2011年浙江高考英语答案.doc

2011年浙江高考英语试题及答案
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分80分）
从A B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party last night.
—_________, I know you're busy these days.
A. Of course B. No kidding C. That's all right D. Don't mention it
2. Experts think that _________recently discovered painting may be _________ Picsso.
A. the;不填 B. a; the C. a;不填 D. the; a
3. Bats are surprisingly long lived creatures, some _________a life span of around 20 years.
A. having B. had C. have D. to have
4. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away _________my daughter heard cries for help.
A. after B. while C. since D. when
5. I always wanted to do the job which I'd been trained _________.
A. on B. for C. by D. of
6. The school isn't the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I'll just have to _________it.
A. make the best of B. get away from C. keep an eye on D. catch up with
7. Since people are fond of humor, it is as well in conversation as _________ else.
A. anything B. something C. anywhere D. somewhere
8. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of _________ uses it somewhat differently.
A. which B. what C. them D. those
9. The professor could tell by the _________ look in Maria's eyes that she didn't understand a single word of his lecture.
A. cold B. blank C. innocent D. fresh
10. A bank is the place _________ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.
A. when B. that C. where D. there
11. —How's your new babysitter?
—We _________ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.
A. should B. might C. mustn't D. couldn't
12. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _________ at a hotel for the night.
A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up
13. I've been writing this report _________ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.
A. finally B. immediately C. occasionally D. certainly
14. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves _________ for words.
A. lose B. lost C. to lose D. having lost
15. The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _________ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly.
A. gave B. gives C. was giving D. had given
16. My schedule is very _________ right now, but I'll try to fit you in.
A. tight B. short C. regular D. flexible
17. —Can I come and have a look at your new house?
—Yes, _________!

A. with pleasure B. I like it C. I quite agree D. by all means
18. Anyway, I can't cheat him--it's against all my _________.
A. emotions B. principles C. regulations D. opinions
19. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city _________ by their enthusiastic supporters.
A. being cheered B. be cheered C. to be cheered D. were cheered
20. —I don't think I'll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.
—_________?
A. And how B. How come C. How's it going D. How about it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。
Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ___21___ was more manageable, I ___22___ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ___23___that was years ago and times have changed. ___24___ I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to ___25___ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ___26___ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my ___27___. I decided that I would consider ___28___ to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ___29___ when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of ___30___ to get started. And ___31___you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ___32___use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ___33___; he gave me a long thoughtful ___34___. "This means a lot to you, doesn't it?" he said. "Come with me."

He led me ___35___ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ___36___ on his treasure and said, "I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ___37___ and I'll record them for you. That should get you started."

I ___38___. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ___39___ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His ___40___ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

21. A. loneliness B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness
22. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared
23. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly
24. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile
25. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of
26. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before
27. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions
28. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back
29. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited
30. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge
31. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often
32. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly
33. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer
34. A. face B. view C. look D. sight
35. A. over B. along C. towards D. through
36. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully
37. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step
38. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried
39. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest
40. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，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纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A
One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path .That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.

Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. "I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train," she told the BBC.

Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.

The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn't say.

It's a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it's also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.

The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.

If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.

41.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？
A. She was not familiar with the road.
B. It was dark and raining heavily then.
C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.
D. Her GPS device didn't tell her about the crossing.
42.The phrase "near miss" (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by_________.
A. close hit B. heavy loss C. narrow escape D. big mistake
43. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?
A. Modern technology is what we can't live without.
B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.
C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely's accident.
44. In the writer's opinion, Stevenson's argument is _________.
A. one-sided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. well-based

45. What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B. The relationship between human and technology.
C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D. The human unawareness of technical problems.
C
In the more and more competitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. Today, customer "delight" is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.

It is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researchers, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people; those treated badly tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people. Interestingly, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.

New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example, many companies now have to invest (投资) a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the "phone rage" — caused by delays in answering calls, being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.

"Many people do not like talking to machines," says Dr. Storey, Senior Lecturer in Marketing at CityUniversityBusinessSchool. "Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them. The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust them – the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager."

Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours, but getting it done within two) replacing a faulty product immediately; throwing in a gift voucher (购物礼券) as an unexpected "thank you" to regular customers; and always returning calls, even when they are complaints.

Aiming for customer delight is all very well, but if services do not reach the high level promised, disappointment or worse will be the result. This can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example, "I know how you must feel"), and possible solutions (replacement, compensation or whatever fairness suggests best meets the case).

Airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care. Fierce competition has convinced them at that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems.

For British Airways staff, a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly, with their names, job title and a "we are here to help" attitude. The company has invested heavily in information technology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen.

British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service.

Customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as "we do as we please". On the other hand, the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment.