63. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach, ______.
A. he found it unworthwhile
B. he failed to sort himself out
C. he became sensitive to smell
D. he had difficulty in finding it
64. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach?
A. No menu.
B. Free food.
C. Self service.
D. Quick delivery.
65. In the author’s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he ______.
A. sits in a beach chair
B. forgets his daily routine
C. plans a detailed schedule
D. draws pictures in the sand
66. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?
A. He shouldn’t have counted his blessings.
B. He should have understood the wonder of nature.
C. He shouldn’t have spent so much time on the trip.
D. He should have come to the place earlier.
E
For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地), and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的) columns.
If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience—one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.
In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it,” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.
Today, as the world’s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”—are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.
67. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The general view of elevators.
B. The particular interests of experts.
C. The desire for a remarkable machine.
D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.
68. The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is ______.
A. to contrast their functions with elevators’
B. to emphasize the importance of elevators
C. to reveal their secret war against elevators
D. to explain people’s preference for elevators
69. According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?
A. Vertical direction.
B. Lack of excitement.
C. Little physical space.
D. Uncomfortable conditions.
70. The author urges readers to consider ______.
A. the exact number of elevator lovers
B. the serious future situation of elevators
C. the role of elevators in city development
D. the relationship between cars and elevators
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
例：______ was that the young player performed extremely well in the table tennis
tournament. (delight)
令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻的球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色。
答案：What delighted the fans/made the fans delighted
71. The community college has to cut down on staff ______. (save)
为了省钱，那所社区学院只好裁员。
72. So far the well-known journalist ______ more than 4,000 interviews with famous people. (accumulate)
迄今为止这位著名记者采访名人已累积达四千余人次。
73. Sometimes ______ to use examples to explain abstract concepts. (helpful)
有时候举例也许有助于解释抽象的概念。
74. The police will reward ______ useful information to catch the robber. (provide)
任何人提供有用信息帮助抓住劫匪，警方将予以奖励。
75. He’s the only student in the class ______ to take part in the Model United Nations conference. (select)
他是班上唯一被选上去参加模拟联合国大会的同学。
76. No other technological development has had ______ as the growth of electronics on so many aspects of social, economic, and cultural development. (impact)
没有哪项技术的发展像电子技术这样，对我们的社会、经济以及文化等诸多方面产生过如此重要的影响。
77. You ______ the meeting to tell me that; you could have come to tell me afterwards. (interrupt)
你不该打断会议来告诉我那件事，你本可以会后告诉我。
78. This novel was once the ______ book in high schools in the United States. (read)
这部小说曾经是美国高中阅读最广泛的书。
79. The Public Square is an eye-catching sight of the city. ______ many stone sculptures of famous historical figures. (stand)
大众广场是这个城市引人注目的景点，许多历史名人的石雕像矗立在那儿。
80. It was several minutes ______ what he was saying. (take)
过了好几分钟，我才理解他说的是什么。
第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分）
请根据以下提示，并结合具体事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Small things make a big difference. The small things we do can make us a responsible member of the society.
注意：①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）
英语试题答案
第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B
第二部分：词汇知识运用
第一节：多项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. D 30. B
第二节：完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分）
31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. D 42. A 43. A 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D
第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
A篇：51. C 52. A 53. D 54. B B篇：55. C 56. B 57. B 58. D
C篇：59. A 60. D 61. C 62. B D篇：63. D 64. A 65. B 66. D
E篇：67. A 68. B 69. C 70. C
第四部分：书面表达
第一节：完成句子（每小题2分，满分20分）
71. (in order) to save money
so as to save money
72. has accumulated
73. it might/may be helpful
74. whoever provides/has provided
75. that has been selected
76. such a great impact
as great an impact
77. shouldn’t have interrupted
oughtn’t to have interrupted
78. most widely read
79. There stand
80. before I could take in
before I took in
第二节：短文写作（满分30分）
One Possible Version
It isn’t hard to grow up into a responsible member of society.
I can well remember an incident that happened on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I was on my way to the bookstore and was waiting for the green light at a crossing when a girl of about ten was knocked down by a passing car, which drove off quickly. A man immediately rushed to the girl to give her first aid and I joined in without hesitation. Luckily she was not badly injured and we sent her to the nearest hospital. Compared with the escaped driver, I am proud of what I did.
As a member of the society, I am aware that being responsible is what it takes to make a better society.
