广西南宁二中2014届高中毕业班第二次模拟考试(英语)2高考英语2014-03-17 2111FOR many of us, cartoon strips（连环画） are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With muchless text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly intotoday's fast, throwing away city lifestyle.But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn't agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern world in a much more wise and acceptable way.He has interpreted（演绎） Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, ZhuangZi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience.He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy（哲学）. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comebackin late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so.The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality(个性) to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said.If popular Japanese manga is simply for entertainment, Tsai's work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in alight-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are likevapor , while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they share a similarity – human being's forever chasing for the true and the good."The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've devoted my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."64．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?A．Tsai’s work fits today’s city lifestyle.B．All of Tsai’s works mainly introduce eastern philosophy.C．Tsai’s works are humorous as well as full of wisdom.D．Tsai’s works are not involved in children’s study.65．What’s the word “vapor” mean in the 6th paragraph?It means .A．a kind of food B．a form of water C．a form ofsolid D．a kind of people66．From the passage we know that .A．Tsai once stopped writing his works for ten yearsB．Tsai writes his works in order to make a livingC．Tsai thinks everyone should be a scholar or a philosopherD．Tsai doesn’t think there is a gap between him and his young readers67．In the author’s opinion, .A．Japanese Manga is more valuable than Tsai’sB．Tsai’s works are more valuable than Japanese MangaC．Japanese Manga is as valuable as Tsai’sD．Both Japanese Manga and Tsai’s works are valuelessD●Tower Bridge is one of London’s most well known landmarks. Opened in 1894, this hydraulic(液压的) bridge can be raised to permit river traffic to pass underneath.Vistors to Tower Bridge can enjoy wonderful views of the River Thames from the bridge towers. There is also a museum which explain how the bascule bridge operates and discusses its history. Tower Bridge is often incorrectly referred to as London Bridge.London Bridge, however, is a different bridge that is located directly upstream from Tower Bridge.●The British Museum is a “must do” for all visitors to London England. Treasures from around the world can be found in Britain’s largest and most popular museum. To top it off, admission to the British Museum is free of charge.Due to the enormous size of the museums, visitors should priortize what they wish to see. One “must see” is the Rosetta Stone – a key puzzle piece in the recorded history of humankid. The british Museum is locted in the Bloomsbury district of London in London WC1.[来源学科网ZXXK]●Greenwich Park is a beautiful large park located a few kilometers away from the centre of London. Attractions in Greenwich include the Cutty Sark, the Gypsy Moth and the Old Royal Observatory.A painted line at the obsevatory inicates zero degrees of longitude （经度）.Many visitors to Greenwich enjoy having their photos taken with one leg in the western hemisphere（半球）and the other in the eastern hemisphere. Greenwich is the place where time was officially tracked –“Greenwich Mean Time” or “GMT”.Greenwich is located in London SE2014.●The Eurostar high – speed train service provides fast connections between London and Paris and London and Brussels. The Eurostar trains pass through the 32 – mile Channel Tunnel under the English Channel. The tunnel is also known as the “Euro Tunnel” or “Chunnel”. The Channel Tunnel is considered to be one of the world’s great engineering wonders.Trains leave form the Waterloo Rail Station which is locatedin south London.68．If a tourist doesn’t have any money on him, which of the following can he do?A．Visit Tower Bridge. B．Visit the B ritish Museum.C．Go around Greenwich Park. D．Take a Eurostar high – speed train.69．Where can we find the attraction of the Cutty Sark?A．On London Bridge. B．In the Old Royal Observatory.C．In the British Museum. D．In Greenwich Park.70．What can we learn from the passage?A．Tower Bridge can be raised mainly to let the water folw faster.B．The British Museum is the largest museum in the world.C．Greenwich Park is where the western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere meet.D．The Eurostar train can take people from London to many cities in Europe directly.71．In what web page do you think the passage is probably found?A．International news. B．Study abroad.C．Tourist Information and Travel Guide. D．Art of architecture.EEvery year farmers in areas which often s uffer flood in Southeast Asia lose millions of tons of rice to high water that kills their crops. That large amount of waste may soon be a thing of the past SUBIA, a gene discovered by researchers which the InternationalRice Research Insitule (IRRI) and the University of California,allows rice palnts carrying the gene to live completely under waterfor two weeks.Flood – resistant(抗水浸) rice turned up among the 12014,000 types of seed stored at the institute. It produced disappointinglylow yields(产量) , but scientistis were able to transfer the geneinto more bountiful varieties. These have shown promising results in tests by growers in India and Bangladesh over the past two years.This rice success story would not have been possible without the treasure of genetic diversity hidden in the IRRI’s vault (underground room). As the world faces new agricultural challenge –charging climate, bugs and diseases that have developed resistance(抵抗力) to old defenses – such genetic resources are likely to become increasingly valuable. Fortunately, the IRRI is one of more than1,000 organizations around the world working to protect crop genes. Most plant species grown for food have an associated bank that stores thousands of samples; seeds of landraces, wild relatives, andvarieties that are rare, old, or adapted to very specific envionments. The banks ensure that it will be possible to develop new varieties in the future.The need for these botanical libraries has its roots in modern agricultural practices. According to the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 75 percent of plant diversity has been lost over thelast century. Of more than 30,000 eatable species, humans grow just 200 for food; 60 percent of plant calories in our diet comes from wheat, rice, and corn.72．Accordint to the second paragraph, what can we learn about the flood – resistant rice?A．It produces a small amount of rice.B．Scientists have developed many more varieties of it.C．Sientists have managed to improve its output.D．It can produce more rice than the other 12014,000 types at the institute.73．From the passage we can infer that .A．the newly – discovered gene will bring hope to the farmers in the areas often suffering floodB．scientists will not be able to change the fact that rice plants carrying the gene produce low yieldsC．the tests by growers in India and Bangladesh were ho pelessD．12014,000 types of seed stored at the Institute are flood - resistant74．What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?A．The world faces new agricultural challenges.B．Such genetic resources are likely to become valuable.C．Scientists set up banks to store thousands of seed samples. D．We should owe the rice success story to the seed banks.75．As to the botanical libraries, the writer thinks theyare .A．useless B．unnecessary C．needful D．needless第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共2014小题；每小题1分，共2014分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一题做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划对号：如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下面情况改正：此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。