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2014 年湖南高考英语真题及答案
本试题卷分四个部分,共 12 页。时量 120 分钟。满分 150 分。
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section,you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each
conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked
A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Example:
When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday.
B. Thursday. C. Friday.
The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1.
What will the woman do first?
A. Take a shower.
B. Go camping. C. Set up a time.
2. When will the man probably call the woman?
A. Thursday.
B. Friday. C. Sunday.
Conversation 2
3.
What is the man going to do?
A, Have a coffee break. B. See a doctor. C. Buy a pet.
4.
What happened to the man?
A. He fell ill. B. He lost his dog. C. He slept badly.
Conversation 3
5.
What is the woman?
A. A bus driver.
B. A waitress. C. A tour guide.
6.
What does the man want to get?
A. Some gifts.
B. A menu.
C. A bus schedule.
Conversation 4
7.
What did the man do yesterday?
A. He saw a movie.
B. He watched TV.
C. He visited some friends.
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8.
What time will the speakers probably meet this Saturday evening?
A. At 6:30. B. At 7:00. C. At 7:30.
9.
Which of the following will the man buy?
A. Some drinks. B. A birthday cake. G. Concert tickets.
Conversation 5
10. What is the woman doing now?
A.
She is serving a customer.
B.
She is conducting an interview.
C.
She is doing some recording.
11 .When does the man go to the nursing home?
A. Tuesdays.
B. Thursdays.
C. Sundays.
12. Where will the man probably be working next Monday?
A.
At the airport nearby.
B.
In the studio next door,
C.
At the store downtown.
Conversation 6
13. Why does the woman call the man?
A.
The oven doesn’t work.
B.
The heater won’t start.
C.
The plug is broken.
14. Who will handle the problem first tomorrow evening?
A. The woman.
B. The man. C A worker.
15. Who is the woman speaking to?
A. Her husband. B. Her house owner. C. Her boss.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then Jill in
the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Voice Mail from Kelly Black
1. Call Mr. Brown to 16___ the appointment time.
2. E-mail the staff members about next week’s 17__ .
3. Ask the repairman to fix the broken
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in the office.
4. Give a list of all the employees to the __19____owner.
5. Take
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on the desk to the post office.
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Part II 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 IX Choose the one that best completes the sentence.ZXXK
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.Children,when
by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.
A. to be accompanied
B. to accompany
C.
accompanying
D. accompanied
22. If Mr. Dewey _____ present, he would have offered any possible assistance to
the people there.
A. were B. had been G. should be
D. was
23.____your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to
convey your affection and emotions.
A. Understanding
B. To be understood
€. Being understood
D. Having understood
24. As John Lennon once said,life is_____ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
A. which
B. that C. what
D. where
25. — I’ve prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.
—Do you mean we_____ bring anything with us?
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. shan’t
D. needn't
26; You will never gain success
you are fully devoted to your work*
A. when B. because
C. after
D. unless
27. There is no greater pleasure than lying on my back in the middle of the grassland, _____at
the night sky.
A. to stare B. staring
C. stared
D, having stared
28. Since the time humankind started gardening, we _____to make our environment more beautiful.
A. try
B. have been trying
C. are trying
D. will try
29. Only when you can find peace in your heart _____good relationships with others.
A. will you keep B. you will keep C. you kept
D. did you keep
30. what you’re doing today important, because you’re trading a day of your life
for it
A. Make
B. To make
C. Making D. Made
31.1 am looking forward to the day
my daughter can read this book and know my
feelings for her.
A. as
B. why
C. when
D. where
32. All we need
a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit
trees throughout the growing seasons of the year.
A.
are B. was
C. is
D. were
33. It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do
makes life
happy.
A.
that
B. which
C. what D. who
34. Whenever you
, a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.
A.
bought
B. have bought
C. will buy
D. buy
35.
ourselves from the physical and mental tensions,we each need deep thought
and inner quietness.
A.
Having freed B. Freed
C. To free
D. Freeing
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,
B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context ZXXK
The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board
(烫衣板)and said, “Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”
Mom clearly explained her
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for this lesson. I was going to be
37
and needed to learn this
vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make
a good
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“Learn to iron a shirt,” zxxkcom Mom said, “and you can iron anything.”
But ironing shirts was not
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work. It didn’t make use of long muscles we used to throw a
baseball,and it wasn’t a
40
operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on
a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet, Moreover,an iron produced steam and it carried an
element of
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.If you touched the wrong part of it, you’d get burnt. If you forgot to turn
it off when you 42
,you might bum down the house.
As for technique, Mom 43
me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward
into wrinkled (有褶皱的)parts. Collars had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your
face, where everyone would
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them.
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Over the years, I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of
45 Whatever
failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something.
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,through
ironing I’ve learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. “ 47
wrinkles
one at a time,” as Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”
36. A. reasons
B. rules
C. emotions
D.methods
37.A. helpful
B. confidentC. powerful
D. independent
38. A. conclusion
B. suggestion
C. impression
D. observation
39. A. useful
B. easy
C. special
D. suitable
40. A. direct
B. single
C. smooth
D. strange
41. A. doubt
B. pressure C. surprise
D. danger
42. A. went away
B. fell downC. jumped off
D. looked up
43. A. taught
B. chose
C. forced
D. sent
44. A. touch
B. design
C. see
D. admire
45. A. honesty
B. freedom
C. justice
D. pride
46. A. Instead
B. Besides
C.Otherwise
D. However
47. A. Make up
B. Deal withC Ask for
D. Rely on
Section C (12 marks)
Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfits
the context
We can choose our friends, but usually we cannot choose our neighbors. However, to get a happy
home life, we have to get along with
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as well as possible.
An important quality in a neighbor is consideration for
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. People should not do things
50
will disturb their neighbors unnecessarily. For example, television sets need not be played at
full volume (音量) 51
loud pop music should not be played very late at night. By avoiding things
likely to upset your neighbors, you can enjoy
52
friendly relationship with them.
An equally important quality is tolerance. Neighbors should do all they can to avoid disturbing
other people, 53
there are times when some level of disturbance is unavoidable. 54
neighbors
want to get along well with each other, they have to show their tolerance. In this way, everyone
will live
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peace.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C andD. Choose the
one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
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Led by comedy and TV writer, Marian Kilpatrick, Towner Writer Squad will meet once a month at
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The FREE squad sessions will include introductions to a wide range of writing styles, from poetry
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56. Towner Writer Squad will be started _______.
A.
to train comedy and TV writers
B.
to explore the fantastic gallery space
C.
to introduce a contemporary art museum
D.
to promote the development of young writers
57. To join the Writer Squad,each applicant should first _______.
A.
provide a piece of their writing
B.
meet the Writer Squad Leader
C.
offer their family information
D.
complete an application form
58. Applications for the Writer Squad should be e-mailed no later than _______.
A.
6 September, 2014
B.
8 September, 2014
C.
17 September, 2014
D.
12 October, 2014
59. What is most important for the beginners?
A.
Practising as much as possible.
B.
Gaining confidence and having fun.
C.
Studying and writing at their own pace.
D.
Learning skills from writers and teachers.
60. More information about Beginner Writing Project can be found at _______.
A.
facebook.com/towner
B.
newwritingsouth.com
C.
newtowner.org.uk
D.
towner.org.uk
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In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing
any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment
In Mrs. Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were
learning to add and subtract decimals (小数).
Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day.
On most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questions.
Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after
student in the order the questions had apeared on our homework sheets. She would start either
at the zxxk front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.