湖南省·十三校2014届高三下学期第二次联考

英语试题

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分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

1．How long has the woman lived in the house?

A．13 years． B．15 years． C．50 years．

2．Why does the woman want to sell her house?

A．She will live with her children．

B．She is in need of money．

C．She has to work in Los Angeles．

Conversation 2

3．Who is the man?

A．A repairman． B．A mover． C．A cleaner．

4．Which of the following hasn’t the woman mentioned?

A．The floor．

B．The ceiling．

C．The windows．

Conversation 3

5．What did the woman do?

A．She made a wrong turn．

B．She failed to stop at a red light．

C．She slowed down before the yellow light．

6．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman was fined．

B．Something was wrong with the traffic lights．

C．The officer let the woman off with a warning．

Conversation 4

7．What is the man doing?

A．Making a pizza for the woman．

B．Giving the woman a free sample of pizza．

C．Bargaining with the woman．

8．According to the man, what is the best part about the pizza?

A．The price．

B．The convenience．

C．The amount of cheese．

9．What will the woman do?

A．Help the man sell pizza．

B．Go to the frozen food section．

C．Give the man some money．

Conversation 5

10．When did the man arrive in Berlin?

A．Two weeks ago． B．Three weeks ago． C．Four weeks ago

11．Which part about German learning is difficult for the man?

A．Pronunciation． B．Grammar． C．Vocabulary．

12．What does the man say about his teacher?

A．He’s like other Germans．

B．He is humorous．

C．He is impatient．

Conversation 6

13．What does Nathan have to write down first?

A．His personal information．

B．His family history．

C．His education background．

14．Why does Nathan say he is in trouble?

A．He got fired from his last job．

B．He has never filled out an application before．

C．He has never had a real job before．

15．Who will Nathan probably choose as his personal reference?

A．The woman． B．His parents． C．Mr．Nelson．

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 n 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．It is our hope that more trees _____ here next year．

A．will plant B．have planted

C．will be planted D．have been planted

22．After six hours7 drive, they finally reached _____ they thought was the place they had been dreaming of．

A．that B．which C．where D．what

23．One important aim of education is to prepare us for the future _____ we can face all the challenges with confidence．

A．in case B．so that C．even if D．so long as

24．—Guess what? I happened to meet Fernando the other day．

—If my memory serves me correctly, you _____ each other for ages．

A．don't see B．didn’t see C．haven't seen D．hadn’t seen

25．—Could you say something about the cause of the gas leak, sir?

—Sorry．It _____ by a group of experts．It will be made clear the moment they get the answer．

A．has been investigated B．is being investigated

C．was investigated D．was being investigated

26．He’s looking for a new job _____ he can get more money to support his family．

A．when B．where C．that D．which

27．It's time to go to bed．Forget you need to get up as early as you can _____ the early train?

A．catch B．to catch C．catching D．caught

28．—The students English club is having a party on Saturday night．Can you come?

—I would love to, but I _____ at a restaurant on weekend．

A．work B．worked C．have worked D．had worked

29．The number of people who _____ exposed to second-hand smoking in public places _____ up to 740 million in China．

A．is; is B．are; are C．are; is D．is; are

30．_____ the e-mail she was expecting, she made up her mind to go there herself．

A．Not having received B．Having not received

C．Not to receive D．To have not received

31．—We need a person very much to think up a creative idea．

—_____the new manager have a try?

A．Must B．Should C．Shall D．Need

32．Since the "Clear your plate" campaign was launched, Chinese people _____more and more attention to the waste of food．

A．pay B．are paying

C．had paid D．have been paying

33．When you long for life without difficulties, _____ yourself that diamonds are made under pressure．

A．to remind B．remind C．reminding D．reminded

34．Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane _____ from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board．

A．travelled B．travelling

C．to travel D．having travelled

35．Not until the press reported the pollution _____ why the water supply had been cut off．

A．people did know B．people had known

C．did people know D．had people known

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．

context．

Last year I was on a team travelling in a foreign country with some friends and some strangers．We were all given 36 to perform, such as cleaning and cooking．I was in the team serving meals．

On the first day I tried hard to 37 everyone, but it was hard to do so．Some people liked it when you served them fast and some people preferred it slow; some even didn’t know what I was serving on their plates as they didn’t speak English．If they weren’t' t served in the way they wanted, some grew 38 ．

So the next day, I tried a different way．I learned how to say "Would you like．．．" in several languages and tried to make sure that they understood me．So when people 39 to me, I smiled at them and said " Would you like some 40 ?" Whether they said yes or no, I just 41 back．

I even said something personal to them, like their beautiful hats or cool sunglasses． To be honest, I wasn't sure if I was making them smile, or just 42 them! I was so enthusiastic that we actually ran out of beans before everyone got served．

Then we 43 to do other things for people that weren’t' t our duty too, like cleaning up, or washing dishes when everyone was supposed to do their own．

At first people were 44 when we did this, then they realized that they were getting a favour without giving anything in return and they would be 45 After a few days, whenever I saw people I had served they smiled and thanked me, saying how it had 46 their day and that we hadn't just put food on their plates．We were even awarded as the best servers at the end! So sometimes a smile or a 47 attitude makes

all the difference!

36．A．chances B．duties C．experiments D．roles

37．A．comfort B．please C．inform D．meet

38．A．impatient B．sensitive C．generous D．hungry

39．A．turned over B．brought back C．came up D．made sense

40．A．soup B．salt C．beans D．beef

41．A．smiled B．fought C．talked D．shouted

42．A．encouraging B．annoying C．injuring D．bearing

43．A．managed B．aimed C．explained D．volunteered

44．A．satisfied B．surrounded C．impressed D．confused

45．A．serious B．curious C．grateful D．respectful

46．A．brightened up B．dealt with C．filled up D．swept off

47．A．modest B．careful C．determined D．positive

Section C （12 marks）

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

There was a boy who was sent to a boarding school．He used to be the brightest student in his class．He was at the top in every competition, 48 things changed after that．His grades started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was lonely all the time．He felt worthless and that 49 one loved him．

His parents began to worry．But they even didn't know what was wrong．So his dad decided to visit the school and talk with him．They sat on the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him casual questions 50 his classes, teachers and sports．Then he asked, "Do you know, son, 51 I am here today?" The boy said, "To check my grades?" "No," his dad replied, "I am here to tell you that you are the 52 important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about 53 happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE．"

Now the boy had everything that he wanted．He knew there was someone on this earth 54 cared for him deeply．He meant 55 world to someone．Thanks a lot, Dad．YOU ARE MY LIFE．

Part m Reading Comprehension （30 marks）

Directions Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage ．

A

WASHINGTON The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the