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12014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试新课标II卷英语第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从学科网每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.BSincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”says2BruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms,;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.”Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!”sayBruceAnderson.25AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay26Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors27.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A.TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestB.TheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsC.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreductionCOneofthelatesttrend（趋势）inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.“IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage”JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture,”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.”BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageand3culture.”shesays.“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.”Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoesthatterm”aupair”inthetextmean?A.