2014年高考英语真题-湖北卷

、

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。

例：

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know

their _____ and weaknesses

．

A. strengths

B. benefits

C. techniques

D. values

答案：

A

21. Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivation

B. qualification

C. talent

D. technique

22. When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now,” Joan’s face turned red at

the unexpected ______.

A. command

B. comparison

C. compliment

D. contribution

23. Seeing the big crowd coming towards him, he started to run down the hill, but ______ and

went down on his hands and knees in the melting snow.

A. slipped

B. skied

C. signalled

D. sank

24. The old rules have to be ______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed

when they were made a hundred years ago.

A. developed

B. established

C. observed

D. revised

25. I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evenin

g, but there must be something wrong with the

network; I can’t seem to ______.

A. get through

B. get off

C. get in

D. get along

26. Is this your necklace, Mary? I ______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

A. came across

B. dealt with

C. looked after

D. went for

27. What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon

bare-footed.

A. awful

B. essential

C. impressive

D. obvious

28. Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him

go.

A. cautious

B. grateful

C. tolerant

D. wild

29. Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______, “Don’t be so mean,” pointing

a finger of warning at her.

A. dreadfully

B. guiltily

C. indirectly

D. sharply

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30.

Check

carrots,

potatoes,

onions

and

any

other

vegetables

______

and

immediately

use

or

throw away any which show signs of rotting.

A. in demand

B. in store

C. on loan

D. on sale

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（

A

、

< br>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。

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to

have a “fresh start”.

At the

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of Palo Duro Canyon (

峡谷

) State Park, I

32

a job advertisement hiring

park hosts. The position offered a

33

, permanent campsite in the park, and

34

, the hosts

served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (

护林人

). It was the perfect solution: a

rent-free

place

to

reorganize

our

lives.

We

entered

the

park

and

I

made

an

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for

the

following day.

The park was

36

, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we

finished

our

dinner,

my

wife

saw

two

large

skunks

(

臭鼬

)

walking

toward

our

table.

We

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climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to

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our camp.

Having

survived

that

night,

we

were

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that

everything

else

would

be

all

right.

The

next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our

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and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That

evening,

41

,

we

learned

about

the

canyon

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.

They

were

strong

and

cold,

rocking

our

little

camping

truck

violently,

and

we

lay

43

in

the

dark

until

the

winds

died

away.

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the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and

45

the little money my wife

46

by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then

losing it had left very little time for building a successful

47

. For a time after our business

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I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny

49

with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One

evening,

standing

under

a

jeweled

sky,

I

found

myself

50

for

all

the

hardships.

We

had

walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

31. A. back

B. edge

C. centre

D. entrance

32. A. sponsored

B. published

C. noticed

D. answered

33. A. safe

B. free

C. convenient

D. beautiful

34. A. in return

B. in time

C. in short

D. in turn

35. A. attempt

B. agreement

C. appeal

D. appointment

36. A. crowded

B. dangerous

C. ideal

D. quiet

37. A. repeatedly

B. immediately

C. eventually

D. calmly

38. A. attack

B. leave

C. pass

D. search

39. A. satisfied

B. determined

C. confident

D. aware

40. A. responsibilities

B. requirements

C. circumstances

D. conditions

41. A. moreover

B. therefore

C. meanwhile

D. however

42. A. winds

B. snows

C. woods

D. trails

43. A. shaking

B. quarrelling

C. mourning

D. aching

44. A. After

B. Between

C. During

D. Beyond

45. A. give away

B. hand out

C. live on

D. put aside

46. A. borrowed

B. earned

C. posted

D. raised

47. A. business

B. career

C. family

D. image

48. A. started

B. failed

C. expanded

D. declined

49. A. truck

B. park

C. house

D. camp

50. A. desperate

B. ready

C. suitable

D. thankful

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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，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出 最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Before I had my son, I spent two years working with children with disabilities. I learned that

shouting and threats of punishment would result in a disaster. Coming up against their behaviour

could only make the job harder and their behaviour more extreme. I found something that worked,

though.

There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident

with the children was asked to take charge of him. One day the boy joined a session in the room

next

to

mine.

His

appearance

created

an

atmosphere

of

tension.

He

spent

the

entire

session

running around, hitting and kicking, and destroying property.

I was in the craft room working with some other children when my co-worker told me that

this boy’s teacher was in tears, and could not get control of the situation. As we were talking, the

boy ran in. I told my co- worker that I would take care of him.

I closed the door. He was full of energy, throwing things around and making a huge mess.

But I could see that he was doing all these to annoy me. He needed connection, and this was the

only way he knew how to ask for it. So I sat back down and kept quiet. Then he slowed down and

began making a rocket. I talked to him about it. We continued like this for a few minutes before I

slipped into the conversation:

“So what happened today?”

It was purely a question, no blame or anger in my tone. I believe that if I had criticized him,

the gate that was slowly opening

would have shut firmly closed. He told me that the teacher didn’t

let him do what he knew well due to safety but asked him to do what he disliked. He also admitted

that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. I explained that his teacher had

not seen it as a game and was very upset. This again was stated simply as a fact. I suggested that

next time he had a session, he talk about what he hoped to do at the start, which might be easier

for everyone. He agreed and was quiet for a moment. Then he looked at me with tears in his eyes

before quietly asking if he could go to find his teacher to apologize.

51. The boy made trouble for his teacher because he ______.

A. was accused of destroying property

B. was told not to yell at other children

C. was made to do things against his will

D. was blamed for creating an air of tension

52. Why didn’t the author do anything about the boy’s bad behavior at first?

A. She didn’t want to make it worse.

B. She didn’t mind the huge mess at all.

C. She was tired of shouting and threats.

D. She hadn’t thought of a coping strategy.

53. The author managed to get the boy to talk to her by ______.

A. playing games with him

B. giving him a good suggestion

C. describing his teacher’s feelings

D. avoiding making critical remarks

54. Why did the boy have tears in his eyes in the end?

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A. He was sorry about his reputation.

B. He was regretful about his behavior.

C. He was fearful of the author’s warning.

D. He was sad for the author’s misunderstanding.

B

London’s

newe

st

skyscraper

(

摩天大楼

)

is

called

the

Shard

and

it

cost

about

430

million

pounds to build. At a height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard

has

completely

changed

the

appearance

of

London.

However,

not

everyone

thinks

that

it

is

a

change for the better.

The

Shard

was

designed

by

the

famous

Italian

architect

Renzo

Piano.

When

he

began

designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (

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).

He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the city. Th

e sides of the building aren’t regular.

So the building has an unusual shape. It looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And

that is how the building got the name: the Shard. Piano says that the spire shape of the Shard is

part of a great London tradition. The shape reminds him of the spires of the churches of London or

the tall masts (

桅杆

) of the ships that were once on the river Thames.

The Shard has 87 floors. At the top, there is an observatory. At the moment the building is

empty,

but

eventually

there

will

be

a

five-star

hotel.

There

will

also

be

top

quality

restaurants,

apartments and offices.

Before

building

work

began,

a

lot

of

people

didn’t

want

the

Shard

though

the

plans

were

approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper

might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the

Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The

Egyptians did that

4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the

beauty of the city.

Other

critics

don’t

like

what

the

Shard

seems

to

represent.

They

say

that

the

Shard

shows

how London is becoming more unequal. Only very rich people can afford to buy the expensive

private apartments and stay in the hotel. But the people who live near the Shard are among the

poorest in London. So the Shard seems a symbol of the division in society between the very rich

and the poor.

The

Shard

now

dominates

the

London

skyline.

It

is

not

certain,

however,

that

ordinary

London citizens will ever accept it as a valuable addition to the city.

55. London’s newest skyscraper is called the Shard because of ______.

A. its cost

B. its size

C. its shape

D. its height

56. When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to ______.

A. change London’s skyline

B. i

nherit London’s tradition

C. imitate the Egyptian style

D. attract potential visitors

57. The critics who refer to social division think the Shard ______.

A. is only preferred by the rich

B. is intended for wealthy people

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