湖南英語高考試題及答案

2011湖南英語高考試題及答案

2011年高考?湖南卷

英語

PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(22.5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearsix

conversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreach

conversation,thereareseveralquestionsand

eachquestionisfollowedbythreechoices

markedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthen

choosethebestanswerforeachquestion.

YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.

Example:

Whenwillthemagazineprobablyarrive?

A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.

TheanswerisB.

Conversation1

1.Whousedthecarthismorning?

A.Theson.B.Theaunt.C.The

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mother.

2.Wherearethekeysfound?

A.Inthepurse.B.Inthe

pocket.C.Inthedrawer.

Conversation2

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthe

man?

A.Heborrowedsomemoney.

B.Heiscaughtinthetraffic.

C.Hewillmeethisteacher.

4.Howisthemangoinghome?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

Conversation3

5.Whenwasthepartyheld?

A.Inthemorning.B.Inthe

afternoon.C.Intheevening.

6.Whydidn'tthewomangototheparty?

A.Shedidn'tfeelwell.B.Shedidn't

havethetime.C.Shedidn'tgetan

invitation.

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Conversation4

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.Acamera.B.Amobilephone.C.A

musicplayer.

8.Whichofthefollowingdoestheman

choose?

A.ThePE310.B.TheRT230.

C.TheFG160

9.Howmuchdoesthemanpay?

A.$300.B.$270.C.$100

Conversation5

10.Whatisthewoman?

A.Adressdesigner.B.A

basketballplayer.C.A

headmaster.

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'stravel

plan?

A.He'sgoingbyair.B.He's

leavingforParis.C.He's

arrivingthisafternoon.

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12.Whoisgoingtopickuptheman?

A.Thewoman'sson.B.The

woman'sbrother.C.The

womanherself.

Conversation6

13.Whafsthemandoingnow?

A.Lookingforajob.B.Studyingin

auniversity.C.Teachingatahighschool.

14.Whatkindofmoviedoesthemanlike

best?

A.Adventure.B.Comedy.

C.Drama.

15.Wherearethespeakersgoingfirst?

A.Thesupermarket.B.Thecinema.

C.Thecafe.

SectionB(7.5marks)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheara

shortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillin

thenumberedblankswiththeinformationyou

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haveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORE

THANTHREEWORDS.

YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.

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PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)

SectionA(15marks)

Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowing

sentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbest

completesthesentence.

Example:

Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorange

blanketthedesert.

A.coveringB.coveredC.cover

D.tocover

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TheanswerisA.

21.Theabilityanideaasimportantas

theideaitself.

A.expressingB.expressedC.to

expressD.tobeexpressed

22.一Joan,whatinyourhand?

—Look!Ifsabirthdaygiftformy

grandma.

A.hadyouheldB.areyouholdingC.

doyouholdD.willyouhold

23.Theplayersfromthewholecountry

areexpectedtobringushonorinthis

summergame.

A.selectingB.toselectC.

selectedD.havingselected

24.Iknewthatwouldeverdiscourage

him;hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobe

adirector.

A.somethingB.anythingC.

everythingD.nothing

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25.JuliewasgoodatGerman,Frenchand

Russian,allofshespokefluently.

A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that

26.Onethirdofthecountrycovered

withtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens

blackpeople.

A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is

27.In1492Columbusononeofthe

BahamasIslands,buthemistookitforan

islandoffIndia.

A.landsB.landedC.haslandedD.

hadlanded

28.——NoonebecomparedwithYao

Minginplayingbasketball.

—Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.

A.canB.needC.mustD.might

29.Doyouwakeupeverymorning

energeticandreadytostartanewday?

A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.felt

30.ItisthemostinstructivelecturethatI

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sinceIcametothisschool.

A.attendedB.hadattendedC.

amattendingD.haveattended

31.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbe

obvioustheproblemitselfis.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.why

32.Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematter

forseveralhoursadecision.

A.theyreachedB.didtheyreachC.

theyreachD.dotheyreach

33.Jackwasn'tsayinganything,butthe

teachersmiledathimhehaddone

somethingveryclever.

A.asifB.incaseC.whileD.though

34.Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesinthe

robottechnologybyscientists.

A.aremakingB.aremadeC.will

makeD.willbemake

35Ifsnotwhatwedoonceinawhile

shapesourlives,butwhatwedo

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consistently.

A.whichB.thatC.howD.when

SectionB(18marks)

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowing

passagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarked

A,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththeword

orphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeen

pushedapartthroughtheyears,mostly

becausepeoplesimplyaren'ttakingthetimeto

sayasimple“hello”.Afterconsideringthis

phenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto36

thewayIwasdoingthings.

My37cameonemorningwhenI

wasinthecommunitylibrary.Ipassedbya

girlwho38herbooksoutofherlocker.

Thinkinglikemostthatsomeoneelsewould

helpherpickthemup,Icontinuedmyway.

However,whenIhadto39becauseI

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stupidlyforgotmybook,Inoticedshehadjust

finishedpackingthemupbyherself.Noone

hadstoppedto40her.

“OK,"Ithoughttomyself,“thisiswhereI

shouldhavechanged.”

Mybestopportunitycameafewdays

laterwhenIsawaman41byhimself

waitingforthelibrarytoopen,soIsatdown

nexttohimandbegana42Itwas

difficulttogetstarted,andevenwhenIhadto

saygoodbye,almostevery43frommy

newfriendhadatone（語氣）ofdoubtinit.

Andwhocouldblamehim?

Peoplearen'tusedtomakingan44

chatwithastranger.Butachange,nomatter

how45itisneeded,doesn'tjusthappen.

Ittakespeoplelikeustomakeitpossible.I

46youtotakeasmallstepoutofyour

comfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone'sdaya

littlebrighter.Together,wecanreallymake

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societycome47asawhole.

36.A.changeB.explainC.learn

D.show

37.A.troubleB.doubtC.wishD.

opportunity

38.A.tookB.droppedC.gotD.

pulled

39.A.comeoutB.standbyC.go

backD.turnup

40.A.pleaseB.greetC.helpD.

praise

41.A.sittingB.walkingC.riding

D.running

42.A.discussionB.lessonC.report

D.conversation

43.A.jokeB.responseC.cryD.

story

44.A.unchangeableB.unpreparedC.

unforgettableD.unfinished

45.A.desperatelyB.frequentlyC.

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simplyD.widely

46.A.allowB.warnC.orderD.advise

47.A.laterB.straighterC.closer

D.slower

SectionC(12marks)

Directions:Completethefollowingpassage

byfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbest

fitsthecontext.

Doesgoingtocollegereallypayoff?

Certainly!

Iremembertaking48Englishclass

incollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirst

assignmentwastoread49shortstories

andthendiscusswhichonewasbettenAfter

readingboth,Iwasn'tsure.Overthe50

severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme51

onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother.

52wasrichinmetaphor(隱喻)and

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characterdevelopment,whiletheotherwas

humorous53tooshallow.Icouldn'tsee

thisatfirst.Yet,inafewmonths,mybraingot

reeducatedand54couldseethe

differencebetweengoodandbadwritingand

couldappreciateliteratureatawholenew

level.

Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,

whichleads55greatersuccessinone's

life.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(30

marks)

Directions:Readthefollowingthree

passages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachof

themtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassage.

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A

Whenfirstentered,VanakRestaurant

doesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,but

oncethepleasantsmellsofkabob（烤肉串）hit

thesenses,youareincapableofcallingit

anythingless.

Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersian

restauranthasaninviting,homelike

atmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.

Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdining

tablesandnearlynodecoration,butthe

environmentistrulycharming.

Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,

therestaurantstillattractsallcustomers

especiallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsof

MiddleEasterncooking.

AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmen

sittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworld

topics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkinga

blackteaknownasPersianchai,andreading

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localPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingto

finishofftheirplatepiledwithfood.

Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantis

limited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairly

large.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeople

andareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordable

butpracticalaswell.

Thefoodespeciallyappealsto

health-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishis

veryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoiland

servedstraightoffthegrill（烤肉架）.

Themaindishthattherestaurantis

popularforisitskabobs,whicharedifferent

stylesofgrilledmeat.

Onedeliciousandextremelyhealthydish

istheJoojehKabob,whichismadeofgrilled

chickenpiecesservedwitheitherriceorbread.

AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabob,a

kabobconsistingofgrilledbeef.

Althoughtherestaurantissmall,the

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atmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisa

placethatshouldnotbeoverlooked.

56.Whenfirstenteringtherestaurant,onecan

findthatit.

A.issplendidlydecoratedB.has

pleasantsmellsofkabobs

C.iscrowdedwithdiningtablesD.looks

likeacommonrestaurant

57.Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfrom

diningintherestaurant?

A.WatchingnewseventsonTV.B.

Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.

C.ReadinglocalEnglishnewspapers.D.

Discussingwouldtopicsinlowvoices.

58.Thefoodoftherestaurant.

A.isservedinsmallamountsB.is

ratherexpensive

C.isrichinvarietyD.isvery

healthy

59.WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainly

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madeof?

A.RiceB.ChickenC.Bread

D.Beef

60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthe

restaurant.

A.occupiesalargespaceB.ownsa

favorablelocation

C.ispopularforitsspecialfoodD.hasa

quietenvironmentinside

B

MyfatherwasChiefEngineerofa

merchantship,whichwassunkinWorldWar

II,ThebookNightoftheU-boatstoldthestory.

Memories

InSeptember,1940,mymother,sisterand

IwenttoSwansea,wheremyfather'sshipwas

gettingreadytosail.Webroughthimafamily

photographtobekeptwithhimatalltimes

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andkeephimsafe.

ThenIremembermymotherlyingface

down,sobbing.Shehadheardfromafriend

thattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo（魚

雷）.

Icanrememberthearrivalofthe

telegram（電報），whichinthosedaysalways

broughthadnews.Mygrandmotheropenedit.

Itread,“Safe.LoveTed.”

Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwoken

andbroughtdowntositonmyfather'sknee,

hisarminabandage.

Hewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaand

tookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthe

war.ForaslongasIcanremember,hehada

weakheart.Mothersaiditwascausedbythe

torpedoes.Hesaiditwasbecauseofthe

cigarettes.Whichever,hediedsuddenlyinhis

early50s.

TenyearslaterIreadNightoftheU-bouts

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andwasabletocompletethestory.

Torpedo

Onetorpedostrucktheship.Fatherwas

intheengineroom,wherethethirdengineer

waskilled.Heshutdowntheenginestoslow

theshipmakingiteasierforittobe

abandoned.

Bythetimehegotondeck（甲板）hewas

alone.Everylifeboatwasgoneexceptone

whichhadstuckfast.Whenhetriedtocutit

free,itswungagainsttheship,injuringhis

handandarm.Hehadnochoicebutto

jump-stillwiththephotographinhispocket.

Threedayslater,heandothersurvivors

weresafeinGlasgow.All23withhimsigned

thebackofthephotograph.

AToast

Inmyroomisthebookandthe

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photograph.Often,glassinhand,Ihave

wonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithan

explosion,asinkingship,ajumpintoavast

oceanandawaitforrescue?Lest（以免）we

forget,Ihavesomemorewhiskyandtoastthe

heroesofthewar.

61.Wecaninferthatthemotherandchildren

wenttoSwansea.

A.tomeetafriendB.tosee

thefatheroff

C.totakeafamilyphotoD.to

enjoythesailingoftheship

62.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefather

fromthetelegram?

A.hewasstillalive.B.His

kneewasbroken.

C.Hisshiphadbeensunk.D.Hehad

arrivedinGlasgow.

63.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph6

referstothefather's______.

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A.weakheartB.taking

ashorejob

C.failuretoreturntoseaD.injury

causedbyatorpedo

64.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor's

fatherafterhisshipwasattacked?

A.HelosthisarmB.He

repairedtheengines.

C.Hemanagedtotakealifeboat.D.Hewas

thelasttoleavetheship.

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AgroupofforgottenheroesB.Abook

describingaterrifyingbattle.

C.Ashipengineer'swartimeexperience.D.

Amerchanfsmemoriesofasearescue.

C

Arecentstudyofancientandmodern

elephantshascomeupwiththeunexpected

conclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdivided

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intotwodistinct（不同的）species.

Thediscoverywasmadebyresearchersat

YorkandHarvardUniversitieswhenthey

wereexaminingthegeneticrelationship

betweentheancientwoollymammothand

mastodontomodernelephants——theAsian

elephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfrican

savannaelephant.

OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences（序列）

fromtwofossils（化石），mammothsand

mastodons,theteamcomparedthemwith

DNAfrommodernelephants.Theyfoundto

theiramazementthatmodernforestand

savannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeach

otherasAsianelephantsandmammoths

Thescientistsuseddetailedgenetic

analysistoprovethattheAfricansavanna

elephantsandtheAfricanforestelephanthave

beendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.

Thedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplace

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aroundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsian

elephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresult

amazedallthescientists.

Therehaslongbeendebateinthe

scientificcommunitythatthetwomightbe

separatespeciesbutthisisthemostconvincing

scientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeed

differentspecies.

Previouslymanynaturalistsbelievedthat

AfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforest

elephantsweretwopopulationsofthesame

species,despitetheelephants9significantsize

differences.Thesavannaelephanthasan

averageshoulderheightof3.5metreswhilethe

forestelephanthasanaverageshoulderheight

of2.5metres.Thesavannaelephantweighs

betweensixandseventons,roughlydoublethe

weightoftheforestelephant.Butthefactthat

theylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarily

meantheyaredifferentspecies.However,the

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prooflayintheanalysisoftheDNA.

AlfredRoca,assistantprofessorinthe

DepartmentofAnimalSciencesatthe

UniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhaveto

treattheforestandsavannaelephantsattwo

differentunitsforconservationpurposes.

Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeen

conservedasonespecies.Nowthatweknow

theforestandsavannaelephantsaretwovery

distinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshould

becomeabiggerpriority（優(yōu)先）for

conservationpurposes.”

66.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbythe

researchersisthatof

A.theAsianelephantB.the

forestelephant

C.thesavannaelephantD.the

mastodonelephant

67.Theunderlinedword“divergence”in

paragraph4means“”

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A.evolutionB.exhibitionC.

separationD.examination

68.Theresearchers9conclusionwasbasedona

studyoftheAfricanelephanfs.

A.DNAB.heightC.weightD.

population

69.WhatareAlfredRoca'swordsmainly

about?

A.TheconservationofAfricanelephants.

B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfrican

elephants.

C.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsinto

twounits.

D.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfrican

elephants.

70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle

forthepassage?

A.Naturalists9BeliefsaboutElephantsB.

AmazingExperimentsaboutElephants

C.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephants

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D.ALongScientificDebateaboutElephants

PartIVWriting(45marks)

SectionA(10marks)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fill

inthenumberedblanksbyusingthe

informationfromthepassage.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS

foreachanswer.

Apersonsearchesvariouswebsitesfor

differentreasons,suchasschool,work,or

entertainment.Forteenagers,many

informativeresourcesontheInternetcanbe

used.Asamatteroffact,thereareeducational,

musicandartwebsitesthataretrulyhelpfulto

teenagers,becausetheycanhelpmakeone's

lifeeasier.

Educationalwebsitesarehelpfultoa

teenagerindoingschoolworkandsearching

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foracollege.Somecanhelpstudyingfortests,

explainingalesson,anddoinghomework.

Somecanhelpfindtherightschoolsbasedon

one'sinterests.Andstillothershavepages

devotedtothesociallifeateachofthecolleges

orthespecificactivitiesthatoccuratacertain

school.

Somefreemusicsitesenableateenagerto

diversifytheirmusicaltastes.Onthesesites,all

typesofmusicareavailablesuchaspop,rock,

jazz,andcountry.Onecantypeinasong,

categoryorartistandhisorherentirecatalog

appears.Then,thelistenercanmakemultiple

playlistswithoutcreatinganaccount（賬戶）

withthesite.

Therearevariousartwebsitesthatcan

helpstudentstoappreciateandcreateart

pieces.Onthesesites,astudentcanview

numerousphotosandartpiecesfromdifferent

mediumsorcreateanaccountwiththewebsite

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touploadtheirartpiecesforpeopletosee.In

addition,onecanenjoyvariousartprojects

thatpeoplehavecreatedondisplayfortherest

oftheworld.

Trulyinformativeresourcesareofferedon

theInternet.Thebestsuggestiononecan

receiveistotrytolookfornewwebsitesthat

canhelpintheeducational,music,orartarea,

soonecanbecomewell-roundedandinformed.

TrulyHelpfulWebsitesforTeenagers

Many71areavailableonvarious

websites

I.Educationalsites:helpingone

72_andsearchforacollege

?Studyfortests,explainalesson,

anddohomework

?Findtherightschoolthatone73,

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SectionB(10marks)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage;

answerthequestionsaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassage.

MyFirstLongRun

Twoweeksago,Ihadaquarrelwithmy

husband.Afterhehaddrivenoffinanger,I

realizedthatIwasn'tgoingtofeelanybetter

justsittingthere.Feelingabandonedandguilty,

Iputonmygymshoestogetsomefreshair.

Ourdrivewayhasaslope(斜坡)thatis

easierjusttojogdownifyouarelazy,taking

advantageofgravity.Insteadofstoppingatthe

endoftheslope,IdecidedtoseeifIcouldjust

jogtotheendofthestreet.Ihadtriedafew

monthsagoandfailedmiserably.Sincethat

firstattemptIhadbeenjoggingregularlyand

wassignificantlyfitter,butstillverylazy.

HoweverthistimearoundImanagedtoreach

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thestopsignwitheaseandIfiguredIwouldgo

alittlefurther.

Afteraboutonekilometer,however,I

noticedthatmyupperbodywastense.To

makethemovementeasierIhadtorelaxmy

body,andtriedtotakedeepbreathsoffresh

air.

Ikeptgivingmyselftheexcusetostop.No

onewouldbedisappointed.Noonewouldeven

know.ButIdidn'tstop.