2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题（湖南卷含答案）

1 20112011 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题 湖南卷 含答案 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题 湖南卷 含答案 Section 15marks Diretions For each of the following ynfinsihed sentences there are four choices marked A B C And D C choose the one that best completes the sentence Examale The wild fowers looked like a son blanket the desert A ervcring B covered Cover D to cover The answer is A 21 The ability an idea as important as the idea itself A expressing B expressed C to express D to cover 22 the abilty ab idea is as important as the idea itseif A expressing B expressed C to express D to cover 23the players from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game A selecting B to selece C selectrd D having selectcd 24 I know that would over discourage hin he would necer give up to be a director A something B anything C overything Dnothing 25 julic was good at german French and Russian all of she spoke flurntly A who B whom C which D that 26 One third the contry covered with trees and the of zhe citizens A is are B is is C are are D are is 27 in 1942 columbus on the of the bahama ialands bur he mistook it for A lands B landed C has landed Dhad landed 28 no noe be compored with yao ming in playing baskctball A can B need C must Dmight 29 Do you make up every morning energetic and ready day A fcel B tofeel C feling D fell 30 It Is the most instructive iecture that since I carne to this A attended B had attended C am attending Dhave attended 31 can be solcyd it be obvioys the promlen itsclfis Awhat B that C which Dwhy 32 Only after they and discussed the matter for a dccision A they reached B did they reach C they reach Ddo they reach 33 jack wasn t saying anything but the teacher smiled at hin he had don very elever A as if B in case C while D thought 34 in future more advances the robot nology by scentists 2 A are making B in made C will make D will be make 35 It s not what we do once in a while shapes our lives but what we do consistently A which B that C how D when Section B 18marks Directlons For each blank in the following passage there are four wordes or phrases marked A B Cand D fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context People in communities have slowly been pushcd apart through the years mostly because people simply aren t taking the time to say a simple hello After considering this phenomenon I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things My 37 came one morning when I was in the commity library I passed by a girl who 38 her books out of her locker Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up I continued my way I loweverm when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book I noticed she had just finished packing them up by hersclf he one had stopped to 40 her OK I thought to myself this is where I should have changed My best opportunity came a few days later whcn I saw a man 41 by himself waiting for the library to open so I sat down next to him and began a 42 It was difficult to get started and even when I had to say goodbye almost every 43 from my new fricnd had a tone 语气 of doubt in it And who could blame him People aren t used to making an 44 chat with a stranger But a changc no matter how 45 it is necded doesn t just happen It takes people like us to make it possible I 46 you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone s day a little brighter Together we can really make come 47 as a whole 36 A change B exolain C lcarn D show 37 A trouble B doubt C wish D opportunity 38 A took B dropped C got D pulled 39 A come out B stand by C go back D turn up 40 A please B greet C help D praise 41 A sitting B walking C riding D running 42 A discussion B lesson C report D conversation 43 A joke B response C cry D story 44 A unchangeable B unprepared C unforgettable D unfinished 45 A desoerarely B frequently C semply D wieely 46 A allow B warn C order D advise 47 A tater B straighter C closer D slower Section C 12 marks Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context Does going to college really pay off Certainly I remember taking 48 English class in college on the short story Our 3 frist assignment was to read 49 short stones and then discuss which one was better After reading both I wasn t sure Over the 50 several months my professor taught me 51 one story was so much better than the other wan humorous 52 was rich in mclaohor 隐喻 and character development while the other was humorous 53 too shallow I couldn t see this at first Yet in a few months my brain got reeducated an 54 could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level Going to college helps build a strong mind which leads 55 greater success in one s life ParePare IIIIII ReadingReading Comprehension 30marks Comprehension 30marks Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A A When first entered Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant but once the plcasant smells of kabob 烤肉串 hit the penses you are incapable of calling it anything less Owned by a local couple this Persian restaurant has an inbiting homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration but thenvironment is truiy charming Lying in a hardly noticeable steet corner the restautant still attracts all customee especially those eperienced in the delights of Middle Eastem cooking A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the conrner talking loudly about world topics watching news events on TV drinking a black tea known as Persian chai an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plate Piled with food The variety of food at the restaurant is limited but the amount of each dish is fairl large Most of the meals can serve two people and are under 10 so not only is it affordable but practicla as well The food especially appeals to health conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill 烤肉架 The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs which are different style of grilled meat One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Joojeh Kabob which is made of grille chicken pieces served with cither rice or bread Another great kabob is the Cbelo Kabob kabob consisting of grilled beef Although the restaurant is small the atmosphere and the food is delicious It is a place that should not be overlooked 56 When first entering the restaurant one can find that it A is splendidly decorated B has pleasant smells of kablbs 4 C is crowded with dining tables D looks like a common restaurant 57 What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant A Watching news events on TV B Drinking a kind of black coffee C Reading local English newspapers D Discussing would lopics in low voices 58 The food of the restaurant A is served in small amouts B is rather expensive C is rich in variety D is very healthy 59 What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of A Rice B Chicken C Bread D Beef 60 It can be inferred from the passage that the reataurant A occupies a large space B owns a favorable location C is popular for its special food D has a quiet environment inside B My father was Chief engineer of amere hant ship which was sunk in Word War II The book Night of the U boats told the story Mcmories In September 1940 my mother sister and I went to Swansea where my father s ship was getting ready to sail We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale Then I remember my mother lying lace down sobbing She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpcdo 鱼雷 I can remember the arrival of the telegram 电报 Which in those days always brought had new My grandmother opened it It read Safe Love Ted My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought douwn to sit o my father s knee his arm in a bandage He was judged unfit to return to ea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war For as long as I can remember he had a weak heart Mother said it was caused the tome does He said it was because of the cigarettes Whichever he died suddenly in his ealy 50s Ten years later I read Night of the U bouts and was able to complete the story Torpedo One torpedo struck the ship Father was in the engine room where the third engineer was killed He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoncd By the time he got on deek 甲板 he was alone Every lifeboat was gone 5 except one which had stuck fast When he tried to cut it free it swung againse the ship injuring his hand and arm He had no choice but to jume still with the photogeaph in his pecket Three days later he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph In my room is the book and the photograph Often glass in head I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion a sinking ship a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue Lest 以免 we forget I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war 61 We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea A to meet a friend B to see the father off C to take a family photo D to engoy the sailing of the ship 62 What did the author leam about the father from the telegram A he was still alive B His knee was broken C His ship had been sunk D He had arrived in Glasgow 63 The underlind word it in Paragraph 6 refers to the father s A weak heart B taking a shore job C failure to return to sea D Injury caused by a torpedo 64 What can we know about the author s father after his ship was attacked A He lost his arm B He repaired the engines C He managed to take a lifeboat D He was the last to lcave the ship 65 What is the nassage mainly about A A group of forgotten heroes B A book describing a terriying battle C A ship cngineer s wartime experience D A merchant s memories of a sea rescue C A rccent study of anclent and modern clcphants has come up with the uncxpeclcd conclusion that the african elcphant is dividcd into two disinct 不同的 species The discovery was made by researchers at yod and haycard yniwersities when they were examining the genetid relinship between the ancient woolly manmmth and mastodon to modern ckephants ins asoan alepnant a feoan forest elephant and afcican sannna clephant Once they obfantcd DNA sequences 序列 from two fossils 化石 mammothd and mastodons the team comparcd them with dna form modcrn eleohants they found to their amazement that modern forest and sabanna elephants are as distinct from 6 cach other as asian elephants and manmoths he scientists used detailed genetic anatysis to proce that the african savanna clelhants hace been distinct species for several million years the divcrgonce of the ttwo species took place around the time of the of the dicergcncc of asian clephants and woolly mammoths this result amazed all the scienitsts There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separespecies but this is the most convincing scientinfic evidence so far that they are anded difforent species Preci many naluralists believed that afrjcan savanna elephants and airican forest were two plpulations of the same apecies despite the clcphants signigice ant sizw differences the sac vanna elelphant has an average shouldcr height of 3 5metres while the forest slsphant has an average shouldcr height of 2 5metres the sacanna laphant welghs belween six anp secedn tons roughly double the weight of the forest elephant but the fact that they look so different does not neccssarily mean they are different species howecer the prooflay in the analysis of th DNA Alfred roca allisant professor in the dcoamment of animal scienccs at the unicerstiu of said wu now nave to reat the forest and savanna elephants at two diffcrcnt units for consrrbation pucpooses since 1950 all african ele hants are two cery distinctice animals the forest ele hant shoule become a bigger prioity 优先 for conscrvation puruose 66 one of the fossols studied by the reaearchers if that of A A thethe asianasian elelephant B the forest elephant C the savnna clcphant D the maslodon elephant 67 the underlined word divergence in p aragraph 4means A evolution B e cxhibition C separation D cxamination 68 the resarchcrs conclusion was based on a study of the a frican elephant s A DNA B height C weight D populalion Part Writng 45marks Section A 10marks Directions Read the following passage Fill in the mbered blanks by using the infor matlon from the pussage Write NO MORE THAN THRER WORDS for each answer A person searches various websites for different reasons such as school work or enterainment For cenagers many informative resources on the Intemet can be 7 used As a matter of fact there are educational music ang art websites that are uly helpful to tecnagers because they can help make one s life easier Educational websites are helpful to a teenager in doing school work and searching for a college Some can help studying for tests explainging a lesson and doing homework Some can help find the right schools based on one s interests And still others have pages oted to the secial life at cach of the lleges or the specific activilics that occ at a certain school Some f ee musec sites enable a teenager to diversify their musical tastes On these sites all types of music are available such as pop cock jazz and country One can type in a song catcgory or artist and his or her cntire cataolg appears Then the listener can make multiple playlists without creating an account 账户 with the sitc There are various art websites that can help students to appreciate and create art picces On these sitse a student can view numerous photos and art picces from different mediums or crealc an account with the website to upload than art pieces for people to see In addition one can enjoy various art projects that people have created on display for the rest of the world Truly informative resources are offered on the Intemet The best suggestion one car receive is to try to look for new websites that can help in the educational music or art area so one can become well rounded and informed Truly Helprul Websites for Teenagers Many71re available on various websites I Educational sites helping one 72 and search for a college Study for tests explain a lesson and do homework Find the right school that one 73 Learn inrormation about college school life and 74 II Free music sltes 75 to diversify muslcal tastes Listen to all types of music Type in a song category or arlist to get an entire cataolg Make multiple playlists 76 III 77 helping one apiprcciate and crcate works View photos and works from mediums 78 for others to see 79 on display Helpful websites can make leenagers 80 Scction B 10 marks DDiretions Read the folloning passage Answer the questions accoeding to the information givan in the passage My First Long Kun Twaweeks ago I had a quareel with my husbanf After he had driven off in anger I realled that wasn t going to feel any better just sitting there Fccling abandincd and guilty I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air 8 Our driveway ha