2014年武汉市元月调考英语试题和参考答案(word版)A4
阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
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56. We can read the above material in ______.
A. a newspaper B. a shoe factory C. a city report D. a cartoon book 57. In this reading ‘The Shoe Tree” refers to （指）_____.
A. a tree that produces shoes B. the name of the shoe store C. a band of summer sandals D. the designer of the shoe store 58. You can buy a pair of shoes ______.
A. at 10:00 am any day of a week B. at 6:00 pm on Monday C. at 9:30 am on Saturday D. at 5:00 pm on Sunday 59. If a pair of summer sandals costs ￡ 100, you pay _____. A. ￡ 100. B. ￡ 50. C. ￡ 75. D. ￡ 25. 60. What do we learn about this shoe store?
A. It just sells shoes in summer. B. It opens everyday of the week.
C. It has designer brands from around the world. D. It opens more than 10 hours a day.
B
Bethany Hamilton, a 13-year-old champion surfer, was in the water waiting for the next wave. It was a beautiful morning in Hawaii and she was surfing with her best friend, Alana, and her friend’s father. Bethany was lying on her surfboard with her left arm hanging in the water when she felt something grab it. Suddenly she saw the blood and realized a shark had attacked her.
The shark swam off with Bethany’s arm while Bethany called to the others that she needed to get back to shore — a 15-minute swim. Alana’s father quickly came over, applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, and the group
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headed to the beach. Luckily, Bethany made it to the hospital in time to save her life.
Most people would probably stop surfing after a shark attack, but Bethany was determined to continue. Ten weeks after the attack, she competed in a surfing event and placed fifth. She has since entered numerous competitions and has even placed first in a few of them.
Bethany only goes into the water when sharks are not feeding, but she still sees sharks. How does she remain calm? Singing and trying to focus on having fun and surfing. Although Bethany is busy with school and surfing, she makes time to help raise money for disabled children around the world. For her courage and positive attitude, Bethany has received numerous awards and she uses her story to inspire others to overcome adversity. 61. It’s clear that Bethany ____ before the shark attacked. A. was very good at surfing
B. didn’t enter any surfing event D. went to surf alone B. her friend was also attacked D. she swam back to the beach herself
C. was not a very good surfer 62. When Bethany was attacked ____. A. she was very close to the beach C. her friend’s father gave her a hand
63. Bethany’s decision to continue surfing shows that she was ____.
A. crazy B. brave C. personal D. nervous 64. Bethany helps people to overcome difficulty ____.
A. with the money she raised B. by entering surfing competitions C. with her own experience 65. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Riding the Wave
B. Bethany and Her Friend
C
In 1991, some hikers in the Italian Alps found a dead body. The body was partly frozen in the ice and when scientists examined it, they discovered something amazing. The man had died over 5,300 years ago! He is now known as the Iceman and is the oldest complete human mummy on earth.
Who was the Iceman and why did he die by himself in the snow? Scientists are asking themselves these questions and are now slowly putting together the evidence to solve the mystery.
Examinations of the body have provided proof that the Iceman was a young man and didn’t have the strong arms of a laborer. Among his weapons was a copper (铜) axe, which shows that he was wealthy. He also had 57 tattoos (文身) on his body. By examining the food he had eaten, scientists have even managed to work out exactly where he lived in Italy!
There have been many different theories about the Iceman’s death. Scientists at first thought that the cause of his death was probably the extreme cold. In 2001, however, a new cause of death was discovered. An X-ray examination of the body showed a small dark shape beneath the Iceman’s left shoulder. It showed that the stone head of an arrow had caused the injury that killed him. Now there was suddenly a new theory that the Iceman was victim of a murder(谋杀)!
In 2003, an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four different people on the Iceman’s clothes. This tells us that he was probably trying to defend himself in a fight before he was murdered. This could also explain in injuries he had on his hand and head. Some archaeologists think that the Iceman’s murder was the end of fight for power among his people, but not everyone agrees.
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C. Busy With School D. Dangerous Sharks
D. by sharing her awards
2014年武汉市元月调考英语试题和参考答案(word版)A4
The case of the Iceman isn’t closed yet and the checks will continue. Through the story of this ancient human being, we will continue to learn more about his life and our history. 66. It’s still unknown ______. A. whether the Iceman was rich C. where the Iceman was found
B. who killed the Iceman D. what food the Iceman had eaten
67. What is the word in the reading that has the same meaning as “evidence”? A. Study. B. Victim. C. Proof. D. Story. 68. Why do scientists believe the Iceman was rich? A. He was not a young man.
B. He had injuries on his hand and head. D. He died quite a long time ago. B. The injury on his head D. The food the Iceman had eaten
C. He had a copper axe as his weapon. A. The injury in his left shoulder
69. What showed that the Iceman had a bad injury? C. The blood of four different people 70. We can know from the reading _____. A. the case of the Ice man is over
B. the Iceman was killed by his people for power C. the injuries on his hand and head caused the death D. the work about the Iceman will go on
第II卷 【非选择题 （共35分）】
五、词与短语填空（共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分）
阅读下面5个句子，然后用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构和意义上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的。）
convenient safe reminds realized show up stay up 71. The man ______ me of my English teacher. They wear the clothes. 72. Put your wallet in a _______ place.
73. I was waiting for the school bus but it didn’t come. Then I _______ it was Sunday. 74. There’s a good TV show tonight but it’s at 1:00am. I don’t want to _______ that late. 75. I live next to a supermarket. It’s very ______.
六、阅读理解填词（共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分）
先阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字先母已给出。
Last Wednesday I had a very embarrassing experience. I was walking home from school when I remembered something. My parents were out and I forgot to take my f (76) door key with me! When I got to my house, I didn’t know what to do. It was starting to rain and I was getting w (77). Suddenly I came up with an idea, The kitchen window was open so I decided to c (78) through it. I put my bag on the ground and stood on one of the garden chairs to r (79) the window. It was h (80) than I had thought and I nearly fell and hurt myself. In the end, though, I managed to get into the house.
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A few minutes later, I heard some v (81) outside. I opened the back door and couldn’t b (82) my eyes when I saw two police officers! “Can I help you?” I said, but they just looked at me. Then one of them e (83) that a neighbor had seen someone breaking into my house.
I told them what I had done and the police officers realized that the ‘burglar’ was really me! They thought it was f (84) , but I didn’t! If only I had remembered my key! I laughed about it now, but I’ll never make the same m (85) again.
六、书面表达（共1大题, 满分15分）
假如你是李明，请用英语给你的美国朋友Jack回信,介绍你目前的情况。. 要点如下：
1． 近来很好, 学习上取得了很大进步。 2． 交了很多朋友，同学之间相处很好。 3． 本学期即将束了, 正忙于准备考试。 4． 打算寒假去北方旅游，放松一下。
5． 告诉对方你打算做的一两件事情，如：看雪景、滑雪等。 注意：
1. 要求包括内容要点，语句通顺、意思连贯； 2. 词数60-80。
3．信的开头和结尾已给出。
How are you doing? Thanks for your last letter.
_________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
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