2012年湖南高考英语试题

2012 年湖南高考英语试题 Part Listening Comprehension 30 marks Section A 22 5 marks Directions In this section you will hear six conversations between two speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A B and C Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question You will hear each conversation TWICE Example When will the magazine probably arrive A Wednesday B Thursday C Friday The answer is B Conversation 1 1 When does the woman finish work A At 6 00 B At 7 00 C At 8 00 2 What is the man going to do tonight A See his parents B Watch a new movie C Go for an appointment Conversation 2 3 Where does the man play tennis A At the university B At the club C At the community center 4 How often does the woman swim A Once a week B Three times a week C Five times a week Conversation 3 5 What is the man doing A Getting dressed B Having an interview C Celebrating a birthday 6 What is the probable relationship between the two speaker A Parent and child B Husband and wife C Customer and saleswoman Conversation 4 7 Why did the man come back late A He went to the bar B He met his teacher C He played basketball 8 What did the woman do this morning A She took a physics test B She had a meeting C She held a party 9 What will the woman probably do after the conversation A See her friends B Go to the school C Prepare dinner Conversation 5 10 Where did the woman grow up A In Switzerland B In the UK C In France 11 Which of the following does the woman like best about Weybridge A Its scenery B Its people C Its facilities 12 What does the man do A A teacher B A host C A tour guide Conversation 6 13 Why is the woman upset A The man didn t apologize B The man didn t turn up C The man didn t call 14 Who is the man speaking to A A waitress B A professor C A doctor 15 When will the two speakers see each other A On Tuesday B On Thursday C On Friday Section B 7 5 marks Directions In this section you will hear a short passage listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS You will hear the short passage TWICE School Library Locations And resources 1stfloor 80 000 books 2nd floor 16 kinds of newspapers and magazines Rules Books for lending can be kept for a 17 by full time students 18 books newspapers and magazines can never be taken out Opening time All day long All year round except Christmas Day and 19 Access By 20 参考答案 1 5 ACCBA 6 10 BABCA 11 15 CBCBA 16 90 17 month 18 Reference 19 New Year s Day 20 ID card Part Language Knowledge 45 marks Section A 15 marks Directions For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four chokes marked A B C and D Choose the one that best completes the sentence Example The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert A covering B covered C cover D to cover The answer is A 21 We ve had a good start but next more work needs to achieve the final success A being done B do C to be done D to do 答案 C 解析 句意 更多的工作需要去做以取得最后的成功 need 做实意动词后接 动词作宾语有两种结构 need doing 意为 主语需要被做 可以用 need to be done 转换 need to do 主语需要 自己 去做 22 Don t worry The hard work that you do now later in life A will be repaid B was being repaid C has been repaid D was repaid 答案 A 解析 句意 你现在所做的努力在以后的生活中会有回报的 显然是将来时 态且为被动 23 Time correctly is money in the bank A to use B used C using D use 答案 B 解析 句意 使用得当 时间就是银行里的钱 要填的是非谓语形式 而且 use 和 主语 time 的关系是动宾关系 所以要用过去分词表被动意义 相当一个条件状语从句 if it time is used correctly 24 Bicycling is good exercise it does not pollute the air A nevertheless B besides C otherwise D therefore 答案 B 解析 题干前后表示的是叠加意义 好的锻炼 不污染空气 所以用 besides 除 了 还 答案 A 意为 然而 C 要不然 D 所以 25 Close the door of fear behind you and you the door of faith open before you A sawB have seenC will see D are seeing 答案 C 解析 句意 关上你身后的惧怕之门 你就会看到信心之门在你面前敞开着 这是祈使句 and 并列句 根据句意 并列句谓语应该用将来一般时态 26 Everyone in the village is very friendly It doesn t matter you have lived there for a short or a long time A why B howC whetherD when 答案 C 解析 根据结构词 or 就很容易断定 whether or 句意 你居住在那里是 很短一段时间还是很长一段时间 都没有关系 27 The moment soon he thought to himself waiting nervously A came B has tome C was coming D is coming 答案 D 解析 根据 soon 很快 很容易断定是将来时 这里是直接引语 所以要用 D 表示 来 去 动身 启程 这类动词经常用进行时表将来 句意 这一时刻很 快就要到了 28 I always felt I would pass the exam I never thought I would get an A A While B Once C If D Until 答案 A 解析 句意 尽管我老觉得我会通过考试 然而 我从来不曾想过会得 A 等 根据上下文可以看出 题干需要一个引导让步状语从句的连词 while 在这里等于 though 29 Sorry I am too busy now If I time I would certainly go for an outing with you A have had B had had C have D had 答案 D 解析 根据上下文可知 这是对现在情况的虚拟 if 从句用过去式 主句用 would 原形 30 It was not until I came here I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather A who B that C where D before 答案 B 解析 句意 直到我来到这儿才意识到 这个地方不仅以它的美而且以它的 天气出名 这里是强势结构 It is 被强调部分 that 本题强调的是时间状语 注意中文 直到 才 用 until 表达常有以下三种形式 not until Not until 否定的状语谓语 句首 后面的主句谓语用一般疑问句结构倒装 It is not until that 强势结构 所以 本题也可以如下说 I did not realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather until I came here 正常结构 Not until I came here did I realize this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather 倒装结构 31 The lecture at 7 00 pm laze night was followed by an observation of the moon with telescopes A starting B being started C to start D to be started 答案 A 解析 句意 报告于昨晚七点开始 报告之后便是用望远镜观察月球 start 在此用作不及物动词 就像 Classes start at 8 8 点开始上课 一样 瞬间动词的现在分 词作定语表完成意义或将来意义 We shall arrive too late to catch the train leaving which will leave at eight 我们会到达太晚了而赶不上 8 点 离开 的火车 A tile falling which fell from a roof shattered into fragments at his feet 一片从屋顶上掉下来的瓦在他的脚边摔得粉碎 The accident happening to her turned out to be a good thing 她发生的意外证明 结果是 件好事 现在分词的被动式 答案 B 做定语只能表示正在进行的动作或和谓语动词同时进行的行为 不定式作定语表将来或含情态意义或被修饰部分有最高级 序数词 only next last或 是 something anything 等不定代词等 There must be many people coming to the party last night 32 hard you try it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat A However B Whatever C Whichever D Whenever 答案 A 解析 句意 不减少进食 无论你怎么努力 要减肥是困难的 其他几个选 项语义不通 however 无论怎么 在此引导让步状语从句 no matter how 33 I remember you were a talented pianist at college Can you play the piano for me Sorry I the piano for years A don t play B wasn t playing C haven t played D hadn t played 答案 C 解析 句意 抱歉 我好多年都没有弹钢琴了 现在完成时在此表示从好 多年前算起到说话的时候为止的 否定 状态的持续 34 Care of the soul is a gradual process even the small details of life should be considered A what B in what C which D in which 答案 D 解析 句意 心灵的护理是一个逐渐的过程 在这个过程中 甚至生活中那 些微小的细节都应该加以考虑 in which 引导非限制性定语从句 which 代前面的 process 35 All the scientific evidence that increasing use of chemicals in farming damaging our health A show are B shows are C show is D shows is 答案 D 解析 句意 所有的科学证据表明 农业方面越来越多的使用化学物质正在 损害着我们的健康 主语是 evidence 证据 不可数名词 所以谓语动词应用单数式 shows 宾语从句的主语是 use 使用 不可数名词 所以要用 is Part Section B 18 marks Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context What s it like to have a gap between your teeth a girl asked me one day Nobody had ever 36 before My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth But as she looked at me sincerely waiting for 37 1 realized she was not trying to be rude I never think about it I truthfully replied She nodded and turned away I was left wondering if people 38 me and saw only gappy teeth Later that day at home I began to 39 my teeth again I felt upset I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have Of course Mom 40 everything She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth and tried to convince me that there was nothing to 41 When I refused to listen she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important Let s be 42 though she said If everyone got surgeries to become pretty everyone would be exactly the same There is beauty in differences Her 43 made me consider my teeth seriously The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it I realized how important it was to me It is part of my 44 Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of perfection The 45 is that no one is perfect When all potential for ugliness is removed so is all of the potential for 46 So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 47 I would truthfully answer You know It s really cute 36 A facedB guessed C askedD imagined 37 A an offerB an answerC a suggestionD a result 38 A heard ofB thought ofC talked aboutD looked at 39 A considerB brushC coverD appreciate 40 A admittedB noticedC controlledD changed 41 A worry aboutB put offC give upD wipe out 42 A friendlyB lovelyC honestD helpful 43 A wordsB jokesC dreamsD acts 44 A abilityB decisionC goalD identity 45 A possibilityB purposeC truthD choice 46 A courageB wisdomC kindnessD beauty 47 A onceB againC tooD instead 36 C 以前没人问及过上述问题 37 B 等着我的回答 38 D 是不是人们看我的时候就看到我的缺牙呢 39 A 回到家再次考虑我的缺牙问题 答案 B 意为 刷 C 覆盖 D 感激 欣赏 40 B 母亲自然注意到所发生的一切 答案 A 意为 承认 C 控制 D 改变 41 A 没有什么可担心 答案 B 意为 推迟 C 放弃 D 消灭 42 C 不过我们还是诚实点吧 言下之意就是不要做手术来掩盖真实面目以到达所谓的完 美 43 A 母亲的话让我认真地考虑起我的牙齿来 44 D 这是我特征的一部分 答案 A 能力 B 决定 C 目标 45 C 事实上没有人是完美的 答案 A 可能性 B 目的 D 选择 46 D 所有丑陋的东西都去掉的时候 所有美好的东西也随之东流 答案 A 意为 勇气 B 明智 C 善良 帮助 47 B 所以 如果哪位女孩再问我牙齿的事情 Section C 12 marks Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context Keeping in touch with our friends is an important part of friendship This does not mean that 48 have to write or call our friends every day It does mean however that we 49 care enough about our friends to find out how they are doing from time to time People have different habits about keeping in touch with others Some like to call their friends sometimes many times 50 day Others prefer to e mail their friends Still 51 prefer writing letters so that they can include photos or interesting articles 52 the envelopes along with their letters Some even write postcards while they are on vacation 53 send them to friends Every kind of communication is important It is 54 important what kind of call we make or letter we send 55 is important is that we let others know we care about them 48 we 对应于 our 49 should 我们对朋友应该表示足够的关怀 50 a 有时候一天打电话多次 注意 every each per day 是 每一天 不合语境 51 others 还有一些 52 in 信封内可以附带寄些照片等 53 and 连接两个谓语动词 write postcards and send them to friends 54 not 55 What 引导主语从句 what 在主语从句中做主语 承上句 打何种电话 寄何种信件 不重要 重要的是我们要让对方知道我们在乎他们 Part Reading Comprehension 30 marks Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four chokes marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A What makes a gift special Is it the price you see on the gift receipt Or is it the look on the recipient s face when they receive it that determines the true value What gift is worth the most This Christmas I was debating what to give my father My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked The message was from my father My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming and underneath a poem by William Blake The flower a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky inspired me My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid That may even be the reason why I love writing I decided that those words would be my gift to my father I called back I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift I sent the photo of the cream colored flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe my dad recited it as much as he did the other I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it The poem was focused around dreaming and after searching I found the perfect picture The image was painted with blues and greens and purples twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream As I watched both poems passing through the printer the white paper coloring with words that shaped my childhood I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate Christmas soon arrived The minute I saw the look on my dad s face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame I knew I had given the perfect gift 56 The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was A doing shoppingB having a debate C reading a messageD leaving for Wyoming 57 The author s inspiration for the gift came from A a photo of a flowerB a story about a kid C a call from the motherD a text about Christmas 58 The underlined word it in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by A the father B the author C William BlakeD Edgar Allan Poe 59 The author made the gift by A searching for the poems onlineB drawing the background by hand C painting the letters in three colorsD matching the words with pictures 60 What is the main purpose of the passage A To show how to design images for gifts B To suggest making gifts from one s heart C To explain how computers help create gifts D To describe the gifts the author has received 56 C 从文章的二段第三句和最后一句 在看母亲的信息时 碰巧看到了之前父亲发给自 己的信息 57 A 从第二段第五 六句 My eyes fell on a photo of a flower inspired me 可知作者送 礼物的灵感来自在 Wyoming 所拍摄的一张花的照片 58 D 从第三段第三句开始到本题的 it 所在句为止可以看出 59 D 从第三段作者制作这件礼物的过程可知 60 B 纵观全文以及排除法可知 B Still seeking a destination for your weekend break There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college King s Art Centre A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere This weekend tees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paint free of charge The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee The Botanic Garden The Garden has over 8 000 plant species it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University The multi branched Torch Aloe here is impressive The African plant produces red flowers above blue green leaves and is not one to miss Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals The Garden is also a place for wildlife enthusiasts Look for grass snakes in the lake A snake called Hissing Sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun Byron s Pool Many stories surround Lord Byron s time as a student of Cambridge University Arriving in 1805 he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of mess and drunkenness However it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough I m not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans He spent a great deal of time walking in the village It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake which is now known as Byron s Pool A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea If you don t trust me then perhaps you ll take it from Virginia Woolf over a century after Byron she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool 61 As mentioned in the passage there is a small charge for A attending the masters classB working with local artists C learning life drawingD seeing an exhibition 62 Torch Aloe and Venus Flytrap are A common insectsB impressive plants C rarely seen snakesD wildlife enthusiasts 63 We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed A to fear pet bearsB to like walking C to be a heavy drinkerD to finish university in 1805 64 In the passage Byron s Pool is described as a lake A surrounded by fieldsB owned by Lord Byron C located in GrantchesterD discovered by Virginia Woolf 65 What is the passage mainly about A Some places for weekend breakB A way to become creative in art C The colourful life in the countryside D Unknown stories of Cambridge University 61 C King s Art Centre 下最后一句 62 B The Botanic Garden 下第二 三段可知是两种植物 并不是昆虫 蛇 更不是野生 动物爱好者 63 B Byron s Pool 下第一段最后一句 64 A Byron s Pool 下第二段第二句 65 A 文章开始第一句 C Harvard researchers have created a tough low cost biodegradable 可生物降解的 material inspired by insects hard outer shells The material s inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic The material made from shrimp 虾 shells and proteins produced from silk is called shrilk It is thin clear flexible and strong A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability Plastic s toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and 60s Decades later however plastic s very durability 耐用性 is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one time products such as plastic bags or short lived consumer goods used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries What is the point of making something that lasts 1 000 years Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill but its basic components are used as fertilizer 肥料 and so will enrich the soil Shrilk has great potential the inventors said Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature found in everything ranging from shrimp shells insect bodies to living plants That makes shrilk low cost and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet so they re exploring ways to use it in wet environments They re al