2011年高考湖南卷英 语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 11. Who used the car this morning? A. The son. B. The aunt. C. The mother.2. Where are the keys found? A. In the purse. B. In the pocket. C. In the drawer.Conversation 2 3. Which of the following is true about the man? A. He borrowed some money. B. He is caught in the traffic. C. He will meet his teacher. 4. How is the man going home? A. By train. B. By bus. C. By taxi. Conversation 3 5. When was the party held? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.6. Why didnt the woman go to the party? A. She didnt feel well. B. She didnt have the time. C. She didnt get an invitation. Conversation 4 7. What does the man want to buy? A. A camera. B. A mobile phone. C. A music player.8. Which of the following does the man choose? A. The PE310. B. The RT230. C. The FG1609. How much does the man pay? A. $300. B. $270. C. $100Conversation 5 10. What is the woman? A. A dress designer. B. A basketball player. C. A headmaster.11. What do we know about the mans travel plan? A. Hes going by air. B. Hes leaving for Paris. C. Hes arriving this afternoon. 12. Who is going to pick up the man? A. The womans son. B. The womans brother. C. The woman herself. Conversation 6 13. Whats the man doing now? A. Looking for a job. B. Studying in a university. C. Teaching at a high school.14. What kind of movie does the man like best? A. Adventure. B. Comedy. C. Drama. 15. Where are the speakers going first? A. The supermarket. B. The cinema. C. The caf.Section B (7.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill 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.Essay Competition Instructions Topic: My Ideal CityQuestionsExamples or RequirementsLocationNear the sea, 16 , or on an island 17 Depending on your own choiceFeaturesMountains to make it 18 or the fastest trains in the world 19 No less than three points Prize: A free trip to Europe for a stay of 20 Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks) Section A (15 marks) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer 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 coverThe answer is A.21. The ability _ an idea as important as the idea itself. A. expressing B. expressed C. to express D. to be expressed 22. Joan, what _ in your hand? Look! Its 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 selected24. I knew that _ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 25. Julie 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 Bahamas Islands, but he mistook it 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. felt30. It is the 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 wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _ he had done something very cle