2014江西新余二模英语试题答案(2)

A. either          B. though         C. yet     D. otherwise
33. — Is your uncle feeling ________better?   
— Fortunately, his health is ________ gradually.
A. any; looking up               B. much; coming up
C. quite; picking up     D. very; turning up
34. Then ________, each waiting for the other to let the cat out of the bag.
A. did the silence come B. came the silence
C. the silence coming D. the silence came
35. — Mike, you failed the exam?
— That’s right. I didn’t pass.________, anyway?
A. How is it       B. Of course
C. Don’t mention it D. What is it to you
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Have you noticed it? It is quite a time that these blooms have lasted this year,” my wife said.
       “I didn’t really think about it, yet you’ve said it.    36    I love lilacs （丁香）, they come and go so fast.” I said.
       It has been unbelievably    37    this year here in the backyard of my house. Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have   38    seen. The pleasant smell is so wonderful   39       I spend a lot of time just standing by the window,    40    it all in. 
      Quite a few branches of the tree are hollow and cracked, leaving me to believe it has    41   many springs. A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground    42    the weight of melting snow. It broke my heart. I had assumed I wasn’t    43   much from the old thing this year.   44   it is magnificent!
       Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately, the flowers have become    45   . The once tall branches seem to be under a lot of pressure. There are big    46    because the branches are lower.
         47   , today I noticed the first bunch of flowers turning brown. It won’t be long    48   they are all gone. The flowers will eventually all fade away no matter how beautifully they  49      before me. But I have learned something from them.
Some people are like    50    flowers. They come into our lives ever so   51   , share with us what they have in them and    52    the pleasant smell that remains deep in our minds. They   53    our days by just having us contact with them even if for a moment. In the  54   , darkest days of the winter of my life, the memory of them will get me through it all and bring a smile to my face and I will have “   55    forever in my heart.”

36. A. As	B. Since	C. Although	D. If
37. A. boring	B. exciting	C. disappointing	D. annoying
38. A. even	B. never	C. ever	D. also
39. A. as	B. which	C. that	D. while
40. A. breathing	B. picking	C. feeling	D. bringing
41. A. looked	B. watched	C. glanced	D. seen
42. A. on	B. under	C. of	D. beyond
43. A. expecting	B. wanting	C. asking	D. referring
44. A. However	B. So	C. But	D. And
45. A. heavier	B. brighter	C. weaker	D. fresher
46. A. flowers	B. birds	C. gaps	D. leaves
47. A. Happily	B. Luckily	C. Obviously	D. Sadly
48. A. until	B. since	C. before	D. when
49. A. shine	B. look	C. smell	D. breathe
50. A. colorful	B. fragrant	C. precious	D. unusual
51. A. quickly	B. immediately	C. suddenly	D. briefly
52. A. leave out	B. leave aside	C. leave behind	D. leave off
53. A. darken	B. broaden	C. lengthen	D. brighten
54. A. warmest	B. coolest	C. coldest	D. hottest
55. A. Spring	B. Summer	C. Autumn	D. Winter

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）