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湖南高考英语试题卷及答案无听力
2012年湖南高考试卷(英语)
21.We’vehadagoodstart,butnext,moreworkneeds_____toachievethefinalsuccess.
A.beingdoneB.doC.tobedoneD.todo
22.Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.
A.WillberepaidB.wasbeingrepaidC.hasbeenrepaidD.wasrepaid
23.Time,_____correctly,ismoneyinthebank.
A.touseB.usedC.usingD.use
24.Bicyclingisgoodexercise;_____,itdoesnotpollutetheair.
A.neverthelessB.besidesC.otherwiseD.therefore
25.Closethedooroffearbehindyou,andyou_____thedooroffaithopenbeforeyou.
A.sawB.haveseenC.whetherD.when
26.Everyoneinthevillageisveryfriendly.Itdoesn’tmatter_____youhavelivedthereforashortoralongtime.
A.whyB.howC.whetherD.when
27.“Themoment_____soon,”hethoughtohimself,waitingnervously.
A.cameB.hascomeC.wascomingD.iscoming
28._____IalwaysfeltIwouldpasstheexam,IneverthoughtIwouldgetanA.
A.WhileB.OnceC.IfD.Until
29.Sorry,Iamtoobusynow.IfI_____time,Iwouldcertainlygoforanoutingwithyou.
A.havehadB.hadhadC.haveD.had
30.ItwasnotuntilIcamehere_____Irealizedthisplacewasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsweather.
A.whoB.thatC.whereD.before
31.Thelecture,_____at7:
00pmlastnight,wasfollowedbyanobservationofthemoonwithtelescopes.
A.startingB.beingstartedC.tostartD.tobestarted
32._____hardyoutry,itisdifficulttoloseweightwithoutcuttingdowntheamountyoueat.
A.HoweverB.WhateverC.WhicheverD.Whenever
33.—Irememberyouwereatalentedpianistatcollege.Canyouplaythepianoforme?
—Sorry,I_____thepianoforyears.
A.don’tplayB.wasn’tplayingC.haven’tplayedD.hadn’tplayed
34.Careofthesoulisagradualprocess_____eventhesmalldetailsoflifeshouldbeconsidered.
A.whatB.inwhatC.whichD.inwhich
35.Allthescientificevidence_____thatincreasinguseofchemicalsinfarming_____damagingourhealth.
A.show;areB.show;areC.show;isD.shows;is
SectionB(18marks)
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor
phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillintheblankwiththewordorphrasethatbest
fitsthecontext.
“What’sitliketohaveagapbetweenyourteeth?
”agirlaskedmeoneday.
Nobodyhadever36before.Myhandunconsciouslyrosetocovermymouth.
But,asshelookedatme,sincerelywaitingfor37,Irealizedshewasnottryingtoberude.“Ineverthinkaboutit,”Itruthfullyreplied.Shenoddedandturnedaway.Iwasleftwonderingifpeople38meandsawonlygappyteeth.
Laterthatdayathome,Ibeganto39myteethagain.Ifeltupset.Ithought
mylifewouldbesomehowbetterifmyteethwerenotgappy.HowIwantedthe
perfectteeththateveryoneelseseemedtohave!
Ofcourse,Mom40everything.Shehaslivedherentirelifewithgappyteeth,
andtriedtoconvincemethattherewasnothingto41.WhenIrefusedtolisten,
shetoldmeIcouldgetthesurgerytoclosethegapifitwasthat
important.“Let’sbe42,though,”shesaid.“Ifeveryonegotsurgeriestobecome
pretty,everyonewouldbeexactlythesame.Thereisbeautyindifferences.”
Her43mademeconsidermyteethseriously.Thethoughtoflosingmygap
wasmoreterriblethantherealitythatpeopleweregoingtonoticeit.Irealized
howimportantitwastome.Itispartofmy44.
Nowadaysmanypeopledoridiculousthingstorealizetheirdreamof
“perfection.”The45isthatnooneisperfect.Whenallpotentialforuglinessis
removed,soisallofthepotentialfor46.
Soifthatgirleveraskedaboutmyteeth47,Iwouldtruthfullyanswer,
“Youknow?
It’sreallycute.”
36.A.facedB.guessedC.askedD.imagined
37.A.anofferB.ananswerC.asuggestionD.aresult
38.A.heardofB.thoughtofC.talkedaboutD.lookedat
39.A.considerB.brushC.coverD.appreciate
40.A.admittedB.noticedC.controlledD.changed.
41.A.worryaboutB.putoffC.giveupD.wipeout
42.A.friendlyB.lovelyC.honestD.helpful
43.A.wordsB.jokesC.dreamsD.acts
44.A.abilityB.decisionC.goalD.identity
45.A.possibilityB.purposeC.truthD.choice
46.A.courageB.wisdomC.kindnessD.beauty
47.A.onceB.againC.tooD.instead
SectionC(12marks)
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.
Keepingintouchwithourfriendsisanimportantpartoffriendship.This
doesnotmeanthat48havetowriteorcallourfriendseveryday.Itdoesmean,however,thatwe49careenoughaboutourfriendstofindouthowtheyaredoingfromtimetotime.
Peoplehavedifferenthabitsaboutkeepingintouchwithothers.Somelike
tocalltheirfriends,sometimesmanytimes50day.Othersprefertoe-mailtheir
friends.Still51preferwritingletterssothattheycanincludephotosor
interestingarticles52theenvelopesalongwiththeirletters.Someevenwrite
postcardswhiletheyareonvacation53sendthemtofriends.
Everykindofcommunicationisimportant.Itis54importantwhatkindof
callwemakeorletterwesend.55isimportantisthatweletothersknowwecare
aboutthem.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(30marks)
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby
severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices
markedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformation
giveninthepassage.
A
Whatmakesagiftspecial?
Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?
Orisit
thelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetrue
value?
Whatgiftisworththemost?
ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahard
persontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlocked.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyoming,andunderneathapoembyWilliamBlake.Theflower,alonedandelionstandingagainstthebrightbluesky,inspiredme.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakid.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.
Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmy
gift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametomind.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.Thepoemwasfocusedarounddreaming,andaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicture.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurples,twistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpassingthroughtheprinter,thewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhood,Ifeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciate.
Christmassoonarrived.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceashe
unwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe,IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.
56.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas______.
A.doingshopping
B.havingadebate
C.readingamessage
D.leavingforWyoming
57.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_______.
A.aphotoofaflower
B.astoryaboutakid
C.acallfromthemother
D.atextaboutChristmas
58.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referstoapoemby_______.
A.thefather
B.theauthor
C.WilliamBlake
D.EdgarAllanPoe
59.Theauthormadethegiftby_______.
A.searchingforthepoemsonline
B.drawingthebackgroundbyhand
C.paintingthelettersinthreecolors
D.matchingthewordswithpictures
60.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.
B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.
C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.
D.Todescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceived.
B
Stillseekingadestinationforyourweekendbreak?
Therearesomeplaceswhichareprobablyamerewalkawayfromyourcollege.
King’sArtCentre
AdayattheCentercouldmeanavisittoanexhibitionoftheworkofoneofthemostinterestingcontemporaryartistsonshowanywhere.Thisweekendseestheopeningofanexhibitionoffourlocalartists.
Youcouldattendaclassteachingyouhowto‘learnfromthemaster’orgetmorecreativewithpaint—freeofcharge.
TheCentrealsorunstwolifedrawingclassesforwhichthereisasmallfee.
TheBotanicGarden
TheGardenhasover8,000plantspecies;itholdstheresearchandteachingcollectionoflivingplantsforCambridgeUniversity.
Themulti-branchedTorchAloehereisimpressive.TheAfricanplantproducesredflowersaboveblue-greenleaves,andisnotonetomiss.
GettothedisplayhousetoseeDionaeamuscipula,aplantmorecommonlyknownastheVenusFlytrapthatfeedsoninsectsandothersmallanimals.
TheGardenisalsoaplaceforwildlife-enthusiasts.Lookforgrasssnakesinthelake.Asnakecalled‘HissingSid’isregularlyseenlyingintheheatofthewarmsun.
Byron’sPool
ManystoriessurroundLordByron’stimeasastudentofCambridgeUniversity.Arrivingin1805,hewrotealettercomplainingthatitwasaplaceof“messanddrunkenness”However,itseemsasthoughByrondidmanagetopassthetimepleasantlyenough.I’mno