湖北省襄阳市2021届高三1月调研统一测试英语试题

1、湖北省襄阳市 2021 届高三 1月调研统一测试英语试题本试卷分第i卷选择题和第n卷非选择题两局部。第i卷1至10页，第n卷11至12页。共150分，考试时间 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第i卷考前须知：1 、 答第 I 卷前，考生务必将自己的、准考证号填写在答题卡。2、选出每题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其 他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否那么无效。 "第一局部 听力共两节，总分值 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。 第一局部：听力共两节，

2、总分值 30 分第一节 共 5小题，每题分，总分值 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 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读 一遍。1. What does the man imply?A. He doesn ' t care.B. He is very satisfied.C. He is a little disappointed.2. How did the woman feel just now?A. Excited. B. Bored. C

3、. Scared.3. Where does the woman want to go tonight?A. To the supermarket.B. To the theater.C. To a restaurant.4. What is the woman worried about?A. Missing her flight.B. Having a traffic accident.C. Being late for the football game.5. Why does the man want another credit card?A. To pay for a car.B.

4、 To buy more things he needs.C. To get a higher credit score.第二节共 15 小题；每题分，总分值分B 、 C 三个选项中选出最正5 秒钟；听完后，听下面 5 段对话或对白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A 、 确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每题 各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，答复第 6 至 7 题。6. What are the speakers probably?A. Journalists.B. Doctors.C. Teacher

5、s.7. What are the speakers probably going to do there?A. Have a news making event.B. Buy some equipment.C. Go sightseeing.听第 7 段材料，答复第 8 至 9 题。8. When is the man ' s flight leaving?A. Next Friday.B. Next Saturday.C. Next Sunday.9. How much will the man have to pay for all tickets?A. $580.B. $1,1

6、60. C. $1,740.听第 8 段材料，答复第 10 至 12 题。10. When should students meet for the field trip?A. At 7:00 am.B. At 7:15 am.C. At 8:00 am.11. How will the boy probably get to school today?A. Take the bus. B. Take his mom's car.C. Take Mrs. Anderson's car.12. What is the relationship between the woman

7、and Mrs. Anderson?A. Colleagues.B. Neighbors.C. Best friends.听第 9 段材料，答复第 13 至 16 题。13. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bike. B. By subway. C. By car.14. What will happen if the man is late for work?A. His boss will yell at him.B. He will work overtime.C. He will be fined.15. Why does th

8、e woman like living in the city?A. It makes it easier to work from homeB. There are many interesting things to do.C. Her kids will get into good schools.16. What do the speakers have in common?A. They both have children.B. They both like driving.C. They are both married. 听第 10 段材料，答复第 17至 20 题。17. W

9、here does the talk take place?A. In England.B. In Australia.C. In the United States.18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?A. In 2021.B. In 2021. C. In 2007.19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.B. The Man Booker Prize.C. The Tinniswood Award.20. Wh

10、at did Rachel Joyce use to work as?A. An actress.B. A TV host. C. A writer.第二局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值 40 分 第一节共 15 小题；每题 2分，总分值 30 分阅读以下短文， 从每题所给的四个选项 A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最正确选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThese hotels don 'ht ave all the necessary facilities, but each of them offers something different . Don't miss them

11、if you travel to Canada.Sleep on a train at the Train Station Inn. This hotel is in an old train station in Nova Scotia. The owners, James and Shelley Le Fresne, use the station and the train as rooms. There are seven old cars and there is also a restaurant in the dining car. Prices are from $ 89 to

12、 $ 169 per room or train car.Sleep in a jail in the Canadian capital, Ottawa. Here, you can sleep in the old downtown Ottawa Jail Hostel.There are group or private bedrooms. There are still bars on the doors! Prices are from$ 25 to $ 65. Don' t worry,there aren't any criminals there!Sleep in

13、 a tepee (a tent of the American Indians) at a UNESCO World Heritage site in Alberta. At this hotel, there are guided tours and lessons in local culture. The best part: sleeping in a real tepee outside. The price is around $ 300, or $ 620 for a full package.Sleep in a lighthouse at the Quirpon Light

14、house Inn. This hotel is on Newfoundland's Quirpon Island. There are great views of the ocean from the windows. There are 11 private rooms in total. Prices are from $ 225 for a single to $ 350 for a suite. Meals are included in the restaurant. The hotel has the traditional look and feel of the l

15、ighthouse, so there is no Internet, TV or telephones in the rooms. There are tours available, and boat tours to the island are included.21. What can you do if you choose the Train Station Inn?A. Shop in the old train cars.B. Learn how to drive the train.C. Have meals in the dining car.D. Enjoy a rai

16、l tour of Nova Scotia.22.In what way is staying in a tepee in Alberta special?A. It serves local food to diners.B. You can sleep in the open air.C. You can tour Alberta for free.D. It offers lessons on making tepees.23. Which is unavailable at the Quirpon Lighthouse Inn?A. Private rooms.B. Guided to

17、urs.C. Daily meals.D. The Internet.24. You'll pay the least if you choose to sleepA. in the Ottawa Jail HostelB. at the Train Station InnC. in a tepee in AlbertaD. at the Quirpon Lighthouse InnBJason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy. My wife Margaret and I often comforted him as he faced m

18、any challenges in his early years.It was heartbreaking to see him regularly chosen last for breakfast, but he was a happy child and well liked by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came when he began high school. One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his

19、bag on the floor and shouted: “I 'm never going to school again! He was covered with food that other kids had throw n at him on the school bus on the way home. Jas on later told us what had happened.A few days earlier, Jas on had sig ned up for the school running team. That day, a few older stud

20、e nts made fun of his performanee on the track and made him the target of their one-sided food fight. I called the principal about the humiliation on the bus, and it n ever happe ned aga in. Jas on stayed on the team, even though the harassme nt骚扰 con ti nu ed.One day in October, we had snow and fre

21、ezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one long runn er-Jas on-joggi ng around the sno w-covered track.A few weeks later, Jas on had someth ing to tell us. "Mom, Dad, sit dow n," he said. I was ready for the worst. He told us that each mon th, stude nts chose an a

22、thlete of the mon th''. The coach would list the top athletes, and stude nts voted for the winner. Jas on's n ame had n ever bee n listed. But that day, one of the nomin ees said: "Sir, I would like to nomin ate Jas on for athlete of the mon th." The coach looked surprised. &qu

23、ot;He works harder tha n any of us, Sir," the stude nt con ti nu ed. We will have to have some one sec ond the nomin ati on," the coach replied.A tear formed in Jas on' s eye as he told us what happe ned n ext. "MDad every one in -the class put theirhands up." His mother and

24、I, also in tears, looked on as he proudly displayed his certificate.When ever I despair, I think of this story .I remind myself that challe nges are not overcome by force, but by patie nee, determ in ati on, and faith.25. Jas on's first days at high school did n't go well because.A. he misse

25、d his friends from primary schoolB. he was tur ned dow n by the school's running teamC. he was sufferi ng from the aftereffects of cerebral palsyD. he was treated badly by some older stude nts26. Which of the following could replace the underlined wordhumiliation n Paragraph 3?A. defenseB. shado

26、w C. abuse D. panic27. It can be concluded from the article that .A. the coach did n 'believe Jas on was worthy of the nomin ati onB. Jas on's effects were widely recog ni zed by his fellow stude ntsC. It did n 'take long for Jas on to be the best runner in the schoolD. the “ athlete of

27、the month award was usually given to the best performerEducators across the US are calling for major changes to the admission process in higher education. TheNati onal Cen ter for Educati onal Statistics reported that U.S. colleges and uni versities received more tha n 9 millio n applications betwee

28、n 2021 and 2021. The schools admitted more than 5 million students in that time.But a new report says that the problem is not about the nu mber of stude nts that are being admitted, but ratherhow stude nts are selected. The Harvard School of Graduate Educati on, along with 80 other schools andorga n

29、i zati ons, released the report in Jan uary 2021, called Turing the Tide-Mak ing Caring Com mon ".The report argues that the process schools use to choose stude nts causes major problems.David Hawk ins, the Executive Director for Educati onal Policy, says that most colleges and uni versities re

30、quire many things from students when they apply. Schools usually ask for an essay describing a student' s interests or whythey want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers or other responsible adults describing why a stude nt is a good can didate. But, Hawk ins sa

31、ys, the area that schools are most concerned with a stude nt' s hschool grades and sta ndardized test results.The report suggests that pay ing atte nti on to academic success over other qualities works well for some stude nts but hurts others .In additi on, academic success is not the most impor

32、ta nt quality a stude nt should have. More attention should be paid to showing whether or not a student wants to do good in the world. The report also suggests that schools should ask for evide nee that stude nts care about other people. Movi ng atte nti on away from academic ability will make proce

33、ss less about competition, the report says. Students will feel less stress about meeting higher and higher expectati on.But the report does have its critics. Bob Schaeffer, Public Educati on Director, said that every few years, some one makes the same argume nt for cha nge. He said that no real cha

34、nge has happe ned yet and that even many of the schools that agree with the report still make no cha nges. Many of the in stituti ons that have supported the findings in the report are the very in stituti ons that have the most competitive admissi on processes in the coun try," Schaeffer said.2

35、8. What is the problem of the admissi on process accord ing to the report?A. The schools ask social resp on sibilities from the appl ying stude ntsB. The schools attach importanee to students "academic recordsC. The nu mber of stude nts gett ing admitted is too smallD. Admissi on officers only

36、con sider pers onal qualities29. Which of the following do colleges ask of applicants except ?A. Their reasons to attend the school.B. A description of their interests.C. Recomme ndati on letters from adultsD. Evidenee that students care about others30. What does the author ' s attitude to the r

37、eport of theoaripnoeess?.A. Supportive. B. Doubtful C. Neutral D. Negative31. The critic, Bob Schaeffer, thi nks that .A. some schools don't do what they believe is rightB. the largest schools are expected to make cha nges firstC. not eno ugh schools curre ntly agree with the reportD. history ha

38、s proved that all cha nges are goodDThere is no denying that some people live to be older than others. Followed arc the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have on your Ion gevity (长寿？ Are there any kinds of pers on

39、 alities con tribut ing to Ion ger lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at these questions by examining the personality characteristics of 246 childre n of people who had lived to be at least 100.According to the study, those who live the Iongest are more outgo

40、ing, more active and less neurotic( 神经质的 than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span. These findings are in agreement with what you I would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help

41、others can gather eno ugh resources to make it through tough times.In teresti ngly, however, other characteristics that you might con sider adva ntageous had no impact on whether study participa nts were likely to live Ion ger. Those who were more self-discipli ned, for in sta nee, were no more like

42、ly to live to be very old. Also, being open to new ideas had no relationship to Jong life, which might explain all those bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their way.Whether you can successfully cha nge your pers on ality as an adult is the subject of a Ion gsta nding psychological debate. But

43、 the new paper suggests that if you want long life, you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.Unfortunately, another recent study shows that your mother's personality may also help determine your Iongevity. That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who

44、were more an xious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids un healthy diets. Patter ns of childhood eati ng can be hard to break when we 're adults, which may mean that kids depressed moms end up dying younger.Person ality isn 'tdesti ny, and every one knows that i ndividual

45、s can lear n to cha nge. But both studies show that long life isn t just "a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.32. The purpose of the study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society is .A. to see whether people's pers on ality affects their life spa nB. to find

46、 out if one ' lifestyle has any effect on their healthC. to in vestigate the role of exercise in livi ng a long lifeD. to exam ine all the factors con tributi ng to Ion gevity33. What does the author imply about outgo ing and sympathetic people?A. They have a good un dersta nding of evoluti on.B

47、. They are better at n egotiat ing an agreeme nt.C. They gen erally appear more resourceful.D. They are more likely to get over hardship.34. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation?A. Easy-go ing people can also live a relatively long life.B. Adva ntageous pers on ality

48、 characteristics actually vary with times.C. Such characteristics as self-discipli ne have no effect on Ion gevity.D. Read in ess to accept new ideas helps one enjoy Ion gevity.35. What is the main idea of this passage?A. An xiety and depressi on cut on e's life spa n short.B. Lon gevity results

49、 from men tal and physical health.C. Pers on ality plays a decisive role in Ion gevity.D. Health is in large part related to on e's life style.第二节共5小题：每题2分，总分值10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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Differe nt CulturesThe cultures of the East and the West really disti nguish each other a lo

50、t. 36.The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures aredeveloped by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India .37Whe n the two mother rivers gave birth to the Easter n culture, ano ther famous culture was brought up on t

51、heMesopotamian Plain -the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures ofAncient Rome. 38 Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled downin America, their culture went with them over the Atlanta Ocean. So the Amer

52、ican culture doesn' t distinguish fromthe Europea n culture a lot.At the same time, some other differe nces add to the cultural differe nces. Take the Ian guage system for example.In the East, most Ian guages bel ong to the pictographic Ian guage while the Wester n Ian guages are mostly based on

53、the Lati n system. Other causes like huma n race differe nces count as well. But what s more, due to the far dista neeand the steep areas betwee n the East and the West, the two cultures seldom com muni cate un til recent cen turies. 39The differe nces are everywhere. 40_But differe nt cultures make

54、 the world of 21st cen tury more colorful. Thecultural gap should not be the obstacle to the civilizatio n of huma n bein g. It ought to be the motivati on of our going farther.A. Let us work together to keep a variety of cultures.B. And these two are well - known as the base of the Europea n cultur

55、e.C. One importa nt thi ng is to lear n about other cultures.D. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.E. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.F. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own

56、 styles.G. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no in terfere nee from the other.第三局部英语知识运用共两节，总分值 45分第一节完形填空共20小题；每题分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从短文后各所给的四个选项 A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sometimes people around you can cha nge your values. My elder brother Steve, in the 41 of my father

57、whodied whe n I was six, gave me importa nt less ons in 42 _that helped me grow into an adult. Once whe n I retur ned 43from a baseball game, it was Steve 44_took the time to ask me what happe ned. When I expla ined that my baseballhad 45 through Mrs. Holt basement window, breaking the glass, Steve

58、encouraged me to 46 to her. After all, I should have played in the park and not in the path 47 如ildi ngs. Although my 48 trembled as I stood expla inin g, I offered to 49_the window if she would return my ball. I also learned that personal property is a 50 thing.After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom. I wan ted to keep it, but Steve expla ined that itmight be importa nt to some one else 51_the fact that it had little value. He remin ded me of how much I'd