2014年高考英语湖南卷(完整试题+答案+解析)

1、2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）第一节：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。1. Who did the woman's hair?A. A hairdresser. B. The woman herself. C. The woman's mother.2. What day is it today?A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C.

2、Friday3. Why doesn 'the man want to work with Tom?A. Tom treats the man poorly.B. Tom says a lot but doesn ' do very much.C. Tom is not as smart as the man.4. How does the woman feel?A. Disappointed. B. Confused. C. Pressured.5. What will the man probably do next?A. Continue studying. B. Tak

3、e a break. C. Take a midterm.第二节：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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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和第7两个小题。6. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a parking lot.B. On a busy street.C. In a police station.7. Which of the followi

4、ng is true?A. The woman called the police.B. The man was driving thought the red light.C. The woman intended to take a left turn. 听第7段材料，回答第 8至第9两个小题。8. Where is the woman now?A. In a shop.B. On a train.C. In the office.9. Why does the man seem upset?A. The subway is too crowded.B. The woman forgot

5、the appointment.C. He didn 'plan to eat alone.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10. What does the man think of 3D?A. He is excited about it.B. It's better than reality.C. It's bad for eyes.11. Why did the woman feel sick while watching Avatar ?A. She ate some bad popcorn.B. She didn ' wear glasses.C

6、. She was too close to the screen.12. What does the woman want to avoid?A. Living in the future.B. Wearing glasses while watching TV .C. Spending too much time watching TV .听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What is a Tiger Mother like?A. Shftis w tfaditional Chi nest mother.B. She plans everything for her child

7、ren.C. She is always bad-tempered.14. What d。es the woman thikk pfh.Gr mother?A Her mother imde her successful.B. Her mother kn&v what she wanted.C. Her motlxcr set a good, example for her.15. What word do es the woman use io describe her lifMA. Miseiatle. B. Happy, C. Kegretful1（5. Whafs Uiewam

8、an plan for raising her daughter?A Shel make all the important decisiaiis Oilier daughter.B. Shell make ffure her daughter enjoys her Efe.C. She'll push her daughter to be successful.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20两个小题。17. What will the weather be like tonight?A. Cold and wet.B. Cloudy and dry.C. Snowy.18. Wh

9、at does Dave suggest people do on Tuesday afternoon?A. Fly a kite.B. Skate on a frozen lake.C. Ski on a low hill.19. What is the general pattern of weather for the week?A. Gradually speaking drier and warmer.B. More snow and rain as the week goes on.C. Warm in the beginning but suddenly getting cold

10、er.20. When does the report probably take place?A. Late fall. B. Early winter. C. Late winter.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共 20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。21. -Is there anything else to discuss?-, I guess.A. Not at allB. No, that's allC. Yes, I m sure. D. Yes, of course.2

11、2. The development of industry has been gradual process throughout human existence, fromstone tools to modern technology.A. /, theB. the, aC. a, /D. a, a23. No matter how bright a talker you are, there are times when it 's better silent.A. remainB. be remainingC. having remained D. to remain24.

12、I made a promise to myself this year, my first year in high school, would be different.A. whetherB. whatC. thatD. how25. Studying Wendy's menu, I found that many of the items are similar to of McDonald's.A. thoseB. onesC. anyD. all26. all the animals I ve ever had, these two dogs are the mos

13、t sensitive to the spoken word.A. FromB. OfC. ForD. With27. Your as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A. operationB. growthC. performanceD. character28. I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regularly or his job.A. quitsB. t

14、o quitC. quittingD. quit29. We live in an age more information is available with greater ease than ever before.A. whyB. whenC. to whomD. on which30. Anyway, I can't cheat him-it's against all my.A. emotionsB. principlesC. regulationsD. opinions31. The living room is clean and tidy, with a di

15、ning table already for a meal to be cooked.A. laidB. layingC. to layD. being laid32. The good thing about children is that they very easily to new environments.A. adaptB. appealC. attachD. apply33. I in Hangzhou for many years, but now I live in Beijing.A. have livedB. liveC. had livedD. lived34. Br

16、own said he was by no means annoyed; , he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.A. all in allB. for one thingC. on the contraryD. by the way35. Armed with the information you have gathered, you can preparing your business plan.A. set outB. set aboutC. set offD. set up36. -I haven

17、9;t got the reference book yet, but I ll have a test on the subject next month.-Don't worry. You have it by Friday.A. couldB. shallC. mustD. may37. Try she might, Sue couldn't get the door open.A. ifB. whenC. sinceD. as38. Mike was usually so careful,this time he made a small mistake.A. yetB

18、. stillC. evenD. thus39. -I'm going to San Francisco for a couple of days.-. I wish I could get away for a while.A. It doesn't matter B. I can't agree more C. I really envy you D. Forget it40. In China, the number of cities is increasing development is recognized across the world.A. wher

19、eB. whichC. whoseD. that第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 4160各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最 佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining（留住）customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, 41, words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once com

20、panies haveattracted customers they often 42 the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers 43become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business- 44 that the custo

21、mer remains a customer.45 to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the 46 company loses between 10 and 30 percent of its customers every year. In constantly changing 47, this is not surprising. What is surpr

22、ising isthe fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to these lost opportunities and calculate the 48 implications. 49 the number of customers a company loses can make a big 50 in its performance. Research in the US found

23、 that a five percent decrease in the number of defecting（流失的） customers led to 51 increases of between 25 and 85 percent.In the US, Domino 's Pizza estimates that a regular customer is 52 more than five thousand dollars over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or53 on their

24、 first visitand 54 never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in 55 profits （more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience）.The logic behind cultivating customer 56 is impossible to deny. In practice most companies ' marketing effort is fo

25、cused on getting customers, with little attention paid to57 them”, says AdrianPayne of Cornfield University 's School of Management. Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits. 58 customers tend to buy more, arepredictable and usually cost

26、 less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price 59, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it 60 for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.”41. A. in particularB. in realityC. at leastD. first of all42.

27、A. emphasizeB. doubtC. overlookD. believe43. A. tend toB. contribute toC. appeal toD. devote to44. A. denyingB. ensuringC. arguingD. proving45. A. MovingB. HopingC. StartingD. Failing46. A. averageB. ordinaryC. normalD. usual47. A. marketsB. tastesC. pricesD. expenses48. A. culturalB. socialC. finan

28、cialD. economical49. A. Cutting upB. Cutting throughC. Cutting inD. Cutting down50. A. promiseB. planC. mistakeD. difference51. A. costB. opportunityC. profitD.budget52. A. worthyB. worthC. valueD. price53. A. serviceB. deliveryC. orderD. promotion54. A. as a resultB. on the wholeC. in conclusionD.

29、on the contrary55. A. hugeB. potentialC. extraD. reasonable56. A. beliefs57. A. alteringB. loyaltyB. understandingC. interestC. keepingD. habitsD. attracting58. A. EstablishedB. AssumedC. RespectedD. Unexpected59. A. SensitiveB. friendlyC. flexibleD. agreeable60. A. unfairB. convenientC. difficultD.

30、 essential第三部分：阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选 项标号涂黑。AWhen I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven ' t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don' t needmobile phone a

31、nd I ' m always near someone with an iPoamsrtlsing like that. All these devices （装置） tell the time which is why, if you look around, you ' ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007.But while the wise have realized that they don' n eed t

32、hem, others -apparently including some distinguished men of our time are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to 250.000 for a 3iece.This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better

33、than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five y

34、ears ' school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds '

35、; worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family;a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world.Watches are now classified asa investments"

36、;（投资）.A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly 350, 000,£while 1960s Rolexes have gone from 15, 000 to 30, 600 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment.It's a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up they ' ve been rising for 15 years. But when fa

37、shion moves on, the owner of that 350, 000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.61. It seems ridiculous to the writer that.A. people dive 300 metres into the seaB. expensive clothes sell better than cheap onesC. cheap cars don ' t run a

38、s fast as expensive onesD. expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell62. What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?A. It ' s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.B. It targets rich people as its potential customers.C. It wastes a huge amount of money in

39、 advertising.D. It ' s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.63. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Watches? Not for Me!B. My Childhood TimexC. Timex or Rolex?D. Watchesa Valuable CollectionBHomestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English

40、 outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.What to ExpectThe host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take a

41、n interest in your physical and mental health.Accommodation ZonesHomestays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town center as much of central London is commercial and not residential （居住的）.Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation

42、in a less crowed area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground. Meal Plans Available ? Continental Breakfast ? Breakfast and Dinner ? Breakfast, Packed Lunch and DinnerIt's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your accommodatio

43、n includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal （ 谷物类食品 ）, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.Fr

44、ieiuisIf you wish to invite a fiend over to visit, you mvast first ask your host's pemussian. You have no right to enterUin friends in a family home as some families feel 1 is an invasion of Lheir privacy.Self-Catering Accommodation in Private HomesAcecmmodation on 息 rocin-ofily basis includes s

45、hsreti latchen and bathrcom facilities and oft&n a 也面也 room. This kmd of acccunnodation offers an indq） endent liftstyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary home slay and may not benefit thosewho need to practice E

46、nglish at hom& quite as much.64. What can be inferred from Paragraph3?A. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.B. Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.C. The business centre of London is in Zone1.D. Accommodation in the city center is not provided.65. According to the passage, what does Cont

47、inental Breakfast include?A. Dessert and coffee.B. Bread and fruit juice.C. Fruit and vegetables.D. Centre and cold meat.66. Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.B. To enrich their knowledge of English.C. To enjoy much more freedom.D. To e

48、ntertain friends as they like.CThe need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water. With 97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Althoug

49、h the idea of a water shortage（ 短缺）seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs

50、of water redistribution（重新分配 ）are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys（山谷）are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fiel

51、ds, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation （灌溉）.In Texas, f

52、armers' overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.Saudi Arabia's attempts to gr

53、ow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.67. What is most likely to be discussed

54、in the paragraph that follows?A. Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.B. Steps to improving water use management.C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.D. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply. 68. From the first two paragraphs we learn that. A. much of the world's

55、 water is available for useB. people in high rainfall countries feel luckyC. the costs of water redistribution should be consideredD. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world 69. The text is mainly about.A. water supply and increasing populationB. water shortages and environmental

56、protectionC. water redistribution and wildlife protectionD. water use management and agricultureBook 1 Elixir written by Eric WaltersTwelve-year-old Roth becomes a friend of Dr . Banting and his assistant, Mr . Best, who are in search of a cure for diabetes（糖尿病）.She finds herself torn between her sy

57、mpathy for theanimals being experimented on and her friendship with Banting and Best .Book 2 George Washingtion Carver written by Elizabeth MacleodMeet the “ Peanut （花生）Specialist”, George Washington Carver, the inventor and professor who made over 325 products out of peanuts . Through his agricultu

58、ral research, he also greatly improved the lives of countless black farmers in the southern United States . See also Macleod's Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius.Book 3 The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovationswritten by Alootook Ipellie & David MacDonaldExplore more than 40 ideas necessary to Inuit survival . From ideas familiar to us today to inventive concepts that shaped their lives, celebrate the creativity of a remar