鄞州2014年5月高考模拟考试英语试题选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节: 单项填空( 共20小题:每小题0.5分,满分10分)从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.---Please inform Jack of the exact time of the arrival of the airplane.---____? He will come here tonight.A. Why botherB. Why notC. So whatD. What for2. What ____ great fun we are having! I’ll never forget ____ Christmas like it.A. a; aB. a; theC. a; /D. /; a3. He was no longer a (an)____ who failed in big events, like the 2008 BeijingOlympics, where he finished an unimpressive 11th.A. anythingB. nothingC. anybodyD. nobody4. ____ for its well-preserved ancient Tibetan houses, Dukezong was one of the most popular resorts in Shangri-la.A.KnowingB. To knowC. To be knownD. Known5. In the eyes of some people, Japan has been ____ the list of the unpleasant placesfor sightseeing in consequence of the severe nuclear leak.A. put downB. put onC. put offD. put up6. Great inventors don’t ____ graduate from famous universities. Some didn’t evengo to university.A. reallyB. nearlyC. necessarilyD. likely7. The number of the students in senior high school, ____ is mentioned above, is increasing.A. asB. whichC. whatD. who8. The celebration of National Hugging Day has moved beyond America’s borders. Itseems the day might ____ and start in other countries.A. hold onB. count on C catch on D. take on9. I’m glad you told me about the concert being cancelled. ____ I’d have traveled all the way to Beijing for nothing.A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. BesidesD. However10.—Can I pay the bill by check?--- Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash.A.shallB. mustn’tC. can’tD. will11.—Can those ____ at the back of the classroom hear me?---No problem.A. seatB. sitC. seatedD. sat12. Some plants are vey ____ to light; they prefer the shade.A. sensibleB. availableC. adjustableD. sensitive13. While there are quite a few differences in the education system, in many countries education is ____.A. usualB. regularC. normalD. universal14.—I failed again. I wish I ____ harder.---But you ____.A. had worked; hadn’tB. worked; don’tC. worked; didn’tD. had worked; didn’t15. Could it be in the room____ we had a talk last night ____ you left the key?A. that; whereB. where; whenC. where; thatD. in which; where16.The manager, ____ it clear to us that we should stick to the plan, left the meetingroom.A. who has madeB. having madeC. madeD. making17.Our English teacher told us to find out ____ the differences between AmericanEnglish and British English lie.A. whereB. howC. whatD. which18.There are various things on sale, so you can choose____ interests you.A. whoeverB. no matter whoC. whateverD. no matter what19. She hurriedly left the room without saying anything as if ____.A. she angryB. was angryC. it was angryD. angry20.Don’t be discouraged. ____things as they are and you will enjoy every day ofyour life.A. TakingB. To takeC. TakeD. Taken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，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标记涂黑。

Of course, she wasn't really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only __21__ to her as "My Aunt Fannie" because it always made my father chuckle and my mother look __22__at both of us—at me for being __23__of my elder and at my father for __24__my bad behavior. I __25__ both reactions so I grasped every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.As a young woman, my mother had worked in the __26__ of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty and her twin brother, Farnsworth. They represented the __27__of the Cratty line. Neither had married __28__had any living heirs(继承人) and my father once told me in a whisper that it was because they were both too __29__to share their family wealth. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever __30__by anyone in Glenfield. She was noted for her jam and for never __31__ the recipe with anyone else. __32__my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she __33__ made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process Aunt Fannie gave me a __34__ and then made me promise that I would never spend it. "__35__ this quarter," she said, "and some day you will be rich. I still have my very first quarter given by my grandfather." It had obviously __36__ for her. So I followed her advice.I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In people's eye Aunt Fannie's __37__was attributed to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a __38__recipe. However, I keep them as __39__to hold firmly the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships andthe memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy.And that is a __40__that anyone can build.21 A. called B. thought C. regarded D. referred22. A. coldly B. severely C. delightedly D. politely23. A. disappointed B. disagreeable C. disrespectful D. dissatisfied24. A. encouraging B. scolding C. forcing D. pushing25. A. hated B. respected C. treated D. enjoyed26. A. barn B. kitchen C. yard D. garden27. A. beginning B. start C. end D. glory28. A. nor B. and C. but D. yet29. A. proud B. generous C. strict D. mean30. A. seen B. tasted C. cooked D. sold31. A. sharing B. telling C. selling D. giving32. A. As though B. As if C. Even though D. Even if33. A. ever B. never C. still D. yet34. A. quarter B. bill C. note D. cheque35. A. Hold back B. Hold up C. Hold onto D. Hold out36. A. mattered B. failed C .succeeded D. worked37. A. sorrow B. success C. schedule D. signature38. A. usual B. normal C. ordinary D. common39. A. regulations B. reflections C. reminders D. rewards40. A. future B. fortune C. fantasy D. favor第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A. B. C. D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。