2014年湖北省英语高考真题.doc

. 选择题 （本大题共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个可以填入题中空白处的最佳选项。未选、错选或多选均不得分。1. Your English is excellent！_.A. Just so so B. No, my English is poorC. Thank you D. You are right2. Remember to telephone me when you arrive.OK, _.A. I must B. I will C. I should D. I can3. Hi, Peter! Shall we go out for a picnic this weekend?_.A. Good ideaB. Yes, pleaseC. No, thanksD. Never mind4. Excuse me, Im a visitor to this city. I get lost. _A. Sorry. B. Thats OK. C. What can I do for you? D. Nice to meet you.5. Yesterday，I _ an exciting TV program when she came in.A. watched B. was watchingC. had watchedD. am watching6. I have been to the palace four times _ 2000.A. since B. after C. in D. before7. They are looking forward to _ a good result after a long time of hard work.A. get B. getting C. be getting D. have got8. The child is sleeping, and would you please _ TV a little?A. turn on B. turn up C. turn down D. turn off9. Can you _ the differences between American English and British English?A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell10. In our class, we have only two _.A. woman teacher B. woman teachersC. women teacher D. women teachers11. My new camera isnt like Bills, but it is almost the same as _.A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself12. They tried hard, but _ could answer the question.A. all B. none C. some D. everybody13. _ it is to have a game of basketball after a day of study at school!A. What a fun B. How fun C. What fun D. How a fun14. There is _ old phone on the table. _ phone is hers.A. an; The B. the; An C. a; The D. the; The15. Excuse me, _ does it take me to the railway station?Its twenty minutes walk.A. how often B. how many C. how long D. how much16. The soup smells _. I would like to drink it.A. bad B. hot C. terrible D. nice17. All the students are going to the park except _.A. he and I B. him and IC. him and me D. he and me18. Neither Tim nor Jim _ from Britain. They are from Australia.A. is B. were C. are D. was19. He has never had enough money to afford a house, _ he?A. has B. hasnt C. does D. doesnt20. After learning the grammar rules, we went on _ exercises.A. to do B. done C. do D. DidPassage TwoI live in a small village in the country. My wife and I run the village shop. We have a very peaceful life, boring, some might say, but we love it. I have plenty of time for my hobbiesgardening, fishing, and walking in the countryside, but it wasnt always like this. I used to have a very stressful job, till late in the office every evening and often bringing work home on the weekend. The advertising world is very competitive (竞争激烈的) . I had no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure, I used to smoke and drink too much. The trouble came when my wife decided to leave me. She complained she never saw me. And I had no time for a family life. This made me realize what was really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back and start a new and better life together.56. The writer of the passage is _.A. a shop owner B. a fisherman C. a clerk in an office D. a manager of a company57. In the writers opinion, life in the country is _.A. satisfying B. boring C. stressful D. competitive58. The man used to smoke and drink too much, as he _.A. was in a big troubleB. enjoyed smoking and drinkingC. often had dinners with his customersD. wanted to forget the pressure from work59. Why did the mans wife want to leave him?A. He drank too much.B. They had little time together.C. He complained a lot.D. They never talked things through.60. Which means the most important to the man?A. Family.B. Business.C. Hobby.D. Job.Passage ThreeDear Xiaojun,I hope you are very well. Im fine, but tired. Right now it is the summer vacation and Im helping my Dad on the farm. August is the hottest month here. It is the time of year for the rice harvest, so every day I work from morning until dark. Sometimes we go on working after dark by the lights of our tractors (拖拉机) . We grow rice in the south of the States, but in the north where it is colder they grow wheat. We have a lot of machines on the farm. Although the farm is large, my Dad has only two men working for him. But he employs more men for the harvest.My brother takes care of the vegetable garden. It doesnt often rain in the summer here. As a result, we have to water the vegetable garden. Every evening we pump water from a well. It then runs along channels to different parts of the garden.Most Saturday evenings there is a party, even at harvest time. We cook meat on an open fire outside. Its great! Americans eat a lot of meattoo much in my opinion. Some of my friends drink beer. I dont, because I have to drive home after the party.In your letter you asked about the time in different areas of the States. There are five different time areas in the States. In my state we are fourteen hours behind Beijing time. How many different time areas do you have in China?Well, I must stop and get some sleep. Please give my regards to your parents.Best wishes,Charlie61. How does Charlie usually feel in August? A. Cold. B. Drunk. C. Tired. D. Disappointed.62. If they dont have enough rain for vegetables, Charlies brother will try to get water from _.A. a lakeB. a machineC. a channelD. a well63. In Charlies opinion, the Americans _.A. should cook meat on an open fireB. should have more vegetablesC. should have less meatD. should drink less beer64. Different from Charlie, boys in Beijing _.A. go to bed laterB. see the sunrise earlierC. enjoy more rain in summerD. know nothing about time areas65. By saying “Please give my regards to your parents”, Charlie wants Xiaojun to _.A. be nice to his parents B. pay his parents a visitC. stop reading the letter D. say hello to his parents for himPassage FourStanford University is a world famous university. But you may not know its founding is connected with a president of Harvard University.Many years ago, an old couple called on the president of Harvard University without telling him in advance (提前) . The president received them unwillingly (不情愿地) .Judging from their clothes, the president regarded them as poor people. The old woman said that their son had studied in Harvard University for a year but he passed away because of an unexpected accident. They wanted to build a building to honor him. The president wasnt moved and he felt funny. He told them, “You dont know how much will be needed for a building. The building in our school is more than $7,500,000.” The old lady was silent. The president felt more unhappy and funny. The old lady turned to her husband, “Only $7,500,000 is enough for a building. Why dont we build a university in memory of our son?”In this way, the Stanfords left Harvard University for California; there they built Stanford University in memory of their son. This thing is regarded as the most regretful in Harvard Universitys history.66. The passage talks about _.A. an unexpected accidentB. the death of a student from HarvardC. an old couples visit to a universityD. the founding of a world famous university67. The president from Harvard University received the couple _.A. kindlyB. happilyC. with careD. without respect68. The underlined phrase “passed away” (in Para.3) means “_”.A. died B. got hurt C. left D. got lost69. Why did the old lady become silent?A. She felt regretful.B. She didnt have so much money.C. She was going to make a new decision.D. She decided to leave Harvard University.70. The story is a good example to show that _.A. we should be respectful to parentsB. we should be friendly to old peopleC. we shouldnt judge people by their wordsD. we shouldnt judge people by what they wearPassage FiveThe names of certain places in the United States make people think of big businesses. Detroit, a city in Michigan, means cars. Texas means oil. Wall Street in New York City means the stock (股票) market and “big money”.There is another place name that is well-known in the U.S. That is Madison Avenue. Madison Avenue in New York is the place where many advertising companies have their offices. And advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America.The same kinds of things are produced and sold by many different companies in the U.S. Many different companies sell cars, many others sell oil. Many different companies sell soap, tires (轮胎), and so on. Each company wants the public to buy its products. By advertising these companies make the public interested in what they want to sell.Each company pays advertisers to tell the public about its products. Suppose a company has a new breakfast cereal that it wants to sell. In an advertising office on Madison Avenue plans are made for telling the public about this product. The advertising compan