2014届广州市高三年级调研测试英语试题及参考答案(2014广州调研)

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2014届广州市高三年级调研测试

I 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you give employees the right to telework, be careful! The verytechnology that enables working from home could be 1 its value to your company. Although

productivitymay increase in the short term, working from home may prevent yourteams from working 2 .

While remote workers may indeed be happier, more carefree and 3 ,that doesn’t mean it’s good for their 4 . Acompany is more than just the work that needs to be done, plus theworkers who are there to do it.

A healthy organization has a 5 that allows the sharing of values and ideas

andthe 6 ofcompetitive spirit that allows a company to be flexible andcreative. However, working from home can fail to motivate remote workers inthe same way as a/an 7 company environment. As aresult, companies 8 — despite the increases in productivity andhappiness that come with teleworking.

In work environments where co-workers socialize and have 9 lunchtime chats, some real learning gets done. Alot of information 10 takes place, which allows the very same workersto increase their 11 to the organization. There is something 12 about spending the time together, about sharingmeals, about 13 ideas, and about asking. Magical or not, the fact remains that teleworking generally doesn’twork well. As technological change 14 and marketplace pressures increase, companiesneed to become more flexible and creative, just to keepup.

Strange as it sounds, the very technology that made teleworking areal option is now requiring workers to remain in the 15 .

1. A.testing B.destroying C.keeping D. assessing

2. A.effectively B.normally C.formally D.separately

3. A.attentive B.talkative C.productive D. sensitive

4. A.workers http://www.77cn.com.cnpanies C.health D. family

5. A.leader B.rule C.party D. culture

6. A.sense B.cost C.way D. lack

7. A. independent B.different C.special D.shared

8. A.develop B.survive C.suffer D.expand

9. A.official B.regular C.required D.planned

10. A.exchange B.technology C.gap D. search

11. A.availability B.damage C.value D.disappointment

12. A.reasonable B.magical C.psychological D. typical

13. A.discussing B.changing C.welcoming D.selling

14. A.varies B.differs C.accelerates D. stops

15. A.place B.house C.distance D.office

第二节语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, thetraditional language of Scotland.

Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parentsmade sure that he was well educated as a child. In 1783 he startedcomposing poetry 16 a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect ofScots. These poems were well received 17 (local) and in 1786 they were published in thevolume, Poems, Chiefly, 18 made him famous in Scotlandovernight.

19 , his fame was notaccompanied by money and he found 20 necessary to return to farming. 21 this also proved unprofitable, he enteredgovernment service in 1789.

He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart, brought on byyears of poor working conditions on the farm 22 (date) back to his childhood. Within a short timeof his death, money started pouring in from all over Scotland 23 (support) his widow andchildren. Today, his memory 24 (celebrate) by Burns clubs across the world andhis birthday is 25 unofficial “NationalDay” for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry, celebrated withBurns suppers.

II 阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Michael J. “Crocodile Dundee” (also called Mick), played by PaulHogan, is the main character in the fictional Crocodile Dundee filmseries consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile DundeeII, and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The characteris a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname.

In the first film, Crocodile Dundee, Mick is visited by aNew York reporter, Sue Charlton, who travels to Australia toinvestigate a report she heard of a crocodile hunter, who had hisleg bitten off by a crocodile in the outback. The hunter supposedlywalked more than a hundred miles back to civilization andmiraculously survived his injuries. However, by the time she meetshim, the story turns out to be a somewhat exaggerated legend wherethe “bitten-off leg” turns out to be just being some bad scarringon his leg; a “love bite” as Mick calls it. Still intriguedby the idea of “Crocodile Dundee”, Sue continues with the story.They travel together out to where the incident occurred, and followhis route through the bush to the nearest hospital. Despite hisold-fashioned views, the pair eventually become close, especiallyafter Mick saves Sue from a crocodile attack.

Feeling there isstill more to the story, Sue invites Mick back to New York withher, as his first trip to a city (or “first trip anywhere,” asDundee says). The rest of the film depicts Dundee as a “fish out ofwater,” showing how, despite his expert knowledge of livingoutdoors, he knows little of city life. Mick meets Sue’s boyfriend,Richard, but they do not get along. By the end of the film, Mick ison his way home, lovesick, when Sue realizes she loves Mick, …… 此处隐藏：21010字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……