single word flooded my 11-year-old mind,Curiosity.
I couldn’t want for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay.That afternoon,I raced home,sat down at the computer,and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone’s mind...”
Five months later, my mon received a phone call,and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. On August 5,2012,at 10:31 p.m,the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars,and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am.I have always been fascinated by the stars,the planets,the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl,my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours.She’d tell me stories and point out the stars,Grandma lived in China,thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas,but the stars kept us together even when we were apart.They were always there, yet there was so much I didn’t know about them.That’s what I love so much about space.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mares.My answer is simple because we’re curious.We human beings do not just hole up in one place.We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.
56.How did Clara get the new about the essay contest?( no more than 10 words) 57.Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA?( no more than 10 words)
58.What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma?( no more than 15 words) 59.What does the underlined phrase “hole up”mean?(1 word)
60.In your opinion,why is curiosity important?( no more than 20 words) 五、书面表达
61.假设你是某大学的学生李津，你校英语俱乐部将选举新一届副主席，负责规划、组织俱乐部的相关活动，你欲参选，请按以下提示，写一篇竞选演讲稿。
? 个人的优势介绍（如性格、特长等）
? 组织校内的活动的设想（如举办讲座、英语晚会等） ? 组织校际交流活动的设想（如举办辩论赛、演讲比赛等） ? 表达竞选的愿望。 注意：
1. 词数不少于100；
2. 请勿提及真实学校姓名
3. 可适当的加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯； 4. 开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：
副主席：vice president 竞选： run for
Good afternoon,my dear friends,
My name is Li Jin,
Thank you.
参考答案
一、单选 1-15 BABDC BCAAD ACDBD 二、完形 16-35 CDABA BCDBA CDCBA ABACD 三、阅读 36-55 ABCDD ACDBC BCBDA ACDBD 四、阅读表达
56.By reading a Time for Kids magazine Or: From a Time for kids magazine 57.She won the essay contest held by NASA.
Or:She named the Mars rover”Curiosity”
Or: “Curiosity” was chosen as the name of the Mars rover
58.She sat together with Grandma listening to her stories about the stars
Or:Her grandma told her stories about the stars Or:They sat together talking about the stars.
59.Stay/Remain/Live/Hide
60.Curiosity is important because it leads to discovery or invention.
Or:With curiosity,we keep asking questions and exploring the world unknown
Or:Curiosity drives us through our lives so that we never stop wondering about the things beyond our
knowledge.
天津2013年高考英语试题及答案（Word版）
