2014年高考英语(江苏卷)Word版含答案
英语试题参考答案
第一部分(共20 小题;每小题 1 分,共20 分)
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. C 10. A
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. B
第二部分(共35 小题;每小题 1 分,共35 分)
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. D 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. D
51. C 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. D
第三部分(共15 小题;每小题 2 分,共30 分)
56. A 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. B 61. C 62. B 63. A 64. D 65. D
66. B 67. D 68. A 69. C 70. B
第四部分(共10 小题;每小题 1 分,共10 分)
71. feeling 72. influences 73. practical 74. unconsciously
75. individuals 76. moral 77. spirit 78. habits
79. independent 80. no
第五部分(满分25 分)
81. 支持:
Today, more and more English words find their way into the Chinese language. Even the Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese includes 239 English words. Some people support it while others do not.
Generally, I am in favour of the inclusion. As the number of English learners is on the rise, it’s not difficult for them to understand these words in Chinese contexts. Besides, it is, on some occasions, more convenient to use English words. Most people nowadays use “IT” instead of its translation “xinxi jishu.” In our global village, we can see that it’s not uncommon for one language to borrow words from other languages. In English, there are many words borrowed from Latin, French, or even Chinese. In fact, Chinese has never stopped taking words from other languages, say, “ganbu” or “minzhu” from Japanese.
So, it’s safe to conclude that it is reasonable to include English which facilitates daily communication.
反对:
With English words getting popular in both media and daily life, a Chinese dictionary has included 239 of them, leaving the public divided into two opposing groups: “For” and “Against.”
I tend to take the “Against”side for two reasons. Firstly, this inclusion has actually polluted our mother tongue. Sooner or later, many English accents will rise and fall with the four Chinese tones. And, rules don’t tell us how to pronounce such English-turned Chinese words as “wifi” and “Out”in a Chinese way! Secondly, such an inclusion may give rise to prejudices of the educated against those with little knowledge of English. Just for one illustration, while college students take “Bye-bye”for granted when parting from each other, it may unconsciously hurt the feelings of someone who is used to “zaijian.”
In short, not only has the inclusion poisoned Chinese, it may also bring about distance between the Chinese people.
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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(新课标I) 英语 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。第Ⅰ卷1页至10页，第Ⅱ卷11页至13页。 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，搭载本试卷上无效。 4. 第Ⅰ卷听力部分满分30分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。 5. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A.￡ 19.15 B.￡ 9.18 C.￡ 9.15 答案是C。 1.What does the woman want to do ? A. Find a place B. Buy a map C.Get an address 2. What will the man do for the woman? A. Repair her car B.Give her a ride C.Pick up a aunt 3. Who might Mr Peterson be? A. new professor B.A department head C.A company director 4. What does the man think of the book? A.Quite different B.Very interesting C.Too simple 5.What are the speakers talking about? A.Weather B.Clothes. C.News.
2014年高考英语试题单项选择解析(山东卷)
2014年高考英语试题单项选择解析（山东卷） 1. Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we ______ . A. will expect B. are expecting C. expect D. had expected 【答案】D 【解析】考查动词时态。句意：亲手填写所有的邀请函比我们预料的更耗时。过去完成时表示过去某一时间或动作以前已经发生或完成了的动作。它表示动作发生的时间是“过去的过去”。根据句意可知，expect是过去动作之前已完成的动作，所以用过去完成时。故D正确。【语言知识】Expect 1.预期，预料；预计…可能来到(或发生) The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow. 会谈预料将持续到明天。 2. 等待，盼望，期待 I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings. 我真期待晚上能有点儿自己的时间。 3. 期望，希望，指望；认为…必要；认为…理应得到(from，of) Parents usually expect too much of their children. 父母通常都对子女寄予过大希望。 You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with. 你不能指望喜欢所有和你一起工作的人。 4. [口语]猜想，(料)想，推测，认为 I expect that you are tired from the trip.我想你旅行很疲劳。 2. I don’t really like the author, ______ I have to admit his books are very exciting. A. although B. unless C. until D. once 【答案】A 【解析】考查状语从句。句意：虽然得承认这书很精彩，但我并不喜欢其作者。Although 意为“尽管”，引导让步状语从句；unless意为“除非，如果……不……”，引导条件状语从句；until意为“直到……才……”，引导时间状语从句；once意为“一旦”，引导时间状语从句。根据句意可知，空格处用Although引导让步状语从句。故A正确。 【语言知识】Admit 1. 承认(事实、错误等)，供认，招认(to): If you give in, it means you admit being defeated. 如果你让步了，那就意味着你承认失败了。 2. 给…进入的权利(或资格) She was admitted to the university. 她被那所大学录取了。 3. 接收(入院) She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature. 她因高烧被接收入院。 4. 接收(加入) He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France. 他被接收加入法国厨艺学会。 3. —This apple pie is too sweet, don’t you think so? —______. I think it’s ju st right, actually. A. Not really B. I hope so C. Sounds good D. No wonder 【答案】A 【解析】考查交际英语。句意：—这苹果馅饼太甜了，难道你不这样认为？—不是的。实际上，我认为刚好。Not really意为“不完全是，不见得”；I hope so意为“我希望如此”；Sounds good意为“听起来不错”；No wonder意为“难怪”。根据句意可知，空格处否定
2014年高考英语全国卷
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(山西新课标 I) 英语 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。 A The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge! The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world. Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th. Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served. Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at: https://www.360docs.net/doc/286829824.html,. 21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge? A. School students. B. Cambridge locals. C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists. 22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held? A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th. C. On April 21st. D. On March 15th. 23. What type of writing is this text? A. An exhibition guide. B. An art show review. C. An announcement. D. An official report. B Passenger pigeons(旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers. Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks(群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours. It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons – a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the