湖北省2021年高考英语考试真题与答案解析

湖北省2021年高考•英语•考试真题与答案解析

第一部分听力

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

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。

15(］：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?

A.ToteachSpanish.

B.Tolookforajob.

C.Toseeafriend.

2.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takehimtohospital.

B.Gotoaclasswithhim.

C.Submitareportforhim.

3.Whowilllookafterthechildren?

A.Jennifer.B.Suzy.C.Marie.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome.B.Goshopping.C.Eatout.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howtofryfish.

B.Howtomakeco甘ee.

C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.

第二节

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?

A.Whenhefailstogetaticket.

B.Whenthestadiumiscrowded.

C.Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.

7.HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?

A.$20.B.$25.C.$50.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?

A.Hehadawalk.

B.Hewenthunting.

C.Heplantedtrees.

9.WhatdidAlexbringback?

A.Flowers.B.Leaves.C.Books.

10.WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?

A.Fishing.B.Takingpictures.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?

A.Hehadaboattrip.

B.Hetookaballoonflight.

C.Heclimbedamountain.

12.WhatisonDavid'slist?

A.Giftsheneededtobuy.

B.Thingshewishedtodo.

C.Dateshehadtoremember.

13.WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnextholiday?

A.Australia.B.California.C.TheAmazon.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhydidSarahmakethephonecall?

A.Toaskafavor.

B.Topassonamessage.

C.Tomakeanappointment.

15.WhereisSarahnow?

A.InBrighton.

B.Atherhome.

C.AttheSheltonHotel.

16.WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?

A.At7:40.B.At8:00.C.At8:20.

17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?

A.Neighbors.

B.Fellowworkers.

C.Husbandandwife.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?

A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.

19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.

B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.

C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.

20.Whatisthespeaker'slastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadictionary.

C.Practicereadingthewordsaloud.

第二部分阅读

第一节

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。

[A]

Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅

社）.ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andfor

that,you'IIoftengettostayinacentrallocation（位置）withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbe

YellowHostel.Ifsoneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.

Ifsaffordable,andifsgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asan

added

bonus,ifsclosetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.Hostel

AlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefree

shots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There'salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingout

withothertravelersduringthesummer.

YouthStationHostel

Ifyou'relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,

too;itdoesn'tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterforthe

rooms;计alsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta1O-minutewalkfromthecentral

citystationandifsclosetoallofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffis

friendlyandhelpfulprovidingyouw计hamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,and

offering

adviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A.Comfort.B.Security.C.Price.D.Location.

22.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?

A.YellowHostel.B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.

B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.

D.Ifsinconvenientlylocated.

[B]

Byday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.Inhissparetimethoughhegoes

onstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova—notasamusicianbutasherpage

turner.

'Tmnotatrainedmusician,butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariain

herperformance.M

MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficial

pageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistos计besidethepianistandturnthe

pagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn'thavetobreaktheflowofsoundby

doing计themselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstruments

onstage.

“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon'tturntwo

pagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhaveto

gobacktotherightspot.wMrTittertonexplained.

Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor

40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeat

passages.

Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof

"nodding"toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpage

turner.

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong."Iwasturning

thepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncaused

thesparepagestofalloffthestand,HMrTittertonsaid,“LuckilyIwasabletocatch

themandputthemback.”

Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,although

MsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.

“Myhusbandistheworstpageturner/'shelaughed."He'sinterestedin

themusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:'Turn,turn!""Robertisthebest

pageturnerI'vehadinmyentirelife."

24.WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?

A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.

C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton5sjobonstage?

A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.

26.WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise?

A.Countingthepages.B.Recognizingthe“nodding".

C.Catchingfallingobjects.D.Performinginhisownstyle.

27.WhyisMsRaspopova1shusbandI（theworsepageturnerH?

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

[C]

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskies

andlandswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshad

takencareofthesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittookthe

explorersandthesettlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealarge

partoftheseresources.Millionsofwaterfowl（水禽）werekilledatthehandsof

markethuntersandahandfulofoverlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresof

wetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousetheever-increasingpopulations,greatly

reducingwaterfowlhabitat（栖息地）.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct

（Act）,anincreasinglyconcernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionof

migratory（迁徙的）waterfowlandthewetlandssov计altotheirsurvival.Underthis

Act,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsofageandovermustannuallypurchaseand

carryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederalDuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N.

"Ding"Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,whoatthattimewas

appointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauofBiological

Survey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofournatural

resources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwildlifehabitatforinclusionintothe

NationalWildlifeRefugeSystem—afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedand

availableforallgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollars

hasgoneintothatFundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.Little

wondertheFederalDuckStampProgramhasbeencalledoneofthemost

successfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?

A.Lossofwetlands.

B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.

D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate"meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Acquire.

B.Export.

C.Destroy.

D.Distribute.

30.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

[D]

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional胄感

的）intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmost

everythingdesirableinaperson!smakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,

suchascharacter,motivation,confidence,mentalstabil计y,optimismand"people

skills.wResearchhasshownthatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthese

qualities,butmostofthemmovefarbeyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofskills

thatcanbeusedfore计hergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccurately

understand

howothersarefeelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpher

patients,

whileacheatermightuseittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligent

doesnotnecessarilymakeoneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhat

researchcanreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeen

more

beneficialthanharmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewand

muchneededemphasis（重视）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothers

interestedinpromotingsocialwell-being.Thepopularizationofemotional

intelligencehashelpedboththepublicandresearchersre-evaluatethe

functionalityofemotionsandhowtheyservepeopleadaptivelyineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,we

hopethatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificandscholarly

studyofemotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinsciencewill

offernewperspectives（视角）fromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.

Emotionalintelligence,w计hitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayservetopointus

intherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson'smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson'spositivequalities.

33.Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"and"cheater"inparagraph2?

A.Toexplainarule.B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.D.Tomakeaprediction.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothepopularizationofemotional

intelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotional

intelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二节

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。

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.36Sothefirstthingwedid

wasrentafantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.It

wassotinythatwehadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.

Theplacewasn'tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,

theplumbing（水管）worked.37Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemale

voicethatsaid,KOuverturedesportes,“inperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrench

phraseImastered,and计'sashameIdon1thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeone

notedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergain

weight.

38Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyour

mouthlikelittleflavorbombs.39OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecorner

tothefoodmarkettopickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripe

smallstrawberriesandalittlesweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethe

bestfruitwehadevereaten.Buttheycost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency（效率）.

Youcantellthisbycafeslife.Frenchcafesarealwayscrowded.40Whendo

thesepeoplework?TheFrenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously-soseriously

thatsomelaborunionsrecentlystruckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthe

numberofhoursthatindependentcontractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.That'snottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon'tneedmuchof计tomakeyouhappy.

第三部分语言运用

第一节

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。

Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,when,forthree

wholedays,Iworkedinabakingfactory.

MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasamanageratHoughBakeries,which,atEaster

time,41littlebunny（兔子）cakesforallits42throughoutCleveland.It

happenedthattheplantdowntownneededeightkidsfor43helpduringourspring

break,forwhichIhadno44beyondlisteningtomyfavoriterecords.I'd45

minimumwage.Tdseehowafactory46.Myparentsthoughtallofthiswasa

grand

ideaandcalledBetsy'sdadwiththeir47.

Our48inthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.Attachicing

（糖霜）ears.Applyicingeyesandnose.49bunnyfromthebelt.Thiswas50

thanitsounds.51abitandthecakespileup.AsItoldmyparentsatdinner

thatfirstnight,itwasallalittlemorehigh-pressurethanI'd52.

Dad53.Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummersofhischildhood54

foodinBenardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthatmadeyou55

thedollarsyouearnedandrespectthosewhodidthework,hetoldme.

41.A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

42.A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

43.A.generousB.financialC.technicalD.temporary

44.A.plansB.problemsC.excusesD.hobbies

45.A.offerB.earnC.setD.suggest

46.A.workedB.closedC.developedD.survived

47.A.ambitionB.permissionC.experienceD.invitation

48.A.joysB.ideasC.rolesD.choices

49.A.SaveB.KeepC.StopD.Remove

50.A.harderB.betterC.longerD.cheaper

51.A.CalmdownB.SlowdownC.StayonD.Moveon

52.A.indicatedB.witnessedC.expectedD.remembered

53.A.criedB.smiledC.hesitatedD.refused

54.A.tastingB.findingC.sharingD.delivering

55.A.withdrawB.donateC.receiveD.appreciate

第二节

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。

GoingtoMountHuangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles1song

“TheLongandWindingRoad".56issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceisthe

out-of-this-worldscenes.Therollingseaofcloudsyouseeonceyouareatthetop

willremindyouhowtinywe57(human)are.

Thehotspringatthefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryafterthe

climb.Itwill58(undoubted)helpyougetrefreshed!Theamazingthingaboutthe

springisthatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the59(hot)thespring!Strange,isn't

it?Butthat'shownatureis—alwaysleavingus60(astonish).

Whatcomesnextistheendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan'thelpwondering

howhardit61(be)forthepeoplethentoputallthoserocksintoplace.Thoughitis

theonlyunnaturalthingonyourwayupthemountain,still计highlightsthewhole

adventure62offersaplacewhereyoucans计downtorestvour63(ache)legs.

Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappear",anditwill

alwaysstickinthevisitor'smemory.Itsuredoesin64(I).Whileyou'rein

China,MountHuangshanis65musttovis计！

第四部分写作

第一节

你校英文报Youth正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.读报的经历；

2.喜爱的栏目；

3.期望和祝福。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节

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。

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