2011年全国各地高考英语试题湖北卷[word校对版]

2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1WHATSTHEWEATHERLIKEATTHEMOMENTARAINYBSUNNYCCLOUDY2WHATSTHEWOMENSROOMMATELIKEASHESPATIENTBSHESNICECSHESTIDY3WHYHASJOHNMOVEDOUTATOBENEARTHESCHOOLBTOLIVEINAQUIETPLACECTOAVOIDTHETROUBLE4WHATSTHEMANSPROBLEMAHECANTSEETHESIGNCLEARLYBHEHASNOTICKETFORTHEMOVIECHESPARKEDINTHEWRONGPLACE5WHICHMUSICALINSTRUMENTDOESBOBHAVEADRUMSBAGUITARCAVIOLIN第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6WHATCANWELEARNFROMTHECONVERSATIONATHEWOMANHASMISSEDHERFLIGHTBTHEPLANEWILLTAKEOFFTONIGHTCTHEAIRPORTISCLOSED7WHATDOESTHEWOMANWANTAAROOMFORHERSELFALONEBAHOTELCLOSETOTHEAIRPORTCAROOMWITHBRIGHTLIGHT听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8WHATCANWELEARNABOUTTHEWOMANASHEISNTFAMILIARWITHTHEINTERNETBSHECANTAFFORDACAMERACSHEDOESNTLIKEMA2059WHATISTHEMANPROBABLYGOINGTODONEXTAREDUCETHEBUDGETBCHANGETHEMODELCORDERACAMERA听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10WHATDOESTHEMANSHOWTHEWOMANAAMAGAZINEBHAIRCAREPRODUCTSCABOTTLEOFREDWINE11HOWWILLTHEWOMANSHAIRLOOKALONGBSHORTCSHOULDERLENGTH12WHYDOESNTTHEWOMANWANTTOCHANGETHECOLOROFHERHAIRASHETHINKSITSTOOEXPENSIVEBSHESAFRAIDITMIGHTDAMAGEHERHAIRCSHEDOESNTLIKETHESUGGESTEDCOLOR听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13HOWMUCHPOCKETMONEYDOESLILYGETAMONTHAABOUT20POUNDSBABOUT15POUNDSCABOUT5POUNDS14WHYDOESLILYWANTMOREPOCKETMONEYATOGETASMUCHASHERFRIENDSBTOPAYFORMUSICLESSONSCTOBUYSOMECLOTHES15WHENCANLILYHAVEMOREPOCKETMONEYAWHENSHEPROVESGOODATHERSCHOOLWORKBWHENSHENOLONGERARGUESWITHHERMUMCWHENSHEISMATUREINHERMUMSEYES16WHATDOESDAVIDSUGGESTLILYDOAHAVEADISCUSSIONWITHHERMUMBHELPHERMUMWITHHOUSEWORKCSITDOWNANDWAITCALMLY听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17WHEREISTHESPEAKERAONAPLANEBINABUSCATATOURISTSITE18WHYISFOODORDRINKNOTALLOWEDONTHEJOURNEYATOAVOIDANNOYINGOTHERSBTOSHOWRESPECTFORTHEGUIDECTOGUARANTEEPASSENGERSSAFETY19HOWLONGCANTHETOURISTSSTAYATTHEFIRSTDESTINATIONA15TO30MINUTESBABOUTANHOURCABOUTTWOHOURS20WHATISTHESECONDDESTINATIONFAMOUSFORASTONEHENGEBTHERIVERAVONCTHEROMANBATHS第二部分词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21“TOMMY,RUNBEQUICKTHEHOUSEISONFIRE”THEMOTHERSHOUTED,WITH_CLEARLYINHERVOICEAANGERBRUDENESSCREGRETDPANIC22GIVINGUPMYJOBTOGOBACKTOFULLTIMEEDUCATIONWASSABIG_,BUTNOWIKNOWITWASTHEBESTDECISIONIEVERMADEAPROJECTBCOMMITMENTCCOMPETITIONDAMBITION23THEOLDENGINEERSEYESSTILLSHONEBRIGHTINTHEWRINKLEDBROWNFACEANDHISSTEPASHECAMEACROSSTHEROOMWAS_，THOUGHSLOWASHAKYBHEAVYCCASUALDSTEADY24ANUNHAPPYCHILDHOODMAYHAVESOMENEGATIVEEFFECTSONAPERSONSCHARACTERHOWEVER,THEYARENOTALWAYS_APRACTICALBAVOIDABLECPERMANENTDBENEFICIAL25THESTATERUNCOMPANYISREQUIREDTOMAKEITSACCOUNTSAS_ASPOSSIBLEFORITSSTAFFTOMONITORTHEUSEOFMONEYATRANSPARENTBREASONABLECSECUREDFORMAL26KNOWLEDGEANDLEARNINGAREIMPORTANTIFWEWANTTOBESUCCESSFULBUTTHEYMAYALSO_OUTTHINKINGADIRECTBLIMITCCHANGEDIMPROVE27THEMINISTERSAID,“WEAREREADYFORDISCUSSIONSWITHANYLEGALPARTIES,BUTWELLNEVER_WITHCRIMINALS”ANEGOTIATEBQUARRELCARGUEDCONSULT28CLINICALEVIDENCEBEGANTO_,SUGGESTINGTHATTHENEWDRUGSHADAWIDERRANGEOFUSEFULACTIVITIESTHANHADBEENPREDICTEDFROMEXPERIMENTSINANIMALSAOPERATEBSTRENGTHENCAPPROVEDACCUMULATE29THEGOVERNMENTHASTAKENMEASURESTO_THEHIGHPRICESOFDAILYGOODSTOKEEPTHEMARKETSTABLEATAKEDOWNBBRINGDOWNCHANDDOWNDTEARDOWN30WHENASKEDABOUTTHEIROPINIONSABOUTTHESCHOOLMASTER,MANYTEACHERSWOULDPREFERTOSEEHIMSTEPASIDE_YOUNGERMENAINTERMSOFBINNEEDOFCINFAVOROFDINPRAISEOF第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。THEYOUNGWOMANENTEREDTHEPOOLWHEREANINJUREDDOLPHIN海豚WASSWIMMINGDESPITEHERFEAR,SHEFELTSTRONGWEARINGHERNEWLEGINHERSECONDGRADE,MAJA31HERCOUSIN,JASMINAAFTERJASMINASDEATH,MAJASWORESHEWOULDHONORTHELITTLEGIRLBY32WITHADOLPHIN,ANANIMALTHATBOTHGIRLS33“JASMINANEVERGOTTHECHANCETODOIT”SAYSMAJA,NOW32,“SOI34THATSOMEDAYIDDOITFORHER”INHIGHSCHOOL,MAJAWAS35ABOUTSPORTSSHEEVENPLANNEDTOBECOMEANATHLETE36,IN1993,DURINGTHECIVILWARINHERHOMECOUNTRY,ABOMB37HERLEFTLEGAFTERTWOYEARS38INTHEUS,MAJARECEIVEDHERFIRSTARTIFICIAL（人造的）LEGBUT39ITDIDNTFITWELL,WALKINGFORMAJAWASVERYPAINFUL40SHEMANAGEDTOGRADUATEFROMALOCALHIGHSCHOOLTHENAFTERRECEIVINGA41FROMSAINTFRANCISUNIVERSITY,SHEGOTAJOBATANINSURANCEFIRMAND42STARTEDHEROWNCOMPANYTORELAX,MAJA43OFTENWATCHTHEDOLPHINSPLAYATANAQUARIUM（水族馆）NEARHERHOMEAYOUNGDOLPHIN,WINTER,WHOHADLOSTITSTAIL,CAUGHTHER44ONEDAY,MAJAHAPPENEDTOSEETRAINERS45WINTERWITHAHIGHTECHTAILWHENTHEYWEREDONE,WINTERSWAMFREELYINTHEWATERMAJAWAS46SHEMANAGEDTOFINDTHEINVENTORSOFWINTERSTAILWITHINTENDAYS,SHEHADANEWLEGWHICHFREEDHEROFTHE47THATHADTROUBLEDHERFORALMOST16YEARSNOW,MAJAWASREADYTOKEEPHER48SHEWENTTOTHEAQUARIUMLOWEREDHERSELFINTOTHEPOOLANDHELDOUTAHANDTOWINTER,WHOAPPROACHED49,THENSWAMAWAYAFTERAFEWMINUTES,THEDOLPHINLETMAJA50ITSBACKFINALLY,THETWOBEGANTOSWIMAROUNDTHEPOOLTOGETHER31ALOSTBVISITEDCRESCUEDDLEFT32ATALKINGBLIVINGCSWIMMINGDSURFING33AADOREDBADOPTEDCPOSSESSEDDPURCHASED34APRETENDEDBDECIDEDCPREFERREDDAGREED35APOSITIVEBENTHUSIASTICCPARTICULARDCU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