2013年湖北高考英语试题及答案

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.techniques D. values答案：A21. Poetry written from the ______ of the urban youth tends to reveal theiranxiety overa lack of sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC.participation D. 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.connection D. barrier23. While intelligent people can often______ the complex, a fool is morelikely to complicate the simple. A. sacrifice B. substitute C.simplify D. survive24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ______ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.A. associateB. disputeC.negotiate D. register25. Butterflies ______ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees andother insects collect.A. carry onB. feed onC. put onD.focus on26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure andsimple. A. set aside B. set down C. setoff D. set up27. People complain that decisions toapprove or deny a permit are often______ rather than based on fixedcriteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC.arbitrary D. controversial28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himsel f the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ______ contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC.comparable D. profitable29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed thefence of the garden even withoutapology.A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC.deliberately D. clumsily30. An artist who was recently travelingon a ferry to the southern island discovered ______ a long lost antiqueGreek vase.A. at randomB. by chanceC. inturn 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. Stillnobody came. Maybe today, he thought 31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watchingfor a miracle (奇迹).This farmhouse had been 32 too long.It needed a family. Zigfried’s33 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, andwent next door to Farmer Mike’s. Farmer Mike’s house had been a greatplace 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 ashe 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 heartbeat 40 , and without thinking he started to run and luckily 41 the cat’spaws (爪子).The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would bemoving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfried’s granny would arrive onChristmas Eve to43 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 buttersandwiches, 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 atlast found his voice: “Hey! WhoseChristmas 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. introduction B. discussion C.comment D. debate50. 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。