2011高考英语试题及答案（湖南卷）
Part ⅡLanguage 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 desert.
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
22. —Joan, what _______ in your hand?
—Look! It’s a birthday gift for my grandma.
A. had you held B. are you holding
C. do you hold D. will you hold
23. The players _______ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.
A. selecting B. to select C. selected D. having selected
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. nothing
25. Julia was good at German, French and Russian, all of _______ she spoke fluently.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
26. One-third of the country _______ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _______ black people.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is
27. In 1492, Columbus _______ on one of the Bahama Islands, but the mistook is for an island off India.
A. lands B. landed C. has landed D. had landed
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
29. Do you wake up every morning _______ energetic and ready to start a new day?
A. feel B. to feel C. feeling D. felt
30. It is most instructive lecture that I _______ since I came to this school.
A. attended B. had attended C. am attending D. have attended
31. Before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious _______ the problem itself is.
A. what B. that C. which D. why
32. 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
33. Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _______ he had done something very clever.
A. as if B. in case C. while D. though
34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _______ by science.
A. are making B. are made C. will make D. will be made
35. It’s not what we do once in a while _______ shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
A. which B. that C. how D. when
Section B (18 marks)
Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked
A,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 aren’t taking the time to say a simple “ hello. ” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to 36 the way I was doing things.
My37 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 continued 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 himself 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 aren’t used to making an 44 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how 45 it is needed, doesn’t 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 someone’s day a little brighter. Together, we can really make society come 47 as a whole.
36. A. change B. explain C. learn D. show
37. A. trouble B. doubt C. wish D. opportunity
38. A. took B. dropped C. got
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. response 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. slower