2013年高考第二轮复习英语广东版

2013年高考第二轮复习英语广东版

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Are you a man or a mouse？When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a __1__ person or a coward（懦夫）．But you will never really know the answer to this question until you are __2__ in real life.Some people think they are brave but when they come face to face with real __3__，they act like cowards.Others think of themselves as cowards，but when they meet danger，they act like __4__.

Lenny had always thought of himself as a __5__ person.He got worried before examinations.He worried about his job and his h ealth.All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.Then January 5th,2002，a plane __6__ into the Potomac River in Washington.Lenny went to the river to see what was happening.He saw a woman in the __7__ water.Lenny did not feel afraid.He kept very __8__ and did a very courageous thing.He jumped into Potomac，__9__ to the woman，and kept her head above the water.Seventy-eight people died that day.Thanks to Lenny，it was not __10__.

When you are in a very dange rous __11__ and feel afraid，the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood.This chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺激素）．With adrenalin in the blood system，you actually feel stronger and stronger and are __12__ to fight or run away.However，when you are __13__ frightened，the body can produce too much adrenalin.When this __14__，the muscles become very hard and you find you can't __15__ at all.Y ou are paralyzed（使无能为力）with fear.That is why when we are very frightened，we sometimes say we are “petrified”；this word comes from a Greek word “petros”，which means “stone”．We are so frightened that we become stonelike.

1．A．brave B．re al C．tough D．certain

2．A．told B．asked C．tested D．examined

3．A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger

4．A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards

5．A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terri ble

6．A．hit B．crashed C．struck D．felt

7．A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold

8．A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．brave

9．A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam

10．A．an accident B．a mistake C．dangerous D．seventy-nine 11．A．situation B．dilemma C．place D．trap

12．A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious

13．A．hardly B．absolutely C．nearly D．slightly

14．A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes

15．A．move B．drive C．run D．go

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Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school？Y ou will __16__（probable）say that they go to learn languages，arithmetic，history，science and some other knowledge.That is quite true；but why do they learn these things?

We send our children to school to prepare them for the time __17__ they will be big and will have to work for __18__.Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life，but is that __19__ only reason why they go to school?

There is more in education than just __20__（learn）facts.We go to school to learn how to learn，so that when we have left school we can contin ue to learn.A man __21__ really knows how to le arn will always be successful，because when he has to do something new，he will not only be able to do it well himself，he will also be able to teach others __22__ to do it in the best way.The __23__（educate）person，on the other hand，is either unable to do something new，or just __24__（do）it badly.The purpose of schools，__25__，is not to teach languages，arithmetic，history，science，etc.，but to teach pupils the way to learn.

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When you are having class in the early morning，it is not unusual to notice your classmate sitting beside you yawning.He __1__ that he didn't have a sound sleep the night before.Many __2__ don't get adequate sleep because they are burdened with too much homework，which keeps them up at night doing countless exercise.Some teens cannot __3__ at night even when they want to so much.

Researches show that during your teenage years，the body's biological clock is __4__，telling you to sleep later at night and wake up __5__ in the morning.But __6__ in the body clock aren't the only reason teens lose sleep.Lots of people have insomnia（失眠）．The most common cause of insomnia is __7__.But all sorts of things can lead to insomnia，including __8__ discomfort，emotional troubles and even sleeping environment.It's common for everyone to have insomnia occasionally.But if it __9__ for a month or more，go and consult a doctor.

Most teens have __10__ sometimes，which may make you sweat.But，if they are too frequent，a person's sleep pattern can be seriously __11__.The most common cause of them is emotional __12__，such as fear，stress or anxiety.If you have them a lot，you're also supposed to talk to a __13__.

Medical specialists encourage teens to make lifestyle changes to help them develop good sleeping __14__.Most probably you know that a cup of coffee can keep you __15__ at night，but did you know that playing video games or watching TV does the same?

1．A．yells B．proves C．claims D．complains

2．A．adults B．teens C．parents D．teachers

3．A．study B．work C．sleep D．communicate

4．A．broken B．reset C．repaired D．damaged

5．A．sooner B．earlier C．quicker D．later

6．A．changes B．moves C．patterns D．models

7．A．happiness B．joy C．stress D．homework

8．A．mental B．physical C．biological D．medical

9．A．helps B．reports C．stops D．lasts

10．A．nightmares B．dreams C．stress D．change

11．A．improved B．destroyed C．advanced D．affected

12．A．issue B．affair C．problems D．things

13．A．doctor B．desk-mate C．teacher D．friend

14．A．idea B．habits C．time D．environment

15．A．asleep B．alive C．awake D．annoyed