2013年湖南高考英语试题及答案(word版)

2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖南卷)英语PartⅠListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(22.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearsixconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Foreachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedbythreechoicesmarkedA,BandC.Listencarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.YouwillheareachconversationTWICE.Conversation11.Whereisthemangoing?A.Kennedy.B.London.C.NewYork.2.Whenshouldthemanarriveattheairport?A.By8:15.B.By9:00.C.By9:25.Conversation23.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Takingataxi.B.Doingshopping.C.Waitingfortheman.4.Wherearethetwospeakersgoingtomeet?A.Athome.B.Inashop.C.Inarestaurant.Conversation35.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Apan.B.Carrots.C.Tomatoes.6.Whatwillthespeakersprobablyhavetonight?A.Frenchfries.B.Noodles.C.Friedchicken.Conversation47.Whatwilltheprojectfocuson?A.Adog.B.Afish.C.Acat.8.WhatcanweknowaboutJohn?A.Hehasconductedthesurvey.B.Heismakingcardsnow.C.Hewilldotheintroduction.9.Whocanhandlethesummarizing?A.Carol.B.Tom.C.Mary.Conversation510.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman’svacation?A.Shewillstayonthebeaches.B.Shewillgocampinginthejungle.C.Shewillspend3weeksinSouthAfrica.11.Whichdoesthewomanneedtobring?A.Amap.B.Atent.C.Someclothes.C.Thewoman.12.Whowillpreparethemeals?A.Theman.B.Theguide.Conversation613.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?A.Discussingalecture.B.Visitingamuseum.C.Attendingaparty.14.WhichjobhasJaneappliedfor?A.Salesgirl.15.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Classmates.B.Waitress.C.Volunteer.SectionB(7.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.PartIILanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:ForeachofthefollowingunfinishedsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.21.Happinessandsuccessoftencometothose________aregoodatrecognizingtheirownstrengths.A.whomB.whoC.whatD.which22.“Whatdoyouwanttobe?”askedMrs.Crawford.“Oh,I________president,”saidtheboy,withasmile.A.havebeen23.Youmustlearntoconsultyourfeelingsandyourreason________youreachanydecision.A.althoughB.beforeC.becauseD.unless24.Aroundtwoo’clockeverynight,Suewillstarttalkinginherdream.Itsomewhat________us.A.bothersB.hadbotheredC.wouldbotherD.botheredB.amC.wasD.willbe25.Thesunbegantoriseinthesky,________themountainingoldenlight.A.bathedB.bathingC.tohavebathedD.havebathed26.Ifnothing________,theoceanswillturnintofishdeserts.A.doesB.hadbeendoneC.willdoD.isdone27.—Haveyouheardabouttherecentelection?—Sure,it________theonlythingonthenewsforthelastthreedays.A.wouldbeB.isC.hasbeenD.willbe28.Donotletanyfailuresdiscourageyou,foryoucannevertell________closeyoumaybetovictory.A.howB.thatC.whichD.where29.Youcannotacceptanopinion________toyouunlessitisbasedonfacts.A.offeringB.toofferC.havingofferedD.offered30.Everyday________aproverbaloudseveraltimesuntilyouhaveitmemorized.A.readB.readingC.toreadD.reads31.________warmatnight,Iwouldfillthewoodstove,thensetmyalarmclockformidnightsoIcouldrefillit.A.Staying32.He________sleep,althoughhetriedto,whenhegotonsuchahuntforanideauntilhehadcaughtit.A.wouldn’tB.shouldn’tC.couldn’tD.mustn’tB.StayedC.TostayD.Stay33.Theuniversityestimatesthatlivingexpensesforinternationalstudents________around$8,450ayear,which________aburdenforsomeofthem.A.are；is34.—Idon’tunderstandwhyyoudidn’tgotothelectureyesterdayafternoon.—haddoneB.wasdoingC.woulddoD.amdoingB.are；areC.is；areD.is；is35.Notonce________toMichaelthathecouldonedaybecomeatopstudentinhisclass.A.occurreditB.itdidoccurC.itoccurredD.diditoccurSectionB(18marks)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.WhenIwas8yearsold,Ioncedecidedtorunawayfromhome.Withmysuitcase36andsomesandwichesinabag,IstartedforthefrontdoorandsaidtoMom,“I’mleaving.”“Ifyouwantto37,that’sallright,”shesaid.“Butyoucameintothishomewithoutanythingandyoucanleavethesameway.”I38mysuitcaseandsandwichesonthefloorheavilyandstartedforthedooragain.“Waitaminute,”Momsaid.“Iwantyour39back.Youdidn’twearanythingwhenyouarrived.”Thisreallyangeredme.Itoremyclothesoff—shoes,socks,underwearandall—and40,“CanIgonow?”“Yes,”Momanswered,“butonceyouclosethatdoor,don’texpecttocomeback.”Iwasso41thatIslammed(砰地关上)thedoorandsteppedoutonthefrontporch.42IrealizedthatIwasoutside,withnothingon.ThenInoticedthatdownthestreet,twoneighborgirlswerewalkingtowardourhouse.Iranto43behindabigtreeinouryardatonce.Afterawhile,Iwas44thegirlshadpassedby.Idashedtothefrontdoorandbangedonitloudly.“Who’sthere?”Iheard.“It’sBilly!Letmein!”Thevoicebehindthe45answered,“Billydoesn’tlivehereanymore.Heranawayfromhome.”Glancingbehindmetoseeifanyoneelsewascoming,Ibegged,“Aw,c’mon,Mom!I’m46yourson.Letmein!”ThedoorinchedopenandMom’ssmilingfaceappeared.“Didyouchangeyour47aboutrunningaway?”sheasked.“What’sforsupper?”Ianswered.(277words)36.A.packed37.A.dropout38.A.pressed39.A.bagB.returnedB.gobyC.cleanedC.movearoundC.threwD.repairedD.runawayD.pulledB.shookB.clothesC.sandwichesD.suitcase40.A.explained41.A.angry42.A.Certainly43.A.playB.suggestedB.sorryC.continuedC.frightenedC.SuddenlyC.restD.waveD.curiousD.shoutedD.ashamedD.PossiblyB.NaturallyB.bide44.A.sureB.proudB.treeC.eagerC.door45.A.house46.A.alsoD.yardB.stillC.evenD.already47.A.conclusionB.promiseC.concernD.decisionSectionC(12marks)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Whenkidsinpartsoftheworldwanttoplay,theyoftenmakesoccerballsoutoftrashtiedtogetherwithstring.“48theareasusedforplayingfieldsareoftenroughandrocky,millionsofrealballsgoflat(变瘪)4924hours,”saysTimJahnigen,aCaliforniabusinessman.Determinedtosolvethisproblem,50createdanindestructibleballcalledtheOneWorldFutbol.Theballismadeof51specialmaterial,ethylene-vinylacetatefoam.It’slightweight,it’sflexible,and—52important—itholdsitsshape.TheOneWorldFutbolneedsnopump53won’twearout,evenonroughsurfaces.Whentested,54withstood(经受住)beingcrushedbyacar,andevenbeingchewedonbyalion.Althoughitcostsmoretoproduce55atypicalsoccerball,JahnigenestimatestheOneWorldFutbolcanlast30years.Sofar,it’sbeengiventokidsin143countries.(154words)PartReadingComprehension(30marks)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.APlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost£169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.GETONABIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattention,butothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpace,savingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastle(casualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohours)andCardiff(freeforupto30minutes,or£5perday).(358words)56.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay__________.A.helptravelerspasstimeC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans57.“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably__________.B.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKD.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodationA.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationC.anidealholidaydestinationB.thetubelinetoCoventGardenD.thenameofatravelagency58.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptemberC.providescookingfacilitiesfortourists59.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours60.Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtipsBInmylivingroom,thereisaplaque(匾)thatadvisesmeto“Bloom(开花)whereyouareplanted.”ItremindsmeofDorothy.IgottoknowDorothyintheearly1980s,whenIwasteachingEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentthroughaprogramwithUnionCollegeinBarbourville,Kentucky.Thejobresponsibilitiesrequiredoccasionalvisitstotheclassroomofeachteacherintheprogram.Dorothystandsoutinmymemoryasonewho“bloomed”inherremotearea.DorothytaughtinaschoolInHarlanCounty,Kentucky,AppalachianMountainarea.TogettoherschoolfromthetownofHarlan,Ifollowedaroadwindingaroundthemountain.Intheeight-milejourney,Icrossedthesamerailroadtrackfivetimes,givingthepossibilityofgettingcaughtbythesametrainfivetimes.Ratherthanfeelingexcitedbythisdrivethroughthemountains,Ifounditdepressing.Thepovertylevelwasshockingandthesmallshabbyhousesgavemethegreatestfeelingofhopelessness.Fromthemomentofmyarrivalatthelittleschool,allgloom(忧郁)disappeared.UponarrivingatDorothy’sclassroom.Iwasgreetedwithsmilingfacesandtreatedlikeaqueen.Thechildrenhadbeenpreparedtoshowmetheirlatestprojects.Dorothytoldmewithabigsmilethattheywereservingpokegreenssaladandcornbreadfor“dinner”(lunch).Incaseyoudon’tknow,pokegreensareaweed-typeplantthatgrowswild,especiallyonpoorground.Dorothyneverranoutofreportsofexcitingactivitiesofherstudents.Herenthusiasmnevercooleddown.WhenitcametimetositforthetestingandinterviewingrequiredtoreceiveherChildDevelopmentAssociateCertification,Dorothywasready.Shecametotheassessmentandpassedinallareas.Afterward,sheinvitedmetotheone-and-onlysteakhouseintheareatocelebratehervictory,asifshehadreceivedherPh.D.degree.Afterthemeal,sheplacedalittleboxcontaininganoldpeninmyhand.Shesaiditwasafamilyheirloom(传家宝),buttomeitisatreasuredsymbolofappreciationandpridethatcannotbematchedwiththings.(360words)61.“EarlyChildhoodDevelopment”inParagraph1refersto__________.A.aprogramdirectedbyDorothyB.acoursegivenbytheauthorC.anactivityheldbythestudentsD.anorganizationsponsoredbyUnioncollege62.Inthejourney,theauthorwasmostdisappointedatseeing__________.A.thelongtrackC.thesametrainB.thepoorhousesD.thewindingroad63.Uponarrivingattheclassroom,theauthorwascheeredupby__________.A.awarmwelcomeB.thesightofpokegreensD.abigdinnermadeforherC.Dorothy’slatestprojects64.WhatcanweknowaboutDorothyfromthelastparagraph?A.Shewasinvitedtoacelebrationatarestaurant.B.Shegotapenasagiftfromtheauthor.C.Shepassedtherequiredassessment.D.ShereceivedherPh.D.degree.65.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A.Whateveryoudo,youmustdoitcarefully.B.Whoeveryouare,youdeserveequaltreatment.C.Howeverpooryouare,youhavetherighttoeducation,D.Whereveryouare,youcanaccomplishyourachievement.CIt’ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersandshelteredfromtheFloridasunbyitsownroof.Aboutthesizeofamicrowaveoven,it’spedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachcountryEstates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.It’salibrarybuiltwithlove.Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffour,“That’swhatwe’regoingtodoforourspringbreak!”SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn’tseethepointofbuildingalibrarythatresemblesamailbox.ButJaneyinsisted,andhusbandPeterunwillinglygottowork.The51-year-oldownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhousethathe’dbuiltyearsearlierfordaughterAbbie’stoyhorses,andmadeadoorofglass.Afteraddingthelibrary’sfinaltouches(装点),thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,instructingusersto“takeabook,returnabook,”andmakingtheHenriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2,500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey’dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,referencetitles,novelsandkids’favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnotseeitagain,”saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing(补充)itself,thankstoongoingdonationsfromborrowers.Thelibrarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.Theproject’sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind.“Wehadnoideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.”(317words)66.Inwhatwayisthelibrary“pedestrian-friendly”?A.Itownsayellowroof.C.Itprotectsbookloversfromthesun.67.Janeygottheideatobuildalibraryfrom__________.B.Itstandsnearasidewalk.D.Itusespalm-treestickersasdecorations.A.avisittoBrianWilliamsB.aspringbreakwithherfamilyC.abooksentbyoneofherneighborsD.areportonaWisconsin-basedorganization68.Thelibrarywasbuilt__________.A.byashipsupplycompanyB.onthebasisoftoyhorsesC.likeamailboxD.withglass69.Whatcanweinferaboutthesignboard?A.Itwasmadebyauserofthelibrary.B.Itmarkedafinaltouchtothelibrary.C.Itaimedatmakingthelibrarylastlong.D.Itindicatedthelibrarywasafamilyproperty.70.Thepassagetellsusthattheusers__________.A.donatebookstothelibraryB.getpaidtocollectbooksforthelibraryC.receivethank-younotesforusingthelibraryD.visitthelibraryover5timesonaveragedailyPartIVWriting(45marks)SectionA(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.WhilethereisnowidelyaccepteddefinitionofMOOCs,theirkeyfeaturesareopenaccess：theyarecurrentlyfreetoparticipants,noentryqualificationsarerequired,theysupportanunlimitednumberofparticipantsandasyet,veryfewincludeanyformofaccreditation(认证).Currentlyofferedbysomefamousuniversities,MOOCsareattractivetopeoplewhodonothavethefinancialresourcestomeetthegrowingcostsofuniversityeducation,orwhodonothaveformalqualifications.Theyalsoallowparticipantstostudyattheirownpace.ThepotentialforMOOCstodelivereducationisobviouslyvast—theycouldbeconsideredasahugestepforwardsinwideningparticipation.Theyalsohavethepotentialtoprovideauniquewindowonuniversitiesthatofferpopularandvaluablecourses,theymayattractsomeparticipantstoregisterforformalfee-payingprogrammesatthesameorotheruniversitiesandarelikelytopromotenewwaysofon-lineeducation.However,itisstillveryearlydaysforMOOCs.Thequalityoftheeducationprovisionishighlyvariable,withmanycoursesofferingonlyrecordingsoflectures,anddeliveryisparticularlydifficultinsomespecialfieldsthatrequirepracticalclasses,researchprojectsorextensivelibraryaccess.Besides,widerengagementwithparticipantsrequiresveryconsiderableresource.Evenlimitedfeedbackorexaminationbecomesamajortaskifthereareseveralthousandstudentsintheclass.Consideringthechallenges,somepeopleargueMOOCswillsoonevaporate(蒸发).Buttheycertainlyprovidegoodopportunityforwideninghighereducation,areameansofraisingawarenessofuniversitiestoaudiencesoftensorhundredsofthousands,andarewellworthyofseriousconsideration.(271words)SectionB(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.“Let’sTalk”：TheFreeAdviceProjectAfewweeksago,ItookawalkaroundWashingtonSquarePark.Imetalltheusualpeople：streetperformers,thePigeonGuy,agroupofguitaristssinginginharmony.Butofftotheside,sittingonabenchwasawomandoingsomethingvastlydifferent—givingfreeadvice.Aweekortwolater,Isetupaninterviewwithherandwediscussedherprojectatlength.LisaPodell,32,startedtheFreeAdviceProjectthispastMay.Itbeganasanexperiment；shesatinWashingtonSquareParkforadaywithasignthatread“FreeAdvice”asasimplewaytoreachouttopeople.Podellwasastonishedatthestrongresponse.Podelladmitsthatshewasdoubtfulatfirst,butnowshedescribestheprojectasmutually(相互地)beneficial.Peoplelearnfromher—butshealsolearnsfromthem.Shesaysthatthemajorityofthosewhocometoheraredealingwithsomeprettyheavyissues,andtheyexpecthernotonlytolisten,butalsoproviderealanswers.Havingworkedasafulltimeteacherandnowasanadolescentadvisor,Podellbelievesthattalkingthingsoutisanim