2014重庆高考压轴卷

英语试题卷

本试卷共8页。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. —Would you mind taking a picture of me in front of the building?

—______. But I’m not sure how this camera works.

A. It’s my pleasure

B. Not at all

C. I’m sorry

D. Not really



2. —Oh, Tom, what did you do this summer vacation?

—Guess what? I had _____ great fun in _______ show performance “Voice of China”.

A. a, the

B. the, the

C. /, a

D. /, the



3. He is looking for a job, ______ where he can make the most of his talent.

A. it

B. that

C. one

D. the one



4. My friend, Tom______medicine and philosophy at the University of Prague for four years, graduating in 2007.

A. studied

B. has studied

C. had studied

D. has been studying



5. To keep healthy, experts discourage people from eating wild mushrooms______they’re absolutely sure they’re safe.

A. when

B. unless

C. since

D. although



6. It is simply a miracle that rice______grow in such a place.

A. must

B. need

C. should

D. shall



7. ______she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused.

A. What

B. That

C. As

D. Which



8. To his disappointment, the opinion he tried to stick______wrong.

A. to prove

B. to proving

C. to was proved

D. to proved



9. His promise______he would give away half of the year’s income to the disabled turned out a lie, ______made the public feel cheated.

A. which; what

B. that; which

C. what; which

D. which; that



10. —A girl called Jane______ you all day, and each time she says she has something urgent to tell you.

—Oh, I’ll call her back soon.

A. phones

B. phoned

C. had phoned

D. has been phoning



11. —What would you wish to do if you were a college student again?

—That’s very hard to say, but I wish I______when I was a college student.

A. studied biology

B. had studied biology



C. did study biology

D. has not studied biology



12. Only if______a driver’s license, ______be allowed to drive on the road.

A. you have got; you can

B. have you got; can you



C. you have got; can you

D. have you got; you can



13. We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting, only _________ that the plane would be delayed until midnight.

A. to be told

B. having told

C. to have been told

D. told



14. It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do______benefits our work most.

A. what

B. how

C. that

D. which



15. —Shall we invite the Wangs come to our party?

— . They will have fun with us, I think.

A. Why not?

B. So what?

C. How come?

D. What for?



二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Many hundreds of years ago in a small town, a merchant owed a large sum of money to the moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, loved the merchant’s beautiful daughter, 16 , he suggested a bargain. He said he would 17 the merchant’ debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the merchant and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

The moneylender 18 them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag. The girl would have to 19 one. If she picked the black one, she would become the moneylender’s 20 and her father’s debt would be forgiven. If she picked the 21 one, she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be canceled. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into 22 .

As they talked, the moneylender bent over to 23 two pebbles. While he did that, the sharp- eyed girl 24 that he had put two black pebbles into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her pebble from the bag.

The girl thought for a while and then had a(n) 25 . She put her hand into the bag and took out a pebble. Without looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. “Oh, how 26 I was,” she said. “But never mind. If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to 27 which pebble I picked.”

MORAL OF THE STORY?Most complex problems do have a(n) 28 ; sometimes we have to think about it in a different way.

16. A. however

B. therefore

C. although

D. meanwhile



17. A. attach

B. attract

C. cancel

D. conform



18. A. ordered

B. told

C. announced

D. recommended



19. A. rescue

B. destroy

C. steal

D. choose



20. A. colleague

B. neighbor

C. wife

D. companion



21. A. aggressive

B. temporary

C. stubborn

D. white



22. A. prison

B. school

C. hospital

D. laboratory



23. A. break up

B. dress up

C. pick up

D. take up



24. A. worried

B. regretted

C. warned

D. noticed



25. A. attempt

B. decision

C. qualification

D. performance



26. A. careless

B. considerate

C. ridiculous

D. stupid



27. A. determine

B. convince

C. research

D. register



28. A. instruction

B. occupation

C. conclusion

D. solution



B

We’ve all been taught that we should help people, while we are growing. It is the right thing to do and will make us 29 with others, making much more friends, which may even win us favors in return.

However, must we 30 any request including unreasonable ones？We can’t say yes to every request! If we did, we would 31 to be ourselves or go crazy for sure. We must be realistic, because sometimes we simply don’t have the time to help, occupied with our own businesses or if we really can’t do something, we should tell the truth, just 32 clearly, also with sincerity and sympathy. We must not feel 33 about saying no. Frequently, refusing others is the right thing to do, which can 34 ourselves, and others, a lot of trouble. In short, we cannot 35

everyone all the time. As a matter of fact, refusing others is a part of life.

29. A. loveable

B. important

C. popular

D. central



30. A. refuse

B. take

C. receive

D. reject



31. A. fail

B. like

C. want

D. try



32. A. telling

B. asking

C. communicating

D. describing



33. A. pleased

B. guilty

C. absurd

D. excited



34. A. save

B. store

C. keep

D. cost



35. A. trouble

B. interrupt

C. entertain

D. please



三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into a physical object. This is now possible with the help of 3D printers. Such machines were once used just by universities and big companies, but now, stores with 3D printing services are appearing around the United States.

Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago. The store is filled with tools like a laser cutter, an industrial sewing machine and 3D printers. The Jaycoxs offer 3D printing classes and services for anyone who is interested.

“I think 3D printing is going to be huge. It’s going to make a huge impact on society as a whole.”

3D printing services are becoming available for American consumers. The UPS Store is a nationwide retailer that provides shipping, copying and other services. The UPS Store recently put 3D printers in three of its independently-owned stores. Burke Jones owns one of the stores in San Diego.

The UPS Store plans to add 3D printers in three more stores. For $ 11, Jonathan Netter used a 3D printer to produce two small plastic parts as part of a knuckle for a hand. He works for a medical device company, the company is testing finger prosthetics. He says the same-day or next-day printing services will speed up testing of parts and get the devices to patients faster.

An office supply company, Staples is selling 3D printers on its website for as low as about $ 1,300. A cartridge of color plastic costs $50. As with any technology—experts expect the printing speed and price to improve.

Bryan Jaycox requires $ 15 an hour to print an object, and he also charges a fee depending on the size of the object and up to $ 50 an hour for design and labor services. At The UPS Store, the cost of the object depends on the amount of materials used.

36. The underlined sentence suggests________.

A. 3D printing will bring a revolution

B. 3D printing contributes to gathering wealth

C. 3D printing might ham social development

D. Bryan Jaycox felt puzzled at 3D printing’s future

37. In the author’s opinion, 3D printers sold by Staples on its website are________.

A. practical B. unstable C. cheap D. expensive

38. The last paragraph mainly develops________.

A. by comparison B. by listing figures

C. in space order D. in a passive tone

39. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. 3D Printers Changes Society

B. The Popularity of 3D Printers

C. People’s Reaction to 3D Printers

D. 3D Printers Arrived in US Stores

B

Every Tuesday, my daughters have two hours of softball practice. This is when I head around the corner to the library and work on my weekly class newsletter, grade papers and visit Help Others.

I also do acts of kindness. I have put homemade smile cards in library books and also left money with a note at the reference desk to pay someone’s late fines.

Tonight, I attached a homemade smile card to a small bag of chocolates. As I walked into the library, I headed to my usual area near the reference desk and placed the bag on a table. I sat in a chair near the table and did some work.

It was so interesting how quickly the library workers noticed! I heard some say “Hey, did you see that?” as they pointed to the chocolate. The reference worker who I had given the money to pay fines was working there tonight. She noticed me and the familiar blue homemade RAK card and was whispering to explain what I had done previously.

For forty-five minutes, I would type and look up. It was interesting to watch as people slowed to read the card but kept going. I think many felt uncomfortable taking it because it was out in the open. I figured it might take some time, and then I was absorbed in grading papers.

At the end of an hour and half, I packed up to get the girls. As I looked up, I noticed the chocolate was gone! How did I possibly miss someone t