2013年全国各地高考英语试卷真题及参考答案汇编(下)——大纲卷、广东卷、山东卷、江苏卷、安徽卷、浙江卷、福建卷、辽宁卷、湖南卷、陕西卷【整理打印版】

2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试全国大纲卷英语适用地区广西第一部分听力共两节，满分30分做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例HOWMUCHISTHESHIRTA1915B915C918答案是C。1WHATDOESTHEMANWANTTODOATAKEPHOTOSBBUYACAMERACHELPTHEWOMAN2WHATARETHESPEAKERSTALKINGABOUTAANOISYNIGHTBTHEIRLIFEINTOWNCAPLACEOFLIVING3WHEREISTHEMANNOWAONHISWAYBINARESTAURANTCATHOME4WHATWILLCELIADOAFINDAPLAYERBWATCHAGAMECPLAYBASKETBALL5WHATDAYISITWHENTHECONVERSATIONTAKESPLACEASATURDAYBSUNDAYCMONDAY第二节共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6WHATISSARAGOINGTODOABUYJOHNAGIFTBGIVEJOHNASURPRISECINVITEJOHNTOFRANCE7WHATDOESTHEMANTHINKOFSARASPLANAFUNNYBEXCITINGCSTRANGE听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8WHYDOESDIANASAYSORRYTOPETERASHEHASTOGIVEUPHERTRAVELPANBSHEWANTSTOVISITANOTHERCITYCSHENEEDSTOPUTOFFHERTEST9WHATDOESDIANAWANTPETERTODOAHELPHERWITHHERSTUDYBTAKEABOOKTOHERFRIENDCTEACHAGEOGRAPHYLESSON听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10WHYDOESTHEMANCALLTHEWOMANATOTELLHERABOUTHERNEWJOBBTOASKABOUTHERJOBPROGRAMCTOPLANAMEETINGWITHHER11WHONEEDSANEWFLATAALEXBANDREACMIRANDA12WHEREISTHEWOMANNOWAINBALTIMOREBINNEWYORKCINAVON听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13WHATDOESJANCONSIDERMOSTIMPORTANTWHENHEJUDGESARESTAURANTAWHERETHERESTAURANTISBWHETHERTHEPRICESARELOWCHOWWELLTHEFOODISPREPARED14WHENDIDJANBEGINTOWRITEFORAMAGAZINEAAFTERHECAMEBACKTOSWEDENBBEFOREHEWENTTOTHEUNITEDSTATESCASSOONASHEGOTHISFIRSTJOBIN198215WHATMAYJANDOTOFINDAGOODRESTAURANTATALKTOPEOPLEINTHESTREETBSPEAKTOTAXIDRIVERSCASKHOTELCLERKS16WHATDOWEKNOWABOUTJANAHECOOKSFORARESTAURANTBHETRAVELSALOTFORHISWORKCHEPREFERSAMERICANFOOD听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17WHATDOWEKNOWABOUTTHEPLAZALEONAITSANEWBUILDINGBITSASMALLTOWNCITSAPUBLICPLACE18WHENDOPARENTSANDCHILDRENLIKEGOINGTOTHEPLAZALEONASATURDAYNIGHTSBSUNDAYAFTERNOONSCFRIDAYSANDSATURDAYS19WHICHSTREETISKNOWNFORITSFOODSHOPSANDMARKETSAVIADELMARSTREETBFERNANDOSTREETCHERNANDESSTREET20WHYDOESTHESPEAKERLIKEHORATIOSTREETBESTAITHASANOLDSTONESURFACEBITISNAMEDAFTERAWRITERCITISAFAMOUSUNIVERSITY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ITISGENERALLYCONSIDEREDUNWISETOGIVEACHILDHEORSHEWANTSAHOWEVERBWHATEVERCWHICHEVERDWHENEVER答案是B。21IMSORRYIMADEAMISTAKENOBODYISPERFECTATAKEYOURTIMEBYOURERIGHTCWHATEVERYOUSAYDTAKEITEASY22WOULDYOULIKETOWITHUSTOTHEFILMTONIGHTACOMEALONGBCOMEOFFCCOMEACROSSDCOMETHROUGH23IWASGLADTOMEETJENNYAGAIN,IDIDNTWANTTOSPENDALLDAYWITHHERABUTBANDCSODOR24WHENIARRIVED,BRYANTOOKMETOSEETHEHOUSE_IWOULDBESTAYINGAWHATBWHENCWHEREDWHICH25IGOTTOTHEOFFICEEARLIERTHATDAY,THE730TRAINFROMPADDINGTONACAUGHTBTOHAVECAUGHTCTOCATCHDHAVINGCAUGHT26SINCENOBODYGAVEHIMANYHELP,HEHAVEDONETHERESEARCHONHISOWNACANBMUSTCWOULDDNEED27WEVERYEARLYSOWEPACKEDTHENIGHTBEFOREALEAVEBHADLEFTCWERELEAVINGDHAVELEFT28THEWATCHWASVERYGOOD,ANDHE20PERCENTDOWNFORITAPAIDBCOSTCBOUGHTDSPENT29ITMAYNOTBEAGREATSUGGESTIONBUTBEFOREISPUTFORWARD,WELLMAKEDOWITHITAAGOODONEBABETTERONECTHEBESTONEDABESTONE30ITWASONLYAFTERHEHADREADTHEPAPERSMRGROSSREALIZEDTHETASKBEFOREHIMWASEXTREMELYDIFFICULTTOCOMPLETEAWHENBTHATCWHICHDWHAT31ASERIOUSSTUDYOFPHYSICSISIMPOSSIBLESOMEKNOWLEDGEOFMATHEMATICSAAGAINSTBBEFORECBEYONDDWITHOUT32ONLYBYINCREASINGTHENUMBEROFDOCTORSBY50PERCENTPROPERLYINTHISHOSPITALACANBETHEPATIENTSBCANTHEPATIENTSBETREATEDCTHEPATIENTSCANBETREATEDDTREATEDCANBETHEPATIENTS33FOURANDHALFHOURSOFDISCUSSIONTOOKUSUPTOMIDNIGHT,ANDBREAKFORCHEESE,CHOCOLATEANDTEAWITHSUGARAAABTHETHEC不填THEDA不填34ITSANEITHERORSITUATIONWECANBUYANEWCARTHISYEARORWECANGOONHOLIDAYBUTWECANTDOAOTHERSBEITHERCANOTHERDBOTH35AREYOUSUREYOUWONTCOMEFORADRINKWITHUS,IFYOUINSISTANOTATALLBITDEPENDSCALLRIGHTTHENDIDONTCARE第二节完形填空共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题锁哥的四个选项A、B、C和D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。MICHAELGREENBERGISAVERYPOPULARNEWYORKERHEISNOTFAMOUSINSPORTSORTHEARTS,BUTPEOPLEINTHESTREETS36HIM,ESPECIALLYTHOSEWHOARE37FORTHOSEPEOPLE,HEIS“GLOVES“GREENBERGHOWDIDHEGETTHAT38HELOOKSLIKEANYOTHERBUSINESSMAN,WEARINGASUITANDCARRYINGABRIEFCASE公文箱BUTHES39_HISBRIEFCASEALWAYSHASSOMEGLOVESINWINTER,MRGREENBERGDOESNOT40LIKEOTHERNEWYORKERS,WHOLOOKATTHESIDEWALKAND41THESTREETHELOOKSAROUNDAT42HESTOPSWHENHE43SOMEONEWITHNOGLOVESHEGIVESTHEMAPAIRANDTHENHE44,LOOKINGFORMOREPEOPLEWITHCOLD45ONWINTERDAYS,MRGREENBERG46GLOVESDURINGTHERESTOFTHEYEAR,HE47GLOVESPEOPLEWHOHAVEHEARDABOUTHIM48HIMGLOVES,ANDHEHASMANYINHISAPARTMENTMRGREENBERG49DOINGTHIS21YEARSAGONOW,MANYPOORNEWYORKERSKNOWHIMAND50HISBEHAVIORBUTPEOPLEWHODONTKNOWHIMARESOMETIMES51HIMTHEYDONTREALIZETHATHEJUSTWANTSTOMAKETHEM52ITRUNSINTHE53MICHAELSFATHERALWAYSHELPEDTHEPOORASHEBELIEVEDITMADEEVERYONEHAPPIERMICHAELGREENBERGFEELSTHE54APAIROFGLOVESMAYBEA55THING,BUTITCANMAKEABIGDIFFERENCEINWINTER36AKNOWABOUTBLEARNFROMCCHEERFORDLOOKAFTER37AOLDBBUSYCKINDDPOOR38AJOBBNAMECCHANCEDMESSAGE39ACALMBDIFFERENTCCRAZYDCURIOUS40AACTBSOUNDCFEELDDRESS41ACROSSOVERBDRIVEALONGCHURRYDOWNDKEEPOFF42ACARSBPEOPLECSTREETNUMBERSDTRAFFICLIGHTS43AHELPSBCHOOSESCGREETSDSEES44AHOLDSUPBHANGSOUTCMOVESONDTURNSAROUND45AHANDSBEARSCFACESDEYES46ASEARCHESFORBSTO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