2014年高考真题湖南英语 速递版(含答案)

绝密★启用前2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷)英语本试题卷分四个部分，共12页。时量120分钟。满分150分。PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(22.5marks)Directions:Inthissection，youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Example:Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.TheanswerisB.Conversation11.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Takeashower.B.Gocamping.C.Setupatime.2.Whenwillthemanprobablycallthewoman?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Sunday.Conversation23.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A,Haveacoffeebreak.B.Seeadoctor.C.Buyapet.4.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hefellill.B.Helosthisdog.C.Hesleptbadly.Conversation35.Whatisthewoman?A.Abusdriver.B.Awaitress.C.Atourguide.6.Whatdoesthemanwanttoget?A.Somegifts.B.Amenu.C.Abusschedule.Conversation47.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?A.Hesawamovie.B.HewatchedTV.C.Hevisitedsomefriends.英语试题第1页（共12页)8.WhattimewillthespeakersprobablymeetthisSaturdayevening?A.At6:30.B.At7:00.C.At7:30.9.Whichofthefollowingwillthemanbuy?A.Somedrinks.B.Abirthdaycake.G.Concerttickets.Conversation510.Whatisthewomandoingnow?A.Sheisservingacustomer.B.Sheisconductinganinterview.C.Sheisdoingsomerecording.11.Whendoesthemangotothenursinghome?A.Tuesdays.B.Thursdays.C.Sundays.12.WherewillthemanprobablybeworkingnextMonday?A.Attheairportnearby.B.Inthestudionextdoor,C.Atthestoredowntown.Conversation613.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Theovendoesn’twork.B.Theheaterwon’tstart.C.Theplugisbroken.14.Whowillhandletheproblemfirsttomorrowevening?A.Thewoman.B.Theman.CAworker.15.Whoisthewomanspeakingto?A.Herhusband.B.Herhouseowner.C.Herboss.SectionB(7.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.ListencarefullyandthenJillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.VoiceMailfromKellyBlack1.CallMr.Brownto16___theappointmenttime.2.E-mailthestaffmembersaboutnextweek’s17__.3.Asktherepairmantofixthebroken18intheoffice.4.Givealistofalltheemployeestothe__19____owner.5.Take20onthedesktothepostoffice.英语试题第2页（共12页)PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandIXChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ZXXKThewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanketthedesert,A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocoverTheanswerisA.21.Children，whenbytheirparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.A.tobeaccompaniedB.toaccompanyC.accompanyingD.accompanied22.IfMr.Dewey_____present,hewouldhaveofferedanypossibleassistancetothepeoplethere.A.wereB.hadbeenG.shouldbeD.was23.____yourownneedsandstylesofcommunicationisasimportantaslearningtoconveyyouraffectionandemotions.A.UnderstandingB.Tobeunderstood€.BeingunderstoodD.Havingunderstood24.AsJohnLennononcesaid，lifeis_____happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where25.—I’vepreparedallkindsoffoodforthepicnic.—Doyoumeanwe_____bringanythingwithus?A.can’tB.mustn’tC.shan’tD.needn't26；Youwillnevergainsuccessyouarefullydevotedtoyourwork*A.whenB.becauseC.afterD.unless27.Thereisnogreaterpleasurethanlyingonmybackinthemiddleofthegrassland,_____atthenightsky.A.tostareB.staringC.staredD,havingstared28.Sincethetimehumankindstartedgardening,we_____tomakeourenvironmentmorebeautiful.A.tryB.havebeentryingC.aretryingD.willtry29.Onlywhenyoucanfindpeaceinyourheart_____goodrelationshipswithothers.A.willyoukeepB.youwillkeepC.youkeptD.didyoukeep30.whatyou’redoingtodayimportant,becauseyou’retradingadayofyourlifeforitA.MakeB.TomakeC.MakingD.Made31.1amlookingforwardtothedaymydaughtercanreadthisbookandknowmyfeelingsforher.A.asB.whyC.whenD.where32.Allweneedasmallpieceoflandwherewecanplantvariouskindsoffruittreesthroughoutthegrowingseasonsoftheyear.A.areB.wasC.isD.were33.It’snotdoingthethingswelike,butlikingthethingswehavetodomakeslifehappy.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.who34.Wheneveryou,apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A.boughtB.haveboughtC.willbuyD.buyourselvesfromthephysicalandmentaltensions，weeachneeddeepthought35.andinnerquietness.A.HavingfreedB.FreedC.TofreeD.FreeingSectionB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextZXXKThesummerbeforeIwentofftocollege,Momstoodmeinherusualspotbehindtheironingboard(烫衣板)andsaid,“Payattention:I’mgoingtoteachyoutoiron.”Momclearlyexplainedher36forthislesson.Iwasgoingtobe37andneededtolearnthisvitalskill.Also,Iwouldbemeetingnewpeople,andproperlyironedclotheswouldhelpmemakeagood38.“Learntoironashirt,”zxxkcomMomsaid,“andyoucanironanything.”Butironingshirtswasnot39work.Itdidn’tmakeuseoflongmusclesweusedtothrowabaseball，anditwasn’ta40operationlikeice-skating.Ironingwaslikedrivingacaronastreetthathasastopsignevery10feet,Moreover,anironproducedsteamanditcarriedanelementof41.Ifyoutouchedthewrongpartofit,you’dgetburnt.Ifyouforgottoturnitoffwhenyou42,youmightbumdownthehouse.Asfortechnique,Mom43metobeginwiththeflatspacesoutward,alwayspushingtheironforwardintowrinkled(有褶皱的）parts.Collarshadtobedoneright.Momsaidtheywereclosetoyourface,whereeveryonewould44them.英语试题第4页（共12页）Overtheyears,I’velearnedtoironshirtsskillfully,whichgivesmeasenseof45WhateverfailuresIsufferinmylife,anironedshirttellsmeIamgoodatsomething.46,throughironingI’velearnedthemethodforsolvingeventhemosttroublesomeproblems.“47wrinklesoneatatime,”asMommighthavesaid,“andbeforelongeverythingwillgetironedout.”36.A.reasonsB.rulesC.emotions37.A.helpfulB.confidentC.powerfulD.methodsD.independent38.A.conclusionB.suggestionC.impressionD.observation39.A.usefulB.easyC.specialD.suitable40.A.directB.singleC.smooth41.A.doubtB.pressureC.surpriseD.strangeD.dangerD.lookedup42.A.wentawayB.felldownC.jumpedoff43.A.taughtB.choseC.forced44.A.touchB.designC.see45.A.honestyB.freedomC.justice46.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.Otherwise47.A.MakeupB.DealwithCAskforSectionC(12marks)D.sentD.admireD.prideD.HoweverD.RelyonDirections:CompletethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontextWecanchooseourfriends,butusuallywecannotchooseourneighbors.However,togetahappyhomelife,wehavetogetalongwith48aswellaspossible.Animportantqualityinaneighborisconsiderationfor49.Peopleshouldnotdothings50willdisturbtheirneighborsunnecessarily.Forexample,televisionsetsneednotbeplayedatfullvolume(音量）51loudpopmusicshouldnotbeplayedverylateatnight.Byavoidingthingslikelytoupsetyourneighbors,youcanenjoy52friendlyrelationshipwiththem.Anequallyimportantqualityistolerance.Neighborsshoulddoalltheycantoavoiddisturbingotherpeople，53therearetimeswhensomelevelofdisturbanceisunavoidable.54neighborswanttogetalongwellwitheachother,theyhavetoshowtheirtolerance.Inthisway,everyonewilllive55peace.PartⅢReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AWanttoimproveyourwritingskills?NewWritingSouthisdirectingtheway!·TownerWriterSquad(班组）forkidsaged13-17LedbycomedyandTVwriter,MarianKilpatrick,TownerWriterSquadwillmeetonceamonthatthecontemporaryartmuseumfor11months,starting12October,2014.TheFREEsquadsessionswillincludeintroductionstoawiderangeofwritingstyles,frompoetrytoplaywritingandlyrics(抒情诗）toflashfiction,tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters.Application&SelectionIfyouwouldliketoapplytobepartoftheTownerWriterSquad,pleasesendasamplepieceofyourwriting(about500words),respondingtothetitle‘LUNCH,’withyourname,age,addressande-mailaddressto:debo@.Onceallapplicationsarein,zxxkcomyouwillbeinvitedtoanopenselectioneventon17September，4-5pm,atthegalleryofTowner.ThiswillbeaninformalopportunitytomeettheSquadLeader,SquadAssociateandotheryoungpeople.Youwillalsohaveachancetogettoknowthefantasticgalleryspaceandgetatasteofwhat’stocome.Deadlineforapplications:8September,2014Forfurtherinformationgoto:/towneror.ukorAnyquestions一feelfreetosendyoure-mailtoTownerWriterSquadAssociate:whame@.uk﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡﹡·BeginnerWritingProjectforkidsaged10-13Duetopopulardemand,awritingprojectwillbestartedforeagerbeginners.Starttime:6September,2014MeeteveryotherSaturday，2-4pm,attheTownerStudyCentre.Studyandwriteatyourownpace一youdonothavetorush一asyouhaveayeartogothroughtheproject.Practiseundertheguidanceofsomeexperiencedwritersandteacherswhocanhelpyouwithbasicwritingskills.Mostimportantly,buildconfidenceandhavefunwhilewriting!Nopreviousexperienceorspecialbackgroundisrequired.Manyothershavebeensuccessfulthisway.Iftheycandoit,whycan’tyou?Fee:£179Formoreinformationgoto:.ukor.uk56.TownerWriterSquadwillbestarted_______.A.totraincomedyandTVwritersB.toexplorethefantasticgalleryspaceC.tointroduceacontemporaryartmuseumD.topromotethedevelopmentofyoungwriters57.TojointheWriterSquad，eachapplicantshouldfirst_______.A.provideapieceoftheirwritingB.meettheWriterSquadLeaderC.offertheirfamilyinformationD.completeanapplicationform58.ApplicationsfortheWriterSquadshouldbee-mailednolaterthan_______.A.6September,2014B.8September,2014C.17September,2014D.12October,201459.Whatismostimportantforthebeginners?A.Practisingasmuchaspossible.B.Gainingconfidenceandhavingfun.C.Studyingandwritingattheirownpace.D.Learningskillsfromwritersandteachers.60.MoreinformationaboutBeginnerWritingProjectcanbefoundat_______.A./townerB.C..ukD..ukBInthemid-1950s,Iwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.Oneday,thisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals(小数).Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework,whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadapearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthezxxkfrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherend.SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.英语试题第7页（共12页)WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsent,whichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrs.Tottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass，IdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.Itriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottome,butIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.WhenMrs.Tottenreachedmydesk，sheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.“I…Ididn’tgetanything,”Ianswered，andmyfacefeltwarm.“Correct,”shesaid.Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.WhatdidIlearnthatday?First,alwaysdoallyourhomework.Second,inreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third，Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemost,itwouldbethatone.61.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1indicate?A.Itiswisetovalueone’stime.B.ItisimportanttomakeaneffortC.Itisrighttosticktoone’sbelief.D.Itisenoughtodothenecessary.62.Usually,Mrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.A.recitetheirhomeworktogetherB.gradetheirhomeworkthemselvesC.answertheirhomeworkquestionsorallyD.checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions63.Theauthorcouldworkoutwhichquestionstoanswersincetheteacheralways_______.A.askedquestionsinaregularwayB.walkedupanddownwhenaskingquestionsC.chosetwoorthreequestionsforthestudentsD.requestedherstudentstofinishtheirusualquestions64.Theauthorfailedtogetthequestionshehadexpectedbecause_______.A.theclassdidn’tbeginasusualB.severalstudentsdidn’tcometoschoolC.hedidn’ttryhardtomakehisestimateD.Mrs.Tottendidn’tstartfromthebackoftheclass65，Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableTeacherB.AFutureMathematicianC.AnEffectiveApproachD.AValuableLesson62.Usually,Mrs.A.recitetheirCThebehaviourofabuilding’susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre(UKERC).TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissions(排放）by80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzero-carbonby2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant-isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductions:thebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency(效率)，whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.‘Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,’explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher，‘consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.’Inotherwords，oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbill-payersdon’thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation，it’shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback(反馈）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors，couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension(方面），suggestingthatindividuals’behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted一whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat(恒温器),forexample.Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.66.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof________.A.zero-carbonhomesB.thebehaviourofbuildingusersC.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions67.Theunderlinedword“which”inParagraph2refersto”________.”A.thewaysB.theirhomesC.developmentsD.existingefforts68.WhatareKatyJanda’swordsmainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers,habits.B.Thenecessityofmakingacarefulbuildingdesign.C.Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.D.Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.ZXXK69.Theinformationgapinenergyuse_______.A.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfacilitiesB.affectsthestudyonenergymonitorsC.bringsaboutproblemsforsmartmetersD.willbecausedbybuildingusers’oldhabits70.Whatdoesthedimensionaddedbysocialscienceresearchsuggest?A.Thesocialscienceresearchistobefurthered.B.Theeducationprogrammeisunderdiscussion.C.Thebehaviourofbuildingusersisunpredictable.D.Thebehaviourpreferenceofbuildingusersissimilar.PartIVWriting(45marks)SectionA(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Manyofusinvestvaluabletime，energyandmoneyplanningourvacations.Wedothisbecauseweknowforsurethatgoingonvacationsmustbegoodforus.Researchprovesthisfeelingwithoutadoubt.Vacationshelpusperformbetteratwork,improveoursleepqualityandcushionusagainstdepression.Yet,despitethesebenefits,manyofusreturnhomewithafeelingthatourlastvacationwasOK-butnotgreat.Inordertochangethis,somemistakesshouldbeavoided.Aclassiconeforvacationplannersisattemptingtomaximizevalueformoneybyplanningtripsthathavetoomanycomponents(组成部分)•Perhapsyou’replanningatriptoEurope,sevencitiesin10days，andyourealizeitwillcostonlyalittlemoretoaddtwomoredestinationstothelistSoundsfineintheory,buthoppingfromoneplacetothenexthardlygivesanopportunitytoexperiencewhatpsychologistscallmindfulness-timetotakeinournewsurroundings,timetobepresentandabsorbourtravelexperiences.Anothermistakeisthatweworrytoomuchaboutstrategicissuessuchashowtofindagoodflightdeal，howtogetfromAtoB，orwhichdestinationstoaddorsubtractfromourjourney.Theseissuesmayseemimportant,butourpsychologicalstateofmindisfarmoreimportant.Actually,vacationhappinessisbasedonthefollowingtoprules.First,chooseyourtravelcompanionswisely,becausenothingcontributesmoresignificantlytoatripthantherightcompanions.Second，don’tspendyourvacationtimeinaplacewhereeverythingistooexpensivesoastomaintainapositivemood.Third,shopwisely,formeaningfulexperiencesprovidemorelong-termhappinessthanphysicalpossessions.SectionB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.KidsandPondsYearsagotherewasagroupofkidswhowouldhangaroundatsomelocalpondsinthewoodsneartheirhousesinWarwick,RhodeIsland.Insummertheycaughtfrogsandfish.Whenwinterarrivedtheycouldn’twaittogoskating.Timepassed,andthepondsbecametheonlyopenspaceforthekidstoenjoythemselvesinthatneighborhood.Oneday.athirteen-year-oldboyfromthisgroupofkidsreadinthelocalnewspaperthatadeveloperwantedtofillinthepondsandbuildoverahundredsmallhousescalledcondominiums.Sotheboywentdoortodoorandgatheredmorethantwohundredsignatures(签名）tostopthedevelopmentAgroupofcitizensmetanddecidedtosupporthim.Atthemeetingofthetownplanningboard(委员会)，theboywasquitenervousatfirstandspokeverysoftly.But