A组2016~2014年各省市高考题(改编)Passage1(2016·全国Ⅰ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires,Asia’sbiggestbuildings,andfancynewhotels.Butfortouristslikeme,pandasareitstop__1__(attract).Soitwasagreathonourtobeinvitedbackstageatthenot-for-profitPandaBase,whereticketmoneyhelpspayforresearch,I__2__(allow)togetupclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe600-acrecentre.Fromtomorrow,IwillbetheirUKambassador.Thetitlewillbe__3__(official)giventomeataceremonyinLondon.Butmyconnectionwithpandasgoesback__4__mydaysonaTVshowinthemid-1980s,__5__IwasthefirstWesternTVreporter__6__(permit)tofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandasrescuedfromstarvationinthewild.Myambassadorialdutieswillinclude__7__(introduce)Britishvisitorstothe120-pluspandasatChengduandothersataresearchinthemistymountainsofBifengxia.Onmyrecentvisit,Iheldalivelythree-month-oldtwinthathadbeenrejectedby__8__(it)mother.Thenurseryteamswitcheshimeveryfew__9__(day)withhissistersothatwhileoneisbeingbottle-fed,__10__otheriswithmum—sheneversuspects.Passage2(2016·全国Ⅱ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ifyoufeelstressedbyresponsibilitiesatwork,youshouldtakeastepbackandidentify(识别)thoseof__1__(great)andlessimportance.Then,handlethemostimportanttasksfirstsoyou’llfeelarealsenseof__2__(achieve).Leavingthelessimportantthingsuntiltomorrow__3__(be)oftenacceptable.Mostofusaremorefocused__4__ourtasksinthemorningthanwearelaterintheday.So,getanearlystartandtrytobeasproductive__5__possiblebeforelunch.Thiswillgiveyoutheconfidenceyouneedtogetyouthroughtheafternoonandgohomefeelingaccomplished.Recent__6__(study)showthatwearefarmoreproductiveatworkifwetakeshortbreaks__7__(regular).Giveyourbodyandbrainarestbysteppingoutsidefor__8__while,exercising,ordongsomethingyouenjoy.Ifyoufindsomethingyoulovedoingoutsideoftheoffice,you’llbelesslikely__9__(bring)yourworkhome.Itcouldbeanything—gardening,cooking,music,sports—butwhateveritis,__10__(make)sureit’sarelieffromdailystressratherthananotherthingtoworryabout.Passage3(2016·全国Ⅲ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,__1__Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight__2__(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworkersalsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal__3__(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheirfoodinlargepots,__4__(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,__5__thepopulationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich__6__(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,__7__livedfromroughly551to479B.C.,influencedthe__8__(develop)ofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand__9__(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat__10__theirhands.Passage4(2016·四川)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Thegiantpanda__1__(love)bypeoplethroughouttheworld.Chinesescientists__2__(recent)hadachancetostudyawildfemalepandawithanewbornbaby.Shewasavery__3__(care)mother.For25days,sheneverleftherbaby,noteventofindsomething__4__(eat)!Shewouldnotletanyotherpandascomenear.Shelickedthebabyconstantlytokeepitclean.Anysmellmightattractnatural__5__(enemy)thatwouldtrytoeatthelittlepanda.Themotherheldthebabyinherfrontpawsmuchthewayahumandoes.__6__itcried,sherockeditbackandforthandgaveitlittlecomfortingpats.Themothercontinuedtocarefortheyoungpanda__7__morethantwoyears.Bythattime,thepandanolongerneeded__8__(it)motherforfood.However,itstayedwithherandlearnedaboutthewaysoftheforest.Then,aftertwoandahalfyears,themother__9__(drive)theyoungpandaaway.Itwastimeforhertohaveanewbaby,__10__itwasalsotimefortheyoungpandatobeindependent.Passage5(2015·新课标全国Ⅰ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Yangshuo,ChinaItwasraininglightlywhenI1(arrive)inYangshuojustbeforedawn.ButIdidn'tcare.Afewhours2,I'dbeenathomeinHongKong,with3(it)chokingsmog.Here,theairwascleanandfresh,evenwiththerain.I'dskippednearbyGuilin,adreamplacefortouristsseekingthelimestonemountaintopsanddarkwatersoftheLiRiver4arepicturedbyartistsinsomanyChinese5(painting).Instead,I'dheadedstraightforYangshuo.ForthosewhoflytoGuilin,it'sonlyanhouraway6carandoffersallthesceneryofthebetterknowncity.Yangshuo7(be)reallybeautiful.Astudyoftravelers8(conduct)bythewebsiteTripAdvisornamesYangshuoasoneofthetop10destinationsintheworld.AndthetownisfastbecomingapopularweekenddestinationforpeopleinAsia.Abercrombie&Kent,atravelcompanyinHongKong,saysit9(regular)arrangesquickgetawayshereforpeople10(live)inShanghaiandHongKong.Passage6(2015·新课标全国Ⅱ)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Theadobedwellings(土坯房)1(build)bythePuebloIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwestareadmiredbyeven2mostmodernofarchitectsandengineers.Inadditiontotheirsimplebeauty,whatmakestheadobedwellingsadmirableistheir3(able)to“aircondition”ahou