1、【2014 高題】（2014卷）DShould we allow modern buildings to- be built next to older buildings in a historic area ofa city? In order toanswer this question, we mustexamine whetheople really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Notall historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other

2、 reas for exle, economic (經(jīng)濟(jì)的)reas-why they should be p. So, let us amet historical buildings are bottractive and importantto the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?y view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style., there are many

3、exlesy own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very sucsfully next to oldbuildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影響) itrroundings too much,it often improves the attractiveness of the area.It is truet there are exles of new buildings whic

4、h have spoilt (破壞) the area they are in, but the same can besaid of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simplybecause people are naturally conservative(保守的)andot like change.Although we have to respect peoples feelings as fellow use

5、rs of the buildings, I bevet it is the duty of thearchitect and planner to move things forward . If we always reproduced what was there before,we would all still beliving in caves . Thus , I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh anddifferent , even thou

6、ght might be the more risky choice.What does the author say about historical buildingsheparagraph?Some of them are notractive.Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.They are more pleasingn modern buildings.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.Which of the following is true a

7、ccording to the author ?We should reproduce the same old buildings.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.By “move things forward ”he last paragraph , the author probably means“”De

8、stroy old buildingsPut things in a different placeChoose new architectural stylesRespect peoples feelings for historical buildingsWhat is the main pure of the passage?To explain why people dislike change.To warnt we could end up living in caves.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundin

9、gs.To arguet modern buildings can be built in historic areas.71. 【】D【】推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句Should we allow modern buildings to- be built next to older buildings in ahistoric area ofa city?可知本文是一個(gè)：是否可以在歷史遺跡的地方建設(shè)現(xiàn)代化的建筑。故 D 項(xiàng)正確?！鹃L(zhǎng)難句】二（2014卷）BThe Brown BearMy wife Laura and I were on the beach, with three of our

10、children, taking pictures of shore birds near ourhome in Alaska when we spotted a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!” An agreesive bearwill usually rush forward to frighten away iemy but would

11、 suddenly stop at the last minute. Thie was silentand its ears pinned backthe sign (跡象) of an animalt is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day.The bear behaved abnormally, probably because ofger.I held my camera tripod (三腳架) in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushedo me. Its hu

12、ge head waslevel with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself supportingits weight. I knew I would not be able to hold it for long.Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was allt stood betn the bear and my family, who would stand littlechance

13、of running fastern a brown bear.The bear hithe camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held tightly onthe tripod and pressed ito my side. My arm could not move, and I sensedt my bones were going to break.Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as ha

14、rd as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its moundI grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I waually wrestling (扭打) with the bear at this po. Then, assuddenly as id begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back toward the forest, before returning for anotherattackThetime I felf panic.App

15、arently satisfiedt we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My armwas injured, but thee for us could hardly have been better. Im proudt my family reminded clear-headedwhen panic could have led to a very differente.60. The brown bear approached the family in ord

16、er to .A. catch shore birdsB. start an attackC. protect the childrenD. set up a barrier for itself61. The bear finally went away after it .A. felt safeB. got injuredC. found some foodD. took away the camera62. The writer and his family survived mainly due to their .A. prideB. patienceC. calmnessD. c

17、autiousness三（2014 大綱卷）COne of the latest trend（趨勢(shì)） in American Childcare is Chiau pairs. Au Pair in Stamford, for exle, hasgot increasing numbers of request for Chiau pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. Andts true allacross the country.“I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chiat an

18、early age” Joseph Stocke, the managing director ofa company, says of his 2-year old. “I wouldeast like togive him the chance to use the languagehefuture,” After only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from China, the boy cready understandbasic Chidaily express, his dad says.Li Drake, a C

19、hinative raisino childreninnesota win American husband, had another reafor looking for an au pair from China. She didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.” Because I amChi, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exed to(接觸) the language and culture（文化）.” shesays.“Staying winative sp

20、eaker is better for childrenn simply sitting in a classroom,” sayzanne Flynn, aprofessor in language education of Children.” But parents must understandt just one year wiu pair isunlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning untilof 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs fro

21、m China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parentswho want their children who want their children to learn Chi. It is expectedt American demand for au pairswill continue to risehe next few years.64. What doest term” au pair”he text mean?A. A mother raising her children on he

22、r ownB. A child learning a foreign language at homeC. A professor in language education of childrenD. A young foreign woman taking care of children.65. Li Drake has her children study Chibecause she wants them .A. to live in China some dayB. to speak the language at homeC. to catch up wit other chil

23、drenD. to learn about the Chiculture66. How can children learn a foreign language best according to Flynn?A. From their parents.B. By attending classes.C. From a native speaker.D. By starting at an early age.67. What can we infer from the text?A. Learning Chiising popular In America,B. Educated woma

24、n do better in looking after childrenC. Chiau pairs need to improve their English Skills.D. Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.【分析】本句中的 it 是形式主語(yǔ)，真正的主語(yǔ)是后面的t 引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ)從句t American demand for au pairswill continue to risehe next few years.句中的動(dòng)詞 expect 表示“預(yù)料”。四（2014 大綱卷）EWhich boy hasn

25、t dreamed of being a cool secret agent（）? The wonderful fighting and the world-savingadventures are muore colourfuln most peoples everyday lives. Well, Cody Bs is just like any other boy,exceptt he is not just dreaming. He has a big secret his friends never know about. He was trained to be a spy（間諜）

26、by a spelprogramme, which was made to look like a summer c. He learned high-speed driving,hand-to-hand fighting and the use of high-tech tools.Aftroving he coulde a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car, Bs gets hisreal task. Hemust make friends wipopular girl at school, NataConnors. Then,

27、he must spy on her father, a scientist whohas developengerous technology（技術(shù)）. Bs must stop a group of beople from forcing Natas fathero using the technology to endanger the world.Themay have taught him-clasf-defence moves, but they didnt show him how to talk to girls. Bshas zero ability when it come

28、s to dealing with girls. How can he get around his problem and get an inviion to thegirlsing birthday party? Will he finallye Natas boyfriend and find out whatever he can about herfathers work?Agent Cody Bs has everythingt young people areerested in: big explos, breath-taking performanand funny girl

29、-dating experien. It was listed in No.2he American box office lastk.“This story iseresting and fun for the whole family to enjoy, and espelly cool for young boys.” said PaulPerkins, a film reviewerhe US.72. What is Bsreal task?A. To test a high-tech toolB. To save a baby from a carC. To study a new

30、technologyD. To watch a scientist secretly73. Bs wanted to go to Natas birthday party to . A. meet her fatherB. know more peopleC. make friends with herD. steal some information74. What is considered as a great dangerhe text?A. The technology developed by Natas fatherB. An exploset oy some beopleC.

31、Thes training of boys for its taskD. Secret agents spying on scientists75. What is the pure of the text?A. Making known the work of theB.ling the story about a cool boyC. Showing the dark side of scienceD.roducing a new film【分析】本句中有一個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句 whatever he can about her fathers work，在這個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句中承前省略了 findout，

32、而且這個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句是由“特殊疑問(wèn)詞+ever”的，該結(jié)構(gòu)既可以引導(dǎo)名詞性從句，也可以引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。五（2014 福建卷）BWaisney is credited for creating such wonderful things asald Duck andey Mouse. However, hecannot take the credit for creating other well-loved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White. They are almostautomatically assoted with Disney

33、 because Disney turned old fables(寓言)o cartoon movies.The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney verwe know today. It started off with the girlmourning her mothers deand going to her tomb three times a day. In addition, there were only birdst helpedCinderella; there was no such thing a

34、s a fairy godmother or helpful mice, nor was there mention of a horse andcarriage.The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderellas foodo the ashes of the fire and made her sleep onthe ashethe floor, hence（因此）her name.he original story, the kings ball actually lasted for three days. With the

35、 help of the birds, the girl, beautifullydressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her. However, she broke awayfrom him to rush back home each night. On the last night, the prince placed soothing sticky on the stairs; asCinderella made her esc, a shoe got s

36、tuck on it.Here now is where the storyes unpleasant: when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose footfit the shoe, the wicked(邪惡的) stepmother tole of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fito the shoe.The daughter did as told. So the prince took her away to be his bride. But

37、when they passed the tomb ofCinderellas mother, the birds called out to the prince,“Turn and peep, theres bloodhe shoe;the shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother. The other then had to cut off part ofher heel in

38、order to fito the shoe, with the same result. Only Cinderellas foot fit perfectly and so the princechose to marry her. The story ends with the wedding day: as Cinderellas two stepsisters followed her, pretendingto be devoted to her sot they could enjoy the kings riches, two birds flew by and plucked

39、(啄) out their eyes.Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind.The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney ver.nk goodness Disney made such changes; itwas a wise move.60. What dose the underlined word “They”heparagraph refer to?A. Such wonder

40、ful things.B. Other well-loved characters.C. Old fables.D. Cartoon movies.61. How did Cinderella get her name?A. The Birds came up with it.B. It was given by Disney.C. It came from the word “ash”.D. She got it from her mother.62. Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?A. Help

41、ful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.B. The ball was held to cerate the prinwedding.C. Cinderella left her shoe on the stairpure.D. The birds told the princet he had been cheated.63. The moral of the original story ist .A. a wickedcannot escpunishment.B. a devotedcertainly deserves respect.C. a

42、 well-behaved child earns a great reward.D. a dishonest child cannot get mother love.64. What does the author think of the Disney ver?A. Excellent. B. Ordinary C. Dull.D. Ridiculous.62. 【】D六 （2014 福建卷）DPerhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem,

43、if youreunsatisfied, the ie is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desiresnott you cannot satisfyyour tastes butt youve enough tastes.Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力)to enjoy life.Most people are alreadyswed(淹沒(méi)) with things. They eat, wear, go and t

44、alk too much. They liveoo big a house with too manyrooms, yet their house of life is a hut.Your house of life ought to be a man(豪宅) , a royal palace.Every new taste, every additionalerest,every fresh enthusiasm adds a room.Here are several rooms your house of life should have.Art should be a desire

45、for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you onlyunderstood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of hamand eggs when youregry.Literature, classierature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might

46、find many an hour of restand refreshment. To gahove would go toward making you a rich, for a richis not someonewho has a library but who likes a library.Music like Mozarts and Bachs shouldnt be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when youve broughttspirit up to where classical music feeds it

47、and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and betteredthem. And life is a matter of thrills.Sports, without which you remain poor, meot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human,and your house of life would be better supported against the had days, if you could, and

48、 did, play a bit.Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.68. The authorends tol ust.A. true happinesss in achieving wealth by fair meansB. big houses are peoples most valuedsessC. big houses can in a sense bring richness of lifeD. true happin

49、ess comes from spiritual riches69. The underlined sentencehe second paragrarobably impst.A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfiedB. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poorC. though their house is big, they prefer a simple lifeD. though their house is big, it seems to

50、 be a cage70. It can be learned from the passaget .A. more money brings more happinessB. art is needed to make your house beautifulC. literature can enrich your spiritual lifeD. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness71. What would be the best title for the passage?A. House of LifeB. Secre

51、t of WealthC. Rest and RefreshmentD.erest and Enthusiasm七（2014卷）BIt was a cold wer day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth (). “Im paying for myself,and for the six cars behind me,” she said wis, handiner seven tickets. One after another, the next sixdrivers arriving at the tollbooth w

52、ere informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned outt the woman, NataSmith, had read something on a friends refrigerator: “Practice randomkindness and senseless of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so mucht she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wal

53、l far away from home. When it stayeher mind fordays, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining whyshed taken to writing ithe bottom of all her letters, “l(fā)ike a message from above.” Her husband, Fr, liked thephrase so mucht he put it up

54、 on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of AliceJohn, a local news reporter. Alice put ithe newspr, admittingt though she liked it, she didnt knowwhere it came from or what it really meant.Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman livingarin. It was in

55、 a restaurantt Anne wrotethe phrase down on a piece of pr, after turning it around in her mind for days.“Heres the idea,” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of,t randomly.” Her fantasies includepaing the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot mealkitchen tableshe poor part of tow

56、n, and givingmoney secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can builitself as much ascan.”The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows whatyou mighve been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begi

57、ns slowly, with everysingle act. Let it be yours!31. Why did NataSmith pay for the six cars behind her?A. She knew the car drivers well.B. She wanted to show kindness.C. She hoped to please others.D. She had seven tickets.32. Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she .A. thought it was beautif

58、ully writtenB. wanted to know what it really meantC. decided to write it on a warehouse wallD. wanted her husband to put it uphe classroom33. Who came up with the phrase according to the passage?A. Judy Foreman.B. NataSmith.C. Alice John.D. Anne Herbert.34. Which of the following sements is closesth

59、e meaning to the underlined sentence above?A. Kindness andcan change the world.B. Kindness andcan affect ones behavior.C. Kindness andcan reproduce themselves.D. Kindness andcan shones character.35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.

60、B. People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.C. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.八（2014卷）CLike many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea