考卷类0414全国各地市高考真题2013年卷

1、第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，共 15 分）从每题所给的 ABCD 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。21. Voteering gives you a chancelives, including your own.A. changeB. changing C. changed D. to change22.A. ort turn off the computer before closing all programsyou could have problemsB. andC. butD. so23.

2、 Shakespeares play Hamletoeast ten different fiover the past years.A. had been madeC. has been madeB. was madeD. would be made24.A. Findthe course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.B. FindingC. To findD. Found25. - Do you think Mom and Dad- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.late?A.

3、 were B. will beC. would be D. have been26. I have an appomentDr. Smith, but I need to change it.A. toB. offC. with D. from27. Many countries are now setting up national parksanimals and plants can be protected.A. whenB. whichC. whoseus.D. where28. Hurry up! Mark and CarlA. expectB. are expecting C.

4、 have expected D. will expect29. When we saw the roadwith snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.A. blockB. to blockC. blockingD. blockedI wanted to hire a car.30. I took my driving license with me on holiday，A. in caseB. even if C. ever since D. if only31.A.makes the book so extraordinary is

5、 the creative imagination of the writer.tB. WhatC. WhoD. Which32. - So what is the procedure?- All the applicantserviewB. arebefore a final deciis made by the authority.A.erviewingC. areerviewed D. are beingerviewed33. Experts beveA. why B. wherepeople can wast D. whatess food by shoponly when it is

6、 nesary.C.34. If wea table earr, we couldnt be standing here in a queue.A. have booked B. bookedC. book D. had booked35. - You neednt take an umbrella. It isnt going to rain.- Well, It know. Itdo.D. shouldA. mightB. need C. would第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出

7、最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项 涂黑。A Leap（跳跃）to Honoron a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an experLeait.To perfect her skills, Lola36for four hours a day, five days ak. At the se chionships inMarch, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.ts espelly impressive.37she is l

8、egally blind, born witha rare conditiont causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and cant _38howfarawaythings are.When she was little, her mom39t even though she couldnt see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right a

9、way and gymnastics became herfavorite.Though learning gymnastics has been more42 for hern for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. Shedoesnt let her _43stop her fromng anythingt she wants to.She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest44_ is the balance beam. Because she

10、 hasdouble vi, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimesshe even closes her eyes. “You have to45_ your mindt itll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most46for anyone

11、 because its four inches wide. At the se competition, Lola didnt fall47the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10herhighest score yet.Lola doesnt want to be48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judgestknow about her vi_49 _. She doesntl them, because she doesnt t

12、hink they need to know. Her mom isamazed by her _50attitude.Lola never thinks about51 . She is presentlyevel 7 while the highest is level10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what sheslearned to other kids53she grew up.Lola is54of all

13、her hard work and sucs. She says its helped here problems in her lifeoutside gymnastics, too. Her55for others is “just beC. trainsC. afterve yourself”.D. danD. thoughD. predictD. noticedD. closelyD. showD. unsatisfactoryD. conditionD. programD. trustD. inconvenientD. againstD. paidD. problemsD. caut

14、ionD. bargainingD. goalD. beforeD. confidentD. responsibilityA. runsA. sinceB. teachesB. unlessB. guessB rememberedB. wellB. sportB. enjoyableB. qualityB. advantageB. expressB. harmfulB. onB. treatedB. stressesB. friendlyB. quittingB. rangeB. asB. tiredB. adviceA.A.lC. ameedC. imaginedC. aheadC. eve

15、ntC. differentC. natureC. challengeC. openC. unfairC. offC. servedC. injuriesC. flexibleC. winningC. viewC. whenC. ashamedC. rewardA. deeplyA. taskA. boringA. talentA. doubtA. examineA. fearfulA. toA. greetedA. pains50. A.itiveA. defendingA. standardA. untilA. proudA. plan第三部分：阅读理解 （共两节，20 分）第一节（共 1

16、5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。AEP Portable HeaterWe all knowt the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant burden on the family budget. Nowmillions of people are saving on their heating bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million

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18、th other heaters, youll noticet you get sleepy when the heatcomes on because they are burning up oxygen.The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling. it comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentr

19、ated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.The EP comes wi3-year warranty(保修) and a 60-day. no questions asked. Satisfaction guarantee. If you arenot totally satisfied, return it to our e

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21、 discussed in paragraph 2?A. the heat of the EPC. the appearance of the EP57. From the passage, we can learnA. doesnt burn up oxygenC. makes people get sleepyB. the safety of the EPD. the material of the EPt the EP.B. runs without any noiseD. is unsuitable for children and pets58. The underlined wor

22、d “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means. A. continuouslyB. separayC. quicklyD. equally59. The main pure of the passage is to.A. persuade people to buy the productC. report the new development of portable heatersB. advise people to save on heating billsD. compare the difference of different heart br

23、andsBTaIL SpinTwo dolphins race around in a big poolhe Ocean Park.The turning thing Shegotsmaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks,around and wavingabout her, however, iso to the crowd. The most amazingt shes even swimming at all.doesnve a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when shecaugh

24、t up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for herlife. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it - but her tail didnt.She ended up losing her flukes and the lowart of heduncle.Over the past six ye

25、ars, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes andpeduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way-like a fish! She pushed herself forwardthrough the water by moving heduncles from side to side.The movement purmful prere on Grabackbone. So a company

26、 offered to create a man-made tail for her.The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enought it wouldnt hurt her.he bottom of the pool. Now,Thetime Grace wore the artifil tail. She soon shook it ond let it sinkshe is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it

27、 for an hour aime, others noall. “The tail isntnesary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keept range of motion(动作) and buildmuscles(肌肉).”Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphale, a filmt focus on her rescue and recovery.

28、 Hfrom near and far to meet her. Seeing Grarogress has inspired moren just a new movie. Many people travelwim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.60. When Gracearrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about herA. physical buildB. potential ability.C. chance of survivalD. adapio

29、n to the surroundings.61. A man-made tail is created frace to_.A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortableC. adjust her way of swimmingD. help herform better tricks62. The story of Grace inspires people to_.A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they haveD. face dif

30、ficulties bravelyCDoes Fame Drive You Crazy?Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, todays star, feeling like zoo animals, face preres t few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the worlds attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) coutside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids () p

31、ublish thrilling stories about theiral lives. Justimagine not being able to do anything without being photographed orerrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, ce rities famous people worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of

32、 who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “theyfeel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking cerities has been around for ages.he 4th century B.C., paers followedAlexander

33、 the Greato battle, hoto picture his victories for his admirers. When Charlesens visitedAmericahe 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands ons, leading him to complain (抱怨)about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about fimodern tabloids and websites do.t

34、arsuch the same waytBeing a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficultn it used to be. Superstars cannot move aboutwithout worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do somethingridiculous, there is always theernet to spread the newsinutes and keep

35、their “story” alive forever.Ime is so troublesome, why arent all cerities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways todeal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escatoremote plaaway from big cities. They focus not on how famous t

36、hey are but on what they love to do orwhatever made them famousheplace.Sometimes a few cerities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain abouthow hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.63. It can be learned from the passageA. are often m

37、isunderstood by the publict stars today.B. can no longer have their privacy protectedC. spend too much on their public appearance64. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.D. care little about how they have comeo fameB. The problem faced by cerities h

38、as a long history.C. Well-known actors are usuallys of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.65. What makes it much harder to be a ceA. Availability of modern media.rity today?B. Inadequate sol recognition.C. Lack ovorable chan.D. Huge population o rity?D. Sympathetic.ns.6

39、6. What is the authors attitude toward modern ceA. Sincere.B. Sceptical.C. Disapproving.DMultitaskingPeople who multitask all the time may be the worsno things at once, a new research suggests. Thefindings, based on performanand self-evaluation by about 275 college students, indicatet many peoplemul

40、titask not out of a desire to increase productivity, but because they are easily distracted (分心) and cant focuson one activity. And “those people turn out to be the worshandling different things,” said David Sanbonmatsu,a psychologisthe University of Utah.Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues gave the stud

41、ents a set of tests and asked them to report how often theymultitasked, how good they thought they were at it, and how sensation-seeking (寻求刺激) or imperative (冲动)they were. They then evaluated the participants multitasking ability witricky mental taskt required thestudents to do simple mathematical

42、calculations while remembering a set of letters.Not surprisingly, the scientists said, most people thought they were betterage at multitasking, and thosewho thought they were better at it were more likely to report using awhile driving or viewing multiplekinds of media at once. But those who frequen

43、tly deal with many things at the same time were found to performthe worsthe actual multitasking test. They also were more likely to admit to sensation-seeking and impulsivebehavior, which connects with how easily people get bored and distracted.“People multitask not because its going to lead to grea

44、troductivity, but because theyre distractible, and theyget suckedo thingst are not as important.” Sanbonmatsu said.Adam Gazzaley, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not a member of theresearch group, saie limiion of the study wast it couldnt find out whetheople who

45、start out lessfocused toward multitasking or whethmultitasking.eoples recognizing and understanding abilities change as a result ofThe findings do suggest, however, why the sensation-seeker who multitask the most may enjoy risky distracteddriving. “People who are multitasking are generally less sens

46、itive to risky situations.” said Paul Atchley, anotherresearcher notdangerous.”he group. “This may partly explain why people go in for these situations even though theyre67. The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicatesA. seek high productivity constantlyt people who multitask.B. prefer handling differe

47、nt things when getting boredC. are more focused whenD. have the poorest results inng many things aimeng various things at the same timeWhen Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues conducted their research, theyassessed the multitasking ability of the studentsevaluated the academic achievements of the student

48、s.C.yzed the effects of the participants tricky mental tasksD. measured the changes of the students understanding ability69. According to Sanbonmatsu, people multitask because of their_.A. limiteder in calculationB.erests inng things differentlyC. inability to concentrate on one taskFrom the last pa

49、ragraph, we can learndrive very skillfullyC. fail to react quickly to potential dangersD. impulsive desire to try new thingst multitaskers usually.B. go in for different tasksD. refuse to explahe reasons for their behavior第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。共空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Urbanization10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填

50、入Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. Thecitywas probably founded no moren 5,500 years ago.71_. In fact, nearly everyone livefarms or intiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th centuryt Great Britain became theurban society inhistory- a society in which the majority of people live in cities andot farm for a living.Britain was only the beginning.72_.The pros of urbanization- the migration (迁移) of people fromthe country