2013高考英语（完形填空）倒计时冲刺50天（8）及答案
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day.This is so __1__ that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it.Yet no one __2__ understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times.The process is not as __3__ as we might think，as recent experiments have shown.In one study，flowers were kept in constant __4__.We might expect that the flowers，without any information about the time of day，did not open as they __5__ do.As a matter of fact，they __6__ to open at their usual time.This suggests that they have some mysterious（神秘的）way of knowing the __7__.Their sense of time does not __8__ information from the outside world；it is，so to speak，inside them，a kind of “inner clock”.
This __9__ may not seem to be very important.However，it was later found that not just plants but also __10__，including man，have this “inner clock” which __11__ the working of their bodies and influences their activities.Men，then，are also influenced by this mysterious __12__.Whether we wish it or not，it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep，our need for food.
In the past，this did not really __13__ because people lived in natural condition.In the __14__ world，things are different；now there are spacemen，airplane pilots and，in ordinary life，a lot of people who have to work at night.It would be very __15__，then，to know more about the “inner clock”.Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.
1．A．familiar B．strange C．similar D．special
2．A．partly B．personally C．really D．willingly
3．A．complex B．simple C．mature D．meaningful
4．A．quietness B．darkness C．loneliness D．sadness
5．A．finally B．completely C．physically D．normally
6．A．refused B．decided C．continued D．failed
7．A．time B．secret C．process D．study
8．A．deal with B．add to C．give away D．depend on
9．A．discovery B．activity C．invention D．method
10．A．beasts B．animals C．strangers D．humans
11．A．controls B．studies C．measures D．destroys
12．A．world B．flower C．power D．experiment
13．A．happen B．exist C．matter D．work
14．A．ancient B．modern C．wonderful D．peaceful
15．A．hard B．expensive C．convenient D．important
（二）
1．A 根据下文中的“...there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it．”可知，这一现象是很常见的，是大家所熟悉的。familiar意为“熟悉的，常见的”，符合语境。
2．C 大家都知道花开放和凋谢的时间，然而没人真正了解为什么花在特定的时间开放和凋谢。really意为“真正地”，符合语境。
3．B 我们都认为花朵开放、凋谢是自然而然的事，但这一过程事实上可能并不像我们所想象的那么简单。
4．B 根据下一句中的“...without any information about the time of day...”可推知，花被放在黑暗的地方。故选B项。
5．D 根据常识可知，花因为有了阳光才会开放，所以花被放在黑暗整日不见阳光的地方，我们可能就会认为花一般不会在通常的时间开放。A项意为“最终，终于”；B项意为“完全地，全部地”；C项意为“身体上地，物理地”；D项意为“正常地，一般地”。故选D项。
6．C 根据下文可知花有时间意识，他们内部有生物钟，所以即使被放在黑暗的地方，他们仍然在通常开放的时间开放。continue意为“继续，持续”，符合语境。
7．A 根据下文“Their sense of time...”可知，花有神秘的掌握时间（time）的方法。
8．D deal with意为“处理，对付”；add to意为“增添，增加”；give away意为“赠送，泄露，暴露”；depend on意为“依靠，依赖，取决于”。花的时间意识并不依靠外界的信息。故选D项。
9．A 上文是对花做了一个研究：把花放在黑暗的地方，结果发现花仍然在正常的时间开放。所以此处说这个发现似乎并不是很重要，且根据下文中的“found”也可知。discovery意为“发现”；activity意为“活动”；invention意为“发明”；method意为“方法”。故选A项。
10．B 和“植物”相对应的就是“动物”。故选B项。人们后来发现不仅植物而且动物，包括人都有生物钟。
11．A 植物、动物和人的生物钟控制他们的身体，影响他们的活动。control意为“控制”，符合语境。
12．C 根据上一句话可知生物钟对动植物具有神奇的力量，而人类也受到这种神奇力量的影响。power意为“力量”，this mysterious power指的是“inner clock”。
13．C happen意为“发生”；exist意为“存在”；matter意为“有关系，要紧，很重要”；work意为“起作用”。句意为：过去由于人们生活在自然状况下，所以生物钟并不重要。故选C项。
14．B in the modern world意为“在现代社会”，与in the past相对应。
15．D 本句与本段第一句构成对比，所填的词与上文相呼应。因为在现代社会科技发展很快，有些人要在夜间工作，因此了解更多关于生物钟的情况将是很重要的。
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（三）
The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time.Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an __1__ knowledge background，but their reasons for doing so are __2__ different.Some designers consider themselves artists，but few artists consider themselves__3__.
So what exactly is the difference between art and design？Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their __4__.Typically，the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing，a blank sheet of paper.A __5__ of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself.They create the art to share that feeling with others，to __6__ the viewers to relate to it，learn from it or be __7__ by it.The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest __8__ connection between the artist and their __9__.
By contrast，when a designer sets out to __10__ a new piece，they almost always have a __11__ starting point，whether a message，an image，an idea or an action.The designer's job isn't to invent something __12__，but to communicate something that already exists，for a purpose.That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something：buy a product，use a __13__，visit a location，or learn certain information.The most __14__ designs are those that most effectively __15__ their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.
1．A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted
2．A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily
3．A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers
4．A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost
5．A．love B．type C．part D．work
6．A．stop B．allow C．require D．move
7．A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged
8．A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional
9．A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies
10．A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw
11．A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive
12．A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new
13．A．phone B．service C．language D．name
14．A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual
15．A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate
（三）
1．C unique意为“独特的”；separate意为“分开的，单独的”；shared意为“共享的，共用的”；accepted意为“被接受的”。句意：艺术家和设计师都利用共享的知识背景创造视觉作品，但他们这样做的理由却完全不同。根据句意可知，应选C项。
2．A entirely意为“完全地”；occasionally意为“偶尔，偶然”；hardly意为“几乎不”；unnecessarily意为“不必”。根据本句中转折连词but和句意可知，应选A项。
3．B 句意：有些设计师认为自己是艺术家，但很少有艺术家认为自己是设计师。本文主要是将艺术和设计进行对比，排除A、C、D三项。故选B项。
4．A 句意：可能我们大家都赞同他们之间最基本的差异就是目的。purpose意为“目的”；product意为“产品”；interest意为“兴趣”；cost意为“花费”。根据句意和最后一段中purpose的提示可知，应选A项。
5．D 句意：一幅艺术作品的诞生来自于艺术家自己的观点或价值理念。love意为“爱”：type意为“类型”；part意为“部分”；work意为“工作，作品”。根据句意可知，应选D项。
6．B stop后不接动词不定式作宾语补足语，move无此用法，故A、D两项不正确；require意为“需要”，不符合句意。故选B项。
7．C understand意为“理解”；fool意为“愚弄”；inspire意为“赋予灵感，启示”；discover意为“发现”。句意：他们创造艺术跟别人一起分享情感，让观看者谈论、了解艺术或被赋予艺术灵感。根据句意可知，应选C项。
8．D 句意：如今最闻名的、最成功的艺术是在艺术家和观众之间建立起来的最强大的感情联系。political意为“政治的”；social意为“社会的”；physical意为“身体的”；emotional意为“感情的”。根据句意可知，应选D项。
9．B 上文中提到artist和viewers。根据上文和本句句意可知，应选B项。
10．C sell意为“卖”；imagine意为“想象”；create意为“创造”；draw意为“画”。句意：相反，设计师着手创造一幅新的作品，他们总是有固定的出发点，即信息、物体、想法或行动。根据句意可知，应选C项。
11．A fixed意为“固定的”；good意为“好的”；strange意为“奇怪的”；positive意为“积极的”。根据句意可知，应选A项。
12．D 句意：设计师的工作不是发明新的东西，而是传达已经存在的东西。根据句意可知，应选D项。
13．B 句意：那个目的几乎总是激发观众做事情，如购买产品、使用一种服务、参观一个地方或了解某个信息。产品包含手机，故A项不符合；而C、D两项不符合句意。故选B项。
14．C 根据第二段提到最闻名和最成功的艺术可知，此处应指最成功的设计。important意为“重要的”；creative意为“创造性的”；unusual意为“不同寻常的”，都不符合题意。故选C项。
15．D 根据第三段第二句话中communicate的提示和句意可知，应选D项。learn意为“学习”；receive意为“收到”；confuse意为“混淆”，都不符合题意。
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