湖北省黄冈市红安县2013-2014学年高一下学期5月联考英语试题

（考试时间：2014-5-24 下午1800-2000 ）

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）

1．What time is it now?

A．7：15． B．7：30． C．7：45．

2．Which gate should the woman go to?

A．Gate 16． B．Gate 22． C．Gate 25．

3．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a hotel． B．In a furniture store． C．In the living-room．

4．What does the woman think of the movie?

A．It is scary． B．It is boring． C．It is exciting．

5．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Strangers． B．Roommates. C．Colleagues．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What do we know about the boy’s dad?

A．He is sick． B．He is tired. C．He is full．

7．What does the boy’s dad do?

A．A fireman． B．A doctor． C．A manager

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．How much does each driving lesson cost?

A．Ten pounds． B．Fourteen pounds C．One hundred pounds．

9．How long is a driving lesson?

A．About 45 minutes． B．About an hour． C．About half an hour．

10．What is the teacher like?

A．Strict B．Unfriendly C．Humorous．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What has Sam been dreaming about ?

A．Going to Seattle． B．Going to New York． C．Going to Los Angeles．

12．How will Sam get there?

A．By car． B．BY plane． C．By train．

1 3．Where will Sam stay when he gets there?

A．In a hotel． B．At his parents’ house． C．At his cousin’s house．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题.

14．What does the man warn the girl ?

A．Not to walk around． B．Not to speak loudly． C．Not to dirty the books．

15．Where is the book the girl is looking for?

A．In the medical section． B．In the science section． C．In the children’s section．

16．What does the girl show?

A．Her library card． B．Her driver's license C．Her ID card．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．When does the festival start?

A．On October 12． B．On September 12． C．On September 18．

18．What did the first festival start with?

A．A wedding． B．A meeting． C．An opening ceremony．

1 9．What does everyone need for this festival?

A．A clear mind． B．A strong stomach C．Enough money．

20．What may not people enjoy at this festival?

A．Delicious foreign food． B．Wonderful music． C．Colorful national clothes.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

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. —It’s difficult to tell this picture from that one.

—Yes, The differences between the pictures are very _____.

A．broad B．narrow C．slight D．impressive

22. Seen from space, the earth looks like a blue ball, with ______ 75% of its surface covered with water.

A．entirely B．exactly C．seriously D．approximately

23. If commuting cost falls yet house prices do not change, every one in the city will find it ______ to move farther from the city center.

A．worthwhile B．precious C．necessary D．forgettable

24. Chinese former Premier Wen Jiabao ______ an important speech in the climate change conference in Copenhagen.

A．stated B．issued C．delivered D．address

25. No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone ______ you wishing there were that high.

A. getting rid of B. getting along with C. looking up to D. looking down upon

26. We students should ______ ourselves with knowledge, for the competition nowadays is vary fierce.

A．face B．equip C．decorate D．feed

27. Proud of his African _____ , he often writes in his poetry about the beautiful shores of Africa, the land of his ancestors.

A．achievements B．discoveries C．accents D．roots

28. Mr Wood was lucky enough to get on the train before it_________’

A．pulled down B．pulled back C．pulled out D．pulled in

29. The villagers collected money to set up a monument ______ these who died in the great earthquake.

A．in charge of B．in place of C．in need of D．in memory of

30. Although twenty years have parsed sine that night, I can still remember everything about it very clearly ______.

A．indeed B．truly C．instead D．really

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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（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。

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to __31__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __32_ to go home. Some battled to __33__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __34__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I __35__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __36__ had stopped. After making my way __36__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __38__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __39__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __40__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train __41__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __42__ through, exhausted and __43__.

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 500 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __44__ I received an email from Garth, my Director

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 45__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __46__ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __47__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __48__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __49__ had made me tied and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__50__ me and put a smile back on my face.

31. A. break B. flood C. sink D. crash

32. A. refused B. forced C. adjusted D. gathered

33. A. call B. pay C. order D. search

34. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden

35. A. used B. promised C. happened D. deserved

36. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service

37. A. to B. over C. through D. for

38. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing

39. A. check B. carry C. find D. board

40. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform

41. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked

42. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt

43. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. puzzled

44. A. while B. when C. where D. after

45. A. eventually B. casually C. absolutely D. hardly

46. A. devotion B. donation C. connection D. reaction

47. A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous

48. A. promise B. appreciation C. advice D. guidance

49. A. signals B. troubles C. rules D. signs

50. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Arthur Miller (1915—2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller's father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators(指示剂，指标) of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment（感情，情绪） if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

51．Why did Arthur Miller's father move to the USA?

A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream.”

C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D. His family business failed

52．The play Death of a Salesman________.

A. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company

C. exposes the cruelty of the American business world　　

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

53．What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.　

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

54．What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his best known play.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.　C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.　D. Arthur Miller and his family.　

B

Most people who enjoy movies do not really care how they are made. They just want to enjoy a good story. Movie producer and director George Lucas wants people to see the best made movies. So, his latest movie Star Wars was made without using film.

Star Wars was made using digital cameras. A digital camera does not use traditional film. It captures images on videotape. The images recorded on videotape are the placed in a computer.

George Lucas says that using digital cameras permits him to have much more control over the final product. For e