2014年高考试题安徽卷

第一节 单项填空：

21. ---Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.

---_________. I never go traveling without a book.

A. You are joking B. That’s true C. I don’t think so D. It sounds like fun

22. The exact year _______ Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008.

A. when B. where C. why D. which

23. The twins, who _______ their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the playground.

A. will finish B. finish C. have finished D. had finished

24. You can ask anyone for help. _________ here is willing to lend you a hand.

A. One B. No one C. Everyone D. Someone

25. The meaning of the word “nice” changed a few times _______ it finally came to include the sense “pleasant”.

A. before B. after C. since D. while

26. Terry, please _______ your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you.

A. look up from B. look into C. look back on D. look through

27. My good performance in the job interview left me ______ about my future and about what I can do here.

A. puzzled B. sensitive C. optimistic D. embarrassed

28. When the sports hero ______ at our party, he was welcomed with open arms.

A. turned up B. left off C. moved on D. got away

29. ---Why not buy a second-hand car first if you don’t have enough money for a new one?

---That’s a good ________.

A. saying B. question C. suggestion D. account

30. People are recycling many things which they _______ away in the past.

A. had thrown B. will be throwing C. were throwing D. would have thrown

31. What we expect from you is working hard ________ hardly working.

A. less than B. rather than C. as well as D. as much as

32. While waiting for the opportunity to get ________. Henry did his best to perform his duty.

A. promote B. promoted C. promoting D. to promote

33. It’s our hope that we will play a greater role in the market place and, _______, supply more jobs.

A. however B. anywhere C. therefore D. otherwise

34. Shakespeare’s writing is still popular today. It has really ________ the test of time.

A. failed B. stood C. taken D. conducted

35. ---I get at least half an hour of exercise almost every day.

---Oh great! _________.

A. Good luck B. Cheer up C. Same to you D. Keep it up

第二节 完形填空：

In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded that a(n) 36 might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I 37 .

Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I 38 to catch a taxi to my 39 and settle in. Next morning, I took another 40 to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. 41 I went to a café to have lunch, but all the tables were 42 . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can 43 my table.”

I gratefully sat down with the 44 lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the 45 drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn’t 46 a car, and hadn’t realized how 47 taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, don’t use any more taxis. I’m retired and it would be my pleasure to 48 you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn’t put her to that 49 , but she brushed aside my protests (反对). She asked me where I was 50 and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the 51 time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to 52 alone. At the end of the day, she 53 to take me back to my accommodation. I 54 her money but she refused to take any.

I’ll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her 55 , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

36. A. holiday B. ceremony C. operation D. experiment

37. A. kept B. went C. dropped D. knocked

38. A. intended B. promised C. managed D. deserved

39. A. hospital B. company C. university D. accommodation

40. A. colleague B. passenger C. suitcase D. taxi

41. A. Instead B. First C. Later D. Once

42. A. classified B. occupied C. decorated D. painted

43. A. share B. reserve C. set D. possess

44. A. old B. poor C. innocent D. stubborn

45. A. journey B. meal C. speech D. interview

46. A. donated B. repaired C. hired D. guided

47. A. convenient B. worthwhile C. unfortunate D. expensive

48. A. inspire B. entertain C. call D. drive

49. A. business B. argument C. trouble D. challenge

50. A. working B. staying C. moving D. shopping

51. A. appointed B. limited C. favorite D. regular

52. A. digest B. explore C. perform D. calculate

53. A. forgot B. refused C. returned D. preferred

54. A. sent B. lent C. offered D. owed

55. A. confidence B. dignity C. curiosity D. kindness

第三部分：阅读理解

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A. stop using batteries B. finish your homework on time

C. remember your teachers’ instructions D. get your room tidied on your way home

57. A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to _______.

A. repair your TV B. organize your homework

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58. You can get your Mr. H for ________.

A. $499 B. $299 C. $199 D. $99

59. Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?

A. On a notice board B. In a company brochure

C. On a teenage website D. In a college newspaper

B

Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝) ---either recorded or real---may even prevent elephants from damaging farmers’ crops.

Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next, Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.

From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.

Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn’t tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trails with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.

60. We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of _______.

A. loud noises B. some crops C. video cameras D. angry bees

61. As mentioned in the passage, Lucy ________.

A. works by herself in Africa

B. needs to test more elephant groups

C. has stopped elephants eating crops

D. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms

62. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?

A. To record the sound of bees.

B. To make a video of elephants.

C. To see if elephants would run away

D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.

63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.

B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.

C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.

D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.

C

You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible (有形的) things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.

These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”---the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent.

Some of the collections are fairly common---records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful---branches that have fallen from trees, for example. But they all reveal (显露) a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.

Others on the way include “The Museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.” These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of the “The Museum Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.

Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points: the beginning or end of adolescence---“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,” says one. Other p