高考真题之英语（湖南卷）

2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）

英语

第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）

做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至

第17小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第18至第20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和

阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.

答案是B。

1.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Itwilltakeaboutonemonthtorepairthewatch.

B.Itcoststoomuchtohavethewatchrepaired.

C.Thewatchisnolongerworthrepairing.[C]

2.Whenwilltheygettherefortheplay?

A.9:00.B.10:00.C.10:30.[B]

3.Whycan'tthemanconcentrateonhisstudy?

A.Hekeepsthinkingofgoingtothemovies.

B.Hisclassmatesaretakingabreak.

C.He'sbeenstudyingfortoolong.[C]

4.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.GototheChineserestaurant.

B.Watchthefootballgame.

C.Visitafrienddowntown.[A]

5.WhatdoyouknowaboutFrank?

A.HewillarriveinChicagothismorning.

B.HewillsendMs.Tylerane-mail.

C.HewillcallMs.Tylerhimself.[B]

第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有儿个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whichpartoftheman'sbodyhurts?

A.Anarm.B.Aneye.C.Anear.[C]

7.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Gotohospitalatonce.

B.Stayawayfromtheswimmingpool.

C.Getsomemedicinefromthedrugstore.[B]

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shedoesn'tbelievetheman'sexcuse.

B.She'sbeenwaitingfartoolong.

C.She'sreallyangrywiththeman.[c]

9.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hegotthereinonlyfiveminutes.

B.Hehasagoodreasonforbeinglate.

C.Heisusedtowaitingforthewoman.[B]

10.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Buythetickets.B.Buyherawallet.C.Gobackforherwallet[A]

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whoisthewomantalkingto?

A.Ahotelclerk.B.Ahotelmanager.C.Apoliceman.[A]

12.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthemanager'soffice.B.Intheroomoftheguest.C.Atthepolicestation.[B]

13.Whatdoyouknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shecannotfindhernecklace.

B.Sheputhernecklaceinthebed.

C.Sheisnotsatisfiedwiththeroom.[A]

听下面•段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.Whyisthewomanaskingforleave?

A.SheplanstogototheUKwithherparents.

B.Shehastotakecareofherparentsathome.

C.Shewantstospendsometimewithherparents.[C]

15.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

A.HeknowsalotaboutChineseculture.

B.Hedoesn'twantthewomantotakeanytimeoffatfirst.

C.Heconsiderslanguageabigproblemforforeignvisitors.[B]

16.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisastudent.B.Sheisateacher.C.Sheisatourist.【A]

17.Whatagreementdothetwospeakersreachattheendoftheconversation?

A.Thewomancantaketwodaysoff.

B.Thewomanneedstodosomeextrawork.

C.Thewomanshouldbuysometravellingmaterials.[A]

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过3个单词。

听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答

时间。本段材料读两遍。

Doingexerciseandkeepingfit

I,Theimportanceofexercise

A18lazylifecanleadtomanyhealthproblems.

II.Howtopreventillness

Slay19active:playingsports,gardening&doinghousework

IH.Waysofdoingexercise

•Chooseaproperform

Onethatyouenjoyandthatyoucanstickwith

•Exerciseintherightway

Startexercisingslowlyandincreasetheamountofexercise20stepbystep.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。

彳列：Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanketthedesert.

A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocover

答案是A。

21.Everyeveningafterdinner,ifnotfromwork,Iwillspendsometimewalkingmydog.

A.beingtiredB.tiringC.tiredD.tobetired[C]

22.MostAmericanswouldprefertokeeptheirproblemsthemselves,andsolvetheir

problemsthemselves.

A.to;byB.by;toC.for;toD.in;on[A]

23.Whenhe____thedoor,hefoundhiskeyswerenowhere.

A.wouldopenB.openedC.hadopenedD.wastoopen【D]

24.Ican______beateacher.Tmnotaverypatientperson.

A.seldomB.everC.neverD.always[C]

25.Attheageof29,Davewasaworker,inasmallapartmentnearBostonand

whattodoabouthisfuture.

A.living;wonderingB.lived;wondering

C.lived;wonderedD.living;wondered[A]

26.IwasborninNewOrleans,Louisiana,acitynamewillcreateapictureofbeautiful

treesandgreengrassinourmind.

A.whichB.ofwhichC.thatD.whose[D]

27.Wouldyoupleasekeepsilent?TheweatherreportandIwanttolisten.

A.isbroadcastB.isbeingbroadcast

C.hasbeenbroadcastD.hadbeenbroadcast[B]

28.Sheisverydeartous.Wehavebeenpreparedtodoittakestosaveherlife.

A.whicheverB.howeverC.whateverD.whoever[C]

29.Nowadayspeoplesometimesseparatetheirwastetomakeiteasierforit.

A.reusingB.reusedC.reusesD.tobereused[D]

30.一It'stheoffice!Soyouknoweatingisnotallowedhere.

—Oh,sorry.

A.mustB.willC.mayD.need[A]

31.Pleasedomeafavor—myfriendMr.SmithtoYouthTheaterat7:30tonight.

A.toinviteB.invitingC.inviteD.invited[C]

32.YouandIcouldhardlyworktogether,?

A.couldyouB.couldn'tIC.couldn'tweD.couldwe[D]

33.Eitheryouoroneofyourstudentstoattendthemeetingthatisduetomorrow.

A.areB.isC.haveD.be[B]

34.thepolicethoughthewasthemostlikelyone,sincetheyhadnoexactproofaboutit,

theycouldnotarresthim.

A.AlthoughB.AslongasC.IfonlyD.Assoonas[A]

35.—Thefoodhereisniceenough.

一Myfriendmearightplace.

A.introducesB.introducedC.hadintroducedD.wasintroducing

[B]

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“It'snouse,Mum,"saidJohnny.'Tmjustnogoodatdancing.”

“You'vegottokeeptrying.Tonightwillbe36,dear.TryaturnwiththatprettyLisette.^^

Johnny37.EverySaturdaynightusedtobethebestoftheweek.Heandhisparentswent

tothe38attheClub,wherehishero,Alcide,playedtheaccordion（手风琴）withtheband.

Butlatelyeverythinghadchanged.NowthatJohnnywasolder,hewas39todancewithagirl!

40JohnnyandhisparentsarrivedattheClub,musichadalreadystarted.Johnnygotup

his41toapproachLisette.t4MayIhavethisdance?^^Johnnyasked."That'sallright,"said

Lisette.JohnnystruggledtokeepupwithLisette's42steps,buthewasalwaysonebeat

behindher.ThenJohnnyheardhisfriendPierresay,"Look!Johnnyhastwoleft

feet!”43burstfromthecrowd.Johnny44andranoutside,determinednevertogoto

anotherdance.

ThenextSaturday,Alcide45toJohnny'shouseforsomepotatoes.Hehappenedtohear

Johnnyplayingtheaccordion.Alcide'seyes46.“Bringthataccordionandplaysomesongs

tonight,Alcidesaid.Thenhedroveoff,leavingJohnnystaringopen-mouthed47him.

AttheClub,JohnnyscannedthecrowdforLisetteand48her.Thebandplayedforalong

timebeforeAlcidesaid,“Dearfriends,Igota49foryoutonight.YoungJohnnyisgoingto

joinus!”50,Johnnysteppedupontheplatform,hiseyesonthefloor.Hebegantoplay,and

theband51behindhim.Whenthesongended,heheardcheers.Johnnykeptplayinguntilthe

dancewas52.“Youdidafinejobtonight.PlaywithusagainnextSaturdaynight,Alcidesaid.

“Yes,sir!”saidJohnny.53hewentoutside,JohnnysawLisetteandherfriendsnearthedoor.

Lisettestepped54,smiling.44Youplayedreallygoodtonight!^^shesaid.

“Thankyou,“Johnnyblushed（脸红）.Ashewalkedon,Pierre55movedoutoftheway

forhimtopass.

Johnnypattedhisaccordion.Cometothinkofit,inhiswholelife,hehadneveronceseen

Alcideoutonthedancefloor.

36.A.difficultB.troublesomeC.differentD.terrible[C]

37.A.answeredB.sighedC.smiledD.laughed[B]

38.A.platformB.appointmentC.meetingD.dance[D]

39.A.expectedB.invitedC.allowedD.chosen[A]

40.A.IfB.SinceC.ThoughD.When[D]

41.A.spiritsB.feelingsC.courageD.strength[c]

42.A.smoothB.clumsyC.slowD.small[A]

43.A.ShoutsB.LaughterC.ApplauseD.Cheers[B]

44.A.brokeawayB.wentoutC.brokeupD.turnedout[A]

45.A.ranB.walkedC.droveD.cycled[c]

46.A.openedB.rolledC.shaipenedD.widened[D]

47.A.offB.withC.afterD.for[c]

48.A.caughtB.searchedC.soughtD.spotted[D]

49.A.suipriseB.puzzleC.storyD.joke[A]

50.A.StrugglingB.TremblingC.WanderingD.Whispering[B]

51.A.gotroundB.joinedinC.turnedaroundD.showedoff[B]

52.A.inB.outC.overD.on[c]

53.A.AsB.BecauseC.UntilD.So[A]

54.A.backwardB.forwardC.onwardD.downward[B]

55.A.stillB.evenC.everD.almost[B]

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

A

EddieMcKay,aonce-forgottenpilot,isasubjectofgreatinteresttoagroupofhistorystudents

inCanada.

ItallstartedwhenGrahamBroad,aprofessorattheUniversityofWesternOntario,found

McKay'snameinafootnoteinabookaboutuniversityhistory.McKaywasincludedinalistof

universityalumni（校友）whohadservedduringtheFirstWorldWar,buthisnamewasunfamiliar

toBroad,aspecialistinmilitaryhistory.Outofcuriosity,Broadspenthoursatthelocalarchives

（档案馆）inafruitlesssearchforinformationonMcKay.Tiredanddiscouraged,hefinallygave

up.Onhiswayout,Broad'sglancehappenedtofallonanexhibitingcaseshowingsomeold

newspapers.Hiseyewasdrawntoanoldpictureofayoungmaninarugbyuniform.Ashereadthe

wordsbesidethepicture,heexperiencedathrillingrealization.4<Afterlookingforhimallday,there

hewas,staringupatmeoutoftheexhibitingcase,“saidBroad.Excitedbythefind,Broadaskedhis

studentstocontinuehissearch.Theycombedoldnewspapersandothermaterialsforclues.

Gradually,apicturecameintoview.

CaptainAlfredEdwinMcKayjoinedtheBritishRoyalFlyingCorpsin1916.Hedownedten

enemyplanes,outlivedhisentiresquadron（中队）asaWWIflyer,spentsometimeasaflying

instructorinEngland,thenreturnedtothefront,wherehewaseventuallyshotdownoverBelgium

andkilledinDecember1917.Butthere'smoretohisstory."Forabrieftimein1916hewas

probablythemostfamouspilotintheworld,“saysBroad."HewascreditedwithdowningOswald

Boelcke,themostfamousGermanpilotattheYet,inaletterhome,McKayrefusedtotake

credit,sayingthatBoelckehadactuallycrashedintoanotherGermanplane.

McKay'swarrecordsweredestroyedduringaWorldWarIIairbombingonLondon一an

explanationforwhyhewasallbutforgotten.

Butnow,thankstotheeffortsofBroadandhisstudents,amarkerinMcKay'smemorywas

placedontheuniversitygroundsinNovember2007.“IfoundmyeyesfillingwithtearsasIreadthe

word'deceased'（阵亡）nexttohisname,^^saidCoreyEverrett,astudentwhofoundapictureof

Mckayinhisuniform.44Thiswassuchasimpleexampleofthefactthathehadbeenastudentjust

likeus,butinsteadoffinishinghistimeatWestern,hechosetofightanddieforhiscountry,^^

56.WhatmadeProfessorBroadcontinuehissearchformoreinformationonMcKay?

A.AuniformofMcKay.B.AfootnoteaboutMcKay.

C.AbookonMcKay.D.ApictureofMcKay.[D]

57.WhatdidthestudentsfindoutaboutMcKay?

A.Hetrainedpilotsforsometime.

B.Helivedlongerthanotherpilots.

C.HediedintheSecondWorldWar.

D.HewasdownedbythepilotBoelcke.[A]

58.McKay'sflyingdocumentsweredestroyedin.

A.BelgiumB.GermanyC.CanadaD.England[D]

59.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatMcKay.

A.preferredfighttohisstudy

B.wenttowarbeforegraduation

C.leftapictureforCoreyEverrett

D.setanexampleforhisfellowstudents[B]

60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theresearchintowarhistory.

B.Thefindingofaforgottenhero.

C.Thepilotsofthetwoworldwars.

D.Theimportanceofmilitarystudies.[B]

B

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A.ItisbuiltinaniPhone.

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C

Peoplediettolookmoreattractive.Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenup,thrownoutoftheir

socialgroup,andgettingeatenasaresult.Thatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearch

intofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists.

Theresearchteamhavediscoveredthatsubordinatefishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallenging

theirlargercompetitors.44Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividuals,amale

andfemale,hadbreeding（繁殖）rightswithinthegroup/9explainsMarianWong."AHothergroup

membersarenonbreedingfemales,eachbeing5-10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor.We

wantedtofindouthowtheymaintainthisprecisesizeseparation.^^

Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee.Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin

5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,itcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergoby

beingdrivenawayfromthegroup.Moreoftenthannot,theevictedfishistheneatenup.

Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallenging

thebossfish.Whethertheydidsovoluntarily,byrestraininghowmuchtheyate,wasnotclear.The

researchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment.Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiesto

seewhathappened.Totheirsurprise,thegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereoffered,

clearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfights,overhavingafeast.

Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheir

positioninagroup.Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightand

sizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodforthemselves,sokeepingtheir

competitorssmall.

Whilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysterious,Dr.Wongexplainsthatunderstanding

therelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportanttounderstandinghow

hierarchical（等级的）societiesremainstable.

Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfromexclusivetohumans.

“Asyet,welackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespreadthevoluntaryreductionoffoodintake

isinnature,“theresearcherscomment."Dataonhumandietingsuggeststhat,whilehumans

generallydiettoimprovehealthorincreaseattractiveness,rarelydoesitimprovelong-termhealth

andmalesregularlypreferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales'ownideal.”

65.Whenagobygrowstowithin5-10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor,it

A.facesdangerB.hasbreedingrights

C.eatsitscompetitorD.leavesthegroupitself[A]

66.Theunderlinedwords“Iheevictedfish,,inParagraph3referto

A.thefishbeatenupB.thefishfoundout

C.thefishfattenedupD.thefishdrivenaway[D]

67.Theexperimentshowedthatthesmallerfish

A.foughtoverafeastB.wentondietwillingly

C.preferredsomeextrafoodD.challengedthebossfish[B]

68.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Fishdietingandhumandieting.

B.Dietingandhealth.

C.Humandieting.

D.Fishdieting.[D]

D

AndrewRitchie,inventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycle,oncesaidthattheperfectportable

bikewouldbe“likeamagiccarpet...Youcouldfolditupandputitintoyourpocketorhandbag”.

Thenhepaused:"Butyou'llalwaysbelimitedbythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehas

inventedafoldingwheel.^^

Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.A19th-century

inventor,WilliamHenryJamesGrout,didinfactdesignafoldingwheel.Hisbike,predictably

namedtheGroutPortable,hadaframethatsplitintotwoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparated

intofourpieces.AllthebitsfittedintoGrout'sWonderfulBag,aleathercase.

Grout'saim:tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn'tthatsound

familiar?Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfortraintravel:hisbikewasa

hugebeast.Andimportantly,thedesignofearlybicyclesgavehimanadvantage:inGrout'sday,

tyresweresolid,whichmadethebusinessofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelatively

simple.Youcouldn'tdothesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated（充气的）tyre.

So,ina21st-centurycontext,istheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?Itisnot.ABritishdesign

engineer,DuncanFitzsimons,hasdevelopedawheelthatcanbesquashedintosomethinglikea

slenderellipse（椭圆）.Throughout,thetyreremainsinflated.

WilltheyoungFitzsimons'sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?Ihaven'tthefoggiestidea.

Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.First,peoplehavebeensayingformorethanacenturythat

bikedesignhasreacheditslimit,exceptforgradualadvances.It'sassillyaconceptnowasitwas

100yearsago:there'splentystilltogofor.Second,itisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweare

seeingthemostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan£1,000thatcanbe

knockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane—minuswheels,ofcourse—ashand

baggage.

Foldingwheelswouldmakeallmannerofthingspossible.Haveweyetgotthemagiccarpetof

AndrewRitchie'simagination?No.Butil'sprogress.

69.WecaninferfromParagraph1thattheBromptonfoldingbike.

A.wasportable

B.hadafoldingwheel

C.couldbeputinapocket

D.lookedlikeamagiccarpet[A]

70.WecanlearnfromthetextthatthewheelsoftheGroutPortable.

A.weredifficulttoseparate

B.couldbesplitinto6pieces

C.werefittedwithsolidtyres

D.werehardtocarryonatrain[C]

71.WecanlearnfromthetextthatFitzsimons'sinvention.

A.keptthetyreasawholepiece

B.wasmadeintoproductionsoon

C.leftlittleroomforimprovement

D.changedourviewsonbagdesign【A]

72.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Threefoldingbikeinventors

B.Themakingofafoldingbike

C.Progressinfoldingbikedesign

D.Waysofseparatingabikewheel[C]

第二节简答题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答

题卡上。

Alongtimeago,MiltonS.Hershey,thecreatorofthepopularchocolatebars,wasdippedin

warmchocolate.Iknowallaboutit.Mygrandfatherwasthere!

Atnineteen,HersheyestablishedacandybusinessinPhiladelphia.Althoughitfailed,hetried

againinseveralothercitiesandsucceededwithCrystalACaramels.ButHersheywasnotcontent.

Hebeganexperimentingwithchocolateandmanagedtosellhisfirstchocolatebarsin1900.They

wereaninstantsuccess.In1903,Hersheybuiltafactory.

Hersheywasusuallypleasantandkindandenjoyedagoodjoke.However,inhischocolate

factory,heheldhighstandardsforalltheworkers.Hewasbothrespectedandfeared.Hisanger

wouldburstoutwhenthingsdidn'tgoashe'dexpected,andworkerswerefiredformistakes.

Mygrandfatherbeganworkinginthefactoryasayoungman.Hisjobwastopushthevats（大

桶）ofwarmchocolatetoastoragearea.Todothis,hehadtopushtheheavyvatsuparamp（斜

坡）andacrossthewalkway.Oneday,Hersheywaswalkingbackwardonthewalkwaywhilemy

grandfatherwaspushingavatofchocolateuptheramp.Bump.Clunk.Ker-plop!Hersheyfell

backwardintothevat.Everyoneelseheldtheirbreathandranuptopullhimout.Grandfatherfroze

infear.Washegoingtolosehisjob?

Hersheystoodstifflywithhishandsonhiships.Colorroseinhisface.Hesaidsomethingina

lowvoice.Thenhesmiled."It'snotyourfault,son,"hesaid.4tIneedtowatchwhereI'mgoing."He

putsomechocolateinhismouth."Mmm,that'sgood,”hesaid.Everyonelaughed.Thetour

continued,withHersheydrippingchocolateashewent.AndGrandfatherkepthisjob.

73.WhatdidGrandfatherdoinHershey飞factory?（回答词数不超过12个）

Hepushedthevatsofwarmchocolatetoastoragearea.

74.Whydidn'tHersheyfireGrandfather?（回答词数不超过10个）

Becauseherealizeditwashisownfault.

BecauseherealizeditwasnotGrandfather'sfault/mistake.

75.Whatdoestheincidentshowusabout