2009年湖南高考英语真题

第二部分：英语知识运用（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：The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert. A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover 答案是A。

21. Every evening after dinner, if not______ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired 【C】 22．Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems______ themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.

A. to; by B. by; to C. for; to D. in; on 【A】 23．When he______ the door, he found his keys were nowhere.

A. would open B. opened C. had opened D. was to open 【D】 24．I can______ be a teacher. I?m not a very patient person.

A. seldom B. ever C. never D. always 【C】 25．At the age of 29, Dave was a worker, ______ in a small apartment near Boston and ______ what to do about his future. A. living; wondering B. lived; wondering

C. lived; wondered D. living; wondered 【A】 26．I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city______ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.

A. which B. of which C. that D. whose 【D】 27．Would you please keep silent? The weather report______ and I want to listen. A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast

C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast 【B】

28．She is very dear to us. We have been prepared to do______ it takes to save her life. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whoever 【C】

29. Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it______ . A. reusing B. reused C. reuses D. to be reused 【D】

30. — It?s the office! So you______ know eating is not allowed here. — Oh, sorry.

A. must B. will C. may D. need 【A】

31. Please do me a favor — ______ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight. A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. invited 【C】 32. You and I could hardly work together, ______? A. could you B. couldn?t I C. couldn?t we D. could we 【D】

33. Either you or one of your students ______ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow. A. are B. is C. have D. be 【B】

34. ______ the police thought he was the most likely one, since they had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him.

A. Although B. As long as C. If only D. As soon as 【A】 35.— The food here is nice enough. — My friend ______ me a right place.

A. introduces B. introduced C. had introduced D. was introducing 【B】

第二节 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，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“It?s no use, Mum,” said Johnny. “I?m just no good at dancing.”

“You?ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be 36______ , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”

Johnny 37 ______. Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the 38______ at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion (手风琴) with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was 39 ______to dance with a girl!

40______ Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his 41______ to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That?s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette?s 42______ steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, “Look! Johnny has two left feet!” 43______ burst from the crowd. Johnny 44______ and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.

The next Saturday, Alcide 45______ to Johnny?s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide?s eyes 46______ . “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed 47______ him.

At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 48______ her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a 49______ for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!” 50______ , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band 51______ behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was 52______ . “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny. 53______ he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped 54______ , smiling. “You played really good tonight!” she said.

“Thank you,” Johnny blushed (脸红). As he walked on, Pierre 55______ moved out of the way for him to pass.

Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.

36. A. difficult B. troublesome C. different D. terrible 【C】 37. A. answered B. sighed C. smiled D. laughed 【B】 38. A. platform B. appointment C. meeting D. dance 【D】 39. A. expected B. invited C. allowed D. chosen 【A】 40. A. If B. Since C. Though D. When 【D】

41. A. spirits B. feelings C. courage D. strength 【C】 42. A. smooth B. clumsy C. slow D. small 【A】 43. A. Shouts B. Laughter C. Applause D. Cheers 【B】 44. A. broke away B. went out C. broke up D. turned out 【A】 45. A. ran B. walked C. drove D. cycled 【C】

46. A. opened B. rolled C. sharpened D. widened 【D】 47. A. off B. with C. after D. for 【C】

48. A. caught B. searched C. sought D. spotted 【D】 49. A. surprise B. puzzle C. story D. joke 【A】

50. A. Struggling B. Trembling C. Wandering D. Whispering 【B】 51. A. got round B. joined in C. turned around D. showed off 【B】 52. A. in B. out C. over D. on 【C】 53. A. As B. Because C. Until D. So 【A】

54. A. backward B. forward C. onward D. downward 【B】