and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud．They have no school．Yet they all can chant the English alphabet，and some can make words．
The key to their success：20tablet computers（平板电脑） dropped off in their Ethiopian village in February by a U．S．group called One Laptop Per Child． The goal is to find out whether kids using today's new technology can teach themselves to read in places where no schools or teachers exist．The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers analyzing the project data say they're already amazed．\more than they would have in one year of kindergarten，\，who runs the Ethiopia program．
The fastest learner﹣and the first to turn on one of the tablets﹣is 8﹣year﹣old Kelbesa Negusse．The device's camera was disabled to save memory，yet within weeks Kelbesa had figured out its workings and made the camera work．He called himself a lion，a marker of accomplishment in Ethiopia．
With his tablet，Kelbasa rearranged the letters HSROE into one of the many English animal names he knows．Then he spelled words on his own．\didn't know any English．That's unbelievable，\．
The project aims to get kids to a stage called\，\learn．It won't be in Amharic，Ethiopia's first language，but in English，which is widely seen as the ticket to higher paying jobs．
62．How does the Ethiopia program benefit the kids in the village？ A．It trains teachers for them． B．It contributes to their self﹣study． C．It helps raise their living standards． D．It provides funds for building schools．
63．What can we infer from Keller's words in Paragraph 3？ A．They need more time to analyze data． B．More children are needed for the research．
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C．He is confident about the future of the project． D．The research should be carried out in kindergartens． 64．It amazed Keller that with the tablet Kelbesa could ．
A．learn English words quickly． B．draw pictures of animals． C．write letters to researchers． D．make phone calls to his friends． 65．What is the aim of the project？ A．To offer Ethiopians higher paying jobs． B．To make Amharic widely used in the world． C．To help Ethiopian kids read to learn in English． D．To assist Ethiopians in learning their first language．
第三部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读表达（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）
19．（15分）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）．
[1]Nowadays the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that it is cheaper than ever to own one，and better road conditions have also attracted more drivers．The result is overcrowding on the road system，which is one of the problems the local governments are faced with．
[2]When people travel to other towns，the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town．Buses could be provided to take them into the centre．These Park and Ride projects are increasingly popular in the UK．At Southerton，for example，a council﹣funded project led to a 15% drop in city centre traffic over five months．
[3]What the council found，though，was that the project proved somewhat unpopular with shop owners in the area outside the centre．Many of their shops relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade．As the number of people driving past dropped，so did their incomes．
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[4]Making car driving expensive is another way of ．Road taxes tend to mean that people use their cars less．Fining drivers who are in areas where cars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their cars behind．
[5]However，one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed．If we expect people to give up the habit of driving，we must give them an alternative they can rely on．Constant delays，unannounced changes to the timetable and sudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport．People will only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time．
66．What causes overcrowding on the road system according to Paragraph 1？（no more than 12words） 67．What should people do when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects？（no more than 10words） 68．Why were some shop owners unhappy about the project？（no more than 10words）
69．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4．（ no more than 8words）
70．Why are people unwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5？（no more than 8words） ．
第二节：写作（满分30分）
20．（30分）某英文报社组织题为\我喜欢的英语谚语\征文活动，你有意参加．请从下面两句谚语中任选一句作为标题写一篇英语作文，内容须包括：（1）该谚语的含义；（2）体现该谚语含义的个人经历． ①A friend in need is a friend indeed． ②Where there's a will，there's a way． 注意：
（1）词数：120﹣150；
（2）文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称． 参考词汇：谚语 proverb．
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2014年山东省高考英语试卷
参考答案与试题解析
第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节单项选择（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
1．（1.5分）（2014?山东）Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time﹣consuming than we______．（ ） A．will expect B．are expecting C．expect D．had expected
【分析】用手写所有的请柬比我们预期的更耗费时间． 【解答】答案：D
根据句意可知，用手写请柬是发生在过去的动作，而expect（预期）这一动作是发生在写请柬之前，所以此处表示发生在过去之前的动作，因此要使用过去完成时；故选D
2．（1.5分）（2014?山东）I don't really like the author，_______ I have to admit his books are very exciting．（ ）
A．although B．unless C．until D．once
【分析】（尽管）我不喜欢作者，但我不得不承认他的书（写得）很精彩． 【解答】答案：A although尽管；unless除非；until直到；once一旦．题干表示的是转折关系，只有although表示尽管/虽然…但是…，故选A．
3．（1.5分）（2014?山东）﹣This apple pie is too sweet，don't you think so？ ﹣_____．I think it's just right，actually．（ ） A．Not really
B．I hope so C．Sounds good D．No wonder
【分析】﹣﹣﹣这苹果饼太甜了，你觉得呢？
﹣﹣﹣不见得吧，实际上，我觉得它（口味）刚刚好． 【解答】答案A．
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山东省高考英语真题及答案
