1、完形填空2014湖南卷 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The summer before I went off to college, Mum stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board(烫衣板) and said,
2、“Pay attention: Im going to teach you to iron.”Mum clearly explained her _36_ for this lesson. I was going to be _37_ and needed to learn this vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good _38_.“Learn to iron a shirt，” Mum said, “and you can
3、iron anything.”But ironing shirts was not _39_ work. It didnt make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball，and it wasnt a _40_ operation like iceskating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet. Moreover，an iron produced steam and it carried an element o
4、f _41_. If you touched the wrong part of it, youd get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you _42_， you might burn down the house.As for technique, Mum _43_ me to begin with the flat spaces outwards, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled(有褶皱的) parts. Collars had to be done right. Mum sa
5、id they were close to your face, where everyone would _44_ them.Over the years, Ive learned to iron shirts skilfully, which gives me a sense of _45_ .Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. _46_， through ironing Ive learned the method for solving even
6、the most troublesome problems. “_47_ wrinkles one at a time，” as Mum might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”36. A. reasons B. rulesC. emotions D. methods37. A. helpful B. confidentC. powerful D. independent38. A. conclusion B. suggestionC. impression D. observation39. A. u
7、seful B. easyC. special D. suitable40. A. direct B. singleC. smooth D. strange41. A. doubt B. pressureC. surprise D. danger42. A. went away B. fell downC. jumped off D. looked up43. A. taught B. choseC. forced D. sent44. A. touch B. designC. see D. admire45. A. honesty B. freedomC. justice D. pride4
8、6. A. Instead B. BesidesC. Otherwise D. However47. A. Make up B. Deal withC. Ask for D. Rely on【要点综述】 本篇是一篇夹叙夹议类文章。即将上大学独立生活的作者在妈妈的教导下学会了熨烫衣服，这给作者带来了很多好处。36. A根据第二段的后两句可知，这些都是妈妈要给作者上这一课的原因。37. D根据第一段的“The summer before I went off to college”可知，作者就要上大学过“独立的”生活了。38. C穿上熨烫过的衣服能使作者给别人留下美好的“印象”。39. B本段从熨
9、烫衣服的力度、速度和注意事项等几个方面谈到熨烫衣服的难处，可见这不是一件“容易的”工作。40. C此处谈到熨烫衣服的力度。根据空后的like iceskating可知，熨烫衣服既不像投掷棒球那样需要大块的肌肉，也不像滑冰那样“平稳”。41. D根据下文的语境“如果你碰到了不该碰的地方，你就会被烫伤”可知，熨斗产生蒸汽，可能使你看不清楚而导致“危险”。42. A根据上下文可知，忘记关掉熨斗可能会烧坏房子。这个过程需要很长一段时间，因此，应该是“离开”时忘记关掉熨斗了。43. A本段谈到妈妈所教的技术。妈妈告诉作者，从平坦的地方向外熨，慢慢熨到有褶皱的地方。第一段的“Pay attention:
10、Im going to teach you to iron.”是提示。 44. C衣领靠近面部，是大家都会“看见”的地方。45. D多年来，作者学会了熟练地熨烫衣服，这给作者带来了“自豪感”。46. B这种自豪感表现在两个方面：一方面是无论生活中遇到什么失败和挫折，熨烫衣服告诉作者他还有某种强项；另一方面，通过熨烫衣服，作者已经学会了解决那些最为麻烦的问题的方法。此空是指第二个方面，用besides表示“除此之外”。47. B此处表示上文提到的解决问题的方法：一次“对付”一个褶皱，用不了多久，所有的褶皱都会被烫平。deal with对付，处理；make up编造，化妆；ask for请求，要求
11、；rely on依赖，依靠。 完型填空II2014湖南卷 Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.We can choose our friends, but usually we cannot choose our neighbours. However, to get a happy home life, we have to get along with _48_ as well as possible.An i
12、mportant quality in a neighbour is consideration for _49_. People should not do things _50_ will disturb their neighbours unnecessarily. For example, television sets need not be played at full volume(音量) _51_ loud pop music should not be played very late at night. By avoiding things likely to upset
13、your neighbours, you can enjoy _52_ friendly relationship with them.An equally important quality is tolerance. Neighbours should do all they can to avoid disturbing other people, _53_ there are times when some level of disturbance is unavoidable. _54_ neighbours want to get along well with each othe
14、r, they have to show their tolerance. In this way, everyone will live _55_ peace.【要点综述】 本篇是一篇议论文。邻居们想要和谐相处，就要为他人考虑，也要有一定的容忍度。48. them此处指代上文中的our neighbours。49. others相对于“我们”来说，应是为“他人”考虑。50. which/that这里是一个定语从句，先行词为things，在定语从句中充当主语。51. and 这里是两个例子的并列。电视机的音量要小一点，并且大声的流行音乐不能在深夜播放。52. a此处修饰relationship
15、，表示“一种友好的关系”。53. but邻居应该尽可能地避免打扰别人，“然而”有些时候某种程度的打扰不可避免。这里前后为转折关系。54. If/When所填词引导条件或时间状语从句，表示某种假设或时间。55. inin peace 和平地。如果邻居们想要相处得好，他们就应该互相容忍，这样大家都能和平地生活。阅读填空2014湖南卷 Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE
16、 WORDS for each answer.Many of us invest valuable time, energy and money planning our vacations. We do this because we know for sure that going on vacations must be good for us. Research proves this feeling without a doubt. Vacations help us perform better at work, improve our sleep quality and cush
17、ion us against depression.Yet, despite these benefits, many of us return home with a feeling that our last vacation was OKbut not great. In order to change this, some mistakes should be avoided. A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money by planning trips that have
18、 too many components(组成部分). Perhaps youre planning a trip to Europe, seven cities in 10 days, and you realize it will cost only a little more to add two more destinations to the list. Sounds fine in theory, but hopping from one place to the next hardly gives an opportunity to experience what psychol
19、ogists call mindfulnesstime to take in our new surroundings, time to be present and absorb our travel experiences. Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues such as how to find a good flight deal, how to get from A to B, or which destinations to add or subtract from our journe
20、y. These issues may seem important, but our psychological state of mind is far more important.Actually, vacation happiness is based on the following top rules. First, choose your travel companions wisely, because nothing contributes more significantly to a trip than the right companions. Second, don
21、t spend your vacation time in a place where everything is too expensive so as to maintain a positive mood. Third, shop wisely, for meaningful experiences provide more longterm happiness than physical possessions.Title：Happy_71_a(n)_74_ to maximize value for moneytoo much _75_ about the following iss
22、ues finding a(n) _76_ selecting the besttravel route _77_ or subtracting destinationsa better _72_ at workan improved _73_a reduced level of depressionmaking a wise _79_ of travel companionschoosing destinations properly_80_【要点综述】 本文是一篇说明文。文章谈到了旅游的好处，应该尽量避免的错误和在旅游中应该遵守的三条原则。71. vacations根据第一段的“going
23、 on vacations must be good for us.”和最后一段的vacation happiness可知答案。72. performance根据第一段的“Vacations help us perform better at work”可知答案。73. quality of sleep根据第一段的“improve our sleep quality”可知答案。74. attempt 根据第二段的“A classic one for vacation planners is attempting to maximize value for money”可知答案。75. worr
24、y根据第二段的“Another mistake is that we worry too much about strategic issues”可知答案。76. good flight deal根据第二段的“such as how to find a good flight deal”可知答案。77. adding根据第二段的“which destinations to add or subtract from our journey.”可知答案。78. rules根据最后一段的第一句可直接得出答案。79. choice根据最后一段的“First, choose your travel co
25、mpanions wisely”可知答案。80. shopping wisely根据最后一段的“Third, shop wisely”可知答案。阅读简答2014湖南卷 Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.Kids and pondsYears ago there was a group of kids who would hang around at some local ponds in the woods
26、near their houses in Warwick, Rhode Island. In summer they caught frogs and fish. When winter arrived they couldnt wait to go skating. Time passed, and the ponds became the only open space for the kids to enjoy themselves in that neighbourhood.One day, a thirteenyearold boy from this group of kids r
27、ead in the local newspaper that a developer wanted to fill in the ponds and build over a hundred small houses called condominiums. So the boy went door to door and gathered more than two hundred signatures(签名) to stop the development. A group of citizens met and decided to support him.At the meeting
28、 of the town planning board(委员会), the boy was quite nervous at first and spoke very softly. But when he saw the faces of his friends and neighbours in the crowd and thought about what was happening to their favourite ponds, his voice grew louder. He told the town officials that they should speak for
29、 the citizens. He also insisted that they should leave enough space for children. A few days later, the developer stopped his plan.Nine years later, when that teen was a senior in college, he was informed that the developer was back with his proposal to build condominiums. Now twentytwo years old, h
30、e was studying wetlands ecology. He again appeared before the town planning board. This time as an expert witness, he used environmental protection laws to explain restrictions on development in and around wetlands and the knowledge of wetlands ecology to help improve the development. Finally some c
31、ondominiums were built, but less than half the number the developer wanted. The ponds where those kids used to hang around were protected by a strip of natural land, and are still there today.81. What did the kids like to do at the local ponds in winter?(No more than 6 words)(2 marks)_82. How did th
32、e boy win the citizens support？(No more than 10 words)(2 marks)_83. What did the boy tell the town officials？(No more than 16 words)(3 marks)_84. What helped the boy to protect the ponds successfully nine years later？(No more than 12 words)(3 marks)_【要点综述】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个小男孩小时候保护环境，以及读了大学之后用所学知识服务环
33、境的故事。81. They liked to go skating. 根据第一段的“When winter arrived they couldnt wait to go skating.”可知答案。82. He went door to door and gathered their signatures. 根据第二段的“So the boy went door to door and gathered more than two hundred signatures(签名) to stop the development.”可知答案。83. He told them they should
34、 speak for the citizens and leave enough space for children. 根据第三段的“He told the town officials that they should speak for the citizens. He also insisted that they should leave enough space for children.”可知答案。84. Environmental protection laws and the knowledge of wetlands ecology helped him. 根据最后一段的“he used environmental protection laws to explain restrictions on development in and around wetlands and the knowledge of wetlands ecology to help improve the development.”可知答案。