1、 2006 湖南高考英语试题解析第一部分：听力 略第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）第一节 单词填空（共小题；每小题分，满分分）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.A.however B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever答案是 B。21.The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket_ the desert.A.co
2、vering B.coverod C.cover D.to cover解析：A,野花像地毯一样覆盖着沙漠，非谓语动词 cover 是主动的，故选 A 作定语。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解析：C, 一份 44 个研究课题组成的调查显示，故第一空选冠词 a（此题还可以参考本试题阅读理解 B
3、篇的一句话(见下文) Reading at Risk A Survey of Lilerary Reading in America presents a detailed review of the decline of readings role in the nations culture. 第二空 heart disease(心脏病)习惯上不用惯词。23.A man cannot smile like a child,_a child smiles with is eyes,while a man smiles with his lips alone.A.so B.but C.and
4、D.for解析：D,for 因为24.I was giving a talk to a targe 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解析：C, 根据语境可知 had given 的动作发生在 was giving 之前25.Fred,who had expected how it would go with his daughter,had a great worry_his mind.A.on B.in
5、C.with D.at解析：A,on ones mind 为固定短语，意思为“使担忧”，in ones mind 记住，挂在心上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解析：D，作形式宾语27._achievement,last weeks ministerial meeting of the WTO here camed a low,though not failing
6、 ,grade.A.In terms of B.In case of B.As a result of D.In face of解析：A,“就什么而言”,翻译： “就成就而言，上周的 WTO 部长级会议虽然没有失败，但是收效甚微。”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.gutting解析：D, mean doing 意味着，mean to do 打算做29.Although she did not
7、know Boston well,she made her way_ to the Home Cirele Building.A.easy enough B.enough easy C.easily enough D.enough easily解析：C,enough 修饰形容词，副词需要后置， 副词 easily 修饰动词 made. 此题要克服思维定势，不要看成了“make+宾语+形容词+不定式”的结构了，此处的 to 为介词，make ones way to 前往。 区别：The professor spoke slowly to make his words easy enough to
8、 understand.30.We saw several natives advancing towards our party,and one of them came up to us._we gave ome bells and glasses.A.to which B.to whom C.with whom D.with which解析：B，give sth. to sb.31.I had just stepred out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel_I heard the steps.A.whi
9、le B.when C.since D.after解析：B,此处为连词，意思是 “正在这时，（突然）”。请参考高一人教版教材 Unit1 的一句话：One day Chuck is on a flight across the Pacific Ocean when suddenly his plane crashes.32.Some aspeets of a pilots job_be boring,and prilots often_work at inconvenient hours.A.can;have to B.may;can C.have to;may D.ought to;must
10、解析：A,can 可能，表推测。 have to 不得不（客观）33. As the twentieth century came to a close ,the raw materials for a great nstional literature were at hand,waiting_.A.to use B.to be used C.to have used D.to be using解析：B,主语为 the raw materials（原材料），与动词 use 存在被动关系，故选 B 34.With his work completed,the businessman stepp
11、ed back to his seat,feeling pleased_be was a man of action.A.which B.that C.what D.whether解析：B,宾语从句，从句成分完整，故选 that，无词义，不作成分。35.In a room above the store,where a party_,some workers were busily seeting the table.A.was to be held B.has been held C.will be held D.is being held解析：A,根据题干动词 were 可知为过去时第二节
12、 完型填空（共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I returned to Abujs,the capital of Nigerin,after college gradvation.I had been there before my mother became a minister.Two weeks Inter.I told my mother I was bored.She said.“Herere the car keys.Go and buy
13、some fruit.” 36 ,I jurnped into the car and speeded off.Seeing me or rather my 37 ,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38 to sell his banan is and peanuts.“Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira!”Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40 .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didnt
14、 have 41 .So I told him not to worry.He was 42 and smiled a row of petfect teeth.When.two weeks later.I 43 this same boy.I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44 this country as the son of a 45 .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46 to see a little boy
15、 who should have been in school selling frust.“Whats up?”I asked.He answered in 47 English,“II 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 the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a farnily that 50 only 50,000 cach year.The
16、 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 friend had actually used the money for 52 .After six monthswork in northern Nigeria,I returne
17、d 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 fiercely and stepped back 54 hurt.“Its a gift.”I said.Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket o
18、f bananas and peanuts,“Ive been waiting to 55 these to you.”36.A.Encouraged B.Disappointed C.Delighted D.Confused解析：C,根据后文 I jurnped into the car and speeded off.可知作者十分高兴37.A.car B.mother C.drivet D.keys解析：A，当地很穷，小孩子看到我的车了，知道我有些钱，可以买他的水果，他十分高兴38.A.willing B.afraid C.eager D.ashamed解析：C,小孩肯定是怀着急切的想把水
19、果卖出去的心情，eager 为最佳选项39.A.got down B.bargained down C.put down D.look down解析：B,bargain 讨价还价40.A.explained B.promised C.agreed D.admitted解析：agree 同意41.A.change B.notes C.checks D.bills解析：A，名词意思是“零钱，找零 ”42.A.troubled B.regretful C.comfortable D.grateful解析：D,我买了小孩的水果，把零钱给他，他十分感激43.A.ran after B.ran into
20、C.ran over D.ran to解析：B,碰巧遇上44.A.proteet B.enjoy C.help D.support解析：B，从语法，词法上来看都可以，但根据下文 find pleasure 可知 enjoy “使愉快，使过得舒服”为最佳选项45.A.minister B.headmaster C.manager D.president解析：A，见文章开头46.A.lucky B.amazing C.funny D.common解析：D,当地很穷，本该上学的孩子去卖水果的现象是很 common 常见的47.A.old B.broken C.traditional D.modern
21、解析：B，根据下文 II no get money to buy book 可知小孩的英语很差48.A.proudly B.madly C.curiously D.nervously解析：D,1000 块钱已经很多拉，小孩子当然很紧张49.A.for B.with C.at D.upon解析：A，拿，取50.A.spends B.pays C.makes D.affords解析：C,make money 赚钱51.A.Possibly B.Actually C.Certainly D.Fortunately解析：A，可能52.A.joys B.nuts C.books D.bananas 解析
22、：C,我给小孩钱是要他去上学的，所以当然是买书53.A.asked B.unagined C.reminded D.realized解析：D,意识到54.A.when B.as if C.even if D.after解析：B，好象55.A.send B.provide C.sell D.give解析：D,give 给。 send 派去，寄送第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题分，满分 40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA NATIONWIDE BESTSELLERIts likely that everythin
23、g you learned about.Americas ancient history is wrong.The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Amerieas 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 Europe.The peoples of North America
24、 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 Amenicas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.4,000 years ago Mesoamerican famers developed com in a feat (技艺) of genetie engineering that still isnt comple
25、tely understood.COMMENTS ON 1491“In the tradition of Jared Diamond Homo sapiens (智人)；and the oldest of them were made 94,000years ago .Homo sapiens is thought to have amved in the island about 40,000 years ago ,much too late to be responsible for the tools .If this tiny human made the tools ,them th
26、e 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 ranch of Homo erectus (直立人)。When creatures are separated in regions with rare resources but few enemies,being big is a disadv
27、antage, and evolution tends to shrink them, aprocess known as island dwarfing.Could natural selection make a human smaller while keeping-even improving-mental ability ?Quite possibly, believes Christopher Wills of the University of California.Has the “Flores Human” even shown the ability of language
28、? “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 culture -such as the burying of the dead with ceremony ? Emiliano Bruner of the Italian Institu
29、te 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 she was buried with special care.67.According to the passage , “Flores Human”_.A. lived a partl
30、y human life B. was a branch of Homo sapiens C. used tools before Homo sapiens arrivedD. had a brain as a common chimps 解析：C, 此题的依据在第二段中，比较隐蔽，但可以用排除法，A,B,D 明显与文章矛盾68.The underlined part “this tiny human”in Paragraph 2 refers to _.A.a chimp . B.Flores HumanC.C.Homo sapiens D.Homo sapiens 解析：B，本文就是围绕
31、Flores Human 展开的，A,C,D 都只是说明一些情况。根据上下问可知 this tiny human 指的是 B.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解析：D,把 A，B，C 都概括了。A,B,C 都比较片面 70.According
32、 to the passage ,it is believed that “Flores Human”_.A. was dwarfed by its enemies B.could use languageC.left a lot of fossils in hot and wet enviroment D.reached Flores 40,000 years ago 解析：B，根据最后一段可知。 A,C,D 均与文章矛盾 ESusan Sontag (1933-2004)was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of liter
33、ature.For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything-to read every book worth reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .When she was still in her early 30s,publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life ,
34、trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .With great effort and serious judgement. Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture. Seriousness was one of Sontages lifelong watchwords(格言 ).but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educat
35、ed were obvious,she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture.In “Notes Camp”,the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous .“Notes on Camp”,she wrote,represents“a
36、 victory of formovercontent,beautyovermorals”.By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latter side of her that came forward. In illness as Metaphor published in 1978, after she suffered can
37、cershe argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact , re-examining old positions was her lifelong lifelong habit.In America,her story of a 19th century Polish actress who se
38、t up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000.But it was as a tirelessm all-purposer cultural view that she made her lasting fame.“Sometimes,”she once said ,“I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.”And in the end
39、 ,she made us take it seriously too.71.The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag_.A. was a symbol of American cultural life B. developed world literature,film and art C. published many essays about world cultureD. kept pace with the newst development of world culture解析：D,翻译该句即可知“走在世界文化的边缘
40、”就是“与世界文化的新发展同步”72.She first won her name through _.A. her story of a Polish actress B. her book illness as MetaphorC. publishing essays in magazines like partisan ReviewD. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings解析：D,根据 the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was the
41、n a little-known set of difficult understandings 可知73.According to the passage,Susan Sontag_.A. was a sensualist as well as a moralistB. looked down upon the pop cultureC. thought content was more important than formD. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed解析：A,根据 By conviction（信念）she was a
42、 sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）可知74.As for Susan Sontags lifelong habit , she _.A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness B. re-examined old positionsC. argued for an openess to pop culture D. preferred morals to beauty解析：B 根据 re-examining old positions was her lifelong lif
43、elong habit.可知75.Susan Sontags lasting fame was made upon_-.A.a tireless, all-purpose cultural view B.her lifelong watchword ：seriousnessC.publishing books on moralsD.enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing 解析：A,根据 But it was as a tirelessm all-purposer cultural view that she made her l
44、asting fame 可知第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分 10 分）第一节 填空（共 10 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后 7685 的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转席写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过 3 个单词。Puality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance,decrease youth crimes and other high-risk be4haviors,and help young people grow into healthy,successful adulis.The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear.Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better woek hab
