2021届湖北华中师大附中高三上学期六校联考英语试题

1、2021届湖北华中师大附中高三上学期六校联考英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读选择Mother Nature is a cruel mistress. Why? Read on to find the answer.VeniceThis iconic city is sinking rapidly. The canals that make up the streets of Venice rise 2mm every year, making relics of history go under the surface of water and destroying architect

2、ure Experts warn that without imcrvcmion（二预）,this city will disappear back into the water at an even faster rate, consumed by rising sea level from melting polar ice caps.Machu PicchuTliese iconic mins have drawn adventurous tourists into the mountains of South America.The forces of natural erosion（

3、侵蚀）have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic The Peruvian government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins, making the site instantly accessible to millions but the future of Machu Picchu remain

4、s uncertain.Glacier National parkPerhaps yoifvc heard that the ice caps are melting But nowhere is more apparent in the United States than in Glacier National Park.Estimates indicate that the glaciers that are part of the beauty of this national landmark will disappear entirely in the next two decad

5、esThe Great Barrier ReefHidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off. Nearly fifty percent of coral which once occupied a large area is gone.destroyed by pollution and disease.1. What can we learn about Machu Picchu?A It's famous for cable cars.B It has n

6、o convenient trafficC It s well preserved by the locals.D Il bears a heavy burden of tourism2. Which place probably needs visitors to dive into the water to enjoy its beauty?A. Venice.B. Machu PicchuC. Glacier National Park.D. The Great Barrier Reef.3 What do the above attractions have in common?A.

7、They all have a long history.B. They're all threatened by climate.C. They're all in danger of disappearing.D. They're all well-known for natural scenery.When Central Bucks South became one of the first Philadclphia-area high schools to close due to fear of novel coronavirus exposure in e

8、arly March 16ycarold sophomore Andrew Chen knew that things were not going to return to normal as quickly as some of his peers hoped.But still the change from seeing his friends on the swim team during daily practices to learning alone at home was jarring'T only have three years here at South, a

9、nd it pains me to see one of them being wastedChen saidThe coronavirus has upended everyone's lives, but for students, the disruption feels particularly acute Schools closed and graduation ceremonies were canceled Summer plans, like camps and internships （实习），are up in the air.But right now, man

10、y students are trying to stay connected, struggling with misinformation, and figuring out the best ways they can help through online methodFor Josh Harycki, 17, a senior student at the Ship-ley School in Philadelphia, the best way to contribute was to create a Hsocial distancing pledge （承诺）” for you

11、ng peopleHI saw a lot of younger generations not paying attention,H he said. "They were still going out. hanging out with people I thought that there had to be a way to reach younger folks, who were probably not watching the news.*Harycki launched a call to action on social media and then built

12、 a website with a map that tracked the locations of people who'd signed the pledge. The site also shares links to accurate sources of information like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Harycki knows that his peers are worried they can't connect with their friends in the same

13、way, so he created the social distancing pledge to stress that while everyone might be physically distant, lheyYe still connected.Tart of what we*re highlighting is that you might feel like yoifre the only one taking this seriously, but our map shows that you*re not alone/1 he said.4. What does the

14、underlined word ”jarring” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. naturalB disturbingC necessaryD reasonable5. Why does the author describe Andrew Chen's experience in the text?A. To show how the coronavims affected students* livesB. To explain what worried students most when schools closedC. To illustr

15、ate the appropriate reaction to the closure of school.D. To present the different views of students toward the coronavirus6. Who does Harycki mainly want to reach out to?A Friends who are worried and bored.B Folks taking the coronavims seriously.C Younger generations trying to contributeD Young peop

16、le who are not aware of the situation.7. Whafs Harycki's purpose in creating the ”social distancing pledge"?A. To convince young people to stay at homeB. To track those people infected with the coronavirusC. To inform young folks of latest news about the coronavirus.D. To show young people

17、they shouldnl be concerned about the coronavirus.Once a circle missed a wedge （楔子）.The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly, it admired the flowers along the way. It chatted with worms. It e

18、njoyed the sunshine Finally it found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so happy. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, left its found piece by

19、 the side of the road and rolled slowly awayIn some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something The man who has everything is in some ways a poor man. He will never know what it feels like to yearn, to hope, to nourish（滋润）his soul with the dream of something better. He will never k

20、now the experience of having someone who loves him give him something he has always wanted or never had Tliere is wholeness about the person who has come to terms with his limitations, who has been brave enough to let go of his unrealistic dreams and docs not feel like a failure for doing so. There

21、is wholeness about the man or woman who has learned that he or she is strong enough to go through a tragedy（悲剧）and survive he or she can lose someone and still feel like a complete person.Life is more like a baseball season. when even the best team loses one third of its games and even the worst tea

22、m has its days of brilliance Our goal is to win more games than we lose. When we accept that imperfection is part of being human. and when we can continue rolling through life and appreciate it, we will have achieved wholeness that others can only long for.8. Which may be an example of being whole?A

23、 A person has everything.B A person accepts his or her limitations.C A person loves someone and is loved D A person feels blue for dropping unrealistic goals9. How is a baseball season similar to life?A. Easy come, easy go.B. Failure is the mother of success.C. Energy and persistence conquer all thi

24、ngsD. Some battles you win and some battles you lose10 How does the author clarify his idea?A. Mainly by comparing.B Mainly by reasoning.C Mainly by informing.D. Mainly by arguing.11. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Pursue perfection in lifeB. Be whole in lifeC. Life without mistakes i

25、s wholeD No pains, no gainsMetal-organic frameworks （MOFs） are compounds（化合物;复合物）that are set to solve some tough challenges: producing water in the desert. removing greenhouse gases from the air and storing dangerous gases more safely.The Arizona desert is really dry. Anyone stuck in it without wat

26、er would die from dehydration （脱水）within three days, unless he had one of Omar Yaghi's next-generation water harvesters, who is a chemist at the University of California, Berkeley. Although daytime wetness is only about 10 percent, this rises to 40 percent at night, which means there's enoug

27、h water in the atmosphere to support life - if it can be transformed into liquid form.That's exactly what Yaghi's invention does. Ifs about the size of a small microwave oven, designed to suck the water from the air at night and turn it into drinking water the next day using only the heat of

28、 the sun as its power source What makes it work is a special material called a MOE which at normal temperatures attracts water molecules （分子）onto the surface of its internal small holes Warm it up and get the wate匚 each harvest producing one-third of a cup of pure drinking water. ” A device the size

29、 of a washing machine could produce enough water for the basic needs of a household；1 says Yaghi.These crystalline （结晶的）groups of metals linked by organic molecules can be made into materials with an extremely high absorption ability, attracting specific molecules to their surfaces. In this way, MOF

30、s cling io a variety of liquids and gases.MOFs work thanks to their distinctive stnicture .In fact, one MOF the size of a sugar cube has so many small holes that they would cover an area as large as six football fields MOFs are also extremely stable, light and have many different uses: their molecul

31、ar structure can be varied to attract specific molecules Adding a small amount of heat or pressure causes the MOF to give what it's holding. More than 70.000 different MOFs have been produced to date for various applications.12. Why is the Arizona desert mentioned in the second paragraph?A. To i

32、ntroduce water han-estersB. To stress the importance of water.C. To show the severity of its condition.D. To express the urgent need for water there13. What plays a vital role in water harvesters?A. Solar energy.B Water molecules.C. Mclalorganic frameworks.D MOFs* internal small holes.14 Which can e

33、xplain the phrase ”cling toM underlined in paragraph 4?A. Give off.B. Turn into.C Hold onto.D. Break down15. What will probably be covered in the following paragraphs?A. The future of the MOF technology.B. Other uses of the MOF technology.C. The improvement to the MOF technology.D. Possible limitati

34、ons of the MOF technology.二. 七选五Is it true that British people have a different sense of humor than people in other countries? Let s have a look at what we laugh at in Britain.16. It's not just politicians who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes t

35、hemselves too seriously.We laugh at authority, but also sympathetically laugh with anyone who we think is treated badly. 17. Our clowns are often silly people doing silly thingsMr Bean, for examplewhile in America. they are often clever people doing clever things and winningThe fact that we laugh wh

36、en other people might feel hopeless is one of the oddest things to appreciate about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony （反讽）Not very pleasant" we might say after some terrible experience 18. "It's a bit windy today" we might say in die middle of a typhoon, or 'Th

37、ere's a slight problem' when somethuig has gone very seriously wrong. 19.Another thing that can make it difficult to imderstand British humor is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny 20.Do you think the British sense of humor is unique?A. In addition.we ten

38、d to play things down.B We often keep a straight face even when were rnakuig a joke.C. Culture plays a big part in how funny you may find something D We know they can't win,but if they do so sometimes,"'s even fiuiiiier.E. Brits don't express extreme feeliiigs;we jusf keep calm and

39、carry on".F. Brits turn to laughter as a form of medicine when life knocks them down.G. To the British.powerful and important people are often sources of laughte匚三. 完形填空Tlie majority of people are convinced that they don't have much imagination. They are 21 Everyone has imagination. but mos

40、t of us forget how to 22 it once webecome adults. Creativity isn't always 23 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time 24 think of creative ways to solve problems Here are three techniques to help you.Make connections! It involves taking 25 ideas and trying to find

41、links between them. Think about the problem to solve or the job to do. Tlicn find an image, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas 26 with candles connect the 27 with the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original 28 you could buy him tickets to a match or take him

42、out for the night.No limits! Imagine that normal limitations don't 29 You have as muchimagination as you want. Think about your goal and the new 30 If your goal is to learnto ski. 31, you can now practice skiing every day. Now 32 this to reality.Maybe you can practice skiing every day in Decembe

43、r, or every Monday in January.Be someone else Look at the situation from a 33 point of view. Good writers use this techniquc. Fiction writers often imagine they are the 34 in their books. If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their 35 The best fishermen think like fish!21. A. mistakenB

44、. accurateC. reasonableD. incredible22. A. fit in withB become aware ofC make use ofD keep track of23 A. equippedB comparedC occupiedD concerned24. A. routinelyB. skillfullyC. apparentlyD abruptly25 A. relevantB unrelatedC creativeD imaginary26. A. presentedB. markedC. indicatedD. associated27. A. i

45、deasB. assessmentsC. arrangementsD. practices28. A. itemB. serviceC. presentD. object29. A. existB. occurC. operateD. change30. A. tendenciesB. limitationsC. possibilitiesD. assumptions31 A as a matter of factB in other wordsC as a wholeD for instance32 A. devoteB applyC reviseD contribute33 A. pers

46、onalB globalC differentD positive34 A. featuresB themesC. creaturesD characters35. A. locations B. positionsC. imagesD. impressions四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, 36. (smile) widely and clicking a

47、way. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said 37. (love) the selfie (自扌白)，posting pictures online that he has taken with 38. (variety) world leadersBut the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences India is home to39 highest number of people who have died while taking photos of 40. (

48、they), with 19 of the world s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014.41. (early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate 42. jumped in to save himSi

49、nce then the Indian government 43. (declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people44. takmg unnecessary risks. Po丘ce have declared 4tno selfie in areas considered to bc45. (risk) articularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coining into no selfie' areas

50、even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17.50)五. 提纲类作文46.假如你是李华，你听说好友小明因为压力太大想辍学。请你根据以下要点提示给他 写一封信：1劝小明正确对待压力，并提出减轻压力的几个方法；2希望小明接受自己的建议。注意：1词数80左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Xiao Ming,Yours truly,Li Hua六. 读后续写47.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Before our wedding. my fiance （未婚夫）and

51、 I were very excited about shopping for our first house So, we took look at several houses, yet as our funds were limited. none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactoryOne agent recommended a house in particular. Although her description of the house sounded very wonderful, the price was

52、 beyond our range, so we declined. However, she kept urging us to have a look at least.We finally agreed and went to take a look .It was lovely at first sight. It was small but charming, overlooking a quiet beautiful lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners a kind and hospitable e

53、lderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that house 1（ was exactly the house we wanted! Perfect as it was, the price remained much too high for us. But every day, wc could sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of what it would be like to live thereDays late

54、r, we made an offer, which was far below the asking price. As the price was so low. we were afraid that they would laugh it off. Surprisingly, they didn't laugh at us. They renewed their offer instead .It was also much more than we could actually afford. but far less than the original asking pri

55、ceThe next day, we got a disappointing message that another buyer offered a much higher price Even so, we made up our minds to talk with the owners directly. We made our final offer, which was still thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid. We knew it, yet we decided to have a try. N

56、obody knew if we could get it.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右：2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph 1:We went to the owners* home, only to find the other buyer visiting the owners too.Paragraph 2:The owner looked at us and said, HI decide to sell my house to you!参考答案1. D2. D3. C【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了而临着消失危险的四个著名景点。1.细节

57、理解题© 根据 Machu Picchu 部分卜的 The forces of natural erosion （侵蚀）have been accelerated by tourism and this landmark faces severe influence from increasing foot traffic The Peruvian government recently suggested a cable car that would cut out the intense hike up to the ruins, making the site instantl

58、y accessible to millions but the future of Machu Picchu remains uncertain.（旅游业加速了 自然侵蚀,这个具有 里程碑意义的地方正而临着步行带来的严重影响。秘鲁政府最近建议使用缆车，这样就可以 减少到遗址的徒步旅行，让数百万人立即进入遗址，但马丘比丘的未来仍不确泄。）可知， 因为巨大的旅游负担，马丘比丘遗址受到了人类步行参观时所带来的毁火性影响。D. It bears a heavy burden of tourism.（它承受着旅游业带来的巨大压力。）符合以上说法，故 选D项。2.推理判断题根据 The Great Barrier Reef 部分下的 Hidden from view beneath the waves, the Great Barrier Reef has been rapidly dying off（隐藏在波浪之下，大堡礁正在迅速消12。）可推 测，游客需要潜入海中才能领略大堡礁的美。故选D项。3.细节理解题。根据 Venice 部分下的 This iconi