2014年英语全国统一考试新课标II卷

2014年全国统一考试新课标II卷英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。注意事项：1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。本套试题不含英语听力第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分40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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,zxxkRashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.zxxkLateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.1.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily2.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.zxxkBSincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,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.–rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors7.Whathave\Americansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A.TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestB.TheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsC.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.8.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.zxxkLiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.”BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture.”shesays.“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.”Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”Thepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstre