2014湖南怀化一模英语试题答案(2)

Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. He is of confidence,       , in my opinion, is most important in society.
A. how B. that             C. what            D. which
22. — Tom! I forgot to bring my notebook this morning.
   — Don’t worry! I       it for you.
A. will get         B. gets             C. am getting         D. am going to get
23. Microblogs experienced rapid growth in 2013 in China, with its operators, users and visitors 
         several times.
A. increase      B. increased       C. increasing         　D. to increase
24. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 9013 to Changsha       off at 7:30.
A. took           B. takes           C. will be taken       　D. has taken
25. Keep yourself open       we can experience the great joy that friendship can bring.
A. as if            B. so that            C. even though 　D. ever since
26. We used to mistake that heavy objects fell faster than light       .
A. the ones           B. those             C. ones             　D. these
27. By the end of last week, nearly 80 percent of the work       .
A. have finished       B. had been finished    C. will be finished   　D. was finished
28. Focused on       your heart asks you to do, you’ll realize your dream one day.
A. that               B. which             C. what             　D. it
29. Lady Gaga has put off her concerts because of the difficulties       by the ongoing strikes.
A. caused            B. causing           C. to be caused       　D. having caused
30. Cindy,       to be here at 8 o’clock.
A. is sure          B. is sure that           C. will be sure         　 D. be sure
31.       necessary experience for my future career, I take an active part in social activities in college.
A. To gain           B. Gain            C. Gaining          　D. Having gained
32. You       get two tickets of Despicable Me Ⅱ, as I have promised .
A. may             B. can              C. need              　D. shall
33. A recent survey shows that the number of children who       from the countryside with their parents       nearly 320,000 in Beijing.
   A. comes; are        B. come; is          C. come; are          　D. comes; is
34. I first met Lily five years ago. She ___ as a nurse in a hospital at the time.
   A. was working       B. has worked       C. had been working   　D. had worked
35. Never       to him that he could be admitted to the famous university.
A. occurred it         B. it did occur       C. did it occur        　D. it occurred 
Section B (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
I’d been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tyre. So I had to   36   and get the tools to fix the problem. It certainly wasn’t   37   doing this with a white shirt and suit on. 
Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. A man got out and offered to    38   me. Seeing tattoos (纹身) on his arm, I became   39   as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But   40   I could say anything, he had already begun to take the tools to change the    41   . While watching him, I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This   42   me.                   
Then, without warning, it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, I unwillingly agreed. When I settled into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. I replied with much   43   when seeing an old woman there. It must be his mother, I thought. To my surprise, the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you   44   the tyre.” “I am grateful for his help,” I said. “Me too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he   45   at the church and taught disadvantaged students for free.