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1、绝密启用前 试卷类型：A2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (广东卷)茂名市第一次模拟考试英 语本试卷共10页,三大题,满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(B)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如
2、需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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115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。My good friend and neighbor is dying. She has 1 more health problemsthrough the years than anyone should have to tol
3、erate. Now as she approachesher 57th birthday she knows that it will 2 be her last. She hasstarted 3 a lot of her things. She has given all of us around her much more than just her things though.She has also given us her friendship, her kindness, and her 4 smile. She has given us hershining spirit t
4、hat has made all of our lives so much 5 . When a local dog was 6 killed bya bear, my friend welcomed it into her home and nursed it back to 7 .When any of us needed anything she was there doing all that she could witha 8 full of love and a soul full of goodness. She did all of this too while her hea
5、lth 9 to grow worse and worse. My friend, 10 , is not afraid of death. She has told me several timesthat she believes it will only be like a brief 11 and then she willawaken in Paradise（天堂）. I am 12 as well that she will fit right in therebecause she already has a lot of paradise within herself. It
6、is theparadise within her that she has so 13 and beautifully given to us all. ks5u We all have a bit of paradise within ourselves. She has shown me that the best way to enjoy that paradise is to 14 it with everyone youmeet. I wish my friend only joy in her 15 days here and endlesslove and life in he
7、r coming days in Paradise.1.A.askedB. battledC. raisedD. checked2.A. probablyB. temporarilyC. unbelievablyD. hardly3.A. collectingB. purchasingC. consuming D. donating4.A.arficificalB. bitterC. coldD. joyous5.A. tougherB. strangerC. brighterD.heavier6.A. nearlyB. accidentallyC. suddenlyD. cruelly7.A
8、. deathB. healthC. happinessD. heaven8.A.storyB.purposeC. heartD. friend9.A.refusedB. stoppedC. intendedD. continued10.A. howeverB. thereforeC. insteadD. also11.A. reportB. sleepC. journeyD. account12.A. sureB.doubtfulC. afraidD. pleased13.A. easilyB. bravelyC. freelyD. quickly14.A. chargeB. createC
9、. provideD. share15.A. terrifyingB. remainingC. comingD. interesting第二节 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卡标号为1625的相应位置上。ks5uWhen I was a child in 1970s, my family was very poor, just like other average families in the countryside. The second-h
10、and clothes, rain-leaking roof of old house became part of 16 memory. However, the worst 17 (impress) is that I was feeling hungry all the time. Sometimes hunger bit me so severely 18 I regarded dried sweet potato slices as delicious snack. At that time, my dream was getting enough to fill my empty
11、stomach. In the early years of 1980s, as the reform and opening-up policy 19 (carry) out, the children dream came true. And then, 20 dream became clearer and clearer in my mind. I must try my best to escape out of my poor and backward hometown. I worked 21 (hard) at my study than most of my classmat
12、es, and, after luckily 22 (succeed) in the national college entrance examination, I realized my dream again: after graduation, I became a citizen working in a city. 23 the first college graduate out of a remote village, my success set 24 example for my folks. They came to realize that schooling is a
13、 good way to change ones fate（命运）. In the following years, there were fewer drop-outs and more college graduates in my village, of 25 I am proud even today. 阅读 (共两节，满分50分) ks5u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。AA man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and st
14、arted to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.Three minutes went by, and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing.
15、 He slowed his pace, and stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet his schedule.A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till without stopping, and continued to walk.A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him,
16、 but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, tur
17、ning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collect
18、ed $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most talented musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a vio
19、lin worth $3.5 million dollars. ks5uTwo days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment. The outlines we
20、re: in a commonplace（普通的） environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we enjoy beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected situation? One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musi
21、cians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?”26. Few people stopped to listen to Joshua Bell playing because_.A. people were in a hurryB. they were not interested in musicC. it was too cold in the subwayD. the performance was not good enough27. When c
22、hildren stopped to look at the violinist, their parents _.A. would give him some moneyB. would stop to enjoy the music C.would applaud for the performanceD. would urge them to continue walking28. Which of the following is true about Joshua Bells performance?A. Nobody gave him moneyB. Nobody recogniz
23、ed him. ks5uC.Nobody appreciated itD. Nobody organized it29.Joshua Bell played in the metro station in order to _.A. make more moneyB. practice his skills in playing musicC. made an advertisement for his concertD. find out peoples reaction under such a circumstance30. The purpose of the passage is t
24、o _.Aset us to think about our lifeBshow us how to play musicCtell us the importance of musicDreport a subway performanceBKids undergo a large amount of pressure and stress during their school exams, which can often become quite overwhelming for them. It may be the first experience of stress, at thi
25、s level, they have ever experienced and therefore quite frightening. Yes, you may say that its all a part of growing up and therefore good lessons for them to learn, and to an extent I agree with you. However, its important to learn how to prepare for lifes challenges so that they arent overwhelming
26、 or scary and so that we are able to manage them the best we can. Here are some tips you can use during your kids exam time.Break their revision plan down into small parts. Doing this will help transform what once seemed like a huge impossible task into a more manageable one.Help them arrange proper
27、ly so that the subjects they like the least (perhaps ones that require more time and effort) are worked on first; once they are out of the way, it will help reduce the worry. Plan week on week to make sure they are on track. Ticking items of a list each week will help them to feel good about themsel
28、ves and their progress.Create rewards for all the ticks - a favourite TV programme, a delicious snack, an hours surfing the Internet, computer games or whatever it was that they enjoy the most. This will encourage them to carry on and make them feel good.Think of strategies on how to deal with exams
29、 calmly so their anxieties dont get the better of them.Talk about times in their lives when they had been successful at something and look at the qualities they used to get them there - determination, persistence, hard work, patience, positivity, dedication - discuss how they can apply these skills
30、to their exams.Acknowledge that if they do their best that is good enoughEnsure they realize that this period in their lives will pass and that exams are only a temporary time in their lives; nothing can and does last forever. Ensure they keep their eye on the prize: enjoying their long summer holid
31、ay when the exams are finished; giving them something to look forward to will help to motivate them and provide a positive end in sight.31. According to paragraph 1, its important to learn how to prepare for exams because_.A. it is a part of growing up.B. It is the first experience of stressC. it he
32、lps kid release stress and do better.D. it is important to get a good mark in exams.32. Which subjects should be worked on first?A.Their best ones. B. Their favourite ones. C. the easiest ones D. the most difficult ones33. The underlined expression get the better of in Paragraph 7 is closest in mean
33、ing to _.A. defeat B. worry C. keep sb. calm D. make sb. feel better 34. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A.Kid should become aware of the importance of exams.B.Kids should learn to deal with exam pressure independently.C.Parents should keep their kids away from entertainment
34、.D.Parents should care about the psychological development of children.35. Who are the intended readers of the passage?A. Kids.B. Parents. C. Educators.D. People in general.CThe rise in smartphones（智能手机）among young people may be having a direct effect on how successful they become as adults. Researc
35、h from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has discovered the average university student checks their phones 11 times per lesson, and more than 80 per cent believe this tech addiction is interfering with their learning. A quarter of students across five U.S states also blamed poor grades in exams spe
36、cifically on the fact they used mobile devices（设备） when they should have been concentrating and revising - and these grades could determine the jobs they end up going into.Barney McCoy, an associate professor of broadcasting at the university, surveyed 777 students at six universities across five st
37、ates about how they used digital devices in the classroom. The students were from UNL and the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Nebraska, Morningside College in Iowa, the University of North Carolina, the University of Kansas and the University of Mississippi.Around two thirds said they used phones
38、, tablets and laptops for “non-classroom purposes” up to ten times during a typical university day, while 15 per cent admitted this figure was closer to 30 times. Among the top reasons why students checked their devices so regularly were staying connected and fighting boredom, at 55 per cent. Less t
39、han half said the devices were used for classwork. Texting was the most popular distraction（注意力分散） technique at 86 per cent, while 68 per cent said they used their phones to check personal emails. Two thirds used social networks, 38 per cent surfed the web and eight per cent admitted to playing game
40、s when they should have been studying.Despite eight out of ten students admitting their devices were distracting, fewer than five per cent considered it to be a “very big” distraction.“I dont think students necessarily think its a big problem,” said McCoy said. “They think its part of their lives.”“
41、Its become automatic behaviour on the part of so many people - they do it without even thinking about it.”He continued, “Theyve got their laptops open, but theyre not always taking notes. Some might have two screens open - Facebook and their notes.”36. The majority of the students think that using s
42、martphones _ .A. helps to improve their grades.B. contributed to their poor grades.C. has a bad effect on their studies.D. determines their jobs in the future.37. How many students surveyed used digital devices for “non-classroom purposes” about 30 times during a day?A. About 518 B. About 116 C. Abo
43、ut 427 D. Less than 388 38. _ was the most popular form of distraction.A. Texting B. playing games C. surfing the web D. Checking personal emails39. Which of the following is true? A. Barney McCoy surveyed 777 students at the university he works in.B. A minority of the students said they used digita
44、l devices for classwork.C. Around two thirds admitted they used digital devices because lessons are boring.D. Barney McCoy thinks students using digital devices is not a big problem.40. The text is most likely to be found in a section about _ .A. successful people B. political systems C. science and
45、 technology D. historical eventsDEngineers David Sheffield and Doug Watt volunteer for a charity group called Remap. It designs technology to help disabled people.The two engineers are designing a wheelchair for Shot Put thrower Shaun Sewell. He lost the use of his legs thirteen years ago in a motor
46、cycle accident. David Sheffield predicts the new wheelchair design will be used as a model for future athletes. He says, “We were asked to make a chair which was totally adjustable in every way so that we could then use it not only just for Shaun but for other athletes. And then we could find the ex
47、act correct positions for the way they sit, the way they hold the pole, the way they lean back and so on.”The engineers took all of Shaun Sewells measurements so that the chair was perfectly designed for his body. They also spent time watching him throw, to see how his body moves and where extra support was needed.Shaun Sewell almost went to the Paral
