1、2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（试题类型：B）英 语(新课标山西卷)注 意 事 项 ：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。第I卷1至13页，第II卷14至16页。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.第I卷听力部分满分30分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。5.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第 I 卷第 一 部 分 听 力 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 30 分 ） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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
2、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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是C。1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help thewoman.2. What are the speakers talking about？A.Anoisy nigh
3、t. B. Their life in town. C.Aplace of living. 3. Where is the man now?A. On his way. B. In a restaurant. C.At home4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C.Play basketball.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分
4、）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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C.Invite John to France.7. What does the man think of Saras plan? A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. St
5、range.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does Diana say sorry to peter?A. She has to give up her travel pan.B. She wants to visit another city.C. She needs to put off her test.9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Help her with her study. B. Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.听第8段材料，回答第10至12
6、题。 10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job.B. To ask about her job program.C. To plan a meeting with her.11. Who needs a new flat?A.Alex. B.Andrea. C. Miranda.12. Where is the woman now?A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. InAvon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does Jan conside
7、r most important when he judges a restaurant?A. Where the restaurant is.B. Whether the prices are low.C. How well the food is prepared.14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A.After he came back to Sweden.B. Before he went to the United States. C.As soon as he got his first job in 1982.15. W
8、hat may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C.Ask hotel clerks.16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurant.B. He travels a lot of his work.C. He prefersAmerican food.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. it
9、s new building. B. its a small town. C. its public place.18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays.19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes S
10、treet.20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A. It has an old stone surface. B. it is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university. 第 二 部 分 英 语 知 识 运 用 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 55 分 ）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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涂黑。例：We last night, but we went to the concert instead.A
11、.must have studied B.might studyC.should have studied D.would study21.Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup!- , madam. Its our soup of the day.A.So it is B. Let me see C. Dont mention it D. Neither do I22. They might just have a place _ on the writing coursewhy dont you give it a try?A. lef
12、t B.leave C. leaving D. to leave23. Try not to cough more than you can _ since it may cause problems to your lungs.A. check B. allow C. stop D. help24. If we _ now to protect the environment, well live to regret it.A. hadnt acted B. havent acted C. dont act D. wont act 25. Tony can hardly boil an eg
13、g, still _ cook dinner.A. less B. little C. much D. more26. Police have found _ appears to be the lost ancient statue.A. which B. where C. how D. what27. When I first met Bryan I didnt like him, but I _ my mind.A. have changed B. change C. had changed D. would change28. The driver wanted to park his
14、 car near the roadside but was asked by the police _.A. not to do B. not to C. not do D. do not29. The door _ open, no matter how hard she pushed. A. shouldnt B. couldnt C. wouldnt D. mightnt30.At the last moment, Tom decided to _ a new character to make the story seem more likely.A. put up B. put i
15、n C. put on D.put off31. India attained _ independence in 1947, after _ long struggle.A.不填; a B. the; a C. an;不填D. an; the32. Theres no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery _ another man, alsointelligent, fails.A. since B. if C. as D. while33. “You cant judge a book by its cover,”
16、 _.A. as the saying goes old B. goes as the old sayingC. as the old saying goes D. goes as old the saying34. It was a real race _ time to get the project done. Luckily, we made it.A. over B. by C. for D. against35. The sunlight is white and blinding, _ hard-edged shadows on the ground.A. being throw
17、ing B. thrown C. to throw D. to be thrown 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more 36 the problemsfaced by disabled people. We were asked to “ 37 a disability” for several hours one
18、 Sunday. Somemembers, 38 , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs（耳塞）or blindfolds（眼罩）.Just sitting in the wheelchair was a 39 experience. I had never considered before how 40 itwould be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my 41 made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not
19、42 . Then I wondered where to put my 43 . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into44 . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 45 for several hours. Fordisabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary（临时的）46 .I tried to find a 47 position and thought
20、it might be restful, 48 kind of nice, to be 49around for a while. Looking around, I 50 I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started toache as I 51 the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the 52 of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) 53 task.My wheelchair experiment w
21、as soon 54 . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of“disability” gave me only a taste of the 55 , both physical and mental, that disabled people mustovercome.36.A. curious about B. aware of C. interested in D. careful with37.A. cure B. adopt C. prevent D. analyze38.A. instead B. strangely C.
22、as usual D. like me39.A. learning B. working C. satisfying D. relaxing40.A. convenient B. awkward C. boring D. exciting41.A. height B. force C. skill D. weight42.A. locked B. repaired C. powered D. grasped43.A. hands B. feet C. keys D. handles44.A. place B. action C. play D. effect45.A. operation B.
23、 communication C. transportation D. production46.A. exploration B. education C. experiment D. entertainment47.A. flexible B. safe C. starting D. comfortable 48.A. yet B. just C. still D. even49.A. shown B. pushed C. driven D. guided50.A. realized B. suggested C. agreed D. admitted51.A. lifted B. tur
24、ned C. pressed D. seized52.A. path B. position C. direction D. way53.A. easy B. heavy C. major D. extra54.A. forgotten B. repeated C. conducted D. finished55.A. weaknesses B. anxieties C. challenges D. illnesses第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）ASome people will do just about anything to sav
25、e money. And I am one of them. Take my familys lastvacation. It was my six-year-old sons winter break from school, and we were heading home from FortLauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 perperson in credits to give up our seats and leav
26、e the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back.But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, Iencouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it
27、 out at the airport, to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take:$1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargainhunter, I know the value of a dollar.And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive
28、made living looking for the best deals and exposing（揭露）the worst tricks. I have been theconsumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including onetitled Tricks of the Trade:AConsumer Survival Guide.And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because
29、there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a goodhaircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece
30、of furniture. Quality lasts.56. Why did Delta give the authors family credits?A. Their flight had been delayed. B. They had early bookings.C. They took a later flight. D. Their flight had been cancelled.57. What can we learn about the author?A. She is very strict with her children. B. She seldom mak
31、es a compromise.C. She rarely misses a good deal. D. She is interested in cheap products.58. What does the author do?A. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a housewife.C. Shes a media person. D. Shes a businesswoman.59. What does the author want to tell us?A. How to expose bad tricks. B. How to reserve airline
32、seats.C. How to spend money wisely. D. How to make a business deal. BThey baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert（警觉）. Twentycentimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at itcarefully.A researcher remove
33、s the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced.As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视）starts to lose its focusuntil a third, with threeblack spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card.Ca
34、n she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown beforetwo, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness?
35、When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on),changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be thepattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention
36、 to squares movingrandomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crossesbetween senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heardthree drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise（同样地）when the research
37、ers started withdrumbeats and moved to spots. 60. The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the babys_.A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight C. sense of touch D. sense of smell61. Babies are sensitive to the change in_.A. the size of cards B. the colour of picturesC. the shape of pattern
38、s D. the number of objects62. Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment. B. To see how babies recognize sounds.C. To carry their experiment further. D. To keep the babiesinterest.63. Where does this text probably come from? A. Science fictio
39、n. B. Childrens literature.C.An advertisement. D.Ascience report.CIt happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack ObamasDreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking toagreed with me that it was, in his words, “
40、a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”. However, he then went on totalk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I wastalking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied aboutreading a bo
41、ok which they havent. In the World Book Days “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From MyFather is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading,and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out), Ill admit here and now that I havent read
42、 theentire top ten. But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one,George Orwells 1984. I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen,
43、 Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky (I havent read him, but havent liedabout it either) and Herman Melville.Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. Thiscould be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!But when asked which authors they actual
44、ly enjoy, people named J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, SophieKinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to theback of the book to read the end before finishing the story (Ill come clean: I do this and am astonished that58 percent said they had
45、 never done so).64. How did the author find his friend a book liar?A. By judging his manner of speaking. B. By looking into hisbackground.C. By mentioning a famous name. D. By discussing thebook itself.65. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?A. Charles
46、Dickens is very low on the top-ten list. B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C. The author admitted having read 9 books. D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read. 66. By lying about reading, a person hopes to .A. control the conversation B. appear knowledgeableC. learn about the book D. make
47、 more friends67. What is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?A. Favorable. B. Uncaring C. Doubtful D. FriendlyDThe National G alleryDescription:The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square inLondon. It houses a diverse collection of more than
48、 2,300 examples of European art ranging from13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of thegallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easilyreached from Trafalgar Square by a ground flo
49、or entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th- to 15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, Van Eyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci,Cranach,Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronese.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, VanDyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th- to early 20th-cent
