1、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。体裁：记叙文话题：语言学习时间：8分钟I prefer Lynne Trusss phraseology: I am a grammar “stickler”And，like Trussauthor of Eats，Shoots & LeavesI have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.Now，Truss and I disagree on what it means to have“zero to
2、lerance”She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be struck by lightning，hacked up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”，while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a jobeven if they are otherwise qualified for the position.Everyone who applies for a position at ei
3、ther of my companies，iFixit or Dozuki，takes a compulsory grammar test.If job hopefuls cant distinguish between“to” and “too”， their applications go into the bin.Of course，we write for a living.iF is the worlds largest online repair manual(指南)，and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical docu
4、mentation，like paperless work instructions and stepbystep user manuals.So，it makes sense that weve made a strong strike against grammar errors.But grammar is relevant for all companies.Yes，language is constantly changing，but that doesnt make grammar unimportant.Good grammar is credibility，especially
5、 on the Internet.And，for better or worse，people judge you if you cant tell the difference between “their”“there” and “theyre”Good grammar makes good business senseand not just when it comes to hiring writers.Writing isnt in the official job description of most people in our office.Still，we give our
6、grammar test to everybody，including our salespeople，our operations staff，and our programmers.Grammar signifies more than just a persons ability to remember high school English.Ive found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something compl
7、etely unrelated to writinglike stocking shelves or labeling parts.It is the same with programmers.Applicants who dont think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also arent important.【语篇导读】作者讲述了自己对语法错误的态度以及正确运用语法的重要性。1The author agrees with Lynne Truss on that _.Agrammar mist
8、akes cant be tolerantBbooks on grammar make people stupidCpeople need to learn basic grammarDgrammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，作者和Lynne Truss一样，对语法错误都有一套“零容忍”策略，故选A项。答案A2Whats the authors “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?AThey shou
9、ld be left out for a job.BThey have to correct their mistakes.CThey arent qualified for their jobs.DThey must be severely punished.解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a jobeven if they are otherwise qualified for the position”可知，作者认为这些犯基础语法错误的求职者不应被录取。答案A3Which of t
10、he following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?AOnly one of them has a compulsory grammar test.BThey are companies where one learns grammar.CGrammar is quite important for their existence.DThey depend on grammar correction for a living.解析细节理解题。根据第四段至第六段内容，作者对每位员工都进行语法测试，因为正确的语法对作者的两个公司非常重要。答案C4What can w
11、e learn from the text?ACompanies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.BGrammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.CA“zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair.DPeople who pay attention to writing may pay attention to other things.解析细节理解
12、题。文章最后一段指出，在语法测试中出错少的人在做与写作无关的事情时错误也少，由此可见，那些重视写作的人，同样会重视其他事情。答案D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。You dont need millions to be happyIn fact, at the Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enoughThe institute opened its doors last year, and since then, men and women of
13、all ages have been paying $140 an hour for lessons on how to feel great“You can actually increase your happiness levelsThats what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the instituteExperts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income and other financial factorsAs much as 85 perc
14、ent comes from things such as attitudes, life control and relationshipsMost of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels havent changed to reflect thatStudies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds
15、very little to happinessMany years ago, the “sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Menchen, defined wealth as earning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband”Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off material
16、ly“The argument is that if you want to be happy theres a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself to people who are less well-off than you - poorer, smaller house, car,” said SharpThe Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just
17、your bank account”“If I compare my self to Bill Gates then Im always going to be down,” said SharpA better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australias richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years1Which of the following statements in TRUE acco
18、rding to the passage?AYou can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the Happiness InstituteBMost of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn moreCEarning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband” if you want to be happyDBoth Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are
19、 examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy2The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word “_”AhealthyBunhealthy CfreeDwealthy3The author wrote the passage to tell us _Ahappiness is everythingBwealth is the foundation of happinessChave fun at the Happiness InstituteDmoney
20、 doesnt always mean happiness【参考答案】13、ADD 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。By 2050 Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050TV channels will have disappearedInstead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the televi
21、sionToday, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers awayBy 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computerCars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fastCars will have computers to cont
22、rol the speed and there wont be any accidentsToday, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they areBy 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destinationSpace planes will take people halfway around the world in two hoursToday, the United Sates Space Shuttle can
23、 go into space and land on Earth againBy 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hoursRobots will have replaced people in factoriesMany factories already use robotsBig companies prefer robots - they dont ask for pay rises or go on stri
24、ke, and they work 24 hours a dayBy 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homesMedical technology will have conquered many diseasesToday, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hearBy 2050, we will be able to
25、 help blind and deaf people to see and hear againScientists will have discovered how to control genesScientists have already produced clones of animalsBy 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they haveScientists
26、 will be able to do these things, but should they?4Which of the following can NOT be realized today?AReading newspapers on a computerBMaking a space shuttle go into space and land on Earth againCCreating cloned animalsDChoosing TV programs freely from a “menu”5According to the text, some big compani
27、es prefer robots to human workers because human workers _Acan work 24 hours a dayBoften ask for more payCare not clever enoughDare often late for work6From the 6th paragraph we can infer that _Athere will be no blind and deaf people by 2050Bfew diseases will attack peopleCelectronic devices will be
28、connected directly to the brain to help each otherDmedical technology will be more effective by 20507Whats the authors attitude towards the cloning technology?AThe author does not agree on the use of cloning technologyBThe author thinks human cloning is impossibleCThe author does not really support
29、the idea of human cloningDThe author is quite excited about human cloning【参考答案】47、DBDC【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
30、told he would not, he started crying because the thought of not seeing his parents was 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
31、 happy. He tried as much as he could to fit in but could not because his mind was at home. 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
32、 home with his family. He had no mobile phone or other means to get in touch with his 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
33、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,
34、 in real life, everyone must have an experience of feeling homesick. I remember when I 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
35、felt homesick. At first, I couldnt sleep well, because I didnt adapt to the climate there. 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 c
36、lose friends. Feeling terribly lonely, I couldnt help thinking my parents and my fellow 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 home
37、sickness gradually disappeared.（167 words）【参考范文】读写任务：Version 2:Sam was sent to a boarding 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,
38、I had a similar experience. In order to promote our competitive strength in exams, we 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
39、into tears. It was this homesickness that had a bad effect on both my life and study. 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
40、 from study, I didnt know how to deal with it. I was about to abandon myself when my teachers 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 dil
41、igently. Moreover, I made more friends and frequently participated in outdoor activities, 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 has now become a precious memory and a sum of wealth in my life. (264 words)
