中原名校2014年高考仿真模拟统一考试

英语试题

组题编审：北大附中河南分校 绵阳中学 许昌高中

（考试时间：120分针 试卷满分：150分）

说明：

1．本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，听力成绩不计入总分。

2答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考场、座号填写在答题卡上。

3每小题选出答案后，请把答案填写在答题卡上指定位置，不能答在试卷上。

第I卷选择题

第一部分：听力理解（共两节。满分30分）

第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7 5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10移钟的时间来回菩有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Manager and office worker.

2 . What is the woman complaining about?

A. Having to wait B. Her check C. The computer

3. What does the woman mean?

A. The woman knows where Martha has gone.

B. Martha will go to the concert by herself.

C. It is quite possible for the man to find Martha.

4. What is the man's ticket for'?

A. A play B.A concert C. A lecture

5. What does the man mean?

A. He agrees with the woman. B. He disagrees wit h the woman.

C. He is looking in the woman's eye.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1 5分，共22.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6-7题。

6. What does the woman do part-time?

A. A cleaner B. A guide C. A teacher

7. What is the most important reason why the woman likes the job?

A She can get a high pay. B. She can have more spare time.

C. She can get a full working experience .

8. What do we learn about the two speakers?

A. The man likes to sit in his chair. B. The woman doesn't like to travel.

C. They went on a trip last year.

9. How long does the voyage the speakers talked about in the advertisement take?

A. 10 days B. 21 days C 25 days

听第八段材料，回答第10-12题。

10. Why does the man come to the woman?

A. Because he wants the woman to help with the computer design

B. Because he wants the woman to advertise his products.

C. Because he wants the woman to sell his products.

11. What makes the computer different from other ones?

A .A voice-activation system and study software

B. A children game system and a voice-activation system.

C. A voice-activation system and special hardware.

12. Which is TRUE about the new computer?

A. It can speak to users. B. It is cheaper than others.

C Its hardware is better than others

听第九段材料，回答第13 16题。

13 . What is Frank's brother's hobby?

A. Collecting stamps B. Working in a garden C. Collecting coins

14. Where does Sue want to go some day?

A Mexico B China C Canada

15. Why doesn't Frank have a real hobby?

A Because he is too busy. B Because he doesn't want to

C Because he is lazy.

16. What does Frank do?

A. Marketing director B. Traveling salesman C. Office clerk

听第十段材料，回答第17-20题。

17 What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A. How money came into use

B. Some of the things that served as money in the past

C. How to decide the value of money.

18. Which of the following might have been used as money by early Japanese according to the passage?

A .Tea B. Salt C .Nuts

19. Who were the first people to use coins?

A Europeans B American Indians C. Chinese

20. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Things lowly valued by everyone may not serve as money.

B. Salt is seldom used as a kind of money

C. The most common money of all was a plant of some kind

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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。

Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree

"Dad, can we watch when you trim（修剪）the tree?" My eldest son. Dan, nine, and his seven -year-old brother John, asked

"I won't be cutting this year," my husband Bob said. "Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?

Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. "We can handle it." Dan promised. "We won't let you down." .

A few days before Christmas. Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they'd need and brought them out to the yard .where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the lying room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.

I felt worried The tree was central to our holiday. I didn't want the boys to feel ashamed every tune they looked at it. I couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution. www..com

“We can't make the tree taller." I said. "But we can put it on a higher position"

Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let's try it!“

When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.

"What a good idea!" he declared "Why didn't I ever think of such a thing?"

John broke into a grin Dan's chest swelled with pride.

21 . Who trimmed the Christmas tree this year?

A. The writer B. Bob C. Dan and John D. The whole family

22 . The underlined part "grow six inches" (Para. 4) implies the brothers felt ______.

A. proud B. nervous C. worried D. scared

23 . What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?

A. They rushed into school. B They began to decorate the tree.

C. They got angry with each other D. They found the tree was cut short

24. What the writer's husband said in the end showed________.

A he expected too much of the brothers_

B. he should not have given the brothers the task to trim the Christmas

C. he was too stupid to think of such an idea_

D. he really appreciated what the brothers had done.

B

Here is some news of the future.

March 20. 2035

There was a lot of news around the life extension drugs that hit the market a decade ago. They didn't promise that you would live forever. but they gave you a chance to extend your life an extra five to ten years. Even though the life expectancy rate at birth has increased greatly. the life expectancy for seniors hasn't improved that much. Basically. you have a greater chance to become a senior, but you will not have a much longer lifespan, and this is where the anti-aging drugs intend to kick in. So ,do the anti-aging drugs work? Well. it is too early to tell. But the sales so far are very good.

April 19, 2035

Of the total US population of 378 million, people over 65 years of age now make up 20% for the first time. The senior ratio was only 4.1% by year 1900. and l2.4% 30 years ago.

The number of people above 65 compared to those of what is considered working ages. between 15 and 64. is currently 33.7%. This is up from l85% since year 2005. which means that for every retired person there are now two workers. compared to four workers 30 years ago. The number of people above the age of 80 has grown t0 23.8 million; making them 6.3% of the total population compared t0 3.6% in 2005.

April 12. 2040

Although introduced in the market only five years ago, 10% of all hydrogen fuel now sold in the US is of the environmentally friendly Re-Hydro label, produced through. eletrolysis (电解) based on a source of 1OO% renewable energy. Several producers have turned to producing Re-Hydro. mainly because of lower tax. which also keeps the price of. Re-Hydro on the same level as regular hydrogen. Most analysts believe that Re-Hydro will be the .dominating fuel in the future

25. The sales of the life extension drugs so far clearly show that .

A. people have no faith in them B people want to give them a try

C. they work very well for seniors D. they have no effect on people's health

26. What can we learn from News 2?

A. Many Americans will find it hard to find a job .

B. It's very hard for seniors to pass the age of 80.

C. The US population has been increasing rapidly since 2005.

D. The US population has been aging rapidly since 2005.

27. We can know from the passage that the fuel of the Re-Hydro label is______.

A. expensive B cheap C.green D. dangerous

28. What can we infer from News 3?

A. Re-Hydro will be widely used in the future.

B. The government discourages the production of Re-Hydro.

C. Producers are not interested in producing Re-Hydro.

D. Re-Hydro is more expensive than regular hydrogen.

C

Dealing with conflict in the workplace is rarely easy. Hurt feelings and anger can lead to lower employee morale (士气) as well as a loss of productivity and a poor work environment. As a manager. you should find some ways yourself to solve the conflict. The goal is to build a team-centered workforce.

You can use role-reversal (角色转换) methods to help each employee understand how the other feels. This model works best when there are only two parties involved. You can hold a meeting with annoyed workers in your office. You might say. "Jane, explain to me how you would feel if Nancy went to lunch with your clients (客户 ) without telling you?" Or. "Nancy, how would you respond if Jane came to me with complaints about you, but hadn't tried to talk to you about them first? "

Workers often respond better to praise than criticism. By publicly drawing attention to employees who have healthy work relationships. you can increase the awareness for those who encourage any conflict. Avoid mentioning t