2011湖南高考英语试题及答案

12011年普通高等等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)21.Theability_____anideaisasimportantastheideaitselfA.expressingB.expressedC.toexpressD.tobeexpressed22.–John,what________________inyourhand?--Look,It’sabirthdaygiftformygrandma.A.hadyouheldB.areyouholdingC.doyouholdD.willyouhold23.Theplayers______fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringushonorinthissummergame.A.selectingB.toselectC.selectedD.havingselected24.Iknowthat_____wouldeverdiscouragehim;hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobeadirector.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing25.JuliewasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof_________shespokefluently.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that26.Onethirdofthecountry______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens_______blackpeople.A.isareB.isisC.areareD.areis27.In1942,Columbus_______ononeoftheBahamaIslands,buthemistookitforanislandoffIndia.A.landsB.landedC.haslandedD..hadlanded28.---Noone_______becomparedwithYaoMinginplayingbasketball.---Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.A.canB.needC.mustD.might29.Doyouwakeupeverymorning__________energeticandreadytostartanewday?A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.felt30.ItisthemostinstructivelecturethatI________sinceIcametothisschool.A.attendedB.hadattendedC.amattendingD.haveattended31.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious______theproblemitselfis.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.why32.Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematterforafewhours_______adecisionA.theyreachedB.didtheyreachC.theyreachD.dotheyreach33Jackwasn’tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim_______hehaddonesomethingverycleverA.asifB.incaseC.whileD.though34Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnology__________byscientists.A.aremakingB.aremadeC.willmakeD.willbemade35It’snotwhatwedoonceinawhile______shapesourlives,butwhatwedoconsistentlyA.whichB.thatC.howD.whenSectionB(18marks)Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren’ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello,”Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto36thewayIwasdoingthings.2My37cameonemorningwhenIwasinthecommunitylibrary.Ipassedbyagirlwho38herbooksoutofherlocker.Thinkinglikemostthatsomeoneelsewouldhelpherpickthemup,Icontinuedmyway,However,whenIhadto39becauseIstupidlyforgotmybook,Inoticedshehadjustfinishedpackingthemupbyherself,Noonehadstoppedto40her.“OK”Ithoughttomyself,”thisiswhereIshouldhavechanged.”MybestopportunitycameafewdayslaterwhenIsawaman41byhimselfwaitingforthelibrarytoopen,soIsatdownnexttohimandbegana42.Itwasdifficulttogetstarted,andevenwhenIhadtosaygoodbye,almostevery43frommynewfriendhadatone(语气)ofdoubtinit,Andwhocouldblamehim?Peoplearen’tusedtomakingan44chatwithastranger.Butachange,nomatterhow45itisneeded,doesn’tjusthappen,Ittakespeoplelikeustomakeitpossible.I46youtotakeasmallstepoutofyourcomfortzoneandtrytomakesomeone’sdayalittlebrighter,Together,wecanreallymakesocietycome47asawhole.36.A.changeB.explainC.learnD.show37.A.troubleB.doubtC.wishD.opportunity38.A.tookB.droppedC.gotD.pulled39.A.comeoutB.standbyC.gobackD.turnup40.A.pleaseB.greetC.helpD.praise41.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.straighterC.closerD.slowerSectionCCompletethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.（12marks）Doesgoingtocollegereallypayoff？Certainly！Iremembertaking__48__Englishclassincollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirstassignmentwastoread__49__shortstoriesandthendiscusswhichonewasbetter.Afterreadingboth，Iwasn’tsure.Overthe__50__severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme__51__onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother,__52__wasrichinmetaphor（隐喻）andcharacterdevelopment,whiletheotherwashumorous__53__tooshallow.Icouldn’tseethisatfirst.Yet,inafewmonths,mybraingotreeducatedand__54__couldseethedifferencebetweengoodandbadwritingandcouldappreciateliteratureatawholenewlevel.Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,whichleads__55__greatersuccessinone’slife.PartIIIReadingComprehension(30marks)AWhenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob（烤肉串）hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.3Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulycharming.Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomers,especiallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEastemcooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopics,watchingnewseventsonTV,drinkingablackteaknownasPersianchai,andreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatepiledwithfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10,sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.Thefood,especiallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthy,madewithlimitedfatandoilandserve