湖南省2014届高三四校联考

英 语 试 题

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension （30 marks）

Section A （22．5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Conversation 1

l．How does the boy sound in the beginning?

A．Discouraged． B．Satisfied． C．Nervous．

2．What does his mother suggest?

A．Going to the English Corner．

B．Reading more books．

C．Learning more'words．

Conversation 2

3．How long is the trip to Los Angeles?

A．Eight hours．

B．Eight and a half hours．

C．Nine hours．

4．Where can the．man get on the-bus?

A．At Gate 10．

B．At Gate 11, upstairs．

C．At Gate -l2,,aownstairs．

Conversation 3

5．When did the woman go to the seaside for the last time?

A．Last June. B．Last July C．Last month.

6．Why will the woman not go to-the-seaside?

A．Because, she will have no spare time．

B．Because she has not earned enough money． :

C．Because her father will have no spare-time．

Conversation 4

7．For what would the man stay in line for 5 hours?

A．Two tickets for a concert．

B．Two tickets for a contest．

C．One ticket for an opera．

8．What does the woman think about that opera?

A．It is difficult to understand．

B．It has good singing．

C．It isn't as interesting as a Broadway musical．

9．What do the two speakers plan to do after they see the Seal concert?

A．To have dinner．

B．T6 see a concert．

C．To go to an opera．

Conversation 5

10．What happened to the man?

A．He found his house was broken into．

B．He locked himself out．

C．He forgot to lock the front door．

11．When were all the windows locked?

A．On Saturday．

B．On Friday．

C．Everyday．

12．What is the woman most probably going to do? r

A．Talk to others．

B．Look around．

C．Ask more questions．

Conversation 6

13．When does the man usually get to the bus stop from his house?

A．At 7:20．

B．At 6:40．

C．At 7:00．

14．What does the man often do after dinner firstly?

A．Watching TV or talking with his family．

B．Playing and reading with his family．

C．Working on his website．

15．Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation?

A．The man often gets off work at about 5 o' clock．

B．The man often goes to bed after one or two at night．

C．The man created his website in his office．

Section B （7．5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．

Part II Language Knowledge （45 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

21．With the tourist trade booming, the residents of this area are paying more attention to the protection of nature, ____, of course, is of great importance．

A．that B．which

C．what D．whether

22．—Have you found your lost eraser?

—Yes, already．It was just under my nose, ____ beside a leg of my desk．

A．lying B．having lain

C．to lie D; laying

2 3．—The concert held at the City Theater last night was really impressive．

—Yes, ____．

A．I can ^t agree more B．I agree too much

C．I don't agree too much D．I agree more

24．Some young people always take it for granted that only if we have enough money ___ a happy life．

A．we can live B．we will live

C．do we live D．can we live

25．The football team as well as the coach ____ to the TV show to talk about their experiences during the past few years．

A．has been invited B．has invited

C．have been invited D．have invited

2 6．Don't doubt the possibility we declared yesterday ____ we will surely win the game in spite of all the difficulties．

A．that B．which

C．when D．whether

27．I should have forgotten all about my mother's demand that I buy some fruits home for the evening, ____．

A．if not reminding B．if not reminded

C．although reminded D．although not reminding

2 8．—Don't you know that a group of teenagers from the USA are coming to visit our school?

—Yes．____ past the headmaster^ office I happened ____ him talking about it with some other teachers．

A．Walking; to hear B．To walk; to hear

C．Walked; hearing D．Having walked; having heard

29．To our surprise, ____ much effort has been made, the cause of the accident has not been found out．

A．because B．although

C．unless D．how

30．—Why haven't you decided what present to buy for your mom’s birthday?

—As you know, there are too many pretty things in the stores ___, and it's really hard to make a decision．

A．to be chosen from B．being chosen from

C．chosen from D．to choose from

31．—Will you come to the lecture beginning at 9 tomorrow morning?

—Sorry, but I ___ some guests from our sister-city at that time．

A．will meet B．am going to meet

C．will be meeting D．am meeting

32．Mary can have lost some weight, but she ____ too much because of her convenience of eating at the restaurant run by her parents．

A．had eaten ． B．eats

C．will eat D．ate

33．—Susan speaks Chinese fluently．

—That is because she ____ in China for more than 5 years．

A．had lived B．is living

C．lived D．will live

34．—Where can I find Jim this time?

—You ____go to the gym．He ____ take some exercise this time every day．

A．can; need B．may? will

C．may; must D．can; shall

35．I find it really confusing, for I ______ much homework all these years but I just can't improve my Math a lot．

A．have done B．did

C．am doing D．have been doing

Section B （18 marks）

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life．Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet experience, which gave me motivation and ambition．There were several years that have left an extremely 36 taste in my mouth -my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown．The first few months were sweet; baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together．Then things 37 ．Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were replaced by days Emily and I spent isolated in our rooms under our stepfathers orders．Moreover, screaming 38 between him and our mother always interrupted our dinners．We spent five years living in a family that had turned into a war zone．Emily and I almost grew_39_this situation．Then one evening, after another argument had erupted, we left home．I was 14, my sister 11, and we were __40__, A friend of my mother let us stay with her． ____41_ focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to 42 success．She wanted me to lead a more comfortable life than hers．She worked long hours every night to pay her __43_ ．Meanwhile, she would find time to read and play with Emily and me．Mom taught me the 44 of perseverance and education．We finally settled in Texas．

And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close 45 , I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives．I haven't let the 46 times stop me from making achievements, both academically and personally．I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning 47 , and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all．

36．A．delicious B．interesting C．dull D．bitter

37．A．continued B．changed C．damaged D．disappeared

38．A．matches B．games C．debates D．lectures

39．A．familiar with B．similar to C．used to D．interested in

40．A．homeless B．lucky C．educated ． D．wealthy

41．A．Rather than B．Thanks to C．Instead of D．More than

42．A．fight with B．struggle for C．long for D．dream of

43．A．houses B．life C．rent ． D．bills

44．A, price B．cost C．process． D．value

45．A．by hand B．at．hand C．on hand D．hand m hand

46．A．trying B．unbelievable' C．irreplaceable D．enjoyable

47．A．stories B, lessons C．experiences D．skills

Section C （12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．

Wedding days are often considered the most important days of many people’s lives．For this reason alone, throughout the past and into modern day, numerous customs and superstitions have developed about the wedding event, 48． t hopes of creating "The Perfect Day'!

A very common custom still honored today is in reference to 49． t time-old saying, A Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence inside your shoe’ So old is this saying 50． t tracing it back to its origination is nearly impossible,．Some contribute it．to Victorian times, 51． t say it is even older than that．．The 'old- is believed to be the friends 52． t the family attending the wedding．The -new9 is represented by the couple themselves, as a 'new5 union．The Borrowed" is something 53． t the．famiiies that is to be returned, such as the bride -s wedding dress, or the veil．Something -blue' is often interpreted to represent the bride's virginity （童真）,