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英语高考真题一、单选（2014）21. Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.A. motivationB. qualificationC. talentD. technique22. When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now,” Joan’s face turned redat the unexpected ______.A. commandB. comparisonC. complimentD. contribution23. Seeing the big crowd coming towards him, he started to run down the hill, but ______ andwent down on his hands and knees in the melting snow.A. slippedB. skiedC. signalledD. sank24. The old rules have to be ______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existedwhen they were made a hundred years ago.A. developedB. establishedC. observedD. revised25. I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with thenetwork; I can’t seem to ______.A. get throughB. get offC. get inD. get along26. Is this your necklace, Mary? I ______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.A. came acrossB. dealt withC. looked afterD. went for27. What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in themarathon bare-footed.A. awfulB. essentialC. impressiveD. obvious28. Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and lethim go.A. cautiousB. gratefulC. tolerantD. wild29. Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______, “Don’t be so mean,” pointinga finger of warning at her.A. dreadfullyB. guiltilyC. indirectlyD. sharply30. Check carrots, potatoes, onions and any other vegetables ______ and immediately use orthrow away any which show signs of rotting.A. in demandB. in storeC. on loanD. on sale21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. B（2013）21. Poetry written from the ______ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety overa lack of sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privilege22. Carbon dioxide, which makes a ______ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.A. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrier23. While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sacrificeB. substituteC. simplifyD. survive24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ______ with the local police within twoweeks of arrival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. register25. Butterflies ______ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.A. carry onB. feed onC. put onD. focus on26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure and simple.A. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set up27. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitraryD. controversial28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ______ contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitable29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. clumsily30. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ______ a long lost antique Greek vase.A. at randomB. by chanceC. in turnD. on occasion21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B（2012）21. Two lawyers have donated $50,000 to our school's campaign “Help the Nccdy”,which was started by our former headmaster three years ago.A. sponsor B launch C. urbanize D. plan22. Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offcrcd a lot of suggcstions and comments on my paper and every page of my draft.A. approvedB. quotedC. polishedD. folded23. Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to his courageA. hold up B keep up C ste up D take up24. I'm so glad you've come here to this matter in person.A. lead toB.See toC. turn toD. refer to25. The furniture, with its modem style and bright colors, suits modem houses and their gardens, but looks in the garden of a traditional home.A. out of questionB. out of orderC. out of sightD. out of place26. "Perhaps we need to send for Dr. Smith to sec what we can do about it," Father suggested_ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem.A. tentativelyB. thoughtlesslyC. definitelyD. rudely27. Can you tell the difference between the words "require" and "request"? I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings.A. dramaticB. regionalC. apparentD. subtle28. Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained people are still looking for other possible solutionsA. unchallenged B relevant C. controversial D. contradictory29. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye diseasethat may not have anyA. symptomB.similarityC. sampleD. shadow30 The officer insisted that Michael did not follow the correct in applying for a visa.A. patternB. procedureC. programD. perspective21.A 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.C 29.A 30. B（2011）21.“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with______ elderly in her votes.A . near B. rudeness C. regret D. patois22.Giviog up maker to go back to full time caudation was s a big________, but now I know was the best decision I ever made.A. projectB. commitmentC. competitionD. ambition23.The old engineer’s eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown face and his step as he came across the room was________，though slow.A. shakyB. heavyC. casualD. steady24.A n unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters however, they are not always_________,A. practicalB. avoidableC. permanentD. beneficial25,The state-run company is required to make its accounts as_________ as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money.A. transparentB. reasonableC. securerD. format26.Know font if we want to the success but they may also________ out thinking.A. directB. limitC. changeD. improve27.The minister said. “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we’ll never_______ with criminals.”A. negotiateB. quarrelC. argueD. consult28.Clinical evidence began to__________, suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experiments in animals.A. operateB. straighterC. approveD. accumulate29. The government has taken measures to the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.A. take downB. bring downC. hand downD. tear down30.When asked about their opinion about the schoolmaster ,many teachers would prefer to see him step aside younger men.A. in terms ofB. in need ofC. in favor ofD. in praise ofDADCA BADBC二、完成句子（2014）71. The community college has to cut down on staff ______. (save)为了省钱，那所社区学院只好裁员。