2014年贵州省普通高等学校招生适应性考试

绝密★使用完毕前4月27日15：00------16：402014年贵州省普通高等学校招生适应性考试英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2. 选出每小题答案后，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。

不能答在试卷上，否则无效。

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30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AMy move to Los Angeles in August 2012 represented not only a great professional challenge--to work with only two senior bankers and cover all California financial institutions---but also a personal opportunity, a chance to broaden my views, I grew up in Paris and lived in the capital for 21years before moving to New York; I definitely was a city girl! Los Angles, however, demanded that I adapt to a whole different world, where sport rather than opera rhythms the season.I knew that my first year in the Los Angeles office would be extremely busy due to the small size of my group. In fact I averaged 90 hours of work per week that year. To keep my health and a good spirit, I was determined to try and learn a sport that had always fascinated me: surfing. Thus I bought a brand new longboard and started the experience bright and early on a sunny Saturday afternoon under the merciless scrutiny of the local surfers, all males, who did not hide their contempt for my pale skin and weak arms so typical of investment banking. Surfing seemed at first an impossible task: my board always mysteriously rebounded on my head, while the waves would break exactly where I was paddling(划). At work, there was an explosion of laughter: why, a twenty-six year old Parisian, surfing? This had to be French humor!I manage to practice every weekend. Last summer, I finally stood up on my board and rode the wave to the beach. It was one of the most exciting moments of my life and although I still surf regularly, nothing matches my first wave nor the pride that I felt. Because I received little help and encouragement but made it, I value this experience which was actually a full confidence builder.1. What would be the best title for the text?A. Surfing: a chance to build self-confidence.B. Surfing: an opportunity to be a French humor.C. Paddling on a longboard.D. Riding the wave to the beach.2. The author felt_____, when the board repeatedly hit her.A. excitedB. discouragedC. scaredD. proud3. It can be inferred from Para.2 that an investment banker______A. enjoys all kinds of sportsB. is good for surfingC. goes in for outdoor activitiesD. seldom attends outdoors sports4. Why was the author successful in surfing in the end?A. Her endless practice helped her.B. Her workmates often encouraged her.C. She was guided in a right way.D. She was helped by some senior bankersBWhat do you remember about your childhood? I have good memories of exploring the fields near my house and riding my bike around the park. Today, children don't spend enough time in the fresh air. Many of them are fix their eyes on a screen either on a computer, or a TV – they seem to be living in a virtual world. They have lost touch with nature.But now 400 organizations in the UK are encouraging children to have some 'wild time'. They want kids to exchange at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside. The simple pleasures of exploring and discovering nature help children to learn and keep fit too. Andy Simpson, who is part of the campaign, says: "An extra 30 minutes of wild time every day for all under 12-year-olds in the UK would be the equivalent (同等)of just three months of their childhood spent outdoors."Even if the kids live in a city, they can go on adventures in the garden or the park. However, children often need a helping hand from mum and dad. They need to be shown what to do and where to go.So despite the complex world that young people grow up in now, it seems that going back to basics and experiencing 'nature's playground' is what modern children need. Andy Simpson adds: "We want parents to see what this magical“wonder product” does for their kids' development, independence and creativity, by giving wild time a go”. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says "we need to make more space for wild time in children's daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted".5. What does the author think about the present kids?A. they depend on their parents too much.B. they don’t get close to nature.C. they spend too much time playing outside.D. they are eager to play with their parents.6. In the last paragraph” wonder product”probably refers to_____A. nature’s playgroundB. helping handC. daily routineD. complex world7. What suggestion does David Bond give us?A. Prevent kids from playing computer games.B. Help children master basic skills.C. Teach kids how to face difficulties.D. Let children have more wild time.8. What do we know about the author?A. he dislikes his children full of study and exams.B. he often went to school by riding on a bicycle.C. he had a happy children by exploring the outdoorsD. he showed a great interest in watching TV.CMost people recognize that there are many benefits of learning a foreign language. Scientific studies have even shown that learning a new language helps to keep memories sharp and naturally improves overall brain function.But do you know that you can learn a new language in as little as 10 days? The Pimsleur Approach to learning new languages help users pick up new languages quickly .Even the FBI and National Security Agency have bought the Pimsleur Approach.Dr. Pimsleur devoted his life and career to learning languages and recognized effective communication in any language depends on mastery of a relatively limited number of words. And, trying to learn too many words at first can actually slow the language retention(保留) process. However, once this “core（核心）vocabulary” is mastered and used consistently, it speeds up language learning. The Pimsleur Approach aims each lesson at teaching you to use the core vocabulary of the language, so you can speak the most in the least amount of time. It's not how many words you know, but rather, which words you can use.Each Pimsleur Approach lesson has been scientifically planned to rapidly lock language material into your brain after just one listen. Just sit back and listen while the audio does the work for you.The Pimsleur Language ProgramsThe entire Pimsleur Approach is what language learning should be: quick, fun and easy. You will absorb a new language effortlessly without any reading, writing or computer use.Limited availability special offerThe company is currently offering new customers a special offer of half off the language of your choice including free shipping. The programs which normally cost $19.95 are now available for just $9.95.9. According to Dr .Pimsleur, one can learn a language by____A. mastering a number of rulesB. reading many new words.C. reading and translatingD. listening and speaking10. For a young couple joining the language programs now, they can save ____ is total.A. $9.95B. $10C. $19.95D. $2011. What is the purpose of this text?A. to give some practical adviceB. to introduce a research reportC. to increase the program’s customersD. to share a learning experienceDSome colors that people see late at night could cause signs of the condition mental health experts call clinical depression(临床抑郁症). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They showed that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.Doctors use the words clinical depression to describe a severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters(仓鼠) to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night. The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their nighttime period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light. A third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the more depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson, at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that animals didn’t show any sleep interruptions at all but they did have mucked up circadian clock(生物钟) genes and they did show depressive evidence but if they were in the dim red light, they did not.” He says there is a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appeared to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.12. From the text we know that_____ made the hamsters feel depressed.A. the amount of the waterB. the color of the lightC. the loss of pleasureD. the level of energy13. What was the purpose of the experiment on hamsters?A. to show how well they sleptB. to see how much sugary water they drankC. to explain why they liked dark colorD. to find out what caused them depression on them14. The author explains the clinical depression by____A. reporting an experiment progressB. presenting research dataC. setting down general rulesD. giving his own experience15. Where can we probably find the text?A. in a science bookB. in physics textbookC. in a tourist guidebookD. in an official announcement第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能坡入空白处的最佳选项。