2011年高考英语试题

2011年高考英语试题·湖南卷（有答案）

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PartⅠListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(22.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestions.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Example:Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?A.Wednesday

B.Thursday

C.FridayTheanswerisB.Conversation11.Whousedthecarthismorning?A.Theson.

B.Theaunt.

C.Themother.2.Wherearethekeysfound?A.Inthe

purse

B.Inthe

pocket

C.Inthedrawer.Conversation23.Whichoftheflowingistrueabouttheman？A.Heborrowedsomemoney.

B.Heiscaughtinthetraffic.

C.Hewillmeethisteacher.4.Howisthemangoinghome?A.Bytrain

B.Bybus

C.BytaxiConversation35.Whenwasthepartyheld?A.Inthemorning

B.Intheafternoon

C.Intheevening6.Whydidn’tthewomangototheparty?A.Shedidn’tfeelwell.

B.Shedidn’thavethetime.

C.Shedidn’tgetaninvitation.Conversation47.Whatdose

the

manwanttobuy?A.Acamera.

B.Amobilephone.

C.Amusicplayer.8.Whichofthefollowingdoesthemanchoose?A.ThePE310.

B.TheRT230.

C.TheGF160.9.Howmuchdoesthemanpay？A.$300.

B.$270.

C.$100.Conversation510.Whatisthewoman?A.Adressdesigner.

B.Abasketballplayer.

C.Aheadmaster.11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’stravelplan?A.He’sgoingbyair.

B.He’sleavingforParis

C.He’sarrivingthisafternoon.12.Whoisgoingtopickuptheman?A.Thewoman’sson.

B.Thewoman’sbrother.

C.Thewomanherself.Conversation613.What’sthemandoingnow?A.Lookingforajob.

B.Studyinginuniversity.

C.Teachingatahighschool.14.Whatkindofmoviedosethemanlikebest?A.Adventure.

B.Comedy.

C.Drama.15.Wherearethespeakersgoingfirst?A.Thesupermarket.

B.Thecinema.

C.Thecafé.

SectionB(7.5marks)Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETILANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.EssayCompetitionInstructionsTopic:MyIdealQuestionsExamplesorRequirementsLocationNearthesea,16.________,oronanisland17.________DependingonyourownchoiceFeaturesMountainstomakeit18.________,orthefastesttrainsintheworld19.________NolessthanthreepointsPrize:AfreetriptoEuropeforasafeof20.________

PartII

LanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Example:Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket________thedesert.A.covering

B.covered

C.cover

D.tocoverTheanswerisA.21.Theability________anideaisasimportantastheideaitself.A.expressing

B.expressed

C.toexpress

D.tobeexpressed22.—Joan,what________inyourhand?—Look!It’s

\o""abirthdaygiftformygrandma.A.hadyouheld

B.areyouholding

C.doyouhold

D.willyouhold23.Theplayers________fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringushonorinthissummergame.A.selecting

B.toselect

C.elected

D.nothing

24.Iknowthat________wouldever

\o""discouragehim;hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobeadirector.A.something

B.anything

C.everything

D.nothing25.JuliewasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,alloff________shespokefluently.A.who

B.whom

C.which

D.that26.One-thirdofthecountry________coveredwithtreesand

\o""themajorityofthecitizens

blackpeople.A.is;are

B.is;is

C.are;are

D.are;is27.In1492,Columbus________ononeoftheBahamaIslands,buthemistookitforanislandoffIndia.A.lands

B.landed

C.haslanded

D.hadlanded28.—Noone________becomparedwithYaoMinginplayingbasketball.—Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.A.can

B.need

C.must

D.might29.Doyouwakeupeverymorning________energeticandreadytostartanewday.A.feel

B.tofeel

C.feeling

D.felt30.ItisthemostinstructivelecturethatI________sinceIcametothisschool.A.attended

B.hadattended

C.areattended

D.haveattended31.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious________theproblemitselfis.A.what

B.that

C.which

D.why32.Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematterforseveralhours________adecision.A.theyreached

B.didtheyreach

C.theyreach

D.dotheyreach33.Jackwasn’tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim________hehaddonesomethingveryclever.A.asif

B.incase

C.while

D.though34.Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobot\o""technology

________by\o""scientists.A.aremaking

B.aremade

C.willmake

D.willbemade35.It’snotwhatwedoonceinawhile________shapesourlives,butwedo\o""consistently.Awhich

B.that

C.how

D.whenSectionB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.\o""Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren’ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello.”Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto___36___thewayIwasdongthings.My___37___cameonemorningwhenIwasinthecommunitylibrary.Ipassedbyagirlwho

___38___herbooksoutofherlocker.Thinkinglikemostthatsomeoneelsewouldhelpherpickthenup,Icontinuedmyway.\o""However,whenIhadto___39___becauseIstupidlyforgotmybook,Inoticedshehadjustfinishedpackingthenupbyherself.Noonehadstoppedto___40___her.“OK,”Ithoughttomyself,“thisiswhereIshouldhavechanged.”MybestopportunitycameafewdayslaterwhenIsawaman___41___byhimselfwaitingforthelibrarytoopen,soIsatdown

\o""nexttohimandbegana___42___.Itwasdifficulttogetstarted,andevenwhenIhadto\o""saygoodbye,almostevery___43___frommynewfriendhadatone（语气）ofdoubtinit.Andwhocouldblamehim?Peoplearen’tusedtomakingan___44___chatwithastranger.Butachange,nomatterhow___45___itisneeded,doesn’tjusthappen.Ittakespeoplelikeustomakeitpossible.I___46___youtotakeasmallstepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone’sdayalittlebrighter.Together,wecanreallymakesocietycome___47___asawhole.36.A.change

B.explain

C.learn

D.show37.A.trouble

B.doubt

C.wish

D.opportunity38.A.took

B.dropped

C.got

D.pulled39.A.comeout

B.standby

C.goback

D.turnup40.A.please

B.greet

C.help

D.praise41.A.sitting

B.walking

C.riding

D.running42.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.desperately

B.frequently

C.simply

D.widely46.A.allow

B.warn

C.order

D.advise47.A.tarter

B.straighter

C.closer

D.slowerSectionC(12marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Doesgoingtocollegereallypayoff?Certainly!Iremembertaking___48___Englishclassincollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirstassignmentwastoread___49___shortstoriesandthendiscusswhichonewasbetter.Afterreadingboth,Iwasn'tsure.Overthe___50___severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme___51___onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother.___52___wasrichinmatador(隐喻）andcharacterdevelopment,whiletheotherwashumorous___53___tooshallow.Icouldn'tseethisatfirst.Yet,inafewmouths,mybraingotuneducatedand___54___couldsee

\o""thedifferencebetweengoodandbadwritingandcouldappreciateliteratureatawholenewlevel.Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,whichleads___55___greatersuccessinone'slife.

PartIII

ReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.,Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AWhenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdosenotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob(烤羊肉串）hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantlack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulycharming.Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomersespeciallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEastrncooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai,andreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatepiledwithfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoilandservedstraightoffthegrill(烤肉架).Themaindishthattherestaurantispopularforisitskabobs,whicharedifferentstylesofgrilledmeat.OnedeliciousandextremelyhealthydishistheJoojehKabob,whichismadeofgrilledchickenpiecesservedwithcitherriceorbread.AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabob,kabobconsistingofgrilledbeef.Althoughtherestaurantissmall,theatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisaplacethatshouldnotbeoverlooked.56.Whenfirstenteringtherestaurant,onecanfindthatit________.A.issplendidlydecorated

B.haspleasantsmellsofkabobsC.iscrowdedwithdiningtables

D.lookslikeacommonrestaurant57.Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfromdiningintherestaurant?A.WatchingnewseventsonTV.

B.Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.C.ReadinglocalEnglishnewspapers.

D.Discussingworldtopicsinlowvoices.58.Thefoodoftherestaurant________.A.isservedinsmallamounts

B.isratherexpensiveC.isrichinvariety

D.isveryhealth59.WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainlymadeof?A.Rice.

B.ChickenC.Bread

D.Beef60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattherestaurant________.A.occupiesalargespace

B.ownsafavorablelocationC.ispopularforitsspecialfood

D.has

\o""aquietenvironmentinsideBMyfatherwasChiefEngineerofamerchantship,whichwassunkinWorldWarⅡ.ThebookNightoftheU-boatstoldthestory.MemoriesInSeptember,1940,mymother,sisterandIwenttoSwansea,wheremyfather’sshipwasgettingreadytosail.Webroughthimafamilyphotographtobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafe.ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedown,sobbing.Shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo(鱼雷).Icanrememberthearrivalofthetelegram(电报),whichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.Mygrandmotheropenedit.Itread,“Safe.LoveTed.”Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather’sknee,hisarminabandage.HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewar.ForaslongasIcanremember,hehadaweakheart.Mothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.HesaidItwasbecauseofthecigarettes.Whichever,hediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.TenyearslaterIreadNightoftheU-boatsandwasabletocompletethestory.TorpedoOnetorpedostrucktheship.Fatherwasintheengineroom,wherethethirdengineerwaskilled.Heshutdowntheenginestoshowtheshipmakingiteasierforittobeabandoned.\o""Bythetime

hegotondeck(甲板)hewasalone.Everylifeboatwasgoneexceptonewhichhadstuckfast.Whenhetried,cutitfree,itswungagainsttheship,injuringhishand,Hehadnochoicebuttojump—stillwiththephotographinhispocket.Threedayslater,heandothersurvivorsweresafeinGlasgow.All23withhimsignedthebackofthephotograph.AToastInmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.Often,glassinhand,IhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosion,asinkingship,ajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?Lest(以免)weforget,Ihavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.61.WecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea________.A.tomeatafriend

B.toseethefatheroffC.totakeafamilyphoto

D.toenjoythesailingoftheship62.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?A.Hewasstillalive

B.HiskneewasbrokenC.Hisshiphadbeensunk

D.HehadarrivedinGlasgow.63.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph6referstothefather’s________.A.weakheart

B.takingashorejobC.failuretoreturntosea

D.injurycausedbyatorpedo64.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’sfatherhisshipwasattached?A.Helosthisarm.

B.Herepairedtheengines.C.Hemanagedtotakealifeboat.

D.Hewasthelasttoleavetheship.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Agroupofforgottenheroes

B.AbookdescribingaterrifyingC.Ashipengineer’swartimeexperience

D.Amerchant’smemoriesofasearescueCArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct(不同的)spokes.ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvard.Universitieswhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodontomodernelephant—theAsianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences(序列)fromtwofossils（化石）,mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAformmodernelephants.TheyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.ThescientistsuseddetailedanalysistoprovethattheAfricasavannaelephantandAfricaforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.\o""Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,despitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhiletheforestelephanthasanaverageshoulderheightof2.5metres.Thesavannaelephantweighsbetweensixandseventons,roughlydoubletheweightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaredifferentspecies.howevertheprooflayintheanalysisoftheDNA.AlfredRoca,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimalSciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreattheforestandsavannaelephantsastwo,differentunitsforconversationpurposes.Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretoverydistinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority(优先)for66.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof________.A.theAsianelephant

B.theforestelephantC.thesavannaelephant

D.themastodonelephant67.Theunderlinedword“divergence”inParagraph4means“________”.A.evolution

B.exhibitionC.separation

D.examination68.Theresearchers’conclusionwasbasedonastudyoftheAfricanelephant’s________.A.DNA

B.height

C.weight

D.population69.WhatareAlfredRoca’sWordsmainlyabout?A.TheconservationofAfricanelephants.B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfricanelephants.C.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsintotwounits.D.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants.70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestlittleforthe\o""passage?A.Naturalists’BeliefsaboutElephants.B.AmazingExperimentsaboutElephants.C.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephants.D.ALongScientificDebateaboutElephants.PartIV

Writing(45marks)SectionA(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.

WriteNOMORETHANTHRERWORDSforeachanswer.Apersonsearchesvariouswebsitesfordifferentreasons,suchasschool,work,orentertainment.Forteenagers,manyinformativeresourcesontheInternetcanbeused.Asamatteroffact,thereareeducational,musicandartwebsitesthataretrulyhelpfultoteenagers,becausetheycanhelpmakeone’slifeeasier.Educational

\o""websitesarehelpfultoateenagerindoingschoolworkandsearchingforacollege.Somecanhelpstudyingfortests,explainingalesson,anddoinghomework.Somecanhelpfindtherightschoolsbasedonone’sinterests.Andstillothershavepagesdevotedtothesociallifeateachofthecollegesorthespecificactivitiesthatoccuratacertainschool.Somefreemusicsitesenableateenagertodiversifytheirmusicaltestes.Onthesesites,alltypesofmusicareavailablesuchaspop,rock,jazz,andcountry.Onecantypeinasong,categoryofartistandhisorherentirecatalogappears.Then,thelistenercanmakemultipleplaylistswithoutcreatinganaccount（账户）withthesite.Therearevariousartwebsitesthatcanhelpstudentstoappreciateandcreateartpieces.Onthesesites,astudentcanviewnumerousphotosandartpiecesfromdifferentmediumsorcreateanaccountwiththewebsitetouploadthatartpiecesforpeopletosee.Inaddition,onecanenjoyvariousartprojectsthatpeoplehavecreatedondisplayfortherestoftheworld.TrulyinformativeresourcesareofferedontheInternet.Thebestsuggestiononecarreceiveistotrytolookfornewwebsitesthatcanhelpintheeducational,music,orartareasoonecanbecomewell-roundedandinformed.

TrulyHelpfulWebsitesforTeenagers

Many___71___areavailableonvariouswebsites.

I.Educationalsites:helpingone___72___andsearchforacollege◎Studyfortests,explainalesson,and\o""dohomework◎Findtherightschoolthatone___73___◎Learninformationaboutcollegeschoollifeand___74___

II.Freemusicsites:___75___todiversifymusicaltastes◎Listentoalltypesofmusic◎Typeinasong,category,orartisttogetanentirecatalog◎Makemultipleplaylists___76___III.___77___:helpingoneappreciateandcreateworks◎Viewphotosandworksfrommediums◎___78___forotherstosee◎___79___ondisplay

Helpfulwebsitescanmaketeenagers___80___

SectionB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninpassage.MyFirstLongRunTwoweeksago,Ihadaquarrelwithmyhusband.Afterhehaddrivenoff\o""inanger,IrealizedthatIwasn’tgoingtofeelanybetterjustsittingthere.Feelingabandonedandguilty,Iputonmygymshoestogetsomefreshair.Ourdrivewayhasaslope(斜坡)thatiseasierjusttodownifyouarelazy,takingadvantageofgravity.Insteadofstoppingattheendoftheslope,IdecidedtoseeifIcouldjustjogtotheendofthestreet.Ihadtriedafewmonthsagoandfailedmiserably.

\o""SincethatfirstattemptIhadbeenjoggingregularlyandwassignificantlyfitter,butstillverylazy.howeverthistimearoundImanagedtoreachthestopsignwitheaseandfiguredIwouldgo\o""alittlefurther.Afteraboutonekilometer,\o""however,Inoticedthatmyupperbodywastense.T