2013年廣東高考英語試卷A卷

1、2013年廣東高考英語試卷A卷1-本試卷共12頁,三大題,滿分135分.考試用時120分鐘注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必用黑色筆跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名和考生號、考場號、座位號填寫在答題卡上。用2B鉛筆講試卷類型（A）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。將條形碼橫貼在答題卡右上角“條形碼粘貼處”。2.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。3.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以

2、上要求作答的答案無效。4.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔，考試結(jié)束后，將試題與答題卡一并交回。I 語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從115各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Number sense is not the ability to count. It is the ability to recognize a 1 in number. Human beings are born with this ability. 2 ，experiments show that ma

3、ny animals are, too.For example, many birds have good number sense. If a nest has four eggs and you remove one,the bird will not 3 .However,if you remove two, the bird 4 leaves. This means that the bird knows the 5 between two and three.Another interesting experiment showed a bird's 6 number sen

4、se. A man wastrying to take a photo of a crow(烏鴉)that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw him coming. The bird did not 7 until the man left the tower. The man had an 8 .He took another man with him to the tower. One man left and the other stayed, but they did not 9 the bird.

5、The crow stayed away until the second man left, too. The experiment was 10 with three men and then with four men. But the crow did not return to the nest until all the men were 11 .It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were 12 able to fool the crow.How good is a

6、human's number sense? It's not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a 13 group.But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are 14 fooled.It seems that number sense is something we have in common with man

7、y animals in this world,and that our human 15 is not much better than a crow's.1.A. riseB. patternC. changeD. trend2.A. Importantly B.SurprisinglyC. DisappointedlyD. Fortunately3. A.surviveB.careC. hatchD. notice4. A.gennerally B.sincerelyC.casuallyD.deliberately5A.distance B.rangeC.differentD.i

8、nterval6A.amazing B.annoyingC.satisfyingD.disturbing7. A. relaxB.recovereC.reactD. return8. A. appointmentB.excuseC. ideaD. explanation9. A. foolB. hurtC. catchD. kill10.A. repoB. repeatedC. designedD. approved11.A. confusedB. goneC. tiredD. drunk12.A. graduallyB. luckilyC. strangelyD. finally13.A.

9、singleB. smallC. localD. new14. A. seldomB. temporarilyC.inerelyD. often15. A. sightB. natureC. abilityD. belief 第二節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或者括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為1625的相應(yīng)位置上。One day,Nick invited his friends to supper.He was cooking some delicious food in

10、 the kitchen .Suddenly,he 16 (find)that he had run out of salt.So Nick called to his son,”Go to the cillage and buy some salt,but pay a fair price for it:neither too much 17 too little.”His son looked surprised.”Ican understand why Ishouldnt pay too much,Father,but if I can pay less, 18 not sace a b

11、it of money?”“That would be a very19(reason)thing to do in a big city,but it could destroy a small village like outs,”Nick said.Nicks guests, 20 had heard their conversation,asked why they shoule not buy sale more cheaply if they coule.Nick replied,”The only reason a man would sell sale 21 a lower p

12、rice woule be because he wai desperate for money.And anyone who took adcantage of that situation woule be showing a lack of respect 22 the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”“But such a small thing couldnt 23 (possible) destroy a village.”“In the beginning, there was o

13、nly 24 very small amount of unfairness in the world,but everyone added a little ,always 25 (think) that it was only samall and not very important ,and look where we hace ended up today.” 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AImagination and fantasy can pla

14、y an important role in achiebving the things we fear.Children know this very well. Fred Epstein ,in his book If I Make It to Five,tells a story he heard from one of friends about Tom,a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone.He came through several operations and a lot of pain by mastering

15、his imagination.Tom loved to pretend,and he particularly loved to play superheroes ,Dr Epstein expained that it was actually a brilliant way for his yound mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.The day before his thire trip to the operating room,Tom was terrbly afraid.”Maybe I could g

16、o as Superman ,”he whispered to his mom.Hearing this, the moter hesitated for a while.She had avoided buying the expensive costume(戲裝)，不痛finally she agreed.The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman,showing off through the hospital halls and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him

17、along the way.And Tom,with the strength of his fantasy,successfully made it through the operation.The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only.we all hace the power to use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible,to go through those things that seem impossible,and

18、 to achieve what we never believed we could,Just as Dr.Epstein puts it ,”If you can dream it,you can do it”It doesnt mean that you should dress as a superhero for you next job interview.But,next time you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it .Become the

19、 person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind first.So,let your imagination run wild,and dare to dream.26.What do we know about Tom?A.He was seriously illB.He was a dishonest boy.C.He wa2013年廣東高考英語試卷A卷42013年6月8日 來源：騰訊教育 培訓(xùn)課程 發(fā)布課程 加入收藏 -s crazy about magicD.He was Dr.Ep

20、steins patient27.What can be inferred about Toms mother?A.She was a rich ladyB.She refused Toms requestC.She wanted Tom to be a superheroD.She wanted to get Tom through the pain28.When Tom went for the third operation,he .A.pretended to be painfulB.acted lide a superheroC.appeared in poor spiritsD.a

21、rgued with his mother29.In the last paragraph,you are advised .A.to go through some difficult testsB.to wake up from your wild dreamsC.to become a powerful person in your mindD.to wear expensive clothes for job interviews30.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To tell us an interesting story.B.To he

22、lp us make right decisions.C.To advise us to care about children.D.To encourage us to use our imagination.BSome people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family,and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.Im not going to say luck,talent,a

23、nd circumstances dont come into play because they do .some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence,and thatsjust the reality of how life is .However,to succeed in life,one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And,in addition

24、to that,in order to ger really good at something,one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing.To become great at certain things,itll require even more time,time that most people wont put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If yo

25、u dont enjoy what you do ,it is going fo feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good ai it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success,you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge co

26、st.Its sometimes easy t2013年廣東高考英語試卷A卷52013年6月8日 來源：騰訊教育 培訓(xùn)課程 發(fā)布課程 加入收藏 -o think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent,but thinking that way does you no good,and theres a huge chance that youre wrong anyway.Whatever you do,if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in a

27、nd day out,almost to the point of addiction,and over a long period of time.If youre not willing to put in the time and work,dont expect to receive any rewards.Consistent, hard work wont guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whateve

28、r it is you put all that work into.31. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about _.A.the reasons for successB.the meaning of successC.the standards of successD.the importance of success32. In Paragraph 2,the underlined word that refers to _.A.being good at somethingB.setting a practical goalC.putting in more t

29、imeD.succeeding in life33.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because _.A.work makes one feel painB.one tends to enjoy his workC.one gives up his work easilyD.it takes a lot of time to succeed34.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.Successful people like to show their great skills.B.Peopl

30、e sometimes succeed without luck or talent.C.People need to achieve success at the cost of life.D.It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.35.What is the main theme of the passage?A.Having a goal is vital to success.B.Being good is different from being great.C.One cannot succeed withou

31、t time and practice.D.Luck,talent and family help to achieve success.COne day, when I was working as a psychologist in England，an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred

32、him to me. "This boy has lost his family," he wrote. "He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I'm very worried about him. Can you help?”I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesnt have the answer

33、to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympatheticallyThe first two times we met, David didn't say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children's drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He

34、 nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon一in complete silence and without looking at me. It's not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed. took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began

35、setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with," I thought. "Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.”Some months later, when we were playing

36、chess, he looked up at me suddenly."Ifs your turn," he said.After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to liv

37、e his own life.Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one一without any words一can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.36. When he first met the author, David .A. felt a little excitedB. walked energeticallyC

38、. looked a little nervousD. showed up with his teacher37. As a psychologist, the author .A. was ready to listen to DavidB. was skeptical about psychologyC. was able to describe David's problemD. was sure of handling David's problem38David enjoyed being with the author because 2013年廣東高考英語試卷A卷

39、72013年6月8日 來源：騰訊教育 培訓(xùn)課程 發(fā)布課程 加入收藏 -he_.Awanted to ask the author for adviceBneed to share sorrow with the author Cliked the childrens drawings in the officeDbear the author many times in the chess game39What can be inferred about David?AHe recovered after months of treatment.BHe liked biking before

40、he lost his family.CHe went into university soon after starting to talk.DHe got friends in school before he met the author. 40What made David change?AHis teachers help.BThe authors friendship.CHis exchange of letters with the author.DThe authors silent communication with him.DWhile Jennifer was at h

41、ose taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor（監(jiān)控器）a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifers Los Angeles apartment , the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved form the computer screen and listened for the secret

42、sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was locked remotely to prevent Internet searches , and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?In the battl

43、e against cheating , this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universi

44、ties show that their exams and diplomas are valid that students havent just searched the Internet to get the right answers.Although online classes have existed for more than a decade ，the concern over cheating has become sharper in the last year with the growth of "open online courses." Pr

45、ivate colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field . spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside from the web camers, a number of other hight-tich methods are becoming in

46、creasingly popular Among them are programs that check students identities using personal information,such as the telephone number they once used.Other programs can produce unique exam by drawing on a arge list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test quest

47、ion are answered at the same speed as easy ones ,As in many university classes ,term papers are scanned aganinest some large Internet data banks for cheating.41. Why was Jennifer watched in anonine exam ?A.To correct her typing mistakes.B.To find her secrets in the room.Cto prevent her form slowing

48、down.D.To keep her from dishonest behaciors.42. The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.A.advanced teachiqueB.sharpening tool C.effective ruleD.dividing line 43.For internet universities, exams and diplomas will be valid if _.A.they can attract potential stud

49、entsB.they can defeat academic cheatingC.they offer students online helpD.they offer many online courses44.Some programs can find out possible cheaters by _.A.checking the question answering speed B.produucing a large number of question C.scanning the Internet test question D.giving difficult test question45.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A.The Advantages of Online ExamsB.The High-tech Met