2011高考英语试题及答案（湖北卷）
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。
例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their______ and weaknesses．
A．strengths B．benefits C．techniques D．values
答案：A
21．“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!”the mother shouted, with______ clearly in her voice．
A．anger B．rudeness C．regret D．panic
22．Giving up my job to go back to full time education was a big________, but now I know it was the best decision I ever made．
A．project B．commitment C．competition D．ambition
23．The old engineer’s eyes still shone bright in the wrinkled brown face and his step as he came across the room was________，though slow．
A．shaky B．heavy C．casual D．steady
24．An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s character; however, they are not always_________.
A．practical B．avoidable C．permanent D．beneficial
25．The state-run company is required to make its accounts as_________ as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money．
A．transparent B．reasonable C．secure D．formal
26．Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also _______ our thinking.
A．direct B．limit C．change D．improve
27．The minister said,“We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we’ll never_______ with criminals．”
A．negotiate B．quarrel C．argue D．consult
28．Clinical evidence began to______, suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experiments in animals．
A．operate B．strengthen C．approve D．accumulate
29．The government has taken measures to _______ the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable．
A．take down B．bring down C．hand down D．tear down
30．When asked about their opinion about the schoolmaster, many teachers would prefer to see him step aside _______ younger men．
A．in terms of B．in need of C．in favor of D．in praise of
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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,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。
The young wonman entered the pool where an injured dolphin（海豚）was swimming．Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg．
In her second grade．Maja 31 her cousin．Jasmina．After Jasmina’s death．Maja swore she would honor the little girl by 32 with a dolphin, an animal that both girls 33 .” Jasmina never got the chance to do it.” says Maja, now32, “so I 34 that someday I’d do it for her．”
In high school, Maja was 35 about sports．She even planned to become an athlete． 36 , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb 37 her left leg．
After two years’ 38 inthe U.S., Maja received her first artificial （人造的）leg, but 39 it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful 40 , she managed to graduate from a local high school．Then after receiving a 41 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and 42 started her own company．
To relax, Maja 43 often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium（水族馆）near her home．A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her 44 . One day, Maja happened to see trainers 45 Winter with a high-teeh tail．When they were done．Winter swam freely in the water．Maja was 46 ．She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail．Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the 47 that had troubled her for almost 16years．
Now Maja was ready to keep her 48 ．She went to the aquarium．Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached 49 , then swam away．After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja 50 its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together．
31．A．lost B．visited C．rescued D．left
32．A．talking B．living C．swimming D．surfing
33．A．adored B．adopted C．possessed D．purchased
34．A．pretended B．decided C．perfected D．agreed
35．A．positive B．enthusiastic C．particular D．curious
36．A．Undoubtedly B．Surprisingly C．Strangely D．Unfortunately
37．A．took away B．took over C．cut down D．cut out
38．A．study B．operation C．treatment D．experiment
39．A．until B．because C．although D．if
40．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．However
41．A．scholarships B．degree C．prize D．notice
42．A．gradually B．actually C．eventually D．naturally
43．A．might B．should C．could D．would
44．A．eye B．leg C．nose D．hand
45．A．decorating B．guiding C．marking D．fitting
46．A．inspired B．puzzled C．shocked D．amused
47．A．worry B．sadness C．pain D．fear
48．A．appointment B．promise C．record D．habit
49．A．blindly B．angrily C．gratefully D．cautiously
50．A．strike B．cover C．touch D．wipe