（湖南卷）高考英语分类汇编（高考真题+模拟新题）

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01[2014•湖南卷]

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbest

fitsthecontext.

ThesummerbeforeIwentofftocollege,Mumstoodmeinherusualspotbehind

theironingboard（烫衣板）andsaid,“Payattention:I'mgoingtoteachyouto

i•ron.，，

Mumclearlyexplainedher36forthislesson.Iwasgoingtobe37

andneededtolearnthisvitalskill.Also,Iwouldbemeetingnewpeople,and

properlyironedclotheswouldhelpmemakeagood38.

“Learntoironashirt,“Mumsaid,“andyoucanironanything.”

Butironingshirtswasnot39work.Itdidn，tmakeuseoflongmuscles

weusedtothrowabaseball,anditwasn，ta40operationlikeice-skating.

Ironingwaslikedrivingacaronastreetthathasastopsignevery10feet.

Moreover,anironproducedsteamanditcarriedanelementof41.Ifyoutouched

thewrongpartofit,you'dgetburnt.Ifyouforgottoturnitoffwhenyou42,

youmightburndownthehouse.

Asfortechnique,Mum43metobeginwiththeflatspacesoutwards,always

pushingtheironforwardintowrinkled（有褶皱的）parts.Collarshadtobedoneright.

Mumsaidtheywereclosetoyourface,whereeveryonewould44them.

Overtheyears,I'velearnedtoironshirtsskilfully,whichgivesmeasense

of45.WhateverfailuresIsufferinmylife,anironedshirttellsmeIam

goodatsomething.46,throughironingI*velearnedthemethodforsolving

eventhemosttroublesomeproblems."47wrinklesoneatatime,“asMummight

havesaid,“andbeforelongeverythingwillgetironedout.”

36.A.reasonsB.rules

C.emotionsD.methods

37.A.helpfulB.confident

C.powerfulD.independent

38.A.conclusionB.suggestion

C.impressionD.observation

39.A.usefulB.easy

C.specialD.suitable

40.A.directB.single

C.smoothD.strange

41.A.doubtB.pressure

C.surpriseD.danger

42.A.wentawayB.felldown

C.jumpedoffD.lookedup

43.A.taughtB.chose

C.forcedD.sent

44.A.touchB.design

C.seeD.admire

45.A.honestyB.freedom

C.justiceD.pride

46.A.InsteadB.Besides

C.OtherwiseD.However

47.A.MakeupB.Dealwith

C.AskforD.Relyon

【要点综述】本篇是一篇夹叙夹议类文章。即将上大学独立生活的作者在妈妈的教导

下学会了熨烫衣服，这给作者带来了很多好处。

36.A根据第二段的后两句可知，这些都是妈妈要给作者上这一课的原因。

37.D根据第一段的“ThesummerbeforeIwentofftocollege…”可知，作者就

要上大学过“独立的”生活了。

38.C穿上熨烫过的衣服能使作者给别人留下美好的“印象”。

39.B本段从熨烫衣服的力度、速度和注意事项等几个方面谈到熨烫衣服的难处，可

见这不是一件“容易的”工作。

40.C此处谈到熨烫衣服的力度。根据空后的likeice-skating可知，熨烫衣服既不

像投掷棒球那样需要大块的肌肉，也不像滑冰那样“平稳”。

41.D根据下文的语境“如果你碰到了不该碰的地方，你就会被烫伤”可知，熨斗产

生蒸汽，可能使你看不清楚而导致“危险”。

42.A根据上下文可知，忘记关掉熨斗可能会烧坏房子。这个过程需要很长一段时间，

因此，应该是“离开”时忘记关掉熨斗了。

43.A本段谈到妈妈所教的技术。妈妈告诉作者，从平坦的地方向外熨，慢慢熨到有

褶皱的地方。第一段的“…'Payattention:Tmgoingtoteachyoutoiron.'”是提

Zj\o

44.C衣领靠近面部，是大家都会“看见”的地方。

45.D多年来，作者学会了熟练地熨烫衣服，这给作者带来了“自豪感”。

46.B这种自豪感表现在两个方面：一方面是无论生活中遇到什么失败和挫折，熨烫

衣服告诉作者他还有某种强项；另一方面，通过熨烫衣服，作者已经学会了解决那些最为麻

烦的问题的方法。此空是指第二个方面，用besides表示“除此之外”。

47.B此处表示上文提到的解决问题的方法：一次“对付”一个褶皱，用不了多久，

所有的褶皱都会被烫平。dealwith对付，处理；makeup编造，化妆；askfor请求，要

求；relyon依赖，依靠。

[2014•长沙一调]

Ihaveacousinwho'safarmer.Ifyousawhimonmarketdaywithhisoldboots

andwornhat,youmightthinkhewasatramp（流浪汉）.Buthe'seitherbuyingor

selling21forthousandsofpounds.Hedoesn'thavealuxuriouslifestyle,but

thefarmhouse,dozensofacresofland,machinery,cattle,chickenandcropsmust

beworthafortune.Youmightdescribehimasa22man,buthedoesn'tlooklike

that.

Myfatherownedashopsellingnewspapers,cigarettes,birthdaycards,toys,

booksandmagazines.Theshop弟acomfortablelifeforus,butweweren，trich.

Theonlyluxurywasthatmyfatherownedacarwhenmostpeopleinourtowncouldn*t

affordone,2（professionalssuchasdoctorsandlawyers.

Mypointisthat25canbemisleading.Youoftencan，t26therichfrom

thewaytheylook.

IoncemetRichardBranson,theVirginAirlinestycoon（巨头）.He'd27ahot

balloonacrosstheAtlanticandlandedintheIrishsea.Whenhewasrescued,hewas

wearingjeans,aT-shirtandasneaker.You'd28haveguessedhewasa

multimillionaire.

AndrewBruce,the11thEarl（伯爵）ofElgin,29agroupofpresspeopleto

hisluxurioushomeinScotland.His30,the7thEarlofElginwasfamousfor

removingandtransportingtoBritainpricelesssculpturesfromtheParthenon,avery

famoustempleinGreece.Theso-calledElginMarblescanbeseenintheBritishMuseum.

TheEarl'scastlewas31cold,despiteafireburninginthehearth（壁炉）.He

explainedtous,"I'msorryit'ssocold,butyoushouldknowthatagentleman's

houseisalwayscold.”

Thereyouhaveit：32doesn，talwaysbringcomfort.

21.A.eggsB.foods

C.cattleD.fruits

22.A.wealthyB.poor

C.goodD.successful

23.A.offeredB.provided

C.suppliedD.gave

24.A.besidesB.including

C.aswellasD.apartfrom

25.A.thingsB.facts

C.appearancesD.faces

26.A.sayB.tell

C.recognizeD.judge

27.A.madeB.driven

C.boughtD.flown

28.A.perhapsB.neither

C.neverD.rather

29.A.allowedB.permitted

C.demandedD.invited

30.A.forefatherB.father

C.grandfatherD.father-in-law

31.A.frozenB.freezing

C.surprisingD.surprised

32.A.healthB.wealth

C.luckD.poverty

【语篇导读】有钱的堂兄看上去像是流浪汉，商业巨头穿着简朴，伯爵家里冬天冰冷，

通过以上这些可以说明：有钱并不一定带来舒适。

21.C根据thousandsofpounds及下文“…butthefarmhouse,dozensofacresof

land,machinery,cattle,chickenandcropsmustbeworthafortune.”可矢口,作者

的堂兄是一个农民，他在市场上做关于牛的生意，故选C项。

22.A根据“・・・thefarmhouse,dozensofacresofland,machinery,cattle,

chickenandcropsmustbeworthafortune.中beworthafortune的提示可判断他

很富有，但样子显得像是一个流浪汉，故选A项。

23.B根据“Myfatherownedashopsellingnewspapers,cigarettes,birthday

cards,toys,booksandmagazines.”可知父亲的商店出售日常生活用品，他以此赚钱给

家人提供舒适的生活，故选B项。

24.D除了像医生和律师这样的人以外，作者的父亲是镇里为数不多的拥有车的人。

apartfrom意为“除...之外”，符合语境，故选D项。

25.C堂兄其实很富有，但样子显得像是流浪汉；作者家里也不穷，但样子显得不富

有。由此作者认为：外表(appearance)会误导人。故选C项。

26.B外表会误导人，所以你不能常常从外表判断出一个人是否有钱。tell此处意为

“判断”，符合语境，故选B项。

27.D根据动作的宾语是热气球(ahotballoon)可判断选D项。flown是fly的过去

分词，意为“放飞，飞行”。

28.C一个商业巨头获救的时候穿着简朴，所以你永远也想不到他是一个千万富翁。

由此语境可判断选C项。

29.DAndrewBruce伯爵邀请一些记者来到他奢华的家里。由此语境可判断选D项。

30.AAndrewBruce是第11代伯爵，第7代伯爵自然是他的祖先了，故选A项。

31.B根据“…despiteafireburninginthehearth(壁炉)…”和“'I'msorry

it'ssocold…”可推断他家里当时冷得出奇，故选B项。

32.BAndrewBruce伯爵很有钱，但家里冷得令人不舒服，所以财富(wealth)并非总

能给人带来舒适。由此可判断选B项。

[2014•湖南十三校联考]

Thanksgivingwastwoweeksaway.Myson,Bruce,livedjustanhouraway,soI

couldalways?汁myson，sfamily.Iwasplanningthemenuasthephonerang.

ItwasBruce'swife,Elsa.

“Wewantyoutobeour“thisyear,“Elsasaid."It'stoomuchworkfor

you,Mum.Youcomedownhereandletus28you.”

Iwasshocked,29,andmostofallhurt.Thanksgivingwasalwaysatmyhouse.

30theydidn'twantanypartofmyThanksgiving."Ijustwon'tcome,“Isaid,

andhungup.Itriedtodistractmyselfwithhousework,butitwasnouse.Muchas

I31toadmitit,Elsahadapoint.I'dstartedmyownThanksgivingtraditions

whenIgotmarried.Icouldn，tverywellblameherforwantingtodothesame.

WitheverythinginmycaronThanksgivingmorning,IstartedofftoBruce*shouse.

AnyonepassingmeontheroadwouldprobablythinkIwasalwaysjustaguestat

Thanksgiving.Theydidn'tknowI'dbeenfiredasthe32.

Atthehousemyson'sfamilypulledmeinside.IhelpedElsaandBruce33

thefood.Thenallthreeofuswentoutintothelivingroomwherethekidswere.

Itold34abouttheirdadwhenhewaslittlethatVdtoldahundredtimes,but

somehownowtheywerefunnierthanever.Wheneverythingwasreadywe35inthe

diningroomfortheholidaymeal.

It36youdon'tneedgrandmother'shouseforThanksgiving.Beingaguest

atThanksgivinghasa(n).7allitsown.Thanksgivingiswherevergrandmagoes.

26.A.countonB.bringup

C.comeintoD.getby

27.A.cookB.guest

C.teacherD.friend

28.A.careB.help

C.treatD.respect

29.A.nervousB.amazed

C.frightenedD.confused

30.A.ClearlyB.Generally

C.FinallyD.Gradually

31.A.failedB.hated

C.learnedD.desired

32.A.cookB.grandma

C.workerD.host

33.A.prepareB.eat

C.buyD.sell

34.A.notesB.stories

C.listsD.plans

35.A.mixedB.remained

C.gatheredD.stayed

36.A.putsoutB.worksout

C.setsoutD.turnsout

37.A.dreamB.programme

C.honourD.hope

【语篇导读】“有钱没钱，回家过年”是所有中国人的习俗。本文用作者的经历告诉

我们，还有另外一种度过节假日的方式，那就是去儿女家过节。

26.A由于相距仅有一个小时的车程，作者在感恩节能“指望”等到儿子一家人回家

过节。counton指望，依赖；bringup养育，教育，带大；comeinto进入，得到；getby

走过，应付，通过。

27.B根据下文"It'stoomuchworkforyou,Mum.可知，媳妇是想款待作者。

第四段的"Iwasalwaysjustaguest…”也有提示。

28.C媳妇的意思是：妈妈这么多年辛苦了，该儿女们款待她老人家了。

29.D作者认为，每年的感恩节都在自己家里，而现在一下子要去接受儿女的款待，

所以觉得自己成了一个无用的人，感到震惊、困惑和受到了伤害。

30.A在感恩节，不再要“我”亲自去款待别人，这一点是再“明显”不过了。

31.B尽管作者“不情愿”承认，但是还是觉得媳妇说得有道理。

32.D根据上文可知，作者要去儿子家做客，而实际上自己年年都是感恩节的“主人”，

所以觉得自己是一个被开除了“主人”资格的人。

33.A作者帮助儿子一家准备食物。

34.B作者给孙子们讲儿子小时候的故事。

35.C根据上文可知，作者和孙子们是在起居室，等一切准备就绪以后，大家应该是

“聚集”到餐厅。

36.D此处是作者节后的总结和感慨。turnout结果是，证明是；workout产生效果,

算出；setout出发，开始；putout放出，熄灭。

37.Chonour尊敬，荣幸，荣誉。此句是对全文的总结。

[2014•湖南三校模拟]

Samcamebackfromschoolwithbignewsoneday."Connorsaystheambassador

oftheUnitedStatescametoKaren'sKitchenat5：00pm,“he26excitedly.

“Andhehadamilkshake.AndConnorsavedhisstraw."ConnorisoneofSam，s

playmates;hismotherworksatKaren'sKitchen,asmallcafeinMutare.

Samcouldn，tstoptalkingaboutAmbassadorCharlesRay'svisit.MrRayhada

fameofbeingtotallyfriendly,27happilywithlocalpeopleontheInternet.

SamandConnordidn'tknowthat."Connorwasjusthappytohavethestraw,,,

saidSam,whowas28whenIdaredsuggesttheremayhavebeenmoretohistrip

toMutarethanmilkshake-tasting.

“That'swhatambassadorsdo,Mum,"hesaid29.'Tmgoingtowriteabout

itonmyblog.”

Samhadn，t30onhisblogbefore.Inoneofmyhurriedattemptsto31

thelackofcomputerlessonsinschool,I'dtaughthimwhatablogis.We'deven

writtenacoupleofposts.Thatmorning,SamwroteafewsentencesaboutRay's32.

Monthspassed.Sam[3interestinhisblog.Ithought:therewillbeenough

opportunitiesforsharinghisthoughtswhenheisolder.Butthenonemorningmy

husbandhurriedhomefromhisoffice.Wefoundtwo34belowSam'sblogpostfrom

theambassador：

“Themilkshakewasdelicious.”

“Bytheway,nexttimeI'minMutare,I'dbehappytosignthe35.”

Samwas36,Iwaspleased,too-thatlessoninblogshad37.Andnow

Samknewwhatambassadorsdo.

“Hegoesroundthecountryhavingmilkshakes,“Samsaid.

26.A.screamedB.predicted

C.explainedD.announced

27.A.communicatingB.exercising

C.understandingD.working

28.A.excitedB.proud

C.angryD.nervous

29.A.cheerfullyB.contentedly

C.deliberatelyD.impatiently

30.A.postedB.called

C.heldD.released

31.A.adduptoB.makeupfor

C.keepupwithD.putupwith

32.A.vacationB.break

C.tripD.visit

33.A.hadB.lost

C.tookD.became

34.A.gradesB.explanations

C.commentsD.remarks

35.A.blogB.post

C.strawD.milkshake

36.A.delightedB.moved

C.disappointedD.worried

37.A.paidbackB.paidoff

C.paidforD.paidout

【语篇导读】文章从一个孩子的角度谈到了大使的平易近人，同时也谈到了大人物对

小孩子的影响。

26.D根据文中的bignews可知选D。

27.A根据上下文可知，这位大使平易近人，喜欢与当地人在网上交流。

28.C呼应上文的excitedly。萨姆一直很兴奋，而母亲竟然认为大使到Mutare可能

不仅仅是为了品尝奶昔，这与下文萨姆的回答是相反的。所以萨姆感到很愤怒。

29.D对当时的萨姆来说，大使就是去品尝奶昔的，所以当妈妈有不同的观点的时候，

萨姆“不耐烦”地强调了一次。

30.A根据上一句的提示可知，此处是指在网上发帖子，写博客。

31.B“弥补”学校电脑课的不足。makeupfor弥补；addupto增加到；keepupwith

跟上；putupwith忍受。

32.D根据第二段首句的提示可判断选D项。

33.B几个月过去了仍没有回音，萨姆“失去”了兴趣。

34.C根据下文可知，这是来自于大使的两条评论。

35.C根据第一段的"'AndConnorsavedhisstraw.'"的提示可知，大使的意思

是要是知道孩子们会保留吸管的话，他会在吸管上签名的。

36.A根据下一句"Iwaspleased,too…”可知答案。

37.B母亲高兴的是，所有的努力都没有白费，这一课的教育取得了成功。payoff

取得成功；payback偿还（欠款）；payfor为...付款；payout付大笔款项。

[2014•湖南三校联考]

Fifteenyearsago,Iwasattendingathree-monthprogrammeforoverseaswork.

OnacoldDecemberevening,Iheadedouttoreturnseveralbookstotheuniversity

library.Whiletakingashortcut,Iapostedannouncement:"Todayfrom4：

00pmto6：00pm,JimmyCarter,theformerUSpresident,booksigning.Joinus!”

I27mywaytothemeetingroomandglimpsedawhite-hairedmanatalong

table.ItwasCarterwhowascarefullysigningapileofbooks.Idashedtothenearby

26,graspedCarter'sbookfromtheshelf,29thecashier,andranbackto

themeetingroom.AsIran,I30whatI'dsay,suchasarrangingwordsof31

andquestions.Thismeetingwastobeahighlightofmylife.Iwantedittobe32.

Isteppedinsidetheroomand33Carter.Iopenedmymouthandoutcame

nothing.

“MrCarter,wIfinallyshouted,“Iadmireyousomuch!”

“Why,thankyou,“hesaidkindlyandpolitely,slowlyopeningtothefront

cover."Andareyoua(n)34here?”

“Uh,no.”

Hewaitedforfurtherexplanation.I35searchedforsomethingtosayand

unbelievablymanagedacompletesentence.

aVmattendinga36.IamteachinginChina.”

Therewasapause,whichmeantIcoulddisplaysomeofmylanguageskill.But

forthelifeofme,Icouldn，tthinkofasinglewordtosayinmyownlanguage,

muchlessanother.

“Well,that'sgood,"hesmiled.“Iwishyouthebestofluck.”

Itookbackmybook,wanting§7tosaysomething.ButCarterhadstarted

tosignthepileofbooks.

26.A.gotacrossB.cameacross

C.filledupD.putup

27.A.showedB.gave

C.lostD.made

28.A.dinningroomB.classroom

C.supermarketD.bookstore

29.A.directedB.carried

C.paidD.took

30.A.preparedB.expected

C.doubtedD.recited

31.A.determinationB.admiration

C.strengthD.ability

32.A.suitableB.reasonable

C.perfectD.right

33.A.approachedB.left

C.visitedD.passed

34.A.waiterB.student

C.workerD.assistant

35.A.anxiouslyB.repeatedly

C.seriouslyD.excitedly

36.A.classB.lecture

C.meetingD.programme

37.A.hardlyB.surely

C.badlyD.simply

【语篇导读】如果一个平民有机会见到前总统，会有一番怎样的表现呢？作者在本文

中记叙了自己见前总统的经历。

26.B根据语境可知，作者是偶然发现(comeacross)这张海报的。getacross(使)

通过，被人了解；fill叩填写，装满；putup张贴。

27.D看到了海报，作者先去看看情况。makeone'swayto想方设法进入；giveone，s

wayto屈服于...；showone'swayto展现....；loseone'swayto找不到去....的路。

28.D根据第一段中最后一句的提示booksigning及上下语境可推测出作者最有可能

的是到附近的书店去买书。

29.C“冲”进书店，“拿”书，“付”款和“跑”回会议室，这是四个一气呵成的动

作。

30.A在买书来往的过程中，作者在“准备”着怎样跟前总统交谈。

31.B根据文中的“'…Iadmireyousomuch!可知答案。

32.C此事太重要，作者希望其“完美”。

33.A作者走了进去，走到前总统身边。

34.B根据第一段的athree-monthprogrammeforoverseaswork和tothe

universitylibrary可知，卡特可能认为作者是该大学的一名学生。

35.A作者好不容易喊出了两句话，可是卡特一提问，作者就只回答了“不”，看到

卡特等待着进一步的解释，作者非常“焦急地”寻找话语。

36.D根据第一段的“…attendingathree-monthprogramme…”可知答案。

37.Cbadly急切地。

[2014•湖南四校联考]

Thecar,runningalongthewell-litroad,nowsankindarkness.Ibrokethe

silenceonpurpose,26thatthedriverwastootiredtodrive."Whendoyou

gobackhomeintheevening?”"9o'clockafterthis27.““Thenwhendo

youcomeoutinthemorning?"I28anotherquestion."9o,clock,too-just

asifIworkedatanoffice.”

Hiseasinesssurprisedme,becauseeverytimeIrideataxi,whatIhearfrom

thedriverareonlycomplaintsthattheyhavetoworkfrommorningtillnight,it，s

hardtoearnmoney,they，reoften29bythepolice,orthattheirleadersare

seatedlazily,30thefruits.Butthisdrivertoldme,“Ifindittiringto

beasectionchief（值班领队）asIwasbefore.Ilikedrivingjustfor31.It's

fortunatethatIhardlydrive32apassenger.SoIearntwoorthreethousand

yuanamonthwithease.Yes,Inever33anemptytaxi.Ifitgoessouthwards,I

gonorthwards.Ifitgoesalonga34,Iturnintoanarrowstreet…”

Hiswordsshowedhissatisfactionwithhislifeandthepridehe35inhis

job.Suchfeelingsaresorareamongpeoplenowadaysasoxygeninhigh36.As

anancientsayinggoes,“Neitherjoyinmaterialgainsnorsadnessoverpersonal

difficulties（不以物喜，不以己悲）.”Howmanypeoplenowadayscanshowhighideals

bysimplelivingandgofarwithacalmmind?Icouldn，thelpfeelingcuriouswhen

findingsuchastateofmindinastrangeronacold37.

26.A.onconditionB.inorder

C.inbeliefD.forfear

27.A.nightB.trip

C.cycleD.process

28.A.threwoutB.gaveaway

C.madeupD.ledto

29.A.detectedB.ordered

C.finedD.seized

30.A.keepingB.tasting

C.enjoyingD.choosing

31.A.freedomB.pleasure

C.hobbyD.company

32.A.behindB.with

C.withoutD.beside

33.A.followB.admire

C.envyD.meet

34.A.routeB.path

C.railwayD.highway

35.A.madeB.held

C.caughtD.took

36.A.buildingsB.mountains

C.standardsD.heaven

37.A.morningB.moment

【语篇导读】作者在出租车上通过与司机的谈话，了解了一位司机与众不同的拉客之

法。

26.D天黑了，作者担心出租车司机疲倦而主动与他谈话，由语境可判断答案为D项。

27.B出租车司机的意思是拉完作者这一趟后就是9点钟了，也就回家了。

28.A作者问了一个问题，接着抛出第二个问题，由语境可判断选A项。throwout

意为“随口说出”，符合语境。

29.C作者平时遇到的情况是，很多司机抱怨赚钱难，因为经常被交警罚款。fine此

处意为“罚款”，符合语境。

30.C出租车司机忙着出车，而他们的领导却懒散地坐着享受他们的劳动成果。

31.B其他出租车司机抱怨，但这位出租车司机却喜欢出车，他认为这是一种乐趣，

故选B项。

32.C根据下文及该句中的fortunate可判断选C项。

33.A根据“Ifitgoessouthwards,Igonorthwards.w可推断他从不跟在空车后

面跑，故选A项。

34.D根据语境可判断此空应该与anarrowstreet相对应，故选D项。

35.D根据固定搭配takepridein可判断选D项。

36.B根据生活常识可知，高山上面氧气稀薄，故选B项。

37.C根据文章第——句“Thecar,runningalongthewell-litroad,sankin

darkness.v可判断故事发生在晚上。

[2014•长沙一联]

Whenevermykidshaveapartyatschool,Iamthemumwhoalwayssignsupto

bringthejuiceboxes.It'snotbecauseI'm16orthatIdon，tcareifmykids

haveagoodparty.Iamjustnotgoodatmakinghomemadebreadintoholiday-themed

shapeslikeothermothers.However,I'mhappytotry,eventhoughit'11takemea

longtimetodoit.

Peoplesaythathousewivesshouldhavethe"tomakedeliciousmeals,keep

theirhousesclean,and18everyminuteoftheirchildren'slife.Theirwords

usedtoupsetmealot.IfeltthatIshouldalsobeabletodothosethingsasa

housewife.SowhenIcouldn，tmaketheturkey-shapedcookies,I19feeling1ike

afailureasamum.

Aftermany20attemptsatbaking,andmanyafternoonsspentcryingovermy

inabilitiesasamother,Ifinallyacceptedthethatmylot（命运）inlife

istobethejuiceboxmum.Iworkedhardtobethe22oneintheelementary

school.Andafteroneofmydaughter'sclassparties,it23.Herteacherstopped

measIwasleavingandsaid,“Thankyousomuchforalwaysbringing24drinks.

Sometimesparentsforgetthatotherchildrenwillalsoclassparties,and

theyendupbeingleftoutbecausewedon'thaveenoughdrinksforeveryone.”

Ijustacceptedherappreciation,ratherthantellingherthatIbroughtextra

drinksbecauseIcould26rememberhowmanykidswereintheclass.Buther

appreciationtaughtmeanimportantlesson:I'mnotafailureasamum.

Noteveryoneiscutouttobea(n)27mum.Ibelieveit'sokaytobethe

juiceboxmum.Imaynotbakecookiesanddecoratethembeautifully,butIprovided

somethingtodrink.AndIthinkthat'sjustasimportant.

16.A.smartB.tired

C.lazy1).desperate

17.A.dreamB.ability

C.experienceD.tool

18.A.compareB.save

C.treasureD.teach

19.A.endedupB.wenton

C.insistedonD.setabout

20.A.failedB.careless

C.successfulD.useful

21.A.goalB.opinion

C.factD.impression

22.A.slowestB.best

C.worstD.quickest

23.A.stoodoutB.gotout

C.camebackD.paidoff

24.A.coldB.soft

C.extraD.fresh

25.A.attendB.hold

C.enjoyD.leave

26.A.alreadyB.always

C.everD.never

27,A.loyalB.clever

C.richD.able

【语篇导读】作者孩子班上举行聚会的时候，她因为不会做甜饼，所以总是选择带盒

装果汁。作者也因此得到了老师的感谢。

16.C根据下文However,I'mhappytotry,eventhoughit"11takemealong

timetodoit.”可知作者并非因为懒惰而总是报名帮女儿带盒装果汁。

17.B根据下文“IfeltthatIshouldalsobeabletodothosethingsasa

housewife."中beableto的提示可判断此处意为“家庭主妇应该有能力做可口的饭菜”。

18.C当母亲的家庭主妇们应该珍惜孩子生命中的每一分钟。

19.A作者以为自己会像别的家庭主妇一样有能力为孩子做好一切，所以当她为孩子

做不了小甜饼的时候，她会觉得自己是一个失败的母亲。endupdoing以……而告终。

20.A根据上文"SowhenIcouldn'tmaketheturkey-shapedcookies…”可判断

选A项，即“失败的尝试”。

21.C作者做不了甜饼，所以她只有接受这一个现实，即只能带盒装果汁，故选C项。

22.B根据workedhard可推断其目的是做到最好，故选B项。

23.D根据下文老师对作者的感谢可推断作者的努力得到了回报(paidoff),故选D

项。

24.C根据下文"…Ibroughtextradrinks…”中extra的提示可判断选C项。

25.A孩子们出席班级聚会。故选A项。

26.D作者因为不知道有多少孩子参加聚会，所以就多带了一些盒装果汁，故选D项。

27.D联系全文语境可判断此处应意为“能干的妈妈”。

[2014•湖南三校模拟]

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbest

fitsthecontext.

Ilovegardening.Theideaofplantingseeds,watchingtheir16andthen

eatingofourlabourdelightsme,whichiswhyIplantedagardenthisyear.

Itwasonlyoursecond17atagarden.Thelastonewehadwasmorethan

15yearsago.Beforethegrasswasin,IplantedeverythingIcouldthinkof,row

afterrow.Theproducehadcomeinthick,butsodidthe18!MykidsandIwould

19todigthroughtheweedstofindthegreenbeansandtomatoes.Itwaswork!

Maybethat*swhyittookmesolongtoattemptgardeningagain.

ThisyearIdecidedtobemore20.Weplantedtwotypesoftomatoes.Ialso

openedmyhometothreelittleones,childrenwhocametousthroughadoption.And

aswewatchedthesmallplantsgrow,we21theharvest.EverydayItookalook

atthegrowingplantsandinvitedournewchildrentodothesame22.

Assummerdaysstretchedtheirwarmrays,ourplantsandourfamily?3root

andgrew.Thenrealitysetin.Ourtomatoesgotbittenbyinsects.Ourchildrenhad

24,too,withbonding,beingabletotrustand?5theirhearts.Therewere

daysIquestionedifmyhardworkwasgoingtoproduceanythinggood.YetwhatI

/isthatbothgrowingagardenandgrowingafamilytaketime,dedicationand

patience.Bothareharderthanonewouldthink・・・butworththeeffort!

Assummercomestoanend,I'menjoyingmanyfinemealswithourproduce.I'm

alsoenjoyingthenew27facesaroundthetab