湖北省武汉市部分学校2021-2022学年高三上学期起点质量检测英语试卷(word版+答案)

1、 PAGE PAGE 1420212022 学年度武汉市部分学校高三起点质量检测英语试卷武汉市教育科学研究院命制2021. 9. 8本试题卷共 12 页，67 题。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：定位置。选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。非答题区域均无效。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节5 1. 5 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，并标在试卷的相应位置

2、。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：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 15.B. 9. 18C. 9. 15.答案是C。How does the woman decide to travel?By taxi.B. By bus.C. By water.When did the woman get on the taxi?A. At 7:30.B. At 7:35.C. At 7:50What kind of drink may the man order?Juice.B. Beer.C. Wine.Where is

3、 the woman?A. In a restaurant.B. At home.C. In the mans officeWhat are they talking about?A. Monthly earnings.B. House rent.C. Family budgets.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1. 5 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5 5 答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6 6 7 题。What will the man do with the umbrellas and rainc

4、oats?Send them back to the factory.Return the money to the woman.Repair them for the woman by himself.Whats the relationship between the speakers?Salesman and customer.B. Waiter and diner.C. Repairman and employer.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。What is the destination for Flight 721?Boston.B. London.C. Paris

5、.How long will the man wait in Paris?Less than one hour.B. Just two hours.C. About twelve hours.What does the man think of the womans advice?Its useless.B. Its conflicting.C. Its practical.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。Why does Linda call Tommy?To invite him for dinner.B. To ask about his plans.C. To offer

6、 advice on health.What do we know about Tommys plan for the evening?He must wash himself.B. He has to stay home.C. He ought to go outside.What will possibly happen to the woman early tomorrow morning?Shell receive letter.B. Shell get a phone call.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。Why is the traffic so heavy to

7、day?Because of a traffic accident.Because of too many tourists.Because of such large audience.What kind of music does the woman like best?Hard rockB. Rock and roll.Where does the woman probably want to sit?On the grass.B. Near the stage.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。What does Peter probably do?A museum em

8、ployee.B. A famous. painter.Why was the painting hung in the museum?The little boy painted it.B. The experts appreciated it.What do we know about the painting?The little boy donated it.The little boy wanted to regain it.The little boy won an award for it.How did the director feel after he heard the

9、truth?Angry.B. Proud.C. Shell visit Tommy.C. Country music.C. Under the tree.C. A superb expert.C. The director thought it valuable.C. Shocked.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)第一节(共 15 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。AAs we close out the final days of this year, treat yourself to a delic

10、iously distracting new book a book you can dip into and out of throughout the holidays. Read up, rest up, and enjoy yourself.Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and beyondA must-have guide for yoga-loving mamas, Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond offers helpful relaxation techniques and breathing exercises

11、that are tailored to each pregnant（怀孕的）woman. The book also lays out valuable techniques for labor and staying in touch with your body as it continuously changes.Mindfulness Activities for KidsWe could all use a little more peace in our lives. Uniquely suited for children and parents to do together,

12、 the 40 mindfulness exercises recommended here from pausing to fully enjoy a tastysandwich to taking chalk walk together will not only teach children calm and gratitude, but also bring grown-ups and their littles closer together.Before She DisappearedFrankie Elkin is a recovering alcoholic who devot

13、es her time to solving cold cases, especially those involving people of color. A new investigation brings her to Boston, searching for a Haitian teenager who disappeared months ago. But as Frankie starts asking questions, someone else will stop at nothing to keep the answers hidden.Oak FlatLauren Re

14、dniss Oak Flat tells the story of the land near the San Carlos Apache Reservation through an Apache family fighting to protect the land, which the U. S. government and two world-power mining enterprises are attempting to seize and destroy for its copper resources. Visually striking and deeply report

15、ed, Oak Flat tells a larger story of endless westward expansion and native resistance.Which book can help to improve family relations?Yoga for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.C. Before She Disappeared.B Mindfulness Activities for Kids.D. Oak Flat.What do we know about the book Oak Flat?It centers on an

16、Apache familys struggle.Its a brief account of mining enterprises.It sings high praise of the US government.It supports westward expansion and native resistance.Who are the target readers of the four books?Women.B. Teenagers.C. Grown-ups.D. Pupils.BI was 29 when my brother-in-law said to me It would

17、 be nice if one day you could make use of your education.I had a degree and an MA (Master of Arts) in creative writing which, as far as I was concerned, I used every day- reading novels, trying to write novels, arguing about politics, interpreting the meanings in French cinema, and generally leading

18、 an examined life. But my brother-in-law, who left school at 18, didnt understand why, as a journalist, I was bringing home less than half the salary he earned in the 餐饮) industry.I thought of my brother-in-laws comment this week when the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) released figuresshowing th

19、at, on average, male arts graduates earn less at the age of 29 than their non-graduate peers. Graduates of the same age overall are only earning 6% more than non-graduates. For women, the figure is 26%, but earnings growth for women overall is lower, so the benefits from going to university are grea

20、ter.The IFS figures drew a predictable response from the universities minister Sam Gyimah, who listed some courses of arts degrees at certain universities that are not delivering the financial outcomes for students and threatened to punish institutions that dont improve students earning prospects. T

21、his attack on arts degrees raises fundamental questions about what we want from education and, indeed, from life.No one can deny that arts degrees give students the skills to speak and buy them time to work out what they want to say and how to say it. Studying Freud, or reading James Joyce or Toni M

22、orrison for the first time, introduces students to ideas that challenge their intellectual prejudices, as well as the consensus(共 识 ) of the society around them. The value of an arts degree in life is incalculable.What does the author think of his major according to paragraph 1?Hopeless.B. Unrealist

23、ic.C. Ordinary.D. Meaningful.What do the IFS data indicate?Men graduates earn less than non-graduate peers.Women graduates earn less than non-graduates.The income increase rate for women is much higher.Women benefit more from getting college education.How did Sam Gyimah respond to the IFS figures?He

24、 put pressure on some institutions.He punished some institutions.He bettered students earning prospects.He accused colleges of giving false hope.What does the text suggest people do about degrees?Challenge their intellectual prejudices.C. Work out what they want to say.B. Consider what they expect o

25、f life.D. Think if they can make money.CWhen Joseph Cook first landed on the Greenland ice sheet in 2010, he was expecting to see a primitive whiteenvironment. What he found was colorful mix-from blacks and grays to greens, purples and browns, with blue streams cutting through the ice. the rainbow c

26、olors Cook encountered are created by a collection of tiny life forms that reproduce on the surface of the ice sheet. Biodiversity is usually considered a good thing, but in this case the abundance of tiny life is speeding up ice melt, and likely causing global sea levels to rise faster than scienti

27、sts have predictedCook says the tiny life forms he studies are contributing to the problem. One of these organisms is an algae(海藻 ) that grows in the thin layer of water on the surface of the ice. it produces purple-brown- pigment(色素) which acts “like a natural sunscreen, says Cook, protecting the a

28、lgae from the full force of the Arctic sunlight. The pigmentalso causes the ice to heat up and melt.“If you go out on a hot day wearing a black T-shirt, you get warmer than if you go out on a hot day wearing a white T-shirt. The same thing happens on the ice, says Cook. These algae, like the black T

29、-shirt for the glacier, are causing it to warm up in the sun and melt faster.”Cooks research on a part of the Greenland ice sheet covering 3, 900 square miles revealed that algae is responsible for up to 13% of the ice melt. In some localized areas, the algae boosted melting by up to 26%.Glacier alg

30、ae are not a new phenomenon-there are records of them in the diaries of polar explorers from the 1870s, says Cook. Whats becoming clear is that ice sheets are surprisingly dynamic and complex environments.There are so many questions to answer, says Cook. Its kind of like a theme park for a scientist

31、 because theres just so much to do.What is quickening the ice melt?The algae.C. Global warming.B. Human activities.D. Blue melt streams.Why is the example of wearing a black T-shirt mentioned?To clarify a rule.C. To add humour.B. To explain the phenomenon.D. To make a conclusion.What can we infer fr

32、om the last paragraph?Scientists will avoid exploring polar regions.Cook feels proud of the current results.A theme park will be built on ice sheets.Theres a long way for research into ice sheets.From which is the text probably taken?A news review.B. A travel brochure.C. A geography textbook.D. A sc

33、ience magazineDA year of lockdown has brought about some questionable fashion trends. In US suburbs, bathrobes and slippersare now socially-acceptable clothing for a trip to the grocery store.Ugly shoes are also having moment. Crocs the maker of plastic clogs( 木 屐 ) now with market worth of $5. 3 bi

34、llion, had a record 2020. The distinctive shoes, with their punch(打孔机) hole design, have long been popular with hospital staff. During the COVID-19 outbreak, they have become a sought-after item for those looking for somethingeasy to wear and clean.The company sold more than 69 million pairs of shoe

35、s in 2020 and pulled in nearly $1. 4 billion, a 13% jump from 2019. The share price, up 650 percent from its pandemic low, has set repeated new highs this year.Birkenstock is another brand riding high on the shift to a more casual lifestyle. The German group recently sold itself to a LVMH-backed gro

36、up in a 4 billion deal.The two brands popularity shows no sign of fading. Poshmark, the second-hand clothing app, said Crocs andBirkenstock remained top trending brands on its site in March. Sales are up sharply for both compared with the year- ago period. Cooperation with celebrities (Justin Bieber

37、 for Crocs, womens brand Proenza Schouler for Birkenstock) should help maintain the trend.The same cannot be said for dress shoes, which were already falling out of fashion. Office closures and fewer special occasions such as weddings and graduations have accelerated the trend. Sales for the categor

38、ylast year, according to market researchers The NPD Group. These accounted for only 8% of total fashion footwear dollar sales in 2020, compared with 17% in 2017.People will soon reach again for going-out clothes, more formal than pyjamas. But the market for dress shoes will never recover entirely. T

39、he ugly shoe movement is here to stay.What does the underlined word plummeted in paragraph 5 probably mean?Increased sharply.C. Decreased sharply.B. Increased slightly.D. Decreased slightly.Whats the authors opinion about the prospect of ugly shoes?UncertainB. Pessimistic.C. Cautious.D. Confident.Wh

40、at can be the best title of this passage?Crocs give dress shoes a kicking.C. Punch hole design becomes a trend.B. Casual clothes are making a comeback.D. Dress shoes are falling out of fashion.Whats the purpose of this text?To recommend new shoes.C. To change peoples lifestyle.B. To present a new te

41、ndency.D. To question a fashion trend第二节(共 5 小题；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。A year ago, I had one of the most importantinterviews of my life.36I could say what I thought themembers of the interview wanted to hear. Im so-good at multitasking that I would be able to

42、 shoulder the various responsibilities. That might be true, yet it seemed to be unreal. The more honest answer was that I knew it would be difficult, but I wanted to try anyway.37This tough situation led me to hesitate during the interviews. It also recalled my past experience of beinginterviewed wh

43、en an interviewer asked me to give an example of a time when I had been caring. The answer that came to mind was that I volunteered at a nursing home and felt honored to sit with the patients and listen to their stories. But I didnt think that was dramatic enough to impress the interviewers. So, ins

44、tead I told them about when one of the residents threw up, I cleaned it up.38That wasnt caring and it suggested that my best quality was skillful at using 拖把)Back to my most recent interview and the question about how to shoulder the multiple responsibilities of therole.39I had learned the significa

45、nce of being true to myself. So I answered simply, With difficulty. To my relief, the review members nodded knowingly and smiled. This exam can test my honesty and I can come up with appropriate answers.Ive come to realize that interviews dont have right or wrong answers. I still see them as exams,

46、but theyre not testing my ability to copy somebody elses answers. Actually, the exam is about something I am well familiar with: me.40hesitated-but not for long.I immediately felt embarrassed.I wasnt sure which answer to give.Never give the interviewers wrong answers.It seemed the interviewers were

47、quite satisfied.Its not about right answers but about being yourself.At the end, I was asked how to balance the different parts of the role.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，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。For the past five years, I have been writing a book. It is almost41and

48、 now it is time for my publisher andme to agree on a title. It has not gone42.The book is about a43day in history, a date44at random. My idea is that there is no such thing as a(n) “45” day. If you46deeply enough into the events of any 24 hours, you will find enough drama, humor and so on. I always4

49、7that the book would be titled “One Day,” with three48drawn from the hat “12/28/1986.”49that is clearly not how things are done anymore. Publishers believe books must have subtitles; the more wordy, the50.This wasnt my first such51. Years ago, I wrote a book about dogs. The title was to be Old Dogs,

50、 for that was what the book was about. On the cover would be a52of an old dog, connecting with theelegantly. But the publisher insisted on a subtitle. The54came out thus: OLD DOGS: Are the best dogs. Whenever I see it, I feel embarrassed. This55me wondering what old book covers would have been like

51、in the new age.41.A. exposedB. writtenC. finishedD. gone42.A. fairlyB. naturallyC. freelyD. smoothly43.A. singleB. roughC. specialD. big44.A. namedB. givenC. chosenD. scheduled45.A. badB. ordinaryC. longD. previous46.A. digB. fallC. runD. break47.A. showedB. admittedC. assumedD. planned48.A. picture

52、sB. wordsC. numbers D. signals49.A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. MeanwhileD. Nevertheless50.A. easierB. betterC. olderD. worse51.A. agreementB. questionC. puzzleD. experience52.A. photoB. filmC. toyD. story53.A. coverB. themeC. endingD. opinion54.A. bookB. sayingC. coverD. change55.A. caughtB. leftC. wit

53、nessedD. prevented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。Stage schools often act as agencies to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the namestage school are those few schools56children enjoy the time with a training for the theatre and a general ed

54、ucation.A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy57(them). After all, what livelychildren wouldnt settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, 58 acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?Then of course these are time

55、 for the children 59 (make) a name and make little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much 60 (profession) work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 61 (limit) to 40 days in the year; those over 13 to 80 days.The sc

56、hools admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens 62 those who dont make it? While all the 63 (lead) schools say they place great 64 (important) on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this 65 (be) not a

57、lways the case.第四部分写作(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(满分 15 分)小说。请写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：阅读的益处；阅读的方法。注意：80左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。第二节(满分 25 分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。The easy way out isnt always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat my father to a special meal.glanced through the cookbook and chose

58、a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as he left for work.As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Dad loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured

59、it all into the bowl. Soon there was sticky 面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldnt have to face him laughing at my workI went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Dad got home, we sat down to Cornish chick

60、en with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing.Looking out, I saw Dad standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a