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英语试卷 第1页（共36页）英语试卷 第2页（共36页）绝密★启用前2013普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共12页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1. 答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
用统一提供的2B 铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A 后的方框涂黑。
2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15．B. £9.15．C. £9.18． 答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today? A. It’s the weekend. B. He’s too tired of school. C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning? A. Give Frank a bath. B. Cook Frank a meal. C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker? A. A student. B. A president. C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s 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。
英语试卷 第1页（共36页）英语试卷 第2页（共36页）绝密★启用前2013普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共12页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：1. 答卷前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
用统一提供的2B 铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A 后的方框涂黑。
2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £19.15．B. £9.15．C. £9.18． 答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today? A. It’s the weekend. B. He’s too tired of school. C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning? A. Give Frank a bath. B. Cook Frank a meal. C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker? A. A student. B. A president. C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s 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。
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. strengthsB. benefitsC. techniquesD. values答案：A21. Poetry written from the ______ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety overa lack of sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privilege22. 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. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrier23. While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sacrificeB. substituteC. simplifyD. survive24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ______ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. register25. Butterflies ______ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.A. carry onB. feed onC. put onD. focus on26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure and simple.A. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set up27. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitraryD. controversial28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ______ contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitable29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. clumsily30. An 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。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语试题答案解析第一部分：听力1—5 ACABC 6—10 CAABB 11—15 CBABA 16—20 CBACC第二部分：词汇知识运用第一节：多项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）21. A 【命题立意】考查动词的辨义。
【解析】perspective 观点、看法；priority 优先权；participation参加、参与；privilege 特权。
此处是指城市年轻人的观点（看法），所以选A。
解题的关键在于正确理解和把握一词多义和熟词生义。
22.D 【命题立意】考查动词的辨义。
【解析】barrier 障碍屏障、分界线；difference差别、差异；comparison比较、不同；connection 连接、联系。
此处是指二氧化碳把我们和太阳光线分割开……，所以选D。
解题的关键在于正确理解和把握一词多义和熟词生义。
23.C 【命题立意】考查动词的辨义。
【解析】simplify简化，使单纯，使简易；sacrifice牺牲，贡献；substitute 代替，替补；survive幸存，活下；此处是指聪明人经常把复杂的事情简单化，所以选C24. D 【命题立意】考查动词的辨义。
【解析】register登记，注册；associate（使）发生联系；（使）联合；结交；联想；dispute 辩论，争论；negotiate谈判，协商；此处是指所有的外国人都必须在抵达两周内到当地警察局登记，所以选D。
解题的关键在于正确理解和把握一词多义和熟词生义。
25. B 【命题立意】考查固定词组的辨义。
【解析】feed on以…为食，以…为能；carry on经营，继续进行；put on增加，穿上，上演；focus on致力于，使聚焦于；此处是指蝴蝶以花中甜液为食，所以选B。
解题的关键在于正确理解和把握固定词组的多个意思。
26. A 【命题立意】考查固定词组的辨义。
【解析】set aside把…放置一旁，不理会，留出；set down制定，（使）放下；set off出发，（使）开始；set up建立，准备，安排；此处是指晚上是留出睡觉的，所以选A。
绝密★启用前2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共16页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。
2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15．B. £ 9.15．C. £ 9.18．答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today?A. It’s the weekend.B. He’s too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s 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。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15．B. £ 9.15．C. £ 9.18．答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today?A. It’s the weekend.B. He’s too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A studentB. A president.C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s apartment?A. The second.B. The fourthC. 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。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语本试题卷共16页，81题。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。
2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。
答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。
4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。
考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡ 19.15．B. ￡ 9.15．C. ￡ 9.18．答案：B1. Why doesn’t John go to school today?A. It’s the weekend.B. He’s too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s 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。
2013高考英语湖北卷第二部分：知识运用第一件：单选(10X1=10’)21. Poetry written from the ＿＿＿＿of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of the sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privilege22. 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. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrier23. While intelligent people can often ＿＿＿＿the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sacrificeB. substituteC. simplifyD. survive24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ＿＿＿＿with the local police within two weeks of the arrival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. register25. Butterflies ＿＿＿＿a sweet liquid produced by flowers, white bees and other insects collect.A. carry on B . feed on C. put on D. focus on26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ＿＿＿＿for the sleep—pure and simpleA. set asideB. set downC. set offD. set up27. People complain that decision to approve or deny a permit are often ＿＿＿＿rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitraryD. controversial28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ＿＿＿＿contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitable29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ＿＿＿＿destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. clumsily30. An 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（20X1=20’）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. Zigfrid’s ＿33＿made a noise. He realized that he didn’t eat 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 car. His heartbeat ＿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. 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 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 the Christmas. What? A cat? The ＿50＿froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long white, he at last found his voice:”Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”31. A. carefully B. excitedly C. hopefully D. proudly32. A. shabby B. noisy C. messy D. empty33. A. mouth B. nose C. stomach D. throat34. A. bag B. stick C. bowl D. coat35. A. although B. until C. whereas D. unless36. A. leapt B. sniffed C. trembled D. withdrew37. A. broke B. marched C. paced D. stole38. A. curious B. nervous C. pitiful D. sensible39. A. took B. released C. felt D. drew40. A. strongly B. irregularly C. slowly D. wildly41. A. escaped B. seized C. rubbed D. scratched42. A. close B. happy C. new D. young43. A. celebrate B. communicate C. compete D. compromise44. A. across B. from C. off D. up45. A. alive B. loose C. open D. still46. A. counted B. enjoyed C. missed D, wasted47. A. However B. Instead C. Moreover D. Therefore48. A. bitter B. forced C. polite D. satisfied49. A. instruction B. discussion C. comment D. debate50. A. blood B. smile C. tear D. sweat第三部分：阅读理解（20X2=40’）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 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 pen, a diary and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and places I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. In my last night there, I wandered out ofmy tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took my pen…At this 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 characterization I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or felling. I still love to record ides and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I fined really beautiful. I’m 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 preserving the present so as to live it in the future.I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories-- just live, and the memories from themselves.51. 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 history52. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journeyB. The beauty of the great valleyC. A striking quotation from a bookD. Her concerns for future generations53. What does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful picturesB. Special thoughts and feelingsC. Detailed accounts of daily activitiesD. Descriptions of unforgettable events.54. 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 a memoriesD. to give accurate representations of itBMothers and daughters go through so much—yet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Peri Klass ad her mother Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co=writer as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped(重叠).Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: 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 they look 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 she’s ever 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 enjoying 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 boned them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t 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 precious 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, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.55. Why does Peri think that her own life had mirrored her mother?A. They both have gone through difficult times.B. They have strong emotional ties with each other.C. They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.D. They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.56. The word ”luxury” is 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 boys57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The content of the bookB. The purpose of the bookC. The influence of the bookD. The writing style of the book58. How are women’s lives explored in this book?A. In a musical formB. Through field researchC. With unique writing skillsD. From different point of viewCWe’ve reached a strange—some would say unusual—point. While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), more people now die from being overweight, r say, from being extremely fat, than from being underweight. It’s the good life that’s more likely to kill us these days. Worse, nearly 18 million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight. What’s going on?We really don’t have many excused for our weight problems. The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaign since 2001 and the message in 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 percent over the past three decades.Maybe that explains why the percentage of the 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 sort of fashion. No wonder it ranks as the world’s most body-conscious country.We know that 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 lackwillpower.Others blame good food. They say: it’s just too inviting and it makes them overeat. Still others lay the blame 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 fortunately, the parents are wronged because they’re normal in shape, or rather slim.It’s similar story around the world, although people are relatively unlikely to, have tried to lose weight. Parents are eager to see their kids shape up. Do as I say—not as I do.59. What is the strange point mentioned in the first sentence?A. The good life is a greater risk than the bad lifeB. Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the worldC. WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safetyD. Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.60. 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 foodC. They have been made fully aware of its dangers.D. There are too many overweight people in the world.61. 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 country62. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Actions or Excuse?B. Overweight or Underweight?C. WHO in a DilemmaD. No Longer Dying of HungerDThe technology is great Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depth or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized out lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor had had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet ‘school’ of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-check.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. White I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly,” I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve 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 results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied,” I read about it on a website and the symptom fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the serve cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t 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 have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed.” 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 about 20, and then I wentto my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because＿＿＿＿.A. she thought she knew it well.B. she had purchased medicine online.C. she graduated from a medical schoolD. she had been treated by local doctors.64. It 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 identified in time65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para.7) because ＿＿＿＿.A. she had distrusted her close friendsB. she had caused unnecessary troubleC. she had to refuse the doctor’s adviceD. she had to tell the truth to the doctor66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove .A. it’s a must to take a break at workB. it’s vital to believe in IT professionalsC. It’s unwise to simply rely on technologyD. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers.EA German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be wrong.The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between age 18 and 96. The surveys were conducted every year from 1993-2003.Survey respondents(受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10 among other questions.The researchers found that young adults(age 18-39) routinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middle-aged (40-64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future. Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction. Not only did they feel more satisfied than they bought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio(比率) of disability and death for the study period.“ We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater of death within the following decade.”wrote Frieder R. Lang, a professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施),” the author wrote.Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline. Also, the researchers said that the higher income was related to a greater risk of disability.The author of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions. Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectation of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic,” the authors concluded.67. According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?A. Optimistic adultB. Middle-aged adultsC. Adults in poor healthD. Adults of lower income68. Pessimism may be positive in some way because it causes people ＿＿＿＿.A. to fully enjoy their present lifeB. to estimate their contribution accuratelyC. to take measures against potential risksD. to value health more highly than wealth69. How do people of higher income see their future?A. They will earn less moneyB. They will become pessimisticC. They will suffer mental illnessD. They will have less time to enjoy life70. What is the clear conclusion of the study?A. Pessimism guarantees’ chances of survivalB. Good financial condition leads to good healthC. Medical treatment determines health outcomesD. Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（10X2=20’）71. Knowing ＿＿＿＿reduces the risks of failure and it works like an insurance policy for your own ability. (do)知道你正在干什么，能降低失败的风险，这就像给自己的能力买保险一样。
2013高考英语试卷---湖北卷（WORD）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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15．B. ￡9.15．C. ￡9.18．答案：B1. W hy doesn’t John go to school today?A. It’s the weekend.B. He’s too tired for school.C. His school is closed down.2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Give Frank a bath.B. Cook Frank a meal.C. Take Frank to a vet.3. What is the male speaker?A. A student.B. A president.C. A professor.4. 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.5. On which floor is the woman’s 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。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语答案解析第一部分:听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】原文：Text 1W: Wake up, John. It’s time for school.M: No school today! Oh, I’m so tired. I will not get up yet.W: No school? Why?M: It’s Saturday!2.【答案】C【解析】原文：Text 2W: Did you feed Frank today?M: Yes, I did. I also gave him a bath.3.【答案】A【解析】原文：Text 3W: Have you heard? Our president is starting a new program.M: Oh, really? How would it benefit us?W: The program requires professors to take on students in their research projects. Then, we’ll have more chance of gathering research experience.4.【答案】B【解析】原文：Text 4W: Dear me! Somebody's been leaving the lab door unlocked．M: Don’t look at me!5.【答案】C【解析】原文：Text 5W: Hello, Max. Come in, please.M: Gosh, I’m finally here. I’m nearly worn out. My apartment is only on the second floor.W: Well, I wish my apartment were four floors lower, like yours.第二节6.【答案】C7.【答案】A【解析】原文：Text 6W: Sorry about the wait. I’m Doctor Green.M: How do you do?W: Hi. I see that you’re experiencing some back pain.M: Yes, I am. My doctor’s away on vacation. He always gives me this to reduce my pain, but I’ve run out of my pills.I wonder if, uh, you might be able to give me some.W: You really should have a thorough checkup, but you’re the most polite patient I’ve seen all week, so I’ll break the rule for you.8.【答案】A9.【答案】B【解析】原文：Text 7M: Hello?W: Mr. Anderson?M: Yes?W: This is Temporary Jobs Agency. You called us several weeks ago about a job position.M: Uh-huh…W: We have a two-day job for you if you’re still available. It’s a fundraising party at Grand Hotel.M: Absolutely, yes.W: They need you there at 12:30 tomorrow. If you don’t drive, they’ll pick you up at 11at the City Hall.M: I’ll drive there myself. Thank you very much!10.【答案】B11.【答案】C12.【答案】B【解析】原文：Text 8M: Have you decided how much you’re going to ask for your flat, ma’am?W: Not yet. Oh, I’m totally at a loss where to start.M: Well, you need to consider several factors, like the size, location, condition…um, how big is your flat?W: Two bedrooms.M: That’s not very big. Is it downtown?W: Yes. It’s just a block away from the Finance Center.M: Well, that certainly adds to its value. Is it in good shape?W: It was built in the 90s, but we’ve just had it redecorated．M: You also need to consider the prices of other flats in the neighbourhood.W: Sure, sure.M: Can you decide on the offer price now?W: Um…probably not. I’d better talk with my husband first. Thanks for the information, though. I'll contact you when we have decided．13.【答案】A14.【答案】B15.【答案】A16.【答案】C【解析】原文：Text 9M: Oh, I hope Alexander likes this. It’s a bit of risk serving fish and shrimps to a guest who comes to visit us for the first time. Maybe I should also prepare a steak.W: Yeah. It’s not a bad idea．Alexander is the new director of my department, and I don’t know much about his preference. He came from another department of the company early this year.M: I’ve never met him before, but I’ve heard a lot about him from you in the past few days. It seems that he’s a very good boss, with rich business experience.W: Absolutely. He’s the one who comes to save the department.M: Really? Why do you say so?W: Well, you know, last year, when the economy was not good, our profit was far from satisfying. The company even thought about closing down this department.M: So, what about the situation this year?W: Alexander introduced a brand new system for sales and management, and it’s quite effective and efficient. The profit has even doubled in the last month.M: Wow, that’s fantastic! I cannot wait to meet him for dinner.17.【答案】B18.【答案】A19.【答案】C20.【答案】C【解析】原文：Text 10The coming next program is “One-Man Show” by David Mellor. The guy David Mellor needs no introduction. He’s so famous, not only because of his talent, but because of his looks—neither pretty nor ugly, but strange, especially his face. It’s like a flat board．On the board, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears are all in their places, but each of them possesses easily recognized characteristics. Take eyes, for example. When they’re open, what you can see are two very narrow lines. And nose？A little bit raised and shaped like a badminton bat. And his mouth is, well, let me say this way: each corner could reach the ear. As the saying goes, “Smile from ear to ear” or “Wear a big smile.” But our guy never smiles. Actually, he doesn’t know how to smile, not to say laugh. His full and very black moustache covers his upper lip. Whenever he wants to start a speech, he bites his lips for a while. During his talk, he clears his throat from time to time. Although he pretends to be gentle , he may make you feel very tense and worried．Before I invite him onto the stage, one thing I should warn you of: listen to his talk; don’t watch his face or his show. Ladies and gentlemen, now Mr. David Mello.第二部分词汇知识运用第一节多项选择21.【答案】A【解析】perspective观点、看法；priority优先权；participation参加、参与；privilege特权，此处是指城市年轻人的观点（看法），所以选A。
