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。A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time a
2、nd his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others. The unpunctual person is always complain
3、ing that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of
4、 work when it has to be attended to. Failure to be punctual in keeping ones appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disresp
5、ect to the host and all other guests present.Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing ones duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to
6、 be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 1. What is an unpunctual person like?A. He always does a thing when it should be done. B. He is always very busy.C. He always does a thing at the wrong time. D. He always keeps the appointments.2. Why is unpunctuality very harm
7、ful?A. Because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.B. Because it makes a man lose friends.C. Because it makes a man work quickly.D. Because it makes a man be more respected by others.3. According to the passage, which is right?A. The punctual person has no much work to do.B.
8、The unpunctual person is very rich. (from )C. The unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.D. The unpunctual person loses what cant be regained again.4. According to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?A. Arriving at the appointed time. B. Arriving before al
9、l other guests.C. Arriving after all other guests. D. Keeping all other guests waiting.5. Why is a person always unpunctual?A. He is too busy. B. He has too much work to do.C. He does care much about time. D. He doesnt manage his time properly.【参考答案及解析】1. C 事实细节题。根据文章第 2 段第 1 句 The unpunctual man, o
10、n the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time 可知，答案选 C。2. B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句 A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men 可知，答案选B。3. D 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段第 3 句 A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained time is m
11、ore valuable than material things 可知，答案选 D。4. A 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 2 段可知，答案选 A。5. D 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段中间的一句 The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others 及下文内容可知，答案选 D。【2014高考英语四川省凉山州一模试题】E When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wa
12、nted to. Dad said thathe wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did. When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted tomake one. He read about violin making, and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43. Hebought the tools and ma
13、terials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while heworked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to makeviolins and other instruments Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful. Some experts claimed thatit was the uniq
14、ue varnish（油漆）that gave those instruments their beautiful sound. Dad娜ed thatchemists could analyze the varnish-if that were the answer. One of Dads friends asked him oncewhich kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made ofspruce（云杉），his friend said that he had an
15、old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in. He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had givenhim. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dads masterpiece. He was convincedthat the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself. Later
16、, the instrument was stolenDads spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept themusic shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins. My father has been gone for 14 years now. The violin has been missing for more than 25years. Somewhere a musician is
17、playing a late 20th century violin with an excellent tone. Theowner today may never understand why this ordinary -looking violin sounds so much like aStradivarius47. The author mentions his fathers developing color prints to A. show that his fathers real interest was not in making violins B. prove t
18、hat his father could do anything he wanted to C. give an example proving that his father was an inventor D. describe the real thing that made the author believe his father48. What did the authors father think about Stradivarius violins? A. The varnish was different from the others. B. The way of mak
19、ing them was special. C. The wood of the violins was special. D. They could only be analyzed by chemists49. How long did the authors father live after the violin was stolen? About years A. 11 B. 14 C. 25 D. 8050. After the robbery, his fathers reflection shows he A. liked the violin very much B. los
20、t interest in instruments C. didnt want to become famous D. didnt trust people any more after that【参考答案】46、D 4750、BCAA【2014高考英语四川省成都市一模试题】A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。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with hi
21、s students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems. His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.Dr. Mellinkoff asked to see the patient. He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he
22、felt. The patient smiled and said everything was all right. Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. The patient said that he had no desire to eat.“ Are you getting food you like? ”The patient said nothing.“ Do you get the kind of food you have at home? ”The answer was no.The doctor put his hand
23、 on the mans shoulder and his voice was very soft.“ If , you had food that you liked , would you eat it? ”“ Yes , yes. ” the patient said.The change in the patients appearance couldnt have been more obvious. Nothing was said , but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been re
24、ceived.Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasnt getting food he could eat. One of the students said, “ We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals. ”“ Suppose, ” the doctor replied, “ you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital
25、didnt carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request? ”“ I would probably insist, ” the student said.“ Very well, ” the doctor said. “ You might want to try the same method in the kitchen. It wont be easy, but I can help you Meanwhile, lets get some food inside
26、this man as fast as possible, and stay with it. Or hell be killed by hunger. By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish. If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him. ”Three weeks later, Dr. Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospi
27、tal under his own power. It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.31. The patient had no desire to eat because _.A. he was not hungryB. he was seriously illC. he was given special mealsD. he was not satisfied with the food32. According
28、to the passage , we can conclude that _.A. the patient was from another country .B. the patients illness was caused by hungerC. Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patientD. the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient33. Which of the following words can be used to desc
29、ribe Dr. Mellinkoff ?A. Cold.B. Considerate.C. Curious .D. Confident.34. What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?A. Doctors should know their patients real problems.B. Doctors should be able to speak foreign languages.C. Doctors should try to improve their medical s
30、kills.D. Doctors should give more medicine to patients.【参考答案】31-34：DABA 【湖南省怀化市2014高考英语3月一模试Section A (15 marks)（单项选择）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. He is of confidence, , in
31、my opinion, is most important in society.A. how B. that C. what D. which22. Tom! I forgot to bring my notebook this morning. Dont worry! I it for you.A. will get B. gets C. am getting D. am going to get23. Microblogs experienced rapid growth in 2013 in China, with its operators, users and visitors s
32、everal times.A. increase B. increased C. increasing D. to increase24. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 9013 to Changsha off at 7:30.A. took B. takes C. will be taken D. has taken25. Keep yourself open we can experience the great joy that friendship can bring.A. as if B. so that C. even though
33、D. ever since26. We used to mistake that heavy objects fell faster than light .A. the ones B. those C. ones D. these27. By the end of last week, nearly 80 percent of the work .A. have finished B. had been finished C. will be finished D. was finished28. Focused on your heart asks you to do, youll rea
34、lize your dream one day.A. that B. which C. what D. it29. Lady Gaga has put off her concerts because of the difficulties by the ongoing strikes.A. caused B. causing C. to be caused D. having caused30. Cindy, to be here at 8 oclock.A. is sure B. is sure that C. will be sure D. be sure31. necessary ex
35、perience for my future career, I take an active part in social activities in college.A. To gain B. Gain C. Gaining D. Having gained32. You get two tickets of Despicable Me , as I have promised .A. may B. can C. need D. shall33. A recent survey shows that the number of children who from the countrysi
36、de with their parents nearly 320,000 in Beijing. A. comes; are B. come; is C. come; are D. comes; is34. I first met Lily five years ago. She _ as a nurse in a hospital at the time. A. was working B. has worked C. had been working D. had worked35. Never to him that he could be admitted to the famous
37、university.A. occurred it B. it did occur C. did it occur D. it occurred 题 号212223242526272829303132333435答 案DACBBCBCADADBAC第一组 10分钟1. Jackie Cooper, _ former child movie star who won _ Best Actor Oscar Nomination at the age of 9 for “Skippy”, died at the age of 88. A.不填; the B. the；the C. a; the D.
38、 the; a2. - He was nearly killed in a car accident the other day. - Oh，when was _ exactly?- It was on April 28 _he was riding a bike on the drive-way. A. this; thatB. that; when C. that; that D. this; when3. In his latest article he insists regular exercises _ good health.A. arrange for B. reach for
39、 C. make for D. hunt for4. The number of those missing in the New Zealands quake was reported more than 200, including those recovered bodies that have yet to be _. A. judged B. recognized C. identified D. confirmed5. An explosion blew the roof off an unstable reactor north of Tokyo, _ fears of a di
40、saster at a nuclear plant _ in the massive earthquake that hit Japan.A. to raise; to be damaged B. raising; damaging C. raising; damaged D. raised; being damaged6. They suggested the professor _ just now _ chairman of the meeting.A. referring to; was made B. referring to; be made C. referred to; be
41、made D. referred to; was made 7. He kept a notebook, in which _ the telephone numbers and email addresses of his friends. A. wrote B. have written C. was written D. were written8. They became friends again that day. Until then, they _ to each other for nearly two years. A. didnt speak B. havent been
42、 speaking C. haven t spoken D. hadnt spoken9. Shell never forget her trip there _ she first met her lifelong friend who married her two years ago.A. that B. which C. where D. when10. I think it must have been in the restaurant _ we had our dinner _ I lost my keys.A. that; when B. that; that C. where
43、; that D. which; that 11. This ipod is of good quality. If it _ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.A. would B. should C. could D. might12. - Did you see the headmaster in his office just now?- Yes, he by a journalist from our local newspaper.A. has been interviewed B
44、. had been interviewedC. is being interviewed D. was being interviewed13. _ scores of times, but Derek still couldnt understand how to use past participle in a concrete situation.A. Having explained B. Having been explained C. Though it was explained D. It was explained14. - Personally, wed better i
45、nvite some top players from abroad to join us. - _. A. Oh, never mindB. Sure, no problem.C. Yes, why not? D. Well, go ahead.15. -Bill, if it doesnt rain, we can go straight on and spend more time in Vienna.- I just want to hear Mozart. A. Well done ! B. No problem. C. That s great! D. That s it.【参考答案】DBCCC CDDDC BDDCC
