1、【湖北省武汉市2014模拟】短文写作（共1题；满分30分）请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。A man can fail many times, but he isnt a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- J. Burroughs注意: 无须写标题；除诗歌外，文体不限； 内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例； 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；词数不少于120,如引用提示语则不计入总词数。【参考范文】短文写作A possible version:Its a common sense that we are always e
2、ncountering much failure in different stages of life. Under these circumstances, what matters most is not only our persistence but also our attitudes.In our daily life, however hard we try, failure will accompany us like shades. When it comes to this topic, unforgettable memories crowd in my mind. I
3、 once did so badly in a critical exam that I lost a precious opportunity to be admitted to a key senior high school. I wasnt aware of my laziness and carelessness. Instead, I thought the difficult exam and the neglect of my parents were to blame for my failure. I regarded myself as a stander-by and
4、never learned to shoulder responsibilities for my own. It was my head-teachers timely instruction that made me face difficult situation any time it appeared, after which I became more confident and diligent. The coming success made me popular among my peers. Never shall I forget this impressive expe
5、rience.It can be concluded from the above mentioned that positive attitude makes a true man while being timid before misfortune results in a failure. Facing any failure bravely can achieve a great success.【湖北省天门市2014模拟】短文写作（共1题；满分30分）目前我国中学生的健康状况越来越差，这使父母、学校和专家感到忧虑。为解决这一问题，有些人提出将体育纳入高考。请结合实际谈谈你的看法。
6、注意：文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；词数不少于120。【参考范文】短文写作（共1题；满分30分）The fact that high school students are currently experiencing a sharp decline in health has aroused wide concern among parents, schools and experts. To have this problem solved, some people propose that PE be included as a subject in t
7、he College Entrance Examination.Im against the idea because it is by no means practical. Setting up standards for the exam alone may well be a hard task. It is far beyond our ability to manage such a nationwide exam in the sports field.However, good health is an essential foundation of learning. Onl
8、y when one is in good health can he guarantee efficient learning.21cnjyTherefore, it is schools responsibility to help develop their students awareness of the importance of keeping fit. Moreover, schools should provide sufficient sports facilities for their students to have regular exercise.【黑龙江省哈三中
9、2014模拟】书面表达（满分25分） 假设你是李华，刚刚参加完高考，已被中国某大学的英语专业录取。现在准备利用今年暑假时间参加英国剑桥大学的暑期课程（Cambridge Summer Session 2014）。请写一封电子邮件给负责人MrSmith，说明自己的情况并询问相关事宜。内容主要包括： 1询问暑期课程的设置情况（如：课程内容、课程数量、时间安排等）； 2询问活动期间住宿情况（如：是住宿家庭还是学校宿舍等）。注意：1词数100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear MrSmith, Yours , sincerely, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Mr. Smith,
10、Im Li Hua, a Chinese student, having finished the National College Entrance Examinations. I am planning to apply for the Cambridge Summer Session 2014. Now Im writing to ask several questions concerned.Firstly, Im curious to know about the courses. How many courses will you offer in all and what sub
11、jects will it cover? Since I major in English, I would very much like to take some courses related to English literature and culture. I also want to know the schedule of these courses to see whether Ill have time to visit other places in Britain on weekends. So I would appreciate it if you could for
12、ward a course plan to me? Secondly, do you provide boarding during the Summer Session? Are all the students living on campus or will you arrange home-stay?Thank you in advance! Looking forward to your reply! Yours sincerely, Li Hua 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。 Education isnt all about class
13、rooms. Homework plays a huge role in student learning. Given how much time we spend studying in a lifetime, and how hard it is to find time to study, techniques that make studying more efficient that is, techniques that allow you to learn more in the same amount of time can be incredibly valuable. O
14、ne of the most important study techniques that you dont know about is this: Space your studying. What does that mean? If you are going to study something twice (or more), try to let as much time pass as possible between the first and second time you study. For example, dont read your textbook chapte
15、r and then review it on the same day. Study it and then review it on a different day, and allow as much time to pass between the two study sessions as possible. Better yet, spread your studying across numerous days. You dont necessarily have to study more, you just have to distribute your study time
16、 differently. When you sit down to study, mix up your topics instead of studying one topic per day, study every topic a little bit every day. My research team had a combined 50 years experience studying the spacing effect. We should have known better, because our prediction couldnt have been more wr
17、ong. Spacing helped enormously. Spacing gives you time to forget. This forgetting is a good thing; forgetting is the friend of learning. But forgetting can make you feel like you are not learning. On the other hand, re-studying something right away makes it seem easy to remember. Unfortunately, this
18、 makes people feel that spacing hinders learning. Your intuition (直觉) will tell you that spacing is a terrible idea. And your intuition will be wrong. Dont trust it. Trust the scientific evidence. 1. The first paragraph mainly wants to tell us. A. education isnt all about classroomsB. homework plays
19、 a huge role in student learningC. its hard to find time to studyD. learning techniques can be of great value2. The technique “Space your studying” means. A. trying to studying something as many times as possible B. allowing as much time to pass between the twice (or more) as you canC. not doing the
20、 same thing on the same dayD. studying more and distributing your study time differently3. The underlined word “enormously” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by. A. greatlyB. differentlyC. hopefully D. unforgettably4. Why will your intuition tell you that spacing is a terrible idea? A. Because spacing
21、gives you time to forget. B. Because forgetting is the friend of learning. C. Because spacing can make you feel like you are not learning. D. Because your intuition will be wrong. 【参考答案】14、DBAB阅读理解。When an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers rep
22、orted many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselve
23、s. I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan，“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing. Well share what we have with them.”I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less
24、 favourite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. “Oh，dear，”I said. “You dont have to give Lucy. You love her
25、so much.” Meghan said，“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy. Maybe shell make another little girl happy, too.”I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. Its easy to give something that we dont want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isnt it?72. The writer has _ children.A. one B.
26、two C. three D. four73. The underlined word “donate” probably means “_”. A. 捐赠 B. 丢掉 C. 展出 D. 放好74. Lucy is the name of _.A. a girl B. a game C. a doll D. an earthquake75. Which of the following is true?A. An earthquake happened in the writers hometown.B. The writer let Meghan give her muchloved dol
27、l. C. The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.D. The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot. 参考答案-7275、C A C D阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic achievement and economic
28、success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child developmen
29、t specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respo
30、ndents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in the first grade and beyond, Japanese preschools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group. T
31、he huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents. Like in America, there is diversity (多样性)in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kind
32、ergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the childrens chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated (一流的)schools and universities. Several mor
33、e progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing (智能化)in some Japanese kindergartens. 1. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe_.A. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents B. Japans economic s
34、uccess is a result of its scientific achievements C. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction D. Japans higher education is superior to theirs 2. In Japans preschool education, the focus is on_.A. preparing children academicallyB. developing childrens artistic interests C. develo
35、ping childrens potentialD. shaping childrens character 3. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens? A. They can do better in their future studies. B. They can make more group experience grow there. C. They can be self-centered when they grow up. D. They can
36、have better chances of getting a top-rated education. 4. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to_.A. broaden childrens knowledge B. train childrens creativityC. lighten childrens study load D. enrich childrens experience【参考答案】14、CDDC 阅读理解。According to the US governme
37、nt, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gigawatts of electricity every year.Unfortunately，the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills(see picture)to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway，however，could help put them anywhere.The project, calle
38、d Hywind，is the worlds first largescale deepwater wind turbine(涡轮发电机)Although it uses a fairly standard 152ton,2.3megawatt turbine，Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture)，a technology Hywinds creator，the Norwegian c
39、ompany StatoilHydro，has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cables(缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves.Hywinds stability(稳定性)in t
40、he cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.To produce electricity on a large scale, a commer
41、cial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the whole spars centre of gravity must be moved much closer to the oceans surface. To do tha
42、t, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox(变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades(see picture)Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadi
43、er than close to shore, where all existing off shore windmills are planted. Deepsea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources availabl
44、e.本文为科普短文，讲述世界上第一个深海风力发电机涡轮发电机以及它的发电原理及好处。9The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of_.A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floorB. the spar which is floating in deepsea waterC. the blades driven by strong and steady sea windD. the stones filled in the spar be
45、low the sea surface答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段特别是“these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves”可知B项正确。10To balance a bigger turbine high on a floating spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting_.A. on the sea floor B. on the spar topC
46、. at sea level D. behind the blades答案：C。细节理解题。由文章第三段最后一句“.one whose gearbox sits at sea level rather than behind the blades.”可知C项正确。11Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can_.A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmillsB. make financial profits by producing more turbinesC. settle the arguments about environmental problemsD. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea答案：D。细节理解题。由文章最后一句“.it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.”可知D项正确。
