2014年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（湖南卷）·英語

2014年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（湖南卷)英語本試題卷分四個部分，共12頁。時量120分鐘。滿分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.英語試題第1頁（共12頁)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.Asktherepairmantofixthebroken184.Givealistofalltheemployeestothe__19____owner.5.Take20onthedesktothepostoffice.英語試題第2頁（共12頁)PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandIXChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket thedesert,A.covering B.covered C.cover D.tocoverTheanswerisA.21.Children，when bytheirparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.A.tobeaccompanied B.toaccompanyC. accompanying D.accompaniedIfMr.Dewey_____present,hewouldhaveofferedanypossibleassistancetothepeoplethere.A.were B.hadbeen G.shouldbe D.was23.____yourownneedsandstylesofcommunicationisasimportantaslearningtoconveyyouraffectionandemotions.A.Understanding B.Tobeunderstood€.Beingunderstood D.Havingunderstood24. AsJohnLennononcesaid，lifeis_____happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A.which B.that C.what D.where25. —I’vepreparedallkindsoffoodforthepicnic.—Doyoumeanwe_____bringanythingwithus?A.can’tB.mustn’t C.shan’t D.needn't26；Youwillnevergainsuccess youarefullydevotedtoyourwork*A.when B.because C.after D.unless27. Thereisnogreaterpleasurethanlyingonmybackinthemiddleofthegrassland,_____atthenightsky.A.tostare B.staring C.stared D,havingstared28. Sincethetimehumankindstartedgardening,we_____tomakeourenvironmentmorebeautiful.A.try B.havebeentryingC.aretrying D.willtry29. Onlywhenyoucanfindpeaceinyourheart_____goodrelationshipswithothers.A.willyoukeepB.youwillkeepC.youkept D.didyoukeep30. whatyou’redoingtodayimportant,becauseyou’retradingadayofyourlifeforitA.Make B.Tomake C.Making D.Made31.1amlookingforwardtotheday mydaughtercanreadthisbookandknowmyfeelingsforher.A.as B.why C.when D.where32. Allweneed asmallpieceoflandwherewecanplantvariouskindsoffruittreesthroughoutthegrowingseasonsoftheyear.A. are B.was C.is D.were33. It’snotdoingthethingswelike,butlikingthethingswehavetodo makeslifehappy.A. that B.which C.what D.who34. Wheneveryou ,apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A. bought B.haveboughtC.willbuy D.buy35. ourselvesfromthephysicalandmentaltensions，weeachneeddeepthoughtandinnerquietness.A. HavingfreedB.Freed C.Tofree D.FreeingSectionB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextThesummerbeforeIwentofftocollege,Momstoodmeinherusualspotbehindtheironingboard(燙衣板)andsaid,“Payattention:I’mgoingtoteachyoutoiron.”Momclearlyexplainedher36forthislesson.Iwasgoingtobe37andneededtolearnthisvitalskill.Also,Iwouldbemeetingnewpeople,andproperlyironedclotheswouldhelpmemakeagood38.“Learntoironashirt,”comMomsaid,“andyoucanironanything.”Butironingshirtswasnot39work.Itdidn’tmakeuseoflongmusclesweusedtothrowabaseball，anditwasn’ta40operationlikeice-skating.Ironingwaslikedrivingacaronastreetthathasastopsignevery10feet,Moreover,anironproducedsteamanditcarriedanelementof41.Ifyoutouchedthewrongpartofit,you’dgetburnt.Ifyouforgottoturnitoffwhenyou42,youmightbumdownthehouse.Asfortechnique,Mom43metobeginwiththeflatspacesoutward,alwayspushingtheironforwardintowrinkled(有褶皺的）parts.Collarshadtobedoneright.Momsaidtheywereclosetoyourface,whereeveryonewould44them.英語試題第4頁（共12頁）Overtheyears,I’velearnedtoironshirtsskillfully,whichgivesmeasenseof45WhateverfailuresIsufferinmylife,anironedshirttellsmeIamgoodatsomething.46,throughironingI’velearnedthemethodforsolvingeventhemosttroublesomeproblems.“47wrinklesoneatatime,”asMommighthavesaid,“andbeforelongeverythingwillgetironedout.”36.A.reasons B.rules C.emotions D.methods37.A.helpful B.confident C.powerful D.independent38.A.conclusion B.suggestion C.impression D.observation39.A.useful B.easy C.special D.suitable40.A.direct B.single C.smooth D.strange41.A.doubt B.pressure C.surprise D.danger42.A.wentaway B.felldown C.jumpedoff D.lookedup43.A.taught B.chose C.forced D.sent44.A.touch B.design C.see D.admire45.A.honesty B.freedom C.justice D.pride46.A.Instead B.Besides C.Otherwise D.However47.A.Makeup B.Dealwith CAskfor D.RelyonSectionC(12marks)Directions: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(班組）forkidsaged13-17LedbycomedyandTVwriter,MarianKilpatrick,TownerWriterSquadwillmeetonceamonthatthecontemporaryartmuseumfor11months,starting12October,2014.TheFREEsquadsessionswillincludeintroductionstoawiderangeofwritingstyles,frompoetrytoplaywritingandlyrics(抒情詩）toflashfiction,tosupportthedevelopmentofyoungwriters.Application&SelectionIfyouwouldliketoapplytobepartoftheTownerWriterSquad,pleasesendasamplepieceofyourwriting(about500words),respondingtothetitle‘LUNCH,’withyourname,age,addressande-mailaddressto:debo@.Onceallapplicationsarein,comyouwillbeinvitedtoanopenselectioneventon17September，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(小數(shù)Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework,whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadapearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherend.SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.英語試題第7頁（共12頁)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(反饋）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors，couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension(方面），suggestingthatindividuals’behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted一whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat(恒溫器),forexample.Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.66. Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof________.A. zero-carbonhomes B.thebehaviourofbuildingusersC. sustainablebuildingdesign D.thereductionofcarbonemissions67. Theunderlinedword“which”inParagraph2refersto”________.” A.theways B.theirhomes C. developments D.existingefforts68. WhatareKatyJanda’swordsmainlyabout?A. Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers,habits.B. Thenecessityofmakingacarefulbuildingdesign.C. Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.D. Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.69. 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(組成部分)?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,Oneday.athirteen-year-oldboyfromthisgroupofkidsreadinthelocalnewspaperthatadeveloperwantedtofillinthepondsandbuildoverahundredsmallhousescalledcondominiums.Sotheboywentdoortodoorandgatheredmorethantwohundredsignatures(簽名）tostopthedevelopmentAgroupofcitizensmetanddecidedtosupporthim.Atthemeetingofthetownplanningboard(委員會)，theboywasquitenervousatfirstandspokeverysoftly.Butwhenhesawthefa