江西广丰中学2014届高三上期第二次阶段英语考试2

江西广丰中学2014届高三上期第二次阶段英语考试2高考英语2014-12-15 201452As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend in the US continues to grow．“we needed furniture for our living room,”says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money t o buy it．So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs”John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high． The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school．Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house．Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died． He has a full-timejob at home as well as in a shoe making factory．Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520．“ I was deeply upset aboutit． Now I have finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself．”John and Jim are not unusual people．Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living．If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you cango to DIY classes．And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do thingsyourself．64． We can learn from the text that many newly marriedpeople_______．A． find it hard to pay for what they needB． have to learn to make their own furnitureC． take DIY courses run by the governmentD． seldom go to a department store to buy things65．Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when______A． his car repairs cost too muchB． the car repair class was not helpfulC． he could not possibly do two jobsD． keeps house and looks after his children66．when the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim____．A． makes shoes in his homeB． does extra work at nightC． does his own car and home repairsD． keeps house and looks after his childrenDPeople do not analyze every problem they meet．Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem．They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people．Other times they begin to act without thinking． They try to find a solution by trial and error．However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing．There are six stages in analyzing a problem．First the person must recognize that there is a problem．For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does．Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle．Next the thinker must define the problem．Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find the reason why it does not work．For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame．He must make his problem more specific．Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions．For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels．At this time, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears．He can talk to his friends at the bike shop．He can look at his gears carefully．After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution．Take Sam as an illustration．His suggestions might be put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels．Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem．Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way．Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum between the gear wheels．He immediately realizes the solution to his problem he must clean the gear wheels．Finally the solution is tested．Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly．In short, he has solved the problem．67．What is the best title for this passage?A．Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s BicycleB．Possible Ways to Problem-solvingC．Necessities of Problem AnalysisD．Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem68．In analyzing a problem we should do all the followingexcept ．A．recognize and define the problemB．look for information to make the problem clearerC．have suggestions for a possible solutionD．find a solution by trial or mistake69．By referring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intendsto ．A．illustrate the ways to repair his bicycleB．discuss the problems of his bicycleC．tell us how to solve a problemD．show us how to analyse a problem70．Which of the following is NOT true?A．People do not analyze the problem they meetB．People often accept the opinions or ideas of other peopleC．People may learn from their past experienceD．People can not solve some problems they meet71．As used in the last sentence, the phrase “in short”means ．A．in the long run B．in detail C．in aword D．in the endEIn every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods． Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments (装饰) and household goods, sometimes even in clothes．The furniture may often be "antique", and it may well have changed hands many times．It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds．As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you cannot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love．The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings．Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop．On the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well．Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the town's main trade．There are also much more humble shops, sometimes simply called "junk shops", where you can buy small household pieces verycheaply．Sometimes the profits (利润) from these shops go tocharity(慈善事业)．Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another country or to death．Although the British do not worship(崇拜) their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past．This is true of houses as well．These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better than new．In Britain, people do not buy something just because it is new．Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted．72．What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?A．Its sheep． B．Its bookshops． C．Itscinema． D．Its castle．73．Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadnessbecause_________．A．they remind you of the original owners B．they are now forgottenC．they are too expensive for average buyers D．they are sold for charity74．The average British person ___________．A．does not respect old things because they are not fashionableB．likes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do soC．likes to buy new things because they are fashionableD．does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable75．What does the underlined word "them" (Paragraph 4) refer to?A．junk shops B．profits from shops C．old things D．old houses第二卷 ﹙非选择题 满分35分﹚第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：对话填空（共2014小题：每小题1分，满分2014分）请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。