2011年高考英语试题(湖南卷)完整解析版2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）英语试题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.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to coverThe answer is A.21. The ability _______ an idea is as important as the idea itself.A. expressingB. expressedC. to expressD. to be expressed答案C考察非谓语动词作定语的用法，express修饰的是ability，为主动关系，所以答案锁定在A，C之间；ability作为一抽象名词，通常使用动词不定式做定语；当然我们还可以联系短语be able to，不难判断正确选项是C22.--------Joan, What _______in your hand?-----------Look! It’s a birtyday gift for my grandma.A. had you helpB.are you holdingC. do you holdD.will you hold答案 B考察时态用法，通过语境判断是现在的时间，并且表达动作正在发生，故选B23. The players _______ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.A. selectingB. to selectC. selectedD. having selected【答案】C【解析】考察非谓语动词做定语的用法。
Select修饰players, 为被动关系，只有C 选项表被动。
24. I knew that _______ would over discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing27. In 1492, Columbus _______ on one of the Bahama Islands, but the mistook is for an island off India.A. landsB. landedC. has landedD. had landed【答案】B【解析】考察时态。
动作前已经给出具体的过去时间in 1492，所以排除A和C。
另外根据题目没有明确说明"登陆"是发生在"误解"之前的动作，排除D；选B。
28. -----No one _______ be compared with Yao Ming in playing basketball.-----Oh, you are really his big fan.A. canB. needC. mustD. might【答案】B【解析】考察情态动词。
need表示“需要”。
根据句意，选A。
29. Do you wake up every morning _______ energetic and ready to start a new day?A. feelB. to feelC. feelingD. felt32. Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours _______ a decision.A. they reachedB. did they reachC. they reachD. do they reach【答案】B【解析】考察only前置的倒装句。
Only引导状语从句前置，主句主谓要部分倒装。
又因为从前文中的"had discussed"判断出是过去时间，故选B。
33. Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him _______ he had done something very clever.A. as ifB. in caseC. whileD. though【答案】A【解析】考察状语从句的用法。
根据句意，空格处需要填入"好像，仿佛"。
故选A。
34. In the near future, more advances in the robot technology _______ by science.A. are makingB. are madeC. will makeD. will be made【答案】D【解析】考察时态语态。
从给出的时间状语"in the near future"可以看出，说的是将来的事情。
又因"进步"是被取得的，故选D。
35. It’s not what we do once in a while _______ shapes our lives, but what we doconsistently.A. whichB. thatC. howD. when【答案】B【解析】考察强调句型。
故选B。
Section B (18 marks)Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases markedA,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 becausepeople 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.My 37 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. show37. A. trouble B. doubt C. wish D. opportunity38. A. took B. dropped C. got D.pulled39. A. come out B. stand by C. go back D. turn up40. A. please B. greet C. help D. praise41. A. sitting B. walking C. riding D. running42. A. discussing B. lesson C. report D. conversation43. A. joke B. response C. cry D. story44. A. unchangeable B. unprepared C. unforgettable D. unfinished45. A. desperately B. frequently C. simply D. widely46. A. allow B. warm C. order D. advise47. A. later B. straighter C. closer D. slower40.答案C。