2014年高三英语考试题(14)

12014年高三英语考试题(14)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。Whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?Thisisoneoflife’s___1___questionsandpeoplehavebeendebatingaboutitforthousandsofyears.Nowscientistsbelievetheyhavesolvedthis___2___.ResearchersfromSheffieldandWarwickUniversitiesinEnglanddiscoveredtheanswer___3___.Theyusedasupercomputertoobservetheshell-makingprocesswhileanewshellwas___4___.ThentheyfoundoneproteincalledOC17thatis___5___forformingeggshell.Thisisonlyfoundinsideachicken’sbody,whichisproofthatthe___6___camefirst.Theteamwas___7___lookingathowanimalsandbirdsmakeeggshellsbutsuddenlymadetheirsurprising___8___.Thebigquestionnowiswherechickenscamefrom.The___9___isfromdinosaurs.Theresearchteamsaideggshellsareoneofnature’smost___10___creations.ProfessorJohnHardingfromtheteamtoldreporters:“Understandinghowchickensmakeeggshellsisfascinatinginitself,butitcanalsobe___11___indesigningnewmaterials.”Eggshellsareverylightweightbutincrediblystrong.Eventhemostup-to-datematerials___12___bytheworld’stopengineerscannotproduceanythingas___13___asaneggshell.ProfessorHardingaddedthat___14___eggshellscouldhelptocurebonediseasesanddesignmaterialsfortheconstructionindustry.“Naturehasfoundwonderfulwaysthat___15___forallkindsofproblemsinmaterialsscienceandtechnology—wecanlearnalotfromthem.”hesaid.1.A.strangestB.bestC.oldestD.closest2.A.puzzleB.factC.historyD.opinion3.A.onpurposeB.bychanceC.withouthesitationD.atwork4.A.breakingB.changingC.disappearingD.forming5.A.necessaryB.easyC.kindD.impossible6.A.eggB.eggshellC.chickenD.dinosaur7.A.obviouslyB.originallyC.thoughtfullyD.surprisingly8.A.inventionB.mistakeC.statementD.discovery9.A.answerB.researchC.roadD.egg10.A.commonB.ridiculousC.funnyD.amazing11.A.interestingB.helpfulC.normalD.correct12.A.boughtB.cutC.designedD.carried13.A.brilliantB.ordinaryC.1ightD.small14.A.findingB.watchingC.studyingD.making15.A.happenB.workC.waitD.look第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题15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。Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwill16(probable)saythattheygotolearnlanguages，arithmetic，history,scienceandsomeotherknowledge．Thatisquitetrue；butwhydotheylearnthesethings?Wesendourchildrentoschooltopreparethemforthetime17theywillbebigandwillhavetoworkfor18．Nearlyeverythingtheystudyatschoolhassomepracticalusein2theirlife．Butisthat19onlyreasonwhytheygotoschool?Thereismoreineducationthanjust20(1earn)facts．Wegotoschooltolearnhowtolearn，sothatwhenwehaveleftschoolwecancontinuetolearn．Aman21reallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbesuccessful，becausewhenhehastodosomethingnew,hewillnotonlybeabletodoitwellhimself,hewillalsobeabletoteachothers22todoitinthebestway．The23(educate)person，ontheotherhand，iseitherunabletodosomethingnew，orjust24(do)itbadly．Thepurposeofschools，therefore，isnottoteachlanguages，arithmetic，historyscience，etc．，25toteachpupilsthewayto1eam．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。AWhileIwasinmy4thmonthofpregnancy(妊娠期)withmysecondchild,wewerepreparingforatriptoLouisiana,whereMarshall’sfamilylive,tocelebrateJane’s2ndbirthday.Twodaysbeforeweweretoleave,wegottheshockingnewsthatIwasgoingtolosethebaby.Notknowingwhenthiswouldhappen,wedecidedtocontinuewithourtrip.SinceMarshall’sfamilylivesona600-acrecattlefarm,youoftenfindthatyouhavealotoftimetoyourselftothinkwhenyouarethere.ThatispreciselywhatIdidnotwanttodoatthistime.ItoldMarshallthatIneededtogetagoodbooktogetlostinwhileIwasthere.ItoldhimIheardtheHarryPotterbooksweregood,sohewentoutandgotthefirstoneforme.Duringthattrip,Itotallygotlostinthebook,whichwasofgreathelpduringatimewhenIneededadistractiontoforgetaboutthesadness.Inthebook,Inoticedthename“Seamus”.Ivaguelyremembereditwaspronounced“Shamus”andIlikedthesoundofthat.ImentionedittoMarshallandhelikedittoo.Towardtheendofthetrip,Ihadjust5chaptersleftandIknewIwasabouttofinishthefirstbook,whichIwasprettyexcitedabout.SoonafterweputJanedowntobed,Ihadstartedlabor(分娩),soIwasunabletoread.Thelaborlasted5and1/2hours,butMarshallstayedtherewithme,sittingbesidemeandreadingaloudthelast5chaptersofHarryPotter.Icanneverfullyexplainhowmuchthathelpedmethroughtheexperience.Andeversincethen,MarshallandIbothhavebeenfansoftheHarryPotterbooks.Werememberhowtheyhelpedusgetthroughthattimeofourlives.Weweresadtohavelostthebaby,butthenameSeamusstartedourjourneytowardadoption.Andwegavethisnametoouradoptedson.ThoughourSeamusdoesn’thaveadropofIrishbloodinhim,thenamefitshimperfectly.26.Whydidthewriterwantagoodbookduringthetrip?A.BecausethetriptoLouisianawouldtakealongtime.B.Becauseshedidn’twanttothinkoflosingherbaby.C.Becauseshehadnothingelsetodoexceptreading.D.Becauseagoodbookcouldhelpherenjoyhertrip.27.Accordingtothestory,wecanknowthattheHarryPotterbooks_________________.A.madethefamily’stripmoreexcitingB.includefivebooksalltogetherC.havesomeonecalledSeamusinthemD.canhelppeopledealwiththeirproblems28.ThewriternamedhersonSeamusbecause___________________.A.shewantedtokeephertripinmemoryB.