2014年高考英语江西卷
第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21.----Could I use this dictionary ?
----_____.It’s a spare one .
A. Good idea
B. Just go ahead
C. You’re welcome
D. You’d better not
22. They chose Tom to be ___captain of the team because they knew he was __smart leader.
A. a; the
B. the; the
C. the; a
D. a; a
23 Thanks for your directions to the house ; we wouldn’t have found it ___.
A. nowhere
B. however
C. otherwise
D. instead
24.----Tony , why are your eyes red ?
---I __ up peppers for the last five minutes .
A. cut
B. was cutting
C. had cut
D. have been cutting
25. Starting your own business could be a way to achieving financial independence .___, it could just put you in debt.
A. In other words
B. All in all
C. As a result
D. On the other hand
26. When it comes to __ in public , no one can match him .
A. speak
B. speaking
C. being spoken
D. be spoken
27. Anyway , we’re here now ,so let’s ___some serious work.
A. come up with
B. get down to
C. do away with
D. live up to
28. Among the many dangers_-- sailors have to face , probably the greatest of all is fog .
A. which
B. what
C. where
D. when
29. I don’t believe what you said , but if you can prove it , you may be able to __me .
A. convince
B. inform
C. guarantee
D. refuse
30. Life is unpredictable ; even the poorest __become the richest .
A. shall
B. must
C. need
D. might
31. ___nearly all our money , we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel .
A. Having spent
B. To spent
C. Spent
D. To have spent
32. ---When shall I call , in the morning or afternoon?
----___. I’ll be in all day .
A.Any
B. None
C. Neither
D. Either
33. It is unbelievable that Mr. Lucas leads a simple life __his great wealth .
A. without
B. despite
C. in
D. to
34.He is thought ___foolishly .Now he has no one but himself to blame for losing the job .
A. to act
B. to have acted
C. acting
D. having acted
35. It was the middle of the night __ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game .
A. that
B. as
C. which
D. when
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any _36__.Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was _37__next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could _38__that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in _39__.
“I know it’s _40__ for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not _41__ at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “ To tell you t he truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy _42__. And your poor father –he doesn’t feel _43__. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “_44__ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
