2014广东省高考压轴卷英语

本试卷共10页，满分135分．考试时间120分钟．

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I am a straight-A student and study has been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems natural.

With high academic standards and a competitive __1__， I don’t just dislike losing. I can’t stand it. I need to beat the __2__ students, preferably in everything. I’ve even __3__ so far as to define myself by my grades, saying that how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I __4__， then I am lost.

Today I was sitting in class trying to __5__ the last minutes studying for a test I had to get full marks. __6__ the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen __7__ while still glancing at my study sheet now and then. When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and __8__. And then I found myself wishing she would be __9__ so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good __10__. You’re so easy to talk to.” I froze.

I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it __11__. But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to participate.

I passed the test excellently despite my __12__ of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had __13__ being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what matters to me most? What I have is all about my personal __14__ and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is never __15__ sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.

1．A.spirit B．sport

C．school D．surrounding

2．A.ordinary B．top

C．handsome D．strong

3．A.got B．come

C．left D．given

4．A.invent B．expect

C．copy D．hide

5．A.save B．spend

C．collect D．cost

6．A.When B．While

C．Because D．Before

7．A.rudely B．bitterly

C．excitedly D．politely

8．A.refused B．worked

C．agreed D．waited

9．A.quiet B．gentle

C．pretty D．safe

10．A.talker B．listener

C．lecturer D．teacher

11．A.angrily B．carelessly

C．disappointedly D．gladly

12．A.fear B．joy

C．worry D．possession

13．A.given out B．focused on

C．looked up D．got away

14．A.success B．failure

C．depression D．health

15．A.few B．significant

C．low D．enough

笫二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800’s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card. 　16　 (help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. In England, Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of　17　more efficient mail service and initiated (开始) the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards　18　friends.　

The first card　19　 (design) by J. C. Horsley as a commercial endeavor (尝试，努力). One thousand copies were sold in London,　20　soon others followed suit. An English　21　 (art) , William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from　22　shop in Massachusetts, printed his first American cards in 1875. Even more 　23　 (importance) than his printing was the fact　24　he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs,　25　were awarded cash prizes.　

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共’20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A. B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

A

People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions — and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why.

Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly(均匀的) across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their attention on the eyes.

"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions," Jack said. "Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect (忽略) the mouth."

According to Jack and her colleagues, the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed. As a result, facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations.

The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of. expressive faces and put them into categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral. They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies.

It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners. "The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions," Jack said. "Our data suggest that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion, Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less."

In short, the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion. From here on, examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion. Otherwise, when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation.

( ) 26. The discovery shows that Westerners .

A. pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth

B. consider facial expressions universally reliable

C. observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways

D. have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions

( ) 27. What were the people asked to do in the study?

A. To make a face at each other. B. To get their faces impressive.

C. To classify some face pictures. D. To observe the researchers' faces.

( ) 28. What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A. The participants in the study.

B. The researchers of the study.

C. The errors made during the study.

D. The data collected from the study.

( ) 29. In comparison with Westerners, Easterners are likely to .

A. do translation more successfully

B. study the mouth more frequently

C. examine the eyes more attentively

D. read facial expressions more correctly

( ) 30. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. The Eye as the Window to the Soul

B. Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions

C. Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills

D. How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding

B

Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.

Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .

Many children’s games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.

Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.

Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.

Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.

( ) 31. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.

A. be a team leader B. obey the basic rules

C. act as a grown-up D. predict possible danger

( ) 32. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.

A. describe life in an exciting way

B. turn real-life experiences into a play

C. make learning life skills more interesting

D. change people’s views of sporting events

( ) 33. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?

A. It inspires people’s deep love for the country.

B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.

C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.

D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.

( ) 34. Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.

A. bring fun to poor kids

B. provide soccer balls for children

C. give poor kids a chance for a better life

D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids

( )3 5. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Gamed benefit people all their lives.

B. Sports can get all athletes together.

C. People are advised to play games for fun.

D. Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.

C

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