2013年湖北省高考英语卷及答案

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. 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.

Zigfried’s

33

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, 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

ear.

His

heart

beat

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.

Zigfried’s

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

Christmas. What? A cat? The

50

froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open. After a long

while, he at last found his v

oice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”

31. A. carefully

B. excitedly

C. hopefully

D. proudly

32. A. shabby

B. noisy

C. messy

D. empty

33. A. mouth

B. nose

C. stomach

D. throat

34. A. bag

B. stick

C. bowl

D. coat

35. A. although

B. until

C. whereas

D. unless

36. A. leapt

B. sniffed

C. trembled

D. withdrew

37. A. broke

B. marched

C. paced

D. stole

38. A. curious

B. nervous

C. pitiful

D. sensible

39. A. took

B. released

C. felt

D. drew

40. A. strongly

B. irregularly

C. slowly

D. wildly

41. A. escaped

B. seized

C. rubbed

D. scratched

42. A. close

B. happy

C. new

D. young

43. A. celebrate

B. communicate C. compete

D. compromise

44. A. across

B. from

C. off

D. up

45. A. alive

B. loose

C. open

D. still

46. A. counted

B. enjoyed

C. missed

D. wasted

47. A. However

B. Instead

C. Moreover

D. Therefore

48. A. bitter

B. forced

C. polite

D. satisfied

49. A. introduction B. discussion

C. comment

D. debate

50. A. blood

B. smile

C. tear

D. sweat

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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。

A

Some 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

pens, a diary,

and

a camera. During the trip,

I was

busy

recording every

incident,

name

and

place

I

came

across.

I

felt

proud

to

be

spending

my

time

productively,

dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night

there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the

moon,

and

the

walls

of

the

valley

looked

threatening

behind

their

screen

of

shadows.

I

automatically took out my pen…

At

that

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 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

still

love

to

record

ideas

and

quotations

that

strike

me

in

books,

or

observations

that

are

particularly

meaningful.

I

take

pictures,

but

not

very

often

—

only

of

objects

I

find

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—

I just

live, 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 routine

B. expressing her satisfaction

C. impressing her classmates

D. preserving her history

52. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

A. A dull night on the journey.

B. The beauty of the great valley.

C. A striking quotation from a book.

D. Her concerns for future generations.

53. What 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.

54. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

A. to experience it

B. to live the present in the future

C. to make memories

D. to give accurate representations of it

B

Mothers

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?

Perri

Klass

and

her

mother,

Sheila

Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co- writers 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

bonded 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 Perri think that her own life has mirrored her mother’s?

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” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A. something rare but not pleasant

B. something that cannot be imagined

C. something expensive but not necessary

D. something that can only be enjoyed by boys

57. 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.

58. How are women’s lives explored in this book?