1、阅读理解。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。About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps，after all，it is safer to be driven by a woman.There are different forms of color blindness. In some ca
2、ses a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red，orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a
3、strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”These help us see in a bright day and tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”， but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some ins
4、ects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the
5、 aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.1. This passage is mainly about _.A. color and its surprising effects B. women being luckier than menC. danger caused by color blindness D. color blindness2. According to the passage，with
6、 the help of the “cones”，we can _.A. tell different colors B. see in weak lightC. tell different shapes D. tell orange from yellow3. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A. Women are more careful. B. There are fewer colorblind women.C. Women are fonder of driving than men. D. Wom
7、en are weaker but quicker in thinking.【参考答案】13、D A B 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。Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasnt covered by water or mud. As I reached the
8、 pool, I was suddenly attacked! Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldnt have foun
9、d it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused.
10、I wasnt sure what to do. After all, its just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. Thats when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying. Sitti
11、ng close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mates sake （缘故）, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to gi
12、ve her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates safety seemed admirable. I couldnt do anything other than reward him by walking on the more dif
13、ficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed. Since then, Ive always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.1. Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?A. To get close to a butterfly.B.
14、 To look over the bad situation.C. To escape a sudden attack.D. To avoid getting his shoes dirty.2. What made the man feel funny?A. Making the attacker pause.B. Being attacked by a butterfly.C. Being stepped on by his mate.D. Discovering the energetic butterfly.3. From this experience the man learne
15、d .A. what he should do when faced with troubleB. people should show sympathy to the weakC. how he should deal with attacksD. people should protect butterflies4. Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?A. Careless. B. Amusing. C. Courageous. D. Aggressive.【参考答案】14、DBAC阅读下列短文，从每题
16、所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Tui Na and Your Emotional HealthIn Traditional Chinese Medicine the body, mind and spirit cannot be divided and so the unique whole-body treatment in Tui Na can also be a useful treatment correcting any imbalances in the bodys energy before symptoms and disease can develop.
17、It also works to restore emotional harmony as well as physical health. This is why after a Tui Na treatment many people feel good. Many people in China use Tui Na regularly to keep healthy and to deal with some specific illnesses. Tui Na is performed on the clothed body and the patient is either lyi
18、ng on a couch or sitting on a chair. Therapists using a variety of strokes or movements will control the intensity and direction of pressure in an exact way. The unique rolling movement in Tui Na is one of the most difficult strokes to learn and students have to practice sometimes for many months on
19、 a rice bag before they are allowed to practice on the human body. StressTui Na is of course very useful for treating stress. It distributes the energy around the whole body. It is believed that Tui Na moves the strong energy in the tense muscles to the weaker areas, thus making a more balanced body
20、. When your Qi （energy in the body） flow is balanced you feel relaxed and comfortable. Tui Na is especially useful for stiff shoulders and tense neck muscles. EmotionsIn Traditional Chinese Medicine each major organ is linked to an emotion. By balancing the energy in the organ, the relevant emotion
21、will be calmed. When your emotions are out of control, you would usually turn to your doctor or perhaps a psychotherapist. But perhaps some people would not like to be seeing a psychotherapist or feel nervous about discussing their problems with others. With Tui Na one does not need to tell the ther
22、apist anything one does not want to. The treatment of Tui Na can deal with the problem itself although if one does need to talk, then the safe space is there to do so. An active dialogue between the therapist and the patient will help to get a better effect. How the major organs rule your emotionsEa
23、ch major organ the heart, the stomach, the spleen, the liver, the bladder, the kidneys, the lungs, etc. is linked to a relevant emotion. The heart is linked to joy, excitement and sadness. If the heart is out of balance, the patient may dream a lot at night and often forget something important in th
24、e day. The stomach and spleen are connected with too much thinking or worrying over anxiety. When the stomach is out of balance there is often a lack of energy. The patient often feels very tired and has no interest in doing anything at all. The liver and gall bladder are linked to anger. In Chinese
25、 Medicine the eyes are connected with the liver, and many people who suffer from anger often suffer from eye problems. The gall bladder rules decision-making and too much energy here can lead to rashness, while if there is too little it can bring about indecision. Where there is a history of depress
26、ion, the therapist would look to the liver. The bladder and kidneys are linked to fear of all kinds, from simple anxieties and phobias to vague fears and worries. The lungs are connected with feelings of grief and sadness. When there is a history of grief, the therapist would look to the lungs. Tui
27、Na is used in almost all the hospitals in China and very popular among Chinese people. It is a useful and valuable method of restoring Qi balance, when emotional and physical health is out of balance. Tui Na is one of the remaining secrets of Chinese Medicine. 1. According to the passage, which stat
28、ement is TRUE about Tui Na?A. Tui Na is a whole-body treatment and cant be divided into different parts. B. Tui Na can be used to balance the diseases before they can develop in the body. C. Tui Na can bring back not only physical health but also emotional health. D. Tui Na only makes people feel go
29、od but do not actually cure disease. 2. How can the emotion be calmed?A. By linking the organ to an emotion. B. By telling the therapist anything one does not want to. C. By discussing their problems with others. D. By balancing the energy in the relevant organ. 3. When the stomach is out of balance
30、, . A. the patient will have a stomachacheB. the patient will have a lot to worry aboutC. the patient will have nothing to doD. the patient will not feel like doing anything【参考答案】13、CDD 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。How Many Lies Do the Children Tell You?Mothers who feel their children don t ap
31、preciate them can add another grievance to the list: half the time, their children are lying to them. A study designed to expose the truth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% of their conversations. Still, mums should feel better than total strangers, who are told lies
32、an astonishing 77 % of the time. Bella Depaulo and a team of psychologists from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, asked 77 undergraduates to keep a record of all their conversations for a week, and write down whether they lied at any time. DePaulo named lying broadly, as when you intentio
33、nally try to mislead someone, so she would catch the smallest of lies. The students told an average of two lies a day. They said they had been studying when they had been out drinking. One told his parents that a textbook cost $50 rather than $20 so that they would send him extra money. Female stude
34、nts constantly told their plain-looking roommates that they were pretty. They are everyday lies, says DePaulo. DePaulo and her colleagues conclude that people tend to tell fewer lies to those they feel closest to. College students lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances
35、48% of the time. In close relationships, people were more likely to tell kind-hearted lies, designed to protect feelings, rather than self-serving lies. Romantic（浪漫的）partners lie somewhere between close friends and acquaintances. Students lied to romantic partners about a third of the time. DePaulo
36、thinks that unmarried lovers can expect less honesty than best friends because of the insecurity that comes with romance. Mothers can take heart from one other finding. They may have been lied to, but at least their children talked to them. The students were recorded telling few lies to their father
37、s because they had little interaction with them. 1. What is the meaning of the underlined word grievance in Paragraph 1?A. opinion. B. complaint. C. belief. D. difficulty. 2. According to the passage, college students felt closest to _ . A. mothers B. best friends C. acquaintances D. romantic partne
38、rs3. Female students lied to their roommates to .A. get money from them B. offer them the servicesC. gain more security D. make them happy4. What is the purpose of this article?A. To present a fact. B. To argue an idea. C. To tell a story. D. To explain a theory. 【参考答案】14、BBDA【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（9）】
39、信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 以下是电器产品的信息：A. West Bend Electric Hot PotQuantity: 1 Price: $17.99 Availability: This item is available online but is not available in stores.Features:Compact (小型的) electric water heater. Automatic temperature cont
40、rol. The lid twists to lock, so theres no chance for hot water to spill or scald people.Durable polypropylene exterior.B. Mr. Coffee 12-Cup Switch Coffee MakerQuantity: 1Price: $19.99 Availability: This item is available only in stores.Features: Black, stainless steel accents. Easy-clean warming pla
41、te.Dual-reservoir windows.C. Black .& Decker 2-Slice Toaster - Black (T3550)Quantity: 1Price: $19.99Availability: This item is available online and in stores.Features: Frozen button for one-step toasting of French toast and more.Cancel button stops the toasting at any time.D. Hamilton Beach Heavy We
42、ight Can OpenerQuantity: 1Price: $19.99Availability: This item is available online and in stores Features:1. Auto-shutoff.Removable washing unit, bottle opener and knife sharpener.E. Chefmate Nonstick 5-pc. Bakeware SetQuantity: 1Price: $11:99Availability: This item is available online but is not av
43、ailable in stores.Features: This 5-pc. set includes the baking essentials: two round cake pans, a biscuit pan, a roast pan and a cookie sheet. Made from pewter gray aluminum nonstick material.F. Cake Stand with CoverQuantity: 1Price: $ 9.99 Availability: This item is available online and in stores.F
44、eatures： Covered glass cake stand on a pedestal doubles as a punch bowl when you flip both the base and the cover upside down. This cake stand with a cover does two jobs, so you can meet all of your holiday party demands. Made of elegant yet heavy patterned glass in a simple design. 以下是消费者的信息。请匹配消费者
45、与他们拟购买的电器产品。46. Mr. Lai is a worker. He is busy doing his work all day long. He will buy a can opener. This champion of can openers features a removable washing unit and automatic shutoff.47. Mrs. Zhou is a housewife. She has relied on the magic of bakers secret pans for years. She wants to buy a ne
46、w set of bakers secret pans, which are even better with a sturdier, more durable design thats dishwasher safe.48. Mr. Sun is used to boiling water for tea, cocoa, instant soup and more. He needs a portable electric kettle, which has an automatic temperature control, a durable polypropylene exterior
47、and a- heat-resistant handle and base.49. Mrs. Lu is a housewife. She enjoys cake and punch. She needs a cake stand with a cover. She will use it as a cake stand with a lovely fluted base and dome cover.50. Mr. Song has retired for five years. He, as well as his old wife, doesnt know how to use the Internet, but they both like coffee more than tea when chatting with each other. He wants to buy a cup coffee maker to make coffee.【参考答案】46-50 DEAFB
