湛江市2013届普通高考测试二.doc

湛江市2013届普通高考测试（二） 英 语 本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分。答卷时间为120分钟。 注意事项： 1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填 写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（A)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答 题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需 改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应 位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。 不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to 1_____ our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero? Despite huge 2_____ in cultures, heroes around the world 3 share a number of similar characteristics that instruct and 4 people. A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will 5_____ But a hero goes beyond mere fame. Heroes serve powers or principles 6_____ than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by 7 _____. The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who 8_____ a real hero will experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they 9_____ to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be 10_____ persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more 11_____? Heroes can make things change 12_____ .They have a 13_____ from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They 14_____ new possibilities. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with attractive personalities, but the pace of change would be 15_____ and the vision uncertain. 1. A. laugh B. question C. ask D. think 2. A. difference B. similarities C. changes D. suggestions 4. A. frigh