2011年高考英语广东卷（附答案）

Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes, The___1___ has been on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by___2___ situation that has designed for the___3___ children.

There can be little doubt that___4___ classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these___5___ out of the regular classes may create serious problems.

I observed a number of___6___ children who were taken out of a special class and placed in a___7___ class. In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying___8___ on their teachers' directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect___9___ on many problems, some of which were not on the school program.

Many are concerned that gifted children become___10___ and lose interest in learning. However this___11___ is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these___12___ simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are___13___. Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they___14___ so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an___15___ child.

1. A. principle B. theory C. arguments D. classification
2. A. designing B. grouping C. learning D. living
3. A. smart B. curious C. mature D. average
4. A. regular B. special C. small D. creative
5. A. children B. programs C. graduates D. designs
6. A. intelligent B. competent C. ordinary D. independent
7. A. separate B. regular C. new D. boring
8. A. specially B. slightly C. wrongly D. heavily
9. A. directly B. cleverly C. voluntarily D. quickly
10. A. doubted B. bored C. worried D. tired
11. A. concern B. conclusion C. reflection D. interest
12. A. students B. adults C. scholars D. teachers
13. A. talented B. worried C. learned D. interested
14. A. believe B. think C. say D. feel
15. A. outstanding B. intelligent C. anxious D. ordinary

第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment___16___ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me___17___ the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man___18___ (sit) at the front. He___19___ (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be___20___ (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to___21___ he was trying to talk, but after some minutes___22___ walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed.

I didn't want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn't like leaving him___23___ his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had___24___ amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I'm glad I made a choice. It made___25___ of us feel good.


Ⅱ. 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, but sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don't get to see this soft side of others often. We try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that's in them.

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, "I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can." And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn't get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.

26. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when______.
A. they offer their help
B. they receive others' help
C. they feel others' kindness
D. they show their weakness
27. The author feels sad sometimes because______.
A. he has a soft heart
B. he relies much on others
C. some people pretend to be kind
D. some people fail to see the kindness in others
28. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?
A. They speed up to pass.
B. They waited with patience.
C. They tried their best to help.
D. They put on their flashlights too.
29. In this passage, the author advises us to______.
A. handle problems by ourselves
B. accept help from others
C. admit our weakness
D. show our bravery
30. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Wheelchair Experience.
B. Weakness and Kindness.
C. Weakness and Strength
D. A Driving Experience


B
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. according to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk 'dog', and dogs can learn how to talk 'Cat'.

What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets ─ to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

31. The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. early B. sweetly C. quickly D. smoothly
32. Some cats and dogs may fight when______.
A. they are cold to each other
B. they look away from each other
C. they misunderstood each other's signals
D. they are introduced at an early age
33. What is found surprising about cats and dogs?
A. They eat and sleep together.
B. They observe each other's behaviors.
C. They learn to speak each other's language.
D. They know something from each other's voices.
34. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs______.
A. have common interests
B. are less different than was thought
C. have a common body language
D. are less intelligent than was expected
35. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
A. We should learn to live in harmony.
B. We should know more about animals.
C. We should live in peace with animals.
D. We should learn more body languages.

C
A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. "Wait a minute," someone might say, "are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?"

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, "Hello, class. I'm Mr. Davis." Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

"All right then," I said. "Okey, here we go." Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of hands. Every student would yell. "Calm down, you'll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!"

A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.

36. The author took the job to teach writing because______.
A. he wanted to be expected
B. he had written some storied
C. he wanted to please his father
D. he had dreamed of being a teacher
37. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A. He would be aggressive in his first class.
B. He was well-prepared for his first class.
C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.
D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.
38. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to______.
A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards
B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper
C. cut some cards out of the construction paper
D. write down their names on the paper cards
39. What did the students do when the author started his class?
A. They began to talk.
B. They stayed silent.
C. They raised their hands.
D. They shouted to be heard.
40. The author chose the composition topic probably because______.
A. he got disappointed with his first class
B. he had prepared the topic before class
C. he wanted to calm down the students
D. he thought it was an easy topic


D
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.

Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. according to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money *** electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油)， which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.

***s can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.

The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.

41. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that______.
A. It makes the world warmer
B. it consumes natural resources
C. it brings severe damage to forests
D. it makes growth hard to continue
42. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. China lacks wind and solar energy.
B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.
C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.
D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.
43. To fully develop the low-carbon markets, government can______.
A. cut public expenses
B. forbid carbon emission
C. develop public resources
D. encourage energy conservation
44. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to______.
A. develop sustainable products
B. explore new natural resources
C. make full use of natural resources
D. deal with the major challenge
45. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a new business model.
B. To compare two business models.
C. To predict a change of the global market.
D. To advocate sustainable development.




第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列近期热播的国外影视作品的海报及提示性文字：
A. When it comes to the essential story line, this movie is all about a bird traveling several thousand miles for the purpose of setting up a rare bird family.
B. Cracks explores the evil force developed within a closed society, the single-minded violence of the mob mentality, and the seductive charm of the heroine.
C. Eleven years after Sidney Prescott tangled with a mad killer, the Scream series hasbeen exhumed. It was fun and breezy in 1996. In 2011, it's about as fresh as the whiff.
D. Soul Surfer portrays the comeback spirit and faith of shark attack survivor and champion surfer Bethany Hamilton.
E.Although it is a better fantasy than a comedy, this movie never fully embraces either side of the dramatic types and ends up a bastard of mixed blood.
F.This movie is a richer and more compelling thriller involving a cat-and-mouse game than the average roller coaster ride into tension and mystery. And it also has a "clean" ending.
以下是这些影视作品的背景简介或故事梗概。请将相关背景简介或故事梗概与影视作品的海报及提示性文字匹配起来。
46. Having spent most of her life in the wilds of Finland and toughened herself with half her teen years' harsh training as a killer, she decides that she is ready to enter society. Her first mission is to kill Marissa, her mother's killer. The plan goes much as expected, except the "Marissa"is an imposter. Hanna becomes the prey in a cat-and-mouse game with the real Marissa, causing tension and mystery.

47. Blu is a domesticated blue macaw from the jungles of South America. If Linda, his owner, brings him to Rio, the bird can mate the last female blue macaw and re-start the species. Blu's encounter with his bride-to-be, Jewel, doesn't go well, but the two aren't given much time to get to know each other before a gang of bird-hunters spirits them away. Now it's up to Blu and Jewel to escape the criminals.(www.nmet168.com)

48. Perhaps surprisingly, it works reasonably well until the jokes get in the way, testifying to how durable fantasy clichés are. Yet, considering the talent involved on both sides of the camera, audiences may be expecting more. Even though it emerges from an uncrowded genre in which the competition is sparse, Your Highness is forgettable and it likely won't take long before it is forgotten.

49. The film begins with the heroine at age 13, already a champion surfer who has been winning trophies since she was 9. On an idyllic Hawaii day, she is practicing for her next competition when a shark strikes, biting off her left arm. She makes a quick physical recovery and is back on her surfboard after several weeks, but her spiritual recovery is more complicated as she struggle to believe she can — and should — keep surfing. She goes out there and shows the world she can be a beacon for human soul.

50. The Ghost Face Killer has chosen this year to emerge from the winter long sleep, and his targets appear to be Sidney and those few remaining family members. Scream 4 offers little more than a group of familiar characters wandering around a horror movie setting and uttering self-referential one-liners as the body count mounts. The story is thin and belabored — more an excuse to encounter old friends and revel in new gore than the "revision" promised by the promotional material.(www.yygrammar.com)

Ⅲ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：基础写作
以下是一本图书的基本信息及相关报道
基本信息：
⑴书名：Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
⑵作者：Amy Chua，美籍华人，耶鲁大学教授
⑶出版时间：2010年
⑷内容：作者用中国传统方式教育两个女儿的故事
⑸效应：引发中美教育方式孰优孰劣的讨论
相关报道：
⑴中文版：2011年初开始在中国销售
⑵意外反应：多数中国妈妈不赞同作者的做法
⑶最新消息：17岁的大女儿已被哈佛和耶鲁录取
耶鲁：Yale
哈佛：Harvard
[写作内容]
根据以上信息写一篇图书介绍，内容包括：
1.图书的基本信息
2.图书的相关报道
[写作要求]
只能用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯

第二节：读写任务
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
When Sam first got to his boarding school with his parents, he was very happy. He thought he would be able to go home every weekend. When he was told he would not, he started crying because the thought of not seeing his parents was driving him crazy.

He was given uniforms and all other things that he would need for the term. He started crying when it was time for his parents to leave. He was then taken to the dorm, where he saw other children happy. He tried as much as he could to fit in but could not because his mind was at home. He started feeling homesick (想家) and wanted to go homes as soon as possible.

He got sick soon because he could not eat the school food. He could not concentrate in the classroom. All he could think was being at home with his family. He had no mobile phone or other means to get in touch with his parents. He was angry and felt lonely. He thought his parents hated him and that was why they left him in a boarding school.(www.nmet168.com)

[写作内容]
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词讲述一次你（或你的朋友）想家的经历，内容包括：
⑴时间、地点和起因；
⑵想家给学习和生活带来的影响；
⑶你（或你朋友）是如何应对的。
[写作要求]
1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容何时，语句连贯。



2011年高考英语试题·广东卷·参考答案

1—5 CCDBA 6—10 ABDCB 11—15 ABADC
16. later
17. until
18. sitting
19. pretended
20. mentally
21. whom
22. he
23. on
24. an
25. all
26—30 ADBCB 31—35 BCCBA
36—40 ACDBA 41—45 BBDAD
46—50 FAEDC
基础写作
Version 1
A book entitled Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua was published in 2010. It tells how the mother, a Chinese American and professor at Yale University, educated her two daughters in the traditional Chinese way. Its publication has started a debate as to which way of parenting is superior, the traditional way or the American way. It is reported that the Chinese version of the book began to sell in China early 2011. Unexpectedly, the majority of mothers in China disagree with the author though her 17-year-old elder daughter was lately reported to have got offers from both Harvard and Yale.

Version 2
A book entitled Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was published in 2010. Its author is Amy Chua, a Chinese American and professor at Yale, who tells stories in her book about how she educated her two daughters in the traditional Chinese way. Ever since its publication, a heated discussion has been around about whether the Chinese way of educating is better than the American way. The Chinese version of the book began to sell in China early 2011, but surprisingly most Chinese mothers do not agree to Amy Chua's way of parenting. A recent report says that Amy's elder daughter, 17, has been accepted by both Harvard and Yale.(www.nmet168.com)
读写任务
概要应包括的要点：
(1) Sam was sent to a boarding school.
(2) Sam was homesick.
(3) Sam felt lonely and was angry with his parents.