2011湖南英語高考試題及答案

1、13 / 122011年高考湖南卷英語Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)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 carefully a

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 B.Conversation 11. Who used the car this morning?C. The mother.C. In the drawer.C. By taxi.C. In the evening.A. Th

3、e son.B. The aunt.2. Where are the keys found?A. In the purse.B. In the pocket.Conversation 23. Which of the following is true about the man?A. He borrowed some money.B. He is caught in the traffic.C. He will meet his teacher.4. How is the man going home?A. By train.B. By bus.Conversation 35. When w

4、as the party held?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.6. Why didn t the woman go to the party?A. She didn t feel well. B. She didn t have the timCe. She didn t get an invitation.Conversation 47. What does the man want to buy?C. A music player.C. The FG160C. $100A. A camera.B. A mobile phone.8. Whi

5、ch of the following does the man choose?A. The PE310.B. The RT230.9. How much does the man pay?A. $300.B. $270.Conversation 510. What is the woman?A. A dress designer.B. A basketball player.11. What do we know about the man s travel plan?A. He s going by air. B. He s leav for Paris.12. Who is going

6、to pick up the man?A. The woman s son. B. The woman s brother. Conversation 613. What s the man doing now?A. Looking for a job.B. Studying in a university.14. What kind of movie does the man like best?A. Adventure.B. Comedy.15. Where are the speakers going first?A. The supermarket.B. The cinema.C. A

7、 headmaster.C. He s arriving this afternoon.C. The woman herself.C. Teaching at a high school.C. Drama.C. The caf . eSection B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in eac

8、h blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.Essay Competition InstructionsTopic: My Ideal CityQuestionsExamples or RequirementsLocationNear the sea,16, or on an island17Depending on your own choiceFeaturesMountains to make it18or the fastest trains in the world_19_No less than three pointsPrize: A free tr

9、ip to Europe for a stay of202You will hear the short passage TWICE.Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers

10、 looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to coverThe answer is A.21. The ability an idea as important as the idea itself.A. expressingB. expressedC. to expressD. to be expressed22. Joan, what in your hand? Look! It s a birthday gift for my grandma.A. had you held

11、 B. are you holding C. do you holdD.will you hold23. The players from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.A. selectingB.to selectC.selectedD.having selected24. I knew that wouldeverdiscourage him; he wouldnever giveup wanting tobe adirector.A. somethingB. anythingC.

12、everythingD. nothing25. Julie was good at German, French and Russian, all of she spoke fluently.A. whoB. whomC. whichD. that26. One third of the country covered with trees and the majority of the citizens black people.A. is; areB. is; isC. are; areD. are; is27. In 1492 Columbuson one of the Bahamas

13、Islands, but he mistook it for an island offIndia.A. landsB. landedC. has landedD. had landed28. No one be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball. Oh, you are really his big fan.A. canB.needC.mustD.might29. Do you wake up every morning energetic and ready to start a new day?A. feelB.to feelC.f

14、eelingD.felt30. It is themost instructive lecture that I sinceI came tothis school.A. attendedB.had attendedC.am attendingD.have attended31. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious the problem itself is.A. whatB. thatC. whichD. why32. Only after they had discussed the matter for several h

15、ours a decision.A. they reachedB. did they reachC. they reachD. do they reach33. Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him he had done something veryclever.A. as ifB. in caseC. whileD. though34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology by scientists.A. are makingB. a

16、re madeC. will makeD. will be make35. It s not what we do once in a while shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.A. whichB. thatC. howD. whenSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases markedA, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the

17、 word or phrase that best fits the context.People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren t taking the time to say a simple After considerirhetllois phe nomenon, I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things.My 37 came one morning wh

18、en I was in the community 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. However, when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No

19、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 when 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, andeven when I had to say goo

20、dbye, almost every 43 from my new friend had a tone （ 語氣）of doubt in it. And who could blame him?People aren t used to making an44_ chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how45_ it is needed, doesn t just happen. It takes people like us to make it poss46e. I you totake a small step out of you

21、r comfort zone and try to make someones day a little brigwe can really make society come 47 as a whole.36. A. changeB. explainC. learnD. show37. A. troubleB. doubtC. wishD. opportunity38. A. tookB. droppedC. gotD. pulled39. A. come outB. stand byC. go backD. turn up40. A. pleaseB. greetC. helpD. pra

22、ise41. A. sittingB. walkingC. ridingD. running42. A. discussionB. lessonC. reportD. conversation43. A. jokeB. responseC. cryD. story44. A. unchangeableB. unpreparedC. unforgettableD. unfinished45. A. desperatelyB. frequentlyC. simplyD. widely46. A. allowB. warnC. orderD. advise47. A. laterB. straigh

23、terC. closerD. 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 first assignment was to read 49

24、 short stories and then discuss which one was better. After reading both, I wasn t sure. Over the 50 several months, my professor taught me 51 one story was so much better than the other. 52 was rich in metaphor （隱喻）and character development, whilethe other was humorous _53_ too shallow. I couldn t

25、see this at first. Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated and 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 one s life.Part III Reading Comprehension （

26、30 marks）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 entered, V anak Res

27、taurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob 循肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.The space is small with only a few

28、 dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customers especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Eastern cooking.A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corne

29、r talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, and 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 fairly lar

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

31、aurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different styles of grilled meat.One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob, which is made of grilled chicken pieces served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, a kabob consisting of grilled beef.Although

32、the restaurant 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 kabobsC. is crowded with dining tablesD. looks like a common restaurant57. W

33、hat activity is 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 topics in low voices.58. The food of the restaurant.A. is served in small amountsB. is rather expensiveC. is ric

34、h in varietyD. is very healthy59. What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of?A. RiceB. ChickenC. BreadD. Beef60. It can be inferred from the passage that the restaurant.A. occupies a large spaceB. owns a favorable locationC. is popular for its special foodD. has a quiet environment insideBMy fathe

35、r was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in World War II, The book Night of the U-boats told the story.MemoriesIn September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all tim

36、es and keep him safe.Then I remember my mother lying face down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo 魚雷）.I can remember the arrival of the telegram （ 電報(bào)）,which in those days always brought hadnews. My grandmother opened it. It read, Safe. Love Ted. ”My most v

37、ivid memory is being woken a nd brought down to sit on my father s knee, hisin a bandage.He was judged unfit to return to sea 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 by the torpedoes. He said it was becaus

38、e of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.Ten years later I readNight of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.TorpedoOne 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

39、easier for it to be abandoned.By the time he got on deck （ 甲板）he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one whichhad stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free, it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jumpstill with the photograph in his pocket.Three days later

40、, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.A ToastIn my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue?Lest （以免）w

41、e forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.61. We can infer that the mother and children went to SwanseaA. to meet a friendB. to see the father offC. to take a family photoD. to enjoy the sailing of the ship62. What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?A. he

42、 was still alive.B. His knee was broken.C. His ship had been sunk.63. The underlined wordit A. weak heartC. failure to return to sea64. What can we know about the authorA. He lost his armC. He managed to take a lifeboat. 65. What is the passage mainly about?A. A group of forgotten heroesD. He had ar

43、rived in Glasgow.in Paragraph 6 refers to the father sB. taking a shore jobD. injury caused by a torpedo s father after his ship was attacked?B. He repaired the engines.D. He was the last to leave the ship.B. A book describing a terrifying battle.C. A ship engineers wartime experience. . A merchant

44、s memories of a sea rescue.CA recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusionthat the African elephant is divided into two distinct （不同的）species.The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard Universities when they were examining the genetic relatio

45、nship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephants the Asian elephant, African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant.Once they obtained DNA sequences （序歹U ） from two fossils （化石），mammoths andmastodons, the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found t

46、o their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammothsThe scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephants and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. Th

47、e divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species but this is the most convincing scientific evidence

48、 so far that they are indeed different species.Previously many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species, despite the elephants significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5metr

49、es while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. However, the proof lay in

50、 the analysis of the DNA.Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, said, “ Wenow have to treat the forest and savanna elephants at two different units for conservation purposes. Since 1950, all African elephants have been conserved as one sp

51、ecies. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinctive animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (優(yōu)先) for conservation purposes.”66. One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of A. the Asian elephantB. the forest elephantC. the savanna elepha

52、ntD. the mastodon elephant67. The underlined word “ divergence ” in paragraph 4means “ ”A. evolutionB. exhibitionC. separationD. examination68. The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephant sA. DNAB. heightC. weightD. population69. What are Alfred Roca s words mainly about?

53、A. The conservation of African elephants.B. The purpose of studying African elephants.C. The way to divide African elephants into two units.D. The reason for the distinction of African elephants.70. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Naturalists BeolieuftsEalebphantsB. A

54、mazing Experiments about ElephantsC. An Unexpected Finding about ElephantsD. A Long Scientific Debate about ElephantsPart IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WO

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