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2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）

英  语

本试题卷共16页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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4. 考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30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.When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall.

A. balance         B .chance       C .memory         D .place

22. He gave himself a new name to hide his ____ when he went to carry out the secret task.

A. emotion         B. talent        C. identity       D. treasure

23.The team are working hard to ___ the problem so that they can find the best solution.

A. face          B. prevent        C. raise       D. analyze

24.In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards to ____ that someone was moving about upstairs.

A. whisper       B. signal        C. declare          D. complain

25.There is no doubt that this candidate’s advantage _____ his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.

A. leaves out        B. goes against    C. lies in        D. makes up

26.Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ______ sooner or later.

A. stand out      B. break up         C. get out       D. turn up

27.Even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be_____.

A. accurate    B. punctual     C. efficient     D. reasonable

28.I don’t think what he said is _____ to the topic we are discussing . He has missed the point.

A. faithful    B. parallel    C. relevant    D. similar

29.The girl used to be shy, but is ____ getting active in group work and is more willing to express herself.

A. gradually     B. usually     C. previously    D. merely

30.This meeting room is a non-smoking area. I would like to warn you _____ that if you smoked here you would be fined.

A. in advance    B. in detail    C. in total     D. in general

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

“Daily Star, sir” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty_31__left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was_32__. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers__33_money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a__34_for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He_35__as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

“You don’t know the __36_of selling papers. You must shout, “Hot news! Bomb bursting!” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “_37__it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly__38__they have time to see, and you’ll __39_ out and get your money, ”Chad said.

It was a new _40__to Jason. He thought of his bird with no__41_and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was__42_that he would not tell a lie. Though he was _43__ a poor newsboy, he had been_44__ some good things.

The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers_45__. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a__46_smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason__47_money because he would not tell a lie. The boy _48__at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder__49_.”You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new__50_. He lost sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

31.A.shops             B. coins           C .people                D. papers

32.A.open               B. heavy                 C. pure        &