1、2014届湖南省长沙县实验中学汝城县第一中学高三11月联考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and made girl friends. Little did I realize that casualness would certainly lead to loss
2、. Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FALL in more than half the subjects. I didnt care, at least not until my dad found about it. You see, I studied In India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to finance their own education, my dad fi
3、nanced me. Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper but he just told me, “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”. It hit me like a roundhouse kick.(回旋踢 ) from Bruce Lee. I was shocked out of my bones. I couldnt comprehend how to pay off the deb
4、ts that I had accumulated in college. I owed everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living a life filled with credit. When I went back to college, I knew that if I dont change the way I live my life I wont be able to pay everybody off. So I decided to m
5、ake some changes. I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong the road, starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books. One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude(优等成绩 ). Life was never the same again. This incident made me know tha
6、t anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me when I feel that Im about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it. 【小题 1】 What kind of life did the author live in the engineering school (No more than 12 words) _
7、 【小题 2】 When did the author begin to care about the serious situation (No more than 14 words) _ 【小题 3】 How did his father deal with his sons problem (No more than 8 words) _ 【小题 4】 What did the author learn from this incident (No more than 12 words) _ 答案： 【小题 1】 He lived a casual life, without carin
8、g about the future. (2) 【小题 2】 Not until his father found out his failure in half the subjects. (3) 【小题 3】 By cutting his sons allowance in half. (2) 【小题 4】 Anything is possible if you take action and do something about it. (3) 试题分析：作者在印度上工程学校时吸烟、喝酒、交女朋友、过着闲散的生活，从不在乎学业成绩上的下滑。直到他父亲发现了他的状况，采取了控制行动，他才一
9、步步走出颓废的境地，走向了成功。通过这件事他意识到只要努力去做，世上没有做不成的事情。 【小题 1】细节查找题。根据文章第一段 I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. 可知作者在工程学校过着闲散的生活，从不去考虑 未来，所以答案：填 He lived a casual life, without caring about the future.。 【小题 2】信息查找题。根据文章第二段 I didnt care, at least not until my dad found about it可知直到父亲发现了他的状况，他
10、才开始为自己的处境担忧，所以答案：是 Not until his father found out his failure in half the subjects. 【小题 3】信息转换题。根据文章第三 段 “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”.可知父亲对他的零用钱进行了控制，以此来纠正他的行为，所以答案：为 By cutting his sons allowance in half.。 【小题 4】信息归纳题。根据文章末段 This incident made me know that anything is po
11、ssible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large.可知通过这件事作者意识到只要努力什么事情都是有可能做到的，故答案：为 Anything is possible if you take action and do something about it.。 考点：考查阅读表达。 Today, February twenty-ninth, is leap day(闰日 ). This date only appears on the calendar once every four years.
12、But why Everyone knows the Earth takes three hundred sixty-five days to travel around the sun. Well, that is not exactly correct. The Earth really takes three hundred sixty-five days, five hours, forty-eight minutes and forty-six seconds to complete its orbit around the sun. The problem for people d
13、eveloping calendars was what to do with the extra five hours, forty-eight minutes and forty-six seconds. People needed calendars to help them know when to plant crops and when to celebrate religious holidays. The ancient Greeks and Chinese had a solution. They produced calendars that included extra
14、months every nineteen years. The ancient Romans had a different solution. In the year forty-six, the Roman ruler Julius Caesar made a new calendar. The Julian calendar included an extra day every four years. But there was a problem. The Julian year was just over eleven minutes longer than the cycle
15、of the seasons. In 1582, Pope Gregory the Thirteenth established a new calendar to keep a better recorder of the days. Pole Gregory was the religious leader of most of Europe. He decided that years that could be divided by four would add a day. However, years that ended in two zeros and that could n
16、ot be evenly divided by four hundred would not be leap years. For example, the years 1700, 1800and 1900 were not leap years. But the years 1600 and 2000 were leap years So leap years are years with three hundred sixty six days , instead of the usual three hundred sixty five.This extra days is added
17、to the calendar on February twenty ninth , sometimes known as leap day .People born on leap day may be called “leapings ”.They usually celebrate their birthday on February twenty eight or March first . Title: 【小题 1】 Reasons The Earth really takes 356days, 5hours,48minutes and 46seconds to complete i
18、ts orbit around the sun. _【小题 2】 _is needed to benefit peoples daily life and work _【小题 3】 _ How to deal with the extra 5hours,48minutes and 46seconds _【小题 4】 _ _【小题 5】 _ Ways Ancient Greeks and Chinese Producing - 【小题 6】_every 19years _【小题 7】 _ Producing an extra day_【小题 8】 _ The Pop Gregory VIII P
19、roducing a leap day if the year could be divided _【小题 9】 _.No leap day when the year ended in two zeros but could not be divided by 400. Result Leap day _【小题 10】 _and February twenty ninth was added to the calendar 答案： 【小题 1】 Leap Day/ An Extra Day 【小题 2】 A calendar 【小题 3】 Problem 【小题 4】 Solutions 【
20、小题 5】 People 【小题 6】 extra months 【小题 7】 Julius Caesa 【小题 8】 every four years 【小题 9】 by four 【小题 10】 came into being/ began to exist/ was accepted 试题分析：你知道二月二十九日是每四年 才会出现一次吗？这一天被叫做闰日。因为历法纪年与地球环绕太阳运行一周的时间有一定的差数，故每隔数年必设闰日或闰月，加以调整。为了解决这个余数，每 4年后增加一额外的闰日 即 2月 29日，本文即讲述了闰日的来历。 【小题 1】信息归纳题。文章开头提出 This date
21、 only appears on the calendar once every four years. But why 然后在下文介绍闰日的由来，所以题目为 Leap Day/ An Extra Day 。 【小题 2】信息转换题。根据文章第四段 People needed calendars to help them know when to plant crops and when to celebrate religious holidays可知在工作生活中人们需要日历，所以答案：填 calendars。 【小题 3】信息查找题。根据文章第三段 The problem for peop
22、le developing calendars 可知填 Problem。 【小题 4】信息归纳题。文章第四、五段介绍古希腊人、中国人、古罗马人都想出了不同的解决方法，由此可 知此处填 Solutions 。 【小题 5】信息归纳题。根据表格中 Ancient Greeks and Chinese可知此空指的是人们，所以填 People 。 【小题 6】信息查找题。根据第四段 They produced calendars that included extra months every nineteen years.可知人们研制的日历每 19年就包括一个额外的月份，所以填 extra mont
23、hs。 【小题 7】信息查找题。根据文章第五段可知在 Julius Caesar 研制的日历中每四年就多出额外的一天，所以此空填 Julius Caesar。 【小题 8】信息查找题。由文章第五段 The Julian calendar included an extra day every four years.可知，在凯撒大帝制定的儒略历中每四年就包括额外的一天，此空填 every four years。 【小题 9】信息查找题。根据第五段 . He decided that years that could be divided by four would add a day可知此空填
24、by four 。 【小题 10】信息归纳题。整篇文章讲述闰日的来历，由此可知文章的最后应该是 “闰日就这样产生了 ”，所以答案：是 came into being/ began to exist/ was accepted。 考点：考查任务型阅读。 You are mistaken if you think all Chinese people speak in the same way. Have you ever seen a person from Shanghai try talking to someone 【小题 1】 Guangzhou 【小题 2】 is quite like
25、ly that both of them may feel puzzled! The Chinese language, as a whole, uses the same set of character, 【小题 3】 even the same characters can have different pronunciations. That is 【小题 4】 it is difficult for people to understand each other. Luckily, the widespread use of Putonghua in China has made a
26、 great contribution 【小题 5】 peoples communication, though people from different areas tend to speak with various accents. People in Northern Europe are 【小题 6】 luckier. Even though people from Sweden , Denmark and Norway have their own official languages, it is very convenient 【小题7】 them to communicat
27、e with one another. Do you know why That is because their languages are quite similar, though not without small distinctions. 【小题 8】 , they can communicate easily in their mother tongues. 答案： 【小题 1】 from 【小题 2】 It 【小题 3】 but 【小题 4】 why 【小题 5】 to 【小题 6】 much 【小题 7】 for 【小题 8】 Thus/Therefore 试题分析：在中国，
28、尽管使用同样的汉字，但是人们的发音却不尽相同，因此人们之间用方言的交流会产生障碍。直到有了普通话的普及，人们的沟通才变得顺畅无阻。可是北欧地区的人们却幸运的多，他们的语言基本相似，因此人们都可以用母语沟通。 【小题 1】考查介词。根据 from Shanghai可知此处是指来自广东的人，所以填from。 【小题 2】考查固定句式。 It is likely that 是固定句型 “有可能 ” ，答案：填 It。 【小题 3】考查连词。根据前面的 the same set of character和后面的 different pronunciations可知前后是转折关系，意思是 “中国语言使用
29、相同的汉字，但是即使是相同的汉字也可能会有不同的发音。 ”答案：填 but。 【小题 4】考查连词。上文提到不同地方的人们发音不同，后面讲 it is difficult for people to understand each other.，由此可知此处是指人们发音不同所造成的结果，因此填 why，句型 That is why“ 那就是为什么 ” 。 【小题 5】考查介词。固定短语 made a great contribution to “为 做出贡献 ”。 【小题 6】考查副词。根据下文可知此处指北欧的人们很幸运，修饰比较级luckier可以用 much。 【小题 7】考查介词。固定句
30、型： it is convenient for sb to do sth“对某人来说做某事是很方便的 ”，所以填 for。 【小题 8】考查副词。根据语境可知北欧地区的人们语言基本相似，因此，他们能很容易地用母语进行交流，所以此空填表示因果关系的 Thus或者Therefore。 考点：考查学生对语法知识及语境的理解。 单项选择 * I cant remember how the tune goes, _ Ill recognize it when I hear it. A so B but C because D unless 答案： B “My boy, do remember to le
31、ave things _ you can find them again. A where B when C then D there 答案： A I found my new school quite different from _ I had studied in before. A one B that C the one D it 答案： C You dont seem to be quite yourself today. Whats wrong Oh, Im suffering from a cold. Nothing serious, _. A yet B though C t
32、oo D but 答案： B Our school, _ in 1943, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year. A founded B founding C to be founded D was founded 答案： A It was not until 1978_ set free from the prison. A that the old professor was B did the old professor C was the old professor D that was the old professor 答案：
33、 A She hurried to the entrance at which the car _, and looked forward to seeing her husband. A would arrive B has arrives C arrived D will arrive 答案： A - Did you return the book you borrowed from Tom - Yes, I gave it to him _ I saw him. A for the moment B the moment C for a moment D at the moment 答案
34、： B He is always telling the director how to run the business, _ is like teaching ones grandmother how to suck eggs. A that B which C what D as 答案： B Many children always disagree with _ their parents suggest. A however B whatever C whichever D whoever 答案： B I _ online games for two years, but Ive n
35、ever regretted giving it up. A play B was playing C played D had played 答案： C Either you or he _ to give them a lecture tomorrow. A is B are C has D have 答案： A The fact has worried people _ the number of the deaths is still increasing. A what B which C that D when 答案： C I forget where I saw the skir
36、t, otherwise I _ you the shop now. A will tell B would tell C am going to tell D am telling 答案： B You _ have bought the book for me, but thank you all the same. A shouldnt B neednt C cant D mustnt 答案： B 完型填空 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night
37、 for a pickup at a building that was except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked. A small woman in her 80s opened the door. I took her suitcase to the cab then returned to her into the cab. She thanked me for my kindness. When we got in the taxi, she gave me
38、a(n) , then asked, “Could you drive through downtown ” “Its not the way,” I answered. “Oh, I dont mind,” she said. “Im in no hurry. Im on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院 ).” I looked in the rear view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. “The doctor says I dont have very long.” I quietly reached over and th
39、e meter (计程器 ). “What would you like me to take ” I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived. Sometimes shed ask me to in front of a pa
40、rticular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the sun was , she suddenly said: “Im tired. Lets go now.” We drove in to the address she had given me. There were people waiting for her and they put her in a wheelchair. “How much do I have to pay you ” she aske
41、d, reaching into her purse. “Nothing,” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. “You gave an old woman a little moment of ,” she said. I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. I didnt any more passengers that sh
42、ift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. We tend to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often 47 us unconsciously. 【小题1】 A ancient B dark C dirty D remote A invite B watch C help D receive A address B letter C speech D present A wrong B funniest C safest D shortest A
43、 cut out B showed off C switched off D turned on A direction B order C role D route A break down B get off C speed up D slow down A changing B moving C rising D Setting A darkness B noise C silence D sadness A joy B interest C trouble D surprise A talk with B call up C pick up D take away A catch B
44、drive C improve D puzzle 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 A 试题分析：我们习惯性地认为我们的生命中有一些重大的时刻，然而重大的时刻往往在不经意时降临到我们身上 -也许在别人眼中是小事，也许人们不会完全记住你所做的事，或者你所说的话 但他们却会永远记住你带给他们的感觉。在这篇文章中作者带给我们的就是这样一种感受。 【小题 1】 B形容词辨析。 A.古代的； B. 黑的 ； C.
45、脏的 ； D. 遥远的。根据下文 except for a single light可知半夜的时候除了从老人房间里透出的灯光外，这栋楼一片漆黑， 故答案：选 B。 【小题 2】 C动词辨析。 A. 邀请 ； B. 观看； C. 帮助； D. 收到。由情理可知作者帮老人把行李放好后，回来帮老人上车，故答案：选 C。 【小题 3】 A名词辨析。 A. 地址； B. 信； C. 演讲； D. 礼物。根据情理判断人们坐上出租车后应该告诉司机要去的地址，而且下文 44 to the address也提示此处填 address，所以 A选项正确。 【小题 4】 D形容词辨析。 A. 错的； B.最有趣的；
46、 C. 最安全的； D. 最短的。根据下文老人的话以及下文内容可知老人只想在去临终关怀医院前再看看这个城市而没去想会绕远，所以司机此处是提醒老人，故答案：选 D。 【小题 5】 C动词短语辨析。 A. 删除； B. 卖弄； C. 关 ； D. 打开。根据下文可知作者免费载着老人转了她生活了一辈子的地方，由此可知作者伸手去关掉了计程器，答案：选 C。 【小题 6】 D名词辨析。 A. 方向； B. 命令； C. 角色； D.路线。根据情理以及下文 we drove through the city. She showed me the building可知作者此时问老人行车的路线，故 D选项正确
47、。 【小题 7】 D动词短语辨析。 A. 坏掉 B. 下车； C. 加速； D.减速。由下文老人的表现 sit staring into the darkness,可以推测当老人看到那些带给她回忆的地方时应该让司机把车子开慢，而自己则陷入回忆当中，故答案：选 D。 【小题 8】 C动词辨析。 A. 改变； B. 移动； C. 升起 ； D. 设置。根据上文内容 I arrived in the middle of the night可知作者是半夜载着老人在城市里穿行的，由此推测此时天已经亮了，太阳升起来了，故答案：选 C。 【小题 9】 C名词辨析。 A. 黑暗； B.噪音； C.安静； D.伤心。由上文 “Im tired. Lets go now.”以及情理可知转了大半夜的老人感觉累了，所以他们不再说话，答案：选 C。 【小题 10】 A名词辨析。 A. 欢乐； B.兴趣； C.麻烦； D. 惊奇。根据上文内容可知作者载着老人穿行在城市中，让老人又重温了美好的回忆，所以判断作者带给老人的是快乐，故答案：选 A。 【小题 11】 C 动词短语辨析。 A. 交谈 ； B. 打电话 ； C. 捡起 ； D
