絕密啟用前2013年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（湖北卷）英語本試題卷共16頁，81題。全卷滿分150分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。?？荚図樌⒁馐马?答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上，并將準(zhǔn)考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上的指定位置。用統(tǒng)一提供的2B鉛筆將答題卡上試卷類型A后的方框涂黑。2選擇題的作答每小題選出答案后，用統(tǒng)一提供的2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。答在試題卷、草稿紙上無效。3完成句子和短文寫作題的作答用統(tǒng)一提供的簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應(yīng)的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)。答在試題卷、草稿紙上無效。4考生必須保持答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試題卷和答題卡一并上交。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案劃在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題15分，滿分75分聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例HOWMUCHISTHESHIRTA1915B915C918答案B1WHYDOESNTJOHNGOTOSCHOOLTODAYAITSTHEWEEKENDBHESTOOTIREDFORSCHOOLCHISSCHOOLISCLOSEDDOWN2WHATWILLTHEMANDOTOMORROWMORNINGAGIVEFRANKABATHBCOOKFRANKAMEALCTAKEFRANKTOAVET3WHATISTHEMALESPEAKERAASTUDENTBAPRESIDENTCAPROFESSOR4WHATDOESTHEMANMEANATHEDOORISUNLOCKEDBHEISNOTTHEONETOBLAMECSOMEBODYHASJUSTLEFTTHELAB5ONWHICHFLOORISTHEWOMANSAPARTMENTATHESECONDBTHEFOURTHCTHESIXTH第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題15分，滿分225分聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6WHATISTHEMANSPROBLEMAHEISTOOBUSYTOWAITBHECANNOTFINDHISPILLSCHEHASAPAININHISBACK7WHYDOESDOCTORGREENBREAKTHERULEFORTHEMANAHEISVERYPOLITEBHEISGOINGONAVACATIONCHEISUNABLETOAFFORDAFULLCHECKUP聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8WHYDOESTHEWOMANCALLATOOFFERAJOBBTORAISEMONEYCTOMAKEANAPPOINTMENT9WHEREISTHEMANEXPECTEDTOGOTOMORROWATHEAGENCYBGRANDHOTELCTHECITYHALL聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10HOWDOESTHEWOMANFEELWHENASKEDABOUTTHEOFFERPRICEOFHERFLATASTRESSEDBUNCERTAINCEMBARRASSED11WHATISTHEGREATESTADVANTAGEOFTHEWOMANSFLATAITSSIZEBITSCONDITIONCITSLOCATION12WHOWILLTHEWOMANCONSULTLATERAHERAGENTBHERHUSBANDCHERNEIGHBOUR聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13WHOISALEXANDERATHEWOMANSBOSSBTHEWOMANSHOSTCTHEWOMANSCOOK14WHATEXTRADISHISTOBEPREPAREDAFISHBSTEAKCSHRIMPS15WHATHAPPENEDINTHEWOMANSDEPARTMENTLASTYEARAITFACEDARISKOFBEINGSHUTDOWNBITINTRODUCEDANEWSYSTEMCITFIREDASALESMANAGER16WHATISTHEMANSATTITUDETOWARDSTHEPREPARATIONFORTHEDINNERAHEISCRITICALBHEISPRACTICALCHEISENTHUSIASTIC聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17WHATDOESTHESPEAKERSAYABOUTDAVIDMELLORSEYESATHEYAREREDBTHEYARESMALLCTHEYAREROUND18WHATISSPECIALABOUTDAVIDMELLORSMOUTHAVERYBIGBRATHERFLATCABITRAISED19WHATDOESDAVIDMELLORALWAYSDOBEFOREHEBEGINSASPEECHASMOOTHSHISMOUSTACHEBCLEARSHISTHROATCBITESHISLIPS20WHATKINDOFPERSONISDAVIDMELLORACCORDINGTOTHESPEAKERAGENTLEANDUGLYBHUMOROUSANDAGGRESSIVECWELLKNOWNANDFUNNYLOOKING第二部分詞匯知識運用共兩節(jié)，滿分30分第一節(jié)多項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。例TOMAKEMEMBERSOFATEAMPERFORMBETTER,THETRAINERFIRSTOFALLHASTOKNOWTHEIR_ANDWEAKNESSESASTRENGTHSBBENEFITSCTECHNIQUESDVALUES答案A21POETRYWRITTENFROMTHE_OFTHEURBANYOUTHTENDSTOREVEALTHEIRANXIETYOVERALACKOFSENSEOFBELONGINGAPERSPECTIVEBPRIORITYCPARTICIPATIONDPRIVILEGE22CARBONDIOXIDE,WHICHMAKESA_BETWEENUSANDTHESUN,PREVENTSHEATFROMGETTINGOUTOFTHEATMOSPHEREEASILY,SOTHEEARTHISBECOMINGWARMERADIFFERENCEBCOMPARISONCCONNECTIONDBARRIER23WHILEINTELLIGENTPEOPLECANOFTEN_THECOMPLEX,AFOOLISMORELIKELYTOCOMPLICATETHESIMPLEASACRIFICEBSUBSTITUTECSIMPLIFYDSURVIVE24ACCORDINGTOTHELAW,ALLFOREIGNERSHAVETO_WITHTHELOCALPOLICEWITHINTWOWEEKSOFARRIVALAASSOCIATEBDISPUTECNEGOTIATEDREGISTER25BUTTERFLIES_ASWEETLIQUIDPRODUCEDBYFLOWERS,WHICHBEESANDOTHERINSECTSCOLLECTACARRYONBFEEDONCPUTONDFOCUSON26INMUCHOFTHEANIMALWORLD,NIGHTISTHETIME_FORSLEEPPUREANDSIMPLEASETASIDEBSETDOWNCSETOFFDSETUP27PEOPLECOMPLAINTHATDECISIONSTOAPPROVEORDENYAPERMITAREOFTEN_RATHERTHANBASEDONFIXEDCRITERIAAAPPROPRIATEBCONSCIOUSCARBITRARYDCONTROVERSIAL28HEDIDNTSELFISHLYKEEPFORHIMSELFTHEMONEYINHERITEDFROMHISUNCLEINSTEAD,HEMADEA_CONTRIBUTIONTOHELPTHECOMMUNITYACOMMERCIALBGENEROUSCCOMPARABLEDPROFITABLE29DONTDEFENDHIMANYMOREITSOBVIOUSTHATHE_DESTROYEDTHEFENCEOFTHEGARDENEVENWITHOUTAPOLOGYAACCIDENTALLYBCARELESSLYCDELIBERATELYDCLUMSILY30ANARTISTWHOWASRECENTLYTRAVELINGONAFERRYTOTHESOUTHERNISLANDDISCOVERED_ALONGLOSTANTIQUEGREEKVASEAATRANDOMBBYCHANCECINTURNDONOCCASION第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ZIGFRIED,ALITTLEMOUSE,BLEWHISBREATHONTHEFROSTYWINDOWOFTHEFARMHOUSEANDRUBBEDITTOSEETHEOUTSIDESTILLNOBODYCAMEMAYBETODAY,HETHOUGHT31ITWASONLYAFEWDAYSBEFORECHRISTMASANDHEWASWATCHINGFORAMIRACLE奇跡THISFARMHOUSEHADBEEN32TOOLONGITNEEDEDAFAMILYZIGFRIEDS33MADEANOISEHEREALIZEDTHATHEHADNTEATENANYTHINGSINCEYESTERDAYHEJUMPEDFROMTHEWINDOWSILL窗沿,GRABBEDA34FROMHISHOME,ANDWENTNEXTDOORTOFARMERMIKESFARMERMIKESHOUSEHADBEENAGREATPLACEFORTHELITTLEMOUSE35THEFARMERMARRIEDAWIFEWHOHADACATZIGFRIED36WHENHETHOUGHTOFITHELOOKEDAROUNDCAUTIOUSLYASHE37INTOTHEROOMWHEREGRAINWASSTOREDANDWASQUITE38ASHEFILLEDHISBAGWITHWHEATHEWASTURNINGTOLEAVEWHENSUDDENLYHE39AHOTBREATHABOUTHISEARHISHEARTBEAT40,ANDWITHOUTTHINKINGHESTARTEDTORUNANDLUCKILY41THECATSPAWS爪子THENEXTAFTERNOONZIGFRIEDHEARDSOMEGOODNEWSA42FAMILYWOULDBEMOVINGINTOTHEFARMHOUSESOONZIGFRIEDSGRANNYWOULDARRIVEONCHRISTMASEVETO43WITHHIMHEHOPEDTHATTHEFAMILYWOULDCOMEBEFOREHISGRANNYCAMEBEFORELONG,ACARCAME44THE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