2013年湖南省普通高中学业水平考试英语试卷(真题)

2013年湖南省普通高中学业水平考试英语试卷(真题) D

2013年湖南省普通高中学业水平考试英语试卷(真

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第二部分 知识运用（共两节，满分20分） 第一节 单項填空（共10小题；梅小题1分，满分1o分）

从A. B. C. D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 It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants.

A however B whatever C whichever D whenever

答案是 B.

21. Michael Jordan was a famous sports star and we know of ______ success in the NBA.

A their B your C his D my

22. Our school _______ 5 kilometers from the centre of the city.

A is B are C has D have 23. We can still be friends, _______ we? A won’t B haven’t C didn't D can’t

24. The man _______ is standing on the playground is my maths teacher.

A when B which C who D where 25. In the basketball game one of my classmates had his leg ________.

A broken B broke C to break D

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“yes”, consider a trip to Shangri-la (香格里拉)! Start in Dali and drive north along the Yunnan-! () Highway until you 32 Zhongdian (Shangri-la), far away from Kunming, and there are regular flights 33 the two cities. The word “Shangri-la first appeared in a classic novel. Today. Shangri-la has become a common English __34___ meaning heaven on earth. In Shangri-la. there are three mountains covered with 35 Their snowy mountaintops form a beautiful picture that will leave you at a loss for word. Below the 36 the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside. Sheep, cattle and horse wander on the 37 grass, and the surrounding forests are 38 to many birds and animals. In this peaceful land, people live in perfect harmony with 39 , far away from the noise and worry of the outside world

Nature has 40 Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people and a wonderful place for tourists.

31. A. question B. answer C. problem D. difficulty

32. A. arrive at B. leave from C. walk to D. return to

33. A. among B. inside C. between D. through

34. A. letter B. word C. phrase D. sentence

35. A. grass B. sand C. fog

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D. snow

36. A. mountains B. rivers C. villages D. highways

37. A. red B. white C. black D. green

38. A. hall B. room C. home D. house

39. A. nature B. lakes C. grassland D. forests

40. A. wiped B. provided C. shared D. compared

第三部分 阅读技能 （共三节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共12小题，每小题2分。满分24分）

读下列短文，从每题所给的A、R、C. D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A Have you ever been to Taiwan, China’s biggest island? Do you want to pay a visit there? We'll show you the best of Taiwan island. A four-day tour. Places ▲Sun Moon Lake A beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island. The lake looks like the sun, and on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call it the Sun Moon Lake. 5

▲Ali Mountain The nearest mountain around the Sun Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise. ▲People Lake A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish. Gao Xiong A great place to spend a full day shopping. Price Book （预定） now Office hours Only ￥5,000 Monday 一 Friday: Including: Round-trip plane 9:00am — 7:00pm tickets between Saturday: 9:00am — Beijing and Taiwan. 4:00ptn Bus service around Tel: 59-9561 Taiwan and Great Book by phone now for tour guide service. next month 41. _______ is a wonderful place for tourists to see a very beautiful sunrise.

A Sun Moon Lake B Ali Mountain C People Lake D Gao Xiang

42. How much should tourists pay for the four-day lour in Taiwan?

A ￥5.000. B ￥6.000 C ￥7.000. D ￥8,000.

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43. On Saturday, you can book it by phone at ________.

A. 7:00 am B 8:00 am C 3:00 pm D 5:00 pm

44 In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage?

A. News B. Sports C Education D Travel.

B

It has been said that Lincoln was always ready to join in a laugh at himself. There is one particular story that he always told with great pleasure.

In his early days as a lawyer, Lincoln went from town to town lo hear and judge legal cases. During one of these many trip, he was sitting in a train when a strange man came up to him. The stranger looked at the tall awkward lawyer and said that he had something he believed belonged to Lincoln. Lincoln was a bit puzzled. He had never seen the man before. He didn’t see how a total stranger could have something of his. Lincoln asked him how this could be. The stranger pulled out a pocket knife and began to explain. Many years before, he had been given the pocket knife. He had been told to keep it until be able lo find a man uglier than himself. Lincoln’s eyes always shined brightly when he reached this part of the story. The story always brought smiles to the faces who heard it. The story itself was funny. But even more interesting was the fact a man as great as

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Lincoln could still laugh at himself.

45. The passage is about ________.

A. a stranger's knife B. Lincoln’s story

C. a strange story D. a stranger’s trip

46. The story happened when Lincoln was ________.

A. a lawyer B the president C a student D a teacher

47. Lincoln felt ________ when the stranger wanted lo give the pocket knife to him.

A angry B. excited C puzzled D interested

48. From the story we know that Lincoln ______

A. always laughed at others. B. liked to make friends

C. was a handsome man D. could still laugh at himself

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April Fools’ Day is widely considered all over the world on April 1 every year. It is also referred to All Fools’ Day but until now it isn’t considered as a legal holiday. Even though April I is considered for years, it is still not included in the official list of holidays every year All Fools’ Day is widely celebrated, which tolerates jokes and tricks.

In the United States. Canada and South Korea,

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jokes last all day but in some countries such as Ireland. South Africa, New Zealand and United Kingdom jokes last only until noon. If someone plays a trick on you in the afternoon, he or she will be called an April Fool.

One of the famous April Fools’ tricks in the history was that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over. At this shocking news, many people rang the radio station to confirm the news.

49. April Fools’ Day is on ________ of April every year.

A. the last Sunday B. the last day C. the first Sunday D. the first day

50. In South Africa, you can make jokes _______.

A in the morning B in the afternoon C in the evening D the whole day

51. People can ____________ on April Fool’s Day.

A. stay at home B. eat a big meal

C. play a trick on others D. go

out with friends

52. According to the last paragraph, ____________ believed the shocking news. A. few people B. many people C. no people D. all people

第二部分 摘录信息（共5小题，每小题1分。

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满分5分）

细读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过三个单词。

Playing sports is a lot of fun. Getting hurt is not. Remember these four way: four ways to prevent injuries you can stay in the game.

Wear protective gear (防护装备) Wearing protective gear helps keep you from getting hurt. Helmets arc the most common protective gear. They protect your head while you're playing some sports such as baseball and skateboarding.（滑板运动）

Warm up. It's not a good idea to start playing without warming up. You can take a jog. It is a good way of warming up In this way, you get yourself ready to play. Warming up your muscles and practicing a sport help keep you safe, too.

Know the rules of the game. When players know the rules of the game, fewer injuries happen. You and the other players know what to expect from each other. For example, you know that in soccer you can't hit a player’s legs.

Don’t play when you're injured. This is really important one. If you love sports. you may want to get back in the game, even after an injury. But playing when you're hurt is a bad idea. It can lead to an even worse injury.

Now you know how to prevent sports injuries.

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If you follow these rules you earn stay safer while you are playing sports.

(53) _______ to Prevent Sport Injuries Wear () ______are the protective common (55)most Taking a protective jog is a ______ good way to warm up Know If you know the rules the rules of of the game (56) ______ Don’t If you want to get play when back in the game even you're (57) _______, it can lead

第二部分 回答问题（共3小题，每小题2分。满分6分）

细读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Nowadays we can find advertisement almost

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wherever we go. There are two main types of advertisements — commercial advertisements and public service advertisements (PSAs). PSAs arc often run for free, and use some of the same methods, like attentive pictures and clever language, but they are made to serve the public. PSAs aim to leach us and help us lead better lives. Our government has been using PSAs to educate people for many years. Chinese began a nationwide public advertising campaign in 1996. and since then various types of PSAs have appeared around the country. Some ads deal with widespread social concerns, such as “Yes to life, no to drug”. There are also PSAs that encourage people to support public service projects, such as Project Hope. There arc even PSAs to teach us how to live healthy lives. One of these is “When you smoke cigarettes, you arc slowly killing yourself.” All of these ads are meant to benefit the public, and yon can often learn a lot by following the advice they give.

58. How many types of advertisement are there? （回答词数不超过5个)

_________________________________________________________________________________

59. When did China begin a nationwide public service advertising campaign? (回答词数不超过6个）

_________________________________________________________________________________

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60. What are all the PSAs meant to do? (回答词数不超过15个)

_________________________________________________________________________________

第四部分 写作技能（共两节.。满分 25分） 第一节 双向翻译 （共5小题，每小题2分。满分10分）

请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或英语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

In ancient China, many people built walls around their states to protect their land. When Qin Shihuang brought China together in 221BC. 61 he had all these walls joined up. Since that time, the walls have often been repaired or added to, especially during the Ming Dynasty. Up to now, in fact, 62 长城是6300 公里长 and is one of the greatest wonders of the world.

The Great Wall, 63 which runs over mountains, through valleys and across deserts, was very hard to build. Hundreds of thousands of people worked on the wall. 许多人因此丧失了生命. Therefore, the wall was not only just made of earth and stones, but of blood and flesh.

The Great Wall runs from west to east in the north of China. Nowadays, 65 the Great Wall offers a lot of tourists a good place to enjoy the beauty of our country.

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第二节 情景作文（共1小题，满分15分） 英语是我们的一门必修课程，非常重要。下面是一篇有关英语重要性的文章，请你将其缩减成100字左右的短文。

The Importance of English

At is well-known, English is very important. The reasons are as follows.

Firstly, English is now one of the most common languages in the world and is one of the official languages of the UN.

Secondly, it is said that over 90% of the websites on the Internet and 80% of the world’s mails are in English. More than 70% of the printed books are in English too.

What’s more, it is spoken not only as a native language but also as an official language and as a foreign language. In China, it is necessary for us to learn English well. If you wish to go to any key university, you have to achieve high grades in the English examinations.

Last bus not least, there are some differences between the English spoken in different countries. However, people usually have no difficulty understanding each other. As long as you can speak English, you can communicate with each other easily in most cases.

In short, what an important language English is!

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第一部分 听力技能（共两节，满分20分）

1—5 BCCAA 6—10 BACAC 11—16 BACBBC

17 English 18 over / more than 40 19 much 20 lively and interesting

第二部分 知识运用（共两节，满分20分）

21—25 CADCA 26—30 BBDAB 31—35 BACBD 36—40 ADCAB

第三部分 阅读技能（共三节，满分35分）

41—44 BACD 45—48 BACD 49—52 DACB

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53 Ways / Four Ways / How Helmets 55 Warm up

56 few injuries 57 after an injury

58 (There are) Two (types). 59 (It began) in 1996.

60 To benefit the public (and teach us a lot by following the advice they give).

或To teach us and help us live better lives / live healthier lives.

或 They are meant to benefit the public, and you can often learn a lot.

第四部分 写作技能 (共两节，满分25分) 61 他命人把所有城墙连接起来。

62 the Great Wall is 6,300 kilometers long / in length.

63 它跨过高山， 穿过峡谷， 横过沙漠。

Many people lost their lives because of it / died from it.

65 长城给游客欣赏祖国的美好风景提供了好去处。

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