2014上海英语高考新题型I.Oneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper.He____25___(cook)somedeliciousfoodinthekitchen.Suddenly,hefoundthathe___26___(run)outofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Gotothevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit,neithertoomuch___27___toolittle.”Hissonlookedsurprised,“IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpaytoomuch,Father,ButifIcanpayless,___28___notsaveabitofmoney?”“Thatwouldbeavery___29___(reason)thingtodoinabigcity,butitcoulddestroyasmallvillagelike___30___(we)Nicksaid.Nick’sguests,___31___hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaply___32___theycould.Nickreplied,“Theonlyreasonwhyamanwouldsellsalt___33___alowerpricewouldbe___34___hewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotooktheadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespect___35___thesweatandstruggleofthemanwhoworkedveryhardtoproduce___36___”“Butsuchasmallthingcouldn’t___37___(possible)destroyavillage.”“Inthebeginning,therewasonly___38___verysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always___39___(think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportantandlookwherewehaveended___40___today.”25.wascooking26.hadrun27.nor28.why29.reasonable30.ours31.who32.if33.in34.that35.to36.service37.possibly38.a39.thinking40.upII.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Forsomeblanksthereisawordgiveninthebrackets.Fillineachoftheseblankswiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fillintheotherblankswithwordsthatarecorrectinstructureandproperinmeaning.(A)Sportsandgamesmakeourbodiesstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeepushealthy.___25___thesenottheironlyuses.Theygiveusvaluablepracticeinmakingeyes,brainandmuscles___26___(work)together.Intennis,___27___oureyesseetheballcoming,ourbrainhastodecidewhattodo,andsosenditsorderstothemusclesofthearms,legsandsoon,sothattheballismetandhitback___28___itoughttogo.Allthismusthappenwithverygreatspeed,andonlythosewhohavehadalotofpracticeattenniscancarryoutthischainofeventssuccessfully.Forthosewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,thepraciceofsuchskillsisespciallyuseful.Sportsandgamesarealsoveryusefulforcharacter-training.___29___eachofstudentslearntoworkforhisteamandnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewill___30___(late)finditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownbenefit.(B)ThroughaseriesofexperimentsanAmericanscientisthasgainedanunderstandingofthesocialstructureofthemostcomplexofantsocieties.Theants___31___(examine)aretheonlycreaturesotherthanmantohavegivenuphuntingandcollectingforacompletelyagriculturalwayoflife.Intheirundergroundneststheyplantedgardensonsoilsmadefromfinely___32___(cut)leaves.Thisisacomplexoperation___33___(require)considerabledivisionoflabor.Theworkersofthistypeofantcan___34___(divide)intoourgroupsaccordingtosize.Eachofthegroupsperformsaparticularsetofjobs.Themakingandcareofthegardenandthenursingoftheyoungantsaredonebythesmallestworkers.Slightlylargerworkersareresponsibleforcuttingleavestomakethemsuitableforuseinthegardensandforcleaningthenest.___35___thirdgroupofstilllargerantsdotheconstructionworkandcollectfreshleavesfromoutsidethenest.The___36___(large)arethesoldierants,responsiblefordefendingthenest.___37___(find)outhowgoodthevarioussize-groupsareatdifferenttasks,thescientistmeasuredtheamountofworkdonebytheantsagainsttheamountofenergytheyused.Heexaminedfirstthegatheringandcarryingofleaves.Heselectedoneofthesizegrou...
