湖南省长沙县实验中学2014届高三一模英语试题答案(2)

A. it    B. that     C. what  D. which
35. People just wonder ________ that makes the housing price so high. 
A. what it is B. what is it  C. why it does  D. Why does it


Section B (18 marks)
Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was in high school, I didn’t know anything about engineering. At that time, when the car I drove needed repairing, I was afraid to take it to the _36 . Because honestly, the mechanic could have _37__ me an electric can opener and said, “This is part of your car and it’s _38  -----pay me to fix it.” Then I wouldn’t have known any better.
At the end of my junior year of high school, I heard about a summer program __39_ to interest girls in engineering. The six-week program was free, and students were _40_ college credits and a dorm room at the University of Maryland. I applied to the program, not because I wanted to be an engineer, but because I was looking forward to __41  and wanted to stay away from my parents for six weeks.
I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits. The next year I entered the university as an engineering student. Five years later I had a degree and three good job offers.
I can’t help shaking _42__  I hear about studies that show women are __43_ when it comes to math. They imply that I am a little stupid. I’m not, but I _44__ know that if I hadn’t met with that summer program, I wouldn’t be an engineer.
When I was growing up, I was told, as many students were, to do what I was best at. But I didn’t know what that was. Most people think that when you are _45__ something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered just because a subject is _46__ to learn, it does not mean you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work hard to get good at it. Once you do, there’s good __47_ that you will enjoy it more than anything else.
36. A. engineer       B. salesman       C. factory       D. mechanic
37. A. shown         B. given          C. brought      D. taken
38. A. old            B. broken         C. fixed        D. dirtied
39. A. designed       B. performed       C. controlled    D. described
40. A. sent           B. afforded         C. offered      D. awarded
41. A. independence    B. success         C. happiness    D. beauty
42. A. until           B. when           C. since        D. before
43. A. at a disadvantage    B. at a loss     C. in a trap      D. in a shock
44. A. never           B. do            C. hardly        D. nearly
45. A. good at         B. bad at          C. interested in   D. devoted to
46. A. easy            B. funny         C. difficult       D. interesting
47. A. will            B. feeling         C. desire         D. chance


Section C (12 marks)
Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Scientists find that hardworking people live longer than average people. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poor health compared to the job-holders. A research shows that _48_ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate may increase by 2%. All this comes to one point work is helpful to health. Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness and anxieties. _49__ research shows that people feel unhappy, worried, and lonely when they have nothing to do. _50_, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves _51_ a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By cooperation, they find friendship and warmth, _52__ are all helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. 53_ affects people spiritually and makes them liable to diseases. Besides, work makes one feel one’s value and status in society. When a doctor successfully operates on a patient _54_ a teacher sees his students make progress in their studies, he is happy beyond words.
  From the above, we can come to the conclusion that the _55_ work you do, the happier and healthier you will be.  


Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions Read the following three passages., Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.


A
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
     You probably heard those lines in grammar school, but do you really agree that harsh (严厉的) or negative words do not harm us? Words have power. Surely we all have had our feelings hurt by something someone said.
     We may not say words to hurt others, but the way we interpret (解释) them and how we say them may cause great harm. Here’s an example