2006年高考英语试卷及答案（湖南卷）.pdf

1、 1 2006年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖南卷) B BsP（共三节，满分30分） 做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至 第17小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第18至第20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt ? A19.15. B9.15. C9.18. 答案是B.

2、1. Where will the man go for holiday? A. France. B. Egypt. C. Austria. 2. Why did the man make the phone call? A. His luggage was lost. B. His plane was late. C. His office was locked. 3. How much is a two-term course? A. $50. B. $90. C. $120. 4. What does the mini mean? A. He will not cook dinner,

3、B. He isnt good at cooking fish. C. He prefers not to cook the fish. 5. When will the man probably get to London? A. At 8 oclock. B. At 9 oclock. C. At 10 oclock. 第二节 （共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18分） 听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听下面

4、一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. What can we learn from the dialogue? A. The woman was badly hurt. B. The car was terribly damaged. C. The kids were seriously injured. 7. What was the woman thinking about? A. Getting the car repaired. B. Selling the damaged car. C. Buying a second-hand car. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10三个小题。

5、 8. What do we know about the man? A. He wrote three essays last week. B. He went to the beach with friends. C. He drank late at a restaurant every night. 9. What did the woman do on Saturday ? 2 A. She drove with a friend. B. She watched movies. C. She played tennis. 10. Which word can best describ

6、e the womans last week? A. Quiet. B. Enjoyable. C. Unforgettable. 11. On which day ,are the tickets available to the man? A. October 3. B. October 4. C. October 5. 12. How much will the man pay if he books the ticket? A.35. B. 36. C. 37; 13. What can 1 inferred about the man? A. He was angry with th

7、e woman. B. He thought the price was reasonable. C. He gave up the idea of booking the ticket. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。 14. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Writer and reader. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 15. How long did it take Tina to write the story?

8、 A. A whole day. B. About two hours. C. Ninety minutes. 16. What do we know about the story? A. Its about Fred. B. Its about a party. C. Its about success. 17. What can we learn about Tina? A. She has just been back from abroad. B. She had a party for everyone in her street. CShe won a writing compe

9、tition unexpectedly. 第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分） 听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。 听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作 答时间。本段材料读两遍。 =s M（共两节, 满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。 例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants . WA

10、NTED Voice needs 18 . Join us, please! Experience not quite necessary. 19. skills in great demand Work not for money, but for 20_! Contact Chris Green immediately! 3 Ahowever Bwhatever Cwhichever Dwhenever 答案是B. 21. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket_, the desert. A. covering B. cove

11、red C. cover D: to cover 22. In review of 44 studies, American researchers found that men and women who ate six key foods daily cut the risk of _ heart disease by 76%. A. a; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D. 不填； a 23. A man cannot smile like a child, _ a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with h

12、is lips alone. A. so B. but C. and D. for 24. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I to half a dozen other groups. A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given 25. Fred, who had expected how it would go with his daughter, had a great worry_ his mind. A. on S. in C.

13、with D. at 26. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _ her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town. A. this B. that C. one D. it 27. _ achievement, last weeks ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade. A. In terms of B. In case of C. As a re

14、sult of D. In face of A 28. If you think that treating a woman well means always her permission for things, think again. A. gets B. got C. to get , D. getting 29. Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way _ to the Home Circle Building. A. easy enough B. enough easy C. easily enough D.

15、enough easily 30. We saw several natives advancing towards our party, and one of them came up to us,_ we gave Some bells and glasses. A. to which B. to whom . C. with whom D. with which 31. I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel_ I heard the stops. A. while

16、B. when C. since D. after 32. Some aspects of a pilots job be boring, and pilots often work at inconvenient hours. A. can; have to B. may; can C. have to; may D. ought to; must 33. As the twentieth century, come to a close, the raw .materials for a great national literature were at hand, waiting_ .

17、A. to use B. to be used C. to have used D. to be using 34. With his work completed, the businessman stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased _ he was a man of action. A. which B. that C. what D. whether 35. In a room above the store, where a party_ , some workers were busily setting the table. A. w

18、as to beheld B. has been held C. will be held D. is being held. 4 = Ab（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中， 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister. Two weeks later, 1 told

19、 my mother I was bored. She said, Herere the car keys. Go and buy some fruit. 36 , I jumped into the car and speeded off. Seeing me or rather my 37 , a boy sprang up (跳起来）， 38 to sell his bananas and peanuts. Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira! Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 39 to 200 total

20、 for the fruit and nuts. He 40 . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didnt have 41 , so I told him not to worry. He was 42 and smiled a row of perfect teeth. When, two weeks later, I 43 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should 44 this country as the son of a 45 . Bu

21、t it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit. Whats up? I asked. He answered in 47 English, I . I no get money to buy book. I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around 48 before sticking his hand into the car 49 th

22、e bills, One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50 only 50,000 each year. The next morning, security officers told me, In this place, when you give a little, people think youre a fountain of Opportunity (机会). 51 its right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little fr

23、iend had actually used the money for 52 . After six months work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road. Are you in school now? He nodded. A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53 what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. Take this. He shook his head fie

24、rcely and stepped back 54 hurt. Its a gift. I said. Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. Ive been waiting to 55 these to you. 36. A. Encouraged B. Disappointed C. Delighted D. Confused 37. A. car B. mother C. driver D. keys 38. A. willing B. afraid C. eager D. ashame

25、d 39. A. got down B. bargained down C. put down D. took down 40. A. explained B. promised C. agreed D. admitted 41. A. change B. notes C. checks D. bills 42. A. troubled B. regretful C. comfortable D. grateful 43. A. ran after B. ran into C. ran over D. ran to 44. A. protect B. enjoy C. help D. supp

26、ort 45. A. minister B. headmaster C. manager D. president 5 46. A. lucky B. amazing C. funny D. common 47. A. old B. broken C. traditional D. modem 48. A. proudly B. madly C. curiously D. nervously 49. A. for B. with C. at D. upon 50. A. spends B. pays C. makes D. affords 51. A. Possibly B. Actually

27、 C. Certainly D. Fortunately 52. A. joys B. nuts C. books D. bananas 53. A. asked B. imagined C. reminded D. realized 54. A. when B. as if C. even if D. after 55. A. send B. provide C. sell D. give 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLE

28、R Its likely that everything you learned about Americas ancient history is wrong. The new book, 1491, completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. DID YOU KNOW? When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Eur

29、ope. The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth. Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago. 4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genet

30、ic engineering that still isnt completely understood. COMMENTS ON 1491 In the tradition of Jared Diamond hunt at night or during the day; occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles; and live on all sorts of food, from lizards and shoes, to ants and melons. Unbelievably people helped coyo

31、tes increase when they killed most of the wolves in the United States. The spreading of coyotes into city areas, though, is recent. They travel at night, crossing sidewalks and bridges, running along roads and ducking into culverts (钻入 涵洞) and underpasses. No one knows why coyotes are moving into ci

32、ties., but experts explain that cleverer, more human-tolerant (不怕人的) coyotes are teaching urban survival skills to new generations. Occasionally, coyotes might attack human beings. There have been about 160 attacks on people in recent years. Therefore, people have been consistently told not to feed

33、coyotes or leave pet food unsecured. That, plus a large trapping program in the neighborhood, has cut down on the coyote population. 63. The underlined word plasticity in Paragraph 2 refers to_ A. the ability to fit the environment B. notorious smartness C. hunting ability D. being human-tolerant 64

34、. The aim of the passage is to_ A. tell people how to fight against coyotes B. tell us why the coyote is the most hunted animal C. supply the reason why the coyote is a kind of notorious pest D. explain how the coyote has spread to and survived in cities 65. According to the passage, coyotes_ A. ori

35、ginally lived in the west of the continent B. sleep during the day but look for food at night C. are teaching survival skills to their younger generations D. suffered a population decrease because people killed wolves 66. According to the passage, to cut down on the coyote population, people are adv

36、ised to_ 8 A. leave pet food secured B. keep coyotes in small regions C. force coyotes to live alone D. avoid using trapping programs D The discovery of a dwarfed (矮个的) human being who lived in Flores, Indonesia, up to 18,000 years ago is changing the way we think about the human family. This Flores

37、 Human was three foot tall and her brain was smaller than that of the average chimp (黑猩猩), yet she and her relatives apparently lived fully human lives. They seem to have made tools, worked together to find food and cook it, and perhaps even buried their dead with ceremony. It was a major surprise t

38、o find tools associated with the new human family member. The tools are like those formerly seen only with European fossils (化石) from our own species, Homo sapiens (智人), and the oldest of them were made 94,000 years ago. Homo sapiens is thought to have arrived in the island about 40,000 years ago, m

39、uch too late to be responsible for the tools. If this tiny human made the tools, then the inside structure (结构) of its brain must have been more like our own than a chimps, despite being just a third the size of ours. This new human was suspected to be a dwarfed branch of Homo erectus (直立人). When cr

40、eatures are separated in regions with rare resources but few enemies, being big is a disadvantage, and evolution tends to shrink them, a process known as island dwarfing. Could natural selection make a human smaller while keeping - even improving mental ability? Quite possibly, believes Christopher

41、Wills of the University of California. Has the Flores Human even shown the ability of language? I find it difficult to imagine that people ，could make tools, use fire, and kill large animals without fairly advanced communication. Wills says. Did Flores Human possess the basic components of human cul

42、ture - such as the burying of the dead with ceremony? Emiliano Bruner of the Italian Institute points out that Indonesias hot, wet environment is bad for fossilization. It is reasonable to assume, he says, that the 18,000-year-old bones of the most complete Flores woman were well-preserved because s

43、he was buried with special care. 67. According to the passage, Flores Human_. A. lived a partly human life B. was a branch of Homo sapiens C. used tools before Homo sapiens arrived D. had a brain as large as a common chimps 68. The underlined part this tiny human in Paragraph 2 refers to A. a chimp

44、B. Flores Human C. Homo sapiens D. Homo erectus 69. This passage mainly talks about_. A. the tools made by Flores Human B. the language used by Flores Human C. the evolution of Flores Human D. the major surprising findings about Flores Human 70. According to the passage, it is believed that Flores H

45、uman_. A. was dwarfed by its enemies B. could use language C. left a lot of fossils in the hot and wet environment D. reached Flores 40,000 years ago E Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary t

46、o know everything - to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, 9 publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and s