1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家内蒙古包头市2014高考英语二轮训练（2）及答案【辽宁省庄河市2014高考英语一模试题】 I want to talk about the economyNot the economy we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians speechesI want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day Most people arent particularly interested in the e
2、conomyShare prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 847235 We hear this and subconsciously switch off Notice that the economy is not the same as the economy, The economy is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealthThe e
3、conomy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life The term economic expansion suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more moneyMore spending doesnt mean that life is getting betterWe all know
4、it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollutionMore spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumptionUnless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks downIf we dont keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate（僵局）How do we break th
5、e cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actionsWe buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the worldWe create mountains of wasteWe demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced usin
6、g chemicals that poison the land The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behaviorOur main problem is not that we dont know what to do about itIt is gathering the desire to do it63According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy? AThe Dow Jones Index BIncreases
7、 in interest rates CSkyrocketing share prices DShopping in a supermarket64It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that Apeople are benefiting from a well-off society Bthe future generation is a big concern for most people Cthe majority of people are optimistic about the future Dpeople still feel much p
8、ressure despite labor-saving devices65What is true about economic expansion? AIt guarantees a better life for us BIt may lead to some social problems CIt will stop the circulation of money DIt has only brought desirable effects66The author writes the passage mainly to Acall on us to change our behav
9、iorBsuggest a solution for over-consumptionCmake a distinction between two economiesDinform us of the effects of economic expansion【参考答案】6366、DDBA 【辽宁省庄河市2014高考英语一模试题】DBEIJING - Chinas Beijing and Shanghai cities and Guangdong Province on Sunday published plans to gradually allow migrant workers（外来务
10、工人员） children to enter senior high schools and sit college entrance exams locally.They are the latest in a total of 13 provinces and municipalities（市） to formulate plans to ensure that rural children who have followed their parents to cities can enjoy the same rights as their urban peers in educatio
11、n.Beijing will allow migrant workers children to attend local vocational schools in 2013 and allow them to be matriculated by universities after graduating from the vocational programs in 2014, said a statement from the citys commission of education.Shanghai took a step further, saying it will allow
12、 migrant children in the city to enter local senior high schools, vocational schools and sit college entrance exams (commonly known as gaokao) locally starting in 2014.Guangdong has asked its cities to start recruiting（招收）migrant workers, has asked its cities to start recruiting migrant workers chil
13、dren in local senior high schools in 2013. The province will allow these children to sit gaokao and compete with local residents on an equal feeting in college entrance starting in 2016, Luo said the restrictions would be relaxed gradually and step by step as the province must solve the conflict bet
14、ween its gigantic migrant population and a scarcity of education resources.Migrant workers, whose children could be benefited by the new plans of the three regions, must have residential permits, stable jobs and incomes, and meet other local requirements, according to the plans.Chinas hukou, or hous
15、ehold registration system, used to confine children to attending schools in their home provinces. A 2003 regulation amended this by allowing migrant workers children to receive the nine-year compulsory education in cities where their parents work.Official figures show that China has more than 250 mi
16、llion farmers-turned-workers living in cities. An estimated 20 million children have migrated with their parents to the cities.67Whats the best title of this passage?AChinas educational reform on the wayBMigrants dreams come trueCReform plans published for migrant childrens educationDMigrants ask fo
17、r equal rights in education68Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?ABeijing，Shanghai and Guangdong took。the lead in making plans for migrant childrens educationBThere are altogether 13 provinces and municipalities that have made plans for migrant childrens educationCBeij
18、ing will allow migrant workerschildren to enter dl the local school 2013.DMigrant workerschildren began to receive senior high school education in cities where their parents work in 2003.69Which of the following words can the underlined word“confine” be replaced by?A1imit Bprevent Cprotect Dresist70
19、Which of the following statements can be inferred according to the passage?AGuangdong will allow migrant workers， children to sit gaokao locally in 2016.BChinas hukou is now no longer important and should be cancelledCThe Chinese government should continue deepening the educational reform.DIt is lik
20、ely that not all migrant workers children can enter senior high schools or sit gaokao in Beuijing, Shanghai and Guangdong with the new plans polished.【参考答案】6770、CBAD科普知识类In the long discussion of water on the Moon, a new study contradicts (与相矛盾) some recent reports that say the Moon had water at the
21、 time of its formation. A group of researchers reports in the journal Science that when the Moon was created, some 4. 5 billion years ago, there was not much hydrogen (氢气) on it, and therefore no water. The researchers surveyed and evaluated this by analyzing chlorine isotopes found in lunar rock sa
22、mples from Apollo missions. The range of chlorine (氯) isotopes in lunar samples was 25 times that found in samples from Earth. “If the Moon had significant levels of hydrogen, as Earth did, this range would have been far less,” said Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist in the Department of Earth and Planet
23、ary Sciences and the studys lead author. “The chlorine would have stuck together with hydrogen, forming compounds like hydrogen chloride, and escaped from the Moons surface,”he said. The abundance of chlorine indicates a lack of hydrogen and water. “The amount of water on the Moon was way too low fo
24、r life to have ever have possibly have existed there,” he said. Most scientists believe the Moon was formed when a large object struck Earth, breaking off a chunk (a vast piece) that has since orbited Earth. On Earth, goes one theory, water was released as steam from molten basalts (玄武岩) over time,
25、eventually forming bodies of water. “An understanding of whether the Moon was dry or wet will help us understand how water appeared on Earth,” Dr. Sharp said. 1. A new study indicates thaton the moon. A. there is plenty of waterB. water is unlikely to exist C. water existed in the pastD. there is a
26、little water now2. The author would like to tell usthrough the sixth paragraph. A. why there is no water on the MoonB. how the Moon was formed C. when the Earth struck the MoonD. where the Moon orbited 3. What does the underlined word “this” stand for in the second paragraph? A. Neither hydrogen nor
27、 water on the Moon. B. Too much chlorine isotopes on the Moon. C. Not being much hydrogen, no water on the Moon. D. More chlorine exists on the Moon than Earth. 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. Zachary D. Sharp, a scientist of New Mexico was in charge of the new stu
28、dy. B. Chlorine isotopes are 25 times in lunar larger than Earth. C. The more abundant chloride, the shorter hydrogen and water. D. The new study is beneficial to understand how water appeared on Earth. 5. What can we learn from the passage? A. There are enough water on the Earth. B. Hydrogen chlori
29、de easily escaped from the Moons surface. C. The Earth had significant levels of hydrogen. D. Water on the Earth is directly from molten basalts. 【参考答案】8. BBCBC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。Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia（蒙古）, some friends ask you to eat with them
30、. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp（打饱嗝儿）after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.In many places people like to eat together. But in some part
31、s of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are p
32、olite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.71. In Mongolia, burping is
33、a way of showing that _. A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you are friendly with your host72. However, in some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “_” A . Im full B . Im sorry C . I have had enough D . Excuse me, pl
34、ease73. In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should _. A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say “Be quick, please”74. People in an East African town are being polite by _. A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend qu
35、ickly D . trying not to see you75. We have good manners to show that we _. A . are different from other people B . dont want other people to worry us C . begin all manners in the same way D . want to be friends with other people参考答案-7175 BDCDD 科普知识类Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and
36、 you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently its because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains. Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate (模仿) it, wh
37、ether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we underst
38、and other people. Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered
39、that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”) , the same mirror neurons weretriggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball) . Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with beha
40、vior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders. Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever mor
41、e information concerning how humans behave and interact (互动) . Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent (相等物) for neuroscience of what Einsteins theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else doeswell, perhaps youll understand w
42、hy. 1. Mirror neurons can explain.A. why we cry when we are hurtB. why we cough when we suffer from a coldC. why we smile when we see someone else smileD. why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late2. The underlined word“triggered”in the third paragraph probably means“”.A. set off B. cut offC.
43、 built up D. broken up3. We can learn from the passage that mirror neurons.A. relate to human behavior and interactionB. control human physical actions and feelingsC. result in bad behavior and social disordersD. determine our knowledge and language abilities4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Ways to find mirror neurons. B. Problems of mirror neurons. C. Existence of mirror neurons. D. Functions of mirror neurons. 【参考答案】15.CAAD- 10 - 版权所有高考资源网