1、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。A research by the National Center for Health Statistics is seen as an important confirmation of the “Hispanic mortality paradox(西班牙裔死亡率悖论).”On average, Hispanics outlive whites by 2.5 years and blacks by 7.7 years. Their life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 80.6
2、years, compared with 78.1 for whites, 72.9 for blacks and 77.7 years for the total population. The report shows that the Hispanic population has higher life expectancy at birth and at almost every age despite a socioeconomic status lower than that of whites. “Mortality is very correlated with income
3、, education and health care access,” says Elizabeth Arias, author of the report. “You would expect the Hispanic population would have higher mortality, in line with the black population.”The Hispanic paradox has been documented for more than two decades, but this is the first time the government has
4、 had enough data to issue national numbers. Researchers are struggling to explain why Hispanics live longer. “We dont know,” says David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLAs David Geffen School of Medicine. “We thought it was a problem in the data
5、, but we can pretty much say this is real.”Potential factors: Culture and lifestyle. Support from extended family and lower rates of smoking and drinking. Latino groups in particular have very strong family and social ties. Migration. The “healthy migrant effect” argues that healthy people are more
6、likely to emigrate. And when immigrants become ill, they might return home and die there. “Solving the puzzle may help the nation deal with health care issues because Hispanics use health services lessthey make fewer doctors visits and spend less time in hospitals,” Hayes Bautista says. “Its clearly
7、 something in the Latino culture,” he says.1. In 2006, Hispanics life expectancy isyears longer than the average of the total population. A. 2. 5 B. 7. 7 C. 2. 9 D. 80. 62. What does the underlined word “outlive” in the second paragraph probably mean? A. To live longer than. . . B. To live shorter t
8、han. . . C. To die out. D. To expect to live. 3. What is the main idea of paragraph three? A. Hispanics were born better than whites. B. Morality is closely related with health care access. C. Whites should have longer life expectancy. D. Even experts cant explain the phenomenon. 4. What is Mr. Haye
9、s-Bautistas opinion about the paradox? A. He supports there is a problem with the data. B. He intends to trust the cultural factor. C. He believes in the “healthy migrant effect”. D. He thinks health care the most important factor. 5. Which of the following inferences is true according to the passag
10、e? A. Black people suffer the lowest social status in America. B. Hispanics might have healthier ways of life. C. Only healthy people can immigrate into America. D. White people dont have strong family ties. 【参考答案】15、CADBB阅读理解。Dear Michelle: Why cant my daughter manage her life better? She is 17 and
11、 an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. He consumes every waking, minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well. His goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lo
12、wer, his choice will be limited. I feel like I want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. She has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! Help! A worried motherDear Mother of a 17-year-old Girl: Hmmmmm. Whats the matter with kids today? Remember that song from Bye ByeBirdie? W
13、ell if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills.Do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be. Life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if managem
14、ent went before experiene, there would be tittle of it. Your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. She is smart, studies withintelligence and you have given her good Values. When the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visit the ones that were specifically desigened for student
15、 the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influenee. It is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. That being said, them might be some adoldscent wisdom in her behavior after all. Perhaps she is choosing to worry you, h
16、er parents, for unconscious reasons. Being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her. Let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. She deserves a break from perfection. Michelle11. From the mothers letter we can learn that he
17、r daughter A. is being fooled by the boy B. has fallen behind in her studies C. doesnt talk much with her mother D. has chosen which college to attend12. According to Michelle; 17-year-teenagers . A. are too young to manage their life B. are old enough to live their own life C. should have managemne
18、nt before experience D. have reached the age of an adult13. The underlined wordpuppy-loverefer to A. false love B. foolish love C. pure love D. adolescent love14. Michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally A. come up with the right decision B. follow her boyfriends advice C. worry her
19、parents for unconscious reasons D. influence her boyfriends behavior15. The best title for the passage would be A. College of kids own choice B. How can I help my girl? C. How to manage teenagers life? D. A 17-year-old girl and her mother【参考答案】1115、CADAB阅读理解。 A new generation addiction is quickly sp
20、reading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. Ten years ago, no one
21、 thought that using computers could become Compulsivebehavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites. They become hooked on c
22、omputers and gradually their social and school life isaffected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, thi
23、s addiction to websites influences their soeial life. They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cu
24、ltural changes in society, Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are
25、not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.16. The passage is about A. the cause of weboholism B. the advantage of weboholism C. the popularity of weboholism D. the influence of w
26、eboholism17. The underlined wordobsessive in the second paragraph most probably means A. attractive B. addictive C. professional D. potential18. We can learn from the passage that . A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers B. teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life C. people are
27、 addicted to games on the lnternet D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway19. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism? A. It contributes to the development of the web. B. The chat room language may change social culture. C. The problem will have a negative influence on our futur
28、e. D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.20. The authors attitude towards weboholism is that of being A. objective B. positive C. opposed D. acceptable【参考答案】1620、DBBAC【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（7）】信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母
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32、a long and most established project management company, specializing in delivering residential, hotel and golf resort projects on time and to the highest standards, is looking forProject Managers. Requirements: Minimum 2 years proven experience in similar positions; fluent in written and spoken Span
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36、ork locally. I would really appreciate it if you are able to source some potential candidates for this project. Skills Required: Over four years in CRM. Contact us: oraclecrm sina. com 以下是求职者的信息。请匹配求职者与他们所拟定的公司。46. Jenna is a university professor in London, who has 5 years experience in the role, pr
37、eviously working in the oil and gas plant industry. She also has experience in reinforced concrete and metal structural calculation. She can speak fluent Italian.47. Nenny can demonstrate technical proficiency and experience in coordinating and synthesizing financial and management data, and possess
38、es a desire to deliver exceptional client service. She is an experienced financial analyst and accountant.48. Richard from Germany has been working on CRM modules since 1990. He is also good at Studied Electronics, Programming, etc. and is very happy to live and work in Sydney, Australia. He has a v
39、isa status to allow him to work locally.49. Paul Thompson speaks English and German well. He has prior professional experience in BW & APO systems. Coordination, reporting and ABAP skills are part of his abilities. He has a good knowledge of SAP, performance optimization, workbenches and ABAP.50. David Lee has a knowledge of the marketing management area. He has an understanding of marketing consultants. He is good at project management, interpersonal communication etc. He is able to work independently and in a team situation. He speaks English very well.【参考答案】46-50 EAFDB
