命题学校：鄂州高中 命题教师：孙丹 叶海姣 审题教师：陈春艳 潘红梅

考试时间：2014年11月7日下午 3:00 —— 5:00 试卷满分：150 分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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 are the two speakers?

A. In a cafe. B. On a plane. C. On a ship.

2. What do we know about Peter Schmidt?

A. He has lost his ticket.

B. He is expecting a ticket.

C. He went out to buy a ticket.

3. What are the speakers probably talking about?

A. Buying a house. B. Finding a hotel. C. Buying a car.

4. How long did David stay abroad in all?

A. 9 days. B. 11 days. C. 16 days.

5. Why did the woman get a "C" for her report?

A. Because she forgot the deadline for the report.

B. Because the man forgot to hand in her report.

C. Because she didn't hand in her report on time.

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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What's wrong with the woman?

A. She's in a bad mood. B. She hurts her nose. C. She has a cold.

7. How long has the woman had a cold?

A. About two days. B. About three days. C. About four days.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why do the speakers love living in the country?

A. They enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

B. They prefer country jobs to city jobs.

C. They have lived there for over 10 years.

9. Why does the woman like her job in the post office?

A. She makes good money.

B. She meets people in work.

C. It's within walking distance.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What do we know about the woman's husband?

A. He is under treatment. B. He is out of danger. C. He is dying fast.

11. What does the man offer to do for the woman?

A. Take care of her kids.

B. Help her do housework.

C. Nurse her husband at night.

12. What might the woman think of the man?

A. He is heroic. B. He is energetic. C. He is sympathetic.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man most interested in?

A. Playing the piano.

B. Playing the violin.

C. Listening to classical music.

14. Why does the man like to go listening to music?

A. To make new friends. B. To kill time. C. To learn from others.

15. What hobby do the speakers share?

A. Going to concerts.

B. Playing a musical instrument.

C. Listening to pop music.

16. How will the speakers improve their theory of music?

A. By turning to the man's uncle for advice.

B. By practising playing music.

C. By exchanging experience with each other.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about Jack?

A. He is a middle school student.

B. He is a clever boy.

C. He is an American boy.

18. Why was Jack punished?

A. He didn't hand in his homework.

B. He kissed a girl in school.

C. He didn't obey his teacher.

19. Who was Jack's mother angry with?

A. Her own son, Jack. B. The teacher. C. Jack's school.

20. What did Jack's mother think of Jack's behaviour?

A. Friendly. B. Brave. C. Unwelcome.

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.While I admit that English words keep escaping from our memory, constant ______ to them not only increases our understanding of them, but likely plants them into our mind.

A. pressure B. exposure C. procedure D. mixture

22. To make contributions to the protection of the environment, the company encourages its workforce to make the _______ to alternative means of transportation such as carpooling or biking to reduce air pollution.

A. switch B. conclusion C. variety D. enquiry

23. Compared with the generation of our grandparents, who grew up in an age when people were _____ in almost every kind of materials, we should be content with the abundant supply.

A. lacking B. curious C. cautious D. accurate

24. Though they may know their parents are right, teenagers sometimes tend to _____ act against their parents’ wishes because they hope to get away from the control of them.

A. accidentally B. typically C. eventually D. deliberately

25. “Will this little girl about half my age solve my problem?” I looked at her _______, but finally decided to have a try.

A. skeptically B. absolutely C. desperately D. hopefully

26. In order to enrich people’s life, the local government has _________ the construction of another stadium.

A. rejected B. agreed C. approved D. delivered

27. The students in our school are encouraged to _______ their own opinions about any school rules and require the authority to give them reasonable explanation, which is helpful to develop their critical thinking.

A. draw B. voice C. spin D. polish

28. Every time I take part in a friend’s big party I always go to talk to those who just sit alone so that they don’t feel ________.

A. let out B. wiped out C. left out D. faded out

29. Mrs. Jones, who let out a cry of pain from time to time, had to ________ an operation on her right ankle to relieve the pain.

A. subscribe to B. link to C. expose to D. submit to

30. Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and _______ I’m treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner.

A. in charge B. in place C. in turn D. in return

第二节：完型填空（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。

After the classmates reunion, some graduates decided to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into 31 about stress in work and life. 32 his guests with coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 33 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups—porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 34 , some expensive, some exquisite— 35 them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee 36 , the professor said, “ 37 you have noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 38 the plain and cheap ones. While it is 39 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 40 of your problems and stress. "

"Be assured that the cup itself adds no 41 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even 42 what we drink. "

"What all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, but you 43 went for the best cups... and then you began 44 each other’s cups.”

“Now consider this: life is the 45 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not 46 , nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only 47 the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. 48 the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 49 you ... enjoy the coffee 50 .”

31. A. compliments B. conflicts C. challenges D. complaints

32. A. Showing B. Offering C. Providing D. Handing

33. A. turned B. returned C. replaced D. placed

34. A. ever-lasting B. plain-looking C. easy-going D. best-selling

35. A. demanding B. saying C. ordering D. asking

36. A. in order B. in place C. in hand D. in number

37. A. Since B. For C. But D. As

38. A. leaving out B. leaving behind C. leaving aside D. leaving off

39. A. normal B. convenient C. guilty D. unbearable

40. A. key B. source C. resource D. symptom

41. A. cost B. charm C. quality D. credit

42. A. hides B. pollutes C. changes D. rejects

43. A. constantly B. mildly C. positively D. consciously

44. A. looking B. eyeing C. pouring D. stabbing

45. A. coffee B. pot C. cup D. race

46. A. limit B. defend C. define D. deny

47. A. in B. at C. on D. by

48. A. Take B. Buy C. Tell D. Taste

49. A. treat B. defeat C. delight D. drive

50. A. yet B. instead C. meanwhile D. anyway

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

James knew the decision was not going to be an easy one to make as he sat on the hill near the small town that he lived in. There was no one he could turn to for advice. His only sister lived away and he hardly ever saw her and when his sister came over, they always ended up in an argument.

It had been a hot day and James’s clothes seemed to stick to his body. He had felt terrible for weeks and he was just tired of feeling sick. He had started vomiting（呕吐）after he would eat anything and he knew that something would have to be done.

After going to the doctor, he was told to come back in a few days. The next three days had gone by slowly and it was time for his visit to the doctor. He had been shown into the doctor’s office and James knew it was bad news. The end result was he had stomach cancer.

James sat on the hill looking down at the town and wonder what he would do. Taking out his phone, he dialed his sister’s number and told her the bad news. She started to cry and said, “If anything happens to you, I will be alone in this world.”

Marie, his sister said, “You are moving up here and you will live with me until you get back on your feet, so go home, pack up and I will be there to get you in two days.”

He smiled and said, “It sounds wonderful, but I still haven’t decided if I am going to have the surge