2020-2021学年湖北省枝江市第五高级中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案

1、2020-2021 学年湖北省枝江市第五高级中学高三英语第一次联考试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 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AYou haven t truly visited a city until you ve experienced its nightlife. Watching a big city likeLondongradu turndark and darker into the night is a beautifuljourney of timeand light.

2、So how about taking a historicalevening walk and touchingsome of the nicest areas in centralLondon? Let s get started.6:30 pmThe walk starts on theMillenniumBridge. On the bridge, watch the scenic city across the River Thames with the skyscrapers gradually lighting up against the darkening skies.The

3、MillenniumBridgehasbeenfeaturedinmanyLondon-basedfilms,includingHarryPotter,andthe filmGuardians of the Galaxy.7:30 pmIt s getting dark. A fiftee-nminute walk northwest fromSt Paul s Cathedral takes you to the historic Borough Market. During the evenings, you find a lot of restaurants around the mar

4、ket. This is an excellent time to get yourdinner.9:00 pmThe next stop isLondonBridge. This is about 6 minuteswalk from the Borough Market. As you join otheronlookers and mentally go through the nursery school rhyme of“ LondonBridgeis Falling Down” , yoin history. Why does the song sayLondonBridgeis

5、falling and who is the fair lady?During theLondoncityfire of 1897,LondonBridgeserved animportant rolein fire control. It was one of the major structures that prevented the fire from crossing over to the other side ofLondon.11:30 pmLondonnever sleeps; it s a few minutes to midnight and everywhere is

6、still filled with people moving around.About four minutes away from the Golden Jubilee Bridges isTrafalgar Square, our next stop.12:00 amIt s been a beautiful evening, hasn t it?1. Where can you visit aGuardians of the Galaxyfilming location?A. In theSt Paul s Cathedral.B. On theMillenniumBridge.C.

7、In the Borough Market.D. On the Golden Jubilee Bridges.2. What can be learned about the Borough Market?A. It is far fromLondonBridge.B. It is related to a famous song.C. It is an ideal place for dinner.D. It is a modern open -air market.3. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To showLondon s colo

8、r1 ful culture.B. To introduce the scenery inLondon.C. To ask people to do outdoor activities.D. To recommend a night tour inLondon.BFlying someone one -way fromLondontoNew Yorkproduces nearly a ton ofcarbon dioxide or CO2. That's alot of this climate -warming greenhouse gas. But there are ways

9、to cut the climate impact of flying, one of which is to ask planes to surf high -altitude winds every chance they get.It's not something they've been allowed to do. But that may change and soon.Most jets crossing the Atlantic Ocean follow one of several fixed paths that are widely spaced bec

10、ause radar ( 雷 达 ) had not been able to track aircraft everywhere above the Atlantic. But a new network of satellites could soon change that.Wells was part of a team inEnglandthat calculated the fastest possible routes for passenger planes. Accordingto them , traveltimea plane takes when flying acro

11、ss theAtlanticvarieswith the windsthat a plane meets. For instance, eastbound ( 向东的 ) flights can get a powerful push. Westbound routes miss that benefit. Faster flightsburn less fuel. And less burning gives off fewergreenhouse gases.The airline industry knows it has a high " carbon footprint.&

12、quot; But it takes decades and many billions of dollars to design, test and fly new planes. Changing a flight path, in contrast, can cut costs and energy right away.The new study doesn't show how well such wind surfing would work for all planes, in all skies and the worldover. Bui it does sugges

13、t that making flight routes more flexible could cut both fuel use and CO2in some places.However, if flight times varydepending on the wind,scheduling connecting flights and managing runways and gates would become more complicated. The researchers would have to work out the best flight paths thattake

14、 such scheduling issues into consideration. They may also want to see if flying at different altitudes gives a wider choice of flexible routes at the times most people want to fly.National Air Traffic Services (NATS) which provides air-traffic controlfor theUnitedKingdomsaid it would temporarily dis

15、band its flight-paths system and work to allow airlines to choose flexible routes that would bestlimit their fuel use.4. What happens to east bound flights when crossing theAtlantic?A. They consume more fuel.B. They use less time and energy.C. They produce more greenhouse gases.D. They are against a

16、 stronger wind.5. What should be done to make adopting flexible flight routes possible?A. Calculating the flight time.B. Finding the best flight paths.C. Adjusting the size of jets.D. Adding more runways and gates.6. Which word can best replace the underlined word "disband” in the last paragrap

17、h?A. Stop.B. Copy.C. Handle.D. Restore.7. What can we infer from the text?A. Planes are producing the most carbon dioxide.B. New fuel is benefiting airline industries greatly.C. Carbon footprint is a serious problem in theUK.D. Surfing the winds can make air travel greener.CIt's the near future.

18、Animal populations have fallen sharply and 80% of species are extinct.The forests are so rare that you need to make a booking to visit one. Birds also face extinction.The Arctic terns,a species evolved tofly across the world on4000kmannual journeys， are on their last migration ( 迁徙 ) to Antarctica.T

19、he Last Migrationby the Sydney -based writer Charlotte McConaghy is a different sort of climate novel， one in which the heroine's( 女主人公 )damaged soul is as much a story as the damaged environmentThis is McConaghy's first work of literary fiction,after a history publishing in science fiction

20、and a romantic fantasy series."I wanted to try and engage with the climate crisis closely,"she said."It's hard to nail down where he bookcame from.But I had Toni Morrison's words in my head:'If there's a book you really want to read,but i hasn't been written yet,th

21、en you must write it.'I love that. It really speaks to me.""I wanted to write about the way the natural world is disappearing but I didn't know a way in."The way in says, was to"go travelling.I went to Ireland and Iceland,and thought about these incredible journeys of the

22、 terns and these people who study hes journeys."The book became a story of a double journey: the migration of the birds,and a broken woman's travelling to the end of the earth.Much of the book is told in flashbacks, the action jumping between the south coast of New South Wales to the west c

23、oast of Ireland and to Greenland."I've always been fascinated withIreland:the landscape, the peopleand the poetryand music.I was fascinated with writing a character from there. It was a way to connect more with the place."McConaghy says she also wanted to have a character who was"

24、of two places"."I had lived in 21 houses by thetime I was 21, as a result I definitely know how it feels to feel as if you are not sure where you belong and feeling as if you are between two worlds."8. How isThe Last Migrationdifferent from other climate novels?A. It forecasts environ

25、mental destruction.B. It features a bird's cross -continental migration.C It combines science fiction well with romantic fantasy.D. It attaches equal importance to the heroine's broken soul.9. What did McConaghy think of Toni Morrison's words?A. Inspirational.B. One-sided.C. Authoritativ

26、e.D. Casual.10. Why did McConaghy go travelling?A. To appreciate the landscape of Ireland.B. To follow the migration of the birds.C. To get away from her tiresome life.D. To find ideas for her new book.11. How might a character "of two places"feel?A. Content and carefree.B. More connected

27、with nature.C. Lacking in a sense of belonging.D. Knowledgeable about the world.DOwning a dog is associated witha significantlylowerrisk of heartdisease and death, accordingto a comprehensive new study published by a team of Swedish researchers on Friday in the journal Scientific Reports.The scienti

28、sts followed 3.4 million people over the course of 12 years and found that adults who lived aloneand owned a dog were 33 percent less likely to die during the study than adults who lived alone without dogs. In addition, the single adults with dogs were 36 percent less likely to die from heart diseas

29、e.“ Dogownershipwas especiallyprominentasa protectivefactorin persons living alone, whichis a group reported previously to be at higher risk of heart disease and death than those living in a multi-person household,”Mwenya Mubanga, a Ph.D. student at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, and the lea

30、d junior author of thestudy, said in a statement announcing its findings. The link between dog ownership and lower mortality( 死 亡率)was less pronounced in adults who lived either with family members or partners, but still present, according tothe study.“ Perhaps a dog may stand in as an important fam

31、ily member in the single households,“ Anotherinterestingfindingwasthatowners of dogs which wereintendedoriginally forhuntingweremost protected.”The study, which is the largest to date on the health relations of owning a dog, suggested that some of the reasons dog owners may have a lower risk of mort

32、ality and heart disease were because dog owners walk more.“ These kind of epidemiological (流行病学的 )studies look for associations in large populations but do not provideanswers on whether and how dogs could protect their owners from heart disease,” Tove Fall, a senior a the study and a professor at Up

33、psala University, said in a statement“ We know that dog owners in general have a higher level of physical activity, which could be one explanation to the observed results,” Fall added.“ Other explanations include an in-cbreiansgeadnwdesllocial contacts oreffects of the dog on the bacterial microbiom

34、e(微生物菌群 ) in the owner.” Fall added that because all participantsof dog owners in Sweden or other“ European populations with similar culture regarding dog ownership.12. Why did the researchers do the study related to 3.4 million people s health and the dogs?A. To help Europeans,B. To find their asso

35、ciation.C. To protect unhealthy adults.D. To reduce risk of heart disease.13. What does the underlined word“ prominent” probably mean in Para.3?A. Universal.B. Confusing.C. Appealing.D. Important14. What s the main idea of the text?A. Adults living with dogs are less likely to die.B. Swedish people

36、are very fond of animal pets.C. Keeping a dog is a popular and healthy hobby.D. Owning dogs reduces the risk of heart disease.15. What s the writer s attitude towards owning a dog?A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Contradictory.第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分 10 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

37、Although people value intelligence understanding, reasoning, the ability to learn they also or the knowledge and experience that we gain over a lifetime. In some ways, wisdom is likebeauty: we value it, wedesire it, and we know it when we see it. However, it is nearly impossible to define such a qua

38、lity.16 17. Work at being social.Studies show that people who stay connected to others show higher levels of wisdom than those who remain alone. 18 Next time you're at a party or gathering, single out someone who's standing alone and strike up a conversation.19. Practice being open -minded.W

39、isdom involves understanding an issue withoutlettingemotionsget in the way.20During the course of every day, make a note of the issues that bother you, and take a moment to see them from the otherside.21. Learn how to say“ I could be wrong”.A wise person understandsthatit is impossibleto knoweveryth

40、ingand thatlife is capable oftaking unexpected turns.22Admitting that there are times when you could be mistaken will go a long way in solidifying your fame.23. Read the news. 24If you don t already read a daily paper or news online, start by going through a single front -page article from a major r

41、espected news source.Almost everyone has the potential to become wiser, particularly if you strengthen these habits.A. Recognizing your errors can lead only to greater wisdom.B. But researchers have tried and here s what they ve found.C. Sharing interesting news can always be a good start of a frien

42、dship.D. Make an effort to join a new club,or invite an old friend for coffee.E. You do not have to admit your mistakes if you are really unwilling to.F. You cannot make balanced choices unless you understand world circumstances.G. Opening your mind means realizing that there is a life story behind

43、everyone s actions.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 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Under the Christmas tree, I saw it a blue tea cup set that had been on my21for Santa. The redgift note22:“ To Susan from Santa.” It wasn t china, simply a23toy, but I loved it as if it wer real

44、thing.That Christmas morning I thought I would surprise Dad by24him a cup of coffee with my new gift.With tea cups in hand, I25to the kitchen.As a 5 -year-old kid, I wasn t allowed to touch anything hot on the stove. I broke the26and got the coffee pot. I carefully27the coffee, then added a bit of m

45、ilk and sugar. I also poured myself a drop ofcoffee with a lot of milk, so we could have a“ tea party”.Carefully carrying the tray with our tea cups to the living room, I found Dad28in his favorite chairreading a newspaper. I29served him his coffee.“ Daddy, your coffee is OK,” I announced.Dad30up at

46、 his little girl.“ How nice, young lady,” he thanked me and31his tea I noticed the tea cup seemed too32for him, though it was just the right size for me. I drank mymilk with coffee as Dad sipped ( 抿) his coffee. I could33the plastic tea cup had a34plastic taste as I sipped.But Dad didn t seem to min

47、d he just continued drinking his coffee, down to the last35. He smiledas he placed the36cup on the tray saying,“ That s good.” I37he was just being nice, the bitter -tasting coffee because he didn t want to hurt my38.ThatmorningIlearneda39fromDad:Sometimesweneedtobeniceandactingood40even if life, in

48、 the moment, doesn t really taste good.21. A. wishB. listC. willD. plan22. A. readB. wroteC. printedD. drew23. A. fancyB. realC. fakeD. plastic24. A. makingB. buyingC. servingD. exchanging25. A. went backB. gave awayC. held onD. rushed off26. A. rulesB. doorC. cupsD. cupboard27. A. boiledB. pouredC.

49、 drankD. ordered28. A. workingB. sleepingC. singingD. relaxing29. A. shylyB. proudlyC. patientlyD. happily30. A. stoodB. tookC. lookedD. put31. A. held outB. dropped offC. turned downD. reached for32. A. hotB. smallC. coldD. light33. A. smellB. seeC. tellD. hear34. A. bitterB. pleasantC. saltyD. swe

50、et35. A. dropB. chanceC. hopeD. time36. A. usedB. dirtyC. emptyD. new37. A. worriedB. guessedC. hopedD. realized38. A. mindB. feelingsC. faceD. behavior39. A. trickB. skillC. lessonD. trade40. A. tasteB. faithC. interestD. attitude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The eighth

51、 Wuzhen Theater Festival,41.will take place from Oct 15 to24, is calling for entries(参赛作品 ) for its Emerging Theater Artists Competition and outdoor carnival.Thethemeofthisyear'sfestivalis“ flourish繁”荣( ),withthewishthattheaterartswillflourish42.that more talented artists will appear.Both the Em

52、erging Theater Artists Competition and the outdoor carnival are43.(importance) partsof the festival. The competitionaims44.(provide)a chance for young and ambitious theater talent to show their45.(work) and performances.On May18, theorganizing committee46.(announce) thatforthisyear'scompetition,each competitor should create a stage performance of no more than 30 minutes based47.the three elements(元素 ) of“ tree, bread and the past”Until Aug.8, anyone48.(interest) in this competition can apply on the festival's official website. The shortlist of 18 entries will4