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2014年湖北七市（州）高三年级联合考试
英 语 试 题
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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a cinema. C. At home.
2. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Repairing machines. B. Paying for tickets. C. Changing notes.
3. Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation? A. She doesn’t like going out with the man. B. She will have dinner with Jack. C. She has to prepare for a plane trip.
4. How long has the man been learning French? A. For less than 5 years.
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B. For more than five years. C. For four and a half years.
5. What can we learn from this conversation? A. The woman is wearing her friend’s dress. B. The woman wore the dress yesterday. C. The speakers are in the same class.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What is the man’s feeling after his job interview? A. Anxious. B. Desperate. C. Hopeful. 7. How many candidates were able to go to the second interview? A. Four. B. Twelve. C. Sixteen 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What will the woman do if the telephone rings? A. Answer the phone. B. Call the man back in. C. Go to the neighbor’s.
9. How can we describe the man? A. He’s angry. B. He’s anxious. C. He’s excited. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. When did the woman leave school? A. In 1996. B. In 1995. C. In 1994.
11. Why did the woman start running? A. To keep fit. B. To make money. C. To become famous.
12. What does the woman plan to do next year? A. Take part in the race in Europe. B. Visit Europe with her family.
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C. Earn more money for a good school.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the man want to be? A. A movie star. B. A pop singer. C. A great musician.
14. How does the man feel about his future? A. Very confident. B. Light-hearted. C. Uncertain.
15. When will the man go to find a manager? A. After he takes his last exam. B. After he moves to London.
C. After he knows his exam results.
16. What will the man probably do at first in London?
A. Earn lots of money. B. Publish his record. C. Do part-time jobs.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why doesn’t the speaker want to go to the mountains this year? A. Because it is a little cold this time and too far away. B. Because he went there last year.
C. Because it is not beautiful enough.
18. What does the speaker like about the seashore? A. Bathing in the sunshine. B. Taking a walk on the sands. C. Swimming in the sea.
19. How can the speaker probably go to the seashore? A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.
20. Where did the speaker decide to go at last? A. To his hometown. B. To the beach. C. To the mountains.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
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第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Parents are supposed to make their own personal _________until they feel their teens are
responsible enough to drive safely.
A. restriction B. approval C. permission D. achievement 22. Not particularly gifted but always trying to get the most out of his ability, the young man
maximized his _________ and finally succeeded in his career. A. principle B. dimension C. potential D. boundary 23. We have to replace these old lamps with the new energy-efficient ones because they_________ too much electricity.
A. transform B. absorb C. abuse D. consume 24. Studies show that 30-40% of all job applicants put false information on their resumes or applications, and _________ their qualifications during interviews to increase their chances of getting the post.
A. exaggerate B. evaluate C. adjust D. strengthen 25. Unemployment is forcing many young people, often eager for independence, to _________ their parents longer than they would have hoped. A. decide on B. focus on C. rely on D. carry on 26. Some social scientists suggest that westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to _________ the drawbacks of western philosophy. A. hold on to B. make up for C. go in for D. put up with 27. You should be _________ in the way you treat your children instead of being changeable, or they would get confused about how you really want them to be.
A. consistent B. responsible C. flexible D. critical 28. North Korea has apparently told China it may be ready to return to six-nation talks, which appears to be a (n) _________ step aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs. A. aggressive B. primitive C. tentative D. passive 29. Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, _________ forget our problems and maybe even laugh. A. temporarily B. physically C. regularly D. originally 30. The government should keep the society safe and stable _________ establishing a sound
social security system.
A. by chance of B. in terms of C. by means of D. in favor of 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Charlie was a US pilot in Vietnam. He flew 74 successful tasks. 31 , on his 75th mission, his F4 fighter was 32 by a surface-to-air missile (导弹) and he was forced to escape. The only thing between him and near death was the 33 that he prayed would open. It did open
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and Charlie 34 it down to the ground alive, but he was caught and spent 6 years as a(n) 35 of war in a Vietnamese prison camp.
One day, many years after returning to his homeland, Charlie and his wife were sitting in a little 36 in Kansas City when he noticed two tables over was this guy who kept looking at him 37 . Charlie looked back but did not 38 him, but he kept catching this guy 39 at him. Finally the guy stood up and walked over to Charlie’s table and said, “You’re Captain Plumb. You flew jet fighters in Vietnam. You 40 from the aircraft carrier, you parachuted 41 enemy area and you were 42 a prisoner of war.”
Somewhat 43 , Charlie looked up at the guy and asked, “How did it 44 that you know all that?” The man smiled and said, “Because I packed your parachute. I guess it 45 .” Charlie lay awake that night, 46 all the times he had walked through the long narrow room, below sea level on the aircraft carrier, with the tables where the men packed the parachutes. He wondered how many times he passed the man whose job would 47 save his life without even saying “hi” , “good morning” or “good job” or “I 48 what you do.”
Think about this for yourself. How many times in life do you pass the people whose help is 49 when you need it the most? The people who don’t seek for the praises or the 50 or the achievement medal—the folks who are just out there packing parachutes ? 31. A. Practically B. Unfortunately C. Consequently D. Especially 32. A. destroyed B. exposed C. attracted D. approached 33. A. door B. fighter C. carrier D. parachute 34. A. threw B. dragged C. dropped D. made 35. A. prisoner B. pilot C. passenger D. officer 36. A. library B. restaurant C. cottage D. cinema 37. A. curiously B. occasionally C. seriously D. anxiously 38. A. associate B. recognize C . confirm D. mention 39. A. staring B. laughing C. shouting D. pointing 40. A. set back B. took off C. moved up D. settled down 41. A. above B. throughout C . beyond D. into 42. A. cloned B. employed C. held D. invited 43. A. annoyed B. ridiculous C. fragile D. surprised 44. A. refer to B. bring about C. come about D. infer to 45. A. expanded B. worked C. responded D. conducted 46. A. judging from B. devoting to C. attaching to D. reflecting on 47. A. apparently B. immediately C. deliberately D. eventually 48. A. congratulate B. appreciate C. suspect D. tolerate 49. A. available B. beneficial C. appropriate D. worthwhile 50. A. hardships B. competitions C. honors D. challenges
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第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
During my visit to my parents, I decided to explore their attic（阁楼）. They have lived in their home in the mountains since 1953, so investigating the attic was a trip down memory lane for me.
I climbed the unstable ladder to the dusty, cold third floor. I looked around and noticed a very old basket in the corner, in which I found letters piled high, faded and dirty-untouched there. As I opened each letter, I discovered a new and previously unrevealed page of my parents’ lives.
My father served in the Army. He wrote about his daily experiences with civilians, German POWs, baths and more. I was drawn to these letters. Each of my mother’s letters was sealed with her 1944 lipstick kiss. Daddy wrote that he sealed his return letters by rekissing her lipstick kiss. Oh, how they missed each other!
I finished reading six months of the letters and discovered there were at least eleven months missing. Where could they be?
Just six weeks after my visit, Daddy became very ill and was hospitalized. He was scheduled for kidney dialysis（肾透析）when I decided to fly to visit him. We discussed the letters. He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had meant to him when he had been so far from home. As I left, the thought raced through my mind that tomorrow was Valentine’s Day. But I quickly dismissed this thought. My father wasn’t in any kind of shape to shop for a valentine. My parents had been married for fifty-six years. My mother would understand that her valentine would just have to be skipped this year.
Later that evening, Mother and I revisited the attic in search of the lost letters. Toward the bottom, we discovered an unmarked gold cardboard box. Yes! Here were the long-lost letters! I began looking through them. Lying separate, on top of the letters was the valentine card my father had sent Mother in 1944!
The next day，Mother and I visited Daddy in the hospital. I joked with him, saying softly, “Today is Valentine’s Day, and I know you have been a little busy lately, but I’ve got something you covered.”I handed him the card. He carefully opened the card, and when he recognized it, his eyes filled with tears.
There was nothing lacking that Valentine’s Day after all. My father, in a voice shaking with emotion, read the loving message he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her in person.
51. What information do we get from the passage?
A. The Valentine’s card to Mum sent by my father in 1944 was a real treasure to them. B. I revisited the attic, hoping to find some gold boxes.
C. My father’s state of health was nothing serious six weeks after my first visit.
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D. My father had been in the army for just one year.
52. The underlined word “dismissed” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to_________. A. sent away B. laid off C. turned down D. gave up 53. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ______________. A. my father became totally well after he got the lost letters
B. my father was excited to read the loving message to my mom personally C. my mother was fifty-six years old when she got the card
D. my father and mother had never sent Valentine’s cards to each other before 54. The letters in this passage are the symbol of _________.
A. kiss B. faith C. love D. promise
B
Last Tuesday, a group of Washington, D.C. middle school students took a trip to New Zealand, learning, cooking and eating.
The students were part of A Taste of New Zealand at the Blair House, the President’s guesthouse. The event was hosted by USA Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Capricia Marshall, and featured the New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, the Right Honorable Michael Moore.
Ambassador Moore was also previously the Prime Minister of New Zealand. New Zealand is an island in the South Pacific near Australia. It’s composed of, as Ambassador Moore joked, around 4.5 million people and 40 million sheep. It also has nice multi-cultural food and traditions, which the students experienced firsthand.
The local students were joined by kids from the New Zealand embassy and they all got their hands messy cooking some of the favorite dishes in New Zealand. The menu included lamb chops, fish and chips, and a Kiwi-style vegetarian mini-pie.
The food was delicious and beautifully crafted with some help from the Blair House chief cooks and a special guest cooks from a New Zealand-style restaurant in Washington.
For dessert, there were several delicious things to choose from. But what stood out from the rest was the Pavlova, a treat made with fruit and others. Not only was the Pavlova nice to look at, but it’s also a dish with some controversy.
Peter Macaulay, an adviser to the Embassy of New Zealand who attended with his two children, Brianna and Fraser, cheerfully explained why the Pavlova was so controversial.
Named after a Russian ballet dancer who visited the country in 1927, the Pavlova was created by the New Zealanders in honor of their special guest. The hullabaloo started when the dancer was honored with the same exact dish when she visited Australia. Ever since, a friendly competition has carried on over which country should take credit for originating the dessert.
“We say that we did. And I would stick with our story!” said Ambassador Moore, when asked about the dish.
A Taste of New Zealand was the fourth place in a series designed to highlight the unique cultures of select nations around the world. Like previous events, it was fun, enlightening, and delicious!
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55. From the passage, we can infer that_________. A. New Zealanders each have more than 10 sheep B. raising sheep is a big business in New Zealand C. sheep are what New Zealanders live on
D. Pavlova was a special guest to Australia for a ballet performance 56. The underlined word “hullabaloo” may mean _________. A. dish B. celebration C. quarrel D. tradition 57. By saying “We say that we did” in the second paragraph from bottom, Moore meant_______. A. New Zealanders created the dessert Pavlova B. New Zealanders joined in the competition C. New Zealanders could dance ballet
D. New Zealanders was honored for the Pavlova 58. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. American students took part in an exchange event B. American students made a trip to New Zealand
C. American students learned the unique culture of New Zealand D. American students experienced New Zealand through food C
Sales of crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling have rocketed since its author Robert Galbraith was unmasked as JK Rowling, according to The Bookseller.
It said 17,662 hardback copies were sold between 14 and 20 July, up from just 43 copies the previous week, according to Nielsen BookScan data. The Cuckoo’s Calling was the week’s bestselling hardback novel, despite some booksellers running out of stock.
The Harry Potter author was identified in a newspaper article last week. On a website Rowling said 8,500 English language copies had been sold in all forms, including e-books, before her unmasking.
The author added that she had received two offers from television production companies. “The situation was becoming increasingly complicated, largely because Robert was doing rather better than we had expected him to,” she said. “But we all still hoped to keep the secret a little longer. Robert’s success during his first three months as a published writer (discounting sales made after I was found out) actually compares favourably with JK Rowling’s success over the similar period of her career.”
However, the Bookseller reported the hardback had sold fewer than 500 copies in its three-month period on sale before the Sunday Times’ expose. The recent sales were not enough to send The Cuckoo’s Calling to the top spot in the official UK top 50, instead landing it in third place.
The Rowling revelation coincided with the paperback release of The Casual Vacancy — her first official post-Potter work — which sold 19,548 copies in the same week, making the book number two in the sales chart. Neither title managed to draw John Grisham's The Racketeer
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from the top of the chart, which shifted 24,222 copies— a 19% drop on the previous week. Elsewhere on the Robert Galbraith website, Rowling has revealed the reason she chose her pen name. She said she picked Robert because US senator Robert F Kennedy was her “hero” and she had never used the name in one of her earlier books.
“I can only hope all the real Robert Galbraiths out there will be as forgiving as the real Harry Potters have been,” she wrote. A follow-up to The Cuckoo’s Calling has been finished and should be published next year, the author added.
59. What can we know about the sale of The Cuckoo’s Calling? A. The English edition sells better than other editions. B. The sales have come across decline in recent weeks.
C. The sale is beyond satisfaction before J.K. Rowling unmasked.
D. Book sellers can’t cover any expense for the running out of the stock. 60. Why did J.K. Rolling reveal the true identity of her pen name? A. She wasn’t involved in her former reputation willingly. B. She couldn’t count on an imaginary man to go further. C. She attempted to accept her inner conscience. D. She received offers from television production.
61. What attitude does J.K. Rowling expect her readers to have towards Robert Galbraiths?
A. Acceptable. B. Complimentary. C. Sympathetic. D. Skeptical. 62. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. New challenges are coming for Rowling’s career. B. Unmasked author brings about a new rise. C. Best sellers result from a new approach.
D. Rowling’s Creativity leads to another legend.
D
Is there a connection between a nation’s contributions to international aid programs and the happiness of its citizens? According to a study of nine European donor (捐赠人) countries, there is a direct relationship between the level of foreign aid and level of happiness in the UK and France but for other European countries there seems to be no link. Full details of the analysis and its conclusions are published this month in the journal Global Business and Economics Review.
Mark Arvin and Byron Lew of Department of Economics, Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, have investigated the old proverb that it’s better to give than receive. Previous research has suggested that for individuals giving money to worthy causes brings more happiness than spending it oneself. Elizabeth Dunn and colleagues at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, found that people said they were much happier if they were spending money “pro-socially” — that is on gifts for others or on charitable donations — rather than spending it on themselves.
Whether this proposal translates to the national level is open to question, but Arvin and Lew hoped to confirm that it is indeed the case by looking at the foreign aid disbursements (支付款)
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of nine donor countries in Europe and using general measures of happiness among a nation’s citizens. Their statistical analysis hoped to reveal whether happiness levels could predict levels of aid offered.
“Our results reveal that for two important European donors, France and the UK, the aid-happiness link is a positive causal relationship from happiness to aid,” the team says. “In addition, for France, there is also a positive causal connection from aid to happiness. This leads us to suspect that aid and happiness are likely both naturally born — at least for some countries.” The researchers point out that it is not surprising that there is a different effect in countries other than the UK and France because there are different attitudes towards foreign aid. Some nations have smaller public parts others donate at the institutional level and through private channels. Nevertheless, public giving seems to bring greater happiness to a nation as a whole as well as assisting those less fortunate.
63. The first paragraph mainly intends to_________.
A. teach us how we can bring greater happiness to others B. show us how the researchers made their study
C. guide us to read the conclusions drawn by the researchers D. tell us different effects of giving on other European countries 64. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. any country can get greater happiness from giving at any time
B. there is a negative connection from aid to happiness for European countries C. the same effect exists in countries other than the UK and France
D. giving money brings more happiness than spending it on himself or herself 65. How does the author support his idea about the link between aid and happiness？ A. By doing survey and interview. B. By gathering data and description. C. By making comparison and detective. D. By giving examples and analysis.
66. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Happier to Give than to Receive
B. Different Attitudes, Different Effects C. Donations and Contributions
D. A Relationship from Happiness to Aid
E
A weather system known as a polar vortex brought dangerously cold weather to large parts of the United States this week. A polar vortex is a cold, thick low pressure system. The air turns counter-clockwise when on the move.
The polar vortex started up in Canada. After crossing the border, it moved deep into the southeastern United States. The polar vortex brought the coldest temperatures in more than 20 years to many areas. Alice Jenkins lives in Washington D.C.
“I have a coat on. I have three sweaters. I have two blouses. But I don’t feel like I have
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anything on.”
Another woman, named Amanda, lives nearby in Maryland. “It’s D.C. It’s not supposed to be this cold.”
The extreme weather started with a low-pressure system near the North Pole. The Arctic air was pushed as far south as Alabama on wind currents known as the jet stream. The bitter cold covered much of the central United States, forcing schools, government offices and businesses to close.
But the polar vortex did not have the same effect everywhere.
Interestingly enough, it is warmer in Alaska and also somewhat warmer over Greenland because when you exhaust cold air in the North Pole and the Arctic region, when it’s forced southward, it can’t all stay there. Basically it’s rushing towards us in the United States.”
Camden Walker, a weather expert, says the weather system moved away quickly from places like Washington. But the cold air and high winds were staying longer in the middle of the country.
Temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius or lower were reported in Washington, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. In fact, temperatures in all or parts of the 50 states were below freezing at some point on Tuesday. Even in Hawaii, it was minus six degrees at the top of the state’s highest mountain.
The effect of the polar vortex was extensive. Airline companies cancelled more than 11,000 flights over a four day period. The cold weather also interfered with train service. In the south, the Tennessee Valley Authority said it set a single day record for electricity as homeowners struggled to stay warm. But there was more to the picture. 67. Which of the following statements about the polar vortex is NOT true? A. It came from around the North Pole area. B. It caused great losses in the U.S.
C. It caused Washington, D.C to be colder than usual in this season. D. All the places it swept across became extremely cold. 68. The purpose of Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 is to_________. A. say Alice and Amanda should have put on more clothes
B. indicate the extremely cold weather this year is unusual for Washington, D.C C. show Washington, D.C is the most affected place in America D. tell us women suffered more from the extreme weather
69. Central U.S. was more severely affected by the cold because _________. A. it was the place where the polar vortex was born B. it was too low here for the polar vortex to leave C. it was close to Washington, D.C
D. it was the cold air and high winds that stayed longer here
70. The passage is probably going to talk about _________ if it continues. A. what can be done to stop it happening again B. how long the extreme weather will last C. other damage the polar vortex caused
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D. the best way to stay warm this winter
第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71. When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, _____________ until I fell asleep. (tell) 在我年幼的时候，我母亲常常坐在我的床边，给我讲故事直到我睡着。
72. The general manager was on the point of driving away______________ that he had left the
important document in the office. (strike)
总经理正要开车离开，这时他突然想起他把那份重要的文件忘在办公室了。
73. Luckily I brought with me my umbrella, without which I______________ in the rain on my way home. (catch)
幸运的是我带了把伞，没有它，我在回家路上就会淋雨了。
74. ______________, the beggar refused to accept the food thrown to him on the ground. (as) 尽管很饿，那个乞丐却拒绝接受别人扔在地上给他的食物。
75. ______________ in performing the task, we shall keep in mind that we are a group and everyone is indispensable. (play)
一个人在完成这个任务过程中无论起着什么作用，我们一定要牢记：我们是一个团队，每个人都是不可或缺的。
76. I can’t find my keys. I ______________ them in the supermarket while shopping with my parents. (leave) 我的钥匙不见了。我肯定是跟父母购物时把它们丢在超市了。 77. Mr. Li earns only______________ as his wife, which makes him feel bad. (much) 李先生挣的钱只有他妻子的三分之一，这使他觉得很不舒服。
78. With the wall of the building _______________yellow, it looks even more beautiful. (paint) 这栋楼的墙壁粉刷成黄色后，它看起来更加漂亮了。
79. As a matter of fact, it is the mental addiction rather than the physical effects ______________ it hard to quit smoking. (make)
事实上，让戒烟困难的不是生理上的影响，而是精神上的依赖。
80. Now, we are put into a position ______________. Therefore laws for the protection of animals are so necessary. (die)
现在我们处于一种许多动物正在灭绝的境地。因此保护野生动物的法律是有必要的。 第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）
请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
As a famous writer once put it, “Life is like a big pot, when you go to the bottom of it, as long as you are willing to go, each direction is upward.” 注意：①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
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④词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总字数。
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