12011年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语(湖南卷)一、单项填空(本大题共15题,共计15分)1、(1分)Theability______anideaisasimportantastheideaitself.A.expressingB.expressedC.toexpressD.tobeexpressed2、(1分)—Joan,what______inyourhand?—Look!It'sabirthdaygiftformygrandma.A.hadyouheldB.areyouholdingC.doyouholdD.willyouhold3、(1分)Theplayers______fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringushonorinthissummergame.A.selectingB.toselectC.selectedD.havingselected4、(1分)Iknewthat______wouldeverdiscouragehim;hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobeadirector.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing5、(1分)JuliewasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof______shespokefluently.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that6、(1分)Onethirdofthecountry______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens______blackpeople.A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is7、(1分)In1492,Columbus______ononeoftheBahamaIslands,buthemistookitforanislandoffIndia.A.landsB.landedC.haslandedD.hadlanded8、(1分)—Noone______becomparedwithYaoMinginplayingbasketball.—Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.A.canB.needC.mustD.might9、(1分)Doyouwakeupeverymorning______energeticandreadytostartanewday?A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.felt10、(1分)ItisthemostinstructivelecturethatI______sinceIcametothisschool.A.attendedB.hadattendedC.amattendingD.haveattended11、(1分)Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious______theproblemitselfis.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.why12、(1分)2Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematterforseveralhours______adecision.A.theyreachedB.didtheyreachC.theyreachD.dotheyreach13、(1分)Jackwasn'tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim______hehaddonesomethingveryclever.A.asifB.incaseC.whileD.though14、(1分)Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnology______byscientists.A.aremakingB.aremadeC.willmakeD.willbemade15、(1分)It'snotwhatwedoonceinawhile______shapesourlives,butwhatwedoconsistently.A.whichB.thatC.howD.when二、完形填空(本大题共1题,共计18分)1、(18分)Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren'ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello.”Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto__(1)__thewayIwasdoingthings.My__(2)__cameonemorningwhenIwasinthecommunitylibrary.Ipassedbyagirlwho__(3)__herbooksoutofherlocker.Thinkinglikemostthatsomeoneelsewouldhelpherpickthemup,Icontinuedmyway.However,whenIhadto__(4)_becauseIstupidlyforgotmybook,Inoticedshehadjustfinishedpackingthemupbyherself.Noonehadstoppedto__(5)__her.“OK,”Ithoughttomyself,“thisiswhereIshouldhavechanged.”MybestopportunitycameafewdayslaterwhenIsawaman__(6)__byhimselfwaitingforthelibrarytoopen,soIsatdownnexttohimandbegana__(7)__.Itwasdifficulttogetstarted,andevenwhenIhadtosaygoodbye,almostevery__(8)__frommynewfriendhadatone(语气)ofdoubtinit.Andwhocouldblamehim?Peoplearen'tusedtomakingan_(9)__chatwithastranger.Butachange,nomatterhow__(10)__itisneeded,doesn'tjusthappen.Ittakespeoplelikeustomakeitpossible.I_(11)__youtotakeasmallstepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone'sdayalittlebrighter.Together,wecanreallymakesocietycome__(12)__asawhole.(1)A.changeB.explainC.learnD.show(2)A.troubleB.doubtC.wishD.opportunity(3)A.tookB.droppedC.gotD.pulled(4)A.comeoutB.standbyC.gobackD.turnup(5)A.pleaseB.greetC.helpD.praise(6)A.sittingB.walkingC.ridingD.running(7)A.discussionB.lessonC.reportD.conversation(8)A.jokeB.responseC.cryD.story(9)A.unchangeableB.unpreparedC.unforgettableD.unfinished3(10)A.desperatelyB.frequentlyC.simplyD.widely(11)A.allowB.warnC.orderD.advise(12)A.laterB.straighterC.closerD.slower三、阅读填空(本大题共1题,共计12分)1、(12分)Doesgoingtocollegereallypayoff?Certainly!Iremembertaking__(1)_Englishclassincollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirstassignmentwastoread__(2)__shortstoriesandthendiscusswhichonewasbetter.Afterreadingboth,Iwasn'tsure.Overthe__(3)__severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme__(4)__onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother.__(5)__wasrichinmetaphor(隐喻)andcharacterdevelopment,whiletheotherwashumorous_(6)__tooshallow.Icouldn'tseethisatfirst.Yet,inafewmonths,mybraingotreeducatedand__(7)__couldseethedifferencebetweengoodandbadwritingandcouldappreciateliteratureatawholenewlevel.Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,whichleads__(8)__greatersuccessinone'slife.四、阅读理解(本大题共3题,共计30分)1、(10分)Whenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob(烤肉串)hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulycharming.Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomers,especiallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasterncooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai,andreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatespiledwithfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealthconsciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoilandse