2014年泄露天机--高考信息卷英语(五)

-1-1泄露天机—2014高考信息卷（五）考试时间120分钟，满分150分。《当代中学生报》英语研究中心第一部分：听力第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.Whatistheweatherlike?A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.2.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inthestore.B.Attheschool.C.Athome.3.Whenmustthecamerasbereturned?A.Before8:00am.B.Before8:00pm.C.Bythenextday.4.Whatcanweknowaboutthemanaccordingtotheconversation?A.Hedoesn’tlikehigh-speedtravel.B.Heisinterestedinhigh-speedtravel.C.Heasksthewomantotravelbytrain.5.Whatdidthemantellthewomantodo?A.Toseehimthisweek.B.TocallhimonTuesday.C.Togohomeandwaitforhiscall.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aboutapieceofcake.B.Aboutwhatachildisabletodo.C.Abouttheopinionofadriver’stest.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?-2-2A.Themanfeltthetestwaseasy.B.Achildcouldhavepassedthetest.C.Themanwantedtohaveapieceofcake.8.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Strangers.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointhevacation?A.Gohiking.B.Gorafting.C.Dorockclimbing.10.Wherecanthemanfindanothersetforthewoman?A.Fromhisfriend.B.Fromhisbrother.C.Inhisgarage.11.Whoelsealsowantstogo?A.Thewoman’ssister.B.Lucy.C.Theman’sbrother.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Tocallataxiforher.B.Tohaveatripwithher.C.Totakegoodcareofthehouse.13.WhywillthewomangotoItaly?A.Dosomejobs.B.Spendaholiday.C.Seesomefriends.14.WhatistheweatherlikeinItalynow?A.Rainyanddamp.B.Fineandmild.-3-3C.Windyanddry.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutmainly?A.Howtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.B.Comparingcitylifewiththecountrylife.C.Discussingwheretospendtheirholiday.16.Whatwillthewomandowhenshewantssomethingtoread?A.Gotoalocallibrarytoborrowsome.B.Waitforamobilelibrarytocall.C.Godowntowntobuysomefrombookshops.17.Whyisthewomantiredofthebeautifulsurroundingsinthecountryside?A.Thecountrylifeistooisolatedtoenjoycityculture.B.Villagerstherearepoorlyeducatedanduninteresting.C.Thereisalmostnothingtodointhecountry.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatisoneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutbasketballintheUS?A.Childrenlikeitbest.B.Menlikeitbest.C.Allpeoplelikeitbest.19.WhydoAmerica’suniversitiestakebasketballsoseriously?A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Itisinterestingandpopular.C.Itishelpfulincharactertraining.20.WhatpurposedotheAmericansthinkeducationshouldbe?A.Trainastudenttobearealman.B.Fillstudents’mindwithknowledge.C.Encouragestudentstogoinforsports.-4-4第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AHere’sanunusualstory:Adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician，LiuQian，discoveredit，infrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain，andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwan，Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates，Japan，SouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship（演出技巧）.“It’sactuallythinking，ratherthanone’smanipulationskills，thatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively，tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan，hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12，hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest，whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician，DavidCopperfield.Yet，Liuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateur（业余的）magicianinhissparetime.However，hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskills，hehasperformedonstreets，roadsandfields，forpassersby，policemenandfarmers.“Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.Wehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowds.”Liusaid.21.Thestoryisabout________.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis22.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause_________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosity-5-5C.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart23.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittle.B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.Hebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.BItisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact，itseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycouldsavebusinesses￡5billioneveryyear.Frequentlyhearingthephrase“thankyou”or“welldone”meansthesametostaffasamodestpayrise，researcherssay.Praiseandencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs，savingonthecostoffindingreplacements.Athirdof1,000workerssurveyedbyconsultingfirmWhiteWaterStrategiessaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwellandafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.Inbothcases，staffsaidtheyfeltundervalued，meaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsew