2014江苏高考英语试卷及答案【文字word版】(2)

听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?

A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.

18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?

A. It’s comfortable. B. It’s time-saving. C. It’s cheap.

19. What is good about living in a small town?

A. It’s safer. B. It’s healthier. C. It’s more convenient.

20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?

A. Busy. B. Colourful. C. Quiet.

第二部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分 35 分)

第一节: 单项填空 (共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)

请阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.

A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

答案是 B。

21. Lessons can be learned to face the future, ________ history cannot be changed.

A. though B. as C. since D. unless

22. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work ________ a good

impression is a must.

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

23. —How much do you know about the Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing?

—Well, the media ________ it in a variety of forms.

A. cover B. will cover C. have covered D. covered

24. Tom always goes jogging in the morning and he usually does push-ups too to stay ________.

A. in place B. in order C. in shape D. in fashion

25. Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies.

A. chased B. registered C. offered D. compensated

26. —What a mess! You are always so lazy!

—I’m not to blame, mum. I am ________ you have made me.

A. how B. what C. that D. who

27. She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful ________ in last year’s election.

A. symbol B. portrait C. identity D. statue

28. The idea “happiness, ” ________, will not sit still for easy definition.

A. to be rigid B. to be sure C. to be perfect D. to be fair

29. The lecture ________, a lively question-and-answer session followed.

A. being given B. having given C. to be given D. having been given

30. —Dad, I don’t think Oliver the right sort of person for the job.

—I see. I’ll go right away and ________.

A. pay him back B. pay him off C. put him away D. put him off

31. It was sad to me that they, so poor themselves, ________ bring me food.

A. might B. would C. should D. could

32. I can’t meet you on Sunday. I’ll be ________ occupied.

A. also B. just C. nevertheless D. otherwise

33. Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to ________ the soul of Qu Yuan.

A. remember B. remind C. recover D. recall

34. Good families are much to all their members, but ________ to none.

A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

35. —________ ! Somebody has left the lab door open.

—Don’t look at me.

A. Dear me B. Hi, there C. Thank goodness D. Come on

第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分)

请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.

It was a need that he first 36 back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an 37 , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the 38 at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done 39 his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities 40 he didn’t have the time or the 41 . He had only one good suit. He tried 42 the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too 43 . During this period Dale was slowly 44 an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could 45 him from achieving his real potential. She 46 that Dale join the debating team, believing that 47 in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.

Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts 48 made it. This proved to be a 49 point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the 50 he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in 51 . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, 52 , were winning contests.

Out of this early struggle to 53 his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to 54 an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, 55 it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.

36. A. admitted B. filled C. supplied D. recognized

37. A. assignment B. education C. advantage D. instruction

38. A. training B. board C. teaching D. equipment

39. A. between B. during C. over D. through

40. A. while B. when C. because D. though

41. A. permits B. interest C. talent D. clothes

42. A. on B. for C. in D. with

43. A. light B. flexible C. optimistic D. outgoing

44. A. gaining B. achieving C. developing D. obtaining

45. A. prevent B. protect C. save D. free

46. A. suggested B. demanded C. required D. insisted

47. A. presence B. practice C. patience D. potential

48. A. hopefully B. certainly C. finally D. naturally

49. A. key B. breaking C. basic D. turning

50. A. progress B. experience C. competence D. confidence

51. A. horse-riding B. football C. speech D. farming

52. A. in return B. in brief C. in turn D. in fact

53. A. convey B. overcome C. understand D. build

54. A. express B. stress C. contribute D. repeat

55. A. besides B. beyond C. like D. with