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1、 2014高考高三年级英语模拟试卷 （第I卷）总分：150分 考试时间：120分钟一阅读理解（40分）A The time may soon come when we say goodbye to most of the worlds languages. Today humans express themselves in over 6,000 different languages. But that is quickly changing. Many scientists say that over half of these languages will disappear withi
2、n the next 50 years. After 100 years, the languages used in the world will not be more than 20.Why? It is because people from different cultures live and work together much more often than before. This brings change. The languages of the worlds main cultures are replacing the languages of the smalle
3、r cultures. Most international trade takes place in world languages such as English. People respect their own cultures and traditions, but when it comes to getting a job, knowing a world language is often necessary. It may mean the difference between success and failure.Technology works on the chang
4、e of languages in an even more amazing way. Modern media such as radio and television give young people in developing countries much knowledge about the world. But this knowledge doesnt come in words from the mouths of their parents or the elders in their neighborhood. It usually comes in the langua
5、ge of a different culture.People in different cultures think it good for them to share a popular language. They can quickly share ideas and work together. Knowing the same language means easier communication and is a basis for trust.Is the death of a small local language such a terrible thing?The an
6、swer is maybe. Many cultures may have words for many useful things we know nothing about. If their languages die, their valuable wisdom may be lost forever.The future of the worlds languages depends on our actions now. Will we protect endangered languages or allowed them to quietly disappear?Time wi
7、ll have the last word.56. Scientists say that within 50 years, perhaps, there will be only _ languages in the world. A. 4,000 B. over 3,000 C. around 3,000 D. no more than 2057. In “The languages of the worlds main cultures are replacing the languages of the smaller cultures,” the verb “replace” mea
8、ns “_”. A. to put something back into a correct place B. to use a second thing in place of the first thing C. to find good place for something D. to decide how important something is58. The passage says that if all the people in the world knew a major world language, _. A. radio and television would
9、 all use the language B. it would be easier for them to share their ideas C. lessons at schools would be taught in the language D. people would respect their own culture more59. Also, the passage says that if nobody spoke the languages of smaller cultures, _. A. Many of the words for things we do no
10、t know would be lost. B. knowledge would come from the mouths of the elders C. people would have difficult in working together D. there would be no smaller cultures.60. By saying “Time will have the last word,” the writer means “ _”. A. let us wait and see B. we have time to do something C. it is to
11、o late to do anything D. it is only a problem of time BPeople who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds. Its possible that being full of vim and vigor helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh. “We need to take mor
12、e seriously the possibility that a positive emotional style is a major player in disease risk,” says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the studys lead researcher.In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who tended to be cheerful and lively were least likely to develop sniffles, coug
13、hs, and other cold symptoms.Those findings were interesting, but they didnt prove that a persons attitude affects whether he or she gets sick. Instead, it was still probable that a persons underlying personality is what matters.Evidence suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more
14、likely to be outgoing and optimistic, with high self-respect and a sense of control over life. This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our chances of catching colds. To figure out which mattered more (personality or emotions). The CMU team interviewed 193 healthy adults. Th
15、e researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks. They told the researchers about the positive and negative feelings that they had experienced that day.The results showed that everyone in the study was equally likely to get infected. Their symptoms, however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the previous 2 weeks.Among those who reported good moods and had been infected with the flu virus, for example, 28 percent developed coughs and stuffy (堵塞) noses. On the other hand, those symptoms struck 41 percent of people who had been
