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2019届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材8 Two Basic Ways to See GrowthThere are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition, it is a journey and not the specific signposts and landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution and courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In their process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may fail at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we are shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, tomove more slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we are not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not to try at all.These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.。

2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材88Is There Life on Mars?For most of the 20th century, there has been life on Mars. Or, at least in the minds of the Earthlings, who inhabit its closest planetary neighbor. When at the end of the 19th century, the American astronomer Percival Lowell thought he saw canals on the Red Planet, he was convinced that they were part of a planetwide irrigation system, built by an advanced Martian civilization.Then, in 1965, the Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past the Red Planet. It revealed a desolate world; the prospects for life were fading fast. All hope died in 1976, when the Viking Lander of Nasa failed to find a single organic molecule.Twenty years after the last mission to Mars failed to detect any signs of life, Nasa is preparing another series of missions to the Red Planet to find evidence of life. The new unmanned Nasa missions to Mars are a result of the growing optimism among scientists that life exists, or did exist, on Mars. The strongest evidence in support of life on Mars comes from the study of microbes. Scientists are finding microbes in more and more inhospitable conditions -- in rocks hundreds of meter below the Earth's surface and in volcanic springs well above the boiling point of water. And these conditions are remarkably similar to conditions on Mars. These organisms can live and multiply without oxygen or light in extreme temperatures, using only rocks and water to sustain themselves.Scientists believe that conditions on Mars around 3.8 billion years ago were similar to those of the early Earth, when primitive organisms were spreading through our oceans. Under these conditions, it is highly probable that life may have arisen on Mars as well.Even if life did not arisen naturally on Mars, it does not mean that it could not have existed there. Life forms could have been transferred between the Earth and Mars in debris created by the impact of comets and asteroids on the surface of the two planets. Even today, about 500 tons of material from Mars lands on Earth every year. It is mainly in the form of dust but occasionally a larger chunk strikes the Earth. It is in these chunks of rock, which were much larger and more frequent in the past, that life forms could have been transported from planet to planet. But how could these life forms have survived their journey through space full of deadly cosmic radiation? A rock ten meters across would shield life inside it from a lot of radiation and the temperature might only be minus 10 or 20 degrees (Celsius), the sort of thing we have on Earth. A further complication of this theory is that life could have originally arisen on Mars and then be transferred to Earth. In that case, we would be Martians, who colonized the Earth.But could life exist on Mars, given that it is a very different world from what it was 3.8 billion years ago? Bathed in ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, it has virtually no atmosphere and no liquid water on the surface. Mars had moved from a warm, wet place to a dead world of dust storms, volcanoes and vast canyons. It happened because its carbon dioxide atmosphere could not remain stable in a wet environment. Carbon dioxide reacts with rocks, and it rapidly absorbed by water,where it becomes solid carbonates and sinks to the bottom of seas. It is a greenhouse gas, which traps heat from the Sun. As it disappeared from the Martian atmosphere, the planet began to cool. Its atmosphere grew thinner and all the water on the surface froze. This is a fate that the Earth escaped because of water vapor and other greenhouse gases, constantly present in its atmosphere.Despite the inhospitable surface of today's Mars, scientists believe that Martian microbes would only fed on rock and water, and they are likely to be kilometers below the surface. There could be water deep underground, kept liquid by inner heat from radioactivity.。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语一轮完形填空和阅读理解基本训练（4）附答案When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour music, indeed, but it has to be faced.The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every America n, young and old. It is at least 100 years old.The first information comes from the American writer Jame s Fenimore Cooper. He said—in 1851—that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue(提示，暗示) to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.”And that is exactly what they did—face the orchestra which was just below the stage.An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on t o the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or per haps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to g o out. So, “to face the music” came to mean having to go throug h something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to f ace inspection by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean—shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, a nd face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What e lse could they do?64. According to the passage, the word “music” means_____ .A. your boss’s criticism（批评） B. your leader’s inspectionC. something unpleasant to be experiencedD. sour pop music65. The phrase “to face the music” was first used by______.A. some American actorsB. the American writer James Feni more CooperC. all the AmericansD. the American orchestra66. An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on sta ge. One of thereasons is that______.A. his performance might not satisfy most of the audienceB. he might not remember what he should say on stageC. he had to face the unfriendly audienceD. most of the audience might be his friendsCancer is among the top killer diseases in our society toda y and scientists have found out that stress(紧张) helps to bring it on. We need to consider, therefore, what ar e the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anythi ng about them.Are we under-employed, or overburdened(负担过重) with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(闲散) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fello w workers all that they should be?All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to f ace them directly, and to bring our frustrations(失意) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up the ir feelings.If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us co nsider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will ac cept a different living standard. We can improve our personal re lationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other peopl e to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as religi on.67. Which of the following statements is true?A. Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce stress.B. Stress is the direct cause of caner.C. The causes of stress are worth serious study.D.Cancer is the number one killer is our society today.68. Judging from the context, the underlined word “row” in the t hird paragraphmost probably means______.A. a noisy quarrelB. a very loud noiseC. a neat line of things side by sideD. a journey in a boat69. Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?A. Changing our jobs.B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.C. Speaking out about our frustrations.D. Reading the Bible.70. “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means “______”.A. Don’t let your anger last long.B. Don’t get angry while the sun is going down.C. Don’t get angry easily about little things.D. Don’t watch the sun set while you are angry.(2011·江西卷)What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and change d into their nightclothes.Mary had __1__ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Ba bysitting (照看)the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely __2__，” she thought.“Sleep,”she considered, “if only I could! ”But she had difficult h omework to complete. Leaning back, she __3__ her feet onto th e sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) __ 4__ way to make money obviously hadn't met the three boys, s he thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and thelights were dim. Mary's __5__ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn't sleep, she thought—which was __6__ what she did, of course. Strangely enough, she soon __7__ that she was a worldfamous chef(主厨). She made a __8__ and wore diamonds and designer clothe s. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and fam ous or __9__ —her favorite hobby. She __10__ took the leading role in her own TV show.That is, until she became too __11__. “I am definitely the best in the world, ”she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But __12__ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles, she __13 __ to get the chicken into the stove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. __14__ set in, but Mary could n ot run—she was __15__ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could n ot, __16__ a sharp sound awoke her.She got shocked and confused—__17__ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, sh e was met by three __18__ little faces and some very burnt brea d. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were __19__， so we tried t o make some bread，” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She __20__ them nev er to fall asleep on the job again!本文是一篇记叙文，记叙了作者当保姆照顾三个男孩的经历。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语（新人教版）一轮阅读训练（9）附答案(限时：35分钟)完形填空I am a straight－A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems 1 .With high academic standards and a competitive 2 , I don’t just dislike losing, I can’t 3 it. I need to beat the 4 students, prefe rably in everything. I’ve even 5 so far as to define myself by m y 6 , saying that how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I 7 , then I am lost.Today I was sitting in class trying to 8 the last minutes studyin g for a test I had to get full marks. 9 the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen 10 while still glancing at my study sheet 11 . When I thought the conversation required it, I smile d, nodded and 12 . And then I found myself wishing she would be 13 so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you' re a really good 14 . You’re so easy to talk to.” I froze.I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it15 . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort t o have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to 16 .I passed the test excellently despite my 17 of lost study time, b ut the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had 18 on being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what matters to me most? What I have is all about my personal 19 and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is nev er 20 sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me-sympathy.1．A．usual B．helplessC．unfortunate D．natural2．A．spirit B．sport C．school D．surrounding3．A．take B．recommendC．stand D．help4．A．ordinary B．topC．handsome D．strong5．A．got B．come C．left D．given6．A．strength B．appearanceC．grades D．tricks7．A．invent B．expect C．copy D．hide8．A．saveB．spend C．collect D．cost 9．A．When B．While C．Because D．Before10．A．rudely B．bitterlyC．excitedly D．politely11．A．in no time B．on timeC．for a long time D．now and then12．A．refused B．workedC．agreed D．waited13．A．quiet B．gentle C．pretty D．safe14．A．talkerB．listener C．lecturer D．teacher 15．A．angrily B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．gladly16．A．alarm B．gatherC．participate D．shout17．A．fear B．joyC．worry D．possession18．A．given out B．focused onC．looked up D．got away19．A．success B．failureC．depression D．health20．A．few B．significantC．low D．enough【答案与解析】来自教师家庭的我，一直来在学习上出类拔萃，遥遥领先，并引以为豪，后来的经历使我对此有了不同的看法。

2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材59 Four Rules for a Successful MarriageCouples usually ask for advice when they are just about ready to throw in the towel. Their Love Banks have been losing love units so long that they are now deeply in the red. And their negative Love Bank accounts makes them feel very uncomfortable just being in the same room with each other. To be in love again means they must re-deposit all of the love units that were withdrawn. In order to deposit enough love units to fall in love, they must follow rules that they don't feel like following.The Rule of Care: Meet Your Spouse's Most Important Emotional NeedsEven when the feeling of love begins to fade, or when it's gone entirely, it can be recovered when ever you both go back to being an expert at knowing each other's needs and learn to meet those needs in a way that is fulfilling to your spouse, and enjoyable for you, too.The Rule of Protection: Avoid Being the Cause of Your Spouse's UnhappinessIt's pointless to deposit love units if you withdraw them right away. So in addition to meeting important emotional needs, you must be sure to protect the Love Bank from withdrawals by paying attention to ow your everyday behavior makes each other unhappy. You and your spouse wereborn to be angry, disrespectful, demanding, annoy and dishonest. These are normal human traits that I call Love Busters because they destroy affection. To eliminate them, you will do whatever it takes to overcome these destructive tendencies for your spouse's protection.The Rule of HonestyReveal to your spouse as much information about yourself as you know -- your thoughts, feelings, habits, likes, dislikes, personal history, daily activities, and plans for the future. Honesty and Openness can trigger the feeling of love. But its counterpart, dishonesty, is one of the most destructive Love Busters. Besides, honesty is the only way couples will come to understand each other. To avoid conflict, they sometimes deliberately misinform each other as to their feelings, personal history, activities, and plans. This not only leads to a failure to meet an important emotional need, and a withdrawal of love units when the deception is discovered, it also makes marital conflicts impossible to resolve. After all, how can you and your spouse solve a problem if your cards are not on the table? Without honesty, the adjustments that are crucial to the creation of compatibility in your marriage cannot be made.The Rule of Time: Take Time to Give Your Spouse Your Undivided AttentionWhen you are dating, you give each other this kind of attention and you fall in love. When people have affairs, they also give each other thiskind of attention to keep their love for each other alive. Why should courtship and affairs be the only times love is created? Why can't it happen in marriage as well? It can, if you set aside time every week to give each other undivided attention. Schedule your time to be alone with each other as your highest priority, even if your career, your time with your children, and a host of other demands will compete for your time together.。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语阅读理解训练（4）及答案（解析）阅读理解Success does not belong to a select group of individuals; succe ss belongs to those who are willing to go after it. Success belongs to those who are willing to lo ok fear in the face, eyeball to eyeball, and then do what they ha ve to do. Success belongs to those who realize that there is so mething more important than their fear.“Desire is the key to motivation….” Desire is the longing to achi eve a vision; without desire you have nothing. If you’ve lost your vision, or if your desire is not strong, work to clarify your vision, use pictures, write the vision down. Habakkuk said, “Write the vision, and make it plain, ” Before you can run with desire, your vision must be plain, it must be clear, it must be exciting.“Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.” You can’t get your dream job, if you’re scared to turn in an application. You w on’t get the sale, if you don’t try. Showing up doesn’t guaranteesuccess, but rest assured if you don’t show up, you won’t succe ed. When it comes to your dreams, and the things you desire to achieve in this life, you have to show up.Thomas J. Watson said, “Would you like me to give you a form ula（公式）for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from i t, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.” Never fear failure , it is failure that will bring you success. Embrace failure, becom e a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succe ed.Success is not about doing what the average person can’t do, it’s about doing what the average p erson is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it’s about creatin g habits that the average person is unwilling to create. It’s the h abit of doing things with excellence that cause success. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey!Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you willalways have what you’ve got.” You have to change…you will ch ange, you will succeed.11. If you want to succeed, you should _________.A. make efforts to achieve itB. be a special personC. face it with fearD. do everything important12. What's Habakkuk's opinion?A. We should make our aims common.B. We should set up a clear target.C. We should have motivation.D. Desire is the key to motivation.13. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _________.A. success needs showing upB. 70% of people can succeedC. you should show your hopeD. you should fight for success14. Thomas J. Watson encourages us to _________.A. retire from failureB. escape from failureC. make double mistakesD. grow from failure15. Which is the best title of the passage? _________.A. Success and FailureB. Keys to SuccessC. Several Critical Steps to SuccessD. Importance of Success【参考答案】11—15、ABADC阅读理解Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other senio rs, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And in deed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Ea ch deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years fo r this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement. Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreig n exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. Howe ver, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like t he other graduates, I was dressed in purple cap and gown.Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a sole mn Pledge of Allegiance(效忠宣誓).Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeche s. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last foreve r.”Then came the core (核心) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announce d. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each grad uate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competiti on of who could cheer the loudest.To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitt ing next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for tho se receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the p rincipal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for th e rest of their lives.A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They w ere glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perh aps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.62. What’s the article mainly about?A. An American graduation ceremony.B. The opening cere mony of a sports meeting.C. A presentation of college diplomas.D. A college’s farew ell party.63. According to the text, which of the following statements abo ut the author is TRUE?A. Hollywood superstars went to attend the ceremony.B. Every single senior became a superstar at the ceremony.C. When each graduate got his or her diploma, there were chee rs.D. All graduates would treasure the diploma for the rest of their lives.64. The right order of the following events is________.a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.b. Students gave farewell speeches.c. The national anthem was played.d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.e. Seniors went into the stadium.A. b-c-a-d-eB. b-d-c-e-aC. e-d-b-a-c D. e-d-c-b-a65. From the text, we can infer that_______.A. foreign exchange students could get a diplomaB. a diploma guarantees a bright futureC. the ceremony symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in lifeD. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma【解析】根据第一自然段Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stad ium on the afternoon of May 10. 第四自然段Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a sole mn Pledge of Allegiance(效忠宣誓). 第五自然段Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeche s 第六自然段Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her dip loma from the principal.根据这个顺序故选D【考点定位】考查细节理解判断题65. 【答案】C【解析】根据A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned.可知答案为C【考点定位】考查推理理解题阅读理解In Western countries people have been using the installment (分期付款) plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a lar ge number of families in buy furniture, household goods and ca rs by installments. In the U.S.A., the figure is much higher than i n , and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on t he installment plan.The price of an article bought on installments is always higher t han the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for i nterest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment (预付定金) when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regu lar payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. T he legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can h elp couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this w ay helps business and employment. There is, however, the dan ger that when business is bad, installment buying may end sud denly, making business much worse. This may result in a greatincrease in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their pay ments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their insta llment debts, there is a possibility that businessmen cannot coll ect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lo se money or fail to makea satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depressio n (萧条). This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they c an pay for on the installment plan.11. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the installment p lan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.B. More than 10 percent of American families buy things on inst allments.C. Americans depend more on installment than British people d o.D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment bu ying.12. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goo ds bought by cash because _____.A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestB. the delivery of the goods charges extra moneyC. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money13. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full paym ent for an item bought on installments?A. He might lose his job.B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.C. He will have to sell what he has bought.D. He will go into debt.14. The advantage of installment buying might include all the fol lowing EXCEPT that _____.A. purchasing power is strengthened.B. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. young couples are able to furnish their homes15. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _____.A. increase employmentB. avoid depressionsC. ensure that businesses make good profitsD. ensure that people can pay for what they buy【参考答案】11—15、BABCD阅读理解--------DAre you a team person? Are you at your best as part of a small, tightly united group of dedicated workers? If so, the future may hold more for you than you think.High technology, some predicted, would make team work a thin g of the past. That’s happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer can replace a team of workers.But, elsewhere, teamwork is very much alive. High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, includi ng advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architect ure and ocean exploration. Through computer networking, scientists, engineers an d technicians at different locations---often thousands of miles apart---can work on the same project at once. They can exchange idea s, try out different designs and test their results.Examples? An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system, a new manufacturing process, or an entire factory before it is built. An architectural team can do the same with a b uilding or a bridge. A medical team can simulate (模拟) a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient.Of course, computer–assisted team effort doesn’t end with investigation and simulatio n. It now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing an d testing. “C omputer–aided design (CAD) and computer–aided manufacture (CAM) are breaking down barriers between t raditional design and manufacturing functions,” explains Dr. Pra kash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric. “Interdi sciplinary teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production. Everything is interconnected like a network.”Sometimes a computer–aided effort can extend beyond production. A team that produce s robots may use them to explore space and ocean depth. For high–technology team work, the future seems limitless.66. The underlined part “hold more” most probably means to .A. maintain more chancesB. give more rightsC. make more regulationsD. store more information67. According to the passage, the writer believes that .A. teamwork requires more use of computers than that of huma n beingsB. teamwork will be completely replaced by computersC. the concept of teamwork is still alive and no longer the same as the pastD. high technology would make teamwork a thing of the past68 The examples given by the writer in Paragraph 4 serve .A. to prove high technology has a promising futureB. to explain his idea of new type of teamwork is reasonableC. to show that it tends to be an end to teamwork soonD. to indicate the computer—assisted team effort just means investigation and simulation. 69. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Many fields of science and technology are now using comput ers effectively.B. No details are given in the passage about barriers between tr aditional design and manufacturing functions.C. Experts from different fields have to cooperate to develop a product from concept to production.D. High technology is nothing but a new type of teamwork plus CAD and CAM.70. The author’s attitude to towards the introduction of the com puter to teamwork is of .A. objectionB. indifferenceC. supportD. doubt【文章大意】本文是议论文，本文主要讲述了在高科技时代中新的团队合作的形式。

2014届高考英语复习资料（三）--------高考英语话题作文范文示例高三英语备课组1．请根据以下提示，结合一则人生励志故事，用英语写一篇短文Regardless of what happened yesterday and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where we are.Regarded as a lecture master, Nick Vujicic, without arms and legs by birth, is the very person I’ve been admiring.Disabled as he is, he has proved to the world that he can live as rich and full a life as a normal person. He never sat around feeling sorry for himself, nor did he worry about his future. On the contrary, owing to his optimism and perseverance, not only has he succeeded in caring for himself and playing sports, but he also graduated with distinction and completed a double degree. What amazes and inspires me most is that he is keen on delivering speeches and has even started a non-profitorganization, Life Without Limbs, to help others like him attain their ambitions.On his life journey, Nick has sought after the best himself despite his disabilities. Similarly, We are what we are, not what we were or what we will be. Cherish the present, develop our limitless potential, and we’ll also lead a more meaningful life.2根据以下提示，结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材8Two Basic Ways to See GrowthThere are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language -- all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by definition, it is a journey and not the specific signposts and landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution and courage, as they encounter new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In their process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may fail at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we are shyand indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to move more slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we are not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not to try at all.These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.。

2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材42Answer to the Mystery of Life Is FourScientists have found a simple mathematical relationship that connects the whole nature, from the tiniest cell to the vast forest of the Amazon. The connections are all based on the three dimensions of the physical world -- length, depth and width -- plus one, making the number 4. "Four is the magic number of life," says Dr. Geoffrey West of the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico, a keynote speaker at the NZ Institute of Physics annual conference last week.Dr. West, a British-born physicist, and US ecologists James Brown and Brian Enquist have found more than 50 biological relationships, such as between body size and heart rate, which are based on numbers taken to the power of 1/4.Much of the theory is based on mathematics that can confuse the mind of anyone who struggled through School Certificate maths. Suffice to say that it centers on equations involving square roots and numbers to the power of 1/4. In simple maths, says Dr. West, "if you are 16 times bigger than your dog, your heart rate is half the dog's rate." Average body size and lifetime are also related in the same ratio. So in principle, if you are 16 times the size of your dog, you will live twice as long. We do better than that, thanks to modern medicine, but the average lifetime of pre-European Maori was around 30.Remarkably, combining these two relationships means that the heart of every mammal beats roughly the same number of times in its average lifetime -- around 1.5 billion times -- regardless of whether it is a dog or a human, a mouse or an elephant. The implication is clear -- we can't beat nature. "This says that there is a maximum lifespan for a given size," Dr. West says.He and his colleagues have found that similar "quarter-power" rules govern every kind of life on Earth, from the rate at which single-celled bacteria absorb energy to the height of those Amazon trees. They believe this uniformity is because every living thing is made up of distribution networks carrying blood, air and other nutrients first through big tubes such as the aortic artery and then through a succession of smaller tubes to the capillaries, which finally distribute the nutrients to cells. Within each class of the last stage of the chain, species, such as mammals, the size of the capillaries, is the same. So are the cells that we are all made of. But as the organism gets bigger, the distribution network increases more than would be expected -- as if it had a fourth dimension. It is this increase in dimensionality that accounts for the 4. The 4 represents actually 3 + 1, where 3 is the dimensionality of the space we live in.Auckland University physicist Dr. Peter Wills says the theory developed by Dr.West and his colleagues is widely accepted, even though it is still being developed. "There is a great deal of interest in the approach he has taken," Do. Wills said. "I don't know anybody who thinks it's nonsense."。

高中英语真题:2014届最新高考英语一轮单元复习精品阅读理解提升文章精选一百篇（70）Unit 71Escape ValveA man and woman I know moved in together recently. It was, as such occasions are, a moment of sentimen t and celebration. It was also a limited engagement. Before mov ing in, they had already set a fixed date when they would break up. They explained their reasons to one and all. In a year, the woman planne d to change jobs and cities; the man didn't plan to follow. An eventual split is unfortunate, they said, but also inevitable, so why not plan on it? Yet far from being a sad twist of fate, my woman friend's scheduled departure was a liberating force, making possible whatever sho rt-term romance the couple will enjoy. Without the escape clause of a pre-set termination of their affair, they might never have lived together.This situation is not unique. More and more people are ordering their lives along a principle I call the "automatic-out". In love, friendship, work, and the community, people increasingly prefer arrangements that autom atically end at some pre-set date. It is a force in society as a whole, as more of us hunger for lives that appear stable and deep-rooted but lack the complications of commitment.Automatic-out may have its foundations in the preset cycles of academic lif e. In recent decades, an ever-higher percentage of the population has been able to attend college and p ost-graduate schools. That's a good thing for the cause of education but perhaps not so good for society's spirit. L ongtime students learn to view institutions as places where people briefly come to rest, and from w hich they will be automatically removed on a date known years i n advance. They also tend to see institutions as a means by wh ich to take things for themselves, instead of adding things for ot hers.So it may be no surprise that professionals -- usually the beneficiaries of advanced schooling -- seem increasingly uninterested in staying put.A Brookings Institution study shows that Government-agency managers turn over, on average, every 21 months. Now it is becoming true of private enterprisesas well. According to the Conference Board, a business researc h organization,top corporate executives now switch jobs every 4.5 years on a verage.The job-switching mania, it is sometimes suggested, stems from acombination of boredom and expectations of promotion. But I think it is motivated b the desire f or automatic-out. When you know in advance that you will soon be changing jobs, you are relieved of concern for the overall integrity of your institution whether thequality of its products, the fairness of its service, the odds of its survival. You have a built-in excuse for selfishness ("I'll be leaving in a year anyway") and can concentrate on advancing yourself, secure in the knowledge that if you fail to improve your organization, you personally won't suffer. You'll be one step ahead of the crumbling wall. It seems to be the s ame in love. If a romance operates under some per-set restriction, neither partner feels obliged to sacrifice his inter ests for joint interests. Why sacrifice for something not expecte d to last long anyway? Thus, the shot-term benefits ofmarriage and living together (companionship, warmth, conveni ence) remain popular. But long-term obligation to the institution of marriage has fallen into disre pute among many young people. Children and family life are es pecially in disrepute today, for whenever children are present th ere is no easy way out, emotionally and legally. The weekend r omance is especially desirable today, not because people mov e around more now but because distance guaranteesan automatic-out.2014届最新高考英语一轮单元复习精品阅读理解提升文章精选一百篇（70）Unit 71Escape ValveA man and woman I know moved in together recently. It was, as such occasions are, a moment of sentiment and celebration. It was also a li mited engagement. Before moving in, they had already set a fixed date when they would break up. They explained their reasons to one and all. In a year, the woman planned to change jobs and cities; theman didn't plan to follow. An eventual split is unfortunate, they said, but also inevitable, so why not plan on it? Yet far from being a sad twist of fat e, my woman friend's scheduled departure was a liberating force, making possible whatever sh ort-term romance the couple will enjoy. Without the escape clause of a pre-set termination of their affair, they might never have lived together.This situation is not unique. More and more people are ordering their lives along a pri nciple I call the "automatic-out". In love, friendship, work, and the community, people increasingly prefer arrangements that automatically end at some pre-set date. It is a force in society as a whole, as more of us hunger for lives that appear stable and deep-rooted but lack the complications of commitment.Automatic-out may have its foundations in the preset cycles of academic life. In recent decades, an ever-higher percentage of the population has been able to attend college and post-graduate schools. That's a good thing for the cause of education but perhaps not so good for society's spirit. Longtime students learn to view i nstitutions as places where people briefly come to rest, and from which they will be automatically r emoved on a date known years in advance. They also tend to see institutions as a means by w hich to take things for themselves, instead of adding things for others.So it may be no surprise that professionals -- usually the beneficiaries of advanced schooling -- seem increasingly uninterested in staying put. A Brookings Institution study shows that Government-agency managers turn over, on average, every 21 months. Now it is becoming true of private en terpris es as well. According to the Conference Board, a business research organization,top corporate executives now switch jobs every 4.5 years on average.The job-switching mania, it is sometimes suggested, stems from acombination of boredom and expectations of promotion. But I think it is motivated b the desire for automatic-out. When you know in advance that you will soon be changing jobs, you are relieved of concer n for the overall integrity of your institution whether thequality of its products, the fairness of its service, the odds of its survival. You have a built-in excuse for selfishness ("I'll be leaving in a year anyway") and can concentrate on advancing yourself, secure in the knowledge that if you fail to improve your organization, you personally won't suffer. You'll be one step ahead of the crumbling wall. It seems to be the s ame in love. If a romance operates under some per-set restriction, neither partner feels obliged to sacrifice his interests for joint interests. Why sacrif ice for something not expected to last long anyway? Thus, the shot-term benefits ofmarriage and living together (companionship, warmth, convenience) remain popular. But long-term obligation to the institution of marriage has fallen into disrepute among many young people . Children and family life are especially in disrepute today, for whenever children are present the re is no easy way out, emotionally and legally. The weekend romance is especially desirable to day, not because people move around more now but because distance guaranteesan automatic-out.。

Unit 4Wildlife protectionⅠ.语境填词1．This kind of animal is ________ (decrease) rapidly，so the __________ (protect) of the animals is necessary.2．It is ________ (确定的) that the heavy rain will do ________(损害) to the crops.3．On the hill，we could see the forest ________ (保护区) in the ________ (distant)．4．To my surprise，when I approached the fierce (凶猛的) dog，it didn’t ________ (反应)．5．We should make sure that the foreign guests are ________ (安全的) when they ________ (视察) our company.Ⅱ.选词填空burst into laughter，in peace，in danger of， protect...from，get dressed，in relief1．The old prefer to live ________________ in the countryside.2．Tom，it’s time for school.Get up and ________________ quickly!3．In order to ________ his men ________ hunger and desease，Captain Cook loaded his ship with everything necessary.4．Why are these animals ________________ disappearing?5．When he saw the child was not injured，he sighed ________________.6．The children ________________________ when they heard the funny story.Ⅲ.完成句子1．学生们一直都渴望举行一次音乐会。