重庆市重庆一中2014届高三上学期期中考试英语试题试卷(2)

  A. that B. what C. where D. which
30. The play ______ next month aims at mainly to reflect the local culture.
  A. produced B. being produced
  C. to be produced D. having been produced
31. It is only when an NBA player has aged and been through many battles ______ he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
  A. after B. before C. what D. that
32. After four years’ research, we now have a ______ better understanding of the disease.
  A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite
33. A gift made by one’s own hands is better than ______ bought in a shop.
  A. it B. that C. one D. the one
34. ______ that many south-east Asian countries suffered a lot.
  A. So strong the Super Typhoon Haiyan became
  B. So the Super Typhoon Haiyan became strong
  C. Strong became so the Super Typhoon Haiyan
  D. So strong did the Super Typhoon Haiyan become
35. ---Nowadays children are bearing too heavy a learning burden.
   ---______. So much homework do they have to do that they almost have no time for other activities.
  A. So what? B. It cannot be better
  C. Good idea D. I cannot agree more
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
A
“It is never too late and you are never too old to start something new!” says Englishtown   36   Ellen Rema. Ellen began to learn English at the age of 50, and in just a few years, she has made   37  progress!
Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were   38   in the German countryside where she lives. At Englishtown, she joins   39   classes online and speaks with live native English-speaking teacher.
In 2010, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly  40  . “I spent hours and hours studying,” she said “Maybe I wanted too much in a short time. I finished all my   41   after 2 years and studying English isn’t all about hard work. It should also be   42   ! I really like the online conversation classrooms, in which I can learn so much about other cultures and traditions. I am open for all   43  .”
Ellen has been able to   44    her English to use by visiting England five times! “I am very thankful to Englishtown because most of the English I know now was learned here,” Ellen says. “My life has   45   with Englishtown.”

36. A. professor B. friend C. student D. reporter
37. A. amazing  B. challenging C. discouraging  D. disturbing
38. A. satisfied B. offered C. attended D. represented
39. A. conversation B. composition C. listening D. reading
40. A. dropped B. brushed C. awarded D. progressed
41. A. channels B. schedules C. courses D. papers
42. A. fun B. waster C. weakness D. wonder
43. A. measures B. topics C. timetables D. fashions
44. A. take B. set C. make D. put
45. A. ruined B. started C. changed D. turned

B
Laziness is a state of inaction. It is something that you do, not something that you are. Being lazy means you have no    46    to do anything. This is obvious but the mistake that many people make is    47     themselves as someone who is lazy.
Lazy people are often seen as useless.   48  , are they really being lazy or are they acting lazy? There is a huge difference between saying you are lazy sometimes and you are a lazy person. One is suggesting that your laziness is   49   while the other suggests that it’s permanent. This is the myth of laziness. People who are lazy aren’t lazy; they   50   are people who are temporarily acting that way.
So what causes a person to be inactive? The answer is a lack of goals. If you give someone a good enough    51    to do something, he will do it. People who don’t seem to do anything just haven’t found a good enough reason to do something. Lazy students don’t study because they don’t see the   52    in studying. For example, if you are too lazy to clean out the garage, would someone   53    a gun to your head help you take action? The reason can be positive or negative  54   it’s strong enough to induce(引起) action.
To motivate someone who is lazy, what you need to do is to help him find enough  55   to work towards a certain goal.

46. A. motivation B. question  C. promotion D. courage
47. A. agreeing B. denying C. identifying  D. refusing
48. A. Otherwise B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
49. A. correct B. false C. temporary D. inspirational
50. A. simply B. occasionally  C. often D. hardly
51. A. excuse B. gift C. chance D. purpose
52. A. point B. success C. situation D. difficulty
53. A. dropping B. pointing C. shooting D. hiding
54. A. as long as  B. as soon as  C. so that D. in case
55. A. reasons B. money C. energy D. confidence

第三部分：阅读理解（每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面五篇短文，从各题A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
“Dad, can we watch when you trim(修剪) the tree?” My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
“I won’t be cutting this year,” my husband Bob said. “Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?”