1、.阅读理解AThe film shows the challenges that teachers face，but it does so with a subtle and wry(嘲弄的) humor.“It is painful and funny.As an artist，I think that is what we are called to do is to expose truth in a loving way，”he said.Chalk was shot in documentary style with actors improvising(即兴创作) most of
2、their lines.In coming up with the characters and storyline，Mass and Akel drew on their own experiences as teachers and they both have strong feelings about the profession and definite opinions on why the job has become so hard.Mass says part of the problem is that teachers today have to compete with
3、 a huge world of mass media and movies for the attention of students.“They want to be entertained all the time and I would tell them look，I love movies，I make them on the side，but you are not here for MTV world.There_is_so_much_media_that_it_makes_it_hard_for_a_teacher_to_try_to_get_science_across_t
4、o_them，”he said.Both Mass and Akel also see lack of discipline at home and a lack of parent interest as a problem in many big city public schools.Akel says teachers often feel parents have abandoned their children at school.Teachers who have seen the film have provided the filmmakers with positive f
5、eedback and Chris Mass says it is especially gratifying to hear the comments from beginning teachers who can identify strongly with the films characters.“I think just to be understood as a new teacher，to watch Chalk，and say They really capture the teaching world，it does not fix what I deal with day
6、in and day out，but they really capture what I face. Sympathy is powerful.” he said.【语篇解读】本文叙述了拍这部电影Chalk的目的，是让人们引起对这部电影的关注，电影中透露出作为教师这个行业是非常难的。1This passage is most likely written in order to _Ashow the problems that teachers today are facingBintroduce the movie Chalk to the readers and draw their i
7、nterest in itCask readers to offer sympathy to teachersDexplore the reasons why teachers tend to leave their profession解析：选B。作者意图题。根据短文的内容可知为了介绍这部电影来吸引人们的注意，故选B。2Mass and Akel came up with an idea to make a film because they hoped to _Adevelop the characters whose teaching experience is similar to t
8、heirs Bshow students nowadays tend to challenge teachersCmake readers understand it is hard to be a teacher nowadaysDexpose the truth that students tend to lack discipline解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中Mass and Akel drew on their own experiences as teachers and they both have strong feelings about the profession
9、 and definite opinions on why the job has become so hard.来向读者展示做教师这个职业是多么地难，故选C。3What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?AMedia may distract students from science learning and make them less involved in it.BScience is hard for students to learn because teachers rely too much on media.
10、CWithout media，it is hard for students to learn science.DTeachers and students depend so much on media that science learning is ignored.解析：选A。推理判断题。根据媒体可能分散学生学习，影响他们的学习。故选A。4The underlined word “gratifying” in the last paragraph most probably means “_”ApleasingBamusingCembarrassing Ddiscouraging解析：选
11、A。词义猜测题。根据第五段的to hear the comments from beginning teachers who can identify strongly with the films characters.可推出意为“令人高兴的，令人满意的”，故选A。B(2014高考新课标全国卷)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
12、，0007，000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century，according to the United Nations Educational，Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars from a number of organizationsUNESCO and National Geographic among themhav
13、e for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.Mark Turin，a scientist at the Macmillan Center，Yale University，who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas，is following in that_traditionHis recently published book，A Grammar of Thangmi with an
14、Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture，grows out of his experience living，working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal.Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin，who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Him
15、alayan reaches of India，Nepal，Bhutan，and China.But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materialsincluding photographs，films，tape recordings，and field noteswhich had remained unstudi
16、ed and were badly in need of care and protection.Now，through the two organizations that he has foundedthe Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature ProjectTurin has started a campaign to make such documents，found in libraries and stores around the world，available not just to scholars bu
17、t to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected.Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet，Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。世界上有好多语言正面临着消亡。文章讲述的是Turin和其他研究者拯救世界上那
18、些面临消亡的语言的具体做法。5Many scholars are making efforts to _Apromote global languages Brescue disappearing languagesCsearch for language communities Dset up language research organizations.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句In an effort to prevent language loss，scholars.可知，那些学者是为了阻止语言的消亡，即“拯救那些正在消亡的语言(rescue disappearin
19、g languages)”。6What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to ?AHaving full records of the languages.BWriting books on language teaching.CTelling stories about language users.DLiving with the native speakers.解析：选A。词义指代题。根据文章第二段的.have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultur
20、es they reflect.“很多年来一直在记录濒临消亡的语言以及它们所反映的文化。”可知，that tradition是指那些研究者“把濒临消亡的语言全部都记录下来”的传统。7What is Turins book based on?AThe cultural studies in India. BThe documents available at Yale.CHis language research in Bhutan.DHis personal experience in Nepal.解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句的.grows out of his experi
21、ence living，working，and raising a family in a village in Nepal.“来自他在尼泊尔一个村庄里生活、工作和养育家庭的经历。”可以得知，他是以在尼泊尔的个人经历(his personal experience in Nepal)为基础来写书的。8Which of the following best describes Turins work?AWrite，sell and donate.BRecord，repair and reward.CCollect，protect and reconnect.DDesign，experiment
22、and report.解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段的Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin.可知，他是以收集资料开始的；结合文章最后一段的Turin notes，the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities可以得知，Turin的研究步骤是先收集资料，然后进行保护，最终让这些语言重新被使用，再次回到人类语言中。.语法填空Thomas and Inger, wh
23、o live in Sweden, are the happiest couple in the world.Two years ago, they 1._(sail) on a boat a few kilometres off the beach.Thomas asked Inger to marry him and he gave her 2._(nice) gold ring he could afford to buy.3._ putting the ring on Ingers finger Thomas lost his balance, slipped over and sen
24、t the ring flying into the sea.4._(see) the ring drop into the water, they were sure it was lost for ever.That is 5._ last week, when Mr Carlsson came to visit them.Several days earlier Mr Carlsson, who is the 6._(own) of a fish shop, was preparing a fresh load of fish 7._(sell) at his shop.When he
25、was cutting open one of the fish he discovered it 8._(contain) a beautiful gold ring.Inside the ring he read the words “To Inger, All my love, Thomas” and was curious to know where it came from.Mr Carlsson visited all the jewelers in town until he found the one who had made the ring.After learning t
26、he address of the rightful owners, Mr Carlsson was able to return the ring.Meanwhile Thomas had bought Inger a replacement ring.Inger now loves 9._her wedding rings but 10._(think) the one the fish ate is the better one.【语篇解读】一对情侣在海上旅行时，男友为追求浪漫，在船上向女友求婚，不料戒指掉入大海。离奇的是，几经周折，戒指又失而复得。1解析：考查时态。从该句中的a few
27、 kilometres off the beach可知他们那时正在海上。sail“航行”。答案：were sailing2解析：考查形容词最高级。Thomas要送最好的戒指给未婚妻Inger。答案：nicest3解析：考查句型结构。连词现在分词短语，即：When/While doing something表示“在做某事的时候或过程中”。答案：When/While4解析：动名词短语作伴随状语。答案：Having seen/Seeing5解析：That是指“the ring was lost”这件事这种状况一直持续到上周卡尔逊先生的来访。答案：until6解析：考查名词。owner of a fi
28、sh shop“鱼店的店主”。答案：owner7解析：考查非谓语动词。prepare sth.to do sth.“准备做某事”。答案：to sell8解析：考查宾语从句。it contained a beautiful gold ring作discovered的宾语。答案：contained9解析：文章结尾告诉我们，现在Inger有了两个rings，而且两个戒指她都喜欢。答案：both10解析：从第9设空前的loves可知，此处应填thinks。答案：thinks.书面表达下面这幅照片展现了志愿者慈善义卖活动(Charity Bazaar)的情景。请根据你对照片的理解用英语写一篇短文。你的短
29、文应包括以下内容：1简述照片内容，如情景、人物、动作等等；2结合自身实际，谈谈你的感想；3举例说明你能为公益事业做点什么，并陈述原因。Your help will make a difference!注意： 1.可参照图片下面的文字及文章开头所给提示，作必要的发挥想象；2词数100左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数；3作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。Volunteers in high schools help our society in many ways. They devote their time and effort to help people in need. _One p
30、ossible version：Volunteers_in_high_schools_help_our_society_in_many_ways._They_devote_their_time_and_effort_to_help_people_in_need._The picture above illustrates a common scene that can be seen in many campuses, where volunteers hold charity bazaars to collect money for the needed. They put their bo
31、oks, toys or even music players on desks for sale. These stalls can always attract large numbers of students, who buy the things not just out of love of the items, but also out of their loving hearts.This picture reminds me of children in remote areas who cannot attend school because of poverty, and
32、 of senior citizens in nursing houses who need better care. It is everyones responsibility to help make the world a better place to live in. Like the volunteers in the picture, I also have a willing heart to help people. I have every hope to visit the house for orphans, to donate my money to those who are in need and most importantly, to help the people around me whenever necessary.
