2012年湖北高考英语考试说明(word版)(7)

【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B

（二）考查词汇知识

1. Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ______ our thinking. A. direct 【答案】B

B. limit

C. change

D. improve

2. In this lecture, I can only give you a purely ______ view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.

A. unique B. private C. personal D. different 【答案】C

3. Would you please ______ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes? A. look around B. look into C. look up D. look through 【答案】D

4. “Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with ______ clearly in her voice.

A. panic 【答案】A

B. rudeness

C. regret

D. anger

5. I wasn’t blaming anyone; I______ said errors like this could be avoided. A. mostly B. merely C. rarely D. nearly 【答案】B

6. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this ______ creates further problems. A. in short 【答案】C

B. in case

C. in turn

D. in doubt

（三）考查阅读理解

My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.

my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but allin uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!” For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers.