2013年湖北高考英语试题及答案(word版 8K纸)

2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）

英语

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。

例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____ and weaknesses．

A. strengths

B. benefits

C. techniques

D. values

答案：A

21. Poetry written from the ______ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over

a lack of sense of belonging.

A. perspective

B. priority

C. participation

D. privilege

22. Carbon 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. difference

B. comparison

C. connection

D. barrier

23. While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

A. sacrifice

B. substitute

C. simplify

D. survive

24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ______ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.

A. associate

B. dispute

C. negotiate

D. register

25. Butterflies ______ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.

A. carry on

B. feed on

C. put on

D. focus on

26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure and simple.

A. set aside

B. set down

C. set off

D. set up

27. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A. appropriate

B. conscious

C. arbitrary

D. controversial

28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ______ contribution to help the community.

A. commercial

B. generous

C. comparable

D. profitable

29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.

A. accidentally

B. carelessly

C. deliberately

D. clumsily

30. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ______ a long lost antique Greek vase.

A. at random

B. by chance

C. in turn

D. 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, blew 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. Zigfried’s

33 made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a 34 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.

Farmer Mike’s 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 looked 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 breath about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cat’s paws (爪子).

The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s 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 and chocolate.

Zigfried’s 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 might get for Christmas. What?

A cat? 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?”

31. A. carefully B. excitedly C. hopefully D. proudly

32. A. shabby B. noisy C. messy D. empty

33. A. mouth B. nose C. stomach D. throat

34. A. bag B. stick C. bowl D. coat

35. A. although B. until C. whereas D. unless

36. A. leapt B. sniffed C. trembled D. withdrew

37. A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole

38. A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. sensible

39. A. took B. released C. felt D. drew

40. A. strongly B. irregularly C. slowly D. wildly

41. A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. scratched

42. A. close B. happy C. new D. young

43. A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. compromise

44. A. across B. from C. off D. up

45. A. alive B. loose C. open D. still

46. A. counted B. enjoyed C. missed D. wasted

47. A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore

48. A. bitter B. forced C. polite D. satisfied

49. A. introduction B. discussion C. comment D. debate

50. A. blood B. smile C. tear D. 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。

A

Some 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 day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. 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, isn’t 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, 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 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 pen….

At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds

I allowed myself 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 special thought or feeling.

I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that

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