1、2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)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。例:To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to knowtheir _ and weaknessesA. strengthsB. benefitsC. techniquesD. values答案:A 21. Poetry written from the _ of the urban you
2、th tends to reveal their anxiety over alack of sense of belonging.A. perspectiveB. priorityC. participationD. privilege解析:该题考查名词的意义。句意:透视城市青年的诗倾向于揭示他们的焦虑在于缺乏归属感。perspective“透视”;priority“优先,优先权”;participation“参加,参与”;privilege“特权,优惠”。答案:A22. Carbon dioxide, which makes a _ between us and the sun, prev
3、ents heat fromgetting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer. A. differenceB. comparisonC. connectionD. barrier解析:该题考查动词和名词的固定搭配。句意:在人类和太阳之间起重要作用的二氧化碳,防止热很轻松从大气中失去,因此地球正在变暖。make a difference“有影响;起(重要)作用”,这是一个固定搭配。答案:D23. While intelligent people can often _ the complex, a fool
4、 is more likely tocomplicate the simple.A. sacrificeB. substitute C. simplifyD. survive解析:该题考查动词的意义。句意:聪明的人往往可以把复杂简单化,而傻瓜则把简单复杂化。sacrifice“牺牲,舍弃,献出”;substitute“代替,替换”;simplify“简化,使简易”;survive“幸存,活下来”。 答案:C24. According to the law, all foreigners have to _ with the local police within twoweeks of arr
5、ival.A. associateB. disputeC. negotiateD. register解析:该题考查动词的意义。句意:依据法律,所有的外国人都必须在到达后两周内登记。associate“联系,(使)联合,结交”;dispute“辩论,争论”;negotiate“谈判,协商,交涉”;register“登记,注册”。答案:D 25. Butterflies _ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insectscollect.A. carry onB. feed onC. put onD. focus on
6、解析:该题考查动词短语的意义。句意:蝴蝶吃由花产生的甜的液体,这种液体是由蜜蜂和其他昆虫的收集的。carry on“进行,开展,经营”;feed on“以为食”;put on“穿戴,上演,举办,播放”;focus on“致力于,使聚焦于,使直射于,(使)集中”。答案:B26. In much of the animal world, night is the time _ for sleeppure and simple.A. set aside B. set downC. set offD. set up解析:该题考查动词短语的意义。句意:在大部分的动物的世界里,晚上的时间用于睡眠既单纯又简
7、单。set aside“留作之用,留出用于”;set down“制定,(使)放下,(叫)下车,记下”;set off“出发,(使)开始,引起”;set up“创建,建立”。答案:A27. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often _ rather thanbased on fixed criteria.A. appropriateB. consciousC. arbitrary D. controversial解析:该题考查形容词的意义。句意:有人抱怨,决定批准或拒绝许可证往往是任意的。approp
8、riate“适当的,恰当的,合适的”;conscious“有意识的,神志清醒的”;arbitrary“随意的,任性的,随心所欲的”;controversial“有争议的,引起争议的”。答案:C 28. He didnt selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a_ contribution to help the community.A. commercialB. generousC. comparableD. profitable解析:该题考查形容词的意义。句意:他毫不自私
9、地把自己从他叔叔那里继承的那笔钱作为已有,向社会作出慷慨的捐献。commercial“商业的;贸易的;营利的”;generous“慷慨的,大方的”;comparable“比较的;比得上的”;profitable“有利可图的,有益的”。答案:B29. Dont defend him any more. Its obvious that he _ destroyed the fence of thegarden even without apology. A. accidentallyB. carelesslyC. deliberatelyD. clumsily解析:该题考查副词的意义。句意:别为
10、他辩护的任何更多的,很明显,他故意破坏花园的围墙甚至没有道歉。accidentally“偶然地,意外地”;carelessly“无忧无虑地;粗心大意地”;deliberately“故意地,蓄意地”;clumsily“笨拙的;不灵活的”。答案:C30. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered _a long lost antique Greek vase.A. at randomB. by chance C. in turnD. on occasion解析:该题考查介词短语
11、的意义。句意:一个在南部岛上旅行的画家偶然发现了一只古希腊花瓶。at random“任意地,随便地”;by chance“偶然地,意外地”;in return“反过来,作为报答”;on occasion“有时,间或”。答案:B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。Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed itto see the outside. S
12、till nobody came. Maybe today, he thought 31 . It was only a fewdays before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹). This farmhouse had been 32 too long. It needed a family. Zigfrieds 33made a noise. He realized that he hadnt eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from thewindowsill (窗沿)
13、, grabbed a 34 from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mikes.Farmer Mikes 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 aroundcautiously as he 37 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 38as h
14、e filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he 39 a hotbreath about his ear. His heart beat 40 , and without thinking he started to run andluckily 41 the cats paws (爪子).The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 42 family would bemoving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfri
15、eds granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 43with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came44 the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.Zigfrieds Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came 45 the next few days. Zigfri
16、ed 46 every single hourof them. 47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a48 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;hismouth fell wide open. After a long
17、while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmasmiracle is this?”31.A. carefullyB. excitedlyC. hopefullyD. proudly解析:该题考查具体语境理解和副词意义的不同。还是没有人来,今天还是有希望,在圣诞节来临前,还有奇迹的发生,carefully“小心地”;excitedly“高兴地”hopefully“有希望地”;proudly“自豪地”。答案:C32. A. shabbyB. noisyC. messyD. empty解析:该题考查具体语境理解和形容词意义的不同。根据后
18、面:It needed a family“这房子需要一个家”可知,这房子空多时了。shabby“破旧的;破败的;破烂的”;noisy“嘈杂的;喧闹的”;messy“凌乱的,散乱的”;empty“空的,空虚的,空洞的”。答案:D33.A. mouthB. noseC. stomachD. throat 解析:该题考查具体语境理解和常识。根据本句后面的:He realized that he hadnt eatenanything since yesterday.“他意识到从昨天他没有吃任何东西。”可知,肚子饿了,故选C。答案:C34.A. bag B. stickC. bowlD. coat解析
19、:该题考查具体语境理解和名词意义的不同。肚子饿了,他从窗台上跳了起来,从他的家抓起一个口袋,到农民迈克家去。同时下文有提示:. 38 as he filled his bag withwheat.答案:A35.A. althoughB. untilC. whereasD. unless解析:该题考查具体语境理解和连词意义的不同。麦克的房子对这只小老鼠来说是一个好地 方,直到农民农民娶了妻子,这个女人有一只猫。although“尽管;虽然”;until“到为止,在以前”;whereas“但是,然而”unless“除非”。答案:B36.A. leaptB. sniffedC. trembledD.
20、 withdrew解析:该题考查具体语境理解和常识。麦克的妻子养一只猫,猫是老鼠的天敌。故当Zigfried听到这就颤抖。答案:C37.A. broke B. marchedC. pacedD. stole解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词意义的不同。所以当他潜入房间时,他环顾四周,小心翼翼。break“打破;折断”;march“前进,行军”;pace“踱步,走来走去”;steal“偷,偷偷地行动,秘密、不显明地行动”。答案:D38.A. curiousB. nervousC. pitifulD. sensible解析:该题考查具体语境理解和形容词意义的不同。由于对猫的害怕,当Zigfried装
21、小麦时 都十分不安。curious“好奇的,好求知的”;nervous“不安的”pitiful“令人怜悯的,使人同情的”;sensible“明智的,合乎情理的”。答案:B39.A. took B. releasedC. feltD. drew解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词意义的不同。它感觉到他的耳边灼热的呼吸。猫来了。答案:C40.A. stronglyB. irregularlyC. slowlyD. wildly解析:该题考查具体语境理解和副词意义的不同。猫来了,它的心跳加速。strongly“强烈地,坚强地”;irregularly“不规则地”;slowly“缓慢地,慢吞吞地”;wil
22、dly“疯狂地,失去控制地”。 答案:D41.A. escapedB. seizedC. rubbedD. scratched解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词意义的不同。猫来了,来不及想,跑,庆幸的是,逃出了猫的爪子。escape“逃脱”;seize“抓住”;rub“擦,摩擦”;scratch“擦,刮”。答案:A42.A. closeB. happyC. new D. young解析:该题考查具体语境理解和形容词意义的不同。第二天下午,Zigfried听到一些好消息:一个新家要搬到这个空房子了。答案:C43.A. celebrateB. communicateC. competeD. comp
23、romise解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词意义的不同。Zigfried的奶奶也会在平安夜来与它一起庆祝。celebrate“庆祝;歌颂”;communicate“交流”;compete“竞赛,竞争”;compromise“妥协”。答案:A 44.A. acrossB. fromC. offD. up 解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词短语意义的不同。不久,一辆车出现在公路上,comeacross“偶遇,偶然发现”;come from“来自某处;出生于”;come off“成功,达到效果”;come up“出现”。答案:D45.A. aliveB. looseC. openD. still解析:
24、该题考查具体语境理解和形容词意义的不同。空房子搬了人家,故又恢复了活力。alive“活泼的,有生气的”;loose“松的,宽的”;open“敞开的,开着的”;still“不动的,静止的”。答案:A 46.A. countedB. enjoyedC. missedD. wasted解析:该题考查具体语境理解和动词意义的不同。空房子搬了人家,故又恢复了活力,所以它享受着这每一分钟。答案:B47.A. HoweverB. InsteadC. MoreoverD. Therefore 解析:该题考查具体语境理解副词意义的不同。但当它听一听到孩子们的讨论时,它的微笑僵在脸上了,中间表转折。故用Howev
25、er。答案:A48.A. bitterB. forcedC. politeD. satisfied解析:该题考查具体语境理解和形容词意义的不同。当他带着满意的微笑喝着热巧克力时,故用satisfied“满意的”。答案:D49.A. introduction B. discussionC. commentD. debate解析:该题考查具体语境理解和名词意义的不同。它听到了孩子们的讨论,可得到什么样的圣诞礼物时。Introduction“介绍”;discussion“讨论”comment“评论”;debate“争论”。 答案:B50.A. bloodB. smileC. tearD. sweat
26、解析:该题考查具体语境理解和名词意义的不同。什么?一只老鼠?笑容僵在脸上了。同时前面有提示:with a 48 smile答案:B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。A Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from schooland spend the expected half hour recording the days events, feelings, and
27、impressions in my littleblue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certainsatisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulatingmemories a way of preserving the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long
28、 journey on foot in a great valley,well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording everyincident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifullypreserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On
29、my last night there, Iwandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and thewalls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out mypenAt that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace t
30、he few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previousfew days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I stilllove to record ideas and q
31、uotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularlymeaningful. I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful. Im nolonger blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that lifewill simply pass me by if I stay behind
32、the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it inthe future.I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe Iwont have as many exact representations of people and places;maybe Ill forget certain facts,but at least the experiences will always remain i
33、nside me. I dont live to make memoriesI justlive, and the memories form 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 history解析:该题考查句意理解题。根据文章的意思
34、,特别是第一段最后两句:but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulatingmemories a way of preserving the past?关键词:a way of preserving the past“保护过去的一种方法。”答案:D52. What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A.Adull nig
35、ht on the journey.B. The beauty of the great valley.C.Astriking quotation from a book.D. Her concerns for future generations.解析:该题考查句意理解题。根据文章第二段的描述:The sky was clear and lit by the glare ofthe moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.可知,这样的景色太美了。答案:B 53. W
36、hat does the author put in her diary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings.C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.解析:该题考查文章细节题。根据文章第四段第一句:Now, I only write in my diary when I needto write down a special thought or feeling.关键词:a
37、 special thought or feeling.。答案:B54. 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 memoriesD. to give accurate representations of it 解析:该题考查作者目的题。根据文章的意思,特别是第四段最后一句:I realize that life willsimply pass me by if I stay
38、 behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in thefuture.关键词:preserving the present so as to live it in the future.就保护现在,才能活在未来里。答案:A BMothers and daughters go through so muchyet when was the last time a mother anddaughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Kl
39、ass and her mother, SheilaSolomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine theirdecades 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 mothers: both
40、havefull-time careers;both have published books, articles, and stories;each has three children;theyboth love to read. They also love to travelin fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstanceand
41、 basic nature.A child of the Depression(大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considerededucation a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everythingshes ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1
42、960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkablewhile Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuadeher mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Shei
43、la take turns exploring the joys andpains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded themtogether. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad whereher husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she can
44、t sort out all the mess in thehouseholds, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts onbringing 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
45、tell theirmother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A writtenaccount in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet(二重奏) that produces a deep, strongsound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize. 55. Why does Perri think tha
46、t her own life has mirrored her mothers?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.解析:该题考查细节理解题。根据文章第二段:both have full-tim
47、e careers;both have publishedbooks, articles, and stories;each has three children;they both love to read. They also love totravelin fact, they often take trips together.可知。答案:D56. The word “luxury” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. something rare but not pleasantB. something that cannot be imaginedC. someth
48、ing expensive but not necessary D. something that can only be enjoyed by boys解析:该题考查单词在具体语境中意义。根据本词所在的句子,在经济大萧条时代出生的孩子,教育对女孩来说就是一种可望不可及的“奢侈品”。答案:C57. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The content of the book.B. The purpose of the book.C. The influence of the book.D. The writing style of the book.解
49、析:该题考查文章段意题。根据本段的意思,特别是文章的第一句:Each writing in her ownunmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love andbitterness,可知。他们写作的内容。答案:A 58. How are womens lives explored in this book?A. In a musical form.B. Through field research.C. With unique writing skills.D. From different points of view. 解析:该题考查逻辑推理判断题。根据文章的最后一段:Looking deep into the lives they havelived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-da