2014年重慶市高考英語(yǔ)試卷

1、2014 年重慶市高考英語(yǔ)試卷一、單項(xiàng)填空（共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15 分）請(qǐng)從 A、 B、C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).1（1 分） A smile costs _ but gives much（）Aanything Bsomething Cnothing Deverything 2（1 分） Why not stay here a little longer？ _but I really have to go（）ANever mindBId love toCPleased to meet you DI cant find any reason3（1 分

2、）Ive ordered some pizza，so we_ worry about cooking when we gethome tired（）AcantBdare not Cneednt Dmay not4（1 分） Youd better write down her phone number before you _ it（）AforgetBare forgettingCforgotDwill forget5（ 1 分）The producer comes regularly to collect the cameras_ to our shop forquality problem

3、s（）AreturningBreturnedCto return Dto be returned6（1 分） I cant tell you _ way to the Wilsons because we dont have _ Wilsonhere in the village（）Athe ； a Ba；/ C a； theD the；/7（1 分） She drove so fastat the turn that the car almost went _ theroad（）AonBalongC fromDoff8（ 1 分）James has just arrived，but I di

4、dnt know he _ until yesterday（）Awill comeBwas coming C had comeDcame9（1 分）Well reach the sales targets in a month_we set at the beginning of the1year（）AwhichBwhereCwhenDwhat10（ 1 分） I spent two weeks in London last summer Then you must have visited the British Museum during your stay ，_ you？（）Amustn

5、t BhaventCdidntDhadnt11（ 1 分） Group activities will be organized after class _ children develop teamspirit （）Ahelping Bhaving helpedChelpedDto help12（1 分） Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday？ Yeah， but I have no idea _ he did it ； thats one of his favoriteuniversitie

6、s（）AwhenBwhy C that Dhow13（ 1 分） It was John who broke the window Why are you talking to me as ifI_it？（）Ahad doneBhave doneC didDam doing14（ 1 分） Half an hour later ，Lucy still couldnt get a taxi _ the bus had droppedher（）Auntil BwhenC although D where15（ 1 分） Jack，Id like to have your opinions abou

7、t my written report _But I have one suggestion（）AThats a good ideaBYouare modestCit looks fine to meDYou should check it first二、完形填空（共2 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）請(qǐng)閱讀下面兩篇短文，掌握大意，然后從16-35 各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出最佳選2項(xiàng)16（18 分）Five months after my husband Steve diedI woke up one morning to the maddening s

8、ound of a leaking faucet （ 水龍頭 ）I knew it needed repairs badly，but it（ 16）me so much just to think of it All our（ 17）life I was theartist ， bringing to our house muchimaginationSteve was the（18）oneHe had a real gift for handling chores（家務(wù)活）（19）me from unpleasant repair jobsBut how could such a good

9、man have his life cut short so suddenly!I had been so sadand angry that I completely（20）the houseThat leaky faucet somehowawakened me to the fact thatI now had to（ 21）the challenge of getting things fixedI got a workman named AhmedEntering the house， he stopped before a picture ofSteve and me Doesnt

10、 your husband（22）this kind of work？ heasked Its not hard He died months ago When he was alive，he did all the repair jobs（23），I said quietlyAhmed looked at me（24）but didnt reply He fixed the faucet，adjustedthe dishwasher door，and replaced a showerheadApparently he was gifted as Stevehad beenHe did （a

11、n） （25）job I asked him to name his feeNo charge，Maamhesaid My father died early，and the neighbors helped my family throughBy fixing a faucet， Ahmed mended my soulAlthough I would sure carry the pain of（ 26）with me along ，Ahmed reminded me of the abundant （27）inthe world 16AhurtBpuzzledC costDdisappo

12、inted17AseparateBsharedC spiritualDsocial18AactiveBbaringC carelessDpractical19AattractingBshelteringC drivingDprohibiting20AignoredBhatedC cleanedDmissed321Acome up withBface up toC look forward toD step awayfrom22AbeginBcheckC likeDfind23AgratefullyBfirmlyC bravelyDwonderfully24AstrangelyBinnocent

13、lyC painfullyDsympathetically25AterribleBexcellentC importantDdangerous26AlossBfailureC fearDregret27AfriendshipBdevotionC kindnessDjustice28（12 分）Cultural difference occur wherever you goWhen visiting another country you should beaware of those differences and（28）them Here are some （ 29）onhow to fi

14、t in Every traveler to a foreign country feels （30）at some pointWhat you docan make locals laughYour best defense is a sense of （31）If you can laughoff eating with thewrong hand in India，locals willwarm toyou asthatcrazyforeigner Wearing proper clothes is important too（32）locals will judge you by wh

15、atyou wear In some Middle Eastern countries， exposing your flesh is （33），especially if you are a womanSo leave your torn jeans at homeAlso be cautious about expressing （34）Getting angry in Southeast Asia justmakes you look sillyIn some countries it is（35）to kiss in public28ArejectBreciteCrespectDrem

16、ove29AplansBtipsCargumentsDchoices30AunsafeBexcitedCsatisfiedDawkward3l A reliefBbelongingChumorDdirection32AbutBforCsoDor33AforbiddenBallowedCexpectedDtolerated34AemotionsBconcernCinterestDviews435AnaturalBadvisableCunwiseD unnecessary三、閱讀理解（共5 小題；每小題 8 分，滿分 40 分）請(qǐng)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最

17、佳選項(xiàng)36（ 8 分） I was never very neat， while my roommate Kate was extremely organized Each of her objects had its place，but mine always hid somewhere She even labeled （貼標(biāo)簽 ） everything I always looked for everythingOver time， Kate got nearer and I got messierShe would push my dirty clothing over，and I w

18、ould lay my books on her tidy deskWe both got tired of each otherWar broke out one eveningKate came into the roomSoon，I heard her screaming， Take your shoes away!Why under my bed!Deafened，I saw my shoes flying at meI jumped to my feet and started yelling She yelled back louderThe room was filled wit

19、h angerWe could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone callKate answered itFrom her end of the conversation，I could tell right away her grandma was seriously illWhen she hung up， she quickly crawled （爬 ） under her covers， sobbingObviously，that was something she should not go th

20、rough phone All of a sudden， a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart，Slowly，I collected the pencils，took back the books，made my bed，cleaned the socks and swept the floor ，even on her sideI got so into my work that I even didnt noticed Kate had sat upShe was watching，her tears dried and her ex

21、pression one of disbelief Then， she reached out her hands to grasp mineI looked up into her eyesShe smiled at meThanksKate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the yearWe didnt always agree，but we learned the key to living together：giving incleaning up and holding on36What made Kate angry one even

22、ing？AShe couldnt find her books5BShe heard the author shouting loudC，She got the news that her grandma was illDShe saw the authors shoes beneath her bed37The author tidied up the room most probably becauseAshe was scared by Kates angerBshe hated herself for being so messyCshe wanted to show her care

23、Dshe was asked by Kate to do so38How is Paragraph I mainly developed？ABy analyzing causesBBy showing differencesCBy describing a processDBy following time order 39What might be the best title for the story ？AMy Friend KateBHard Work Pays OffCHow to Be OrganizedDLearning to Be Roommates40（8 分）There h

24、ave always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise Some people believe that they cant help putting an weight as they get older，while others hold that if they stop exercising，their muscles will turn into fat Here are some more myths Ill never lose weight I c

25、ome from a fat familyWrong!While we cant change the body type we are born with ，we cant blame our genes for making us fatTheres plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families， and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercise too littleI am fat because I burn ca

26、lories slowlyWrong!Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism（新陳代謝）In fact，although fat people6consume more energy than slim people， they also fail to realize how much they eat Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake mom accurately Exercise is boringWrong!Anything will become bo

27、ring if you do it repetitively The key is to develop a balanced andvaried program thats fun as well as progressiveIf you enjoy a Sunday walk，take a different mute If you do yoga，try a tai chi classIf you like swiping，set yourself a distance or timechallengeNo pain， no gainWrong!Exercise is not meant

28、 to hurt Indeed， pain is you body telling you somethings wrong，and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injuryYou may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly， but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relativ

29、ely quickly If they dont ，rest and seek medical advice40What does the author think about being fat？AIt is the family genes that make people fatBPeople are fat because they consume too little energyCA diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fatDIt is the consequence of peoples unbalanced l

30、ifestyle41According to the author，how can we make exercise mom interesting？ABy taking varied exerciseBBy choosing simple exerciseCBy doing regular exerciseDBy sticking to outdoor exercise42What is the authors opinion aboutNo pain ，no gainin exercising？AKeeping lit is essentially a painful experience

31、BExercise should be stopped if continuous pain is feltCPain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal7DGetting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body43What is the purpose of the passage？ATo declare the importance of keeping litBTo clarify some misconceptions about fatness and

32、 exerciseCTo confirm what has long been believed about keeping fitDTo explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise44（ 8 分） The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatlySadly，biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial a

33、id we simply weigh too much ，and all our mm pushes down through our relatively small feet，resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sinkHowever，several types of animals can walk on waterOne of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus，a lizard（蜥蜴） native to Central and South

34、 AmericaIt can run across water for a distance of several meters，avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the waters surface with its feet The lizard will take as many as 20steps per second to keep moving forwardFor humans to do this，wed need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to c

35、reateadequatehitting But fortunately there is an alternative：cornflour By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water （and it does take a lot ），you can create anon Newtonianliquid that doesnt behave like normal water Now，if the surface of the water is hit hard enough，particles（微粒） in the

36、water group together for a moment to make the surface hard Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step，and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick liquid of cornflour Fun though all this may sound， its still rather messy md better mad about in theory than carried ou

37、t in practice ，if you must do it ，then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink and take a shower afterward!44Walking on water hasnt become a reality mainly because humans Aare not interested in it8Bhave biological limitationsChave not invented proper toolsDare afraid to make an attempt4

38、5What do we know about Basiilius basilicus from the passage？AIt is light enough to walk on waterBIts huge feet enable it to stay above waterCIt can runacross water at a certain speedDIts unique skin keeps it from getting wet in watch46，What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage？A

39、To create a thick liquidBTo turn the water into solidCTo help the liquid behave normallyDTo enable the water to rove rapidly47What is the authors attitude toward the idea of humanswalking on water ？A，It is risky but beneficialIlIt is interesting and worth trying CIt is crazy md cannot become a reali

40、tyDIt is impractical thigh theoretically possible48（ 8 分） One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest，the next， the air was charged with tension The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed I urged the elephant deeper into the forest We sounded like a fo

41、rest fire crackling，snapping，trailblazingBut through all the noise came a sharp wanting cryThe elephant stopped and we heard it again the tell tale call of a spotted deerI looked quickly mound the shadows of the forest Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches，beneath which the patchwork （交錯(cuò)） of

42、green plants and shadow within shadows would make tiger stripes （條紋） look more attractiveApart from an occasional noise from the elephants stomach，the forest wins silentGradually，the tension slipped from our bodiesThe elephant seized a nearby branch9and put it into her mouth I roached forward and ge

43、ntly moved my hand over the elephants neck； there was a soft part，free of wrinkles and hairs，behind her ear This was my fourth time to sense the aura of the forest in Corbett，although I saw no tigers in the endLocated at the foot of the Himalayan mountains，Corbett is home to about 135Bengal tigers，b

44、ut the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts （ 出沒處），a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarityStill，I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the earIf I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger， I could have gone to a zoo After all ，spotting tigers mealy confirms their beauty ； ba

45、cking them can make you aware of something more48Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm？AThe elephant stoppedBA spotted deer calledCThe elephant seized a branchDThe forest was silent for a while49The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly byAdescribing various soundsB

46、comparing different animalsClisting different activitiesDintroducing various plants50What does the underlined partto sense the auramost probably mean？ATo see the diversityBTo enjoy the sceneryCTo feel the atmosphereDTo experience the freedom51How does the author feel after several visits to Corbett？

47、ASeeing a Bengal tiger is quite thrillingBIt is very timeconsuming to travel in CorbettCIt is really worthwhile to study the animals in CorbettDThe process of finding Bengal tigers is most appealing1052（ 8 分） Its generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and a

48、ttitudesThey recycle their garbage because they care about the environment They pay $5for a caramel brul latte because they like expensive coffee drinksIts undeniable that behavior comes from our inner dispositions（性情），but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are，as suggested by th

49、e social psychologist Daryl BernBy observing our own behaviorWe can be strangers to ourselves If we knew our own minds，why would we need to guess what our preferences are from our behavior？ If our minds were an open book，we wouldknow exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes Actu

50、ally，we often need to look to our behavior to figure out who we are Moreover ，we dont just use our behavior to learn about our particular types of character we infer characters that werent there before Our behavior is oftenshaped by little pressures around us，which we fail to recognize Maybe we recy

51、cle because our wives and neighbors would disapprove if we didntMaybe we buy lattes in order to impress the people around usWe should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner dispositionWhatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make，people become what they d

52、o ， though it may not be in compliance （符 合） with their true desiresTherefore，we should all bear in mind Kurt Vonneguts advice：We are what we pretend to be， so we must be careful about what we pretend to be 52According to the passage，personalities and attitudes are commonly believed toAdetermine ones behav