湖南省2014届高三六校联考

英 语 试 题

总分:150分时量:120分钟

Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）

Section A（ 22．5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you' II 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．Where does the man play tennis?

A．At the university．

B．At the community center．

C．At the club．

2．How often does the woman swim?

A．Once a week． B．Five times a week． C．Three times a week．

Conversation 2

3．Whose photo are the speakers talking about?

A．The woman's friends'．

B．The woman's colleagues'．

C．The woman's family's．

4．What does Mary do?

A．She is an accountant．

B．She is a business woman．

C．She is a lawyer．

Conversation 3

5．What is the man doing?

A．Preparing for a trip． B．Writing an article． C．Selling his articles．

6．Where did the man go last month?

A．Amazon． B．Asia． C．America．

Conversation 4

7．Where is Rick working now?

A．In a travel company． B．In a hotel． C．In a law office．

8．How does Rick feel about his trip?

A．Excited． B．Curious． C．Nervous．

9．When will Rick probably leave?

A．In three days． B．In a week． C．In a month．

Conversation 5

10．What is the man worried about?

A．His children's friends．

B．His children's behaviors．

C．His children's health．

1l．What do we know about the man's children?

A．They do their schoolwork till midnight．

B．They are interested in computer games．

C．They feel bored about pop music．

12．How many children does the woman have?

A. 2． B．3． c．4．

Conversation 6

13．Which of the following is TRUE about the boy?

A．He got an A in maths．

B．He hasn't studied hard enough at history．

C．He likes history．

14．What can we learn about the boy's study of government?

A．He has a new teacher．

B．He has got a B in it．

C．He finds it confusing．

15．What is the boy's mother's attitude to his report card?

A．She doesn't take it too hard．

B．She doesn't excuse him．

C．She thinks it very bad．

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 THREF, WORDS．

You'll 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．

Example:

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert

A．covering B．covered C．cover D．to cover

The answer is A．

21．We the computer problem, and got back online to continue our research．

A．have solved B．solve C．would solve D．solved

22． Making a silly mistake at a job interview is sometimes very embarrassing, but if ， it may become a driving force．

A．properly handled B．properly handling

C．you properly handled D．you properly handling

23． The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition． She seemed for it pretty well

A．to prepare B．to have prepared

C．having prepared D．preparing

24． I first met Mr．Li three years ago．He had just returned from abroad and English in Senior One then．

A．taught B．would teach C．was teaching D．had taught

25． Only when at least 50% of our energy is provided by grain a balanced and healthy food consumption．

A．we had B．did we have C．we have D．do we have

26．The Beijing transport authority released the news buyers of green cars can now receive a maximum amount of 5700 yuan from the central government．

A．when B．that C．if, D．which

27．—How can you catch a taxi at home?

—Don-t worry．I have opened an account on DiDi Dache．I for a taxi driver to pick me up here．

A．was waiting B．have waited C．am waiting D．had waited

28． Mr．Jenkins wanted to buy a computer as soon as possible, he decided to shop around to see which shop had the best deal．

A．While B．As C．When D．Once

29．Gertrude was upset when one of her cats overturned a glass of wine, a dot on her favorite carpet．

A．leave B．left C．to leave D．leaving

30．—What a heavy rain ?

—Yes．I to take an umbrella with me, but I didn't ．

A．had planned B．would plan C．have planned D．will plan

31．—Mary doesn't mind lending you her e-dictionary．

—She I have already borrowed Jane's．

A．can't B．mustn't C．needn't D．shouldn't

32．____ your support, I could have missed the first prize．

A．Should it not be for B．Had it not been for

C．If it had been for D． If it should be for

33．Today is my grandfather's l00th birthday, an occasion we are going to celebrate with all the family and a few friends in for the evening．

A．who B．which C．where D．when

34．It is very important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from in your club．

A．anyone else B．the other C．someone else D．others

35． He appreciated a chance to make a presentation in the annual seminar on Comparative Literature．

A．giving B ．to give C．being given D．to be given

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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．

Annie Dillard, the author of TEACHING A STONE TO TALK, tells us a sad story about a British Arctic expedition（远征）that took ship in 1845 to explore the Northwest Passage around the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific Ocean．Neither of the two ships and none of the 138 men aboard 36 ．

In her book Captain Sir John Franklin prepared as if they were 37 in a pleasure travel rather than a challenging journey through one of earth's 38 ．environments． He packed a 1,200 volume library, china place settings and glass wine cups． Years later, some of them were found near some 39 bodies．

The voyage was hopeless when the ships sailed into 40 cold waters and became trapped in ice．First 41 coated the decks, the poles and the rope．Then water froze around the rudders （舵） , and the ships became 42 in the frozen sea desperately．

Sailors set out to search for help, but soon 43 to severe Arctic weather and died of exposure to its harsh winds and low temperatures．For the next twenty years, 44 of the expedition were found all over the frozen landscape．

Dillard reports that on a voyage that was to last 2-3 years the crew did not prepare for the chance of the ships being ice-locked and the captain 45 just a 12-day supply of coal for the spare steam engines．

Historians may doubt the wisdom of such a journey．But I have a question: Are we, too, prepared for the important voyage we've started-the journey we- call " 46 ”? I want to be as ready as possible for what may lie ahead．As long as we are alive, our journey is not over．And in large part, the success of our journey will be 47 by our regular and systematic preparation．

36．A．continued B．returned C．existed D．survived

37．A．resulting B．consisting C．engaging D．ending

38．A．toughest B．excellent C．commonest D．superb

39．A．burned B．rotten C．swelled D．frozen

40．A．slightly B．lightly C．ordinarily D．extremely

41．A．ice B．wave C．steam D．water

42．A．lost B．moved C．locked D．opened

43．A．put up B．gave in C．brought in D．broke up

44．A．library B．place settings C．wine cups D．remains

45．A．donated B．carried C．expected D．answered

46．A．trouble B．happiness C．life D．death

47. A. determined B. damaged C. defeated D. decorated

Section C（12 marks）

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

Nearly all of us have dreamed about winning the big prize in a lottery（彩票） We dream about 48 we would do with the money, but we 49 stop to think about how the money would change us．

For most of us, our way of life is closely linked 50 our economic circumstances．The different parts of our lives fit together like a jigsaw（拼板） - work, home, friends, hobbies and sports make up our world． 51 sudden fortune would change it all and break the jigsaw．For example , some people like the idea of 52 having to work, but winners have found that without work there is no reason to get up in the morning．In seems great to move to a bigger house in a wealthy area, 53 if you do that, you leave old friends behind．

Usually, though winners are advised not to publicize _ 54 _ addresses and phone numbers, begging letters still arrive． 55 they are not careful, most of their money will be spent on the protection of their possessions．

Art Ⅲ 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 according to the information given in passage．

A

My son drew a smiley face underneath the day of the family calendar．A1l I could manage was a weak smile and an acceptance of the unavoidable event．

While he was counting down the days until he left home, I still felt sad and unwi11ing to accept the situation．For 18 years, we had prepared for this moment．But there's still some anxiety in every parent“ was he really ready ?” The boy—man was on his way to becoming a man—boy．

A few days later,1 walked in his room and felt it was an empty area of oxygen．Then I looked around and laughed．My missing scissors Just lay on the ground．Sadly, a single so