2011年高考英语试题湖南卷

1、2011年普通高等等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语Section (15marks) Diretions For each of the following ynfinsihed sentences there are four choices marked A B C And D C choose the one that best completes the sentence Examale The wild fowers looked like a son blanket _ the desert A ervcring B covered Cover D to cover The a

2、nswer is A 21 . The ability _an idea as important as the idea itself A expressing B expressed C to express D to cover22.the abilty _ab idea is as important as the idea itseif A expressing B expressed C to express D to cover 23the players _from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this

3、 summer game .A selecting B to selece C selectrd D having selectcd24.I know that _ would over discourage hin he would necer give up to be a director A something B anything C overything Dnothing 25.julic was good at german French and Russian all of _ she spoke flurntly A who B whom C which D that 26.

4、One third the contry _ covered with trees and the of zhe citizens A is are B is is C are are D are is 27 in 1942 columbus_ on the of the bahama ialands bur he mistook it for A lands B landed C has landed Dhad landed 28 .no noe _ be compored with yao ming in playing baskctballA can B need C must Dmig

5、ht 29 .Do you make up every morning _ energetic and ready day?A fcel B tofeel C feling D fell30 It Is the most instructive iecture that _since I carne to this A attended B had attended C am attending Dhave attended 31 can be solcyd it be obvioys _the promlen itsclfis Awhat B that C which Dwhy 32 Onl

6、y after they and discussed the matter for _a dccision A they reached B did they reach C they reach Ddo they reach 33 jack wasnt saying anything but the teacher smiled at hin _ he had don very elever A as if B in case C while D thought 34 in future more advances the robot nology _ by scentistsA are m

7、aking B in made C will make D will be make 35 Its not what we do once in a while _ shapes our lives but what we do consistentlyA which B that C how D when Section B(18marks) Directlons:For each blank in the following passage there are four wordes or phrases marked A,B,Cand D.fill in each blank,with

8、the word or phrase that best fits the context. People in communities have slowly been pushcd apart through the years,mostly because people simply arent taking the time to say a simple “hello,”After considering this phenomenon,I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things. My 37 came one mor

9、ning when I was in the commity library.I passed by a girl who 38 her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way I loweverm when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book,I noticed she had just finished packing them up by hersclf

10、he one had stopped to 40 her. “OK” I thought to myself,”this is where I should have changed.” My best opportunity came a few days later whcn I saw a man 41 by himself waiting for the library to open ,so I sat down next to him and began a 42 .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to sa

11、y goodbye,almost every 43 from my new fricnd had a tone (语气)of doubt in it ,And who could blame him? People arent used to making an 44 chat with a stranger. But a changc, no matter how 45 it is necded,doesnt just happen ,It takes people like us to make it possible. I 46 you to take a small step out

12、of your comfort zone and try to make someones day a little brighter, Together,we can really make come 47 as a whole.36. A.change B.exolain C.lcarn D.show37.A.trouble B.doubt C.wish D.opportunity38. A.took B.dropped C.got D.pulled39. A.come out B.stand by C.go back D.turn up40. A.please B.greet C.hel

13、p D.praise41. A.sitting B.walking C.riding D.running 42. A.discussion B.lesson C.report D.conversation43. A.joke B.response C.cry D.story44. A.unchangeable B.unprepared C.unforgettable D.unfinished45. A.desoerarely B.frequently C.semply D.wieely46. A.allow B.warn C.order D.advise 47. A.tater B.strai

14、ghter C.closer D.slowerSection C （12 marks） Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Does going to college really pay off？Certainly！I remember taking _48_ English class in college on the short story. Our frist assignment was to read

15、 _49_ short stones and then discuss which one was better. After reading both，I wasnt sure. Over the _50_ several months, my professor taught me _51_ one story was so much better than the other wan humorous _52_ was rich in mclaohor（隐喻）and character development, while the other was humorous _53_ too

16、shallow. I couldnt see this at first. Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated an _54_ could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level. Going to college helps build a strong mind, which leads _55_ greater success in ones life.Pare III R

17、eading Comprehension(30marks)Directions：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AWhen first en

18、tered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the plcasant smells of kabob（烤肉串）hit the penses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inbiting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.The space is small

19、 with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration,but thenvironment is truiy charming.Lying in a hardly noticeable steet corner,the restautant still attracts all customee especially those eperienced in the delights of Middle Eastem cooking.A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in t

20、he conrner talking loudly about world topics,watching news events on TV,drinking a black tea known as Persian chai,an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plate? Piled with food.The variety of food at the restaurant is limited,but the amount of each dish is fairl

21、 large.Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10,so not only is it affordable but practicla as well.The food,especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy,made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill （烤肉架）.The main dish that the res

22、taurant is popular for is its kabobs,which are different style of grilled meat.One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob,which is made of grille chicken pieces served with cither rice or bread.Another great kabob is the Cbelo Kabob,kabob consisting of grilled beef.Although the res

23、taurant is small,the atmosphere and the food is delicious.It is a place that should not be overlooked.56.When first entering the restaurant,one can find that it_.A.is splendidly decoratedB.has pleasant smells of kablbsC.is crowded with dining tablesD.looks like a common restaurant57.What activity is

24、 also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?A.Watching news events on TV.B.Drinking a kind of black coffee.C.Reading local English newspapers.D.Discussing would lopics in low voices.58.The food of the restaurant _.A.is served in small amoutsB.is rather expensiveC.is rich in varietyD.is very

25、healthy59.What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?A.Rice B.ChickenC.Bread D.Beef60.It can be inferred from the passage that the reataurant _.A.occupies a large spaceB.owns a favorable locationC.is popular for its special foodD.has a quiet environment insideBMy father was Chief engineer of amere

26、 hant ship, which was sunk in Word War II, The book Night of the U-boats told the story.McmoriesIn September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my fathers ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.Then I r

27、emember my mother lying lace down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpcdo(鱼雷).I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报),Which in those days always brought had new. My grandmother opened it. It read,”Safe,Love Ted.”My most vivid memory Is being woken and br

28、ought douwn to sit o my fathers knee, his arm in a bandage.He was judged unfit to return to ea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart Mother said it was caused the tome does. He said it was because of the cigarettes, Whichever, he

29、died suddenly in his ealy 50s.Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.Torpedo One torpedo struck the ship, Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoncd.By t

30、he time he got on deek(甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung againse the ship, injuring his hand and arm.He had no choice but to jumestill with the photogeaph in his pecket.Three days later,he and other survivors were safe in

31、 Glasgow.All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in head, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast

32、the heroes of the war.61.We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea_.A. to meet a friendB. to see the father offC.to take a family photoD.to engoy the sailing of the ship62.What did the author leam about the father from the telegram?A.he was still alive.B.His knee was broken.C.His shi

33、p had been sunk.D.He had arrived in Glasgow.63.The underlind word”it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the fathers_.A.weak heartB. taking a shore jobC.failure to return to seaD.Injury caused by a torpedo64.What can we know about the authors father after his ship was attacked?A.He lost his armB.He repaired t

34、he engines.C.He managed to take a lifeboat.D.He was the last to lcave the ship.65.What is the nassage mainly about?A.A group of forgotten heroesB.A book describing a terriying battle.C.A ship cngineers wartime experience.D.A merchants memories of a sea rescue.CA rccent study of anclent and modern cl

35、cphants has come up with the uncxpeclcd conclusion that the african elcphant is dividcd into two disinct (不同的)species The discovery was made by researchers at yod and haycard yniwersities when they were examining the genetid relinship between the ancient woolly manmmth and mastodon to modern ckephan

36、ts ins asoan alepnant a feoan forest elephant and afcican sannna clephant Once they obfantcd DNA sequences序列from two fossils化石，mammothd and mastodons the team comparcd them with dna form ，modcrn eleohants they found to their amazement that modern forest and sabanna elephants are as distinct from cac

37、h other as asian elephants and manmoths he scientists used detailed genetic anatysis to proce that the african savanna clelhants hace been distinct species for several million years the divcrgonce of the ttwo species took place around the time of the of the dicergcncc of asian clephants and woolly m

38、ammoths this result amazed all the scienitsts There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separespecies but this is the most convincing scientinfic evidence so far that they are anded difforent species Preci many naluralists believed that afrjcan savanna elephants an

39、d airican forest were two plpulations of the same apecies despite the clcphants signigiceant sizw differences the sacvanna elelphant has an average shouldcr height of 3.5metres while the forest slsphant has an average shouldcr height of 2.5metres the sacanna laphant welghs belween six anp secedn ton

40、s roughly double the weight of the forest elephant but the fact that they look so different does not neccssarily mean they are different species howecer the prooflay in the analysis of th DNAAlfred roca allisant professor in the dcoamment of animal scienccs at the unicerstiu of said “wu now nave to

41、reat the forest and savanna elephants at two diffcrcnt units for consrrbation pucpooses since 1950 all african elehants are two cery distinctice animals the forest elehant shoule become a bigger prioity (优先)for conscrvation puruose “66.one of the fossols studied by the reaearchers if that of _ A the

42、 asian elephant B the forest elephant C the savnna clcphant D the maslodon elephant 67.the underlined word “divergence”in paragraph 4means “_ ”A evolution B ecxhibition C separation D cxamination 68.the resarchcrs conclusion was based on a study of the a frican elephants _ A DNA B height C weight D

43、populalionPart Writng(45marks)Section A(10marks) Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in the ?mbered blanks by using the infor matlon from the pussage. Write NO MORE THAN THRER WORDS for each answer. A person searches various websites for different reasons,such as school,work, or enterainment.

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45、or a college.Some can help studying for tests, explainging a lesson, and doing homework. Some can help find the right schools based on ones interests. And still others have pages ?oted to the secial life at cach of the ?lleges or the specific activilics that occ? at a certain school. Some f?ee musec

46、 sites enable a teenager to diversify their musical tastes.On these sites, all types of music are available such as pop, cock, jazz, and country.One can type in a song, catcgory or artist and his or her cntire cataolg appears.Then, the listener can make multiple playlists without creating an account

47、(账户)with the sitc. There are various art websites that can help students to appreciate and create art picces.On these sitse,a student can view numerous photos and art picces from different mediums or crealc an account with the website to upload than art pieces for people to see.In addition,one can e

48、njoy various art projects that people have created on display for the rest of the world. Truly informative resources are offered on the Intemet,The best suggestion one car receive is to try to look for new websites that can help in the educational, music, or art area so one can become well-rounded a

49、nd informedTruly Helprul Websites for TeenagersMany71re available on various websitesI.Educational sites:helping one 72 and search for a college Study for tests,explain a lesson, and do homeworkFind the right school that one 73Learn inrormation about college school life and 74 II Free music sltes: 7

50、5 to diversify muslcal tastes Listen to all types of music Type in a song,category,or arlist to get an entire cataolgMake multiple playlists 76III 77 :helping one apiprcciate and crcate worksView photos and works from mediums78 for others to see79 on displayHelpful websites can make leenagers 80Scct

51、ion B(10 marks) DDiretions:Read the folloning passage.Answer the questions accoeding to the information givan in the passage.My First Long KunTwaweeks ago, I had a quareel with my husbanf,After he had driven off in anger,I realled that wasnt going to feel any better just sitting there. Fccling abandincd and guilty,I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air. Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) tha