1、2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试湖南卷英语 其他 Section C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home 48 their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary fo
2、r a parent to write 49 after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 50 another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a 51 way to talk with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to thin
3、k about 52 they want to say before they write. 53 another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that 54 hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned 55 or telephone calls not answered. For these reason
4、s, after-school notes are very popular with parents. 答案： 48.when /after 49.an 50.or 51.better 52.what 53.for 54.they 55.off Part 1V Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN
5、 THREE WORDS for each answer. An apprenticeship is a form of on-the-job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most. An apprentice spends the majority of the time in a workplace environment learnin
6、g the practical skills of a career from a journeyman-someone who has done the job for many years. The rest of the apprentices time is spent in a classroom environment learning the theoretical skills the career requires. Being an apprentice is a full-time undertaking. One of the advantages of apprent
7、iceship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. Whats more, it offers apprentices an earn while you learn opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman, and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and
8、 studies. Near the end of the apprenticeship, their wages are usually 90 percent of what a journeyman would receive. Apprenticeship also pays off for employers. It can offer employers a pool of well-trained workers to draw from. Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during
9、 the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off(下岗 ) if business for the employers is slow. Once they have completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their
10、 pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go onto different companies or become self-employed contractors. 答案： 71.apprenticeship 72.classroom learning 73.the majority 74.theoretical 75.at the beginning 76.a journey mans wages 77.m
11、any well-traned workers 78.being laid off 79.results 80.another pay increase Section B (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. Secret Santas On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed sur
12、prise of children in another household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them. Linda has never met the children, but thats all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas, she says. Its an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous (匿名的 ) basis, says Linda. It brings a whole new m
13、eaning to the holidays. Linda and Tony are an American couple living in Toronto, Canada, and Linda did charitable work as a member of the American Womens Club of Toronto. As the name suggests, members are U.S. citizens living in Toronto, who join together for fellowship and community service. To fin
14、d her adopted family, Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family thats struggling to survive. Last year she helped a single mother with three children. The mother works as a cleaning lady in a nursing home. The list is always heartbreaking. They have an opportunity to ask
15、for anything and do just the opposite, asking for basic clothes or simple toys, she says. We always buy the kids a new winter coat, hats, and gloves. She also buys gifts for the parents. Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list-one that didnt include the basics. Every child should hav
16、e a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime. She purchased iPods for the two older children and a video game system for the youngest.I have learned a very valuable lesson in all of this, says Linda. Pay attention to whats going on in your own backyard-no matter where you live. The joy of givi
17、ng as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous. 81. What reaction does Linda imagine the children will have (No more than 5 words) (2 marks) _ 82. Why did Linda join the American Womens Club of Toronto (No more than 10 words) (2 marks) _ 83. Why did Linda ask for a second wish list (
18、No more than 15 words) (3 marks) _ 84. What kind of people does secret Santas in the passage refer to (No more than 12 words) (3 marks) 答案： 单项选择 * The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket_ the desert. A covering B covered C cover D to cover 答案： A I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone it. Was it you A has done B had done C would do D will do 答案： B
