2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试高考冲刺卷英语试题二

More and more carbon dioxide is being released into the air，________the more severe global warming effects.

She felt ________ awkward because of her bad performance on the stage.

Tom's first job was at a local restaurant in his early twenties，________he worked for seven years.

－Mary，could you please post the letter for me while you are out?
－________

It is requested that the machine be operated according to the________．

Most people will gradually gain confidence as they________life.

The couple's birthday this year happened to fall on ________ same day，________Monday in September.

Clive Palmer，the designer of Titanic II，________to answer questions about the project's cost.

We can't avoid negative thoughts，but we should make it a habit to replace each negative thought with a positive________．

I don't remember who came first，but we all________the lecture.

She________the opportunity，but unfortunately she just let it go.

－Jeffery seems to go without proper food and sleep for days.
－Leave him alone.That's________he reacts to a lost love.

As expected，the program is actually slowing down due to a________budget.

________the new economical policy，he expanded his business and made more profits than before.

It goes________my principles to cheat in the exam.

Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me，“Everything happens for the best.If you____，one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous____．”
As it____，mother was right.In 1932，I ended my college life.____ that，I had decided to try for a job in radio，and then could work my way up to sports ___．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every____－and got turned down every time.In one station，a ____ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ____．“Go to ____ town and find a little station that'll give you a chance，” she said.I then ____ to Dixon.While there was no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ____ its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I ____．The job sounded just right for me.But I wasn't ____．
My disappointment must have ___．“Everything happens for the best，” Mom ____ me.Dad ____ me one car for me to job hunt.I ____ WOC Radio in Davenport.The program ___，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already ___ a contract with another announcer.
I often ____ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.

A．go on B．hold up C．look on D．stay up

A．successes B．disappointments C．lives D．results

A．carried out B．looked out C．figured out D．turned out

A．Since B．After C．Before D．During

A．announcer B．athlete C．hostess D．performer

A．firm B．station C．store D．school

A．beautiful B．kind C．strict D．cruel

A．money B．knowledge C．appearance D．experience

A．down B．small C．big D．faraway

A．walked B．saw C．added D．turned

A．run B．buy C．sell D．show

A．refused B．applied C．managed D．yelled

A．fired B．employed C．fitted D．satisfied

A．disappeared B．fallen C．shown D．responded

A．reminded B．persuaded C．advised D．recited

A．lent B．offered C．sold D．promised

A．visited B．tried C．passed D．poured

A．boss B．singer C．photographer D．director

A．signed B．assigned C．designed D．resigned

A．doubted B．wondered C．intended D．expected

Many people are concerned about the state of the earth in terms of its energy supplies and changing climate.The clear message broadcast by all responsible governments is that every person has a part to play.Here are some detailed instructions.
1．Prevent pollution by disposing(清理) of all your litter and waste in the correct，legal way，such as using onstreet waste receptacles(容器) when you are out and about，or putting it in your domestic rubbish can when you're at home.Follow local procedures for normal waste disposal.Contact your local authority for advice on disposing of unusual waste items，such as paint and computer parts.
2．Recycle all materials that can be processed by your local authority.Place plastics，metals，paper and glass in the correct collection receptacles.Donate unwanted items to the charities that are happy to accept good condition clothing，furniture and even automobiles.
3．Look after reserves of water by making sure you turn off the tap after use and by repairing leaks(渗漏) and drips.Purchase waterefficient appliances.Take showers instead of baths.Gather rainwater for garden use and use your lawn sprinkler less often or not at all.
4．Save energy by choosing Energy Star products.Turn these off，as well as lights，when you don't need them to be on.Use air condition and heating less often.Make sure your home is insulated correctly to maintain a steady temperature.
5．Reduce the amount of the material you use.Print emails occasionally or not at all rather than printing them every time.You buy new things when you actually need them rather than on a whim(心血来潮)．Organize a car pool with friends to use fuel efficiently.
In a word，we should try to use the world's resources efficiently to protect the environment.
When you have a walk in the park，you________．

Which can't be recycled according to the passage?

Why should you take showers instead of baths?

What's the main idea of the whole passage?

I do a lot of hiking.And I can step out of my house and within minutes reach a beautiful forest where I walk for exercise every day.I see many photography subjects such as parrots，snakes，hares，big trees and flowers.There are so many different flowers around my place that once I decided to see how many types I could count in a onehourlong walk，and I counted over 100.
Needless to say，as a keen amateur photographer，I always take a camera with me.I have three favorites: a Pentax Optio RZ10，a Sony Alpha 390 and a Panasonic Lumix FZ100.I mostly take the Pentax pocket camera with me.This Pentax pocket camera takes images as good as those from much more expensive Single Lens(镜头)Reflex cameras.It allows you to get to just 1 cm from the subject，and these images are of astonishing clarity(清楚)．I can stick the camera right into a flower.And the photo shows fantastic details.
The Pentax is also good at taking landscapes.The color is natural and price again the details even of distant objects are great.Sometimes，even when I have one of my other cameras with me，I still just use the Pentax pocket camera.About half of all the images on my website were taken with the Pentax.
The Pentax takes quality images in poor light and the zoom works well.You have to work hard to get a blurry(模糊的)shot.This is an especially good feature at parties and gatherings.You get fantastic photos of people.You don't have to wait for them to keep still.
Keep this camera in your pocket or in the car.It takes up little room；it's light and you'll never regret it!
Why does the author walk through the beautiful forest every day?

Which of the following cameras did the author use most?

We can infer from the passage that________．

In the last paragraph the author advised us to________．

Ereading and ebooks are slowly conquering the world.Compared to traditional paper books，ebooks in some schools and universities attract more interest because the information flow seems much easier to manage and comes in a greatly higher quantity.
Japan is known for the reformminded attitude towards the gadget(精巧装置) world and for the fact that it is one of the first countries that encouraged in the educational system the emailing of homework.
The digital textbook looks like the logical step in the world of learning.It is natural but it is also completely untraditional.
The plan of the largest publishing companies to get in line with the trend is to save a large quantity of paper and make the kids become interested in learning using a cool gadget.Many USA universities and colleges have made students be used to the procedure of downloading the courses and of course the procedure involves interactive software and also the chance of using the computer.
The traditional education system is still unwilling when it comes to giving up books.The standard approach of information taught out of a book and Shakespeare read out of an old school novel makes studying English as traditional as it can be.
In a world where kids would rather see the movie than read a book，the digital age has brought along a completely different flavor to reading.Bringing that flavor in school will make teaching a greener and also a completely different matter.
Why are ebooks so popular in the world?

Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “reformminded” in the second paragraph?

In America，the students are encouraged to________．

What's the author's attitude to the digital textbooks?

Summer Science Class registration(注册) begins on March 8! If you are interested in science，the environment，or conservation and you are in grades 7－12，sign up soon for Black Rock Forest Consortium's Summer Science Class program.You can download the Summer Science Classes 2013 brochure(手册) here.It is easy to register；just call 8455344517 or click here.
Twelveweeklong courses in the natural sciences and the arts are offered at Black Rock Forest in Cornwall from July 15 through August 9.Two more classes are offered with site partners，including “The Art of Scientific Observation，” hosted jointly by Black Rock Forest Consortium and Storm King Art Center，one of the world's leading sculpture parks，and “A Nautical Expedition，” hosted jointly by the Consortium and the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center.
We are delighted to announce two special “away” classes that are part of the Summer Science Class program this year: an “Adirondack EcoAdventure” beginning August 11，and “Conservation Biology in Florida，” beginning June 23 and featuring field work on the Gulf Coast in cooperation with the University of Florida's Seahorse Key Marine Biological Laboratory.For more information on the Summer Science Class program，please read our press release.
Black Rock Forest Consortium is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to advance scientific understanding of the natural world through research，education and conservation programs.
If you want to be a member of Summer Science Class，you should ________．

Summer Science Class's courses are________．

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