寧夏高考英語(yǔ)試題及答案

1、2013年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試(試題類型：b)英 語(yǔ)(新課標(biāo))注意事項(xiàng)：1. 本試卷分第i卷(選擇題)和第ii卷(非選擇題)兩部分。第i卷1至13頁(yè)，第ii卷14至16頁(yè)。2. 答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在本試卷相應(yīng)的位置。3. 全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試卷上無效。4. 第i卷聽力部分滿分30分，不計(jì)入總分，考試成績(jī)錄取時(shí)提供給高校作參考。5. 考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第二部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分55分)第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)21. why, this is nothing but common vegetab

2、le soup!, madam. its our soup of the day.a. let me see b. so it is c. dont mention it d. neither do i22. they might just have a place _ on the writing course why dont you give it a try?a. leave b. left c. leaving d. to leave23. try not to cough more than you can _ since it may cause problems to your

3、 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 act25. tony can hardly boil an egg, still _ cook dinner.a. less b. little c. much d. more26. police have found _ appears to be the lost ancien

4、t 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 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 _

5、 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 in c. put on d. put off31. india attained _ independence in 1947, after _ long struggle.a. 不填; a b. the; a c.

6、an; 不填 d. an; the32. theres no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery _ another man, also intelligent, fails.a. since b. if c. as d. while33. “you cant judge a book by its cover,” _.a. as the saying goes old b. goes as the old sayingc. as the old saying goes d. goes as old the sayin

7、g34. 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. throwing b. being thrown c. to throw d. to be thrown第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(a、b、c和d)中，選出可以填

8、入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。i went to a group activity, “sensitivity sunday”, which was to make us more 36 the problems faced by disabled people. we were asked to “ 37 a disability” for several hours one sunday. some members, 38 , chose to use wheelchairs. others wore sound-blocking earplugs(耳塞)or blindfo

9、lds(眼罩).just sitting in the wheelchair was a 39 experience. i had never considered before how 40 it would be to use one. as soon as i sat down, my 41 made the chair begin to roll. its wheels were not 42 . then i wondered where to put my 43 . it took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 44

10、 . i took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 45 for several hours. for disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(臨時(shí)的) 46 .i tried to find a 47 position and thought it might be restful, 48 kind of nice, to be 49 around for a while. looking around, i 50 i would h

11、ave to handle the thing myself? my hands started to ache 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 was soon 54 . it made a deep impression on me. a few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste

12、of the 55 , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.36. a. curious about b. interested in c. aware of d. careful with37. a. cure b. prevent c. adopt d. analyze38. a. instead b. strangely c.as usual d. like me39. a. learning b. working c. satisfying d. relaxing40. a. convenient b

13、. 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. communication c. transportation d. production46. a. exploration b. education c. ex

14、periment d. entertainment47. a. flexible b. safe c. starting d. comfortable48. 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. turned c. pressed d. seized52. a. path b. position c. direction d. way53. a. easy

15、 b. heavy c. major d. extra54. a. forgotten b. repeated c. conducted d. finished55. a. weaknesses b. challenges c. anxieties d. illnesses第三部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分60分)第一節(jié) (共15小題;每小題3分，滿分45分)asome people will do just about anything to save money. and i am one of them. take my familys last vacation. it was my s

16、ix-year-old sons winter break form school, and we were heading home from fort lauderdale after a weeklong trip. the flight was overbooked, and delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. i had meetings in new york，so i had to get back. but t

17、hat 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, i encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport, to earn more delta dollars. our total take: $1,

18、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 bargain hunter, i know the value of a dollar. and these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the wors

19、t tricks. i have been the consumer reporter of nbcs today show for over a decade. i have written a couple of books including one titled tricks of the trade: a consumer survival guide. and i really do what i believe in.i tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. im also ti

20、ghtfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. but i wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. it keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. and i will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. quality lasts.56. why did delta give the a

21、uthors family credits?a. they took a later flight. b. they had early bookings.c. their flight had been delayed. d. their flight had been cancelled.57. what can we learn about the author?a. she rarely misses a good deal. b. she seldom makes a compromise.c. she is very strict with her children. d. she

22、 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 seats.c. how to spend money wisely. d. how to make a bus

23、iness deal.bthey baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. she is quiet but alert (警覺). twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. she stares at it carefully. a researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with

24、 the spots differently spaced. as the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝視) starts to lose its focus until a third, with three black spots, is presented. her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. can she tell that the number two is different from

25、 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 before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. perhaps it is just the newness? when slightly older babies were shown cards wi

26、th 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 the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? no again. babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when

27、 their number changed from two to three, or three to two. the effect even crosses between senses. babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise (同樣地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to

28、 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 patterns d. the number of objects62. why did t

29、he 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 babies interest.63. where does this text probably come from?a. science fiction. b. childrens literature. c. an adver

30、tisement. d. a science report.cit happened to me recently. i was telling someone how much i had enjoyed reading barack obamas dreams from my father and how it had changed my views of our president. a friend i was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly (精彩地)written book”.

31、 however, he then went on to talk about mr. obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. i sensed that i was talking to a book liar.and it seems that my friend is not the only one. approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. in the

32、world book days “report on guilty secrets”, dreams from my father 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 the entire top ten. but i

33、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, charles dickens, fyodor

34、dostoevsky (i havent read him, but havent lied about it either) and herman melville.asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. this could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!but when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named

35、j. k. rowling, john grisham, sophie kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (ill come clean: i do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).64.

36、how did the author find his friend a book liar?a. by judging his manner of speaking. b. by looking into his background.c. by mentioning a famous name. d. by discussing the book itself.65. which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the world book day report?a. charles dickens is very lo

37、w 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 more friends67. wh

38、at is the authors attitude to 58% of readers?a. favorable. b. uncaring c. doubtful d. friendlydthe national gallerydescription:the national gallery is the british national art museum built on the north side of trafalgar square in london. it houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of

39、european art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by renoir and van gogh. the older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the east wing are most easily reached from trafalgar square by a ground floor entrancelayou

40、t: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 16th-century paintings, and artists include leonardo da vinci, cranach, michelangel

41、o, raphael, bruegel, bronzino, titan and veronese.the north wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include caravaggio, rubens, poussin, van dyck, velazquez, claude and vermeer.the east wing houses 18th- to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include canaletto, goya, turner, constable,

42、 renoir and van gogh.opening hours:the gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.getting there:nearest underground stations: charing cross (2-minute walk), leicester square (3-minute walk), embankment (7-minute walk),

43、and piccadilly circus (8-minute walk).68. in which centurys collection can you see religious paintings?a. the 13th. b. the 17th. c. the 18th. d. the 20th.69. where are leonardo da vincis works shown?a. in the east wing. b. in the main west wing.c. in the sainsbury wing. d. in the north wing.70. whic

44、h underground station is closest to the national gallery?a. piccadilly circus. b. leicester square. c. embankment. d. charing cross.第二節(jié) (共5小題;每小題3分，滿分15分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want. the word

45、 business also refers to an organization that provides these goods and services. most businesses seek to make a profit(利潤(rùn)) that is, they aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business. 71 commonly called nonprofits, these organizations are primarily nongovernmental servi

46、ce providers. 72business management is a term used to describe the techniques of planning, direction, and control of the operations of a business. 73 one is the establishment(制定) of broad basic policies with respect to production; sales; the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies; and accounting. 74 the third relates to the establishment of standards of work in all departments. direction is concerned primarily with supervision(監(jiān)管)and guidance by the management in authority. 75a. control includes the use of records and reports