2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷)英语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)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 D Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. Children，when _ by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.A. to be accompanied B. to accompany C.accompanying D. accompanied22. If Mr. Dewey _ present, he would have offered any possible assistance to the people there.A. were B. had been C. should be D. was23._your own needs and styles of communication is as important as learning to convey your affection and emotions.A. Understanding B. To be understood C. Being understood D. Having understood24.As John Lennon once said，life is_ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.A. which B. that C. what D. where25. Ive prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.Do you mean we_ bring anything with us?A. cant B. mustnt C. shant D. neednt26. You will never gain success you are fully devoted to your work.A. when B. because C. after D. unless27.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 stared28.Since the time humankind started gardening, we _to make our environment more beautiful.A. try B. have been trying C. are trying D. will try29.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 keep30. what youre doing today important, because youre trading a day of your life for it.A. Make B. To make C. MakingD. Made31. I am looking forward to the daymy daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.A. as B. why C. when D. where32.All we needa 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. were33.Its not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to domakes life happy.A. that B. which C. what D. who34.Whenever you a present, you should think about it from the receivers point of view.A. bought B. have bought C. will buy D. buy35.ourselves from the physical and mental tensions，we each need deep thought and inner quietness.A.Having freed B. Freed C. To free D. FreeingSection 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 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: Im going to teach you to iron.”Mom clearly explained her 36 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 38 .“Learn to iron a shirt,” com Mom said, “and you can iron anything.”But ironing shirts was not 39 work. It didnt make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball，and it wasnt 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 41 .If you touched the wrong part of it, youd 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 44 them.Over the years, Ive 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. 46 ,through ironing Ive 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. reasonsB. rulesC. emotions D. methods37.A. helpfulB. confidentC. powerful D. independent38. A. conclusionB. suggestionC. impression D. observation39. A. usefulB. easyC. special D. suitable40. A. directB. singleC. smooth D. strange41. A. doubtB. pressureC. surprise D. danger42. A. went awayB. fell downC. jumped off D. looked up43. A. taught B. choseC. forced D. sent44. A. touchB. designC. see D. admire45. A. honestyB. freedomC. justice D. pride46. A. InsteadB. BesidesC. Otherwise D. However47. A. Make upB. Deal w