1、2011 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语试题Part Language Knowledge(45 marks）Section A (15 marks)Directions：for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices 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 dese
2、rt.A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover The answer is A.21. The ability _ an idea is as important as the idea itself.A. expressing B. expressed C. to express D. to be expressed答案 C考察非谓语动词作定语的用法，express 修饰的是 ability，为主动关系，所以答案锁定在 A，C 之间；ability 作为一抽象名词，通常使用动词不定式做定语；当然我们还可以联系短语 be able to，不难判断正
3、确选项是 C22.-Joan, What _in your hand?-Look! Its a birtyday gift for my grandma.A. had you help B.are you holdingC. do you hold D.will you hold答案 B考察时态用法，通过语境判断是现在的时间，并且表达动作正在发生，故选 B23. The players _ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.A. selecting B. to select C.
4、selected D. having selected【答案】C【解析】考察非谓语动词做定语的用法。Select 修饰 players, 为被动关系，只有 C选项表被动。24. I knew that _ would over discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing27. In 1492, Columbus _ on one of the Bahama Islands, but the mistook is
5、for an island off India.A. lands B. landed C. has landed D. had landed【答案】B【解析】考察时态。动作前已经给出具体的过去时间 in 1492，所以排除 A 和 C。另外根据题目没有明确说明“ 登陆“ 是发生在“误解“之前的动作，排除 D；选 B。28. -No one _ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.-Oh, you are really his big fan.A. can B. need C. must D. might【答案】B【解析】考察情态动词。
6、need 表示“需要”。根据句意，选 A。29. Do you wake up every morning _ energetic and ready to start a new day?A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt32. Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours _ a decision.A. they reached B. did they reach C. they reach D. do they reach【答案】B【解析】考察 only 前置的倒装句。Only
7、 引导状语从句前置，主句主谓要部分倒装。又因为从前文中的“had discussed“判断出是过去时间，故选 B。33. Jack wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _ he had done something very clever.A. as if B. in case C. while D. though【答案】A【解析】考察状语从句的用法。根据句意，空格处需要填入“好像，仿佛“ 。故选A。34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _
8、 by science.A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made【答案】D【解析】考察时态语态。从给出的时间状语“in the near future“可以看出，说的是将来的事情。又因“进步“ 是被取得的，故选 D。35. Its not what we do once in a while _ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.A. which B. that C. how D. when【答案】B【解析】考察强调句型。故选 B。Section B (18 marks
9、)Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases markedA,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply arent taking the time to
10、 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 community 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 co
11、ntinued my way. However, when I had to 39 because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No 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 when I saw a man 41 by hims
12、elf 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 friend had a tone (语气 ) of doubt in it. And who could blame him?People arent used to making an 44 chat with a stranger. But
13、 a change, no matter how 45 it is needed, doesnt 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 someones day a little brighter. Together, we can really make society come 47 as a whole.36. A. change B. explain C. learn
14、D. show37. A. trouble B. doubt C. wish D. opportunity38. 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. discussing B. lesson C. report D. conversation 43. A. joke B. r
15、esponse C. cry D. story 44. A. unchangeable B. unprepared C. unforgettable D. unfinished 45. A. desperately B. frequently C. simply D. widely 46. A. allow B. warm C. order D. advise 47. A. later B. straighter C. closer D. slower40.答案 C。考察动词。前文 someone else 和后文的 no one 对应，所以动作也应该对应，所以选 help。41.答案 A。考
16、察动词。后文 so 是解题点，说明作者的动作与男人的动作一致，故选 sitting。42.答案 D。考察名词。第 44 题后面一个词 chat 即为本题答案，因此选 chat 的同义词 conversion。43.答案 B。考察名词。文章说我的新朋友的每个中都显示出怀疑的语气。首先joke，cry ，和 story 文中均未提及，直接排除，选 response。Section C (12marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each black with one word that best fits th
17、e context.Dose going to college really 48 English class in college on the short story. Our first assignment was to read 49 short stories and then discuss which one was better. After reading both, I wasnt sure. Over the 50 several months, my professor taught me 51 one story was so much better than th
18、e other. 52 was rich in mclaphor（隐喻） and character development, while the other was humorous 53 too shallow. I couldnt see this at first. Yet, in a few months, my brain got reeducated and 54could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.Goi
19、ng to college helps build a strong mind, which leads 55 greater success in ones life.【文章大意】本文一篇记叙文。作者通过记录自己在大学的一个片段，得出大学对于学生的重要作用。48. 答案。an，名词前缺少冠词修饰，留意 English 前的冠词应填 an。49. 答案。two，后文的 better，both 以及 the other 均有所提示。50. 答案。next，按照记叙文时间发展先后顺序，填 next，此题略有难度。51. 答案。why，教授告诉我的是如何判断一个比另一个更好，所以应填 why。52.
20、 答案。one，后文 while the other 给与提示。53. 答案。but，while 前后对比得出答案。54. 答案。I ，此句缺少主语，容易得出答案 I。55. 答案。to，固定搭配 lead to。Part Reading Comprehension (30marks)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements .For each of them there are four choices mark
21、ed A, B,C, and D .Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AWhen first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.Owned by a local c
22、ouple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly chaiming.Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer espec
23、ially those experienced in the delights of Middle Easrern cooking.A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, wathcing news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, an reading local Persian nespapers all the while trying to fini
24、sh off their plates piled wit food.The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters becau
25、se 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 extemely healthy dish is the Jooieh Kabob, which is made of grille chichen pi
26、cccs served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consinting of grilled beef.Although the restaurant is samall, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.56.When first entering the restaurant ,one can find that itA. is spl
27、endidly decorated.B. has pleasant smells of kabobs.C. is crowded with dining table.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 newspaper.D. Discussin
28、g world topics in low voices.58.The food of the restaurant A. is served in small amounts.B. is rather expensive.C. is rich in varity.D. is very heslthy 59.What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of ？A. Rice B. Chicken C. Bread D. Beef60.It can be inferred from the passage that restaurant 。A. occup
29、iesB. owns a favorable locationC. is popular for its special food D. has a quiet environment inside 【文章大意】说明文：餐厅的介绍。56. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由第一段的 but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.得出答案。BMy father was chief engineer of a merchant ship
30、，which was sunk in world war ？the book night of the U-boats told the story。MemoriesIn 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 photography to be kept with him at all times and keep him safe .Then I remember my
31、mother lying face down ,sobbing .she had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo (鱼雷).I can remember the arrived of the telegram（电板） ，which in those days always brought bad news .my grandmother opened it ,it read ,safe .love ted.”My most vivid memory is being woken and brought d
32、own to sit on my fathers knee, his arm in a bandage .He was judged unfit to return to sea 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 by the torpedoes .he said it was because of the cigarette ,whichever ,he di
33、ed suddenly in his early 50s.Ten years later I read night of the U-boat and able to complete the story . A toast In my room is the book and the photograph .often , glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion ,a sinking ship ,a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue
34、?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 C. to take a family D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship 62.what did the author learn about the father from the telegra
35、m ?A. he was still alive B. his knee was broken C. his ship had been sunk D. he had arrived in Glasgow 63.the underlined word “it ” in paragraph 6 refers to the father s _ .A. weak heart B. taking a shore job C. failure to return D. injury caused by a torpedo 64.what can we know about the author s f
36、ather after his ship was attacked ?A. he lost his armB. he repaired the engines C. he managed to take a lifeboat D. he was the last to leave the ship 65what is the passage mainly about ?A. a group of forgotten heroes B. a book describing a terrifying battle C. a ship engineers wartime experience D.
37、a merchants memories of a sea rescue CA recent study of ancient and modern elephant has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的 )species The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard University when they were examing the genetic
38、relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon modern elephantsthe Asian elepphant, African forest elephant, and African savanna elephant.Once they obastain DNA sequences（序列）from two fossils（化石）,mammoths and mastodons, the team comparted them with DNA from modern elephants. They found
39、their amazement that mordern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephant and the African forest elephant have been distinct species for several million years. The
40、 divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species, but this is the most convincing scientific evidence
41、 so far that they are indeed different species.Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populationgs of the same species, despite the elephants significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5 m
42、etres while the forest elephant has an averate shoulder double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so differrent does not neccssarily mean they are different species. However the prooflay in the analysisi of the DNA.Alfried Roca, assitant professor in the Department of Ani
43、mal Sciences at t he University of Illinois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two difficult units for conservation purpose. Since 1950, all Afican elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants have been distinct animals
44、, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority（优先）for conservation purposes.”66.One of the fossiles studied by the researchers is that of .A. the Asian elephantB. the forest elephantC. the savanna elephantD. the maslodon elephant67. The underlined word “divergence” in Paragraph 4 means “ .”A.
45、 evolution B. exhibitionC. separationD. examination68. The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants .A. DNAB. heightC. weightD. population69. What are Alfred Rocas words mainly about?A. The conservation of Afican elephantB. The purpose of studying Afican elephantC. The wa
46、y to divide Afican elephants into two unitsD. The renson for the distinction of African elephants70.Which of the following can be the best tille for the passage?A. Naturalist Beliefs about ElephantsB. Amazing Experiments about ElephantsC. An Unexpected Finding ahout ElephantsD. A Long Scientifif Deb
47、ate about ElephantsPart Writing （45 marks ）Section A（10 mark）Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.A person searches various websites for different reasons, such as school, work, or
48、 entertaiment. For teenagers, many information resousces on the Internet can be used. As a matter of fact, there are educational, music and art websites that are truly helpful to teeagers, because they can help make ones life easier.Education websites are helpful to a teenager in doing school work and searching for a colleag. Some can help studying for testes ,explaining a lesson , and doing homeward .Some can help find the right school
