1、2014高考名师指导分项拿分专训完形填空阅读理解书面表达 1英语试卷与答案（带解析） 完型填空 When I entered Berkeley College, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a straight A student, I believed I could _ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested
2、in the ideas he _ in class. When I took the first exam, I was _ to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, _ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained _. I decided to try harder, although I didnt know what that _ because study had always been easy
3、 for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I _ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldnt change his _. One more test before the final exam. One more _ to improve my grades. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, _ the meaning of the word “th
4、orough”. But my _ did no good and everything _ as before. The last hurdle(障碍 ) was the final. No matter what _ I got, it wouldnt cancel C-pluses. I might as well kiss the _ goodbye. I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even
5、_ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once not to _ much about the result of the test. A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jaynes office. He _ to be expecting me. “If I had given you the A-pluses you _， you wouldnt have continued to work as hard.” I s
6、tared at him, _ that his analysis and strategy(策略 ) were correct. I had worked my head _， as I had never done before. I was speechless when my course grade arrived： A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. Ive always remembered Professor Jaynes lesson： you alone
7、 must set your own standard of excellence. 【小题1】 A take B discuss C cover D get A sought B presented C exchanged D obtained A shocked B worried C scared D anxious A but B so C for D or A unchanged B unpleasant C unfriendly D unmoved A reflected B meant C improved D affected A quarreled B reasoned C
8、bargained D concerned A attitude B mind C plan D view A choice B step C chance D measure A memorized B considered C accepted D learned A ambition B confidence C efforts D methods A stayed B went C worked D changed A grade B answer C lesson D comment A scholarship B course C degree D subject A helped
9、 B favored C treated D relaxed A care B ask C cheat D produce A happened B proved C pretended D seemed A valued B imagined C expected D welcomed A remembering B guessing C supposing D realizing A out B over C on D off 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】
10、 C 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 D Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.Were all used to thinking that work provides the material things of lifethe goods and services that
11、 make our modern civilization possible.But we are much less conscious of the degree to which work provides the more important psychological well-being that can make the difference between a full and an empty life. Historically， work has been associated with slavery and sin (罪恶 )and punishment.And in
12、 our own day we are used to bearing traditional complaints.Against this background， it may well come as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behavioral scientists have come to accept the positive contribution of work to the individuals happiness and sense of personal achievement
13、.Work is more than a necessity for most human beings； it is the focus of their lives， the source of their identity and creativity. Rather than a punishment of a burden， work is the opportunity to realize ones potential.And the opposite is true， too.For large numbers of people， the absence of work is
14、 harmful to their health.Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the “What do I do with myself？ ”question， even though there may be no financial cares.Large numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they dont have their jobs to go to， and must take care
15、 of themselves.It has been observed that unemployment， quite apart from financial pressures， brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individualsconditions become worse rapidly when jobless. But why？ Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction？ A good share of the
16、answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job， by the activity of accomplishing. 【小题 1】 Which of the following statements can NOT be learned from the passage A People feel happier and more content than they realize when working. B Work is likely to provide you with the chance of ac
17、hieving your potential. C Happiness can only be gained through working. D A lot of people will suffer physically and psychologically without work. 【小题 2】 Traditionally， people are used to believing _. A work is related to negative aspects B happiness has nothing to do with work C identity and creati
18、vity depend on work D work is not only a necessity for humans but the focus of their lives 【小题 3】 What would the author probably discuss in the following paragraph A What the proper way to balance work and life is. B How work brings people pride in accomplishment. C Which is more important： the mate
19、rial things of life or psychological well-being. D How people overcome the problems arising from retirement. 【小题 4】 Which best describes the authors attitude towards work in the passage A Doubtful. B Concerned. C Approving. D Neutral. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 阅读理解 When 19-year-old Sop
20、hia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation(基金会 ), nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends. We were
21、 interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say. Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. “Its a charity(慈善机构 ) that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make-A-Wish helps
22、children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true， ” Sophia explained. We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia
23、said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chriss dream come trueso, with everybodys help, Chris, only seven years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day. “When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and
24、 that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish， ” explained Sophia. Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia
25、said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can. 【小题 1】 Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend had _. A b
26、enefited from it B volunteered to help it C dreamed about it D told the author about it 【小题 2】 According to Sophia, Make-A-Wish _. A is an international charity B was understood by nobody at first C raises money for very poor families D started by drawing the interest of the public 【小题 3】 What is sa
27、id about Chris in Paragraph 3 A He has been a policeman since he was seven. B He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish. C He wanted people to help make his dream come true. D He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up. 【小题 4】 Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers A They are important for making wishes come true. B They try to help children get over their illnesses. C They visit sick children to make them feel special. D They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A
