2013高考英语(湖北卷)试题

1、PAGE PAGE 82013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英 语 试 题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。Why doesnt John go to school today?A. Its the weekend.B. Hes too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.What will

2、the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.What is the male speaker? A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.What does the man mean?A. The door is unlocked. B. He is not the one to blame. C. Somebody has just left the lab.On which floor is the wom

3、ans apartment?A. The second.B. The fourth.C. The sixth.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各小题将给出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。What is the mans problem?A. He is too busy to wait.B. He cannot find his pills.C. He

4、has a pain in his back.Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?A. He is very polite. B. He is going to a vacation. C. He is unable to afford a full checkup.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。Why does the woman call?A. To offer a job.B. To raise money.C. To make an appointment.Where is the man expected to go to

5、morrow?A. The agency.B. Grand Hotel.C. The City Hall.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price of her flat? A. Stressed.B. Uncertain.C. Embarrassed.What is the greatest advantage of the womans flat?A. Its size.B. Its condition.C. Its location.Who will the woman consul

6、t later?A. Her agent.B. Her husband.C. Her neighbour.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Who is Alexander?A. The womans boss.B. The womans host.C. The womans cook.What exact dish is to be prepared? A. Fish.B. Steak.C. Shrimps.What happened in the womans department last year? A. It faced a risk of being shut down. B. I

7、t introduced a new system. C. It fired a sales manager.What is the mans attitude towards the preparation for the dinner? A. He is critical.B. He is practical.C. He is enthusiastic.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。What does the speaker say about David Mellors eyes?A. They are red.B. They are small.C. They are round

8、.What is special about David Mellors mouth?A. Very big.B. Rather flat.C. A bit raised.What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech?A. Smooths his moustache.B. Clears his throat.C. Bites his lips.What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker?A. Gentle and ugly. B. Humorou

9、s and aggressive. C. Well-known and funny-looking.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。Poetry written from the _ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privil

10、egeCarbon dioxide, which makes a _ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.A. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrierWhile intelligent people can often _ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sac

11、rificeB. substituteC. simplifyD. surviveAccording to the law, all foreigners have to _ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. registerButterflies _ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.A. carry onB. feed onC. put onD

12、. focus onIn much of the animal world, night is the time _ for sleep pure and simple.A. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set upPeople complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often _ rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitraryD. controversialHe didnt sel

13、fishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a _ contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitableDont defend him any more. Its obvious that he _ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC.

14、deliberatelyD. clumsilyAn artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered _ a long lost antique Greek vase.A. at randomB. by chanceC. in turnD. on occasion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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。Zigfried, a little mouse, ble

15、w his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought 31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).This farmhouse had been 32 too long. It needed a family. Zigfrieds 33 made a noise. He r

16、ealized that he hadnt eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a 34 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mikes.Farmer Mikes house had been a great place for the little mouse 35 the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried 36 when he thought of it. He lo

17、oked around cautiously as he 37 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 38 as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 39 a hot breathy about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cats paws (爪子).The next aftern

18、oon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfrieds granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came 44 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese

19、and chocolate.Zigfrieds Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came 45 the next few days. Zigfried 46 every single hour of them. 47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 48 smile at the door of his home, he heard the 49 of the children of the family about what they mig

20、ht get for Christmas. What? A car? The 50 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice, “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”A. carefullyB. excitedlyC. hopefullyD. proudlyA. shabbyB. noisyC. messyD. emptyA. mouthB. noseC. stomachD. throatA. bagB. sick

21、C. bowlD. coatA. althoughB. untilC. whereasD. unlessA. leaptB. sniffedC. trembledD. withdrewA. brokeB. marchedC. pacedD. stoleA. curiousB. nervousC. pitifulD. sensibleA. tookB. releasedC. feltD. drewA. stronglyB. irregularlyC. slowlyD. wildlyA. escapedB. seizedC. rubbedD. scratchedA. closeB. happyC.

22、 newD. youngA. celebrateB. communicateC. cinoeteD. compromiseA. acrossB. fromC. offD. upA. aliveB. looseC. openD. stillA. countedB. enjoyedC. missedD. wastedA. HoweverB. InsteadC. MoreoverD. ThereforeA. bitterB. forcedC. politeD. satisfiedA. introductionB. discussionC. commentD. debateA. bloodB. smi

23、leC. tearD. sweat第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feeling, and impressions in my little blue diary.

24、I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley

25、, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered

26、 out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my penAt that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed mys

27、elf to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a epical thought or feeling. I still love to record id3eas and quotations that strike me i

28、n books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often only of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy prese

29、rving the present so as to live it in the future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont l

30、ive to make memories I just live, and the memories from themselves.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her historyWhat caused a change in the authors unders

31、tanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C. A striking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of da

32、ily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A. to experience itB. to live the present in the futureC. to make memoriesD. to give accurate representations of itBMothers and daughters go through so much yet when was the last ti

33、me a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠)

34、.Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mothers: both have full-time careers both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder the

35、y took at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything shes ever

36、accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoy

37、ing even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in

38、 a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she cant sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy prec

39、ious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, stron

40、g sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mothers?A. They both have gone through difficult time.B. The have strong emotional ties with each other.C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.D.

41、They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. something rare but not pleasantB. something that cannot be imaginedC. something expensive but not necessaryD. something that can only be enjoyed by boysWhat is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The conten

42、t of the book.B. The purpose of the book.C. The influence of the book.D. The writing style of the book.How are womens lives explored in this book?A. In a musical form.B. Through field research.C. With unique writing skills.D. From different points of view.CWeve reached a strange some would say unusu

43、al point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WTO), more people now die from being overweight, or say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. Its the good life thats more likely to

44、 kill us these days.Worse, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. Whats going on?We really dont have many excuses for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the mes

45、sage is getting through up to a point.In the 1970s, Finland, for example, had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause. Not any more. A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80 per cent over the past three decad

46、es.Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001 and 2005, and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body. That has become a sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the worlds most body-conscious country.We k

47、now what we should be doing to lose weight but actually doing it is another matter. By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise. More than half of us admit we lack willpower.Others blame good food. They say: its just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame

48、 on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food.Some also blame their parents their genes. But unfortunately, the parents are wronged because theyre normal in shape, or rather slim.Its similar story around the world, although people are rel

49、atively unlikely to have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say not as I do.What is the “strange” point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.B. Starvation is taking more peoples lives in the world.C. WHO report

50、shows peoples unawareness of food safety.D. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHOs efforts.Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight?A. A lot of effective diet pills are available.B. Body image has nothing to do with good food.C. They have been made fully aw

51、are of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.The example of Finland is used to illustrate _.A. the cause of heart diseaseB. the fashion of body shapingC. the effectiveness of a campaignD. the history of a body=conscious countryWhich would be the best title for the passage?

52、A. Actions or Excuses?B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a DilemmaD. No Longer Dying of HungerDThe technology is great. Without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the po

53、wer to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove come into their surgery waving and Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. T

54、he truth is usually far more ordinary, thought: they dont have throat cancer, and its just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I

55、 took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know whats wrong; Ive got throat cancer. I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive just got to wait until the day comes.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood resul

56、ts an hour later. Something wasnt right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I havent been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew thats what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, di

57、dnt fit with it but shed just ignored this.I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核) something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would ha

58、ve to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “Im so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to ab

59、out 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because _.A. she tho

60、ught she knew it wellB. she had purchased medicine onlineC. she graduated from a medical schoolD. she had been treated by local doctorsIt was lucky for Mrs. Almond _.A. to have contacted many friendsB. to have recovered in a short timeC. to have her assumption confirmedD. to have her disease identif