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2014年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试(二)2

2014年广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）2高考英语2014-04-23 1937()education is not practiced in any of the independent African states." said Neville Alexander.Dutctor of the Project for the Study of Aitemative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from Immigration . many countries have inuoduced language laws in the laws in the last decade .In some ,the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaccs such as advertsing posters. One of the first such legal proviaions was the 1994 " Toubon law' in France. but the idea hs been copied in many counuics since then. Such efrorts to govern language use are oftendismisscd as futile by language experts . who are well aware of the difficulty of controlling fashions in specch and know fromresearch that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.It is especiaLly difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the 'purity" of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare . English has continually absorbedforeign words into its own language. EngLish is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world. But the has not been a barrier to acquiring prestige and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of state regulation is that it bas never been the Aryllo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlledautharity for the language, similar, for example . to the Academie Francaise in France.The need to prorect national languages is . for most western Europeans. a recent phenomenon- especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields.Public communication, educauon and new modcs of communication promoted by technology,may be key fields to defend.46. Neville Alexander believes that .A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countriesB. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failureC. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trendsD. globalization has resulted in the econonuc failure of Africa47 . The underlined word " futile" (in paragraph 2) most probably means " " A. useless B. pracucal C. workable D. unnccessary48. Why do many English-speaking; cuuntries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage?A. They think language protection laws are ineffective.B. They want their language to spread to other countries.C. They have a long history of taking words from other languages.D. It reduces a language's ability tO acquire intenatiunal importance.英语试题A 第7页（共12页）49.what can we infer from the last paragraph?A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.B. Europeans have long realizcd the need to protect theirnational Languages.C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.D. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.50. The best title for the passage is .A. Fighting against the rule of EnglishB. GlobaLization and multi-language trendsC. Protecting local languages and identitiesD. to maintain the purity of language by law(C)Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, skowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline saidBOXER RECEIVFS LIFF SENTENCE.Frank Cleary.aged 26,professional baxer. was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Cumming . aged 32,laborer ,last July. The jury (陪审团)reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most sever punishment the court could give out.It was, said the judge.a simple case. Cummjng and Cleary had quarreled violentlyat the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious cumming. When arrested Cleary was drunk but clear-thinkin g…Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour .Asked if he had anything to say , Cleary answered，“Jusr don't tell my morher.”"It happened over three years ago, " Paddy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved.for no one knew what to do. "Jus don'ttell my mother. said Fee numbly. "And no one did!Oh. God! My poor. poor Frank!"Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. 'Fee dear, pack your things. We'll go to see him. "She half-rose before sinking back. her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. "I can't go ." she said without a hint of pain . yet making evcryone feel that the pain was there. "It would kill him to see me. I know him so well - his pride. his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone.it's what he wants. We've got to help him keep his secret. What good will it do him keep his secret what good will it do him to see us? "Paddy was still weeping. buL not for Frank, for the life which had gone from Fee's face .for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brougt bitterness and misfortune ,always stood between Fee and himseLf. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his hart and the hearts of his children.英语试题A第8页（共12贝）Every time it lookcd as if there might be happinegs for Fee . Frank took it away. But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossibile to wipe out as hers was for Fiank.So he said. " Well, Fee, we won't go But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if l write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?The eyes didn't liven . but a faint pink stole into hercheeks " Yes. Paddy.Do that . Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we foundout .Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know"51. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Frank was found guilty Of murder because he was a professional boxer.B. The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years laterC. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.D. Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him.52. Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thoughtA. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punihmentB .Frank should have told Fce what had happenedC. what had happened to Frank was killing FeeD. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character53. Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?A. " Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. "B. " Let him bear the shame alone . its what he wants. "C. " Every time it looked as if there miLhL be happiness for Fee , Frank took it away "D. " The eyes didn't liven . but a faint pink stole into her cheeks "54. "She half-rose before sinking back…" (in Paragraph 6) shows thatA. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand upB .Fee didn'e want to upset Paddy by visiting FrankC .Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see FrankD Fee struggled betwccn wanting to See Frank and respecting his wish55. What is Fee's probable relationship with Frank and Paddy?A Son and brotherB Son and husbandC Brothcr and loverD Lover and husband英语试题A第9页（共12页）第二节信息旺配（共5小蹰；每小题2分，满分2014分）阅读下列应用文及相关情息，井按照要求匹配信息。

高考作文之2014年广东高考英语作文范文

2014年广东高考英语作文范文【篇一：2014广东高考英语读写任务真题及范文】第二节读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

oseola mccarty spent more than 75 years washing and ironing other people’s clothes. as a laundrywoman, she was paid onlya few dollars each time. certainly nobody would consider her rich, so they were all amazed when miss mccarty decided to donate $ 150,000 to the university of southern mississippi.the money was i … me savings. she could save such a large amount of money because she lived a very simple life. she never learned to drive, and when she wanted to go somewhere, she just walked. she never flew to anywhere till the donation（捐助），and in 50 years she had been out of the south only once. the house in which she lived was also a rather modestone her last uncle left her. only after she became known in america did she begin to travel all over the country. since then, she had been the subject of many interviews and articles and was even invited to the white house.her donation was for students who clearly needed financial help. she herself left school in the sixth grade and had never married or had children. she said to the reporters that the ideaof helping somebody’s child go to college gave her much pleasure.[写作内容]1. 用约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

高中英语真题-2014届高三英语二轮精品卷：语法填空和完形填空(2)

高中英语真题:2014届高三英语二轮精品卷：语法填空和完形填空（2）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with words that are correct in structure and proper in meaning. (A)Mr. Briggs got a job 25 an insurance pany(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their h omes 26 (sell) them life insurance.One day, after he 27 (work) for the pany for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “M r. Briggs, I have b een looking 28 your record as a salesman with our pany, and there is one thing 29 surprises me about it. Why have you b een selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous conditions? You’ll r uin our pany 30 you go on like that. ”“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country 31 the past ten years, 32 I ca n tell you that few people die at the age of 95. ”(B)He is the man who for many people has been a role model. No w your __33__ (big) hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know how important he is to y ou.The third Sunday of June, ___34__ falls on June 19 this year, is Father’s Day.The idea of Father’s Day came from ___35___ American wom an called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special d ay ____36____( honor) her father. He raised six children by ___ 37_ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.The first Father’s Day ___38____(celebrate) on June 19, 1910 . In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a _____39____ (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June ___40___ F ather’s Day.Here are some ways to show your love and respect:Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards that are not to o emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.If he has a puter, cover his desktop with words like “I love you ，Dad”.A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can m ake him feel like a king.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A department store’s inputs include the land upon which the building is located, the labor of the employees, (41) ______ in th e form of building, equipment and merchandise, and the manag ement skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation sy stem is the transformation that occurs when a farmer’s (42) ___ ___ (land, equipment, labor, etc.) are changed into such outputs as corn, wheat or milk. The exact form of the change process (43) ______ from industry to industry, but it is a(n) (44) ______ph enomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this (45) ______ of resources into goods and services as the produc tion function. For all operation systems, the general goal is to cr eate some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the s um of the inputs. To the consumers, the resulting products (46) ______ use value due to the form, the time, or the place of their availability from the conversion process.However, the process is subject to random changes. Unplan ned or uncontrollable influences may cause the actual output to differ from planned output. Random fluctuations can arise from external disruption (fire, floods or lightning, for example) or from (47) ______ problems in the conversion process. Variability of e quipment, material imperfections, and human errors all affect o utput quality differently. In fact, random variations are the rule r ather than the exception in production processes; therefore, to ( 48)____variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback is to provide (49) ______ linkage s. Without some feedback of information, management personn el cannot (50) operations because they don' t know the resul ts of their directions.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are fo ur words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Filling in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “new comer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very__51__ to fi t in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded a round my table. They were friendly, so I began to __52__. My n ew classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the o ther kids. They __53__ out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and ol ive-skin, __54__ she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and g iggled __55__ Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the scho ol. I was thrilled to be a member of the club. We waited. For wh at, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her, shouting rudely, biting com ments. I __56__, then joined right in. Mean remarks fell from my lips. No one could __57__ I’d never done this before. The othergirls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling __58__ , I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I __59__ in. I was a leader.I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picke d a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, g athered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. Sh e held her head __60__ as blood ran down from her knee. I __6 1__ her limp away down the street.I turned to leave with my __62__ friends and noticed a man stan ding beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father ––– he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the __63__ girl walk toward him. Onl y his eyes ––– shining with both sadness and pride ––– followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my __64_.Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I ne ver again hurt someone for my own __65__.51. A. anxious B. excited C. worried D. afraid52. A. talk B. hesitate C. relax D. suspect53. A. picked B. pointed C. worked D. found54. A. because B. so C. and D. but55. A. as B. before C. after D. since56. A. paused B. refused C. hurried D. escaped57. A. tell B. say C. report D. announce58. A. ashamed B. guilty C. encouraged D. powerful59. A. turned B. went C. took D. fitted60. A. cautiously B. casually C. lowly D. high61. A. watched B. noticed C. glared D. glanced62. A. caring B. laughing C. puzzling D. satisfying63. A. silly B. only C. lonely D. friendly64. A. pain B. pity C. weakness D. shame65. A. loss B. gain C. effort D. duty25.with 26.to sell 27.had been working 28.at 29.that 30.if 31.during 32.and33. biggest 34. which 35. an 36. to honour 37. himself 38. w as celebrated 39. national40. as41-50 B. C E J H A D F G K51—55A C B DＡ56---60 A A C D D 61---65 A B C D B2014届高三英语二轮精品卷：语法填空和完形填空（2）II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following passage. For some blanks, there is a word given in the brackets. Fill in each of these blanks with the proper form of the given word. Fill in the other blanks with w ords that are correct in structure and proper in meaning.(A)Mr. Briggs got a job 25 an insurance pany(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes 26 (sell) them life insur ance.One day, after he 27 (work) for the pany for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking 28 your record as a salesman with our pany, and t here is one thing 29 surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to peop le over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous conditions? You’ll ruin our pany 30 you go on like that. ”“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country 31 the past ten years, 32 I can tell you that few people die at t he age of 95. ”(B)He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your __33__ (big) hero deserv es a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know how important he is to yo u.The third Sunday of June, ___34__ falls on June 19 this year, is Father’s Day.The idea of Father’s Day came from ___35___ American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day ____36____( honor) her father. He raised six children by ___3 7_ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.The first Father’s Day ___38____(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a _____39____ (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June ___40___ Father’s Day.Here are some ways to show your love and respect:Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards that are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.If he has a puter, cover his desktop with words like “I love you，Dad”.A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A department store’s inputs include the land upon which the building is located, the labor of t he employees, (41) ______ in the form of building, equipment and merchandise, and the manag ement skills of the store managers. On a farm, the operation system is the transformation that o ccurs when a farmer’s (42) ______ (land, equipment, labor, etc.) are changed into such outputs as corn, wheat or milk. The exact form of the change process (43) ______ from industry to indus try, but it is a(n) (44) ______phenomenon that exists in every industry. Economists refer to this ( 45) ______ of resources into goods and services as the production function. For all operation sy stems, the general goal is to create some kind of value-added outputs that are worth more to consumers than just the sum of the inputs. To the consum ers, the resulting products (46) ______ use value due to the form, the time, or the place of their availability from the conversion process.However, the process is subject to random changes. Unplanned or uncontrollable influences may cause the actual output to differ from planned output. Random fluctuations can arise from e xternal disruption (fire, floods or lightning, for example) or from (47) ______ problems in the conv ersion process. Variability of equipment, material imperfections, and human errors all affect out put quality differently. In fact, random variations are the rule rather than the exception in product ion processes; therefore, to (48)____variation becomes a major management task.The function of the feedback is to provide (49) ______ linkages. Without some feedback of inf ormation, management personnel cannot (50) operations because they don' t know the results of their directions.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Filling in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been d ifficult, so I was very__51__ to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were frien dly, so I began to __52__. My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the ot her kids. They __53__ out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin, __54__ she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and giggled __55__ Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school. I was thrilled to be a member of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. T he girls started making fun of her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I __56__, then joined right i n. Mean remarks fell from my lips. No one could __57__ I’d never done this before. The other gir ls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling __58__, I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I __5 9__ in. I was a leader.I was not proud. Something inside me hurt. If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt. Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head __60__ as blood ran down from her knee. I __61__ her limp away down the street .I turned to leave with my __62__ friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must ha ve been Mary Lou’s father ––– he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the __63__ girl walk toward him. Only his eyes ––– shining with both sadness and pride ––– followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my _ _64_.Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own __65__.51. A. anxious B. excited C. worried D. afraid52. A. talk B. hesitate C. relax D. suspect53. A. picked B. pointed C. worked D. found54. A. because B. so C. and D. but55. A. as B. before C. after D. since56. A. paused B. refused C. hurried D. escaped57. A. tell B. say C. report D. announce58. A. ashamed B. guilty C. encouraged D. powerful59. A. turned B. went C. took D. fitted60. A. cautiously B. casually C. lowly D. high61. A. watched B. noticed C. glared D. glanced62. A. caring B. laughing C. puzzling D. satisfying63. A. silly B. only C. lonely D. friendly64. A. pain B. pity C. weakness D. shame65. A. loss B. gain C. effort D. duty25.with 26.to sell 27.had been working 28.at 29.that 30.if 31.during 32.and33. biggest 34. which 35. an 36. to honour 37. himself 38. was celebrated 39. national 40. as41-50 B. C E J H A D F G K51—55A C B DＡ56---60 A A C D D 61---65 A B C D B。

广东2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷含答案

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：完形填空和语法填空（6）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)In the future, schools will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more___1__in education. We turn out students from our universities who know how to give answers, but not how to___2__questions.Our students do not really get into the centres of wisdom in our culture. They__3___ universities with skills for the workplace, but with no knowledge of how to live, or what___4__is for. They are not taught how to see. They are not taught how to listen. They are not taught the great___5__of obedience（遵守、服从）.They are not taught the true art of___6__. True reading is not just passing our__7___ overwords on a page, or__8___information, or even understanding what is being read. True reading is a__9___act. It means seeing first, and then using the__10___. Higher reading ought to be a new subject. As we read, we should try to get something new. I meet people in all 11 of life, and most known in the fields of literature and science, who, though professionals, do not___12__read what is in front of them. They only read what is__13___known to them. I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this__14___.All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our__15___come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly.1. A. technical B. . important C. serious mon2. A. afford B. . tell C. repeat D. ask3 A. attend B. enter C. leave D enjoy4 A. learning B. working C.living D. thinking5 A. art B. theme C. idea D. style6 A. listening B. speaking C.reading D. writing7 A.lips B. arms C.hands D. eyes8 A. gathering B. delivering C.sending D. passing9 A. native B . creative C.detectiv D. sensitive10 A. appreciation B. imagination C.presentation D. instruction11 A. walks B. kinds C.sides D. items12 A. generally B. obviously C actually D. deliberately13 A. even B. forever. C.still D. already14 A. topic B. page C.subject D. book15 A. creativity B. possibility C.program D. project【文章大意】本文叙述了我们未来的教育重点是培养学生的自我发现的能力。

2014广东高考英语基础写作真题及范文

第一节基础习作
你接受一项写作任务，要为当地英语晚报写一篇报道。

［写作内容］
请根据以下信息写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
＊同年同月同日生的人：time twin
［写作要求］只能用5个句子表达全部内容
［评分标准］句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

【参考范文】Richard Avis, a British, was born on December 1st, 1974. In order to understand the meaning of successful life in different cultures, Richard, from 2011, began to seek time twins around the world. With the help of the local media, he has already found 32 time twins from 13 countries, of whom there are 17 males and 15 females. Their positions include government officials, athletes, drivers, teachers, artists and so on. Richard intends to find 40 time twins before his birthday and he is going to write a book based on this experience.。

2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解(2)

2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习：阅读理解（2）Goldie’s SecretShe turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way，not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before.“We’re moving house.”“No space for her any more with the baby coming.”“We never really wanted her，but what could we have done？She was a present.”People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name.She was so unsettled during those first few days.She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her.There was nothing I could do to make her happy，it seemed.Heaven kn ows what had happened to her at her previous owner’s. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down.Always by my side，whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.That’s why it was such a shock when she pulled away fro m me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home，when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie.But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them.“We didn’t know what had happened to her，”said the woman at the door.“I took her for a walk one day，soon after the puppies were born，and she just disappeared.”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost，”added a boy from behind her.I must admit I do miss Goldie，but I’ve got Nugget now，and she looks just like her mother. And I’ve learnt a good lesson：not to judge people.【语篇解读】文章讲述了一只狗(Goldie)的故事：它从原先的家中走失，被作者收养。

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷阅读理解(2)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：阅读理解（2）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。

A．A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly.When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it’s beautiful!”At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong?Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you’re coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet clients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Ger i’s handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other’s cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would beembarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. What is wors e, Geri hadn’t even given them a gift!【文章大意】本文叙述了来自加利福尼亚的Geri坐飞机来到了日本，由于不熟悉日本的礼仪，引起了日本人的误会。

广东省肇庆市2014届高三二模英语试卷(带解析)

广东省肇庆市2014届高三二模英语试卷（带解析）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。

I have been blessed with the opportunity in my life. It took the near-death experience of my dad to make me realize that my purpose in life is to others.My dad suffered from leukemia(白血病) in 1998. the pain and treatment thathe put up with inspired me to be a more kind and person. I realized life isjust too and it was time for me to make some changes — do the things inlife that I wanted to do without making why I couldn’t do them.My dad a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) operation, and after that he wasable to reuse his own “cleaned” marrow, so a donor(捐献者) was not needed. Thatwas excellent because donors who are a match are hard to come by. That me to become a bone marrow donor and hopefully help someone else one day. I also money for the cancer patients. Yet, I was not satisfied with just that. I had todo more, I blood every other month and seek opportunities to do other actsof kindness daily. The opportunity, some days, presents itself very and somedays I have to seek it out. Either way, it comes.I would like to one of my favorite quotes（名言）with you all:“In an average lifetime, a person about sixty-five thousand miles. That’stwo and half times around the world. I wonder your steps will take you. Iwonder how you’ll use the rest of the you’re given.”I want to use my miles to create foot prints of love in this world.1．A. advise B. ask C. help D. understand2．A. Suffering B. Watching C. Discovering D. Bringing3．A. stronger B. independent C. giving D. receiving4．A. short B. wonderful C. dangerous D. boring5．A. efforts B. promises C. excuses D. plans6．A. refused B. had C. learned D. stopped7．A. expression B. knowledge C. news D. sense8．A. forced B. inspired C. allowed D. expected9．A. raised B. kept C. paid D. hid10．A. check B. test C. donate D. sell11．A. secretly B. clearly C. peacefully D. wildly12．A. share B. divide C. record D. repeat13．A. conveys B. owns C. measures D. walks14．A. where B. why C. when D. if15．A. materials B. miles C. world D. wealth【答案】1．C2．B3．C4．A5．C6．B7．C8．B9．A10．C11．B12．A13．D14．A15．B【解析】试题分析：文章讲述作者通过爸爸与死神擦肩而过的经历，意识到要在短暂的人生中多做些善事多给与别人一些东西。

广东省高三英语二轮专题精品卷写作(4)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：写作（4）Ⅲ.写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分l5分)上月，我们公司以35岁以下的人群作为调查对象, 选取了1000人进行了关于“网上购物”的一项调查, 调查情况如下：[写作内容]根据以上数据，写一篇调查报告, 内容包括：1. 调查时间、调查问题以及调查对象;2. 愿意网上购物的人占调查人数的百分比；3.人们愿意在网上购物的主要原因；4. 人们不愿意在网上购物的主要原因；5. 本次调查的结论。

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Social PracticeSocial practice has been more and more popular in schools. Senior school students are asked to enter society and get some ideas of it. Surely, social practice has many advantages. Firstly, social practice can offer students a chance to contact society and meet different kinds of people. In this way students can gain some precious social experience, which will be useful to their future career. Secondly,students can apply what they have learned in class to practical work, thus knowing themselves more clearly. Thirdly, social practice can bring them some financial reward and make them more independent of their family.However, some problems may arise if no correct guidance is made. For example, some students get overly interested in social practice and want to work full-time and earn more money, thus neglecting their studies. And some students are likely to get in touch with the dark side of society, which will affect their future values.In order to carry out social practice smoothly, students should first know its objective. They should put their studies in the first place and see social practice just as a useful supplement, so they ought to try to strike a balance between social practice and their studies.【写作内容】1. 请以约30个词概括上文的内容；2. 请以约120个词谈谈你对“社会实践”的看法，包括如下要点：(1) 你对于社会实践的认识；(2) 你或你朋友所经历过的一次社会实践；(3) 你认为如何协调好学习与社会实践的关系。

2014高三英语二轮复习专题精品训练：阅读理解2

2014高三英语二轮复习专题精品训练：阅读理解阅读理解请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThis is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant.When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there's not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you . I have informed the social security office so you won’t be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that won't leave you too short. But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book. Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it won’t be much use to you.Actually I don’t mind about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book. There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you. I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag. You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We've looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.I'm not really angry with you. I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel violated and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” the y told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature．And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?”I couldn'tanswer that question. I wonder if you can.1. In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to .A. describe the contents of the bag in detail.B. give some suggestions to the three thievesC. state the fact that she was careless with the moneyD. tell the thieves hardly any money was available2. Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?A. The cash in her bag.B. The handbag itself.C. The papers and notes in the bag.D. The check books in the bag.3. What can we conclude about the police?A. They think the case quite common.B. They show sympathy for the woman.C. They have doubts about human nature.D. They are unable to find the thieves.4. Why does the author write the letter?A. To give the thieves a serious warning.B. To express her affection for her valuable bag.C. To call people’s attention to their belongings.D. To complain about the fall of morality.【参考答案】1— 4 DCADJob sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the job’s wages, its holidays and its other benefits.Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.As would be expected, most job sharers are women. A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain’s Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence.The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals.5. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?A. Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs.B. Work sharing requires more working hours.C. Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary.D. Work sharing depends on the employer’s decision.6. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time workmainly because _________.A. they were over ideal working agesB. they sought higher social statusC. they had difficulty finding full-time jobsD. they had to take care of both work and family7. In job sharing the partners should __________.A. enjoy equal social statusB. have similar work experienceC. know each other very wellD. keep in touch with each other8. The main purpose of the passage is to ___________.A. discuss how to provide more jobsB. describe job sharing in generalC. recommend job sharing to womenD. compare job sharing with work sharing参考答案5—8.ABCBConsider―YOU. In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. You are better than anyone in a million.You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity（无穷，无限）!You are amazing! You're awesome! Beautiful young people are the whimsy of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art. But you don' t become "beautiful" just by virtue of the aging process.Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life. That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers. You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.Paint a Masterpiece.God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it into its nest. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, it's truly up to you!1．Which would be the best title for the passage?A．You B．A masterpiece C．Enjoy your life D．Real beauty2．By writing this passage, what message does the writer mean to provide us?A．Being confident is more important than anything else.B．You are of course better than anyone else.C．Real beauty comes from learning, growing and loving in the ways of life.D．God will help you once you have made up your mind.3．What does the underlined word“accelerate”mean?A．slow down B．increase the speed ofC．develop D．help4．What is the main idea of the last three paragraphs?A．God will help those are the most diligent.B．Actions are more important than goals.C．God will help you if necessary.D．You are the master of your goals and actions参考答案1-4 A A B DThe next decade will witness the most important changes in the way we consume sport since the appearance of mass audience television in the 1950's. The development of media channels such as satellite and cable television, the internet and mobile telephones has broken the traditional free television model in every advanced economy. Well managed sports will remain valuable content and many will continue to grow. Forward thinking governing bodies will grasp the opportunity by repackaging their sports to adapt to the new broadcast landscape. Others will not.Brand marketers have seen the effectiveness of the traditional TV sport advertising fall over the last twenty years as audiences for free to air television fall year by year. The growth of sponsorship（赞助）as a marketing tool is one result. However, sport must compete for the sponsor dollar with other forms of content such as music, the arts and culture and cause-related marketing, each of which offers a powerful choice.At the same time some of sports biggest marketers, the soft drink, beer and fast foodcompanies, will come under growing pressure from social and political pressure groups concerned about levels of obesity（肥胖）, over drinking and anti-social behavior that have become such a part of modern life.Companies such as McDonalds, Coca Cola and Budweiser face calls to cut its ties with sport, which will be popular over the next decade. Are we facing a ban on soft drink sponsorship similar to that of tobacco? Certainly, the removal of hundreds of millions of sponsorship dollars from the sports economy worldwide would have destructive influence. This report analyses the threat, seeking comparisons with the strategy employed by the tobacco abolitionists（废除主义者）a decade ago.1．Which of the following does NOT affect traditional television model?A．Cable television. B．The internet.C．Mobile phones. D．Mass audience television2．What can we infer from the second paragraph?A．Sponsorship leads to the fall of sport advertising.B．Sport can’t match the arts.C．Music, the art and culture often act as sponsors in sports.D．The fall of advertising only happens to some brand marketers3．If a child is overweight, which of the following may be responsible according to this passage?A．His parents. B．Growing sport sponsorshipC．Some big food or drink companies. D．Advanced economy.4．In he last paragraph, the author fears thatA．the ban on tobacco will be abolished ten years later.B．the sponsorship of soft drink companies will destruct sports economy.C．food and drink companies will be popular.D．fast food and soft drink sponsorship will be banned like tobacco sooner or later.参考答案 D A C DWhen I was a boy，my father told me that he could do anything that he wanted to do . Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did．When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one．He read about violin making，and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish（油漆）that gave those instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish------if that were the answer．One of Dad's friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce，his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in．He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad's masterpiece．He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．Later，the instrument was stolen．Dad's spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．My father has been gone for 14 years now．The violin has been missing for more than25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20tb-centruy violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius.1. The author mentions his father's developing color prints_________A．to show that his father's real interest was not in making violinsB．to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to doC．to give an example proving that his father was an inventorD．to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father2. What did the author's father think about Stradivarius violins?A．The varnish was different from the others．B．The way of making them was specialC．The wood of the violins was specialD．They could only be analyzed by chemists．3. How long did the author’s father live after the violin was stolen ?A. About 11 yearsB. About 14 yearsC. About 25 yearsD. About 80 years( 答案、B C A B )。

2014广东英语高考真题任务型写作

Summary
• key words: • laundrywoman, donate money to a university, life savings, live a simple life, donation gave her pleasure. • 时态：过去时 • Oseola McCarty, an ordinary laundrywoman with a thrifty lifestyle, donated her life savings to a university, which aroused wide public concern. In return, she gained a sense of pleasure.
• As far as I am concerned, I prefer to donate my pocket money to the disabled. Faced with great challenges in daily life, they are unable to earn enough money to support themselves. Besides, just as an Indian old saying goes, “Roses in her hand, fragrance in mine”. That’s to say, when I help others, my soul will gain a sense of fulfillment.
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If I am going to give donations, I will choose students too. They are in the most important period in their life. They need to get a good education. They have to buy a lot of books, pencil-cases, pens, erasers and so on, which will certainly cost a lot. Furthermore, they are growing up rapidly, which needs a lot of nutrition. If they don’t have enough money, they can’t eat enough food and take in enough energy. In a word, money is very important to students.(189 words)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷写作(10)

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：写作（10）III. 写作（两小节，满分40分）第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分)你接受了一项写作任务，要为英语校报写一篇人物介绍。

【写作内容】根据下面内容写一篇短文，介绍一个大学生救人的事迹。

【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

I have a friend Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场) in San Ysidro. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.The next day he handed it in to the teacher. On the front was a large red F. The boy with the dream asked, “Why did I receive an F?”The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant（四处奔波的）family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock andlater you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.”He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”The best part of the story is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough belief not to give up on yours.”【写作内容】学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“坚守信念”的讨论。

广东省五校2014届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题含解析

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。

Over the past few decades，more and more countries have opened up the markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free—flowing global market。

The question is：Is economic globalization 1 for all?According to the World Bank，one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce 2 in a large number of developing countries。

It quotes one study that shows increased wealth 3 to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration （融合）of local economies into the world economy。

Home to some three billion people, these twenty—four countries have seen incomes 4 at an average rate of five percent-compared to two percent in developed countries。

2014广东省英语高考作文

2014 广东省英语高考作文【篇一： 2014 广东高考英语基础写作真题及范文】第一节基础习作你接受一项写作任务，要为当地英语晚报写一篇报导。

［写作内容］请依据以下信息写一篇英文报导，内容包含：＊同年同月同日生的人：time twin［写作要求］只好用 5 个句子表达所有内容［评分标准］句子构造正确，信息内容完好，篇章构造连接。

【参照范文】 richard avis, a british, was born on december 1st, 1974. in order to understand the meaning of successful life indifferent cultures, richard, from 2011, began to seek time twinsaround the world. with the help of the local media, he has already found 32 time twins from 13 countries, of whom there are 17males and 15 females. their positions include governmentofficials, athletes, drivers, teachers, artists and so on. richardintends to find 40 time twins before his birthdayand he is going to write a book based on this experience.【篇二： 2014 广东高考英语满分范文集】2014 广东高考英语满分范文集第1篇基础写作你校学生会就高三每周一次各科的测试的做法进行建议检查，结果有八成学生反对，以下是检查的结果：反对的原由：1）占用太多有限的学习时间2）改卷费时3）学生有讨厌情绪建议：1）每个月一次综合测试2）堂上小测，自由议论【写作内容】你是高三学生李华，请依据以上检查结果向你校英语报“给校长的一封信”栏目投稿，表达你希望学校撤消周考的梦想，内容包含：1)检查的结果；2)反对的原由；3)你的建议【写作要求】只好用 5 个句子表达所给的所有内容。

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷写作

广东省2014届高三英语二轮专题精品卷：写作（8）IV. 写作 (共2节，满分40分)第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）有市民向记者报料：网上有人代写暑假作业, 且参与代写的学生大多是在校大学生。

“枪手”透露：代写作业收入可观。

引起了各方说法。

你作为记者将此事报道在某教育报上。

学生作业太多找人代劳很无奈。

家长强烈反对这种做法，只会耽误孩子的学业。

老师暑假作业应因人而异：老师在布置作业时应该根据不同成绩的学生设置不同的作业，这样既能对学生有所帮助也能减轻学生负担。

专家代写作业害人不浅。

老师不能把暑假当成学期的延伸，布置作业应尽量少，让学生在暑假得到充分的休息。

【写作内容】1.市民报料网上代写作业现象；2.各方说法。

【写作要求】1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Florence Chadwick was a great swimmer. However, not all of her efforts worked out. In addition to working hard, she had a secret for success. At the age of 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast. However, in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Her body was numb(麻木) and she had been swimming for nearly 16 hours. Against the cold grip of the sea, she struggled on—hour after hour—while millions watched on national television. Alongside Florence, inone of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had… until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal. Two months later, she tried again. Despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact（未受影响的）and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!【写作内容】你准备参加学校最近组织的一次英文演讲比赛，主题是“The Value of Goals”。

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2014广东高考作文英语1. Well, I guess it all started when I was about 10 years old. I remember feeling so excited and curious about the world around me. Everything seemed new and full of possibilities.2. As I grew older, I started to realize that life wasn't always easy. There were challenges and obstacles to overcome. But I never gave up. I always believed that I could achieve my dreams if I worked hard enough.3. One of the biggest lessons I've learned is to never compare myself to others. We all have our own unique journey and it's important to stay true to ourselves. It's okay to be different and to follow our own path.4. Another important lesson I've learned is the power of gratitude. It's so easy to focus on what we don't have, but when we take the time to appreciate what we do have, we realize how truly blessed we are.5. Looking back on my life so far, I can see how far I've come. I've faced challenges, experienced joy and heartache, and grown as a person. And I know that the best is yet to come. Life is a journey, and I'm excited to see where it takes me next.。

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The world’s richest self-made(白手起家) woman, a Spanish former seamstress who co-founded the fashion retailer Zara, died at the age of 69 in August, 2013. Rosalia Mera was the richest woman in Spain __16__ an estimated worth of $6.1bn, although __17__ fortune represented a fraction of the wealth __18__(accumulate) by her former husband and Zara co-founder, Armancio Ortega. Mera suffered a stroke __19__ on holiday. She died in a hospital in the town __20__ she was born, La Coruna in northern part of Spain.__21__(leave) school at 11 years old, Mera worked as a seamstress as a teenager before setting up a company with Ortega that would evolve into one of the biggest clothes retailers in the world. __22__(origin), the pair had planned to name the store Zorba, but the store sign was modified to avoid confusion with a nearby bar. Today the rearranged name sits above 1,763 Zara stores around the world.The Zara model grew up from the idea that first sent Mera into business: producing speedy and cheap imitations of the __23__(late) catwalk or pop culture trends. Mera was one of the great pioneers of so-called “fast fashion”. Despite her vast wealth, Mera stayed close to home and was often seen __24__(social) in Galicia’s bars. According to Forbes magazine, Mera was the world’s richest self-made woman, and __25__ 20th richest overall.以下是女性健康杂志的特征及相关信息的描述，请按照要求进行信息匹配。