swim the distance between
7、 Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling the water for two days, she had to give for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. For Nyad her s
8、trength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba. That is how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things-travelling the world as a reporter, writing
9、books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.56. What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (No more than 5 words)_57. What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? (1 word)_58. What achie
10、vement did Nyad make in 1970? (No more than 10 words.)_59. Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (No more than 10 words)_60. Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (No more than 20 words)_【参考答案】阅读表达56. A serious illness (did).57. Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges.5
11、8. She swam a ten-mile marathon and set womens record. Or: She swam a ten-mile marathon, setting the womens record. Or: She set the womens record for a ten-mile marathon swimming.59. Because she had tried her best (to fulfill the task). Or: Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba.6
12、0. I am encouraged by her determination and strong will. Or: I am inspired by her courage and strong desire to succeed. Or: From her I learned that once we set a goal, we should try hard to achieve it. Or: We should never give up in the face of difficulty/failure. Or: We should never stop trying new
13、 things and we may achieve success in different fields.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。The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I. Q. , a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, its purposeful practice. Top performers spend mo
14、re hours practising their craft. If you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, youd take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldnt have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, s
15、ay, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or, shared the same birthday. This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday
16、 join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fuelling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary know-ledge of her field. She
17、d be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings. Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills in
18、to unconscious, automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance fr
19、om the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problemshow do I get characters into a roomdozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems. The primary
20、 quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. Its the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine. The latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by
21、genetics and what were “hard-wired” to do. And its true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour.1. The passage mainly deals with.A. the function of I. Q. in cultivating a writerB. the relationship between genius and suc
22、cessC. the decisive factor in making a geniusD. the way of gaining some sense of distinction2. By reading novels and writers stories, the girl could.A. come to understand the inner structure of writingB. join a fascinating circle of writers somedayC. share with a novelist her likes and dislikesD. le
23、arn from the living examples to establish a sense of security3. In the girls long painstaking training process, .A. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her successB. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performanceC. she acquires the magic of some great achievementsD. she come
24、s to realize she is “hard-wired” to write4. What can be concluded from the passage? A. A fuelling ambition plays a leading role in ones success. B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.C. As to the growth of a genius, I. Q. doesnt matter, but just his/her efforts. D.
25、 What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.【参考答案】14、CABD阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and Englishand all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at
26、 USs Carnegie Mellon University(CMU)and Germanys University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be a reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other. One application, called Le
27、cture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme. Another prototype (雏形机)can send translations of a speech to di
28、fferent listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,”Waibel said. Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe (转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal (液晶) display(LCD
29、)screen. Then theres the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a persons face, according
30、to researchers. During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMUs Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthedwithout speaking alouda few words in Mandarin (普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later
31、, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”This particular gadget (器具), when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a forei
32、gn language”. “The idea behind the universitys prototypes is to creategood enough bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,”Waibel said. With spontaneous (自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in Ch
33、ina could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there. 1. Which of the following statements is not true? A. A lecture translation can translate what you said into other languages easily. B. Muscle Translator
34、s can translate what you think into speech if you just move your mouth. C. There is no Muscle Translator in the world now. D. The spontaneous translators will help us a lot. 2. What kind of equipment is NOT mentioned in this passage? A. Lecture Translation. B. Multiple Translator. C. Muscle Translat
35、or. D. Translation Prototype. 3. Whats the final destination of inventing the language translators? A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier. B. To help students learn foreign languages more easily. C. To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably. D. To help peop
36、le learn more foreign languages in the future. 4. What can be inferred from the seventh paragraph? A. The translator is so good that it can translate any language into the very language you need. B. The translator is becoming more and more common in the world as a bridge. C. With the help of the tra
37、nslator, you only need to open your mouth when you want to say something without saying the exact words at all. D. The translator needs to be improved before being put into market. 5. Where can this passage probably be excerpted from? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine on science. C. A fairy tale.D. A sc
38、ientific fantasy book.【参考答案】15、CBADB 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant.When you took my bag, I dont know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, theres not
39、much left on a Tuesday. I hope the 5 was useful to you . I have informed the social security office so you wont be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that wont leave you too short. But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in
40、my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it wont be much use to you. Actually I dont mind about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I
41、 dont suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you
42、 like something like that to happen to you?Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasnt even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. Weve looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went
43、 after you left the shop.Im not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel violated and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Som
44、e small comfort, I suppose. But Ive lost just a little more faith in human natureAnd as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldnt answer that question. I wonder if you can.1. In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to .A. describe the contents of the bag i
45、n detail.B. give some suggestions to the three thievesC. state the fact that she was careless with the moneyD. tell the thieves hardly any money was available 2. Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?A. The cash in her bag.B. The handbag itself.C. The papers and notes in the bag.
46、D. The check books in the bag.3. What can we conclude about the police?A. They think the case quite common.B. They show sympathy for the woman.C. They have doubts about human nature.D. They are unable to find the thieves.4. Why does the author write the letter?A. To give the thieves a serious warnin
47、g.B. To express her affection for her valuable bag.C. To call peoples attention to their belongings. D. To complain about the fall of morality.【参考答案】1 4 DCAD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。Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The
48、two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfillthe duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50per cent of the jobs wages, its holidays and its other benefits.Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work i
49、n that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existi
50、ng job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.As would be
51、expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 1988 by Britains Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-en
52、tering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence.The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person ma
53、kes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair div
54、ision of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.5. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?A. Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs.B. Work sharing requir
55、es more working hours.C. Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary.D. Work sharing depends on the employers decision.6. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because _.A. they were over ideal working ages B. they sought higher soci
56、al statusC. they had difficulty finding full-time jobs D. they had to take care of both work and family7. In job sharing the partners should _. A. enjoy equal social status B. have similar work experience C.know each other very well D. keep in touch with each other8. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. discuss how to provide more jobs B. describe job sharing in generalC.recommend job sharing to women D. compare job sharing with work sharing【参考答案】 58.ABCB