湖南省高考真题英语

1、精品文档你我共享2012 年湖南省高考英语试卷Part I Listening Comprehension(30 marks)Section A (22.5marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation,there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefullya

2、nd then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Example:When will the magazine probably arrive?A. Wednesday. B. Thursday C. Friday.The answer is BConversation 11. When does the woman finish work?A. At 6:00 B. At 7:00C. At 8:002. What is the man going to do toni

3、ght?A. See his parents B. Watch a new movie C. Go for an appointmentConversation 23. Where does the man play tennis?C. At the community center.A. At the university. B. At the club.4. How often does the woman swim?C. Five times a weekC. Celebrating a birthday.A. Once a week.B. Three times a weekConve

4、rsation 35. What is the man doing?A. Getting dressed. B. Having an interview.6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Parent and child.Conversation 4B. Husband and wife.C. Customer and saleswoman.7. Why did the man come back late?C.C. He played basketball.C. She held a party.

5、A.He went to the bar. B.B. He met his teacher.8. What did the woman do this morning?A. She took a physics test. B. She had a meeting.9. What will the woman probably do after the conversation?A. See her friends. B. Go to the school. C. Go to the school.Conversation 510. Where did the woman grow up?A.

6、 In Switzerland.B. In the UKC. In France11. Which of the following does the woman like best about Weybridge?A. Its scenery.B. Its people.C. Its facilities.12. What does the man do?A. A teacher.B. A host.C. A tour guide.Conversation 613. Why is the woman upset?A. The man didn't apologize. B. The

7、man didn't turn up. C. The man didn't call.14. Who is the man speaking to?A. A waitress B.A professor. C. A doctor.15. When will the two speakers see each other?知识改变命运.精品文档你我共享A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short

8、passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blankswith the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.School LibraryLocations and resources- 1st floor: 80,000 books- 2nd floor:16 kind of newspapers and magazinesRule

9、s Books for lending can be kept for a 17 by full -time students. books, newspapers and magazines can never be taken out.18Opening time All day longAll year round except Christmas Day and19AccessBy 20Part n Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following unfinis

10、hed sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. cover D. to coverThe answer is A.21. We've had a good start, but next, more work needs to achiev

11、e the final success.A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do22. Don't worry. The hard work that you do now later in life .A. will be repaid B. was being repaidC. has been repaid D. was repaid23. Time,correctly, is money in the bank.A. to use B. used C. using D. use24. Bicycling is good exercis

12、e;, it does not pollute the air.A. nevertheless B. besides C. otherwise D. therefore25. Close the door of fear behind you, and you the door of faith open before you.A. saw B. have seen C. will seeD. are seeing26. Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesn't matter you have lived there fo

13、r a short or along time.A. why B. how C. whether D. when27. “The moment soon, “ he though to himself, waiting nervously.A. cameB. has come C. was coming D. is coming1. .I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.A. While B. Once C. If D. Until29. Sorry, I am too busy now.

14、If I time, I would certainly go for an outing with you.A. have had B. had had C. have D. had30. It was not until I came here I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but alsoits weather.A. who B. that C. where D. before知识改变命运.精品文档你我共享31. The lecture,at 7:00 pm last night, was followe

15、d by an observation of the moon with telescopes.A. startingB. being started C. to start D. to be started32. hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.A. However B. Whatever C. Whichever D. Whenever33. I remember you were a talented pianist at college. Can y

16、ou play the piano for me? Sorry, I the piano for years.A. don't play B. wasn't playing C. haven't played D. hadn't played34. Care of the soul is a gradual process even the small details of life should be considered.A. what B. in what C. which D. in which35. All the scientific evidenc

17、e that increasing use of chemicals in farming damaging ourhealth.A. show; areB. show; are C. show; is D. shows; isSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the

18、 context."What's it like to have a gap between your teeth? ” a girl asked me one day.Nobody had ever 36 before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me , sincerely waiting for 37 ,I realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it ,“ I trut

19、hfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people 38 meand saw only gappy teeth.Later that day at home, I began to 39 my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed

20、to have!Of course, Mom 40 everything. She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to 41. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important . "Let's be 42 , though, “ she said. "If

21、everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences. ” Her 43 made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is

22、 part of my 44 .Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of “perfection. " The 45 is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for 46 .So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 47 , I would truthfully answer, "You

23、 know? It's really cute.”36.A. facedB. guessedC. askedD. imagined37.A. an offerB. an answerC. a suggestionD. a result38.A. heard ofB. thought ofC. talked aboutD. looked at39.A. considerB. brushC. coverD. appreciate40.A. admittedB. noticedC. controlledD. changed.41.A. worry aboutB. put offC. give

24、 upD. wipe out42.A. friendlyB. lovelyC. honestD. helpful43.A. wordsB. jokesC. dreamsD. acts44.A. abilityB. decisionC. goalD. identity45.A. possibilityB. purposeC. truthD. choice知识改变命运.精品文档你我共享46. A. courage B. wisdom C. kindnessD. beauty47. A. onceB. againC. tooD. insteadSection C (12 marks)Directio

25、ns:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank withone word that best fits the context.Keeping in touch with our friends is an important part of friendship.Thisdoes not mean that 48 have to write or call our friends every day. It does mean,however, that we 49 care enough about our friend

26、s to find out how they are doing from time to time.People have different habits about keeping in touch with others. Some liketo call their friends, sometimes manytimes 50 day. Others prefer to e-mail their 一 friends. Still 51 prefer writing letters so that they can include photos or interesting arti

27、cles 52 the envelopes along with their letters. Someeven write _ postcards while they are on vacation 53 send them to friends.一Every kind of communication is important. It is 54 important what kind of call we makeor letter we send. 55 is important is that we let others know we care 一 about them.Part

28、 in Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed byseveral questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the informationgiven in the passage.AWhat

29、makesa gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?This Christmas I was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never w

30、ants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text messagefrom mymomsaying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. Myeyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by Wi

31、lliam Blake. The flower, alone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky,inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to mesince I was a kid. That mayeven be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.I called back. I told my mom to go without m

32、e and that I already created mygift. I sent the photo of the cream-colored flower to mycomputer and typed the poemon top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind.The poem was 一written by Edgar Allan Poe; mydad recited it as muchas he did the other. I typedthat out as well and

33、searched online for a background to the words of it. The poemwas focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the perfect picture. The知识改变命运.精品文档你我共享image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create thetheme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both passing thro

34、ugh the printer, the whitepaper coloring with words that shaped my childhood, I felt that this was a gift thatmy father would truly appreciate.Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew

35、 I had given the perfect gift.56. The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was.A. doing shopping B. having a debateC. reading a message D. leaving for Wyoming57. The author's inspiration for the gift came from.A. a photo of a flower B. a story about a kidC. a call from the mothe

36、r D. a text about Christmas58. The underlinedword “it ”inParagraph 3 refersto a poemby.A. the father B.the authorC. W川iam BlakeD. Edgar AllanPoe59. The author made the gift by.A. searching for the poems online B. drawing the background by handC. painting the letters in three colors D. matching the w

37、ords with pictures60. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To show how to design images for gifts.B. To suggest making gifts from one's heart.C. To explain how computers help create gifts.D. To describe the gifts the author has received.B Still seeking a destination for your weekend break?

38、 There are someplaces whichare probably a mere walk away from your college.King's Art CentrA day at the Center could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of themostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheop eningof an exhibition of four local artists.You could

39、attend a classteaching you how to learn from the master' or getmore creative with paint free of charge.The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a smallfee.The Botanic GardenThe Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living pl

40、ants for Cambridge University.Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesred flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly knownas the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals

41、.The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes inthe lake. A snake called Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of thewarm sun.Byron's Poo知识改变命运精品文档 你我共享Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University.Arriving in 1805,

42、he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of“mess andpleasantly the time did manageto pass drunkenness " However, it seemsas though Byron enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.which the lake, by moo

43、nlight in said that on occasion Byron swam naked It is also of miles past Grantchester in the south is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple around paths by beautiful circular Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experie

44、nce and on fternoon tea. If you don't trust the way homeyou can drop into the village for aByron, after a century it from Virginia Woolf over me , then perhaps you'll takeshe reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.61. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for.B. worki

45、ng with local artists A. attending the masters' classC.learning life drawing D. seeing an exhibition62. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap " are .A. commornnsectsB. impressive plantsC. rarely-seen snakes D. wildlife-enthusiasts63. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed.A. to fear pet

46、bears B. to like walkingC. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 180564. In the passage Byron's Pool is described as a lake.A.surrounded by fields B. owned by Lord ByronC. located in Grantchester D. discovered by Virginia Woolf65. What is the passage mainly about?A. Some places for we

47、ekend break.B. A way to become creative in art.C. The colourful life in the countryside.D. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.C可生物降解 Harvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable (say material's inventors by insects' hard outer shells. The 的)material inspiredit has a

48、 number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally)shells and friendly alternative to plastic. The material, made fromshrimp(虾 roduced from silk, is called“shrilk. " It is thin, clear,flexible and proteins pstrong.A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability. P

49、lastic's toughnessand flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the1950s)is raising and '60s. Decades later, however, plastic's very durability(而寸用性 questions about how appropriate it is for one-timeproducts such as plastic bags,or short-lived consumer goods, used

50、in the home for a few years and then cast intosomething making of the What for will where a landfill they degrade centuries. is point that lasts 1,000 years?知识改变命运.精品文档你我共享Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill, but is basic components are used as fertilizer(月巴料)，and so will enrich the soil.Shri

51、lk has great potential, the inventors said. Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature, found in everything ranging from shrimp shells, insect bodies to living plants. That makes shrilk low cost, and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material

52、.Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab. The inventors said the material becomes flexible whenwet, so they're exploring ways to use it in wet environments. They're also developing simpler production processes, which could be used for non-medical products, like for computer cases and other p

53、roducts inside the home.They're even exploring combining it with other materials, like carbon fibers, to give it new properties.66. Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrilk's.A. remarkable design B. interesting name C. major features D. basic elements 67. What has become a concern a

54、bout plastic ? A. Using it properly.B. Producing it cheaply.C. Developing its properties quickly D. Evaluating its contributions fairly.68. According to the inventors, shrilk has great potential partly becauseA. it can help plastic degradeB. it can be found in living thingsC. its mass production has

55、 been realizedD. its raw materials are abundant in nature69. What are the inventors doing in the lab?A. Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk.B. Testing shrilk's use in wet conditions.C. Making shrilk out of used household goods.D. Improving shrilk's flexibility for medical purposes.70. Which

56、of the following can be best title for the passage?A. Recent Progress in Environmental ProtectionB. Benefits of Insects in Scientific ResearchC. The Harm of One-time ProductsD. A Possible Alternative to PlasticPart IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill

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58、plies for daily, agricultural and industrial needs, forpower generation, for navigation(航行),and to prevent flooding.River control is achieved by channelization, a term that covers arange of riverengineering works, including widening, deepening, straightening and stabilizationof banks, and by the construction of dams.th century, the