湖北省黄冈中学2014届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(含答案)

M: Time to eat!

W: Coming. Oh, I’m starving. [M: Good, good.] Oh yuck! What’s that? M: Ah, now don’t complain!

W: But what is it, and where is mom?

M: Now, mom put me in charge of dinner because she’s not feeling well tonight. W: But what is it ... and that smell!

M: It’s pizza. I just followed an old family recipe here, and...

W: Let me see that... Oh, Dad. [M: What?] You’re missing a page!

M: Oh, uh, well, uh ... well I couldn’t find the second page of the recipe, but don’t worry. I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of experience cooking. W: That’s not what mom says.

M: Well, wait, wait, here let me try a piece first. Here, let me, let me cool this off here. Ohhh, yeah. Oh, this is great stuff.

W: Yeah right. Why are you making that face?

M: Well, well, it’s just, just a little rich for me. That’s all.

W: Let me try it, dad. Uh. Dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides it’s burned. [M: Well ...] And what’s that?

M: Oh, well, well, that’s just part of my own adaptation to the recipe. I added some pumpkin. W: Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn’t go on pizza! (Text 10)

M: I retired about a year ago. I can’t say that I dislike retirement. But after working for thirty-five years, day after day, it’s hard to adjust to all this free time.

Just after I retired, Peg and I went to visit our children John in Chicago and Ann in New York. We really had a good time. We enjoy being together. In fact, John invited us to come and live with him. He knows that living on social security checks and a small retirement plan is not easy. But we decided not to move in with him. We have our lives and he and his wife have theirs. We are going to stay here in town. We may move to an apartment, because the house is too big for only the two of us and it’s hard to keep clean. Peg is having some trouble with her back. She’s seeing the doctor tomorrow.

Money isn’t a serious problem for us because we do have some savings, but we have to make careful decisions about what we can afford. We’re not used to living on a fixed in come but we make ends meet. I still belong to the club and I play cards there once a week and we spent time with other retired couples in the area. My only regret is that I didn’t spend enough time thinking about retirement before it happened.

答案

1-5 ACBCA 6-10 BCCAB 11-15 ABAAA 21-25 CADAB 26-30 CBCAC 71. has been used

72. had he ended/put an end to 73. in which/where he also played 74. That he was not invited或His not being invited

16-20 CCBCA

75. much freedom as possible 76. to have been killed 77. where you can see 78. would have lost heart

79. (which/that are) attached to us 80. that (really) counts

One possible version:

Learning to give up in life is also a sort of wisdom. It does not reveal your weakness, but your strength and great courage.

The quote reminds me of a film I once saw, which had a huge impact on me. During a battle, a general, together with his 15,000 soldiers were surrounded by the enemies. The leader of the enemy declared that they just wanted the general. If the general gave up his life, they wouldn’t kill the soldiers. Without hesitation, the general walked straight to the enemy so as to save his soldiers’ lives. At that moment, I didn’t see the disgrace of giving up, but infinite glory of love and dedication.

The winner deserves our cheer, of course, but those who give up for a noble purpose or for the benefit of others deserve our applause, too.

【完形填空导读】“微笑是最好的良药。”故事中的一对夫妇就是这样面带微笑来面对人生的悲喜无常，所以，无论在多么困难的情况下，请记得要微笑面对。

31. C 根据前文可知，除非你是跟他们很亲近的人，要不然你绝不会知道他们经历的人生苦难。 32. B 根据后文的“Laughter is the best medicine”可知，Pearl很乐观、开朗。

33. D 根据常识和后文Pearl遇到很大挫折还保持微笑可知，她信奉微笑是最好的良药这一信条。 34. D 根据后文的“I would suggest she sit”可知，作者是在主持娱乐节目。

35. A 根据前文的“an entertainment event”和后文的“affect the audience”可知，Pearl被安排坐在

舞台附近来感染观众。

36. A 根据前文的“they experienced a financial setback”及下文的“give up what they had worked …”

可知，他们失去了自己毕生经营的农场。

37. C 因为好朋友突然遭此不幸，而且夫妻俩身体都不太好，作者应该是很担心他们。 38. B 根据前文的“visit them”可知，坐着看望他们是为了看看有什么可以帮忙的。 39. D 根据第36空后的“their farm”可知，他们失去的是农场。

40. A 根据前后文可知，因为没有了农场，机械器具对于夫妻俩来说没用了，所以要留给接管农场

的人。have no use for sth. 不再需要某物。

41. D 根据常识可知，剩下的东西是留给接管该农场的人。

42. C 根据后文的“wanted to cry”可知，作者想到朋友遭受的不幸和痛苦，所以才想哭。

43. A 根据后文的“give up what they had worked…”可知，想到朋友要放弃这么多，让作者感到很

伤心。

44. B 根据前文的“there were boxes everywhere and there were piles of throwaway …”以及后文的“in

the middle of chaos”可知，Paerl面带微笑坐在这一堆堆杂乱的要打包的东西中慢慢收拾整理。 45. C 联系下文的“what are you laughing about?”可知答案。

46. C 根据下文的“what’s so funny?”可知，Pearl无端大笑让作者很是疑惑，便问“打包东西有什

么好笑的？”

47. D 此处表示作者还是不明白Pearl笑的原因，故再次提问。

48. B 根据后文的“I have never been good at tests!”可知，作者的朋友意识到她从来不擅长考试。 49. B 根据后文的“just count your blessings”可知，如果只想着开心和有福气的事，生活在什么情

况下都是很美好的。

50. A 此处与上文的“count your blessings”意义一致，表示“在欢笑中获得快乐”。

Passage A

【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。在一次偶然的交通阻塞中，作者用不同寻常的方式帮助一位老妇人脱离困境，从而我们可以看到：有时，我们不妨转变思维方式，阻碍有时也能起到推动的作用。

51. B 细节理解题。根据文章首段第三行“I was watching and waiting patiently for my opportunity …”

可知答案为B。

52. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二行“she hadn’t managed to make her turn to the mall”可知，

老妇人想要把车子转头到商场去。故选B项。 53. B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“But, instead of just passing her by, I used my big old truck

to block the way of any other car that might have got in her way, and I signed her to turn into the mall.”可知答案为B。

54. C 推理判断题。根据文章末段中倒数第二句“Sometimes the best way to get things moving is to

block something.”可知，阻碍有时候也能起到推动的作用，故答案为C。 Passage B

【语篇导读】本文是说明文，谈到了学生为之色变的语法。患有语法恐惧症的人，要认识到语法就像游戏规则一样是必须存在的，它可以帮助我们平时的交流和学习，所以没有必要对此感到恐惧。

55. B 细节理解题。第一段指出grammarphobia是对语法的恐惧，第二段倡导grammarphobes不要

害怕语法，由此可知，grammarphobes是指那些害怕语法的人，故选B。

56. B 词义推测题。结合后面一句的“You have to put your words together the right way”及下一句中

的“…if they aren’t put together correctly”可知，语法就像帮助人们把头脑中的词汇结合在一起的操作指南，故选B。

57. C 细节理解题。这里把交流和打扑克做了比较，认为它们相似的原因是无论是打扑克还是交流

都必须遵循一定的规则，没有规则的话，就达不到沟通或娱乐的目的，故选C。

58. C 主旨大意题。本文开头提到人们害怕语法，害怕出现语法错误，而作者认为语法的存在是合

理的，我们学习语言必须遵循一定的规则，所以没有必要对语法感到恐惧，因此C项符合。 Passage C

【语篇导读】本文是议论文。随着肥胖人群的增多，目前的飞机座椅能否保证他们的安全？本文围绕这一问题展开了论述。 59. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The New York Times’ Christine Negroni reports that …”可知，

这个报道主要关注的是肥胖乘客乘坐飞机的安全问题。 60. C 推理判断题。根据第三段大意可知，肥胖乘客乘坐飞机时，座椅不一定能够保证他们的安全，

故可推断Robert Salzar很可能希望提高飞机座椅的强度标准。

61. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“those people who are seated nearby could be endangered”可知，

肥胖乘客周围的乘客也可能会有危险。

62. D 主旨大意题。本文第一段引出话题；第二段首句为全文中心句，点明了文章的主旨，即目前

的飞机座椅是否能够保证肥胖乘客的安全，故D项为最佳标题。 Passage D

【语篇导读】本文是说明文。讲述了巧克力的简单历史。

63. B 细节理解题。根据首段可知，人们普遍认为巧克力是用来吃的，而且是很甜的，然而巧克力

在发展史上大部分时间是一种苦涩的饮料。故选B。

64. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的首句“…but it’s clear that it was cherished from the start”可知巧

克力从诞生起就受到人们的珍爱。故选C。

65. C 推理判断题。由第五段的第二句“…but once mixed with honey or cane sugar, it quickly became

popular throughout Spain”可知巧克力饮料被混合蜂蜜或蔗糖变甜以后，就迅速受到西班牙人的欢迎。故选C。

66. A 推理判断题。由文章叙述巧克力历史的过程可知巧克力饮料是最早的形式；再根据倒数第二

段中三个事件发生的事情和最后一句可知A项是按时间顺序叙述巧克力的演变史。 Passage E

【语篇导读】本文作者介绍了Vipassana的冥想静修，并讲述了从三次不同时长的Vipassana冥想静修中受益良多，最后鼓励读者参加进去。

67. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中and finding access to a deep, pervasive sense of joy可知，修行

者的目的是为了获得内心深处的快乐，故答案为D。

68. B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中I first signed up for a Vipassana retreat yet has benefited greatly

from the simple and challenging practice可知B项不是作者的观点。

69. B 细节理解题。根据文章末段首句Eventually, whether it takes one day or five, your mind slows

down and you become acutely aware of the present moment.可知答案为B。根据第二句和第三句分别可知C、D选择错误。

70. C 推理判断题。根据文章主要人称You尤其是文章最后一段内容可知，作者旨在劝告读者参加

到Vipassana冥想静修中去，故选C。