1、【2014高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学二模试题】读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。When Sam first got to his boarding school with his parents, he was very happy. He thought he would be able to go home every weekend. When he was told he would not, he started crying because the thought of not seeing his parents was
2、 driving him crazy.He was given uniforms and all other things that he would need for the term. He started crying when it was time for his parents to leave. He was then taken to the dorm, where he saw other children happy. He tried as much as he could to fit in but could not because his mind was at h
3、ome. He started feeling homesick (想家) and wanted to go homes as soon as possible.He got sick soon because he could not eat the school food. He could not concentrate in the classroom. All he could think was being at home with his family. He had no mobile phone or other means to get in touch with his
4、parents. He was angry and felt lonely. He thought his parents hated him and that was why they left him in a boarding school.写作内容1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120个词讲述一次你（或你的朋友）想家的经历，内容包括： 时间、地点和起因； 想家给学习和生活带来的影响； 你（或你朋友）是如何应对的。写作要求1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语
5、言规范，内容何时，语句连贯。【参考范文】读写任务：Version 1:Sam, a student, was sent to a boarding school, in which he missed his parents very much, and thus he got sick and could not focus his attention on his lessons. (31 words) In fact, in real life, everyone must have an experience of feeling homesick. I remember when I
6、 was 10 years old, because my parents were busy, I was sent to my uncles in another city. Right here, I would have to study in school for two years. Although my uncle and his family were really kind to me, I still felt homesick. At first, I couldnt sleep well, because I didnt adapt to the climate th
7、ere. And, since different teachers have different teaching styles, it was difficult for me to understand the lessons in the beginning. Besides, I was new for the students there. As a result, hardly did I have any close friends. Feeling terribly lonely, I couldnt help thinking my parents and my fello
8、w guys in my city every now and then. However, as days went on, I slowly adapted myself to the new environment. It was because I actively communicated with my new schoolmates and made friends with them that my homesickness gradually disappeared.（167 words）【参考范文】读写任务：Version 2:Sam was sent to a board
9、ing school and tried to adapt himself to it but failed. Consequently he began to feel homesick and lonely and became reluctant with his study. (30 words)Being homesick is not at all strange to anybody. In reality, I had a similar experience. In order to promote our competitive strength in exams, we
10、were only allowed to go home once a month this term. It was the first time that I had had to stay in school for such a long time. So much did I miss my parents that on no account would I meet them without bursting into tears. It was this homesickness that had a bad effect on both my life and study.
11、Missing my family so much, I did find it difficult to have a good meal and fall asleep. I could not concentrate on my study and my study efficiency went down sharply. Worse still, totally lost in the great pressure from study, I didnt know how to deal with it. I was about to abandon myself when my t
12、eachers gave me some advice on how to adapt to this busy school life. As a matter of fact, it was high time that I should study hard and independently. I then turned my homesickness into the motivation to study diligently. Moreover, I made more friends and frequently participated in outdoor activiti
13、es, through which I was able to relax myself and share my feelings with others. Having seas of interesting things to do, I finally became accustomed to enjoying my school life. Tough as it was to adjust to a brand new school life, I succeeded eventually. The experience of overcoming the difficulties
14、 has now become a precious memory and a sum of wealth in my life. (264 words) 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 Maldives faces the threat of extinction from rising sea levels, but the government said on Thursday it was looking to the future with plans to build homes and a golf course that flo
15、at. An increase in sea levels of just 18 to 59 centimeters would make the Maldivesa nation of tiny coral islands in the Indian Oceanvirtually uninhabitable by 2100, the UNs climate change panel has warned. President Mohamed Nasheed has vowed a fight for survival, and last month he signed a deal with
16、 a Dutch company to study proposals for a floating structure that could support a conference centre, homes and an 18-hole golf course. “It is still early stages and we are awaiting a report on the practicality,” a government official who declined to be named said. The company, Dutch Docklands, is cu
17、rrently building floating developments in the Netherlands and Dubai. There was no immediate comment from the firm but its website said it undertook projects that make “land from water by providing large-scale floating constructions to create similar conditions as on land”. The Maldives began to work
18、 on an artificial island known as the Hulhumale near the crowded capital island of Male in 1997 and more than 30,000 people have been settled there to ease congestion. The city, which has a population of 100,000, is already protected from rising sea levels by a 30-million-dollar sea wall, and the go
19、vernment is considering increasingly imaginative ways to combat climate change. Nasheed, who staged the worlds first underwater cabinet meeting in October to highlight his peoples serious and difficult situation, has even spoken of buying land elsewhere in the world to enable Maldivians to relocate
20、if their homes are completed covered. He has also promised to turn his nation into a model for the rest of the world by becoming “carbon neutral” by 2020. His plan involves ending fossil fuel use and powering all vehicles and buildings from “green” sources such as burning coconut husks. 1. Why do yo
21、u think Mohamed Nasheed chose Dutch Docklands? A. Because it has experience in building floating structure. B. Because it has a good fame throughout the world. C. Because it charged much less than other companies. D. Because it supports building floating structures in the world. 2. The Hulhumale was
22、 built with the purpose of. A. attracting more visitors B. making it a new capitalC. making the capital less crowded D. fighting against climate change3. According to the last two paragraphs, Nasheed is a person who. A. has succeeded in buying land abroad B. is more than well-knownC. has thought mor
23、e for his nation D. has stopped using fossil fuel4. The underlined word “vowed” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by. A. ended B. promised C. failed D. weighed【参考答案】14、ACCB 阅读理解。 Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York-he in computers, she in special educati
24、on. Teaching means everything to us, Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Par
25、ton s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire, Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, as a reminder. Five years later, now ret
26、ired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richter. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dolly wood
27、for a look-see. “We didnt want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dolly wood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple
28、set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books Ive never heard of.” The Richter spend about 400 a mont
29、h sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”( ) 1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife. D. The news fr
30、om the Web.( ) 2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar.C. Write books for children D. Retire from being a teacher.( ) 3.According to the text, Dolly Parton is .A. a well-known surgeon B. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer
31、born in Tennessee D .a computer programmer( ) 4.Why did the Richter go to Dolly wood?A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dolly wood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.( ) 5.What can we learn from Tims words in the last paragraph?A
32、. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为Imagination Library的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值【参考答案】1-5、ADCDD61.答案A。细节理解题。由文章第1段的he learned he would need a h
33、eart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose.可知答案。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。 Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria Hu
34、ngaryDrawn like so many other by the “Great American Dream” However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s. Milless most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system. With its aggressiv
35、e way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, the
36、n he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end. When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthu
37、siastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. Miller died of the failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the
38、56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.( ) 1. Why did Arthur Millers father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the Great American Dream.C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.D. His family business faile
39、d.( ) 2. The play Death of a SalesmanA. exposes the cruelty of the American business worldB. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyC. talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD. focuses on the skills in doing business( ) 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employe
40、r badly.B. He runs the Wagner Company.C. He is a victim of the American system.D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.( ) 4. After it was first staged, Death of a SalesmanA. achieved huge successB. won the first Tony AwardC. was warmly welcomed by salesmenD. was severely attacked by dramatist
41、s( ) 5. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family.B. The awards Arthur Miller won.C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.【文章大意】文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman推销员之死。1.答案B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria HungaryDrawn like so many other by the“Great American Dream”可以得出答案。5.答案D。主旨大意题。文章介绍了剧作家Arthur Miller和他最有名的作品Death of a Salesman推销员之死。
