湖北襄阳四中,龙泉中学,荆州中学2014高三10月联考英语试题答案(2)

A. turned up       B. pulled up      C. taken up       D. brought up
27. The performance of this reasonably priced digital camera is _____ in quality to that of more expensive ones.
A. beneficial       B. fundamental    C. comparable   D. competitive
28. Not all parts of the interior (腹地) of Australia are easily _____, because it is very hot and not many people live there.
A. admirable  B. available    C. adjustable      D. accessible
29. Sometimes parents’ control of young kids will be thought to be such an invisible rope, with which to tie them tightly, that they _____ tried to cut it.
A. thoroughly      B. visually        C. desperately    D. appropriately
30. Being quick-minded and good at creating a win-win situation, the young manager was sent to sign the document _____ the committee.
A. on account of    B. on behalf of    C. in favour of    D. in honour of
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。
At the age of three, I was discovered to be totally deaf. Having consulted many specialists, my parents made a(n)   31   that would forever alter my future.   32   sending me to a special education school for the deaf, they chose an ordinary one for me. All of my schoolmates and teachers there would have   33   hearing.
I experienced great   34   throughout my primary school because, in addition to the problems of   35   with the other students, I also   36   with most of my school work. I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could   37  .
  38   for me, Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
One morning, she asked the class a question. I   39   her lips and immediately raised my hand. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and even my classmates. Although a little afraid when I heard my named called, I felt unusually   40   because I was sure I had the right answer. I took a deep breath and   41   answered Mrs. Jordan's question.
Her response   42   all of us. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically   43   her right foot on the floor and turned her right hand around in a full circle   44   it pointed directly at me. With shining eyes she cried, "THAT'S RIGHT, STEPHEN!"
For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with   45  .  Smiling widely, I sat a little taller in my chair. My confidence   46   like never before. I decided right then and there that I would make a(n)   47   in this world. No matter how many   48   I might come across in life, I knew I could overcome them.
The very three-word phrase entirely   49   my young life. From that day on, my grades and speech improved greatly, my   50   among my classmates increased, and my viewpoint on life did a complete turnabout.
31. A. decision  B. effort   C. commitment  D. attempt
32. A. Apart from  B. Rather than  C. Regardless of  D. Instead of
33. A. strong  B. normal  C. weak  D. sharp
34. A. excitement  B. sympathy  C. anxiety  D. authority
35. A. making up B. getting away  C. coming up  D. fitting in
36. A. struggled  B. handled  C. impressed  D. absorbed
37. A. leave behind  B. turn out  C. take off  D. keep up
38. A. Gradually  B. Eventually  C. Luckily  D. Subsequently
39. A. found  B. read  C. observed  D. appreciated
40. A. confident  B. embarrassed  C. frightened D. jealous
41. A. carelessly  B. nervously  C. casually  D. naturally
42. A. fooled  B. delighted C. surprised  D. upset
43. A. hit  B. stepped  C. placed  D. settled
44. A. unless  B. since  C. after  D. until
45. A. regret  B. pride  C. envy  D. courage
46. A. increased  B. declined  C. escaped D. built
47. A. fortune  B. impression C. living  D. difference
48. A. feelings  B. obstacles  C. competitions  D. opportunities
49. A. devoted  B. surrounded  C. occupied  D. transformed
50. A. hardship B. character  C. popularity D. health
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；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。
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Once upon a time, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave with all kinds of treasure inside it. So he gave up his job, his home, and his friends, and spent all his time guarding the cave.
He was so dedicated to it that he hardly ate or drank, and before long he fell ill. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he decided to share the treasure.
He crawled into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that it was empty except for a small emerald (绿宝石). The man took it and gave it to the first person to come by, a woman.
Then an old man came by. “What bad luck!” the man said. “Just a moment ago I gave a woman the last of the treasure I was guarding.”