2021年湖北高考英语试卷

2021年湖北高考英语试卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分7.5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）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅

读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.fl9.15.B.f9.18.C.£9.15.答案是（\

1.（★★★）（1.5分）WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?

A.ToteachSpanish.

B.Tolookforajob.

C.Toseeafriend.

2.（★★★）（1.5分）Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takehimtohospital.

B.Gotoaclasswithhim.

C.Submitareportforhim.

3.（★★★）（1.5分）Whowilllookafterthechildren?

A.Jennifer.

B.Suzy.

C.Marie.

4.（★★★）（L5分）Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome.

B.Goshopping.

C.Eatout.

5.（★★★）（1.5分）Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howtofryfish.

B.Howtomakecoffee.

C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后

有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有

时间阅读各个小题，每小题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。

6.（★★★）（3分）听材料，回答各题。

（1）WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?

A.Whenhefailstogetaticket.

B.Whenthestadiumiscrowded.

C.Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.

(2)HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?

A.$20.

B.$25.

C.$50.

7.(★★★)(4.5分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?

A.Hehadawalk.

B.Hewenthunting.

C.Heplantedtrees.

(2)WhatdidAlexbringback?

A.Flowers.

B.Leaves.

C.Books.

(3)WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?

A.Fishing.

B.Takingpictures.

C.Swimming.

8.(★★★)(4.5分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?

A.Hehadaboattrip.

B.Hetookaballoonflight.

C.Heclimbedamountain.

(2)WhatisonDavid*slist?

A.Giftsheneededtobuy.

B.Thingshewishedtodo.

C.Dateshehadtoremember.

(3)WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnextholiday?

A.Australia.

B.California.

C.TheAmazon.

9.(★★★)(6分)听材料，回答各题。

(1)WhydidSarahmakethephonecall?

A.Toaskafavor.

B.Topassonamessage.

C.Tomakeanappointment.

(2)WhereisSarahnow?

A.InBrighton.

B.Atherhome.

C.AttheSheltonHotel.

(3)WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?

A.At7：40.

B.At8：00.

C.At8：20.

（4）WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?

A.Neighbors.

B.Fellowworkers.

C.Husbandandwife.

10.（★★★）（4.5分）听材料，回答各题。

（1）Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?

A.Pronunciation.

B.Vocabulary.

C.Grammar.

（2）Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.

B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.

C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.

（3）Whatisthespeaker'slastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadictionary.

C.Practicereadingthewordsaloud.

第二部分阅读（共两节）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

11.（★★★）（7.5分）Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoose

tostayinahostel（旅社）.ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomfor

around$25anight,andforthat,you*11oftengettostayinacentrallocation

（位置）withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbe

YellowFlostel.It,soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgood

reason.It'saffordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asan

addedbonus,it*sclosetothemaintrainstation.

HoslclAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.Hostel

AlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslike

freeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There*salsoanareaontherooftopforhanging

outwithothertravelersduringthesummer.

YouthStationHostel

Ifyou'relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofother

benefits,too；itdoesn'tchargecitytax；ithasbothairconditioningandaheater

fortherooms；italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta1O-minutewalkfromthecentral

citystationandit'sclosetoallofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffis

friendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,and

offeringadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

(1)Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

C

A.Comfort.

B.Security.

C.Price.

D.Location.

(2)Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?_B

A.YellowHostel.

B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.

D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

(3)WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?_C

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.

B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.

D.It'sinconvenientlylocated.

12.(★★)(10分)Byday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.Inhissparetimethough

hegoesonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova-notasamusicianbutasherpage

turner.〃I'mnotatrainedmusician,butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelp

Mariainherperformance./z

MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficial

pageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturn

thepagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn，thavetobreaktheflowofsoundby

doingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstruments

onstage.

〃Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon，tturntwo

pagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogo

backtotherightspot."MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplenty

ofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50page

turns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationis

key,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof"nodding"toindicateapageturnwhich

theyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.〃Iwasturning

thepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthe

sparepagestofalloffthestand,“MrTittertonsaid,“LuckilyIwasabletocatch

themandputthemback.z，

Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMs

Raspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.

〃Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,shelaughed.〃He'sinterestedinthe

music,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:'Turn,turn!’Robertisthebestpage

turnerI'vehadinmyentirelife.”

（1）WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?_A

A.Readmusic.

B.Playthepiano.

C.Singsongs.

D.Fixtheinstruments.

（2）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton'sjobonstage?_C

A.Boring.

B.Well-paid.

C.Demanding.

D.Dangerous.

（3）WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?_B

A.Countingthepages.

B.Recognizingthe〃nodding”.

C.Catchingfallingobjects.

D.Performinginhisownstyle.

（4）WhyisMsRaspopova'shusband"theworsepageturner"?_D

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.

B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.

D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

13.（★★）（10分）WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorth

America,theskiesandlandswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.

NativeAmericanshadtakencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.

Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafew

decadestodecimatealargepartoftheseresources.Mi1lionsofwaterfowl（水禽）

werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulofoverlyambitious

sportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-

increasingpopulations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat（栖息地）.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct（Act）,an

increasinglyconcernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory

（迁徙的）waterfowlandthewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,

allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarrya

FederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N.〃Ding〃

Dariing,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,whoatthattimewasappointed

byPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiologicalSurvey.

Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournatural

resources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintothe

NationalWildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotected

andavailableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabillion

dollarshasgoneintothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.

LittlewondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemost

successfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

（1）WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?_A

A.Lossofwetlands.

B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.

D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate"meaninthefirstparagraph?_C

A.Acquire.

B.Export.

C.Destroy.

D.Distribute.

（3）WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?_D

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.

（4）Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?_A

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

14.（★★★）（10分）Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginal

meaningofemotional（情感的）intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstand

emotionalintelligenceasalmosteverythingdesirableinaperson'smakeupthat

cannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,suchascharacter,motivation,confidence,mental

stability,optimismand"peopleskills."Researchhasshownthatemotionalskills

maycontributetosomeofthesequalities,butmostofthemmovefarbeyondskill­

basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofskillsthat

canbeusedforeithergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstand

howothersarefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpher

patients,whileacheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Being

emotionallyintelligentdoesnotnecessarilymakeoneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhat

researchcanreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeen

morebeneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisa

newandmuchneededemphasis（重视）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothers

interestedinpromotingsocialwell-being.Thepopularizationofemotional

intelligencehashelpedboththepublicandresearchersre-evaluatethe

functionalityofemotionsandhowtheyservepeopleadaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,

wehopethatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificand

scholarlystudyofemotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesin

sciencewilloffernewperspectives(视角)fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanage

theirlives.Emotionalintelligence,withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,may

servetopointusintherightdirection.

(1)Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?_D

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson,smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson*spositivequalities.

(2)Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"and"cheater"inparagraph2?_B

A.Toexplainarule.

B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.

D.Tomakeaprediction.

(3)Whatistheauthor*sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A

A.Favorable.

B.Intolerant.

C.Doubtful.

D.Unclear.

(4)Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotional

intelligence?_B

A.Itsappealtothepublic.

B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.

D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二节（每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

15.(★★★)(12.5分)MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.(1)_F

Sothefirstthingwedidwasrentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartment

thesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwehadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthe

hallway.

Theplacewasn'tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,the

plumbing(水管)worked.(2)_C_Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwitha

femalevoicethatsaid,Z/Ouverturedesportes,“inperfectFrench.Thatistheonly

FrenchphraseImastered,andit'sashameIdon，thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeone

notedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.

（3）GFrenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplode

inyourmouthlikelittleflavorbombs.

（4）EOnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothe

foodmarkettopicksomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmall

strawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebest

fruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency（效率）.Youcan

tellthisbycafelife.Frenchcafesarealwayscrowded.（5）AWhendothese

peoplework?TheFrenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously-soseriouslythat

somelaborunionsrecentlystruckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthe

numberofhoursthatindependentcontractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.That'snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon，tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.

第三部分语言运用（共两节）第一节（满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、

D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16.（★★）（15分）Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,

when,forthreewholedays,Iworkedinabakingfactory.

MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasamanageratHoughBakeries,which,atEaster

time,（1）Clittlebunny（兔子）cakesforallits（2）Athroughout

Cleveland.Ithappenedthattheplantdowntownneededeightkidsfor（3）_D

helpduringourspringbreak,forwhichIhadno（4）Abeyondlisteningtomy

favoriterecords.Td（5）_B_minimumwage.I'dseehowafactory（6）

A.MyparentsthoughtallofthiswasagrandideaandcalledBetsy'sdadwith

their（7）_B_.

Our（8）Cinthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.

Attachicing（糖霜）ears.Applyicingeyesandnose.（9）_D_bunnyfromthe

belt.Thiswas（10）Athanitsounds.（11）Babitandthecakes

pileup.AsItoldmyparentsatdinnerthatfirstnight,itwasallalittlemore

high-pressurethanI'd（12）_C_.

Dad（13）B.Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummersofhischildhood

（14）DfoodinBernardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthat

madeyou（15）_D_thedollarsyouearnedandrespectthosewhodidthework,he

toldme.

⑴A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

⑵A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

⑶A.generousB.financialc.technicalD.temporary

⑷A.plansB.problemsc.excusesD.hobbies

⑸A.offerB.earnc.setD.suggest

（6）A.workedB.closedc.developedD.survived

⑺A.ambitionB.permissionc.experienceD.invitation

（8）A.joysB.ideasc.rolesD.choices

⑼A.SaveB.Keepc.StopD.Remove

(10)A.harderB.betterc.longerD.cheaper

(11)A.CalmdownB.Slowdownc.StayonD.Moveon

(12)A.indicatedB.witnessedc.expectedD.remembered

(13)A.criedB.smiledc.hesitatedD.refused

(14)A.tastingB.findingc.sharingD.delivering

(15)A.withdrawB.donatec.receiveD.appreciate

第二节(每小题L5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。

17.(★★★)(15分)GoingtoMountHuangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles,

song"TheLongandWindingRoad”.(1)Whatissobreathtakingaboutthe

experienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.Therollingseaofcloudsyouseeonce

youareatthetopwillremindyouhowtinywe(2)humans(human)are.

Thehotspringatthefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryafterthe

climb.Itwill(3)undoubledly(undoubted)helpyougetrefreshed!Theamazing

thingaboutthespringisthatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the(4)hotter

(hot)thespring!Strange,isn，tit?Butthat'shownatureis-alwaysleavingus(5)

astonished(astonish).

Whatcomesnextistheendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan'thelpwonderinghowhard

it(6)was(be)forthepeoplethentoputallthoserocksintoplace.Though

itistheonlyunnaturalthingonyourwayupthemountain,stillithighlightsthe

wholeadventure(7)andoffersaplacewhereyoucansitdowntorestyour(8)

aching(ache)legs.

Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappear”,anditwill

alwaysstickinthevisitor*smemory.Itsuredoesin(9)mine(l).While

you，reinChina,MountHuangshanis(10)amusttovisit!

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节（满分