64. Which of the following probably creates green-collar jobs?

A. Promoting services.

B. Training employees.

C. Consuming fossil fuels.

D. Developing new resources.

65. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A. The requirements for green employees.

B. The development of the green industry.

C. The economic influence of green careers.

D. The job chances in the environmental industry.

66. The passage is written to _______.

A. discuss eco-friendly services

B. introduce promising career chances

C. suggest ways of saving energy at work

D. explain the best method of finding jobs

D

Boredom and Creativity

Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an increase in creativity because it gives us time to daydream.

That is the finding of Dr. Sandi Mann from the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Mann conducted two studies. In the first experiment, 40 people were asked to carry out a boring task. They were told to copy numbers out of a telephone directory for 15 minutes. After that they were asked to complete another task. A pair of cups were given to each of them. Everyone tried to come up with different uses of the cups, and was given a chance to display their creativity. Meanwhile, another group of 40 people were just asked to come up with uses for the cups without doing any boring tasks before. It turned out that the 40 people who had first copied out the telephone numbers were more creative than the control group(对照组).

To see if daydreaming was a factor in this effect, a second boring task was introduced that allowed even more daydreaming than the boring writing task. This second study saw 30 people copying out the numbers as before, but also included a second group of 30 reading rather than writing them.

Again the researchers found that the people in the control group were least creative, but the people who had just read the names were more creative than those who had to write them out. This suggests that more passive boring activities, like reading or perhaps attending meetings, can lead to more creativity. Compared with reading, writing reduced the scope(范围) for daydreaming. As a result, it reduces the  effects of boredom on creativity.

Dr. Mann says: “Boredom at work has always been seen as something to be avoided, but perhaps we should accept it in order to promote our creativity. What we want to do next is to see what the practical implications of this finding are. Do people who are bored at work become more creative in other areas of their work -- or do they go home and write novels?”

67. Who proved to be the most creative in the two studies?

A. The people who attended meetings.

B. The people who did the reading task.

C. The people who invented uses for cups.

D. The people who copied telephone numbers.

68. The studies conducted by Dr. Mann indicate that creativity results from _______.

A. creative tasks

B. controlled activities

C. the range of daydreaming

D. reading and writing ability

69. What is Dr. Mann’s attitude towards boredom at work?

A. Positive.

B. Skeptical.

C. Subjective.

D. Disapproving.

70. What will Dr. Mann probably continue to research in their study?

A. The real causes of creativity.

B. The actual use of boredom.

C. The practical reasons of boredom.

D. The writing ability improved by boredom.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Teen peer pressure

Teen peer pressure is the influence a teen's social group has on him or her. As adolescents enter the teen years, they usually begin to focus more on their peers or friends.   71  Peers influence most aspects of a teen's life, including how teens dress, what music they listen to, and what kind of activities they are involved in.

72  Good friends can encourage teens to do well in school, get involved in positive activities, volunteer, eat healthy foods, and avoid drugs, alcohol, and other risky activities. Friends also help teens learn good social skills and better ways to communicate and work out problems.  73

Negative peer pressure is when teens feel pressured to do something they know is wrong, such as smoking, drinking, stealing, or cutting class.  74   This is because they want to be liked or fit in, they are afraid of being made fun of, or they want to try something other teens are doing.

It is important for teens to learn how to deal with peer pressure. There are a lot of things a teen can do to handle it.  75  Good friends use positive peer pressure to help you be your best self.  Also you need to think about the consequences of your decisions and actions, such as if an activity might harm your health or get you into trouble.  Or you can talk to your parents or a trusted adult about the kinds of peer pressure you face and listen to their advice. Remember that if just one teen stands up against negative peer pressure, usually others will join him or her, and learning to handle peer pressure gives teens more confidence.

A. Peer pressure is not always bad.

B. They always give teens good advice.

C. Teens may give in to negative peer pressure.

D. Why it is important to deal with negative peer pressure?

E. First of all, teens need to recognize negative peer pressure.

F. For example, you can choose good friends who share your values.

G. The desire to fit in with peers can be a very strong influence on teens.

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节 (15分)

你的美国朋友William下个月即将来北京。请根据以下提示给他写信，告知他到达当日的安排。

1. 你去机场接机。

2. 送他去酒店。

3. 晚上欢迎他来你家共进晚餐。

注意：1. 词数不少于50。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 邮件的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear William,

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Yours Joe

(请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

第二节(20分)

假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了发生在你上学路上的一件事，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文。词数不少于60。

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(请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

英语试卷 参考答案                 2014.3

第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

1.B     2.B    3.A    4.B    5.A

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

6.C     7.C    8.A    9.C   10.A

11.C    12.A   13.B   14.C    15.B

第三节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

每小题1.5分。如出现拼写错误不计分;出现大小写、单复数错误扣0.5分;如每小题超过一个词不计分。

16. Glory   17. 3:30      18. downtown  19. 25

20. Shopping

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)

21.A    22.D   23.C    24.B   25.D

26.C    27.A    28.B    29.B    30.B

31.C    32.C    33.D    34.A    35.D

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

36.B    37.C   38.D   39.B    40.B

41.A    42.D   43.C    44.A   45.B

46.D    47.A    48.A    49.D    50.A

51.B    52.D    53.C   54.A    55.B

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)

56.C    57.C    58.A   59.A    60.D

61.D    62.B   63.C   64.D    65.D

66.B    67.B    68.C    69.A    70.B