2014年高考定时训练（6）英语试卷

—I'm sorry I've spilt some tea on the tablecloth.
—________；it will wash out.

It is ________ challenge for graduates to get ________ job as unemployment is high nowadays.

The old couple used to live deep in the countryside, without easy ________ to shops.

Three of the town's factories have closed down ________ the space of a year.

Australia is one of the few countries ________ people drive on the left.

—That must have been a lot of work.
—Yeah, it ________ us three days to finish it.

________ her anger，Maria turned around and walked away from him.

—Have you finished your fashion design?
—Not yet.I'll finish it if I ________ ten more minutes.

We've been looking for a cheap house but haven't found________ we like yet.

She had been in ________ doctors described as in a confused state of mind for five years.

They won't let him out of the hospital ________ he's completely recovered.

By the time I saw the job ________ in the newspaper，it was already too late.

It is reported that a similar technique can be ________ to the treatment of cancer.

The real cause of the problem ________ the poor construction of the bridge.

—Thanks a million for your timely help!
—________

America's Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom，and there is no exception for Muslim women.I ____ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly，I believe it's OK to be ____，and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering，like a scarf.I am Muslim，and keeping my head covered is a ____ of maturity and respect toward my ____ and to Allah's will.____，I also like to wear it to be different.I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) ____，not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it，I was also afraid of the ____ that I'd get at school.
I ____ on my own that sixth grade was the ____ I should start wearing the hijab.I was ____ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me，or ____ be scared of me and ____ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same，and there's little or no ____ of differences.
On the first day of school，I put all those ____ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little，but ____ I was also proud to be a Muslim，proud to be wearing the hijab，proud to be different.
I was ____ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions—____—about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me，___ there was one girl—she wasn't even in my class，and we never really talked much—and she spoke ____ me，and I wasn't even there！I made a lot of new friends that year，friends that I still have until this very day，five years later.
Yes，I'm different，but everyone is different here，in one way or another.This is the ____ of America.

A．believe in B．stick to C．carry out D．push for

A．independent B．free C．sensitive D．different

A．signal B．sign C．reminder D．cause

A．religion B．country C．parents D．status

A．In a word B．In general C．To be exact D．To be honest

A．princess B．heroine C．individual D．adult

A．praise B．punishment C．reaction D．reflection

A．hoped B．expected C．realized D．decided

A．time B．chance C．case D．occasion

A．disappointed B．scared C．enthusiastic D．angry

A．still B．already C．even D．ever

A．show off B．pull off C．pick up D．put up

A．rejection B．ignorance C．awareness D．acceptance

A．negative B．optimistic C．serious D．strange

A．often B．inside C．only D．outside

A．concerned B．particular C．wrong D．convinced

A．respectfully B．cautiously C．suspiciously D．critically

A．and B．so C．but D．or

A．in terms of B．in front of C．in charge of D．in favor of

A．significance B．beauty C．value D．power

There are many things people do with their spare time.Have you ever thought about tuning(调音)your own piano for fun and profit？Are you a piano teacher or player who really does not want the expense of hiring a piano tuner and feels that you could do it yourself with a little training？Well，this is your lucky day.All you need are the right tools，a piano and patience.
So，why would I want to tune my piano？There are many reasons for tuning your own piano.
·It is a very pleasant thing to do.
·You can make up to  $80 each time tuning other people's pianos.
·There are millions of pianos in the world and thousands of new ones are being sold every day.There are not enough piano tuners available to tune them all.
·You can provide a valuable service for friends，family and others.
·You can teach yourself very cheaply and then develop it into a parttime or fulltime business.
You may have thought that only a trained expert could do this，someone who had devoted years of study and developed a sense of perfect pitch(音高)．In the past，tuning a piano was as much an art form as it was a technology exercise，but now the balance is swaying(摇动) more towards the technology and the final result is as good or even better than tuning by ear.
A few simple tools and a laptop computer with tuning software are all that are required.The real secret is the tuning software，which makes the whole process extremely easy.It means you do not have to train your ears but just look at the laptop screen to know when the piano string is in tune.
I have put together an ebook in my website with all the information you need to get started tuning your own piano, where to get the free software and where to buy the tools.
I hope I have inspired you to think about piano tuning and actually give it a go.You will find it a very rewarding and pleasant activity even if it remains just a hobby.
The writer asks two questions in the first paragraph to ________.

According to the passage，why should you learn to tune pianos?

What makes piano tuning easier now?

If you want to get the tuning software and tools，you can ________.

In the last paragraph，the writer mainly wants to show that ________.