武汉市届高中毕业生四月调研测试.docx

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武汉市届高中毕业生四月调研测试

武汉市2014届高中毕业生四月调研测试

英语试卷2014/4/18

第一部分：

听力（略）A卷

21.Shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit,andmadeaefforttofindnewones;shejoinedaninternationalwomen'sserviceclubandmadenewcontactsthatway.

A.deliberateB.generousC.heroicD.pessimistic

22.AcustomercanalsousehisSaverPlusCardatanyofour_____networkofSelf-ServicecashmachinestosweepmoneyfromhisCurrentAccountathome.

A.logicalB.intelligentC.sensitiveD.nationwide

23.Bysimplifyingyourlifeinthisway,youcreatetimeforyourhappiness,andyoureducethestressand______inyourlife.

A.chancesB.depressionsC.desiresD.wages

24.Theimportant_____.isnotbetweenmanufacturingandservices,butbetweenproductiveandunproductivejobs.

A.demandB.decisionC.destinationD.distinction

25.Youshouldfocusonhowto____time,becauseyoucangetmoreofalmostanyresourceexcepttime.

A.associateB.distributeC.treasureD.occupy

26.Ifyougetangryaboutit,then_______thecompaniesthatproduceandmarkettheproducts.Complainwhentheadsareshown.

A.boycottB.visitC.destroyD.dislike

27.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewholoveandrespectyou.Choosetobewiththepeoplewho____thebestinyou.

A.bringupB.bringinC.bringoutD.bringback

28.Whenyougetbacktowork,remindyourselfwhatyouwanttobeworkingon,and______alldisturbances.

A.pickupB.clearawayC.useupD.takeaway

29.Chinaistheworld'smostpopulouscountrywithapopulationof1.3billion,whichmakesup_____onefifthoftheworldpopulation.

A.luckilyB.graduallyC.equallyD.approximately

30.WitnessCharlieCampsawtwoteenageboysgettingsweptawaybythecurrent,andtheirparentstrying_____tohelpthem.A.incaseB.inturnC.invainD.inparticular

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

NoonesawthesuperheroinJimO'Connor,a70-year-oldmathsteacher.InhisclassesatSt.FrancisHighSchool,heis31一noexcuses,nospoiling."lfyouglanceattheclock,".saidseniorMichaelTinglof,"you'reonhisawful32forpunishment."Everystudentsupposeshe'sbeing33mean.

MichaelandPatmightneverhavefoundouthow34theyreallyknewabouttheirteacheriftheyhadn'tregisteredthisyeart035donorsforaschoolblooddonation36.Oneafternoon,theboystookafieldtriptoseewhatthedonatedbloodwouldbeusedfor.InthehallwaysofChildren'sHospitalLosAngeles,theywere37likeVIPsbecausetheywereassociatedwithone.Theydiscoveredone38whentheywenttothehospital'sBloodDonorCenter,whichhasaplaque（牌匾）rankingthetopdonors.O'Connor'snameis39inthetopspot,50gallons—-thoughthattotalis40.

SincehefirstgavebloodatChildren'sHospitalin1989,atthe410fafriend'swifewhowasanursethere,O'Connorhasdonatedmorethan72gallonsofblood.BeforeO'ConnoreversetfootinChildren's,hehadgivenbloodregularlyatRedCrossactivities,neverknowingwherehisdonationswould42.'.Butwhenhetooka430fthehospitalwards（病房），whathadbeenan44ideaturnedpersonal.

Itdidn'ttakelongforhimtoaskwhatmorehecoulddoto45.Soonhewasrockingbabiesinhis46一babieswhoseparentswereworkingorathometakingcareofotherchildrenandbabieswhoseparentscouldnotvisit47abusewassuspected.Now,thenursessay,heistheonethey48inthetoughestmoments.Theyhavecalledhimintositwiththedyingbabieswhoseparentsaretoosaddenedtobe49.Nomatterhowsicktheyare,nomatterhowpainful,he'sjustso50;hebringssuchawarmthandpeace.

31.A.mildB.gentleC.severeD.casual

32.A.listB.boardC.bookD.mind

33.A.probablyB.rarelyC.occasionally.D.really

34.A.muchB.oftenC.littleD.long

35.A.interviewB.selectC.assistD.investigate

36.A.projectB.competitionC.targetD.campaign

37.A.greetedB.entertainedC.rewardedD.praised

38.A.mistakeB.reasonC.prejudiceD.solution

39.A.paintedB.signedC.carvedD.quoted

40.A.outoforderB.outofsight

C.outofquestionD.outofdate

41.A.invitationB.urgingC.approachD.mercy

42.A.goB.runC.dropD.flow

43.A.priorityB.chanceC.photoD.tour

44.A.abstractB.originalC.ridiculousD.splendid

45.A.changeB.helpC.protestD.feed

46.A.armsB.fingersC.wristsD.hands

47.A.whenB.becauseC.ifD.though

48.A.sticktoB.attendtoC.turntoD.belongto

49.A.capableB.sympatheticC.tenseD.present

50.A.considerateB.caringC.efficientD.sensitive

第三部分，阅读理解[共20小颗：

每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

JustinandBrandyBesemerwerenewlymarriedandtryingtopayofftheirweddingdebtwhentheydecidedtheirfamilyneededadog一.anAmericanBulldognamedKaila.Thusstartedoneoftheirfirstarguments.Brandy,whohadneverraisedadogbefore,wantedtospendalittleover$300ayearbuyingpetinsurance.Justin,whohadalwayskeptdogs,thoughtitwasawasteofmoney.

"Hisparentstoldmethishorrorstorythatmademeinsistwegetit,"explainedBrandy,28."Theyweretalkingabouttheirdoghavingtohaveakneereplacedanditcostthemlike$2,000.Wecouldn'taffordtotakecareofit.”

WhenKailachewedupastringofChristmaslightsafewmonthslater,landingthedoginanemergencyveterinarycenter,theSantaMonicacouplewasrelievedthatBrandyhadgainedtheupperhand.Whentheyfoundthatthedoghadinfectionsandfoodallergies,theyrealizedthatwithouttheinsurancetheywouldn'thavebeenabletoaffordtreatmentforKaila.

"Wejokethatshe'sourlittlelemon,"Brandysaid."Thisisthelongestwe'vegonewithouthavingtotakehertothevet,andit'sbeenmaybethreeweeks.一.

AlthoughtheBesemersaredelightedthattheyspentthemoneybuyingpetinsurance,plentyofexpertsagreewithJustin'sfirstassessment:

It'sawasteofmoney.Ifthecouplehadadifferentpolicyoradifferenttemper,itmightbe.However,asistruewithmanypersonalfinancedecisions,thesmartchoiceonpetinsuranceisapersonalone.

Ingeneral,expertsclaimthatit'swastefultoinsureagainstrisksthatarenotcatastrophic.Itdoesn'tmakesense,forexample,tobuypetinsurancetopayforroutinemedicalissuessuchasinjectionsandcheckups.That'sbecauseyou'llpayroughlyasmuchforthecoverageasthetreatment.Whetheritmakessensetobuyapolicyformajormedicalbillsreliesontwothings:

emotionandfinances.

Ifyouwouldbeemotionallyruinedtoloseapetsimplybecauseyoucouldn'taffordtotreatit一anda$5,000vetbillwouldbemorethanyourbudgetcouldtake一youmightwanttoconsiderapolicy.Butifyouhavetheresourcestopayforemergencyvetcare一orwouldn'tbesaddenedtoloseapetifyoudidn't一youcouldskippetinsurance.

51.'WhatdidJustinandBrandyBesemerargueabout?

A.Thewayofsettingasidemoney.

B.Thepossibilityofadoptingadog.

C.Theburdenofpayingofftheirdebt.

D.Thenecessityofbuyingpetinsurance.

52.Accordingtothepassage,whovaluedBrandy'schoiceonpetinsurance?

52.Accordingtothepassage,whovaluedBrandy'schoiceonpetinsurance?

A.Thevet.B.Theexperts.

C.Brandy'smother.D.Justin'sparents.

53.Accordingtothepassage,expertsarguethatpets_______.

A.areunlikelytosufferseriousdiseases

B.mighthaveatempersimilartotheirowners

C.willwastetheirowners'largesumsofmoney

D.imposeanegativeeffectontheirowners'emotion

54.Accordingtothepassage,whatdecideswhethertobuypetinsurance?

A.Risksandbenefits.B.Injectionsandcheckups.

C.BudgetandemotionD.Emergenciesandtreatment.

B

Therearerobotcleanersandrobotmopstohelpusaroundthehouse,sowhynotarobottobuildourhomes?

Waitnolonger.Nowthereisasetofelectronicstodojustthat,buildahousefromscratch,andfast.

Forgetweekstofindabuilderandmonthsforhouseconstruction;amachinedevelopedintheUnitedStatescanbuilda232sqmhomelayerbylayerinasingleday.UniversityofSouthernCalifornia'sProfessorBehrokhKhoshnevishasdesignedthegiantrobotthatreplacesconstructionworkerswithamouthonanarmofcrane,whichspitsoutconcreteandcanquickly'buildahomeaccordingtoacomputerpattern.Thetechnology,knownasContour（轮廓）.Crafting,couldrevolutionizetheconstructionindustry.

ContourCraftingcouldgreatlydecreasethecostofhomeowning,makingitpossibleformillionsofdisplacedpeopletogetonthepropertyladder.Itcouldevenbeusedindisasterreliefareastobuildemergencyaridreplacementhousing.AsProfKhoshnevispointsout,ifyoulookaroundyoualmosteverythingismadeautomaticallythesedays,——“yourshoes,yourclothes,homeappliances,yourcar.Theonlythingthatisstillbuiltbyhandarethesebuildings".

TheContourCraftingsystemisarobotthatautomatesage-oldtoolsnormallyusedbyhand.Theseareappliedbyaroboticcranethatbuildsathree-dimensionalobject.Thenatureofthetechnologymeansitwillalsobepossibletocreatecurvedwallsandarchitecturethatisboth“exotic（异国情调的）andbeautiful”accordingtoProfKhoshnevis.Asaresult,itcouldbeidealtoprintoutexpensivehomesaccordingtocustomers'demands.

Furthermore,ProfKhoshnevisbelievesthatthetechnologycouldbeappliedbeyondourplanet."ContourCraftingtechnologyhasthepotentialtobuildsafe,reliable,andaffordablestructures,habitats,laboratories,andotherfacilitiesonthemoonandMarsbeforethearrivalofhumanbeings,"hiswebsitereads.

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