湖北2013年高考英语试题于6月7日上午公布，下面是湖北2013年高考英语试题(文字版)，请看具体内容：

2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(湖北卷)

英 语

本试题卷共16页，81题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用统一提供的2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

2. 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

3. 完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.15. C. £ 9.18.

答案：B

1. Why doesn’t John go to school today?

A. It’s the weekend.

B. He’s too tired for school.

C. His school is closed down.

2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?

A. Give Frank a bath.

B. Cook Frank a meal.

C. Take Frank to a vet.

3. What is the male speaker?

A. A student.

B. A president.

C. A professor.

4. What does the man mean?

A. The door is unlocked.

B. He is not the one to blame.

C. Somebody has just left the lab.

5. On which floor is the woman’s apartment?

A. The second.

B. The fourth.

C. The sixth.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the man’s problem?

A. He is too busy to wait.

B. He cannot find his pills.

C. He has a pain in his back.

7. Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?

A. He is very polite.

B. He is going on a vacation.

C. He is unable to afford a full checkup.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the woman call?

A. To offer a job.

B. To raise money.

C. To make an appointment.

9. Where is the man expected to go tomorrow?

A. The agency.

B. Grand Hotel.

C. The City Hall.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price of her flat?

A. Stressed.

B. Uncertain.

C. Embarrassed.

11. What is the greatest advantage of the woman’s flat?

A. Its size.

B. Its condition.

C. Its location.

12. Who will the woman consult later?

A. Her agent.

B. Her husband.

C. Her neighbour.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is Alexander?

A. The woman’s boss.

B. The woman’s host.

C. The woman’s cook.

14. What extra dish is to be prepared?

A. Fish. B. Steak. C. Shrimps.

15. What happened in the woman’s department last year?

A. It faced a risk of being shut down.

B. It introduced a new system.

C. It fired a sales manager.

16. What is the man’s attitude towards the preparation for the dinner?

A. He is critical.

B. He is practical.

C. He is enthusiastic.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker say about David Mellor’s eyes?

A. They are red. B. They are small. C. They are round.

18. What is special about David Mellor’s mouth?

A. Very big. B. Rather flat. C. A bit raised.

19. What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech?

A. Smooths his moustache.

B. Clears his throat.

C. Bites his lips.

20. What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker?

A. Gentle and ugly.

B. Humorous and aggressive.

C. Well-known and funny-looking.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know

their _____ and weaknesses.

A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values

答案：A

21. Poetry written from the ______ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.

A. perspective B. priority C. participation D. privilege

22. Carbon dioxide, which makes a ______ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.

A. difference B. comparison C. connection D. barrier

23. While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

A. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplify D. survive

24. According to the law, all foreigners have to ______ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.

A. associate B. dispute C. negotiate D. register

25. Butterflies ______ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.

A. carry on B. feed on C. put on D. focus on

26. In much of the animal world, night is the time ______ for sleep—pure and simple.

A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up

27. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A. appropriate B. conscious C. arbitrary D. controversial

28. He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ______ contribution to help the community.

A. commercial B. generous C. comparable D. profitable

29. Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.

A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily

30. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ______ a long lost antique Greek vase.

A. at random B. by chance C. in turn D. on occasion

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)