2011年湖南高考英语试卷

PAGEPAGE82011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语试题PartⅡLanguageKnowledge(45marks）SectionA(15marks)Directions：foreachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Example:Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket_______thedesert.A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocoverTheanswerisA.21.Theability_______anideaisasimportantastheideaitself.A.expressingB.expressedC.toexpressD.tobeexpressed22.-----Joan,what_______inyourhand?-----Look!It’sabirthdaygiftformygrandma.A.hadyouheldB.areyouholdingC.doyouholdD.willyouhold23.Theplayers_______fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringushonorinthissummergame.A.selectingB.toselectC.selectedD.havingselected24.Iknewthatwouldoverdiscouragehim,hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobeadirectorA.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing25.JuliawasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof_______shespokefluently.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that26.One-thirdofthecountry_______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens_______blackpeople.A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is27.In1492,Columbus_______ononeoftheBahamaIslands,butthemistookisforanislandoffIndia.A.landsB.landedC.haslandedD.hadlanded28.-----Noone_______becomparedwithYaoMinginplayingbasketball.----Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.A.canB.needC.mustD.might29.Doyouwakeupeverymorning_______energeticandreadytostartanewday?A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.felt30.ItismostinstructivelecturethatI_______sinceIcametothisschool.A.attendedB.hadattendedC.amattendingD.haveattended31.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious_______theproblemitselfis.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.why32.Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematterforseveralhours_______adecision.A.theyreachedB.didtheyreachC.theyreachD.dotheyreach33.Jackwasn’tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim_______hehaddonesomethingveryclever.A.asifB.incaseC.whileD.though34.Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnology_______byscience.A.aremakingB.aremadeC.willmakeD.willbemade35.It’snotwhatwedoonceinawhile_______shapesourlives,butwhatwedoconsistently.A.whichB.thatC.howD.whenSectionB(18marks)Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordsorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren’ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello.”Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto36thewayIwasdoingthings.My37cameonemorningwhenIwasinthecommunitylibrary.Ipassedbyagirlwho38herbooksoutofherlocker.Thinkinglikemostthatsomeoneelsewouldhelpherpickthemup,Icontinuedmyway.However,whenIhadto39becauseIstupidlyforgotmybook,Inoticedshehadjustfinishedpackingthemupbyherself.Noonehadstoppedto40her.“OK,”Ithoughttomyself,“thisiswhereIshouldhavechanged.”MybestopportunitycameafewdayslaterwhenIsawaman41byhimselfwaitingforthelibrarytoopen,soIsatdownnexttohimandbegana42.Itwasdifficulttogetstarted,andevenwhenIhadtosaygoodbye,almostevery43frommynewfriendhadatone(语气)ofdoubtinit.Andwhocouldblamehim?Peoplearen’tusedtomakingan44chatwithastranger.Butachange,nomatterhow45itisneeded,doesn’tjusthappen.Ittakespeoplelikeustomakeitpossible.I46youtotakeasmallstepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone’sdayalittlebrighter.Together,wecanreallymakesocietycome47asawhole.36.A.changeB.explainC.learnD.show37.A.troubleB.doubtC.wishD.opportunity38.A.tookB.droppedC.gotD.pulled39.A.comeoutB.standbyC.gobackD.turnup40.A.pleaseB.greetC.helpD.praise41.A.sittingB.walkingC.ridingD.running42.A.discussingB.lessonC.reportD.conversation43.A.jokeB.responseC.cryD.story44.A.unchangeableB.unpreparedC.unforgettableD.unfinished45.A.desperatelyB.frequentlyC.simplyD.widelySectionC(12marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblackwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Dosegoingtocollegereally48Englishclassincollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirstassignmentwastoread49shortstoriesandthendiscusswhichonewasbetter.Afterreadingboth,Iwasn’tsure.Overthe50severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme51onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother.52wasrichinmclaphor（隐喻）andcharacterdevelopment,whiletheotherwashumorous53tooshallow.Icouldn’tseethisatfirst.Yet,inafewmonths,mybraingotreeducatedand54couldseethedifferencebetweengoodandbadwritingandcouldappreciateliteratureatawholenewlevel.Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,whichleads55greatersuccessinone’slife.PartⅢReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AWhenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob（烤肉串）hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulychaiming.Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomerespeciallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasrerncooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,wathcingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai,anreadinglocalPersiannespapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatespiledwitfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordablybutpracticalaswell.Thefood,especiallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoilandservedstraightoffthegrill（烤肉架）.Themaindishthattherestaurantispopularforisitskabobs,whicharedifferentstyleofgrilledmeat.OnedeliciousandextemelyhealthydishistheJooiehKabob,whichismadeofgrillechichenpicccsservedwitheitherriceorbread.AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabob,kabobconsintingofgrilledbeef.Althoughtherestaurantissamall,theatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisaplanthatshouldnotbeoverlooked.56.Whenfirstenteringtherestaurant,onecanfindthatitA.issplendidlydecorated.B.haspleasantsmellsofkabobs.C.iscrowdedwithdiningtable.D.lookslikeacommonrestaurant.57.Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfromdiningintherestaurant?A.WatchingnewseventsonTV.B.Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.C.ReadinglocalEnglishnewspaper.D.Discussingworldtopicsinloevoices.58.ThefoodoftherestaurantA.isservedinsmallamounts.B.isratherexpensive.C.isrichinvarity.D.isveryheslthy59.WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainlymadeof？A.RiceB.ChickenC.BreadD.Beef60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatrestaurant.A.occupiesB.ownsafavorablelocationC.ispopularforitsspecialfoodD.hasaquietenvironmentinsideBMyfatherwaschiefengineerofamerchantship，whichwassunkinworldwar？？？thebooknightoftheU-boatstoldthestory。MemoriesInSeptember，1940，mymother,sisterandIwenttoSwansea,wheremyfather‘sshipwasgettingreadytosail,webroughthimafamilyphotographytobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafe.ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedown,sobbing.shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo(鱼雷).Icanrememberthearrivedofthetelegram（电板），whichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.mygrandmotheropenedit,itread,safe.loveted.”Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather’sknee,hisarminabandage.HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewar,foraslongasIcanremember,hehadaweakheart,mothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.hesaiditwasbecauseofthecigarette,whichever,hediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.TenyearslaterIreadnightoftheU-boatandabletocompletethestory.AtoastInmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.often,glassinhand,IhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosion,asinkingship,ajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?lest(以免)weforget,Ihavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.61.wecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea______.A.tomeetafriendB.toseethefatherC.totakeafamilyD.toenjoythesailingoftheship62.whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?A.hewasstillaliveB.hiskneewasbrokenC.hisshiphadbeensunkD.hehadarrivedinGlasgow63.theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph6referstothefather‘s_____.A.weakheartB.takingashorejobC.failuretoreturnD.injurycausedbyatorpedo64.whatcanweknowabouttheauthor‘sfatherafterhisshipwasattacked?A.helosthisarmB.herepairedtheenginesC.hemanagedtotakealifeboatD.hewasthelasttoleavetheship65whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.agroupofforgottenheroesB.abookdescribingaterrifyingbattleC.ashipengineer’swartimeexperienceD.amerchant’smemoriesofasearescueCArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephanthascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct(不同的)speciesThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvardUniversitywhentheywereexamingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodonmodernelephants—theAsianelepphant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.OncetheyobastainDNAsequences（序列）fromtwofossils（化石）,mammothsandmastodons,theteamcompartedthemwithDNAfrommodernelephants.TheyfoundtheiramazementthatmordernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationgsofthesamespecies,despitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhiletheforestelephanthasanaverateshoulderdoubletheweightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferrentdoesnotneccssarilymeantheyaredifferentspecies.HowevertheprooflayintheanalysisioftheDNA.AlfriedRoca,assitantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimalSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreattheforestandsavannaelephantsastwodifficultunitsforconservationpurpose.Since1950,allAficanelephantshavebeenconservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantshavebeendistinctanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority（优先）forconservationpurposes.”66.Oneofthefossilesstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof.A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephantC.thesavannaelephantD.themaslodonelephant67.Theunderlinedword“divergence”inParagraph4means“.”A.evolutionB.exhibitionC.separationD.examination68.Theresearchers’conclusionwasbasedonastudyoftheAfricanelephant’s.A.DNAB.heightC.weightD.population69.WhatareAlfredRoca’swordsmainlyabout?A.TheconservationofAficanelephantB.ThepurposeofstudyingAficanelephantC.ThewaytodivideAficanelephantsintotwounitsD.TherensonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttilleforthepassage?A.Naturalist’BeliefsaboutElephantsB.AmazingExperimentsaboutElephantsC.AnUnexpectedFindingahoutElephantsD.ALongScientififDebateaboutElephantsPartⅣWriting（45marks）SectionA（10mark）Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Apersonsearchesvariouswebsitesfordifferentreasons,suchasschool,work,orentertaiment.Forteenagers,manyinformationresouscesontheInternetcanbeused.Asamatteroffact,thereareeducational,musicandartwebsitesthataretrulyhelpfultoteeagers,becausetheycanhelpmakeone’slifeeasier.Educationwebsitesarehelpfultoateenagerindoingschoolworkandsearchingforacolleag.Somecanhelpstudyingfortestes,explainingalesson,anddoinghomeward.Somecanhelpfindtherightschoolbasedonone’sinterests.Andstillothershavepagesdevotedtothesociallifeateachcollegesorthespeciesactivitiesthatatacertainschool.Somefreemusicsitesenableateenagertodiversifytheirmusical_tastes.Onthesesites,alltypesofmusicareavailablesuchaspop,jazzandcountry．Onecantypeinasong，categoryorartistandhisorherentirecatalogappears.Then．Thelistenercanmakemultipleplaylistswithoutcreatinganaccount(账户)withthesite.Therevariousartweb,sitesthatcanhelpstudentstoappreciateandcreateartpieces.Onthesesites,astudentcanviewnumerousphotosandartpiecesfromdifferent．Mediumsorcreateanaccountwiththewebsitetouploadtheirartpiecesforpeopletosee.Inaddition,onecanenjoyvariousartpeoplehavecreatedondisplayfortherestoftheworld.TrulyinformativeresourcesofferedontheInternet.Thebestsuggestiononecanreceiveistotrytolookfornewwebsitesthatcanhelpintheeducational，music,orartareasoonecanbecomewell-roundedandinformed.TrulyHelpfulWebsitesforTeenagersMany71areavailableonvariouswebsites.I.Educationalsites:helpingone72andsearchforacollege·Studyfortests,explainalesson,anddohomework·Findtherightschoolthatone73·learninformationaboutcollegesociallifeand74IIFreemusicsites;75todiversifymusicaltastes·Listentoalltypesofmusic·Typeinasong,category,orartisttogetanentirecatalog·makemultipleplaylists76III.77；helpingoneappreciateandcreateworks·Viewphotosandworksfrommediums·78forotherstosee·79ondisplayHelpfulwebsitescanmaketeenagers80SectionB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.MyFirstLongRunTwoweeksago,Ihadaquarrelwithmyhusband.Afterhehaddrivenoffinanger,IrealizedthatIwasn’tgoingtofeelanybetterjustsittingthere.Feelingabandonedandguilty,Iputonmygymshoestogetsomefreshair.Ourdrivewayhasaslope(科技)thatiseasierjusttojogdownifyouarelazy,takingadvantageofgravity.Insteadofstoppingattheendofthelope,IdecidedtoseeifIcouldjustjogtotheendofthestreet.Ihadtriedafewmothsagoandfailedmiserably.SincethatfirstattemptIhadbeenjoggingregularlyandwassignificantlyfitter,butstillverylazy.HoweverthistimearoundImanagedtoreachthestopsignwitheaseandIfiguredIwouldgoalittlefurther.Afteraboutonekilometer,however,Inoticedthatmyupperbodywastense.TomakethemovementeasierIhadtorelaxmybody,andtriedtotakedeepbreathsoffreshair.Ikeptgivingmyselftheexcusetostop.Noonewouldbedisappointed.Noonewouldevenknow.ButIdidn’tstop.Iwantedtokeepgoingharder,better,faster,stronger,Tomygreatsurprise,Iran4.9kmin31minutes.WhenIgotback,Ihadtearsinmyeyes.IdidsomethingIthoughtIcouldneverdo.Itwasthefirstrunofmylife.Sincethen,Ihaveimprovedmystride(步幅)andtime.AftereveryrunIfeelfitter,happierandmotivatedtokeepprogressing.Ilovetherunner’shigh.InormallyjogbecauseIwanttolookgood.Iwanttorunbecauseitmakesmefeelgood.81.Whydidtheauthorfeelguilty?(NOmorethan9words)(2marks)82.Whatdidtheauthorfailtodomiserablyafewmonthsago?(NOmorethan11words)(2marks)83.Whatexcusesdidtheauthorkeepgivingherselftostop?(NOmorethan9words)(3marks)84.howisrunningdifferentfromjoggingtotheauthor?(NOmorethan14words)(3marks)SSectionC(25marks)Directions:writeonEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你参加所在年级的英文写作比赛，请按照要求完成一篇短文：1.简要描述下图内容，并点明主题；2.联系实际，表达该图带给你的启示。注意：1.词数不少于120个；2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。