1、2014届江西省重点中学协作体高三第二次联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案：写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。 【 1】 Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move into habitats on Mars. They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with another set of pioneers. The establishment of this base on Ma
2、rs will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth. 【 2】 We already know that Mars is like the earth in many ways: general size; presence of water; length of day; range of temperatures. These similarities have caused many people to consider a century-long pro
3、ject: to terraform Mars. Terraforming means changing a planets surface so that Earths life forms can survive there. This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists. 【 3】 Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple: add nitrogen and oxygen to the a
4、tmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earths plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth. But it will take at least 300 years. 【 4】 Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to accomplish, but there are very good reasons to make the attempt. The ea
5、rth now contains some 7 billion people, and no one knows how many humans the earth can support. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species with extinction. We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: changing the landscape, the atmosphere and the climate
6、. At present, we are aware of the importance of terraforming the earth as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and protect some natural habitats. 【 5】 While the future of such a project is daunting(令人生畏的 ), it is not impossible. Even if earth-bound societies come and go in the
7、next 300 years, the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from earth. 【 6】 The future existence of humanity may very well depend on our ability to terraform Mars. 【小题 1】 Whats the purpose of establishing a base on Mars in the 1st paragraph (
8、 not more than 12 words) 【小题 2】 List three ways Mars is like the earth. ( not more than 9 words) 【小题 3】 Whats the authors attitude towards the project (1 word) 【小题 4】 What does the future existence of humanity most probably rely on ( not more than 6 words) 【小题 5】 Whats the main idea of this passage
9、(not more than 8 words) 答案： 【小题 1】 ( To) help us better understand the solar system and the earth. 【小题 2】 general size; presence of water; length of day; range of temperatures. (任选三项 ) 【小题 3】 Optimistic / Positive / Active 【小题 4】 Humans/Our ability to terraform Mars. 【小题 5】 Terraform Mars. / Can hum
10、an beings live on Mars / Mars-Our future home./Find habitats on Mars. 试题分析：本文围绕着人类移民火星而展开论述。首先从火星与地球的相似之处讲到移民火星在理论上的 可行性以及搬迁过程，继而又谈 论了人类因人口的急剧增加而向外空发展的必要性。最后分析了人类科技的发展和成就大大增加了使火星适合人类居住和人类移民火星的可能性。 【小题 1】细节题：从第一段的句子： The establishment of this base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar syste
11、m and aid in our understanding of the earth.可知建立火星基地是为了帮助我们更好的理解太阳系和地球。 ( To) help us better understand the solar system and the earth. 【小题 2】细节题：从第二段的句子： We already know that Mars is like the earth in many ways: general size; presence of water; length of day; range of temperatures. 可知火星和地球相似的地方有： g
12、eneral size; presence of water; length of day; range of temperatures. (任选三项 ) 【小题 3】推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段 While the possibility of such a project is small, it is not impossible可知作者对此事持乐观态度。 Optimistic / Positive / Active 【小题 4】细节题：从最后一段的句子： The future existence of humanity may very well depend on our abili
13、ty to terraform Mars.可知人类外来的存在主要在于对火星的地球化的能力： Humans/Our ability to terraform Mars. 【小题 5】主旨大意题。文章首段提出 human beings will move to Mars，然后围绕此话题展开论述，所以文章中心应该是将火星地球化问题。 Terraform Mars. / Can human beings live on Mars / Mars-Our future home./Find habitats on Mars. 考点：考查阅读 表达 单项选择 * -_, the floor is reall
14、y slippery. -Thank you for reminding me. A Mind your step B Walk slowly C Mind your feet D Come this way 答案： A 试题分析：句意： _地板真的很滑 . 谢谢你的提醒 .mind your step，多数情况下是提醒对方小心脚下的路，比如在不好走的地方，或是有台阶之类的，这句话是一个善意的提醒 .翻译成中文，可以说成小心脚 下， B. Walk slowly慢慢的走 (是汉语式的表达 )， C. Mind your feet当心的的脚， D. Come this way走这边 ,都不符合句
15、意。选 A。 考点：考查交际用语 The climbers succeeded in climbing to the top of the mountains, and they owed their success to the preparations they _. A make B had made C made D have made 答案： B 试题分析：句意：登山者们最终设法登上了山顶，他们把这归功于先前他们所做的准 备。根据 succeeded和 owed 可知做准备是过去的过去的动作，此处应用过去完成时表示 “过去的过去 ” 。所以选 B。 考点：考查过去完成时 The st
16、udents expected there _more reviewing classes before the final exams. A to be B are C being D is 答案： A 试题分析：句意：学生们期望在期末考试前有更多 的复习课。考查非谓语动词(不定式 )的 there be句型： expect后面接不定式结构。所以是 there to be结构。选 A。 考点：考查 there be句型和不定式 Such things _ you described in the report seldom happen now. A that B who C as D wh
17、ich 答案： C 试题分析：句意：正如你在报告中描述的事情现在很少发生了。这里使用的是定语从句，先行词是 such things，当先行词被 such,so ,as修饰的时候 ，而且定语从句中缺少主宾表的时候，用 as引导定语从句，所以选 C， 考点：考查定语从句 At present, how we can look after _ old is becoming _ hot and severe issue. A the, a B a, the C a, a D the, the 答案： A 试题分析：句意：现在如何照顾老人正成为一个热点的严重的问题。第一空填the， the old指
18、“老年人 ”，第二空填 a，泛指 “一个热点的严重的问题 ”，所以选A。 考点：考查冠词 It is the duty of the police to _ social order. A deserve B reserve C preserve D conserve 答案： C 试题分析：句意：维持社会秩序是警察的职责。四个选项的含义分别是： A. deserve 值得，应该得到， B. reserve储备，保留，预约， C. preserve保护，保持，保存， D. conserve保护，保藏，保存， Reserve比较常见，是指为 “留作后用 ”的保留、预订 ,可指保留座位、权利 、意见
19、等等 , Preserve则不光是只保留，还强调保留下来收藏，使东西完好无损 ,侧重 “为了不至于灭绝、损坏 ”而进行的保护。 Conserve侧重 “为了减少浪费 ”而进行的保护，而且强调对有价值的东西非常珍惜，并合理的使用 , 根据句意选 C。 考点：考查动词辨析 If children are asked to help with housework, they will feel needed. _, they will learn to take care of themselves. A On the contrary B In a word C That is to say D
20、Whats more 答案： D 试题分析： A. On the contrary正相反， B. In a word总之，一句话， C. That is to say也就是说， D. Whats more更有甚者，句意：如果孩子被要求帮助做家务，他们会觉得被需要，还有，他们会学会照顾自己。所以选 D。 考点：考查介词短语 -Why not wear your miniskirt, Rose - Well, my legs are too thick, if you _ know. A should B must C may D need 答案： B 试题分析：句意： -罗斯，你为什么不穿迷你裙
21、？ -哦，如果你偏要知道的话，是因为我的腿太瘦了。这里使用 must是 “偏要 ”的意思， should“应该 ”， may“可以，可能 ”， need“需要 ”，所以选 B。 考点：考查情态动词 We students are so busy with our homework that we have no time for outdoor exercise, _ we have the desire. A wherever B whenever C even if D as if 答案： C 试题分析：句意：我们学生忙于作业以至于我们没有时间去户外锻炼，即使我们想去。四个选项的含义分别是
22、： A. wherever 无论哪里， B. whenever无论何时，C. even if即使， D. as if好像，所以选 C. 考点：考查连词 He was wild with joy when he _ a solution to the difficult problem. A made up with B put up with C came up with D kept up with 答案： C 试题分析：句意：当他想到这个困难的问题的解决办法的时候，他欣喜若狂。四个选项的含义分别是： A. made up with与 和解 B. put up with容忍， C. came
23、 up with想出， D. kept up with跟上，所以选 C。 考点：考查动词短语 _ of the parents has confirmed it was their childs fault to be late for class, saying the school bus came later than usual. A Both B Either C None D Neither 答案： D 试题分析：句意：这两父母都不愿意承认上课迟到是他们孩子的错，说校车比平常来的晚。 A. Both两者都是， B. Either两者中任何一个，都不符合句意，因为孩子 child是单
24、数，所以用 neither表示 “两者都不 ”,none是三者以上都 不，选D。 考点：考查代词 _ he explained it to me did I make sense of what he said. A Hardly had B Not until C Shortly after D No sooner 答案： B 试题分析：根据后面的倒装： did I make sense of what he said.可知前面是否定词放在句首的部分倒装句，排除 C，而 hardly和 no sooner后面用倒装句，然后搭配 when和 no sooner的从句，只有 not until放
25、在句首 +从句，后面的主句倒装，这句话的意思是：直到他向我解释我才理解他说的话。所以选 B。 考点：考查倒装句 It sounded like something was wrong with the cars engine then, _ they would have carried on their journey. A otherwise B therefore C meanwhile D besides 答案： A 试题分析：句意：这听起来就象当时汽车发动机出了问题，否则他们 就会继续旅行。四个选项的含义分别是： A. otherwise否则， B. therefore 因此， C.
26、 meanwhile 同时， D. besides此外，这里用 otherwise相当于虚拟条件句： If something hadnt been wrong with the cars engine then,所以选 A。 考点：考查副词 -There is still some doubt _ he is innocent. -Thats why he was accused _ the crime. A that; with B whether, of C that, of D whether, with 答案： B 试题分析：句意： -毫无疑问他是无辜的。 -那就是为什么他被指控这个
27、罪行的原因。第一空填 whether.There is doubt whether. 是否 还有疑问，如果是There is no doubt就是接 that,第二空填 of,be accused of被指责，被指控，所以选B。 考点：考查固定句型和介词 Its _ to sign up for the cooking contest when you cant cook a meal by yourself. A reasonable B conventional C positive D ridiculous 答案： D 试题分析：句意：你自己都不会做饭还报名参加烹饪大赛真是荒唐的。四个选
28、项的含义分别是： A. reasonable 合理的， B. conventional传统的，习用的，平常的， C. positive积极的， D. ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的，荒唐的，所以选 D。 考点：考查形容词辨析 阅读理解 There is no denying that over the years college education has been accepted without the slightest doubt. All high school graduates should go, says conventional wisdom and statistic
29、al evidence, because college will help them earn more, become “better” citizens and be more responsible than those who dont go. But college can never work its magic for everyone. Now with half our high school graduates attending college, those unfit for the pattern are getting more. College graduate
30、s are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each others experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the fierce competition for admission into graduate schools. Others find no stimulation (激励 ) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often
31、 encouraged by college administrators. Some observers say the fault lies with young people themselves - they are spoiled and expecting too much. But thats a condemnation (谴责） of the students as a whole, and doesnt explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame our society. Both are partly right. We ha
32、ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cant absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either. Some campus watchers suggest that college may not be the
33、 best, the proper or the only place for every young person after finishing high school. It seems that through the rosy (玫瑰的 ) glow of our own college experiences, we may have been looking at those surveys and statistics upside down. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy,
34、 or quick to learn thingsmaybe it is just the other way around. Intelligent, ambitious, happy, quick-learning people are merely those who are attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful even without college education. This is
35、 heresy (异端邪说 ) to those who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to pile up. 【小题 1】 According to the first paragraph, _. A people now no longer challenge college education B people have great expectations
36、for college education C the author thinks youngsters should all go to college D people still have a low opinion of college education 【小题 2】 More young people drop out of college because _. A they are no longer motivated in their studies B they can start selling shoes and driving taxis C they compete
37、 for admission to graduate schools D college administrators encourage them to do so 【小题 3】 Who does the author think is responsible for campus unhappiness A young students who are all spoiled and expecting too much. B our society that cant offer enough jobs to college graduates. C our society that h
38、as not enough jobs for high school graduates. D young people as well as our society are to blame for all this. 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is TRUE about those surveys and statistics A They prove high school graduates are smarter than college graduates. B They are so convincing that we t
39、hink of our rosy college experiences. C They may have been misread because of our rosy college experiences. D They prove wrong because they contradict our rosy college experiences. 【小题 5】 What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 A It is just the opposite B There is no right way
40、C It is the wrong way D Theres no other way 【小题 6】 What is the main purpose of this passage A To inform young people college education is no longer important now. B To prove college education doesnt make young people more intelligent. C Toargueagainsttheideathatcollegeisthefirst choiceforallyoungste
41、rs. D To tell young people that theres something wrong with college education. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 试题分析：大学一直是高中毕业生的首选，因为人们对于大学教育期待很多，但是大学教育真的能如人所愿吗？现在很多大学生因为没有学习的动力而选择退学，作者认为这不仅是学生的责任，社会也要负责。 【小题 1】细节题：从第一段的句子： All high school graduates should go, says conventio
42、nal wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more, become “better” citizens and be more responsible than those who dont go.可知人们对于大学教育期待很多，选 B。 【小题 2】细节题：根据第二段的句子： Others find no stimulation (激励 ) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often encourag
43、ed by college administrators.可知很多大学生中途辍学因为他们在学习上没有激励，选 A。 【小题 3】细节题：根据第三段的句子： Some observers say the fault lies with young people themselves - they are spoiled and expecting too much. But thats a condemnation (谴责） of the students as a whole, and doesnt explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame ou
44、r society. Both are partly right.可知作者认为对校园的不满是因为年轻人和社会，选 D 【小题 4】推理题：根据第四段的句子： It seems that through the rosy (玫瑰的 ) glow of our own college experiences, we may have been looking at those surveys and statistics upside down.可知因为大学的玫瑰的经历，这些调查和数据可能被误读了，选 C 【小题 5】句意理解题：根据划线句子的上下文 ; Perhaps college does
45、not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, or quick to learn things 和 Intelligent, ambitious, happy, quick-learning people are merely those who are attracted to college in the first place. 可知大学不能让人们聪明，相反的，聪明的人是那些首先被吸引到大学的人，选 A。 【小题 6】写作意图题：通读全文和第二段的句子： But college can never work its magic for ev
46、eryone.可知这篇文章是对于大学是否是年轻人的第一选择提出争议。选 C。 考点：考查教育类短文 Back in the early 1900s, American physician Byron Robinson wrote a book proposing an interesting theory: humans actually have two brains - one in our heads and the other in our stomachs, and the two “communicate” all the time. Interestingly, in Chine
47、se culture, thoughts are also related to the belly in phrases and idioms like fugao (腹稿 , a draft), manfu jinglun (满腹经纶 , a bellyful of ideas), and yiduzi weiqu (一肚子委屈 , a bellyful of complaints). This may sound a little ridiculous at first. But try to think of a time when you were extremely nervous
48、. Chances are that you also felt uncomfortable in your stomach, didnt you This is probably why people use the idiom “butterflies in ones stomach” to refer to being nervous. Now scientists from Canada and the US have found that our guts (肠道 ), if not as bright as our actual brains, are much more than just where we digest the food we eat. They also affect our emotions and even behavior, all thanks to the bacteria in them, reported Scientific American. In the study, scientists fed timid mice stomach bacteria from mice that were more active and daring. Afte
