2016湖南学考英语试题2016年湖南省普通高中学业水平考试试题卷英语本试题卷分听力技能、阅读技能、知识运用、写作技能四个部分，共8页。

时量120分钟，满分100分。

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A21. What is a cheetah in the left ad?A. A wild animal.B. A kind of bird.C. A circus performer.D. A tool to train big cats.22. What can a person get for training big cats in Las Vegas?A. No training.B. Fantastic conditions.C. A boring life.D. Low pay.23. To write for the magazine, a person should provide __________.A. chancesB. influenceC. ideasD. humor24. How much can the winner get in the challenge for the new TV show?A. $500.B. $5,000.C. $500,000.D. $5,000,000.BHave you grasped the information taught by your teacher in class? Have you understood what you saw on the screen? Maybe everyone has their own learning style.Generally speaking, we gather information with our minds and bodies in different ways, such as seeing, hearing and doing. Then our brains deals with that information, organizing it and connecting it to things we are already aware of. In other words, our brains will deal with the information in different ways. Sometimes we think in pictures or words. Sometimes we remember details or the big pictures.For different people, their learning styles are different too. One person may find it hard to mke out the information in written forms but easy to know it immediately in an oral description. However, another person might find difficulties with the picture but the written message.Now scientists say there exist seven basic learning styles.•Linguistic: These people lea rn through listening, reading, speaking and writing. •Logical: These people learn with formula (公式) and principles (原理). •Visual: These people learn by seeing what they are studying.•Musical: These people learn well when information is presented through m usic. •Kinesthetic: These people learn from movement and physical activities.•Intrapersonal: These people learn best by linking new information directly with their own experiences.•Interpersonal: These people learn well by working with others.Therefore, if you know what learning style is your strength, you can balance your weakness, and get a more successful learning experience.25. From the passage, we know that our brains __________.A. deal with the information in different waysB. send out the information in the same wayC. organize information with our bodiesD. gather information in the same way26. A visual learner usually learns __________.A. through listening and speakingB. by seeing what he is learningC. from movement and physical activitiesD. by linking new information with his experience27. A musical learner will find it easy to learn __________.A. with formulas and principlesB. by working with othersC. through reading and writingD. through music he hears28. The purpose of the passage is to tell us to __________.A. learn more successfullyB. gather more informationC. understand more quicklyD. exchange information betterCZheng He was one of China’s most famous expl orers. Towards the end of the fourteenth century, his fleet (舰队) sailed to countries far away.Zheng He had over 300 ships, some of which were over 150 meters long, and could carry up to 1,000 people. Besides, the ships carried gold, silver, silk, china and other treasures to give as gifts to the rulers of other countries. Some ships even had earth on board so that the sailors could grow their crops for food.On Zheng He’s first voyage, he set sail across the Indian Ocean. His fleet travelled many days far away from land. One day, they were hit by a storm. All the sailors thought the fleet was going to sink. Then a strange light appeared and after that, the storm passed. The strange light was probably electricity from the thunderstorm (雷雨), but the sailors i n Zheng He’s fleet believed it was a sign of protection from the gods. With the belief, they were happy to follow Zheng He wherever he led them.Zheng He completed seven famous voyages between 1405 and 1433. He visited many countries in Asia and Africa. He brought back many gifts from the countries he visited, such as medicines, pearls (珍珠) and strange animals. The most famous of them were a giraffe and a zebra.In 28 years of travelling, Zheng He had managed to share the glory of China with many different countries. When he died in 1435, the stories of his travels made him one of China’s most famous sailors.29. Some ships carried earth on board so that the sailors could __________.A. use it as a giftB. use it for exchangeC. plant trees for shadeD. grow their own crops for food30. The sailors were happy to follow Zheng He because of __________.A. a strange lightB. a heavy stormC. the belief in gods’ protecting themD. the electricity from the thunderstorm31.The most famous gifts Zheng He brought back were __________.A. a monkey and a tigerB. a giraffe and a zebraC. gold and silverD. medicines and pearls32. The best title of the passage can be __________.A. The Glory of ChinaB. Zheng He’s LifeC. Zheng He and His VoyagesD. China’s Most Famous Explorers第二节（共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分）下面文章中有3处（第33～35题）需要添加小标题。