黄冈市2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

黄冈市2014年秋季高一年级期末考试
英语试题
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why is Mary absent here?
A. Her mother is ill.
B. She is ill.
C. We don't know.
2. How many gold medals did their team win in the Asian Games?
A. 56.
B. 87.
C. 25.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. Over the phone.
B. In the lab.
C. In a store.
4. Why did the woman offer no help to the man?
A. Because she's also new in town.
B. Because she doesn't talk to strangers.
C. Because she doesn‟t know the man.
5. Why can't the woman go to see the film?
A. Because she is busy.
B. Because she doesn't like it.
C. Because she is sick.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What was the first piece of bad news John told Mary?
A. Tim had caught a bad cold.
B. He played badly in a match.
C. Their class had lost a basketball match.
7. What do we know about Tim from the dialogue?
A. He is often ill.
B. He is very good at basketball.
C. He is the team leader.
8. What does Miss Green do?
A. She is a student.
B. She is a housewife.
C. She teaches history.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What do you think the man is?
A. A travel guide.
B. The woman's husband
C. A history teacher.
10. When was the Great Wall first built?
A. In the 3rd century
B.
C.
B. About 2000 years ago.
C. More than 2500 years ago.
11. How wide is the Great Wall at the base?
A. 6. 5 metres.
B. 6. 4 metres.
C. 5. 8 metres. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who is the woman?
A. A typist.
B. A programmer.
C. A university student.
13. What time does the office open?
A. A quarter to nine.
B. Nine o‟clock.
C. Half past nine.
14. Who do you think the man is?
A. A passer-by.
B. Personnel manager.
C. A clerk 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What does the man hear about the woman?
A. She is engaged.
B. She is married.
C. She went abroad.
16. Why does she choose St. Albaus as the wedding place?
A. Because her boyfriend lives there.
B. Because her parents are there.
C. Because she enjoys travelling.
17. Where is the young couple going to live?
A. In St. Albans.
B. In Liverpool.
C. In South London.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When did the American president begin to live in the White House?
A. In 1792.
B. In 1800.
C. In 1812
19. Why did James Hoban rebuild the White House?
A. Because it became too worn out.
B. Because it was not beautiful enough.
C. Because it was badly destroyed.
20. Who officially gave the building the name “White House”？
A. George Washington.
B. Theodore Roosevelt.
C. John Adams.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. In London, officials expressed their ______ over the quickly moving events in Cairo (开罗)but
didn‟t offer advice on how to end the difficult situation.
A. concern
B. appreciation
C. guidance
D. principle
22. The principal's sudden ______ at the party didn't seem to be very welcome, which made him a
little embarrassed.
A. reception
B. application
C. appearance
D. extinction
23. The written forms of Chinese include a traditional system of characters and a ______ one,
which came into use in 1949.
A. spoiled
B. calculated
C. decreased
D. simplified
24. We were very shocked to find that the room of the hotel which we had previously ______ was
taken up by another guest.
A. deserved
B. reserved
C. contained
D. affected
25. Science fiction(科幻小说) sometimes emphasizes the dangers of ______ intelligence, and
sometimes its positive potential.
A. universal
B. informal
C. artificial
D. gradual
26. Since the conditions are not stable, the patient is being monitored with ______ checks on his blood pressure.
A. secure
B. generous
C. sensitive
D. regular
27. Before handing in your composition, make sure that it is carefully colored, ______ organized,
and naturally connected.
A. totally
B.logically
C. personally
D. fiercely
28. Some people think that it is not important that several languages ______ every year, because
life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world.
A. die from
B. die away
C. die down
D. die out
29. She decided to ______ with the boy, even though it meant giving up — for the time being — a
rich and comfortable life.
A. break up
B. break down
C. put up
D. put down
30. When he knew that his son returned safely after being missing for over a week, he burst into
tears ______.
A. in relief
B. in peace
C. in brief
D. in charge
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a 31 leg. I didn't think there be any 32 in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning 33 the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly 34 . I was quite wrong. The man wouldn‟t even 35 at my chair.
The second shop, though 36 more polite, was just the 37 same, and the third and the fourth — so I decided that my 38 must be wrong.
I enter the fifth shop with a(n) 39 in my mind. I pulled the chair on the floor and said to the 40 “Would you like to 41 a chair?” He look it over carefully and said, “Yes, no t a
42 chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds.” I replied. “OK.” he said. “I will
43 you twenty pounds.” “It‟s got a slightly broken leg,” I said, “Yes, I saw that, It's nothing.”
44 was going according to the plan and I wa s getting excited. “45 will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, It will be easy to sell 46 the repair is done.” “I will buy it.” I said.” “What do you mean? You've just sold it to me.” he said. “Yes. I know, but I've 47 my mind. I am sorry, I will give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be 48 ，” he said. Then suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.”“You are right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said …Would you me nd this chair for me?‟” “I wouldn‟t have 49 of doing it.” he said, “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I will mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?” He was a very 50 man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
31.A. artificial B. broken C. tough D. flexible
32.A. difficulty B. possibility C. equipment D. potential
33.A. conveying B. equipping C. loading D. carrying
34.A. exhibition B. reception C. appreciation D. reputation
35.A. see B. glare C. glance D. stare
36.A. actually B. mildly C. roughly D. slightly
37.A. different B. similar C. same D. previous
38.A. approach B. judgement C. prejudice D. impression
39.A. idea B. plan C. trick D. aim
40.A. manager B. mender C. assistant D. shopkeeper
41.A. sell B. repair C. buy D. possess
42.A. bad B. tough C. good D. awkward
43.A. show B. charge C. provide D. give
44.A. Nothing B. Everything C. Something D. Anything
45.A. How B. When C. Why D. What
46.A. though B. unless C. once D. while
47.A. changed B. made C. devoted D. focused
48.A. embarrassed B. ridiculous C. crazy D. guilty
49.A. agreed B. approved C. subscribed D. promised
50.A. greedy B. mean C. nice D. cold
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on stopping now. The founder of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most disadvantaged communities of India for the last 50 years.
It's difficult to describe Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the abandoned. At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The minute I got there I knew I‟d come home.”
Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge organization modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a beginning. The suffering and helplessness he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical clinic has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs aimed at comprehensive and sustainable (可持
续的)rural development.
There're many wonders at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 wells have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and given away to the very poor; daycare centers have been set up that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive free education in the schools he built and runs...
In his last will, Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to celebrate his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian by choice.”
He's smiling, but there's something touching in his words.
51. Which of the following is TRUE about James Kimpton?
A. He went to Madurai on a business trip.
B. He founded an orphanage in Sri Lanka.
C. He does many kinds of jobs to make a living.
D. He has devoted most of his life to helping others.
52. What did James Kimpton mean by saying “I knew I'd come home.”?
A. He was warmly welcomed there.
B. He fell in love with it.
C. He was familiar with it.
D. He was born there.
53. From the text, we can learn that RTU ______.
A. began as a medical school
B. was modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town.
C. focus on the development of rural areas in India.
D. aims at helping the poor around the world.
54. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. RTU's achievements
B. James Kimpton's plan
C. RTU's development
D. James Kimpton's success
B
When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to their radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure produce an effect on small animals
in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.
Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable(急躁的) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp(叽叽喳喳) and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won‟t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also look for safe places before a storm. You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure make the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.
It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.
By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
55. The word “indicators” in paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A. maps
B. services
C. stations
D. signs
56. There will be a storm if birds ______.
A. come down from tall trees
B. share a piece of bread
C. make more noise than usual
D. fly in different directions
57. How can birds sense the coming of a storm?
A. By noticing the movements of other animals.
B. By feeling a drop in air temperature.
C. By noticing the change of wind directions.
D. By feeling a drop in air pressure.
58.The best title for the text would be ______.
A. Drops in Ai r Pressure
B. Animals‟ Sharp Senses
C. Nature‟s Weather Signs
D. Signs of a Storm
C
While most houses are built up from the ground, a geotect builds an earth-sheltered house in a
shallow hole or against the side of a hill. The floor, walls and roof are made of concrete blocks instead of brick, stone, or wood. Large, strong windows brighten the sunniest side of the house. The house looks quite ordinary until a geotect hides it with a deep layer of earth. On top of the earth, a geotect may plant grass or a garden.
Modern geotects are not the first house-hiders. For thousands of years, people from China to North Africa to France have dug underground homes. The Anasazi, a Native American people, once lived round pus (坑) covered with logs and mud. Later, American pioneers like Lanura Ingalls Wilder made “dugout” homes in the banks of rivers.
Geotects work hard to make their houses bright an airy. They put fans in each room to draw fresh air. Large windows are designed so that sunlight pours through them; some windows rise above the roof like glass bowls. Earth-sheltered homes may have indoor gardens, even indoor swimming pools.
A geotect's job isn't easy. Each home he or she builds needs very strong walls to support the weigh of the earth will cover it. Channels and pipes must be laid around the house to suck away rain and ground water. The geotect then has to coat the walls and roof with a special waterproof (防水的)skin. Besides, geotects must also watch their windows — if they don't fit in their frames, spiders and other insects can slip in.
Despite the trouble, geotects love their homes because they're quiet, fireproof, and strong enough to last hundreds of years. Earth-sheltered houses also keep the countryside green and beautiful. Best of all, they help keep the air clean.
59. According to the text, a geotect refers to a person who _____.
A. studies underground houses
B. builds earth-sheltered houses
C. builds houses with logs and mud
D. volunteers to beautify the environment
60. Paragraph 3 is mainly about the earth-sheltered houses' ______.
A. popularity
B. advantages
C. history
D. applications
61. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that geotects' rooms _____.
A. are usually dark
B. have indoor garden normally
C. have door rising above the roof
D. rely on special tools to create fresh air
62. What do we know about earth-sheltered houses from the last two paragraph?
A. They are easy to set up
B. They are easy to catch fire
C. They are environmentally friendly.
D. They are unable to reduce the noise.
D
A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources（资源）：land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world‟s wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world‟s drug store. More than 25％of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However，fewer than l％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world‟s shrinking rainforests.
63. Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they _____.
A. bring about high rainfall throughout the world
B. reflect more heat into the atmosphere
C. reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth
D. rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l6℃
64. What does the word “this” underline d in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Humans have begun destroying rainforests.
B. People have a strong desire for resources.
C. Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.
D. We will lose much more than we can gain.
65. It can be inferred from the text that _____.
A. there is great medicine potential in rainforests
B. we can get enough resources without rainforests
C. the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns
D. we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land
66. What might be the best title for the text?
A. How to Save Rainforests
B. Rainforests and the Environment
C. How to Protect Nature
D. Rainforests and Medical Development
E
We experience different forms of the Sun‟s energy every day. We c an see its light and feel its warmth. The Sun is the major source of energy for our planet. It causes the evaporation (蒸发) of water from the oceans and lakes. Sunlight also provides the energy used by green plants to make their own food. These green plants then provide food for all organisms(生物) on the Earth.
Much of the energy that comes from the Sun never reaches the Earth‟s surface. It is either reflected or absorbed by the gases in the upper atmosphere. Of the energy that reaches the lower atmosphere,30% is r eflected by clouds or the Earth‟s surface. The remaining 70% warms the surface of the planet, causes water to evaporate, and provides energy for the water cycle and weather. Only a tiny part, approximately 0.023%, is actually used by green plants to produce food.
Many gases found in the atmosphere actually reflect heat energy escaping from the Earth‟s surface back to the Earth. These gases act like the glass of a greenhouse in that they allow energy
from the Sun to enter but prevent energy from leaving. They are therefore called greenhouse gases.
When sunlight strikes an object, some of the energy is absorbed and some is reflected. The amount reflected depends on the surface. For example, you‟ve probably noticed how bright snow is when sunlight falls on it. Snow reflects most of the energy from the Sun, so it contributes to the low temperatures of winter. Dark-coloured surfaces, such as dark soil or forest, absorb more energy and help warm the surrounding air.
67. Many gases found in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases because _____.
A. they perform the same function as the glass of a greenhouse.
B. they stopped energy from the sun entering the earth.
C. they provide energy to warm the surface of the planet.
D. they reflect heat energy escaping from the earth back to the earth's surface.
68. According to the passage, the root cause for weather changes on the Earth is _____.
A. energy from the Sun
B. the atmosphere surrounding the Earth
C. greenhouse gases in the sky
D. water from oceans and lakes
69. Only a small part of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth's surface because most of it i s _____.
A. absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphere
B. lost in the upper and lower atmosphere
C. used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes
D. reflected by the gases in the upper atmosphere
70. We learn from the passage that _____.
A. a forest looks dark in winter because it absorbs solar energy
B. greenhouse gases allow heat energy to escape from the Earth's surface
C. only 0.023% of the energy from the Sun is made use of on the Earth
D. all living things on the Earth depend on the Sun for their food
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答
题卡上的相应题号后。

71. —Do you know where David i s? I couldn't find him anywhere.
—Well, He ___________________ far — his coat's still here. (go)
—你知道David在哪里吗？我到处都找不到他。

—他不可能走远—他的外套还在这里呢。

72. Mary asked the policeman ___________________ to contact her whenever
there was an accident. (work)
Mary让那个她与之共事的警察无论发生什么事情都要跟她联系。

73. It is because one of the main pipes ___________________ by the workers that the water
supply has been cut off temporarily. (repair)
水供应暂时中断是因为工人们在抢修一个主要的水管。

74. Only if you have reached the agreed standard ___________________the games. (admit)
只有达到规定的标准，你才被允许参加比赛。

75. He has made ___________________ that his teachers and parents are pleased with him. (great)
他取得了如此大的进步，以至于他的老师和父母都对他很满意。

76. This house,___________________ 150,000 dollars, is now worth 300,000 dollars. (pay)
他花了15万美元买的房子现在值30万美元。

77. It ___________________to reach the standard for the 2014 Winter Olympics. (take)
没花多长时间她就达到了2014年冬奥会的标准。

78. The more often you find opportunities to talk to the natives, ___________________ you will
feel when speaking a foreign language. (confident)
你找到跟以外语为母语的人说话的机会越多.说这门外语时你就会觉得越自信。

79. It is known to all that, if not carefully ___________________, the situation of air pollution in
some cities will get worse. (deal)
众所周知，如果不认真处理，一些城市里的空气污染悄况会越来越糟糕。

80. All of us have known the good news, but the weather is not good, so when to go to the
___________________ yet. (decide)
我们都知道了这个好消息，但是由于天气不好，所以什么时候去公园尚未决定。

第二节: 短文写作（共1题；满分30分）
请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。

As the American talk show(脱口秀)host Oprah Winfrey put it, “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity(机遇).” Luck is a gift for us. All of us want to catch it. But it only belongs to those who have made full preparations for what they want to achieve.
注意: ①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

黄冈市2014年秋季高一期末考试
英语试题答案
一、听力答案：
1－5 BACAC 6－10 CBCAC 11－15 AABCA 16－20 BCBCB
二、多项选择答案及解析：
21-25 ACDBC 26-30 DBDAA
21 A 句意：在伦敦，官员们对开罗迅速发展的局势表示担忧，但未就如何结束僵局提供建
议。

concern 担心，关注appreciation 感激，欣赏. guidance 指导principle 原则
22 C 句意：校长在聚会上的突然出现似乎不受欢迎，这使他有点尴尬。

reception接待application申请，应用appearance外表，出现extinction 灭绝
23.D 句意：汉语书面语形式包括繁体中文和一种简化体例，简化体例1949年开始使用。

.
spoiled被宠坏的，被毁掉calculate计算decrease减少simplified简化的
24.B 句意：我们很吃惊地发现我们早先预定的那个旅馆的房间已被另外一个客人占了。

deserve 值得reserve预定 contain 包含affect 影响
25.C 句意：科幻小说有时强调人工智能的危险，有时又强调它的正面潜力。

universal 普
遍的informal非正式的artificial 人工的gradual逐渐的
26.D 句意：由于情况不稳定，这个病人正接受观察，定期作血压检查。

secure安全的
generous慷慨的sensitive敏感的regular定期的
27.B 句意：在上交你的作文之前，确保它得到仔细润色，安排合乎逻辑，衔接自然。

totally
全部logically 合乎逻辑personally 亲自，就各人而言fiercely 凶猛地
28.D 句意：有人认为每年有一些语言消失没什么大不了的，因为世界上语言少了，生活就
容易一些。

die from因.,,,..而死die away指声音，光等逐渐消失die down指声音等逐渐减弱至消失die out 指动植物逐渐灭绝，指风俗，语言等消亡。

29.A 句意：她决定与那个男孩断绝关系，即使那意味着暂时放弃富足而舒适的生活。

break
up分解，断绝关系break down分解，出故障put up搭起，举起，张贴put down写下，镇压
30.A 句意：当他得知他儿子在失踪一个多星期以后平安回来时，他如释重负地哭了。

. in
relief如释重负in peace和平地in brief 简短地，简言之in charge 负责
三、完形填空答案及解析：
31-35 BADBC 36-40 DCABD 41-45 CADBD 46-50 CACBC
文章讲述了作者一次修椅子的经历，通过自己换种思维来考虑问题，就能获得成功。

文章大意：不久前，作者发现他的一个椅子有一条腿坏掉了，因为在他家附近有很多古董店，作者认为修好这个椅子并不困难，因此，一天早上，作者带着这个椅子去修理，他进入第一家店时，希望得到一个友好的接待，但是，他错了，店主根本看都没看一下他的椅子，后来作者改变了方法，询问第五家店主是否购买它的椅子。

这个店主花了20英镑买下了这个坏椅子。

后来作者装作随意的样子问坏掉的椅子腿怎么办，店主说是很简单的事，修理后很容易卖掉，最后店主明白了作者的真实意图，the penny drop 有“恍然大悟”的意思。

最后店主
将会为作者修理这个椅子，并且收费5英镑。

31.B 从第三段最后两句对话可知答案为broken
32. A have some difficulty (in) doing something 为固定搭配，意思是“做某事有困难”。

33.D 从后面可知作者是带着椅子去那些古董店修理坏掉的腿，所以答案为carrying 携带。

34. B作者满心以为会受到友好接待。

35. C谁知店里的人根本连看都不看一眼我的椅子，显然店主根本不愿意修理。

36. D第二家店主尽管稍微礼貌些，但是还是一眼不愿意修理。

37. C情况跟第一家一样。

38. A 后来经历了第三家和第四家我才得出结论：我的方法是错误的。

39. B 进入第五家之前我心里有主意了，换种方法去试试。

40. D 进店去肯定是跟店主说。

41. C 从后面店主出20英镑就可知作者问店主愿意不愿意买这个椅子。

42. A 从店主答应给作者20英镑可以知道店主认为是不错的椅子。

43. D 店主答应了作者出的价格，显然就是愿意给20英镑。

44. B 按照计划一切都进展顺利
45. D do是及物动词，故用疑问代词而不是疑问副词。

46. C一旦修理工作完成了这个椅子就很容易卖掉。

47. A 我改变主意了，我告诉店主。

48. C 店主在恍然大悟前当然认为我疯了，后来才明白了我的目的。

49. B店主直接告诉作者：如果作者一进来就要店主修理，店主肯定也是不同意修理的。

Approve of doing sth. 意思是同意做某事。

50. C 从上一句店主同意帮忙修理并且只收5英镑的修理费可以看出店主是个不错的人。

四、阅读理解及解析：
51-54 DBCA 55-58 DCBC 59-62 BCDC 63-66 CDAB 67-70 AABD
A
人物故事，文章告诉我们Brother James Kimpton在印度所作的贡献。

51. D 考查细节理解能力。

从第二段倒数第二句he travelled to the city of Madurai可知A 是错误的，从第三段的第一句可知B是错误的，从全文可知他一生中做过很多事情，都是在帮助别人，而没有说是做过很多工作目的是为了谋生，故C也是错误的。

52. B 考查句意猜测能力。

原文没有提到他到了Madurai 受到欢迎，故A是错误的；从第一段第一句可知他是英国人，故D是错误的；在斯里兰卡12年，受到政府驱赶，因此他来到了印度，故C说他熟悉印度是错误的。

53. C 考查推理判断能力。

从第一段最后一句可知C是正确的。

从第三段第四句可知A
是错误的，不是medical school 而是modest medical clinic;
54. A 考查主旨大意。

从第四段的第一句以及后面的一系列数字表明了RTU的成就。

B
科普文，文章告诉我们怎么学会从生活中观察动物行为的变化来预知天气的变化。

55. D考查词义猜测能力。

根据第一段最后两句，可判断出indicators的意思是“指示者；指示物”。

56. C考查细节理解能力。

根据第二段中的“...and sing just before a storm.”可判断出当暴风雨来临时，鸟会发出比平常更加多的嘈杂声。

57. B考查细节理解能力。

根据第二段中的“Pre-storm low pressure makes the air so thin that birds have difficulty flying.”可判断出鸟通过感觉空气气压下降而感觉到暴风雨即将来临。

58. C考查概括标题能力。

这篇短文讲述了当暴风雨即将来临时动物的各种异常表现，由此人们可以通过观察这些异常表现而得出暴风雨即将来临的结论，所以这篇短文最好的题目是：Nature‟s Weather Signs
C
说明文。

文章介绍了earth-sheltered house的建设及发展历史以及其特点。

59. B 考查细节理解能力。

从第二段第一句可知B是正确的。

60. C 考查主旨大意。

从第三段的第一句以及后面的详细说明可知这段主要介绍其历史。

61. D 考查细节理解能力。

从第四段第三句可知A是错误的；从第四段的第四句可知B 是错误的，它只说may also have indoor gardens; 从第四段第三句可知C是错误的，它只说some windows rise above the roof而没有说door。

62. C 考查推理判断能力。

从最后一段的最后一句可知C是正确的。

D
科普文，讲述热带雨林的作用以及保护热带雨林的重要性。

63. C考查细节理解能力。

从第一段第二句话可知答案.
64. D考查词汇理解能力。

从第三段后面的叙述中可知人们失去的会比得到的多.
65. A考查推理判断能力。

从最后一段的数字例举中可知A答案最适合.
66. B考查主旨大意概括能力。

本文是在向读者介绍热带雨林的减少会对环境造成的影响,呼吁人们要保护热带雨林,进而保护整个人类生存的环境。

E
科普文，讲述有关太阳能的问题。

67. A考查细节理解能力。

根据第三段第二和第三句可知，A项正确，文中的in that 就是因为的意思，其他3项与文意不符。

68.A 考查学生的查寻具体信息的能力，细读全文可知，地球上天气变化的根源在于太阳能。

69.B考查细节理解能力，从文章第二段可知，太阳能只有小部分才能到达地表，大多被表层大气所反射或吸收。

只有B项才概括全面。

其中lose一词用的恰到好处，可以涵盖reflect 和absorb之意。

其他3个选项要么与文意不符要么不全面。

70.D考查学生的推理判断能力，从文章第一段最后2句可知，地球上所有生物均要依靠太阳能来间接为他们提供食物。

B 、C、D 三项表述皆与文意相违。

五、完成句子答案：
71. couldn‟t/can‟t have gone 考查情态动词接完成式的用法，表示对过去所发生的情况的推测。

72. with whom he worked/ (who/whom/that) he worked with 考查非限制性定语从句。

73. are being repaired 考查现在进行时态的被动语态。

74. will you be admitted to 考查倒装句型。

Only+状语放在句首，主句要用倒装结构。

75. such great progress 考查such…that 句型，progress 是不可数名词，所以前面不用冠词。

76.for which he paid 考查介词+关系代词的非限制性定语从句。

77. didn‟t take her long/a long time 考查it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语。

78. the more confident 考查比较句型。

Th e more… the more…是英语中一种有用的表达法，表示“越……就越”。

79. dealt with 考查过去分词的用法，或从句中的省略。

80. hasn‟t been decided 考查现在完成的被动语态。

六、作文范文：
One possible version:
Luck only belongs to those who have made full preparations for what they want to achieve. I learned this from one of my experiences that I went through during Senior One school life.
When hearing that I was not chosen as a member of the football team of our school for my poor performance in the tryout, I was so disappointed that I almost decided to give up playing football. However, my best friend Li Ping analyzed my problems, pointing out that my laziness and poor preparation led to my failure. From then on, I devoted my spare time to practicing playing every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I got fully prepared and tried my best, as a result of which I was selected and became one of the most important players on our school team. How lucky I was!
From this story, I believe that we are able to seize an opportunity as long as we get well。