2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖南卷）

英语试题

Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge(45 marks）

Section A (15 marks)

Directions：for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

Example:

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert.

A. covering         B. covered          C. cover         D. to cover 

The answer is A.

21. The ability _______ an idea is as important as the idea itself.

A. expressing       B. expressed         C. to express      D. to be expressed

23. The players _______ from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.

A. selecting         B. to select         C. selected        D. having selected

【答案】C

【解析】考察非谓语动词做定语的用法。Select修饰players, 为被动关系，只有C选项表被动。

24. I knew that _______ would over discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.

A. something      B. anything         C. everything    D. nothing

27. In 1492, Columbus _______ on one of the Bahama Islands, but the mistook is for an island off

India.

A. lands           B. landed            C. has landed        D. had landed

【答案】B

【解析】考察时态。动作前已经给出具体的过去时间in 1492，所以排除A和C。另外根据题目没有明确说明"登陆"是发生在"误解"之前的动作，排除D；选B。