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　　试卷类型：A
　　湛江市2013年普通高考测试（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. differences B. similarities C. changes D. suggestions
　　4. A. frighten B. surprise C. damage D. inspire
　　5. A. listen B. enjoy C. ignore D. hate
　　6. A. poorer B. smaller C. larger D lower
　　7. A. parents B. children C. neighbors D. ordinaries
　　8. A. imitate B. dislike C. think D. select
　　9. A. bored B. willing C. hopeless D. doubtful