湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中2021届高三5月联考英语试卷

1、鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校 2021 届第一次模拟考试 高三英语试卷考试时间：2021年05 月日上午8:0010:00试卷满分：150分祝考试顺利第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）5 C 10 例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C. 9.15.答案是 C。What is the man looking forward to?A.The culture.B.The food.C. The

2、 wine.What does the woman want to watchnow?A.Amovie.B. Asoapopera.C. A sportsprogram.How do the speakersfeel?A.Angry.B. Confused.C.Determined.How many dresses has the woman tried?A.One.B.Two.C. Three.What is Max probably thinking of doing?A. Quittinghisjob.B. Workingextra hard.C. Asking for apromoti

3、on.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）5 ABC 三个选项中选5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。How is the man related to the woman?A.Hernephew.B.Herfriend.C. Her co-worker.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Soldiers.B.Castles.C. Toys.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。What are the speakers eating?

4、A.Chicken.B.Turkey.C. Duck.How was the meat kept?A.Dried.B.Frozen.C. Canned.Which will the woman drink?A.Juice.B.Wine.C. Tea.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。What are the speakers trying to find?A.Gas.B.Oil.C. Water.Where are the speakers?A.In Africa.B.In Europe.C. In Asia.Who are the speakers?A.Volunteers.B.

5、Teachers.C. Locals.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。What does the song remind the manof?A.Afriend.B.Aholiday.C. A story.What kind of trips does the woman like now?A.Lazy.B.Distant.C. Active.What is the problem with the music?A. It istooloud.B. It istooold.C. It lasts too long.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。What does

6、 the speaker say about competitions in the pastyears?They were a little disappointing.They were successful andfun.They were rich in new experiences.What competition was held last year?A. Areadingcontest.B. Asinging contest.C. A dancingcontest.What is the purpose of the PetsCompetition?To help studen

7、ts select pets to takehome.To inform students to treat animalsproperly.To give students chances to show their pets.What does the speaker suggest the students do?Train dogs in their free time.Learn more theory aboutanimals.Keep a record of thecompetition.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（152.537.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给

8、的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABest Music Apps For 2020DeezerLaunched in France, Deezer is a music streaming service thats available for nearly every single platform you can think of. Its available on Android and iOS devices, macOS and Windows desktop, Xbox One, Roku, and via a web browser. Its older tha

9、n Spotify and Apple Music and is available in 182 countries. Deezer features a more diverse catalog of music than most competing apps. You can sign up for the free version or fork out $9.99 per month for the premium (优质的) version. The free option is ad-supported and can only be used on your tablet o

10、r computer.ShazamIts not exactly a stand-alone music app. Its more of a music detection app. If you dont know the name of a song, Shazam listens to it and gives you the name of the artist and the song. This app works best when its paired with another streaming app. It recognizes songs and provides s

11、treaming and purchasing options from Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and others. You can also view the lyrics of the detected songs. The Shazam app runs on iPhone, iPad, and most Android devices. Shazam is available for free and with no ads.Apple MusicApple Music is the best music app for iPhone

12、. can also use it on all other iOS devices including the iPad, iPod, Apple watch, HomePod speakers, and on iTunes on your Mac or PC. The app is also available for Android users. The one outstanding feature of Apple Music is the “Connect” feature. This feature allows you to follow artists, bands, and

13、 individual creators so that you get a feed with all their updates. Subscription starts at $10 a month. Theres also a student option for $5 and a family option for $15. Apple Music doesnt have a free plan, but you do get a free trial for a period of 3months.SpotifySpotify is great when you want to u

14、se a music app offline. Its available on Android and iOS devices, Kindle Fire, Windows Phone, and NOOK.You could apply for a Spotify FREE membership where you can still access the huge collection of over 20 million songs. The only catch is that you have to listen to ads. And the ability to download

15、songs is restricted to premium members. Spotify premium members are allowed to download songs for offline listening for only $10 a month. Get Premium Individual or Family plans including a Google Home Mini at no extra cost. But firstly, try any Spotify Premium plan free for 3 months.Who is the text

16、mainly intended for?A.Androidusers.B.Music lovers.C.Appprogrammers.D.Advertisers.Which of the following provides free trial for 3 months?A. DeezerandSpotify.B. Apple Music andSpotify.C. Shazam andAppleMusic.D. Deezer and Shazam.What do the four apps have incommon?All free options are ad-supported.Di

17、scounts are offered to studentsubscribers.of songs are limited to paidmembers.Android devices are part of the workingplatforms.BRats and other animals need to be highly tuned to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. find out if this extends t

18、o non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat one social and one asocial (不爱社交的) for 5 days. The robotic rat resembled a bigger

19、 version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment, the social robotic rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply moved forwards and backwards

20、and side to side.Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release them by pressing a button. Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perc

21、eived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot, because it displayed behaviours like communal (共同的) exploring and playing. “This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they

22、get trapped,” saysQuinn.The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its plain design. The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social signals, even when they come from basic robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when th

23、ey display simple social signals. “We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other animals are too,” says Wiles.Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see ifratscan .pick up social signals from non-living ratsdistinguish friends from enemieslearn sociable skills through train

24、ingsend out warning messages to their fellowsWhat did the social robot do during theexperiment?A. It followed theasocialrobot.B. It made friends withtoys.C. It set the trappedratsfree.D. It moved aroundalone.Why did the rats release the social robot according toQuinn?They tried to practice a means o

25、f escape.They expected it to do the same inreturn.They wanted to display theirintelligence.They considered it an interestinggame.What can we learn from the text?Rats are highly adaptable to newsurroundings.Rats are more socially active than other animals.Rats behave differently from children in soci

26、alizing.Rats are more sensitive to social signals than expected.COn paper, hydrogen looks like a dream fuel. In practice, things are trickier. Storing meaningful quantities of hydrogen gas requires compressing (压缩) it several hundred times. Transforming it into liquid state is another option, but on

27、e that requires cooling the stuff to -253C. Either process requires rugged tanks. Over time, hydrogen gas can pass slowly into metals, weakening them and potentially causing cracks. Tanks must be built from special materials designed to resist this breakdown.Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute,

28、led by Marcus think that supplying hydrogen as goop糊状 ) offers a way around some of its limitations. They have been experimenting with a chemical compound that can be pumped into a container and then persuaded to give off its hydrogen on demand.Their invention, which they nickname “powerpaste”, look

29、s like toothpaste. Its main ingredient is magnesium hydride, a compound that, when introduced to water, reacts with it to form hydrogen and magnesium hydroxide. The escaped hydrogen can then be redirected into a fuel cell, where it reacts with oxygen from the air to generate electric power. The magn

30、esium hydroxide waste is emptied from the reactor automatically.Dr scheme offers several advantages over batteries, petrol and more conventional ways of handling hydrogen. One is the storage of more energy than either batteries or petrol can manage. A second is ease of refilling, which is simply a m

31、atter of swapping an empty container of paste for a full one, and topping up the water, which is stored in a separate tank. A third advantage is that, unlike a battery, the paste does not gradually lose its stored energy if it is left on the shelf. Moreover, the paste itself is harmless, as are the

32、reactionsby-products.But there are still more to work through. Magnesium hydride reacts only slowly with water. To overcome this, Dr Vogt and his team have found a chemical additive that greatly accelerates the reaction. They have also found a way to ensure that the reaction can be controlled precis

33、ely enough to supply only as much hydrogen as is needed at any given moment.Which of the following best explains “rugged” underlined in paragraph1?Creative.B.Fragile.C.D. Enormous.What can we know about the invention according to paragraph3?Magnesium hydride mixed with water releases hydrogen.Severa

34、l chemical reactions occur in the same tank.and electricity are necessary in the process.The remaining waste needs removing with extra help.How is paragraph 4 mainly developed?A. Byprovidingexamples.B. By drawing comparisons.C. Byquotingsayings.D. By explaining a concept.What can be a suitable title

35、 for thetext?A. Dream Fuel:HydrogenGasB. New Clean EnergyC. Advantages ofHydrogenGoopD. “Toothpaste” in DPricing is more than a number; its a series of integrated ( 综合的) strategies. For most businesses, managers put a great deal of effort into making and marketing their products, but where many fall

36、 short is in transforming the value they create into profits.All too often critical pricing decisions prove ill-considered. Many companies base pricing primarily on their costs, leaving money on the table in the form of hidden profits. In reality they could make more if they focused instead on the v

37、alue they deliver to customers. Baseball fans are willing to pay over $100 for a ticket stub ( 票 根 ) for the baseball game in which Cal Ripkin broke Lou Gehrigs record of playing 2,160 games in succession. For them, these tickets have a collectors value which far exceeds the admission cost charged t

38、hat day to enter theballpark.A products cost simply represents the floor or minimum price that should be charged. Everything charged above that floor is obtained from the perceived value in the mind of the purchaser. Think about how diverse people are. It would be surprising to find two people who v

39、alue the same product identically. is highly subjective and intensely personal. Thus, a clearly inter-linking, data-backed value analysis is the key to developing a worthwhile pricing structure.Adjusting your price with value and adopting a multi-price mindset are the fundamentals of pricing for pro

40、fits and growth. The traditional search for the perfect price has to be replaced with a multi-price mindset. One price simply is not the best. What is required is a series of strategies to benefit from each customers unique valuation of a product. For example, managers in Carribean attractions know

41、vacationers from snow-covered Boston will value their hotel rooms more highly in January than those from sunny Florida. Therefore, they advertise their rooms for $350 a day in Boston newspapers if you ring up and use the promotional code “Boston”. But if you were to use the code “Florida” instead, y

42、ou might get the same rooms for $250 a day the price quoted in Floridaadvertisements.What needs improving for most businesses according to theauthor?A.Makingproducts.B. Expandingmarket.C.Diggingpricing.D. Decreasingcosts.What can we know about hiddenprofits?A. They root inpersonalpreferences.B. They

43、 vary with themarket.C. They areoftenover-explored.D. They are closelycost-related.What can we infer form the lastparagraph?The more prices offered, the more profits to bemade.Businesses should outweigh pricing over anything else.Customers prefer to buy the same products at differentprices.Proper pr

44、icing offers a shortcut to generating big newprofits.What is the authors main purpose in writing thetext?A. uncover challengesinbusiness.B. blame casual pricingdecisions.C. decode the artofpricing.D. promote multi-price mindset.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

45、When I was teaching, we talked a lot about high vs. low-stakes ( 风 险 ) writing. Recently, Ive been thinking about friendships the same way high and low-stakes friendships. Since the stakes might be different for men and women, I will limit this discussion to womens friendships with men and women. 36

46、 Friendships are high stakes when they are intimate ( 亲 密 的 ). 37 We also depend on the otherperson for support in difficult times; advice in times of conflict; and sympathy in times of regret. We feel “known” by them. The loss of a high-stakes friend is painful; it has a noticeable impact on our li

47、ves.Low-stakes friendships, on the other hand, are more casual and limited emotionally. may play bridge or tennis together; go out for dinner with our partners. 38 dont share any feelings or experiences that would make us feel emotionally fragile and we do not talk about feelings toward each other.

48、The loss of a low-stakes friend may be regrettable, but it does not leave any mark in ourlives.According to Professor Harry Stack Sullivan, the first high-stakes friendship is typically formed in pre-adolescence with a friend of the same sex, a “chum” ( 密 友 ). Chumship is a relationship in which the

49、 other persons interest and security become as important as ones own. 39 The preadolescent who successfully enters a chumship finds someone with whom she can share her innermost thoughts and feelings. her chum, she can reveal what she feels to be the most terrible things about herself in an atmosphe

50、re of acceptance. Successful chumships offer an opportunity to work through disagreements and learn to compromise. 40 But we do not feel“known”.What do I mean by high and low-stakes friendships?The formation of chumship is crucial to personality growth.It is a developmental stage that lays the groun

51、dwork for laterrelationships.share feelings about important aspects of our lives and about eachother.An end to the friendship would have a dramatic impact on our sense ofwell-being.Chumships occur during preadolescence (10-12), but they can continue much longer thanthat.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共 1

52、5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）C 和D Enter Nick Spiglers room and youll find the delicate 41 of a tree swallow and rows of books about birds. Actually, this 16-year-old was not having his head in the clouds or his feet off the 42 . a week, Ellie Andreen, 15, visits a park near her home to 43 her little family.

53、 The bird boxes she placed there have 44 several families of youngsters, which Ellie fusses over like a motherhen.These two are not the only youngsters who 45 birding in Harford, Maryland of the US. Several local schools offer 46 in ornithology (鸟类学), even if some kids cant yet spell the word. Both

54、Nick and Ellie 47 birding early on. They call themselves the Early Birds or Bird Buddies. Once a month, they join groups of 20 to 30 students to walk through 48 fields before class, hoping to spot a parrot or woodpecker.“Being part of the bird club since second grade made it seem more common than ju

55、st some 49 hobby,” Nick said. “I had to get up at 7:00 am for the walks. That was for the birds, so I didnt 50 .” 51 , he has attended bird camps, studied bird habits and migratory patterns, and at the last count 52 seen 190 of the more than 400 species inMaryland.Raising youth awareness is a(n) 53

56、, longtime birders Mary Murray, 65, a 54 member ofthe Harford Bird Club, said, “These children are going to inherit (继承) Earth, and we needto teach them early how to 55 it. Birds are an indicator species, and if kids pay attention to what birds are doing, they will understand the health of their env

57、ironment.”41.A. deskB. nestC. shelfD. cupboard42.A. yardB. courtC. groundD. ceiling43.A. set upB. turn toC. hold upD. check on44.A. producedB. dismissedC. declaredD. handled45.A. considerB. enjoyC. ignoreD. admit46.A. announcementsB. preparationsC. findingsD. programs47.A. came acrossB. made upC. re

58、flected onD. took up48.A. roughB. nearbyC. grassyD. average49.A. traditionalB. strangeC. plainD. current50.A. mindB. insistC. fightD. contradict51.A. Now and thenB. Before longC. Since thenD. In no time52.A. personallyB. instantlyC. smoothlyD. obviously53.A. claimB. mustC. assumptionD. demand54.A. l

59、egalB. temporaryC. leadingD. random55.A. agree withB. start withC. take charge ofD. take care of第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Language is ever changing, and English is no 56 (except). Grammar changes slowly, 57 new words expand the language almost every day! D, the

60、worlds leading online dictionary, proved as much when it 58 (announce) that it had added some new words in August.“Plogging” is a buzzword 59 (combine) the Swedish phrase “plocka upp” (pick up) and the English word “jogging”. 60 (describe) by the online dictionary as “a Swedish exercise trend that c