2010年高考英语湖北卷真题及答案详解

1、2010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）第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）1. What will the man probably do?A. Take a rest. B. Go to a party. C. Meet his boss. 2. What do we know about the man?A. He has been caught copying a report. B. He is not free at the moment. C. He wont leave till the last minute.

2、 3. What is the woman concerned about?A. Her health. B. Her character. C. Her appearance. 4. What does the man mean?A. The fridge will be fixed. B. The room will be warmer. C. The lights will be switched on. 5. What does the man imply?A. The woman already has too many shoes. B. The new shoes do not

3、look good enough. C. He doesnt care where to put the new shoes. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why doesnt the man want to fly?A. He wants to enjoy the scenery. B. He thinks its dangerous. C. He likes taking the bus. 7. Which means of transport does the woman prefer?A. The bus. B. The

4、train. C. The car. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Why is the woman worried? A. She doesnt know what to read. B. She hasnt finished her task. C. She has no time to write her book. 9. What do we know about the man? A. He has been to Europe with the woman. B. He has forgotten to write his reports. C. He has finished

5、reading all the books. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What helps to impress the interviewer in the first place?A. Appropriate body language. B. Excellent memory. C. Natural voice. 11. What should the man do before the interview? A. Practice handshaking. B. Recite the answers to possible questions. C. Get some

6、 information about the company. 12. What advice does the woman offer about the topic of salary? A. Not to mention it at the first interview. B. Not to bring it up in a roundabout way. C. To let the interviewer mention it next time. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How does the man kill time? A. By eating potato

7、 chips. B. By watching TV. C. By taking a walk. 14. What does the woman dislike? A. The square. B. The parks. C. The city. 15. What does the man think is the most important? A. Entertainment. B. Income. C. Quietness. 16. What do the man and woman disagree on? A. Whether the city needs a symbol. B. W

8、hether the amusement park should be built. C. Whether the square is a good place for a walk. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What kind of English lessons does the speaker recommend? A. Examination skills. B. Reading and writing. C. Listening and speaking. 18. How can a learner take the lessons when he is not

9、online? A. By using the downloaded sound files. B. By making conversations with others. C. By reviewing words, phrases and idioms. 19. What is mentioned as an advantage of the speakers online course? A. It improves learners English skills quickly. B. It offers learners better study methods. C. It he

10、lps learners to make friends. 20. Whats the speakers idea about learning English? A. Being confident in learning. B. Learning English little by little. C. Having clear learning goals. 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）21. This restaurant has become popular for its wide of foods that s

11、uit all tastes and pockets. A. division B. area C. range D. circle22. After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide for the homeless families. A. accommodation B. occupation C. equipment D. furniture. 23. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely view of how we ca

12、n live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future. A. private B. personal C. unique D. different24. Mistakes dont just happen; they occur for a reason. Find out the reason and then making the mistake becomes . A. favourable B. precious C. essential D. worthwhile25. If I find someone

13、 who looks like the suspect, my reaction will be to tell the police. A. physical B. immediate C. sensitive D. sudden 26. I wasnt blaming anyone; I said errors like this could be avoided. A. merely B. mostly C. rarely D. nearly27. Duty is an act or a course of action that people you to take by social

14、 customs, law or religion. A. persuade B. request C. instruct D. expect28. Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house his personality. A. resembles B. strengthens C. reflects D. shapes29. Had he her promise, she would have made it to

15、Yale University. A. looked up to B. lived up to C. kept up with D. come up with 30. It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money favors to them. A. in preference to B. in place of C. in agreement with D. in exchange for 第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）The passengers on the bus

16、watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 31 the seats, settled in one of them. It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 32 . Susans husband Mark watche

17、d her 33 into hopelessness and he was 34 to use every possible means to help his wife. Finally, Susan felt ready to 35 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 36 to get around the city by herself. Mark 37 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and even

18、ing 38 she could manage it by herself. For two weeks, Mark 39 Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 40 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 41 . At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 42 . Monday morni

19、ng arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 43 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 44 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 45 Susan. She was doing it!On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 46 . As sh

20、e was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 47 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver 48 . “You know, every morning for the _49_week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely, ” the bus dr

21、iver said. Tears of happiness poured down Susans cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_, that is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness. 31. A. touch B. grab C. count D. feel32. A. weakness B. sickness C. darkness D. sadness33. A. run B. si

22、nk C. jump D. step34. A. inspired B. determined C. honored D. pleased35. A. return B. adjust C. contribute D. stick36. A. tired B. astonished C. depressed D. frightened37. A. volunteered B. attempted C. continued D. struggled38. A. when B. as C. until D. after39. A. drove B. directed C. accompanied

23、D. sent40. A. feeling B. organs C. skills D. senses41. A. position B. environment C. status D. role42. A. on her own B. in person C. to her benefit D. on foot43. A. politely B. calmly C. briefly D. tightly44. A. opposite B. separate C. fixed D. lonely45. A. took charge of B. took place of C. took ad

24、vantage of D. took hold of46. A. as usual B. as a rule C. as well D. as a consequence47. A. respect B. envy C. know D. support48. A. what B. how C. why D. who49. A. past B. same C. first D. next50. A. courage B. will C. sight D. wisdom第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分） A It was a Sunday and the heavy stor

25、m had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I

26、decided to go all the same. Im so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all， it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two

27、 big humps(脊背) in the distance. On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive

28、. The little baby whaleactually as big as our boatwas obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a se

29、micircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started h

30、eading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breatheand to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flow

31、ing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decad

32、es later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. 51. The author says “Im so glad I did. ”(in Para. 2)because _. A. he witnessed the whole process of fishingB. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaC. he experienced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family52. The h

33、arbour survived the storm owing to_. A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bayC. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line53. The mother whale failed to help her baby because_. A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enoug

34、h C. she had no other whales around to turn to for helpD. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction 54. what is the theme of the story?A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happinessB. Fishing provides excitement for childrenC. Its necessary to live in harmony with animals D. Its vital to

35、protect the environment BFor many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want

36、 peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness. And of course. the teens see it in e

37、xactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trappedIn this article. Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the t

38、eens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why

39、everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right, It doesnt matter what the topic is politics. The taws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong. for both wish to be considered an authoritysomeone who act

40、ually knows something and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress 55. Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a

41、border conflict?A. Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the line C. Neither has any clear winner D. Neither can be put to an end 56. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict. B. The teens agree with the

42、ir parents on the cause of the conflict C. The teens cause their parents of misleading them D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents 57. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to _. A. give orders to the other B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the

43、other D. get the other to behave properly58. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Causes for the parent teen conflicts B. Examples of the parent teen war. C. Solutions for the parent teen problemsD. Future of the parent-teen relationshipCThey wear the latest fa

44、shions with the most up-to-date accessories (配饰). Yet these are girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies. A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age. Professor Julia Twigg, a s

45、ocial policy expert, said, “Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s. In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter. It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years now you can pick one u

46、p at the supermarket whenever you wish to. Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly. ”Professor Twigg analyzed family expending（支出）data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the sameand 5 or 6 per cent of spendingt

47、he amount of clothes bought had risen sharply. The professor said, “Clothes are now 70 per cent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East. In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes cam

48、e from, but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere. Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them. ”Fashion designer Angela Barnard, who runs her own fashion business in London, said older women were much more affected by celebrity(名流) style than

49、in previous years. She said, “When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties, they want to follow them. Older women are much more aware of celebrities. Theres also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change their look,

50、and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties. When I started my business a few years ago, my older customers tended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have

51、 done ten years ago. ”59. Professor Twigg found that, compared with the 1960s, _. A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%C. people spend 30% less than they did on clothesD. the amount of clothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%60. What can

52、we learn about old women in terms of fashion？A. They are often ignored by fashion designers. B. They are now more easily influenced by stars. C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion. D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age. 61. It can be concluded that old wome

53、n tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because A. they get tired of things more quicklyB. TV shows teach them how to change their look C. they are in much better shape now D. clothes are much cheaper than before 62. Which is the best possible title of the passage?A. Age Is No Barrier for Fa

54、shion Fans B. The More Fashionable, the Less ExpensiveC. Unexpected Changes in FashionD. Boom of the British Fashion IndustryD This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life. Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesnt just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and m