2011年全国高考英语试题及答案-湖南

12011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语试题PartⅡLanguageKnowledge(45marks）SectionA(15marks)Directions：foreachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Example:Thewildflowerslookedlikeasoftorangeblanket_______thedesert.A.coveringB.coveredC.coverD.tocoverTheanswerisA.21.Theability_______anideaisasimportantastheideaitself.A.expressingB.expressedC.toexpressD.tobeexpressed22.-----Joan,what_______inyourhand?-----Look!It’sabirthdaygiftformygrandma.A.hadyouheldB.areyouholdingC.doyouholdD.willyouhold23.Theplayers_______fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringushonorinthissummergame.A.selectingB.toselectC.selectedD.havingselected24.Iknewthatwouldoverdiscouragehim,hewouldnevergiveupwantingtobeadirectorA.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing25.JuliawasgoodatGerman,FrenchandRussian,allof_______shespokefluently.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that26.One-thirdofthecountry_______coveredwithtreesandthemajorityofthecitizens_______blackpeople.A.is;areB.is;isC.are;areD.are;is27.In1492,Columbus_______ononeoftheBahamaIslands,butthemistookisforanislandoffIndia.A.landsB.landedC.haslandedD.hadlanded28.-----Noone_______becomparedwithYaoMinginplayingbasketball.----Oh,youarereallyhisbigfan.A.canB.needC.mustD.might29.Doyouwakeupeverymorning_______energeticandreadytostartanewday?A.feelB.tofeelC.feelingD.felt30.ItismostinstructivelecturethatI_______sinceIcametothisschool.A.attendedB.hadattendedC.amattendingD.haveattended31.Beforeaproblemcanbesolved,itmustbeobvious_______theproblemitselfis.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.why32.Onlyaftertheyhaddiscussedthematterforseveralhours_______adecision.A.theyreachedB.didtheyreachC.theyreachD.dotheyreach233.Jackwasn’tsayinganything,buttheteachersmiledathim_______hehaddonesomethingveryclever.A.asifB.incaseC.whileD.though34.Inthenearfuture,moreadvancesintherobottechnology_______byscience.A.aremakingB.aremadeC.willmakeD.willbemade35.It’snotwhatwedoonceinawhile_______shapesourlives,butwhatwedoconsistently.A.whichB.thatC.howD.whenSectionB(18marks)Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordsorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.Peopleincommunitieshaveslowlybeenpushedapartthroughtheyears,mostlybecausepeoplesimplyaren’ttakingthetimetosayasimple“hello.”Afterconsideringthisphenomenon,IdecidedIwasgoingto36thewayIwasdoingthings.My37cameonemorningwhenIwasinthecommunitylibrary.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.discussingB.lessonC.reportD.conversation43.A.jokeB.responseC.cryD.story44.A.unchangeableB.unpreparedC.unforgettableD.unfinished45.A.desperatelyB.frequentlyC.simplyD.widelySectionC(12marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblackwithonewordthat3bestfitsthecontext.Dosegoingtocollegereally48Englishclassincollegeontheshortstory.Ourfirstassignmentwastoread49shortstoriesandthendiscusswhichonewasbetter.Afterreadingboth,Iwasn’tsure.Overthe50severalmonths,myprofessortaughtme51onestorywassomuchbetterthantheother.52wasrichinmclaphor（隐喻）andcharacterdevelopment,whiletheotherwashumorous53tooshallow.Icouldn’tseethisatfirst.Yet,inafewmonths,mybraingotreeducatedand54couldseethedifferencebetweengoodandbadwritingandcouldappreciateliteratureatawholenewlevel.Goingtocollegehelpsbuildastrongmind,whichleads55greatersuccessinone’slife.PartⅢReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.AWhenfirstentered,VanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurant,butoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob（烤肉串）hitthesenses,youareincapableofcallingitanythingless.Ownedbyalocalcouple,thisPersianrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecoration,buttheenvironmentistrulychaiming.Lyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcorner,therestaurantstillattractsallcustomerespeciallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasrerncooking.Acommonsightisthatof