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【2014·四川卷·英语】
第I卷 （选择题 共90分）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 共40分） 第一节 单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
1. ---She’d lived in London and Manchester, but she liked ______ and moved to Cambridge. A. both B. neither C. none D. either
2. Grandma pointed to the hospital and said, “That’s ______ I was born.” A. when B. how C. why D. where
3. Was it because Jack came late for school _______ Mr. Smith got angry? A. why B. who C. where D. that
4. Until now, we have raised 50,000 pounds for the poor children, _______ is quite unexpected. A. that B. which C. who D. it
5. The manager was satisfied to see many new products _______ after great effort. A. having developed B. to develop C. developed D. develop
6. I still remember my happy childhood when my mother _______ take me to Disneyland at weekends.
A. might B. must C. would D. should 7.—I hope to take the computer course.
—Good idea. ________ more about it, visit this website.
A. To find out B. Finding out C. To be finding out D. Having found out 8. I’ll be out for some time. _______ anything important happens, call me up immediately. A. In case B. As if C. Even though D. Now that 9. She _______ someone, so I nodded to her and went away.
A. phoned B. had phoned C. was phoning D. has phoned 10. --How about dinner tonight? It’s on me. --_________.
A. You are welcome B. Oh, I’d like to C. Well, I’m afraid so D. That’s all right
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse（松鸡）. It’s 11 for a grouse to have any contact（接触）with people. In fact, they’re hard to spot, 12 they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in 13 . Tom was working out in the field when he 14 her walking around at the edge of the field. She was 15 unafraid and seemed to be 16 about what he was doing.
Tom saw the 17 bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew 18 of the bird and decided to call her Mildred. One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom 19 he didn’t see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn’t like to be 20 . She’d run up and peck（啄）at Tom’s hands, then 21 off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired 欢迎各位老师加入我们的群，方便交流和分享。 四川高中教师群：156919447
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of the 22 and left. As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to 23 more and more often. 24 Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom’s leg and stay long enough for me to get a 25 of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt 26 not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a 27 at the end of our driveway asking 28 not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 29 warned people not to shoot her. 30 , hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
11. A. interesting B. reasonable C. impossible D. unusual 12. A. though B. because C. unless D. until 13. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 14. A. got B. kept C. noticed D. imagined 15. A. naturally B. certainly C. normally D. surprisingly 16. A. crazy B. curious C. concerned D. cautious 17. A. shy B. awkward C. friendly D. elegant 18. A. careful B. tired C. fond D. sick
19. A. supposed B. realized C. hoped D. pretended 20. A. ignored B. observed C. amazed D. disturbed 21. A. put B. back C. set D. take 22. A. game B. work C. place D. man 23. A. give up B. come out C. turn over D. fly by 24. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Constantly D. Presently 25. A. chance B. dream C. picture D. sense 26. A. comfortable B. guilty C. anxious D. familiar 27. A. lantern B. sign C. gun D. Loudspeaker 28. A. drivers B. farmers C. hunters D. tourists 29. A. just B. yet C. thus D. also
30. A. In fact B. For long C. On the contrary D. By the way
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life?
If yes, don’t care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it! Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals) Place: Manchester Hours: Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role:
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You
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will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety.
But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required:
You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you. 31. The text is meant to ________ A. leave a note
B. send an invitation C. present a document D. carry an advertisement
32. What does the underlined part mean?
A. You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job. B. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job. C. You’ll earn a good salary from this job. D. You’ll succeed in getting this job.
33. The volunteers’ primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ________. A. to get some financial support B. to properly protect themselves C. to learn some new living skills D. to realize their own importance
34. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer? A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before. C. The one who has patience to listen to others. D. The one who can use English to communicate.
B
In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never far away.
We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom’s vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn’t care much about my bedtime.
Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel（桶）of paint but couldn’t really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.
Mom and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did! I had a tour of the prison before Mom rescued me. I hadn’t turned 5 yet.
As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?
As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder（驾雪橇者）, I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn’t realize
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