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2013
年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试<
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英语
(
北京卷
)
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，
45
分）
第一节
单项填空（共
15
小题；每小题
1
分，共
15
分）
从每题所给的
ABCD
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。
21. V
olunteering
gives you a chance _____________ lives, including
your own.
A. change
B. changing
C. changed
D. to change
22. Don’t turn
off the computer before closing all
programs
_____________ you could have
problems
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. so
23. Shakespeare’s play
Hamlet
_____________into at least ten
different films over the past years.
A. had been made
B. was made
C. has been
made
D. would be made
24. _____________ the course very
difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.
A. Find
B. Finding
C. To find
D. Found
25. --- Do you
think Mom and Dad_____________late?
---
No, Swiss Air is usually on time.
A.
were
B. will be
C.
would be
D.
have been
26. I have an
appointment_____________Dr. Smith, but I need to
change it.
A. to
B. off
C. with
D.
from
27. Many countries are now setting
up national parks_____________animals and plants
can be protected.
A. when
B. which
C.
whose
D. where
28. Hurry up! Mark and Carl
_____________ us.
A. expect
B. are expecting
C. have expected
D. will expect
29. When we saw the
road_____________with snow, we decided to spend
the holiday at home.
A.
block
B. to
block
C.
blocking
D.
blocked
30. I took my driving license
with me on holiday, _____________I wanted to hire
a car.
A. in case
B. even if
C. ever since
D. if only
31. _____________makes the book so
extraordinary is the creative imagination of the
writer.
A. That
B. What
C. Who
D.
Which
32. --- So what is the procedure?
--- All the
applicants_____________before a final decision is
made by the authority.
A.
interview
B. are
interviewing
C. are interviewed
D. are being interviewed
33. Experts believe _____________people
can waste less food by shopping only when it is
necessary.
A. why
B. where
C.
that
D. what
34. If we
_____________
a table earlier, we
couldn’t be standing here in a queue.
A. have booked
B. booked
C. book
D.
had booked
35. ---
You
needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to
rain.
---
Well, I
don’t know. It
_____________ do.
A. might
B. need
C. would
D. should
第二节
完形填空（共
20
小题；每小题
1.5
分，共
30
分）
阅读下面短文，
掌握其大意，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
讲
该项
涂黑。
A
Leap
（跳跃）
to Honor
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Leaping on a
narrow balance beam
（平衡木）
is not easy. But Lola Walter, a
13-year-old gymnast, is an
expert at
it.
To perfect her skills, Lola
36
for
four hours a day, five days a week. At the state
championships in
March, she finished
seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s
especially impressive.
37
she
is
legally
blind,
born
with
a
rare
condition
that
causes
her
eyes to shift constantly. She often
sees double and can’t
__38
how far away
things are.
When she was little, her
mom
39__
that even
though she couldn’t see
40
, she was fearless. So
her mom signed her up for gymnastics
when she was three. She loved the
41
right away and
gymnastics
became her favorite.
Though
learning
gymnastics
has
been
more
42
for
her
than
for
some
of
her
tournaments,
she
has
never
quit.
She doesn’t let her
___43
stop her from doing
anything that she wants to.
She likes
the determination it takes to do the sport. Her
biggest__44___is the balance beam. Because she has
double vision, she often sees to beams.
She must use her sense of touch to help her during
her routine. Sometimes
she even closes
her eyes. “You have to
45_
your mind that it’ll
take you where you want to go.” says
Lola.
To be a top-level
gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably
the most
46
for anyone because it’s
four
inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t
fall
47
the beam. In fact, she got
an 8.1 out of 10----
her highest score
yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be
48
differently from the other
girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges
don’t know about her vision
__49 _
. She doesn’t tell them, because
she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom
is amazed by her __50
attitude.
Lola
never thinks about
51
_. She is
presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10
in gymnastics. Her
52
_
is to reach level 9. She
says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass
down what she’s learned to
other kids
53
she grew up.
Lola is
54
_
of
all
her
hard
work
and
success.
She
says
it’s
helped
her
overcome
problems
in
her
life
outside
gymnastics, too. Her
55
for others is “just believe
yourself”.
36. A. runs
B. teaches
C. trains
D.
dances
37. A. since
B. unless
C. after
D. though
38. A. tell
B. guess
C. assume
D. predict
39. A. suspected
B remembered
C. imagined
D. noticed
40. A. deeply
B. well
C.
ahead
D. closely
41. A. task
B. sport
C.
event
D. show
42. A. boring
B. enjoyable
C. different
D.
unsatisfactory
43. A. talent
B. quality
C.
nature
D.
condition
44. A. doubt
B. advantage
C. challenge
D. program
45.
A. examine
B. express
C. open
D.
trust
46. A. fearful
B. harmful
C. unfair
D. inconvenient
47. A. to
B. on
C. off
D.
against
48. A. greeted
B. treated
C. served
D. paid
49. A. pains
B. stresses
C. injuries
D. problems
50. A. positive
B. friendly
C. flexible
D. caution
51.
A. defending
B. quitting
C. winning
D. bargaining
52. A. standard
B. range
C. view
D. goal
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53. A. until
B. as
C. when
D. before
54. A. proud
B. tired
C. ashamed
D. confident
55.
A. plan
B.
advice
C.
reward
D. responsibility
第三部分：阅读理解
（共两节，
20
分）
第一节（共
15
小题；每小题
2
分，共
30
分）
阅读下列短文：从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。
A
EP Portable Heater
We all know that the cost of heating
our homes will continue to be a significant burden
on the family budget.
Now millions of
people are saving on their heating bills with the
EP Portable Heater. With over
one
million satisfied customers around the world, the
new EP heats better and faster, saves more
on heating bills, and runs almost
silent.
The EP has no exposed heating
parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP
only gets warm
to the touch so that it
will not burn children or pets.
The EP
will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other
heaters, you’ll notice that you get sleepy when
the
heat
comes on because
they are burning up oxygen.
The
advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to
wall and floor to ceiling. it comfortably covers
an area up
to 350 square feet. Other
heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat
concentrated to the center of the room.
And they only heat an area a few feet
around the heater. With the EP, the temperature
will not vary in any part of
the room.
The EP comes with a 3-year
warranty(
保修
) and a 60-day.
no questions asked. Satisfaction guarantee. If you
are not totally satisfied, return it to
our expertise and your money will be given back to
you.
Now,
we
have
a
special
offer
for
10
days,
during
which
you
can
enjoy
a
half
price
discount
and
a
free
delivery. if you order
that, we reserve the right to either accept or
reject order requests at the discounted price.
Take action right now!
56.
What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?
A. the heat of the EP
B. the safety of the EP
C. the appearance of the EP
D. the material of the EP
57. From the passage, we can learn that
the EP___________.
A. doesn’t burn up
oxygen
B.
runs without any noise
C. makes people
get sleepy
D. is
unsuitable for children and pets
58.
The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4
probably means
.
A. continuously
B. separately
C. quickly
D. equally
59.
The main purpose of the passage is
to______________.
A.
persuade people to buy the product
B. advise
people to save on heating bills
C.
report the new development of portable heaters
D. compare the difference of different
heart brands
B
Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool
in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace,
shown off a few of her
tricks
, turning around and
waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing
about her, however, is that she’s
even
swimming at all. She doesn’t have a
tail.
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Grace lost her
tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish
trap. When the dolphin arrived at the
Ocean Park in December
2005,
she
was
fighting
for
her
life.
“Is
she
going
to
make
it?”
Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the
worst. Grace did make it ---
but her
tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and
the lower
part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has
learned to swim without her
tail.
Dolphins
swim
by
moving
their
flukes
and
peduncle
up
and
down.
Grace
taught
herself
to
move
another
way
---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through
the water by moving her peduncles from side to
side.
The movement put harmful pressure
on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to
create a man
-made tail for
her. The tail had to be strong enough
to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that
it wouldn’t hurt her.
The
first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She
soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of
the pool. Now,
she is still learning to
use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour
at a time, ot
hers not at all. “The tail
isn’
t
necessary
for
her
to
feel
comfortable,
”
says
Stone,
“
but
it
helps
to
keep
that
range
of
motion(
动作
)
and
build
muscles
(
肌肉
).
”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an
even happier ending. This month, Grace will star
in Dolphin Tale, a film
that
focuses
on
her
rescue
and
recovery.
Her
progress
has
inspired
more
than
just
a
new
movie.
Many
people
travel from near and
far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-
made tail gives people so much courage.
60. When Grace first arrived at the
Ocean Park, her trainer worried about
her___________.
A. physical build
B. potential ability
C.
chance of survival
D. adaptation to the
surroundings.
61. A man-made tail is
created for Grace to ___________.
A.
let her recover faster
B. make her comfortable
C. adjust her way of swimming
D. help her perform better
tricks
62. The story of Grace inspires
people to___________.
A. stick to their
dreams
B. treat animals friendly
C.
treasure what they have
D. face difficulties bravely
C
Does Fame Drive
Y
ou Crazy?
Although
being
famous
might
sound
like
a
dream
come
true,
today
’
s
star,
feeling
like
zoo
animals,
face
pressures that few of
us can imagine. They are at the center of much of
the world
’
s attention.
Paparazzi (
狗仔队
)
camp outside their homes, cameras
ready. Tabloids (
小报
) publish
thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just
imagine not being able to do anything
without being photographed or interrupted for a
signature.
According to psychologist
Christina Villareal, celebrities
—
famous people
—
worry constantly about
their
public appearance. Eventually,
they start to lose track of which they really are,
seeing themselves the way their
fans
imagine them, not as the people they were
befor
e everyone knew their names. “Over
time,” Villareal says,
“they feel
separated and alone.”
The
phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around
for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters
followed
Alexander the Great into
battle, hoping to picture his victories for his
admirers. When Charles Dickens visited
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America in the
19th century, his sold-out readings attracted
thousands of fans, leading him to complain
(
抱怨
)
about his
lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s
ran articles about film-stars in much the same way
that
modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however,
is a lot more difficult than it used to be.
Superstars cannot move about
without
worrying
about
photographers
with
modern
cameras.
When
they
say
something
silly
or
do
something
ridiculous, there is always the
Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep
their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t
all celebrities running away from it? The answer
is there are still ways
to deal with
it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves
with trusted friends and family or by escaping to
remote
places
away
from
big
cities.
They
focus
not
on
how
famous
they
are
but
on
what
they
love
to
do
or
whatever made them famous in the first
place.
Sometimes
a
few
celebrities
can
get
a
little
justice.
Still,
even
stars
who
enjoy
full
justice
often
complain
about how hard
their lives are. They are tired of being famous
already.
63. It can be learned from the
passage that stars today___________.
A.
are often misunderstood by the public
B. can no
longer have their privacy protected
D.
care little about how they have come into fame
C. spend too much on their public
appearance
64. What is the main idea of
Paragraph 3?
A. Great heroes of the
past were generally admired.
B. The
problem faced by celebrities has a long history.
C. Well-known actors are
usually targets of tabloids.
D. Works
of popular writers often have a lot of readers.
65. What makes it much harder to be a
celebrity today?
A. Availability of
modern media.
C. Lack of
favorable chances.
B. Inadequate
social recognition.
D. Huge
population of fans.
66. What is the
author’s attitude toward modern
celebrity?
A. Sincere.
B. Sceptical.
C.
Disapproving.
D
Multitasking
People who
multitask all the time may be the worst at doing
two things at once, a new research suggests. The
findings,
based
on
performances
and
self-evaluation
by
about
275
college
students,
indicate
that
many
people
multitask not out of a desire to
increase productivity, but because they are easily
distracted (
分心
) and
can’t focus
on one activity.
And “those people turn out to be the worst at
handling different things,” said David
Sanbonmatsu,
a psychologist at the
University of Utah.
Sanbonmatsu
and
his
colleagues
gave
the
students
a
set
of
tests
and
asked
them
to
report
how
often
they
multitasked, how good they thought they
were at it, and how sensation-seeking
(
寻求刺激
) or imperative
(
冲动
)
they were.
They then evaluated the participants’ multitasking
ability with a
tricky mental task that
required the
students to do simple
mathematical calculations while remembering a set
of letters.
Not surprisingly, the
scientists said, most people thought they were
better than average at multitasking, and
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D. Sympathetic.
those who thought they were better at
it were more likely to report using a cellphone
while driving or viewing
multiple kinds
of media at once. But those who frequently deal
with many things at the same time were found to
perform the worst at the actual
multitasking test. They also were more likely to
admit to sensation-seeking and
impulsive behavior, which connects with
how easily people get bored and distracted.
“People multitask not because it’s
going to lead to greater productivity, but because
they’re distractible, and
they
ge
t sucked into things that are not as
important.” Sanbonmatsu said.
Adam Gazzaley, a researcher at the
University of California, San Francisco, who was
not a member of the
research group,
said one limitation of the study was that it
couldn’t find out whethe
r people who
start out less
focused
toward multitasking or whether people’s
recognizing and understanding abilities change as
a result of
multitasking.
The
findings
do
suggest,
however,
why
the
sensation-seeker
who
multitask
the
most
may
enjoy
risky
distra
cted
driving. “People who are multitasking are
generally less sensitive to risky situations.”
said Paul Atchley,
another researcher
not in the group. “This may partly explain why
people go in for these situations even though
they’re dangerous.”
67. The research led by Sanbonmatsu
indicates that people who multitask___________.
A. seek high productivity constantly
B.
prefer handling different things when getting
bored
C. are more focused when doing
many things at a time
D. have the
poorest results in doing various things at the
same time
68. When Sanbonmatsu and his
colleagues conducted their research,
they___________.
A. assessed the
multitasking ability of the students
B.
evaluated the academic achievements of the
students
C. analyzed the effects of the
participants’ tricky mental
tasks
D. measured the
changes of the students’ understanding
ability
69. According to
Sanbonmatsu, people multitask because of
their___________.
A. limited power in
calculation
B. interests in doing
things differently
C.
inability to concentrate on one task
D. impulsive desire to try new things
70. From the last paragraph, we can
learn that multitaskers usually___________.
A. drive very skillfully
B. go in for different tasks
D. refuse to explain the reasons for
their behavior
C. fail to react quickly
to potential dangers
第二节（共
5
小题；每小题
2
分。共
10
分）
根据
短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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